Jacobus Capone — Forewarning

Jacobus Capone’s next instantiation of the Forewarning video work was installed at the Art Gallery of South Australia for the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art earlier this year. Forewarning consisted of two large screens and 4-channel surround audio. It was great to be involved in audio component of this work, spreading the audio into the 4-channel and master a 4-channel, and 2-channel version. Gina Farley writes of Forewarning:

Jacobus Capone’s facing, two-screen video installation adds a much needed element of scale to this exhibition; its haunting soundtrack seemingly saturates the visitor with a menacing reminder of our climate emergency. (Gina Farley, Arts Hub, 2024)

Jacobus Capone (2024) Forewarning at the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art. Photo by Saul Steed.

Photo by Saul Steed.

Photo by Saul Steed.

DEHNOE — Rhythm Complete / Web of Dreams

Following the full-length Clowning Around, DEHNOE is set to release two new singles. Experimenting here with vocal performance brings a new dimension to DEHNOE’s work but retains the spirit of openness to multi-genre influence that made Clowning Around so entertaining. These singles roughly honing in on indie, hip hop, and electronic music in equal parts.

Available now over at Bandcamp and rolling out across the streamers in the next few weeks.

Production and mixing by Jacob Tical
Mastered by Dan @ENCODERSound

Mia June — Moth Penny Casino/The Way It Is

Mia June’s new double-single is a strong offering on Father Daughter Records. Slow tempo, melancholic melodies, and rich, textural tones on both these tunes. Ezekiel Padmanabham nails the drums recording on ‘The Way It Is’ and ‘Moth Penny Casino’ sets Mia’s beautiful, personal vocal performance to stark piano accompaniment. The additional demo versions reveal that at the heart of this release is great songwriting and performance.

‘The Way It Is’ is the RTRFm Sound Selection for the week of April 29th, 2024.

Produced and mixed by Ezekiel Padmanabham
Mastered by Dan O'Connor at ENCODER Sound.

Nathan Staggers — The Arsonist

Nathan Staggers’ new single ‘The Arsonist’ is something special. The texture of this track is so soft and intimate, and the playing is so natural and flowing. Really a beautiful blend of texture, melody and performance.

Recorded and mixed by Ezekiel Padmanabham
Mastered by Dan O'Connor at ENCODER Sound.

Odlaw — Car Door

Odlaw are back with ‘Car Door,’ out on Blue Grey Pink. The tune begins with solo guitar and vocal, adding subtle synth embellishments, and finally breaks into a down tempo, expansive band feature to bring it home. The melancholic vocal performance adds a certain seriousness to this love song, it’s weighted just right.

‘Car Door’ is in the RTRFm Sound Selection for the week of April 15th, 2024.

Artwork by Dan Grant
Recorded and mixed by Mitch McDonald
Mastered by Dan O'Connor at ENCODER Sound.