Bio
Megastick Fanfare play experimental pop.
SECOND ALBUM: NIGHS - 2016
Nighs is the product of Megastick's renewed experimentation with texture and rhythm, and an underlying commitment to pop melodies, both joyful and dark. Nighs is built upon its prominent percussive elements, dressed in colourful and rich instrumentation, and punctuated by vocals ranging between gentle and frenzied.
Nighs will be released independently on vinyl and online on December 2nd. This album will be Megastick's last before an extended hiatus due to geography and the passage of time.
FANFARE EP1 - 2013
In February 2013, megastick released 'Fanfare EP 1', a collection of the fruits of post-album experimentation. 'Call Out' is the EP's first single. Where the band’s debut was characterised by dense frenzy, ‘Call Out’ rumbles through more minimal terrain. Expansive synthetic sounds swirl in the shadowy space above an insistent and forceful rhythm section, punctuated by darker, sorrowful vocal lines.
GRIT AGLOW - 2011
In 2011 megastick fanfare’s debut album, Grit Aglow, attracted critical acclaim as one the most anticipated debut releases from “one of most exciting Aussie bands kicking around” (Dom Alessio, triple j). The album combines a variety of influences and instrumentation to traverse the full experimental pop spectrum, from abrasive intensity to incendiary flare.
FBi Album of the week
SYN Hoist Album of the week
Rave Album Of the Week
**** Brag Indie Album of the week
**** Record of the Year 2011 - Nominee, SMAC Awards
LIVE
Megastick fanfare have played alongside Bombay Bicycle Club, The Middle East, Cloud Control, Seekae, Leader Cheetah, High Places (US), and El Guincho (Spain) as well on festivals Come Together, Peats Ridge and Parklife.
Energetic experimental pop, from a Sydney band renowned for their live performances.
Tell us about your music - how did you develop your sound?
Our sound is based around the equal value we place in experimental textures and pop melodies. we spend a lot of time working on the textures of songs, maybe more so than structure. I think that's the method we have worked out to write pop songs that don't quite sound like pop songs. We develop our sound by experimenting with instruments we have had little experience with. A lot of our material was written on each others instruments, it's more fun when it's an instrument you're still working out.
Tell us about your live show - reports are it's killer..
We open every show with a different "fanfare" which is a semi-improvised jam, normally led by two drummers. We like to keep things moving when we play live and tend to only break if we run out of breath or my batteries go flat. We really love to play, if people get a quarter of the enjoyment we do from our shows i'd be satisfied. Sometimes there is a bit of dancing in the crowd which is definitely something we'd encourage.
Unusual band name - tell us about it.
Our friend suggested it as a joke but it was between that and "anal whale". A "megastick fanfare" has come to describe the opening we play at our shows.
What's coming up in the future?
We are working on our first release right now which will hopefully will be done soon. We aren't sure if it will be but we want it to be a broad picture of everything we do. Other than that we'll just be playing every opportunity we have.
Australian music is?
Superincrediamazing. There is so much great music being made in Australia right now there isn't a need to look anywhere else for it.
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From a quieter opening this song bursts to life like a croc thrashing through the river and annihilating its prey. Yeah I'm on my Attenborough shit tonight.
From a quieter opening this song bursts to life like a croc thrashing through the river and annihilating its prey. Yeah I'm on my Attenborough shit tonight.
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Could never be accused of predictability. Love the panpipes-meets-hysterical-primal-drumming of June Strangelets.
Could never be accused of predictability. Love the panpipes-meets-hysterical-primal-drumming of June Strangelets.
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The percussion really shines in this! I was visualising the beat in a way I can't explain without sounding like a douche. The track has a real progression to it also. Mammoth effort guys.
The percussion really shines in this! I was visualising the beat in a way I can't explain without sounding like a douche. The track has a real progression to it also. Mammoth effort guys.
