Out From Under

Electronic artist Martyn Palmer has been recording calm and tranquil sounds as Broken Chip for many years, but in recent months something fundamental has changed - precipitating a shift from light to dark, from tranquil to anxious, culminating in a new project under the alias Hidden. In this week’s episode of Out From Under, we hear from Martyn Palmer about his new work, the impetus for the shift in direction and how it contrasts with his work as Broken Chip - taking in an exclusive mix of brand new tracks from Hidden and a walk through Martyn’s back catalogue.

Out From Under

Thursday 1st December 2016 23:00 - 00:00 GMT

Out From Under - Scattered Order & M-Squared (Part 2)

Thursday 8th September 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

In the second episode of a two-part special, Stuart Buchanan talks to Mitchell Jones; founding member of both seminal Australian experimental band Scattered Order and the early 80s record label M-Squared which balanced the prevailing sounds of post-punk with lo-fi punk electronics and experimental explorations from a close knit community of artists. We hear from M-Squared artists Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast, Systematics and Ya Ya Choral, along with Prod, A Cloakroom Assembly and Solipsik, the offshoot of renowned Australian industrial group SPK. We also pick up the Scattered Order story following the demise of M-Squared in 1984, and hear about their journey through the 80s and 90s, heading to an unexpected reformation seven years ago.

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Out From Under - Scattered Order & M-Squared (Part 1)

Thursday 1st September 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

Whilst the legacies of post-punk, DIY electronics and proto industrial are widely known and documented in the UK and US scenes, their impact in an Australian context is less widely recognised. Bonding over the discovery of Cabaret Voltaire imports in Sydney record stores, Scattered Order formed in 1979 and gorged on a wide range of inputs to create a sound and visual aesthetic that was unique in Australia at the time. Together they also formed the label M Squared and fostered an impressive roster of bands such as Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast, Systematics and Ya Ya Choral. In Part I of a two-part interview, Stuart Buchanan talks to Scattered Order’s Mitchell Jones about the early years of the band and the formation and impact of the M-Squared label throughout the late Seventies and early Eighties.

Out From Under - Brett Thompson

Thursday 25th August 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

Brett Thompson has been the guiding force in the Australian band Rand & Holland for nearly fifteen years, but its been a tumultuous and often torturous ride. Widespread love for their lo-fi folk debut led to a polished pop follow up that furthered their critical acclaim, whilst also setting in place a chain of events that led to the band conducing an artistic volte-face. They recorded a dark, intense and experimental third album, polarising audiences at a short series of live shows before abruptly breaking up. Four years later, in 2015, the fabled album posthumously saw the light of day, and in this episode of Out From Under, Brett Thompson gives a rare interview, explaining the background to the album and the breakup, and revealing that Rand and Holland is, in fact, far from over.

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Out From Under - New Music: Fia Fiell, Ju Ca, Wives, Bright Sea

Thursday 11th August 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

Experimental and underground music from Australia. In this week’s episode, we hear new music from Melbourne electronic producer Ju Ca; Canberra’s Wives get remixed by Enderie Nuatal; there’s two releases from Hyperborea and Fia Fiell (pictured) through cassette label Nice Music ; new work from Cold House member Morgan McKellar recording as Bright Sea, plus tracks from Teef Record’s charity compilation Imperium In Imperio II featuring Making, Hence Therefore and Tracy Chen.

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Out From Under - Andy Rantzen & Jochen Gutsch (Hinterlandt)

Thursday 4th August 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

On this week’s Out From Under, artists Andy Rantzen and Jochen Gutsch discuss their new collaborative project, which fuses Andy’s poetic spoken lyrics and Jochen’s diverse musical background, recording and performing as Hinterlandt. Highly conscious of the potential pitfalls of fusing poetry and experimental music, Andy and Jochen carve a path to an outcome that is tense and fascinating, and compels you to listen close. We also hear music from Jochen’s Hinterlandt Ensemble and take in back catalogue work from Andy’s Pelican Daughters project.

Out From Under

Thursday 28th July 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

This week’s episode is a mix titled ‘Time Is Out Of Joint’ - a journey through a selection of Australian underground and outsider music that drifts from the opening broken machine noise of Reunion Sacred Ibis through to a finale featuring cold wave revivalist Asps, and in between visits music from Canberra’s Bum Creek (featuring Tarquin Manek and Sam Karmel from F Ingers), renowned Australian electronic experimentalist Pimmon (pictured), Aoi's scattered and glitching beatwork, unique choral vocal experimentation via Caitlin Woods and lo-fi dark ambient from Anon and Paneye and more.

Out From Under - Martyn Palmer (Broken Chip / Hidden)

Thursday 14th July 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

Electronic artist Martyn Palmer has been recording calm and tranquil sounds as Broken Chip for many years, but in recent months something fundamental has changed - precipitating a shift from light to dark, from tranquil to anxious, culminating in a new project under the alias Hidden. In this week’s episode of Out From Under, we hear from Martyn Palmer about his new work, the impetus for the shift in direction and how it contrasts with his work as Broken Chip - taking in an exclusive mix of brand new tracks from Hidden and a walk through Martyn’s back catalogue.

Out From Under - Archival: 1970s (Part Two)

Thursday 7th July 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

This episode of Out From Under is the second in a series which looks backwards to the early years of experimental music making in Australia. We explore the latter half of the 1970s, taking in the electroacoustic and multi-media collective WATT; early avant-garde work from renowned figure Carl Vine; prototype tape experiments from the foundation days of Severed Heads; Western Australian composer Ron Nagorcka whose work took a turning point on discovering John Cage; incredible acoustic recordings made in grain silos from Ros Bandt (pictured), and tracks from Jon Rose, one of the key influential composers and players in Australian experimental music, free improv and sound art.

Out From Under #17 - Archival: 1970s (Part One)

Thursday 30th June 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

This week’s Out From Under is the first of a strand of episodes that gaze backwards to the early years of experimental music making in Australia, tapping a rich and fertile vein that came to fruition in the late 60s and early 1970s. This is the first of two episodes that explore the Seventies - taking in psych prog rock band Tully, composer Felix Werder, Moog master Martin Wesley-Smith, free improvisation group NIAGARA and the incredible Tristram Cary, whose work underpinned a number of classic science fiction television series, including the first appearance of the Daleks in Doctor Who.

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Out From Under - Jannah Quill

Thursday 19th May 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

Sydney artist Jannah Quill works in electronic installation and performance, exploring and exposing hidden energies, predominantly through the photo voltaic process - translating light into electricity and ultimately into sound and music. Through her work she begins to “uncase electronic music for what it really is”. In this episode of Out From Under, we talk to Jannah Quill about her work and her process, and listen to her solo sound works - including a set recorded for the Liquid Architecture event, Ritual Community Music - and works recorded under her WDK project with Laura Hunt from Sydney punk band Ghastly Spats.

Original broadcast Thursday 11pm, repeats Saturday 3am, Sunday 11am, Thursday 9am.

Out From Under - Carla Dal Forno

Thursday 12th May 2016 23:00 - 00:00 BST

This episode of Out From Under is the latest in the new music playlist series, surveying the terrain of eclectic and experimental music across Australia. There’s music from Melbourne’s Carla dal Forno thru Blackest Ever Black (pictured); from artist and producer Thomas William Smith; a new collaboration from the west coast between Perth’s Rabbit Island and Nicholas Allbrook; cracked industrial techno from Newcastle producer Collector; plus tracks from New Zealand’s Purple Pilgrims, Dan Thorpe, WA?STE and more.

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