Price Of Silence

Price Of Silence was a Hardcore Punk group from South Australia.
This is their self titled 10" that came out on their own label and distribution company Spiral Objective.
I picked this up from Phantom Records in Pitt Street in 1995 when it dropped for the measly price of $9.
What you get is 9 songs of brutal hardcore. Tackling issues about everything from Homophobia to truth in the media, and protecting the planet.
Back in the day POS and anything with a Spiral Objective stamp on it were like seals of approval. You could happily pick any release unheard and know that it was dope.
Spiral Objective were responsible for distributing both Australian and overseas hardcore, anarchist and punk records,books, and zines all over Australia and in the days of preinternet were instrumental in pushing the scene forward.
I've ripped the whole 10" because this is well out of print and i want to share this piece of history with you.
This is going out for all the hardcore kids i knew back in the day. You know who you are.




Price of Silence ST 10"

Coming Soon...I Hope

So i stumbled across this Australian producers youtube channel the other day (thanks to DOOM) and i was blown away by his music and videos. Julien Love has got the whole italo/modern boogie sound down. He must have a serious synth collection. His videos are amazing as well. I've had these all on repeat all day and still not sick of them. Hopefully M-Division Recordings will be putting out some of this incredible music in the near future.

Rap Video Wednesday

Now that im not doing a hip hop radio show i find im actually enjoying listening to hip hop in my spare time. Here's a few videos that im felling right now.


Illmind is capable of being really boring some times but he kills this beat. Skyzoo comes correct too.


Freeway and Jake One just get better and better.


I always have time for E-40 but the Sade sample just hooked me in.


This isn't new but bangs anyway. Alchemist is underrated if you ask me.

COOL IT DOWN

A music program heavily influenced by the beat digging aesthetics of hip hop. From the sounds of the boogie down Bronx 1979 to the disco edits of today’s blog scene to the experimental sounds of LA’s Future Beat scene of today. From early Detroit and Chicago house to the deeper dubbed out electro sounds of today’s Dubstep and B- more club. Blended with Funk, Soul, Reggae, Brazilian, Afro and Latin breaks from the dusty crates of presenters Lo-D, Sage One, Size 13 and Sandro.

Every Tuesday 3-4pm on 2SER FM 107.3 or streaming on www.2ser.com

So this is whats been taking up my time of late. Were' up to episode 8 and podcasts should be up really soon.
Mean while check the blog site for track lists and you can stream the show from the 7/09/10 below

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Shades Of Green

As summer rolls in what better way to spend a lazy Sunday than listening to DJs, drinkin beer and playing bare foot lawn bowls.
Every second sunday at Petersham Bowling Club. Kicks off this sunday

Shades Of Green

Just Blaze At Tone

Just Blaze, The legendary DJ/Producer who has worked with everyone from Jay Electronic to Jigga hits Tone this friday in a sneak attack on Sydney's shore. Supports come from the UK's Sarah Love, Josie Styles and Cyberthief.

Back In The Day

I was reminiscing the other day about bands we used to see back in the day and i found a bunch of clips on youtube.
The Hard Ons were the first band i ever saw live. I think i was 14 and it was on at the local PCYC. It would have been 94 or maybe earlier im not sure. I don't remember much about the show aside from the drummer vomiting on stage. Im pretty sure The Dream Killers supported and The Cosmic Psychos could have been there too.



Lawnsmell was the best band i'd ever seen play. They had two bass players and were heavy as fusk why managing to maintain a pop sensibility without being corny. I had the biggest crush on the bass player (Gina?) for years. Its funny i was at this show that the video is showing. Some great gigs at the Manning Bar in the late 90s.



One Inch Punch changed there name to Mid Youth Crisis for some reason that escapes me. Another great band that i was very happy to be able to catch live a few times. They had a seriously heavy live show. Their debut album was on constant rotation for years.



Gilgamesh was a punk/ska band from the late 90's. The video is from them doing a reunion show with a bunch of other bands like Blitz Babiez. I have fond memories of seeing them play at gigs at the Phoenician Club before Bob Carr and Anna Wood fucked it all up.

RIP Aaron Carl

I was shocked to find out that Aaron Carl one of the legends of Detroit electronic music lost his battle with cancer.
Its weird as i was just pulling out a bunch of Aaron Carl records to listen to, Only to read the news in the music press today.
Mentored by Mad Mike Banks from UR and Ron Murphy from NSC, Aaron was able to effortlessly move between deep house techno, and electro funk. His music was deep, soulful and slamming moving dance floors across the world
You will be missed RIP to a Detroit legend.