Planet of the Scrapes

Fascist Pigs

2012-02-04T18:52:00.003+10:00

Dear stumblers upon the planet of the scrapes,

The elite are getting together to try and take over our media here in Australia. The corruption runs deep. This is thoroughly unacceptable! They already rape the land. Will we let them rape our minds too?

Polish powerhouse....

2012-02-03T14:35:00.003+10:00

This guy was a genius....

....Of Light

2012-02-02T13:57:00.001+10:00

Daemon...

2012-02-01T16:50:00.001+10:00

Unite and Win....

2012-01-25T13:27:00.001+10:00

Facial Hair

2012-01-23T20:09:00.001+10:00

If you need a reason to grow a mustache than look no further motherfuckers....

Erkin Koray....nuff said....

2012-01-23T16:39:00.001+10:00

Too much Ginn....

2012-01-18T12:17:00.001+10:00

REALITY 86'd from KICK TO KILL on Vimeo.

Eternal boogie....

2012-01-13T14:49:00.001+10:00

Hungry hungry...Ghosts....

2012-01-13T11:32:00.001+10:00

The Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage - 14. August 2011 - second set @ grimmuseum

2012-01-12T15:09:00.000+10:00

The Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage - 14. August 2011 - second set @ grimmuseum

Sydney rooftop shenanigans part 1....

2012-01-12T10:58:00.001+10:00

RIP El Rhino & a little bit of Heavy...

2012-01-06T13:17:00.001+10:00

The mighty Fenriz knows best...

2011-12-23T10:09:00.000+10:00

The mighty Fenriz of Darkthrone posted this video up as a "bonus" for his infamous Band of the Week blog. Awesome stuff!

No Future - Splendour of my hometown from G Omen on Vimeo.

A new review ye bastards ye....

2011-12-23T09:44:00.001+10:00

This little review came up in local Brisbane mag Timeoff just this week...

Here it be:

"The Scrapes sound a tiresome proposition on paper. An instrumental duo devoted to droning soundscapes of violin and guitar noise, the Brisbane pair have sounded like an idea too obvious to yield any results of genuine interest. Their exceptional 2010 debut Electric Mourning Blues, however, demonstrated the folly of such thinking - and Kali Yuga Sunrise continues along a similar vein of confounded expectations.

What's the difference? It's hard to say. The Scrapes music sounds somewhat how you would expect it to - long, almost stationary expanses of distorted textures - but there's a sense of specificity which elevates their soundscapes above simple jamming and self-indulgence. Where Electric Mourning Blues occasionally resembled a number of variations on a theme, Kali Yuga Sunrise is a comprehensive and evolutionary piece of work. The opening title track is a gnarled, crooked finger of noise wrapped around some faint, fleeting whisper of traditional folk music. The Age of Vice's swirling violin and almost imperceptible percussive undercurrent conjures up a melted, deconstructed vision of Morricone's spaghetti western scores. Intertwining ominous guitar with looped found sounds, See You In The Underworld feels like Tom Waits meets latter-era Neurosis.

What really distinguishes Kali Yuga Sunrise, however, is its sense of locale. It's a commendably ambitious and undeniably well-crafted listen but what will stick with a listener is the pair's uniquely cinematic and unpretentious vision of Australiana. There's something about the massive stretches of sound and raw, minimal instrumentation that ensures Kali Yuga Sunrise resonates with the Australian psyche in a way few records do."

#### Matt O'Neill

The Drude speaks only the truth....

2011-12-05T17:02:00.001+10:00

Julian Cope has given his voice to the Planet of the Scrapes cause with a brilliant review of Kali Yuga Sunrise. Thanks to he for his continuing support!

"Back with their second monumental album KALI YUGA SUNRISE is Australian duo The Scrapes, whose initially highly austere La Monte Young-like solo geetar’n’solo fiddle attitude to meditative hoedowns have herein been supplanted by a far lusher array of sounds. Smoother and more new age-y, nevertheless, these Scrapes still practise a potent form of skull cleansing. From the opening bars of the splendid title track, violinist Adam Cadell saws and creaks like some North Sea Henry Flynt over Ryan Potter’s cyclical conservatory electric guitar, as though John Cale’s THE ACADEMY IN PERIL were the coming rage. But soon these Scrapes is stretching out into doomy eastern mantras, into spiky back porch hoedowns, into harmonica’n’bass drum-driven freight rides across the open prairie. And though we’re seemingly lost in a huge imaginary rural world, its always viewed remotely, from beneath a veil, or as though from a speeding train. Recorded on All Is Number Records, KALI YUGA SUNRISE is full of huge expansive ideas, compelling musicianship and fabulously useful drones. Another hit, methinks, gentlemen."

JULIAN COPE, December Drudion,Head Heritage

2011-11-24T11:37:00.001+10:00

OUT NOW!!! KALI YUGA SUNRISE ON CD AND VINYL!!
Pre-orders of vinyl now available from Planet of the Scrapes store.
CDs now available from Planet of the Scrapes store!

CDs available + postage for $10 worldwide shipping.
Vinyl PRE-ORDER + postage when available $20 within Australia, $30 world.

LOOK OVER TO YOUR RIGHT THERE.....buy it there....yes there...or go into the Planet of The Scrapes store and buy it and Electric Mourning Blues and get as much Doom Sexy as any motherfucker can handle....

The Drude Abides....

2011-11-16T19:24:00.001+10:00

The Dawn of the Kali Yuga Sunrise

2011-11-08T16:04:00.001+10:00

The Scrapes
DAWN OF THE KALI YUGA SUNRISE TOUR
3 Cities

BRISBANE:

25 November - Album Launch @ Juggler's Art Space, 103 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
The Scrapes
Margins.....all the way from Melbourne....
Curlew
$10
+ 4ZZZ Rusted Satellites DJs and exclusive Art Exhibition by award winning Brisbane artist and resident Scrapes album artist Kim Cadell.
8pm

SYDNEY:

30 November - FBI Social, Place and Spaces presents:
A.I.R
The Scrapes (Sydney Album Launch)
Hindterlandt
@ the Kings Cross Hotel, 6pm
FREE

2 December - The People's Republic of Australasia
The Scrapes
Joel Stern
7pm
Dontation
This is a private event. If you are interested please leave a comment and we'll get in touch....

