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A "second phase of life" for Cymande

07.02.24

51 years after their first release, Cymande is touring Australia for the first time ever. Hannah Galvin sat down with the group on Solstice to discuss their legacy and ongoing impact as one of Britain’s greatest but perhaps most underground funk bands.

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Watermelon JUICE, a cypher for Palestine

29.01.24

Three artists come together live on Juice with Nazty Gurl for a powerful display of solidarity.

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Maintaining the ecosystem with BAYANG (tha Bushranger)

17.01.24

Last year was a big one for Sydney’s BAYANG (tha Bushranger).

Tanya Ali and Caroline Polachek stand in the fbi.radio cd library. They are smiling and looking at the camera. Caroline has her arm over Tanya's shoulder.

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One year on, Caroline Polachek reflects on Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

14.12.23

In the midst of her first solo Australian tour, Caroline Polachek joined Tanya Ali in the studio for an interview on Lunch. The two spoke about her most recent album, the stories behind certain tracks, and the future of PC Music.

A film photograph of the four band members of R.M.F.C. They are sitting (and one is standing) against a brickwall, with a green and white striped awning above them.

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Child prodigy fires bandmates live on Real to Reel

22.11.23

Off the back of the release of R.M.F.C.’s debut album, Buz Clatworthy sat down with Jasper Craig-Adams and gave an interview drenched in dry, dry humour.

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Oneohtrix Point Never builds sound in the space between

23.10.23

On his latest LP Daniel Lopatin examines his own musical memory from the familiar to the unknown. The artist joined Krishtie Mofazzal and Chuyi Wang on Deep Web on the day of his album’s release for a special episode dedicated to the Oneohtrix Point Never project.

The two members of 700 Feel stand in the fbi music library with presenter John Troughton and artist Archie Mike. All four of them have their heads bowed.

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700 Feel is a sprawling creative project that comes together in mystical and fated ways

06.10.23

There is something about 700 Feel’s sound that should not work but simply does. The Sydney-based duo spoke with John Troughton about their EP, and what listeners can expect from them next.

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15 years of Sunset with Simon Caldwell

28.09.23

Simon Caldwell’s contribution and dedication to Sydney’s music scene via the channel of community radio is pretty remarkable. Madi Martin-Bygrave sat down with him for a chat about his time on air.

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A conversation with Computerwife

15.09.23

Rhea Thomas sits down with Addie Warnacke, aka Computerwife, for an honest and deep chat about radio, Tumblr, and making jingles.

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"Let's just lean into the broken glass of it"

09.08.23

The fourth album from Too Birds is an experimental hip hop record laced with sardonic wit and dripping with caustic irony. Yet it is also powerfully grounded and sensitive.

Album of the Week

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Album of the Week

Crime In Australia – Party Dozen

13.09.24

You can’t get much more Sydney than Party Dozen.

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Courage to Detour and Patience to Wait – Worlds Only

06.09.24

Despite the tongue-in-cheek-ness of uploading your debut album alongside Criterion collection WEBRips, there’s an ethos driving this, and everything Worlds Only do.

A topdown view of Body Meat, sitting in all four seats of a car in different positions

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Starchris – Body Meat

30.08.24

Rage beats, harmonised vocals and percussive breaks against bell chimes; white noise cut into crash cymbals, angelic melody over wrathful growls.

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Thought Makes Music – gi

23.08.24

What new possibilities come from embracing the artefacts of noise, what hidden worlds are latent, waiting to be discovered in its invisible waves of sound?

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IN BELLY WE TRUST – Agung Mango

16.08.24

For the past six years Agung Mango has been carefully winding a sonic chrysalis. His debut album, IN BELLY WE TRUST, is an unfolding of his wings.

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Human? – Ziggy Ramo

13.08.24

Ultimately, Human? is a promise that it’s not too late, that an anti-colonial, anti-racist struggle is the most essential and most important of all issues: that of “reclaiming our humanity.”

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Southside Girl – Jonnine

02.08.24

Jonnine’s fourth record Southside Girl is a promise of dappled sunlight, creaking wood, salt and something mystical.

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My Good Friend Mohee – chazaiya

26.07.24

My Good Friend Mohee is a crate digger’s dream come true.

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Seashell Angel Lucky Charm – Armlock

19.07.24

Seashell Angel Lucky Charm is a treasure. Glittering trinkets strung on a bracelet in the form of six songs, their raw intimacy inviting you to clutch them close.

The album cover is a black and white photo of the five members of SPEED. The camera is positioned below them, and they are all looking down at it. The lead singer is holding up his finger in a number 1.

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ONLY ONE MODE – SPEED

12.07.24

There’s no need to invent the wheel when it’s already so strong, but a little chrome plating can’t hurt.

Independent Artist of the Week

Miles Nautu

11.09.24

On his new EP Miles Nautu avoids the cheap nostalgia or poor imitation that other new rappers can fall into when harkening back to the golden era of traditional ‘lyrical’ hip hop.

Independent Artist of the Week

Garage Sale

04.09.24

“What really connects all those bands is what we're all trying to accomplish at gigs, the space we are trying to occupy, and the people we want to occupy that space with us.”

Independent Artist of the Week