Radarmaker
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Radarmaker were a Perth
-based, Australia
n indie rock
band that formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2009. Song-writing duties and instruments were shared equally between the four members. Their name was taken from a track on Mogwai
's album Young Team.
As well as producing the band's records, local music producer Trevor Cotton has performed live with the band on a number of occasions playing both on the drums and bass guitar.
.
. It was released on May 6, 2005 after 15 months of recording, mixing and producing. A promotional music video for the song "Arm versus Fiery Antenna" was directed by Noah Norton and was nominated for a WAMI
and a WASA
as well as being played on rage
in 2005. The track "Hurstville 1928" received regular airplay on RTRFM
and the track "Atlas Shrugged" was played on Triple J
's Soundlab
. The EP contains the following tracks:
fame. The following tracks are included on the album:
A promotional video for "Stop Being a Wanker" was released and broadcast on rage
, it was directed by Noah Norton and edited by Wendi Graham.
. In an interview with base.ad the band expressed desires to tour the east coast of Australia
and Spain
, where they have found success. In the same interview the band speculate that their next studio venture may take place in Japan.
Despite these ambitions the band ceased performing and recording in 2009. Noah Norton and Wendi Graham have continued to perform as a duet under the moniker Balthazar and Adam Trainer has made a transition towards more noise orientated solo projects.
song 'Radar Maker', although the band's influence on their sound has diminished over recent years. Major influences include Sonic Youth
, Yo La Tengo
and Do Make Say Think
. "Atlas Shrugged" is said to have be named after the popular book by Ayn Rand
, however, Wendi Graham has since stated that she hates the book.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
-based, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band that formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2009. Song-writing duties and instruments were shared equally between the four members. Their name was taken from a track on Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
's album Young Team.
As well as producing the band's records, local music producer Trevor Cotton has performed live with the band on a number of occasions playing both on the drums and bass guitar.
Play
Radarmaker released their first single Play in 2002 and it received regular airplay on the radio station RTRFMRTRFM
RTRFM is a not-for-profit, community radio station based in Perth, Western Australia. It is self-funded, largely through listener subscription and fund-raising events, however it does carry some "advertising material" at a maximum of 5 mins per hour. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, on 92.1 in the...
.
- "Play"
Aristocracy and the Horse
Aristocracy and the Horse is the name of Radarmaker's debut EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. It was released on May 6, 2005 after 15 months of recording, mixing and producing. A promotional music video for the song "Arm versus Fiery Antenna" was directed by Noah Norton and was nominated for a WAMI
West Australian Music Industry Awards
The Western Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc...
and a WASA
Wasa
Wasa may refer to any of the following:*Wasa Lake, a place in British Columbia, Canada*Wasabröd, a brandname used by the Swedish company AB Wasabröd*IK Wasa, a big Swedish club*Vasa , 17th century Swedish warship, formerly spelled Wasa...
as well as being played on rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
in 2005. The track "Hurstville 1928" received regular airplay on RTRFM
RTRFM
RTRFM is a not-for-profit, community radio station based in Perth, Western Australia. It is self-funded, largely through listener subscription and fund-raising events, however it does carry some "advertising material" at a maximum of 5 mins per hour. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, on 92.1 in the...
and the track "Atlas Shrugged" was played on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's Soundlab
Soundlab
Soundlab was a collective of artists, both sound and visual, that started in the East Village, New York City around the mid 90's. Founding members were Howard Goldkrand, Beth Coleman and Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky and included many musicians and artists from the Illbient scene including DJ...
. The EP contains the following tracks:
- "Atlas Shrugged"
- "Arm versus Fiery Antenna"
- "Deliquesce"
- "Rusalka"
- "Hurstville 1928"
Drawn like Spires
Drawn like Spires is the debut album from Radarmaker. The band started recording the album in July 2005 with the ambition to release before Christmas, however the band later rescheduled the release to July 8, 2006. They chose to again work with producer Trevor Cotton at Shogun Studios and the album was mastered by local producer Neil Rabinowitz of found: quantity of sheepFound: quantity of sheep
found: quantity of sheep were a Perth-based, Australian experimental rock band that formed in 2001 as a collaboration between Trent Barrett and Neil Rabinowitz. Their name was taken out of a lost and found advertisement. The band were a decidedly studio-based project only managing to ever play live...
fame. The following tracks are included on the album:
- "Balthazaar"
- "Shallow Socialites (Battle The Axe)"
- "Clodhopper"
- "Gary Oldman"
- "Matabo Elektrwerkzeuge"
- "Squibbon"
- "Sashegyi"
- "Stop Being A Wanker"
- "Domovoi"
- "Toaster"
- "Whoop Tuffet"
- "Ogden's Cormorant"
- "Trees of Greenland"
A promotional video for "Stop Being a Wanker" was released and broadcast on rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
, it was directed by Noah Norton and edited by Wendi Graham.
Future
Having spent the first half of 2007 making rare performances as a three-piece, Radarmaker intend to start gigging and writing new material in August upon Adam Trainer's return from EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In an interview with base.ad the band expressed desires to tour the east coast of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, where they have found success. In the same interview the band speculate that their next studio venture may take place in Japan.
Despite these ambitions the band ceased performing and recording in 2009. Noah Norton and Wendi Graham have continued to perform as a duet under the moniker Balthazar and Adam Trainer has made a transition towards more noise orientated solo projects.
Influences
Radarmaker take their name from the MogwaiMogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
song 'Radar Maker', although the band's influence on their sound has diminished over recent years. Major influences include Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
, Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...
and Do Make Say Think
Do Make Say Think
Do Make Say Think is a Canadian instrumental post-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Their music combines jazz style drums, distorted guitars and wind instruments, as well as a prominent use of the bass guitar.-Biography:...
. "Atlas Shrugged" is said to have be named after the popular book by Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....
, however, Wendi Graham has since stated that she hates the book.
Members
- Warwick Hall (Guitar, glockenspiel, bass guitar, vocals)
- Adam Trainer (Guitar, drums, bass, vocals, glockenspiel, screwdrivers)
- Noah Norton (Guitar, drums, bass, vocals)
- Wendi Graham (Guitar, drums, bass, vocals, glockenspiel, ebow)