MELBOURNE

8 December - Bar Open, Fitzroy TBC

10 December - Northcote Uniting Church Hall + TBA

15 December - Album Launch, Gasometer, Fitzroy
The Scrapes
Cuba Is Japan
Margins Duo
8pmish

18 December - The Old Bar, Fitzroy
Nikko
The Scrapes
+ others
FREE
8pm

And that will mark the conclusion of The Scrapes aktions for 2011. Stay posted for ....The Return.

His Master's Voice

2011-11-02T14:49:00.000+10:00

Vladimir Vysotsky...legend....

2011-10-28T15:07:00.001+10:00

'Kute and Fallin'.....

2011-10-26T21:49:00.001+10:00

Read 'em and Weep....launching the Kali Yuga on the Margins of existence....

2011-10-22T12:27:00.001+10:00

Mark E fookin' Smith

2011-10-21T14:10:00.001+10:00

OUT NOW! Around a Dreamland Recordings international compilation!

2011-10-01T14:32:00.001+10:00

Various Artists - Around by DREAMLAND RECORDINGS

This comp features the debut of Closed Cirtcuit, one of the tracks from our forthcoming album Kali Yuga Sunrise! Also features tracks by these artists:

Luke Sutherland with Andrea Gómez, The Coralinas, Yellow6, Saskia Sansom, Tim Catlin, Automating, The Lonely Drone, Scott Taylor, Absent Without Leave, Vord, Chris Smith, Lost to the City, Shiny Around the Edges, Silent Land Time Machine, The Scrapes, The Boy Who Spoke Clouds, Panoptique Electrical, Lawrence Chandler, More States, Constant Light, Remora, Penguins, Adam Hunt, Rotteur, Northern Valentine, Summer of Glaciers, Vodnik, Keith Levene, A Death Cinematic, K Mason, Wolf 359, Venus Ray, Mitre, The Ghost of 29 Megacycles, Eluder, Landing, Delta Waves

Here's the blurb from the Dreamland site to talk it up:

An international collection of music and sounds from friends and new discoveries.

Gathering an epic selection of 37, brand new, unreleased, and previously released tracks, Around is our way of shining a small light on a vast array of talented artists we have befriended since the label’s inception in 2002, with special consideration to Australian artists.

Available in a variety of digital formats, this release is offered as a free or pay as you like download.
credits
released 01 October 2011

Lakhwinder Wadali: The Saga of the Sufi Mystic Cab Driver Part 2

2011-09-30T11:48:00.000+10:00

Punjabi Pop motherfuckers....

Wadali Brothers...

2011-09-28T14:58:00.000+10:00

Was cruising home from the Black Bear Lodge gig in a cab driven by a guy from the Punjab....he graciously allowed me to pick his brain on music from his homeland - and in particular Sufi music - and he gave me some links written on a piece of receipt paper which I recently recovered from my coat...the Wadali Bros is at the top of the list....fucking amazing! Thank you Punjabi brother! Shall be more installments of this soon....

Reson - Andrew McLellan and Adam Cadell

2011-09-27T16:19:00.001+10:00

Soundcloud post I just stumbled upon....don't remember Andrew ever telling me this was up and available for hearing but it's a great composition. Originally recorded for 5.1 as a thing for the Queensland Conservatorium of Music it involves very sensitively miced cymbal and violin by your's truly. Those of you who bother reading this blog might know Andrew from Cured Pink who have played with we Scrapes a few times around town.

Here it be: http://soundcloud.com/aphoniceuphoricresearch/reson-andrew-mclellan-and-adam-cadell#2/Dkrzs7eUoUJv4EOzoCkRbVTxQIN5d3ReuR5mhI4Ja0Q

LSD und Lederhosen Part Zwei

2011-09-25T21:09:00.000+10:00

My Cat Is An Alien.....is yours?

2011-09-22T13:11:00.001+10:00

WAR!!!!

2011-09-21T17:58:00.000+10:00

Upcoming performance: 24 September at Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, Australia

2011-09-21T10:37:00.001+10:00

THE SCRAPES, 2 SETS @ BLACK BEAR LODGE, 24 SEPTEMBER, FORTITUDE VALLEY, BRISBANE, 7PM & 8PM. BOTH SETS WILL BE UNIQUE. FREE.

The Genius of Shane MacGowan...

2011-09-13T16:33:00.001+10:00

LSD und Lederhosen.....

2011-09-09T14:14:00.002+10:00

Upcoming Scrapings....

2011-09-08T11:09:00.001+10:00

Hello all and sundry,We Scrapes shall be scraping out the ear canals of our unlucky audience on these upcoming dates:More to be announced soon...a lot more!16 SeptemberThe Bridge Club, Brisbane Irish ClubThe ScrapesNova ScotiaAheadphonehomeNite Fields7pm$10Do it24 SeptemberBlack Bear Lodge, where the Troub used to be, Fortitude Valley, BrisbaneTwo sets of mind blowing dronetastic madness7pm and 8pmFREEdon't miss it...30 NovemberPotluck an FBI Social, SydneyTBCVictorian Tour Dates TBA for December.Also for 16 September show there will be a compilation available of all bands involved including two exclusive new Scrapes tracks from our upcoming album whose name we dare not speak!AND another compilation "Around" coming out 1st October from Dreamland Recordings available on bandcamp and will be findable here: http://dreamlandrecordings.tumblr.com/It features recordings by us and various other artists from around the world including Keith Levene of PIL fame goddamnit!Looking forward to that badboy.That's all so fuck off for now and we'll be in touch again soon.Theee Sccccrrrrraaappppess

FolkStreams » Medicine Fiddle

2011-09-02T15:30:00.000+10:00

FolkStreams » Medicine Fiddle

FolkStreams » The Land Where the Blues Began

2011-08-31T13:48:00.000+10:00

FolkStreams » The Land Where the Blues Began

Beware the Kali Yuga....

