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1/2/3/4 — #282 — Dreaming of Ghosts

I’m a huge fan of the Self Help Group who return with a fantastic collection of songs – Dream of A Ghost. On their third album, they still retain their love of Americana but add electronic flourishes and stunning layering of harmonies as they weave narratives of love, loss and strange obsessions. A magic listen from start to finish. As well, equally brilliant new music from Hannah Cameron, Lewis Coleman, Rubberbucket and Kacey Johansing….plus MUCH MORE!

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Quiet Space — #241 — Nocturnal

DRONARIVM is a small independent label, originally from Moscow that is focused on contemporary ambient, electroacoustic and modern classical music. On this episode of the Quiet Space, we cast an ear over some of it’s recent fantastic releases, including Federico Mosconi’s Nocturnal.

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Quiet Space — #240 — Seasons Shifting

anthéne (Brad Deschamps) and IKSRE (Phoebe Dubar) met after collaborating on two tracks for Ambientologist in 2022. Their musical chemistry was instant and they decided to continue the project, swapping ideas between Toronto, Canada and Melbourne, Australia. Seasons Shifting is a stunning release that’s highly recommended.

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Quiet Space — #237 — Firefly Symphony

In recent years, Ned Milligan ‘s work has been grounded in recording and playing outdoors, trying to communicate the meaning of being in a particular location and finding meaning in interacting with whatever sounds or elements are equally present. On his latest Considerable, none of these pieces is strictly documentary or one-take in approach or composition, but Ned hopes that the combination of processed and “factual” sounds achieve integrity. This is a special mix of this fantastic release plus earlier works of Ned Milligan.

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Quiet Space — #236 — Arc of Day

Danny Paul Grody is a self taught guitarist who creates hypnotic and gorgeous meditations. He returns with Arc of Day -his first ever with consistent accompaniment, with Guitars, percussion, bass, clarinet & pedal steel guitar in sublime interplay. The melodies at the core of Danny’s songwriting bring to mind his love of West African kora, Takoma style fingerpicking and all things minimal, repetitive & beguiling. Essential.

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1/2/3/4 — #269 — A Matter of Luck

Jesse Glass is a Melbourne/Narrm born, London-based musician and songwriter. As the former drummer with Tulalah, he’s continuing to create beautiful complex music, a surprising blend of dark yet gorgeous harmonies and layered guitar. We will also revisit a track from his former group Tulalah plus the fantastic return of duo The Yearlings, magic harmonies from the Hackles and compelling twee pop from Special Friend.

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1/2/3/4 — #266 — Take The Blame

Nine stunning new tracks from artists you need to here. Hannah Cameron returns with her first new track in three years and it’s a brilliant slice of mantra pop. Plus dreamy pop from Double Wish, gorgeous gentle sounds from Tasmania’s Caelo, classic Aussie rock from supergroup Sand Brothers and cherished folk artist Lucy Wise’s latest release.

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1/2/3/4 — #261 — The Charming Mr Poltz

Steve Poltz is back in Australia after a four year absence, bringing with him great new songs from his Stardust and Satellites release and his truty guitar, Smokey Joe. Steve is more than just a singer/songwriter – he’s a brilliant storyteller, comedian, entertainer and lover of the Hook Turn. He joins me in the studio for a chat and some tracks ahead of his performances at the National Folk Festival and Bluesfest. Plus the excellent new album from Coda Chroma, John Kennedy and the New Originals and Ruth Hazleton….and more!

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1/2/3/4 — #256 — Harry Cook and All Flaws

I’ve been patiently waiting for the debut EP from Harry Cook, (his gorgeous track All Flaws with vocalist/composer Hannah Cameron a real favourite of mine last year) to arrive and it’s finally here. Five quite diverse tracks that leaves a gentle, intimate impression. Harry Cook draws on his diverse experience as a classical pianist, jazz improviser, and contemporary sessional musician for The Teskey Brothers, WILSN and more to tell evocative stories through song. He joins me for a chat on this edition of 1-2-3-4. As well, fantastic tracks from Minor Gold, Josh Rennie-Hynes, Stephen Becker, Blackbirds FC and much more.

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Quiet Space — #221 — Careful Now

James Murray is an incredible composer and producer of slow minimal electronic music. He returns with his first solo album in three years on the Home Normal imprint. ‘Careful Now’ is a radiant, soft-focused work of wide-eyed romanticism and childlike innocence. It is an album of heartfelt humanity and purity of spirit that can indeed ‘draw light’ into our very being as the final track attests.

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Quiet Space — #217 — Isthmus

Seamus O’Muineachain is an ambient/minimal composer and multi-instrumentalist who has just released his sixth album, Isthmus. The piano based album is a sonic exploration of his hometown, Belmullet, on the remote isthmus of the mullet peninsula. The album marries piano, cello from collaborator Akito Goto, explorative synths, minimal percussion, treated guitars, and smartphone field recordings. Highly recommended.

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