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Mammoth Logic
Genre: Electronic
Region: Adelaide, SA


This Adelaide duo are from an unconventional realm, a place where distinctly futuristic pop flavours meet the sounds of French electro and post-punk rock.

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Interview: 26 July 2010
Tell us about your music – how did you develop your songs?
Often our songs start as sounds swimming around in Dave's head, while others we write together during live show rehearsals. We both produce the recordings - throwing ideas and instruments back and forth - then Reid does the mixdown at a studio he runs in Adelaide. We love having the studio here as a base to be completely free musically. There are no boundaries - we do what we want, what sounds good, what we feel like. Last week we made a song with a garbage bin. We have tons of influences from different eras, but what counts to us is making the music we want to make.

What can the audience expect at a live show?
From the outset we wanted Mammoth Logic to be a completely live act. Our arrangements on the recordings are multilayered, so this means being flexible on stage. We're classical/jazz trained and we play a lot of instruments between us, so it becomes like musical chairs on stage! Its great! For example, there are moments when Reid plays drums, then jumps onto the sax in the breakdown, while Dave plays two synths, sings and hits sampler pads ... it's intense but we have a ball! Judging from the response at our recent shows, the crowds do too!

Tell us more about the electronic music scene in Adelaide…
Adelaide's music scene is notoriously incestuous, which is a good thing. There's a real camaraderie here, no matter what style you're into. There are some electronic acts here really pushing the genre boundaries. It seems everyone has the chance to collaborate, develop and go on to do big things - like The Swiss, who are friends of ours and now touring the world. It's great to see bands making their mark on a bigger stage after 'incubating' in Adelaide for a while.

What’s coming up in the future?
An album and bigger shows! For our next shows, we have a rhythm section and new songs. At the same time, we've been working on an album over the past two months. Some tracks are our take on eclectic rock and others are of the soaring electronic pop variety. There's some really nice chilled songs on there too. It's going to be out later this year.

Australian music is?
Growing and changing every day. The songs coming out of this country are turning heads and setting trends globally - especially in electronic music. It's a great place to be!

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