2011-08-26T10:30:00.002+10:00

Upcoming gig motherfuckers...

This weekend is Shedstock. If you don't know what that is then too bad. There will be photos soon I'm sure of this strange and mysterious event...

16 September shall be a performance at the Bridge Club which is ostensibly a room in the Brisbane Irish Club in the city.

16 September
The Scrapes
Nova Scotia
Aheadphonehome
Nite Fields
7pm
$10

Upcoming: James Cruickshank + The Stress of Leisure + The Scrapes

2011-08-09T12:18:00.007+10:00

Check this shit out:

http://www.weekendnotes.com/james-cruickshank-live-at-the-beetle-bar/

Tell everyone you know about it....every one. James is a legend in Australian music, having played with billions of people and in particular the Cruel Sea and that short-lived but fairly amusing band the Ladyboyz with Tex Perkins et al.

The Stress of Leisure is a band full of Brisbane stalwarts such as poet and performer Pascalle Burton.

Anyway Adam has played with James on a few occassions in the past and he may well be hopping up on stage on the night to play with him again. In Scrapesland we'll be blowing thine minds with some newies and some oldies and we've recently added a new member to the band....well really it amounts to about 500 new members...that's right we bought a second loop pedal...that's right not one but two loop pedals for the price of one...fuck yeah....

12 August
The Beetle Bar, 350 Upper Roma St, Brisbane
James Cruickshank
The Stress of Leisure
The Scrapes 8pm or so probably
$25ish

Ja ja $25 seems like a bit much but it's not! You cheapskate. And the booze is really cheap at Beetle Bar. No excuses whatsoever.

Above photo by Colin Cadell: check out his brutal bastard band Schoenberg Automoton here:

http://www.facebook.com/TheSchoenbergAutomaton

And yes he's Adam's brother.
In further news....The Scrapes have launched our new bandcamp site thing and we've put up an old/new piece for you to taste before you eat the whole sheet when the new album comes out later in the year. This piece, Prison Hall, costs you as little as 50 cents....50 cents like that rapper that sucks...50 cents...anyway here is the place to go to do that:

http://thescrapes.bandcamp.com/

Don't fuck about....just do it.

Sonic Masala

2011-07-26T17:14:00.002+10:00

Received a very rare non-spam comment the other day from Brendan T who runs a great blog called Sonic Masala...nice one man here it is:

Has some nice little write-ups about Brisbane bands and other great groups like Gnod, Expo 70 etc. Also has said a little about The Scrapes and about another band Ryan and I make a racket with Nikko.

I hope you won't mind Brendan but I liked your write-up about we Scrapes from last year so here it is for all to read easily but do visit his site as it looks great!

"These boys from Brisbane wont Scrape by for much longer...
I havent heard anything about these guys, but a passing reference to both the Dirty Three and the Drones was more than enough impetus to delve further. The Scrapes hail from Brisbane, have a debut LP Early Mourning Blues out, and sound amazing. They played at the same venue that Gareth Lilliard of the Drones did a solo gig at whilst I was in Brisbane - if Id known more about these guys I would have stuck around a little bit longer! Check out the live video of album closer 'Antarctica Beach' and join the bandwagon of fans that must surely be following these guys' progression with bated breath..."

Thanks for the kind words man! See any of you who bother to read this space on Thursday. I'm off to blow my mind with Eddie Hazel and luke-warm chai...yeah....

Adam

Thursday Night 28 July

2011-07-26T16:58:00.003+10:00

Swan Districts from Adelaide....see below for more
The Scrapes

Cartel
Caxton st, Paddington, Brisbane, Australia
It shall be FREE
Show up around 7:30pm
Scrapes on at 8pm
Districts swan on at 9pm

Holy shit...HAWK!

2011-07-22T13:57:00.004+10:00

Above pic says it all really. Prog rock from Johannesburg...70s...awesome. A meeting of heavy rock with those instantly recognisable South African choir sounds and tribal touches. Poltical and full of imagery....find it and listen....

Swan Districts flying their way up to Bris from Adelaide....

2011-07-14T09:06:00.003+10:00

Swan Districts....great Adelaide duo. Check them out here:

http://www.myspace.com/swandistrictsmusic

We Scrapes shall be supporting them for a show here in Brisbane, Australia on Thursday the 28th of July at Cartel which exists on Caxton St, in what I believe is now called Paddington but what once was Petrie Tce. It's a coffee shop so it will prove to be a great intimate night of ambient delight or something. We Scrapes will be first up around 8:30pm it is believed. More to come on this....

A short story on Swan Districts. Last year we performed in Adelaide at what was supposed to be a lovely gallery gig. Good turn-out, bad beer...what more could you want??? Unfortunately someone didn't sort out certain legal issues with the local constabulary so the gig was cut short and we and Swan Districts didn't get to play...LUCKILY...someone in the audience was involved in another space nearby so those of us with the necccessary cajones moved onto this next space and played a quiet set in the basement...Swan Districts and us Scrapes...they were troopers for doing it and they gave us some tapes as well which are killer. We listened to them the next weekend in Hobart looking at the mountains and drinking good beer. These guys are coming to Brisbane and trust us Adelaide isn't only responsible for abominations like Hilltop Hoods and West End Draught...they also create some good droney guitar rock a la Spaceman 3 with even more mogodon up em....so come to Cartel God damnit...

