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Half Strange Presents; Mary Ocher (Berlin) Live at The Golden Wattle with Fair Maiden and Georgia Oatley. 

Berlin-based Experimental pop artist Mary Ocher returns to Australia for the first time since 2019, armed with two vastly celebrated political records released only months apart: “Your Guide to Revolution” and “Approaching Singularity: Music for The End of Time”. The new recordings feature collaborations with post-rock giants Mogwai, composer Roberto Cacciapaglia, pieces by fusion harpist Dorothy Ashby and 12th century Persian poet Omar Khayyam, a homage to electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire and much more. Covering a vast musical landscape from leftfield pop and field recordings, to cosmic synth compositions, folk, post-punk and deconstructed techno. Thursday April 17th (Easter Weekend) at The Golden Wattle Supported by @___fair___maiden___ and @georgia.oatley Tickets available through the link in our bio. @mary_ocher @underground_institute @goetheinstitut_australien Poster by HFB ft Thoth and Stonehenge and Rosicrucians

‭Just under one month until Berlin based @mary_ocher graces the stage at The Golden Wattle!

‬With a repertoire ranging from traditional folk to raw ‘60s garage, ambient soundscapes and ethereal vocals to experimental pop infused with African and South American rhythms, Mary Ocher orchestrates a sonic tapestry like no other. With local apocalyptic western-shoegaze act WORKHORSE now added to the lineup, alongside Georgia Oatley 🌸 Easter Thursday! 

Tickets are on sale now through humanitix, with link in bio. @workhorse_band @georgia.oatley @thegoldenwattle @underground_institute @goetheinstitut_australien

The Molly Nilsson 2025 tour of So-Called-Oz has kicked off, which means time is running out for you to get your tickets to her one-off Adelaide performance! ⏰ Don’t miss your chance to see the incredible Molly Nilsson live in concert on Sunday, February 23rd at The Lab. Molly will be joined by Naarm based artist Punko for their debut Adelaide/Tarntanya performance, as well as local lo-fi pop Quartz Pistol for a night of world class synth pop and immersive live visuals! Presales available through the link in our bio! Limited spots available x @punko_infinity_ @quartz.pistol @night_school @roused.at @cease_and_desist__ @thelab_adl

Have you got your tickets to Molly Nilsson at The Lab on Sunday 23rd of Feb? Only a few weeks until this very special gig alongside @punko_infinity_ and @quartz.pistol Get your tickets now through @adlfringe or @thelab_adl with link in our bio! (Video for ‘Palestine’ from Molly Nilsson’s latest album ‘Un-American Activities’🍉) @cease_and_desist__ @night_school @roused.at

𝑴𝑶𝑳𝑳𝒀 𝑵𝑰𝑳𝑺𝑺𝑶𝑵 [𝑩𝑬𝑹] 𝑨𝑼 2025 — 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅! 🌔🌹 @roused.at & @cease_and_desist__ are so excited to finally share full lineups for Molly Nilsson's sophomore Australian tour! All kicking off February 14th. xo • 14.02 Brisbane – @fatshaudi + @tralalablip + Apostille [UK] • 15.02 Melbourne – @elastiles + @night_school DJs • 16.02 Castlemaine – Carla dal Forno @cd___player + The Green Child • 19.02 Canberra – @groovydaughter_ + umki @uuuuumki • 20.02 Wollongong – Apostille [UK] + tbc • 21.02 Sydney – @perfect.actress + Wild Desire + Apostille [UK] • 23.02 Adelaide – @punko_infinity_ + @quartz.pistol • 28.02 Perth – @erasersduo + Apostille [UK] Tickets are FLYING ~ secure yours while you can! Link in bio. Artwork by Matt Deasy // @no.7_printhouse Photography by Graw Böckler

Announcing that local darling @quartz.pistol will be supporting Molly Nilsson for her Adelaide performance at @thelab_adl on Sunday February 23rd!

