New Weird Australia

December 4, 2010 4:11 PM

New Weird Australia is a not-for-profit, government-sponsored initiative promoting new eclectic & experimental music - plenty of free downloads & podcasts are available on the site.
posted by UbuRoivas (6 comments total)

Niiiice....
posted by Jimbob at 5:14 PM on December 4, 2010

Thanks - I thought that instead of trying to pre-empt peoples' tastes by highlighting any particular artists or songs, people could just download or listen away for themselves.
posted by UbuRoivas at 6:17 PM on December 4, 2010

See also: the Brisbane-based Room 40 label, run by the indefatigable Lawrence English, one of the busiest and most dedicated organizers and presenters of avant garde music in Australia. He's a sound artist himself, ana a fine one at that.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:10 PM on December 4, 2010 [1 favorite]

Thanks very much, UbuRoivas! Weird indeed. But some interesting stuff in there.
posted by carter at 8:36 PM on December 4, 2010

Every Metafilter CD swap I've sent out has included tracks from their compilation CDs. One half of New Weird Australia is Danny Jumpertz - responsible for local label Feral Media, and also creates his own music under the name Alpen (vimeo link).
posted by robotot at 9:25 PM on December 4, 2010

Hey, I've been to his house! (aka Feral Media Warehouse)

That's more "it's-a-small-world" than any serious self-linkyness, as it was just some kind of party or something, and I wouldn't recognise the guy if we passed in the street.
posted by UbuRoivas at 9:50 PM on December 4, 2010