The Scrapes + Chih-Han Hsu...film for Ten10...here it is...

2011-07-14T09:03:00.001+10:00

TEN10 Brisbane: The Scrapes x Chih-Han Hsu from Chih-Han Hsu on Vimeo.

Memories of Hobart.....

2011-07-01T17:04:00.002+10:00

A history you don't often hear about the world's biggest bully....

2011-06-30T12:25:00.000+10:00

What the fuck is this all about?

2011-06-24T10:21:00.000+10:00

Live review....

2011-06-23T10:10:00.002+10:00

The following is an excerpt of a live review by Sam Hobson for Timeoff issue 22nd June 2011:

"Opening act The Scrapes, tonight succeed in conjuring the very immediate sense that we're in for something completely different. Comprised of only two guys, one with an electric violin, the other, with what looks to be a giant, cello-bowed homemade guitar, strike up a yawning, multi-tonal drone; the shifting, tidal foundation for what's to be an immense, 30-minute epic. Their sound, at first, is seemingly without structure; just a dense, impressionistic wall of sound, from which subtle inflections and overlaps build, maddening, and filled with indecipherable flecks of movement, like white noise. Building a crescendo steeped in ache, they set an incredibly high bar for the following acts."

Nice. That was Deep C Exploration at Hangar Beetle, 18 June, he speaks of. We will be doing something similar tomorrow night at Ten10. Perhaps next time we'll do a piece called "A Mining"....

Hangar Beetle 18/6/2011

2011-06-22T11:52:00.000+10:00

More Ten10 stuff....

2011-06-21T16:35:00.001+10:00

TEN10 BRISBANE from TEN10 on Vimeo.

24 June, Ten10, The Scrapes x Chih-Han Hsu, short film

2011-06-21T12:29:00.003+10:00

This Friday, 24 June 2011
Ten10
Featuring collaborations by visual artists and musicians such as us and Chih-Han Hsu...Chih-Han has come up with the goods and it is an amazing film. The film and sound track are completed in their short form and should be made available to the public sometime soon I'm sure.

Friday will feature an extended version of Chih-Han's film with we Scrapes doing an extended version of our soundtrack to said film. Expect omnipotent droning and scraping and screeching...Ryan will be bringing his double axe attack on Diddley-Bo and Guitar...not to be missed I tell thee...might even be a bit of Sitar in the picture I think....who knows...anything could happen on the night.

Check shit out about it here: http://ten10.com.au/

AND here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ten10/117042238358379

ANNNNDDDD here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125336924214735

Buy tickets and shit here: http://tickets.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=21568&utm_source=Oztix+Home+PageOutlet&utm_medium=OGShare

The line-up is pretty impressive with other locals we've shared stages with such as Cured Pink and Tim Tate, Axxonn,Joel Stern and Sarah Byrne, some of the To The North boys, and a whole host of others whose names currently escape my sieve-like brain.

Just fucking come already...also James Squire is a sponsor so yeah....booze.

Tix also available at the door.
Lightspace, Light St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia
Kicks off around 5pm I believe.

Tonight 18 June....

2011-06-18T15:00:00.003+10:00

Hello readers of doom,

We are playing tonight as the opening act for Ghost Notes' album launch.
Details:

Doors 8pm
Scrapes on at 8:45
McKisko
Mountain Static
Ghost Notes
$10

The Hangar, Beetle Bar, Upper Roma St in the backpacker area next to the union buildings and in front of that fucking stupid big shell station...on the way to Milton Rd/Caxton St type of thing.

We will be playing a 30 minute piece entitled Deep C Exploration.

Far East Family Band 1975...shit yeah...

2011-06-14T12:28:00.001+10:00

Faust

2011-06-09T19:37:00.000+10:00

Gonna see these motherfuckers tomorrow night...can...not....wait!

Zorn, Anderson, Reed, Glass....

2011-06-07T13:31:00.003+10:00

Upcoming gig: 18 June, Ghost Notes album launch at Beetle Bar, Brisbane. 8pm. $10

When hangar and the Troubadour shut their doors in late 2010 , Brisbane immediately had a shortage of intimate venues for leftfield folk/electronica/rock/indie acts. To help fill this void Lofly is pleased to announce that we will be curating a monthly hangar event at the Beetle Bar on Roma Street. Once the refuge of backpackers and musical outcasts, the Beetle Bar is a 350 capacity room with a mezzanine and a great PA (and cheap bar prices too). Lofly has some premium line ups lined up for the Beetle Bar, starting with the Ghost Notes album launch on June 18. Supports are McKisko, The Scrapes and Melbourne's Animal Collective-esque Mountain Static. Expect the familiar warm hangar vibe and sounds.

MORE INFO:

Ghost Notes http://www.myspace.com/ghostnotesband

Mountain Static http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mountain-Static/118700141544376

McKisko http://www.myspace.com/mckisko

The Scrapes http://www.planetofthescrapes.blogspot.com/

Amebix Unholy Amebix!

2011-05-31T14:24:00.001+10:00

Photographic Evidence 14/5/2011 @ X&Y Brisbane...

2011-05-26T10:29:00.014+10:00

Thanks to Reuben Warburton for these great photos from the X & Y gig on Saturday 14 May. Was a good and interesting night I tell thee.

Upcoming aktions:
29 May - Basement 243, Valley, Bastard Theatre of Brisbane 2, features us and some artists from Indonesia as well as local Bastards. FREE and we will be using sitars...yes that's right....

1 June - Ric's, Valley + Leopard Prince. FREE, 8pm

18 June - Ghost Notes Album Launch, the Beetle Bar, Petrie Tce

24 June - Ten10 http://ten10.com.au

The Scrapes + Sky Needle + Heart Flew Like an Arrow 14 May, X&Y

2011-05-05T16:34:00.001+10:00

the royal family...

