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Harmless
Genre: Indie, Rock
Region: Melbourne, VIC
Members: Cesar Rodrigues: Guitar, Vocals, Programming Monty MacKenzie: Synths, Vocals, Sax, Programming
Sounds Like: tv on the radio, battles, Animal Collective
Influences: harmony, Rhythm, melody
Artist Website: www.harmless.com.au

Unearthed Artists We Like: AXOLOTL , Kate Vigo , otouto , Texture Like Sun


'Here's The Girl' is the sneaky first peek from Melbourne trio, Harmless', upcoming debut album Water Feature. A hypnotic, genre-defying affair 'Here's The Girl' is as difficult to pin down as it is to ignore. 

In between the heartbeats of this seemingly minimalist track there weaves a cornucopia of unexpected sonic delights to enthrall and excite. A textured track of blended found sounds, traditional instrumentation and vocal loops the whole is held together by Monty Mackenzie's down-to-earth yet ethereal vocal and is a fascinating foray into the visceral depths of electronica.  

A watershed moment for the duo, comprising the talents of Cesar Rodrigues (Blue King Brown) and Monty Mackenzie (Cleverhorse), 'Here's The Girl' is an idiomatic collage of diverse influences filtered through Harmless' unique lens.  

To be released later this year, Water Feature sees the members of Harmless take what was a side project and putting it front and centre. The debut album was recorded, tracked and self-produced at Rodrigues' Blank Tape Studios and sees the band draw on a rich diversity of influences, such as Battles, Miles Davis, Animal Collective, Radiohead, AlasNoAxis,  TV On The Radio and JS Bach to name a few. 

Water Feature is a retrospective homage to the found sound informed by the trio's long held improvisational and experimental leanings. Skipping through genres yet aligning squarely to none, Water Feature, traverses between hip-hop, post-rock, electronic and avant garde on its way to new sonic territories. The result is an album of emotive song-writing and a resonate amalgamation of organic and synthetic colors to create, a sometimes ethereal, sometimes threatening collage of textures and rhythm that is vibrantly original yet subtly familiar.  

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Deliver
rating:  4/5
Builds really nicely. Love when the drums finally start trickling in.
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Here's The Girl
rating:  4/5
A really interesting production. Starts dreamy and minimal then some dirty drums kick in. Sit back and let it wash over you.
triplej



Here's The Girl
rating:  4/5
Love the drifty electronic feel of this one and how it's reigned in with good beats. Nice work.
triplej



Here's The Girl
rating:  5/5
This song keeps me coming back for more. It hypnotizes with its strong primal instincts and its steady and seductive build; a dewy minimalist electro...
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