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  • The Complete Studio Works 1978 - 1980
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Whirlywirld was an Australian Post-Punk band led by Ollie Olsen (Reals, Young Charlatans, Orchestra Of Skin And Bone, Max Q, etc., etc.), and the first of his musical collaborations with drummer John Murphy (News/Current 93/Dumb & The Ugly/Max Q and so much more)). The band formed Whirlwirld in 1978 with their stated priority from the outset, to go electronic, determined as they were to take flight from the sonic limitations of the conventional, guitar-based rock format. A pioneer of synthesizer punk, the band came across with something of the experimentation of Suicide, Throbbing Gristle or Cabaret Voltaire, and also with the more song-oriented sound of Joy Division. Along with The Primitive Calculators they were supporters of the Melbourne 'Little Band' scene.

    Whirlywirld was completed by two keyboardists, who got credited with 'electronics', Andrew Duffield and Simon Smith (Olsen, by this point, had abandoned guitar in favour of 'electronics') together with guitarist Dean Richards. The band made their live debut at The Crystal Ballroom in 1979, by which time Duffield left to join The Models and had been replaced by Philip Jackson. Whirlywirld would go on to play only fourteen performances in their entire career. Gradually, in accordance with a change in direction, Richards, Jackson and Smith departed, with Richards going on to front a couple of cult combos, Equal Local and Hot Half Hour. Arnie Hanna came in on guitar and Greg Sun on bass. During this period Murphy played an array of percussion devices, natural, electronic or otherwise and Olsen even played saxophone as well as keyboards.

    The LP contains all of their studio material from their brief lifetime, fully remastered by Simon Polinski with exclusive photos c/o the collection of Alan Bamford and extensive iner notes from Bruce Butler. Limited edition of 500 copies worldwide: 250 copies will be available for Australian customers.

    This is a split release between HoZac Records (USA) and Sorcerer Records (Australia).

    Includes unlimited streaming of Complete Discography 1978 - '80 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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