2011-04-29T08:31:00.002+10:00

English coppers have alledgedly made pre-emptive strikes on squatters and dissidents before the bullshit royal wedding...hmmmm and it's the same western powers that show "outrage" when the Chinese government starts doing the same thing to its people...

Read the article here: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/twenty-arrests-ahead-of-royal-weddding/story-e6frfku0-1226046630888

SORTILEGE!!!!!

2011-04-21T09:27:00.003+10:00

SORTILEGE - The fucking sweetest metal band I've heard in ages...other than Metalucifer that is of course...pinched this from Wikipedia:

The band was formed in 1981 with Christian Augustin on vocals, Daniel Lapp on bass, Jean-Philippe (Bob) Dumont on drums and Stephane Dumont and Didier Demajean on guitars. Originally, the bands'name was Bloodwave.

The following year, the quality of their repertoire and their concerts in France improved so they were hired as an opening act for Def Leppard on their tour in France. Since none of the French record labels wanted to offer them a recording contract, they signed for the Netherlands label Rave-On Records. A few months later, the band recorded an EP titled "Sortilège" which was successful. With this initial success, the band signed to the French record label, Madrigal. A few weeks later, the band went to Germany to record their first album Métamorphose. This was again a success, especially in France and Germany.

With the success of Métamorphose, the band played in many international festivals and became popular in Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium and France. Feeling that their French may harm global sales, the band decided to re-record their album Metamorphose in English. However, the English version of the record sold poorly everywhere except in Japan.

In 1986, Sortilège released their last album, Larmes de Héros. Like the previous album, it was recorded in Germany. At the same time they recorded an English version, which again sold badly.

Tired of the lack of public support, and difficulties encountered in relation to record companies, Sortilège decided to split up in 1986.

Get a copy of the album METAMORPHOSE whereever you can...it is truly soulful metal. You can find a thieved copy of it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?omitmw0zjmm
Don't think the band would mind since they broke up 25 years ago...

The Minutemen rule....

2011-04-20T22:30:00.001+10:00

Taswegian Crack....

2011-04-15T14:08:00.001+10:00

All Hail Nick Shields!

2011-04-12T09:25:00.001+10:00

Great video by our friend Tom Noakes. Starring Nick Shields aka Johnny Rainbow aka Gerald aka Swamp Thing....

Thanks to those boys for a good time in Sydney...

The Fiddler from lulabelle on Vimeo.

Absinthe o Absinthe

2011-03-30T10:00:00.004+10:00

The Scrapes shall be heading down to Sydney for a couple of performances next week, one is a private show on the 8th April...please feel free to leave a comment if you want to be sent the appropriate details for that one!

The other is going to be quite the hootenanny me thinks: 7th April, The Loft UTS, Broadway, Sydney. See poster above! This bad boy is free so don't miss out if you live or are in the vicinity of Sydney Thursday week!

The Scrapes trip to Sydney is presented to you by Sound Travellers, an initiative of the Australia Council for the Arts.

Swedish Ghosts....

2011-03-29T13:20:00.001+10:00

Old Swedish silent film with soundtrack by KTL....been around for a while but somebody's obviously decided to post it online...well worth watching!

Plastic Bullets...

2011-03-22T10:43:00.004+10:00

Here is an album that everyone needs to hear...really unique Anarcho Crust from Ireland...

Found it at this amazing blog: http://wagdablog.blogspot.com/

Highly recommend popping in for a visit and downloading some of the out-of-print gems he's got up there...I'd recommend not stealing the Sadistik Exekution album, however, as I still think you can buy it around the place here in Aussie...and I truly believe that Sad Ex will Fukking kill you if you steal their shit...just look them up on Youtube....disturbing....;)

Richard Kern....seedy and surreal....

2011-03-15T10:39:00.002+10:00

Happy Belated Women's Day...

2011-03-09T13:50:00.000+10:00

Propaganda

2011-03-02T13:43:00.001+10:00

Scraping through Before There's Nothing Left at The Cad Factory, Sydney, April 2010

2011-02-04T16:02:00.001+10:00

Socialismo Satanico!!

2011-01-10T10:48:00.002+10:00

Really interesting blog right here:

http://r-a-b-m.blogspot.com/

Red and Anarchist black metal...now we're talking. Not just BM on the blog though...all sorts of interesting lefty music. Well worth a look. Good to see people are reacting to all the right-wing shit flooding the underground.

Wikileaks are NOT terrorists you cocks!

2010-12-17T10:21:00.000+10:00

Eastern European psychedelic violin genius...

2010-12-13T14:27:00.001+10:00

Pics from Cock Island courtesy of Sound Travellers...

2010-12-07T12:37:00.008+10:00

Cockatoo Island

2010-11-05T11:46:00.003+10:00

SOUND TRAVELLERS, CERES SOLUTIONS, AUS CO and others present a series of gigs on Sydney's Cockatoo Island. One of them features THE SCRAPES 20 November to be precise. It's free and stuff and it's well worth checking out!

Enjoy the unique beauty of Sydney harbour from the moment you jump on board the ferry to capture the sights and sounds of Cockatoo Calling. Once on the island you can hear some of the country’s finest musicians perform in an informal outdoor setting with a harbour backdrop. Listen to the mellow sounds, mixed up with some jazz, reggae infused grooves or beats from Bobby Singh, master tabla player or soaring soundscapes that take you on your own personal voyage.

20 November
Kristin Berardi and
James Sherlock
“Kristin is a true musician in every sense of
the word and for that reason I believe she is
one of our finest singers and is destined for
great things.” Katie Noonan (george, elixir).
Kristin is accompanied by award winning
guitarist James Sherlock.

The Scrapes
"hugely enjoyable, highly original AND psychically useful is the music of Australian duo The Scrapes, whose fiery epic guitar and abandoned Mithraic fiddle pieces evoke images of lost Keltic lands inundated by the oceans. Ryan Potter electric guitar & other, Adam Cadell electric violin and other.

