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1x Vinyl LP Album Reissue Remastered
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Jan 1, 2022
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Sublime guitar atmospherics, fragile lyricism and droning incidentals with an overdue vinyl and digital reissue. From 97 and only issued on CD.
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"Hydroplane reinstate their formidable 1997 debut of sublime guitar atmospherics, fragile lyricism and droning incidentals with an overdue vinyl and digital reissue.
An offshoot of the now-féted The Cat’s Miaow, the trio formed after drummer Cameron Smith decamped to London, charting new territory with tape loops, manipulated samples and a borrowed Jupiter 4 in the wake of Endtroducing. Adopting a handle that Dean Wareham once considered calling Luna, Hydroplane intended to only ever release Excerpts From Forthcoming LP, a single-sided 7” sonic collage, before imploding in mystery. Their label however insisted they deliver their taunted album. From the comfort of a Brunswick flat, they continued to record soaring melodies and restrained song structures to 4-track, sculpting dramatic Radiophonic Workshop cues weighted in reverb and near-perfect dream pop lead by Kerrie Bolton’s empyrean vocals.
Bored of industry expectation and largely ignored by local audiences, the reluctant performers followed the way of The Cannanes and formed meaningful overseas alliances by mail and phone, securing releases on Michigan outpost Drive-In and Broadcast launching pad Wurlitzer Jukebox. Championed by John Peel with twenty spins on his converted Radio One slot and even polling in Festive Fifty of 1997, the humble three-piece still walked to their neighbourhood shops undetected.
Previously only available as a US-issued CD, this reminiscent late-night suite establishes Hydroplane as an everlasting ember in Australia’s beloved indie nexus."
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A1
Wurlitzer Jukebox
A2
Piano Movement With Percussion
A3
Song For The Meek
A4
I Hear A New World
A5
New Monotonic FM
A6
House Warming
A7
14th July
B1
Reprise
B2
Beloved Invader
B3
Interlude
B4
New Monotonic FM (Acoustic)
B5
LDR
B6
Send In The Clowns
B7
Completed Extract From The Previous 7"
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