Other: Jonathon Nokes 'Convulsions'

Dapper Melbourne sound artist Jonathon Nokes in his own words sends too much time in MRI machines. Below is a fine piece of modular manipulation inspired by this medical diagnostic procedure. Make sure to strap on some headphones on to fully experience it. Please also remove any jewellry and credit cards and inform your technician of any metal implants.

Other: Refund 'Hill' & 'Gem'

Refund is Melbourne electronic musician/artist Matt Refund. Seems Matt has been recording a bit of late and has served up some goodness via Soundcloud. Breakcore? Noise? IDM? Modular Synth Worship? We'll leave that up to you.

Documentation: Pewter Snake Necklace - 'Truly Missed Opportunities'

Quasi studio recording of modular audio and video patch used for Sabbatical co-founder Markus Cook's Pewter Snake Necklace performance at Make It Up Club on the 30th of July.


Pewter Snake Necklace - Truely Missed Opportunities from Markus Cook on Vimeo.

Other: Moffarfarrah on Whiteness and Pinkness

One of Sabbatical's early releases (Little More - SBBTCL002) was of Melbourne's Christopher L G Hill's vocal based project 'Moffarfarrah' (and its myriad of various spellings). This project has a new C45 release on the Whiteness and Pinkness label entitled Primo. With a tip to the hat to the 90's Compact Disc fad of 'secret tracks', this cassette release revives this gimmick in the analogue format with these two tracks. Sorry if we just ruined it for you.

For those who missed out on the Sabbatical release here is a taste from one of its 76 tracks.

Other: Von Einem on Mazurka Editions

2 tracks from Sabbatical co-founder Mark Groves' frightening Von Einem project released by Mazurka Editions.

Track taken from 'Imagined Infractions' MZK012 / C20 / Edition of 30

Track taken from forthcoming split with Pleasure Bros.

2013 International Noise Conference: Melbourne Edition

SABBATICAL AND NO PA PRESENT
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THE 2013 INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONFERENCE
MELBOURNE EDITION
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FEATURING RAT BASTARD (USA) MATTIN (BSQ)
AND 15 MINUTE SETS FROM OVER 30 LOCAL NOISE ARTISTS.
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Ryan Cockburn / Gurner / Joel Stern + Alex Cuffe + Kishore Ryan / Radical Creation / Kristian Roberts / Bleach Boys / JK Fuller / Snawklor / Orphan Annie / Kerrie Farnsworth / Paul Kidney & Nell Day / Dark End of the Garden / Zog Machine / Sean Baxter / Bukkake Brothers / Smash Tennis / Incompetent Cervix / Clinton Green / Porpoise Torture / Blarghstrad / Dotabata / PVA In Hair / FTRG / Andrew McLellan / Cleaninglady / Jonathan Nokes / Word of Life Church SS / Solvent Cage / Bound for Glory
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SATURDAY 4 MAY 2013 2PM TO 10PM
HOSTED BY NEW LOW AT GOODTIME STUDIOS
BASEMENT, 746 SWANSTON STREET
CARLTON VICTORIA
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FREE // BYO

Documentation: recordings from the Labour Day Weekend

Radio Valerie has posted the recordings of all the sets from the Labour Day Weekend shows. Stream or download them all here:

http://radiovalerie.org/sabbatical-labour-day-weekend-kipl-west-melbourne-march-10th-11th/

Many thanks to Radio Valerie for the live broadcast and recordings, KIPL for the continued use of their space, In The Shadow Of The Sun Cinema for the visual selections, Keith Deverell for the time stretched video piece, Tash for the providing the bake sale, everyone who played, and everyone who came and enjoyed themselves.

More photos coming soon.

Sabbatical presents: Labour Day Weekend

TWO DAYS OF RARE PERFORMANCES AT KIPL
136 RODEN STREET, WEST MELBOURNE
10 - 11 MARCH 2012

Sabbatical presents two days of rare performances by a range of Melbourne, interstate and international artists. Full line-up and details to be announced soon.

Documentation: Nomex, live at INC

Shot at the Melbourne edition of the International Noise Conference on 21 May 2011.

Copies of the limited edition cassette, Nomex - Live at KIPL (taken from an earlier performance are still available.

$8 + postage

Available at sbbtcl.com.

Sabbatical presents: Knife Culture launch festival

Sabbatical is proud to present Knife Culture: Buried Melbourne, a double disc compilation housing 29 examples of buried Melbourne sound.

Our intention with Knife Culture is to profile Melbourne-based artists and projects we are collectively enthused with, and whom we feel are not being adequately recognised or documented elsewhere.

The launch features 16 artists from the compilation: Sean Baxter / Bleach Boys / Mitchell Brennan & Fjorn Butler / Matthew Brown / cleaninglady / Rod Cooper / Dead Boomers / Default Jamerson / Dick Threats / Dotåbåtå / Ebola Disco / JK Fuller / FTRG / Galactagogue / James Rushford & Joe Talia / Wife

$15 entry or $40 with the compilation.

Saturday, 4 June 2011

4pm to midnight

KIPL

136 Roden Street, West Melbourne

Documentation: International Noise Conference - Melbourne edition

The rundown

The No PA stage empty

The no PA stage crowd

The PA stage empty

The PA stage with crowd

Chaos Warrior

Reunion Sacred Ibis

Dotåbåtå

FTRG

Cult of the Placenta Head

Social Climber

Poison Sockets

Military Position

Undecisive God

Psychward

Radical Creation

Aktion Unit

cleaninglady

Furchick

Susie's Lite

Gauntlet

Oranj Punjabi

Bleach Boys

Rod Cooper

Incompetent Cervix

Marco Fusinato

Wife

Occult Blood

Heil Spirits

Leslie Keffer

Ebola Disco

Graham Moore

Nomex

Laundry Room Squelchers

And then it was over

With many thanks to KIPL, without whom INC wouldn't have gone as well as it did. Thanks also to all the artists who performed - killers sets all round. Finally, thanks to Rat Bastard, Leslie Keffer and Graham Moore for making the trip out to Australia.