27 November
The Vampires
Jazz-reggae band The Vampires are quickly
becoming an icon on the Australian jazz
scene with their unique blend of soulful jazz,
old-school reggae and South American
music. Guest artist Shannon Barnett

13 November
The Java Quartet with
guest artist Bobby
Singh on tabla
“Mostly, though, the Java Quartet inhabits its
own space, unlike that of any other
aggregation, in Australia or anywhere else -
supremely melodic, full of taut, yet limpid,
grooves and packed with soul”.

4 December
Hinterlandt
A dizzying array of musical mastery as multi
instrumentalist Hinterlandt produces rock
riffs, feedback-induced dub parts, ambient
sounds, electronic beats, or melancholy
vocal lines in pop song arrangements.
My Goodness
McGuiness
This is not your average jazz band, while the
group is clearly founded in the jazz tradition,
their eclectic choice of material is a more
honest reflection of today’s cultural coffee
table.

The important details
Where: Cockatoo Island, Memorial Park.
When: From 5 to 7pm on each Saturday leaving you plenty of time to catch the last ferry back to the mainland or stay overnight www.cockatooisland.gov.au
Family Friendly: the performances will take place outdoors, so stake out your own
space on the grass.
Weather: If it is rainy we will perform at an indoor venue. Information will be available at
the Muster Station Visitor Centre.
Admission: Free
Easy access - Check the latest ferry timetable. Ferries depart from Circular Quay on the
Parramatta River and Balmain/Woolwich services
For more information on our our support for creative arts projects visit
http://www.placesandspaces.com.au

Ho....Bart....

2010-10-27T22:07:00.001+10:00

INFLIGHT Gallery and rosalux, Berlin presents:

Sara & André at INFLIGHT

Opening: 6:00pm Friday, October 29, 2010

Exhibition runs: October 30 – November 20

Sara & André is a collective formed by two artists. Their ironic and hybrid work is very much influenced by conceptual art, reflections on the art system, the star system (Paris Hilton, Lady Gaga) and aesthetic partnerships of 'togetherness' (from The Carpenters to Gilbert & George). They are interested in the questioning of authorship and originality. Their work reflects the 'skipping of steps', reaching directly to the stage of recognition, as in the video series "Claim to Fame" where they are followed by a flock of paparazzi.

The exhibition Sara & André at INFLIGHT will comprise of documentation of series produced between 2005 until the present and previously shown on several occasions across Europe. This survey format will present a narrative of the collective’s coherent practice, in its first presentation to Australian audiences.

Sara & André at INFLIGHT is part of INFLIGHT’s International Exchange Program, which aims to establish a network between Tasmanian and European artist run initiatives.

rosalux: This non-for-profit initiative is named after the Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, an urban interface between two creative districts of Berlin: Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg.

rosalux exhibits works of conceptual and performance artists who have not had the opportunity to present themselves in Berlin so far and projects rarely seen in commercial galleries. It is the primary goal of rosalux to work in a concrete manner, thus questioning the conventions of the art market and also individual artistic practice. It is the aim of the exhibition projects to initiate a process of reflection and an open dialogue with the artists and the public.

www.sleeveface.com

www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/bed-jump

www.5brand.net

INFLIGHT would also like to announce that very special guests The Scrapes from Brisbane will be performing at the opening of this exhibition at around 7:00pm

The Scrapes at Inflight

www.myspace.com/planetofthescrapes
http://www.inflightart.com.au/

Mick Turner + us....28 October...

2010-10-14T15:52:00.002+10:00

We shall be playing a gig with Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Bonnie Prince Billy, Cat Power etc.) on the 28th October at Bar Open in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. Free entry.

Live assaults on the man and all that he stands for ha ha haaa

2010-09-21T17:32:00.000+10:00

October Actions...!

2010-09-15T12:51:00.002+10:00

The Scrapes Late 2010 Tour
Brought to you in part by Sound Travellers, an Initiative of the Australia Council of the Arts.

07 October - The Old Bar, Fitzroy, Melbourne + Margins & North Atlantic Sky Band $8
10 October - The Builder's Arms, Fitzroy, Melbourne + Caught Ship $10 or maybe $5
14 October - X & Y Bar, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane + Psy Ants
16 October - instore, Mr. V Music, Adelaide
16 October - FeltSpace, Adelaide
28 October - Bar Open, Fitzroy, Melbourne + TBA
29 October - InFlight, Hobart

That's all the tour dates for now...perhaps more to announce soon!

Danish crack...

2010-09-09T17:03:00.000+10:00

The Scrapes tour once more...

2010-08-18T11:36:00.004+10:00

The Scrapes shall be on the road again in October for a tour of various southern cities in Australia. Hobart and Melbourne are definitely on the menu...more updates as time unfolds.

Adam's Listening for the back end of 2010:

Cadaverous Condition - Songs for the Crooked Path...just listen to it and read about it at http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/1746

Riharc Smiles - Last Green Days of Summer...the end is nigh http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/1891

Obliteration - Nekropsalms...the fuss is justified fellow metal fans...it is indeed Death Metal that doesn't suck.

Darkthrone - Circle the Wagons...if you haven't heard this yet then you're missing out.

WE WILL BE RECORDING OUR NEW ALBUM THIS WEEKEND in a dirty old warehouse somewhere...look out...

Ljubljana

2010-07-24T18:25:00.000+10:00

Moon Far Away

2010-07-21T13:35:00.002+10:00

Truly beautiful Russian group...

Also we Scrapes are playing X & Y tonight! Brisbane's fortitude valley....8pmish...details on the myspace and facebook pages!

Terrascope rumble about Electric Mourning Blues!

