R.J.F. - Going Strange LPDR 55 Proud to present this debut solo outing from R. J. F. a textural patchwork of minimal melodic inflections with room to wade in and out of. R. J. F., better known as Ross Farrar obvious bona fides intact (Ceremony, Crisis Man, Spice) takes a step back from pummeling, driving front man duties to weave ardent pieces driven by hooking lines and textures woven artfully together. Meditations on adapting lifestyles, daily life, moving forward, stray

this is a split release with Drunken Sailor

Robbie Cody) and Mayako XO (Sara Gernsbacher)

Brinley Farthing

Featuring members from a circle of Australian bands quickly making their mark on the international scene (including Sistema En Decadencia

Smirk have produced an impressive punk encapsulation of the times across the web of sound on Material

This organic sense of entropy and enthusiasm -- a joyous exploration of the unknown -- guides the momentum of the album's evolving arc

but it's certainly more tutored

duck & weave

and a taste for dysphoric tenor that rivals Bauhaus

released in April 1982

adventurous new listener

Recorded for the Vogue label