On Thursday 25 October, Bury the Sound will be playing live in Melbourne at Bar Open, 317 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy alongside local instrumental bands The Spheres and Tarcutta. BTS will be playing new music and their critically acclaimed Autumn Magnets EP in full. Doors open 9pm and entry is free.

Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the signing of the Japanese project The Retail Sectors to its roster of artists. The label will release the mini album Foregone Conclusion by The Retail Sectors on the 4th of December, 2007. The first single from Foregone Conclusion, the Si Begg remix of ‘The First Steps to the End of Life’ will see release on November 13th.

Layering manipulated guitars, bass, drums and electronics to create compelling, melodic instrumentals, the music of The Retail Sectors frequently threatens to spiral out of control, yet like an exquisite train wreck holds the listener rapt. From the pounding euphoria of tracks such as ‘The First Steps to the End of Life’ to the elegiac ‘Beauty of the Depression’, The Retail Sectors create inventive and utterly engaging instrumental rock. – Press Release Excerpt

A full press release can be found here.

The Chris Mason Implosion are hitting the stage again in support of their latest album Reckless. Catch them at 8pm this Sunday night at Swan Basement, 201 Queen Victoria St, Fremantle. It’s gonna be a good ‘un.

Chris Mason - The Safety Day Chris Mason - The Safety Day

For the last three weeks, tracks from Cheekbone’s mesmerising Yesterday EP have been played on Triple J’s Soundlab show on Sunday nights. Tune in between 11pm and 2am to hear Fenella Kernebone spin an esoteric range of excellent music.

Cheekbone - Feel Thing While  Cheekbone - Feel Thing While