2010-07-11T01:29:00.002+10:00

Terrascope.co.uk have kindly said a word about the album in their Rumble for July...here it is:

"Out of Brisbane, Australia, comes The Scrapes, a duo consisting of violin player Adam Cadell and guitarist Ryan Potter. Having released a highly acclaimed home-made CDR, ‘Electric Mourning Blues’ they’ve now converted it into a proper release on Joy. The instrumental music presented is dronish and psychedelic, sometimes with repetitive patterns, either slightly amplified, or with the amplifier turned to eleven, distorting the instruments into fields of Sunn O))). The inspiration is said to be artists like Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass and La Monte Young, as well as Tony Conrad and Spacemen 3. Listening to this music I would go for the electric ones. Even though presented by only two players their music is really rich of impressions and moods. About and hour of music split into nine magnificent pieces. Most of the time I just lean back, full of trust for this powerful chamber music extravaganza, and enjoy every moments of it. Where to find it? A lot of places, but to make it easy you can use one of my own favourites: www.normanrecords.com"

- Stefan Ek, http://www.terrascope.co.uk

Billy Childish...what a legend...

2010-07-04T21:45:00.002+10:00

The ArchDrude SPEAKS AGAIN!!!

2010-07-02T13:42:00.004+10:00

Julian Cope has once again reviewed our work with a fantastic review of Electric Mourning Blues in his July Drudion!

Here it be:

"Next, the Scrapes are back with another fucking downer delight to suit your every suicide. Just one year after reviewing their self-titled debut album (see Drudion June 2009CE), violinist Adam Cadell and guitarist Ryan Potter have returned with nine brand new meditations for our delectation; nine ripe-to-the-point of overcast medications for e. guitar & violin, all collected together under the name of ELECTRIC MOURNING BLUES, stuff to drench the listeners’ synapses with a veritable virus of sadness and doom weepage. Far better than last year’s excellent debut, ELECTRIC MOURNING BLUES still sounds like Overhang Party playing the downer bits of the Doctors of Madness, but even more so. And that’s a fucking Useful thing to be hefting our way. Thanks may be sent to these druids at (www.myspace.com/planetofthescrapes), and score your own copy of this suck-u-lent work for the excellent artwork also."
- JULIAN COPE http://www.headheritage.co.uk/addressdrudion/133/2010/

Thanks Julian you're a fucking legend! All I can say to you three or so readers is this...listen to Cope's L.A.M.F 'Ambient Metal' album and do yourselves a favour!

Awesome BBC doco on KRAUTROCK! Very inspiring indeed....

2010-07-01T23:53:00.001+10:00

Chinese review of Electric Mourning Blues on othermusick website!

2010-06-21T22:52:00.002+10:00

来自澳洲的post-shoegazer 二人组合The Scrapes
的首张大碟是笔者近期听过的众多作品中最值得向大家介绍一下。 The Scrapes 由Adam Cadell和Ryan Potter组成。Adam负责小提琴而Ryan则是结他手兼演奏一种名为”Diddley Bo”的自制乐器度一种类似中国二胡的乐器，能营造出背景层次垫底效果)。Adan的小提琴在每一首曲目中来回穿插，由哀愁的intro至中段的紧迫气氛节奏营造，配合着Ryan的变种蓝调电结他演奏，犹如电影配乐般带领听众进入一个如CD封面所描绘的冷酷异色境象。值得一提的是在聆听第四首曲目<>时笔者似曾相识地误以为是往昔Godspeed You Black Emperor的作品。由此可领略Adam和Ryan二人的功架能够营造出如Godspeed这队恐龙级班霸的慑人 post-rock full band 效果！

You can also buy the damn thing at their site or in their shop if you live in Hong Kong. Cheers Calvin!

You can now buy Electric Mourning Blues from us through Paypal

2010-05-29T00:19:00.001+10:00

Yes that's right you can indeed......look over there.....to your right....under where it says "About Me".....yeah under that section....you can just click on that button under the album cover and we'll mail it you....

May listening list for Adam...thus far....

2010-05-21T11:32:00.013+10:00

Been listening to a lot of music of late: Top - Fenriz's new compilation..epic metal...check it out here http://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/ FREE DOWNLOAD! Next: Sol Invictus - Trees in Winter...perfect for this time of year if you're in the southern hemisphere...which funnily enough I am! Under those is a Morne EP that is fuckin awesome...go and look at Darkthrone's album of the month if you want to hear about how awesome they are...they've been namedropped on the cover of the new Darkthrone album too for that matter. Next one down is Le Stelle Di Mario Schiffano...awesome Italian record from the 60s very VU. Next is another Italian classic Franco Battiato's Fetus...very weird indeed! Below them is awesome sloppy NWOBHM by Fist..early 80s...dole cheques, drinking and dirty fun. Under that is the absolutely brilliant Braun Buch Zwei by Death in June...just listen to it ok. And below here is a great EP by Agalloch...fantastic forest music.

Also been really diggin Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue Vol. 2...can't recommend it enough!

That is all....

Tony Conrad rules....

2010-05-12T22:31:00.000+10:00

Until the Light Takes Us

2010-05-12T22:26:00.002+10:00

The best film I've seen on Norwegian Black Metal. Lots of great footage and interviews with Fenriz in particular that are great. The film has a great feel to it and it's been filmed beautifully. Check it out where you can!

The Scrapes April tour is over look out for new shows in the future!

2010-05-03T13:14:00.002+10:00

Antarctic Beach. Recorded by Sound Travellers. Live The Cad Factory, Sydney 18/4

Before There's Nothing Left. Recorded by Sound Travellers. Live The Cad Factory, Sydney 18/4

New song, untitled at this time. Live The Troubadour, Brisbane 21/4. Posted by http://eternalsoundcheck.blogspot.com

Thanks to all who came to these shows and to those who filmed these great videos! More to come soon.

