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Album Review: ‘Soft Monstrous Masses!’ – 208L Containers deliver an anarchic dose of sardonic humour on a bed of angular post punk with a buzz-saw blast

Lutruwita/Tasmanian outfit 208L Containers have just released a blast of iridescent joy from the intense furnace of their creative minds in ‘Soft Monstrous Masses!’. Sardonic and unashamedly Australian-accented voices sing…

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Premiere: Lutruwita/Tasmanian band 208L Containers exclusively unveil vibrant and psychedelic new video for the thunderous track ‘Secret Servers’, ahead of album release.

I first came across 208L Containers when they supported Pond at the Altar Bar in Hobart back in 2024 and lauded them for their performance – noting that they had:…

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Premiere: Nipaluna/Hobart’s The Native Cats exclusively reveal poignant and charming video for the track ‘Aces Low’, off their 7″ double single ‘Aces Low’/’ Lose Count’, ahead of live dates.

The Native Cats are a duo who have a built up a strong reputation in the indie scene in Australia for their visceral, innovative post punk music and do-it-yourself style…

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Premiere: Hobart musician Ben Salter unveils new VR video for the luminescent track ‘bliss’ and we review his mesmerising new album ‘twenty-one words for happiness’.

We are very pleased to unveil the premiere of a new video by Hobart/nippaluna artist Ben Salter on the eve of the release of the last of a trilogy of…

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