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Bradley Dixon's Contributions

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6.5/10
Laura - Yes Maybe No
With a return to the extended play format for the first time since their 2002 debut Photographs..., Melbourne post-rock collective Laura have teamed up with the most boutique of boutique record labels to berth Yes Maybe No, a 30-minute journey built around three main tracks interspersed with improvised interludes. > Read more
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6/10
Sargent Sapphire - The Ants Go Marching
Their inexplicably misspelled band name aside, Sydney's Sargent Sapphire have put together a tight, hard-rocking, fun little EP called The Ants Go Marching, which is just a little bit off centre. > Read more
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8/10
Nucleus - Circumvolution
Deep, resonant static and atmospheric strings fade in. They intensify, panning from left to right, and hints of highly-manipulated vocal samples creep in as a brooding, solitary guitar drenched in delay slowly builds. With the power of an angry Norseman, crashing, cymbal-heavy drums, phat bass and crunching guitars explode into action. > Read more
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A State of Flux @ Revolver Upstairs, Melbourne
A State of Flux launched their new single "Surface Tension" at Revolver Upstairs with help from locals Alaska Ratio and Cloud City and, all the way from Sydney, Nucleus. > Read more
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Q&A: A State Of Flux
Melbourne cinematic rock band A State Of Flux have been quietly developing their sound and their impressive live show for years around Melbourne, but with new single "Surface Tension" on its way out of the nest, they're finally ready to take things national. > Read more
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7.5/10
The Rex Wicked - The World Could Turn Around
When you hear an album that places melodic piano alongside distorted guitars, it's easy to let yourself immediately equate it with, and compare it against, Muse. Such a comparison is not entirely unfounded when considering The Rex Wicked, but it's certainly not completely fair either. > Read more
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James Livesy (Sleep Parade)
For a band that blends the depth and atmosphere of Porcupine Tree and the hard rock crunch of Cog, Melbourne's Sleep Parade would have been unlucky to miss out on the prized support slot for Porcupine Tree's Tour of a Blank Planet through Australia or Cog's nationwide jaunt in promotion of Sharing Space. As luck would have it they snared both, and as bassist James Livesy reveals, couldn't be happier about it. > Read more
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Bushido: Eye of the Storm
Bushido have lived the lives of ten bands, with break-ups, rumoured break-ups, MySpace deletion, and all manner of other trials and tribulations, not to mention the usual shit associated with being in a band. But ahead of their tour with the all-conquering Sleep Parade, they're looking nowhere but straight ahead. > Read more
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Q&A: Paper Champion
Sydney could be described as the city of electro/indie, but guitarist Dom Alessio of new-prog band Paper Champion believes that could all change. With a new single about to be released and a prized spot on this week's Come Together festival, Alessio answered some of OzProg's questions about the future of heavy music in Sydney and Paper Champion's place therein. > Read more
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8/10
sleepmakeswaves - in today already walks tomorrow
Within a post-rock framework sleepmakeswaves have created an EP that is dynamic, bombastic and above all, mesmerising. The music sweeps from delicately-textured ambience to shattering metallic riffage and back again in the blink of an eye, held together and underpinned by driving rhythms and delicious melodies. > Read more