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The Stew Interviews: Tangents — Sunflower Stew

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By Max Melit Verified
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Sydney’s Tangents are unflinchingly unorthodox and strive to be impossible to pin down. Formed in 2010, the self-described “post-everything” band uses their eclectic combination of keyboards, drums, guitar, cello and computer to explore, bend, stretch, warp and break genres. Their latest release, Timeslips, is sonic experimentation at its finest. The album opens with ‘Exaptation’, which features a manipulated xylophone shimmering across a steady drum groove and tremolo cello drones.
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Stew Review: Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (1991) — Sunflower Stew

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By Max Melit Verified
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Words by Nase Few bands have been able to completely reinvent themselves as well and as much as Talk Talk. From structured synth-pop and new wave on It’s My Life & The Colour Of Spring to the often improvised art rock of Spirit Of Eden, their transitions were clear, and crucial to their legacy. The London act always pushed the boundaries of their art, and nowhere is this more apparent than on their final studio release, 1991’s Laughing Stock.
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Feature: The Masked Melodies of Brisbane Prog Pysch outfit Endless Valley — Sunflower Stew

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By Max Melit Verified
| Stew Magazine Verified
Most of the band had their eyes closed. There were eight people on stage and the vocalist convulsed her body as she sang. The flutist donned a neon pink wig, and everyone else wore white. Their harmonies were sprawling and worldly, backgrounded by a tribal drum groove. The room pulsed like an artery. Endless Valley felt massive. There is no shortage of psychedelic music being played around South East Queensland.
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