Skip to main content
    forgot password
why register?
michael azzopardi
+  Share
+  All Featured Artists 
+  New Tracks 
+  Played on triple j 
Browse By Genre
+ Dance
+ Electronic
+ Hip Hop
+ Indie
+ Metal
+ Pop
+ Punk
+ Rock
+ Roots
+ Indigenous
A-Z of Unearthed Artists
A B C D E F G
H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z #  
artist pic
michael azzopardi
Genre: Roots, Rock
Region: Sydney, NSW
Members: michael azzopardi - all vocals & instruments
Sounds Like: michael azzopardi
Influences: Nick Drake, Tim & Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, , Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, CSN&Y, Steeleye Span,, Michael Hedges, Bert Jansch, John Martyn

Singer/songwriter/guitarist michael azzopardi is a regular performer on the Sydney music scene. Stylistically he draws on alternate rock, blues, folk (celtic & middle eastern) & jazz. Influences include Nick Drake, Tim Buckley, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Bert Jansch, John Martyn, Jimi Hendrix & Led Zeppelin.
“Esoteric genius with a penchant for intricate acoustic masterpieces... ...the intensity and depth of his compositions reach right into the listener and takes a firm hold on the soul. In fact, some of the progressions and arrangements are so mind-blowing they might be described as schizophrenic if they werent so goddamn sane, beautiful and eloquently reasoned! The poetic, philosophical lyrics which are at the same time accessible and firmly rooted in everyday reality, or at least a lucid dream of it also a hint at a remarkably multi layered artistic force. Michael-John Azzopardi is not the sort of musician you can reasonably assume anything about. To see him kicking out the jams in a band context, you wouldn’t believe he has touched an acoustic, or ever would. He throws out the chunkiest riffs ever to leave a quad box, interspersed with the kind of effortless guitar-strangling lead that would make any wouldbe virtuoso jealous" Guitarist Australia magazine issue 3 April/May 2005

this artist.
+ contact this artist


reviews

read all reviews »

Peter
rating:  5/5
This music is the real thing. JJJ, you need to play this guy! He is the difference between passion and watered down industry! Come on, let's wake up!




Peter
rating:  4/5
Pretty albeit hetromorphic folk underscores this interesting story about Peter who at first seems a slave to his emotions. As we move thru the song ...




Burn Down
rating:  4/5
"Burn Down" has fast and slow passages; finespun acoustic webs and dexterious electric passages that may take you back to the percussive drive of Rit...




Light My Sun
rating:  4/5
Michael Azzopardi has a propensity for creating mood, sometimes on multiple levels, and "Light My Sun" is a perfect example of this seemingly facile ...
more reviews



This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Music Board Section.