Scrapes praise for the Troub show on Wednesday night and Electric Mourning Blues!

2010-04-23T17:20:00.002+10:00

"Last night I saw The Scrapes at The Troubadour and my head is still buzzing with their ‘doom sexy’ guitar and violin soundscapes. Their debut album ‘Electric Mourning Blues’ provided the perfect musical backdrop for my travels around Brisbane’s northside today. Closer, ‘Antarctic Beach’ had me reaching for the repeat button… This album after just a few listens would definitely make my Songs To Write To List. The Scrapes will definitely put some poetry in your pencil!"

http://grahamnunn.wordpress.com/

And more from Mr. Nunn here!

"The Scrapes are a relatively new Brisbane band, who have recently released their debut album Electric Mourning Blues. The duo blend feedback drenched guitar with searing violing lines. Of course there are going to be Dirty Three references, but there sounds also channel the western feel of Ennio Morricone. This is a clip of them jamming live in Alchemix studios in Brisbane, so if it takes you somwehere and you are near enough to Brisbane this Wednesday night (April 21), you can catch the band at The Troubadour launching their album and tickets are just a $10′er."

Cheers mate!

JJJ Home and Hosed dig The Scrapes!

2010-04-23T17:12:00.000+10:00

"The Scrapes share their name with a violent crust band I saw at a high school fete once. Conveniently it seems that the world is big enough for two Scrapes', and this non-violent-crust version are a duo, from Brisbane.

Using the guitar-versus-violin approach, Adam Cadell and Ryan Potter compose apocalyptic soundscapes, that linger and reverberate through dark gig spaces, and haunt hifi systems. Think feedback/scratches/pedals. Cadell's careful, but hauntingly intense violin melodies dwell in the minors, and dance around Potter's crunchy fretwork.

The emotional command that these musicians have over their instruments is evident in their all-instrumental debut - Electric Mourning Blues - which they are touring with right now. And what an appropriate and evocative title it is! They're going all over the place and playing various unconventional spaces - which could make for some pretty special and reverential gig-going."

Steph Hughes, JJJ.

Norman Records review of Electric Mourning Blues!

2010-04-22T14:47:00.001+10:00

"The Scrapes are the Australian duo of violinist Adam Cadell and guitarist Ryan Potter whose early releases were championed by rock subversive and music journalist Julian Cope thus bringing them a little boost in attention and acclaim. The Scrapes' music hints at hybrid of influences that include folk, underground rock, drone and the many forms of landscape inspired music. 'Electric Mourning Blues' has a haunting quality that evokes landscapes, weather patterns and the cycles of nature but this ain't no hippy music. The violins are abrasive, see-saw attacks on the senses and Ryan Potter's guitars are rich and powerful in a David Grubbs kinda way which, when combined, makes for a harsh re-imagining of the traditions of western classical music. Challenging stuff."

The Business Lady, http://www.normanrecords.com/archive.php?date=2010-04-09

Buy the record here: http://www.normanrecords.com/records/115549

Another Electric Mourning Blues review!

2010-04-06T11:05:00.002+10:00

Rave Magazine, Brisbane, Issue 953, April 2010.

"Brisbane-based duo The Scrapes are Adam Cadell and
Ryan Potter, the former on violin and the latter on guitar.
Electric Mourning Blues is their entirely instrumental debut
and it’s got a lot going for it. Comparisons with Dirty
Three are impossible to avoid and from aesthetics to
structure, they have clearly been very infl uential on The
Scrapes. Cadell’s violin is the driving force of the music and
his ability to tap into the instrument’s emotional range is
impressive. The use of guitar is where The Scrapes most
signifi cantly diverge from Dirty Three. It wraps and moves
around the violin, intent on carving its mark into each track
as opposed to serving a backbone role. The use of feedback
and noise is very eff ective, giving the record a rather
sinister undertone, most especially in Antarctic Beach and
Drivetime. Percussion is rarely heard, making the structure
of some tracks a little harder to discern, but it also allows
them to fl ow more freely. It’s very clear that both men are
talented musicians. Electric Mourning Blues is often beautiful,
sometimes dissonant, but always evocative."
MICHAEL PINCOTT

Cad Factory gig poster

2010-03-31T17:23:00.000+10:00

Inpress (Melbourne) interview! Cheers Tony.

2010-03-31T16:34:00.003+10:00

http://www.streetpress.com.au/online_mags/IN/IN_1116/

Electric Mourning Blues reviewed on http://www.birdslovefighting.com/ Cheers Warwick!

2010-03-20T20:31:00.000+10:00

Electric Mourning Blues by The Scrapes

Saturday 20 March 2010
Reviewed by Warwick Smith

If you are an enthusiast of the following, duos, strings, sulking guitar, the crescendo and a connection between music and landscape then you will enjoy the new album Electric Mourning Blues from Brisvegas boys The Scrapes.

The album tour is presented by Sound Travellers, a grant body that sends rather tasty music on a journey across the country, and is stopping in at our lovely lounge room The Front Gallery in April.

The album jangles and scrapes us into works that are wedged somewhere between abrasive and beautiful. Telling elements of perhaps pain, mysteriy and that beautiful thing called sacrifice, if not intentional I picked up on the vibe.

The title track of the album is gold and without seeing it performed live it stands on its own as a recording. The rumbling of a threatening hum and pulse behind epic and emotional violin accompanied by slight instrumental feedback and deep distortion sends you into a contemplative mind set.

The rest of the album is hot in the dark shade, with clean guitar which peaks into natural distortion over a violin that moves up and down like your looping through the hills and down into the valleys, somewhere out in the haunting country side.

Do yourself a favour and come along to the album launch at The Front Gallery Friday 16 April 2010 to see these guys play the tracks and pick up a copy of the album. In support will be JW Sparrow, who's weeping guitar will fit nicely along side the duo of The Scrapes.