Sabbatical Presents: The International Noise Conference

Sabbatical is proud to present the Melbourne leg of the International Noise Conference on its first appearance on Australian shores.

Since 2004 Rat Bastard's INC festival in Miami has become an institution for the USA noise underground. It's no laptop / no droning / no money / no bullshit / 15 minute sets approach and levels of inclusion has set it apart from any normal noise festival to become the most invigorating 3 days on the USA festival calendar. In recent times Rat has been taking the concept on the road and this year Australia gets its first taste in Sydney on the 20th of May and Melbourne on the 21st.

UPDATE

The full list of artists performing at the Melbourne INC are: Aktion Unit / Sean Baxter / Bleach Boys / Chaos Warrior / Rod Cooper / Cult of the Placenta Head / Dead Boomers / Dotåbåtå / Ebola Disco / FTRG / Furchick / Marco Fusinato / Gauntlet / Heil Spirits / Incompetent Cervix / Juarez / Leslie Keffer (USA) / Laundry Room Squelchers (USA) / Military Position / Graham Moore (USA) / Nomex (NZ) / Occult Blood / Oranj Punjabi / Poison Sockets / Psychward / Radical Creation / Reunion Sacred Ibis / Social Climber / Susie's Lite / Undecisive God / Wife.

Saturday, 21 May 2011
3pm to midnight
KIPL
136 Roden Street, West Melbourne

Free entry

Sabbatical Presents: Dick Threats MEAT CASH cassette launch

Dick Threats are STOKED! MATE! to launch their first cassette 'Meat Cash' through Sabbatical. Come down and congratulate us for taking about 3 months longer than we planned. Dick Threats are Mark and Sharryn Groves: Overdriven sampled rhythms, oscillations, cassette tape, voice, trumpet and analogue electronics. Earbleedarseshakeexperience: http://soundcloud.com/dickthreats

WORNG makes hypnotic spatial noise. You might find it hard to concentrate, just go with it: http://soundcloud.com/worng

Fulton Bequest - Matt and Scott from Sunglass dust off the pedals, synths and amps to make their semi-annual appearance in the Fulton Bequest guise and soothe the audience to sleep with their distorted/phased/delayed space lullabies.

Mondo Loco's vinyl sets stretch from Turkish Psychedelic Rock to Middle Eastern Jazz. Expect a journey of heavy Anatolian psych funk, jazz and the rare sounds of Turkish garage, protest folk and fuzzy disco!

Saturday, 23 April 2011
The Gasometer, 484 Smith Street, Collingwood
Doors at 8pm
$10

Dick Threats
Worng
Fullton Bequest

With DJs Mono Loco

Meat Cash will be available at the show, then via the Sabbatical store from Sunday. All your local favourites around town will have it in stock from next week, and we'll get any remaining copies out to interstate stores after that.

Sabbatical presents: Justice Yeldham

Globe-trotting glass eater Lucas Abela has made a career out of exploring the extreme side of sound. First it was with turntables attached to saw horses with sewing machine motors, briefly Freddy Krugger-styled record needle gloves, then it was a contact mic'd trampoline. For the last few years, under the guise of Justice Yeldham, it's been glass.

Starting each performance with a large sheet of glass, a contact mic and an array of effect pedals. Performances last as long as the glass can withstand the pressure of Mr Abela's face.

Sabbatical is proud to present this rare Justice Yeldham performance as Mr Abela stops over in Melbourne on his way to who knows where.

KIPL custodians and all-round excellent gents Wife will kick off proceedings, followed by the interminable noise assault of Fucked. Offering a welcome respite, Miles Brown & Shags Chamberlain will cleanse the aural palette with their theremin and synth explorations.

Finally, Justice Yeldham will perform on a couch. Seriously, that was his only rider request - a couch to perform on.

It's an early start for an early end. It is a Monday night after all.

Monday, 28 March 2011
7.30pm

Justice Yeldham
Miles Brown & Shags Chamberlain
Fucked
Wife

Seven dollars entry

KIPL, 136 Roden Street, West Melbourne

Sababtical presents: Aux Assembly

For one night only Sabbatical is proud to present the welcome return of Aux Assembly. It has been almost a year since the last performance by the duo - a pairing of Elise Bishop and Dimitra Bucolo - one of the first and most popular artists to be released on Sabbatical.

The show is the fortuitous result of Elise briefly returning to Australia coinciding with significant progress in Dimitra's recovery, which was ably assisted by contributions from the recent benefit show at the Corner. Seeing the group back in action is a truly exciting prospect.

The inviting surrounds and friendly folk of KIPL will play host to event that includes a range of local noise makers and one Kiwi guest.

Saturday, 5 March 2011
5pm

Aux Assembly
Dead Boomers
Full Fucking Moon (NZ)
DEAD
Mad Nanna

Seven dollars entry

KIPL, 136 Roden Street, West Melbourne

Documentation: Nomex, 29 January 2011

Last month's Nomex show we put on was one of the finest we've had the pleasure of being involved in. Every set was the best we've seen from each of the artists involved and our hats go off to them all. Many thanks to all who performed and to the folk at KIPL, who have continually supported our efforts here at Sabbatical.

The excellent photos below were taken by Grandpa Shea. Check out his illustration work at www.grandpastudios.com.


MV


Default Jamerson


Marco Fusinato


Nomex



There is video documentation of the night that will hopefully surface soon, along with a possible cassette release of Nomex's stunning live set.