The brain child of Abbey Howlett, QUARTZ PISTOL explores the wonders of biodiversity through her synth pop. Inspired by the work of artists including Little Dragon, Madonna, Bjork, ESG and Pussy Riot, Quartz Pistol is leading from the front in producing pop music that is heady in its sound and strong in its messaging. Quartz Pistol plays alongside Naarm based Punko and Berlin based Molly Nilsson, in support of Molly’s new album ‘Un-American Activities’ for one night only - tickets are on sale through @adlfringe and @thelab_adl with link in our bio now. @night_school @punko_infinity_ @quartz.pistol @thelab_adl @adlfringe @cease_and_desist__ @roused.at

Half Strange x Day Music present.. Adelaide band Workhorse supported by Kisses and Talk Show at The Thornbury Bowls Club Thursday 23rd January 2025 From 7pm $20 on the door First Nations free entry always Message Day Music if struggling with funds Half of money from door sales will be donated to Beirut Synth Centre / Tunefork initiative for displaced people’s in Lebanon This event will be taking place on stolen land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and we pay respect to elders past present and emerging. Poster by Harriet (images collected by Jonny)

🚨 Half Strange Presents: Molly Nilsson Live in Adelaide 🚨 We’re beyond excited to announce that visionary Berlin-based DIY synth-pop artist Molly Nilsson is coming to Adelaide for an exclusive live performance at The Lab on Sunday, February 23rd! 🌙 Cult pop icon Molly Nilsson has captivated listeners worldwide with her evocative music and boundary-pushing DIY approach to synth-pop. Known for her raw, self-produced soundscapes and politically charged lyrics, Nilsson’s latest album Un-American Activities dives into themes of surveillance, control, and resistance, drawing on the dystopian and anti-authoritarian sentiments of the current global climate. The album blends her signature melancholic yet empowering melodies, offering a commentary on the creeping sense of unease and societal fragmentation. It’s a sonic exploration of personal and collective autonomy in a world increasingly defined by division and surveillance. - Molly will be joined by Naarm based @punko_infinity_ for their debut Adelaide performance! Punko creates electronic music that fuses elements of pop, ambient and post-punk together, creating a rich and hypnotic soundscape of synths and layered vocal harmonies. Since releasing their debut album Plants Singing in 2022, they are currently exploring a lo-fi approach to dance music in their production and performance. Punko’s latest body of work explores the spectrum of isolation and connection, the ocean, the esoteric and evokes a feeling of fertile new-life energy.  - Tickets through Fringe with a limited amount of discounted early bird tickets now. (Poster by haz) @cease_and_desist__ @roused.at @thelab_adl @night_school @adlfringe

It’s out!! Oratunga 16 musicians, 12 tracks, recorded on Adnyamathanha country in the Flinders Ranges almost a year ago ♥️ Everything you hear was recorded in a dusty old shearing shed, windmill looking on, three dogs in tow, during the Half Strange Outback Tour. Purchase of the album includes 3 bonus tracks, and all proceeds will be donated towards procuring e-sims for Gazans on the ground. Link in bio!!!

Photos by @eloise_fuss from Half Strange residency on Oratunga Station this time last year with @danika.music.energy @punko_infinity_ @emmarussack @elmoaoyama @workhorse_band @jessjohnsband @s.c.r.a.p.s @nikamomusic @silvia___music @great_statue @keeskea The fundraiser compilation album that we recorded here together is out in a few days. It’s a special document of a special time. You can preorder it now via bandcamp through the link in our bio with all proceeds going towards the purchase of ESIMs for Gaza.

A new and previously unreleased Workhorse song, ‘Changing of the light’ is reworked by the Oratunga Choir during a series of impromptu and unrehearsed recording sessions while in residency on Oratunga Station (Adnyamathanha Lands). Presented here as the first track from the upcoming fundraiser album ‘Oratunga Station Compilation’ featuring 15 tracks of collaborative improvisations from Half Strange Tour of ‘23. ‘Changing of the light’ is a seasonal lament written during the beginnings of a long winter spent in the Adelaide Hills, transformed from demo to live recording in the unused shearing shed on Oratunga Station with vocals and guitar by Harriet Fraser-Barbour, additional guitar by Emma Russack, bass by Sienna Thornton, drums by Tam Higgins, violin by Skye McNicol and backing vocals by the Oratunga Choir (Danika, Jess Johns, Nika Mo, Keeskea, Punko). All recordings on the Oratunga Residency Compilation were recorded, mixed and mastered by Annika Moses (Great Statue, Nika Mo.) Link in bio.

Presenting ‘Oratunga Station Compilation’ - a 15 track album of improvised collaborative recordings made during the Half Strange residency on Oratunga Station, featuring unreleased songs, acoustic reimaginings and wild genre-swap mashups spanning from folk and electronica to ambient soundscapes. In October 2023, Half Strange Outback Tour (presented by Half Strange and Dinosaur City Records and Heaps Normal) took 16 musicians by convoy through the desert of South Australia and New South Wales, stopping on Oratunga Station on the lands of the Adnyamathanha people for a five day residency. From there, a dusty disused shearing shed was transformed into makeshift rehearsal and recording studio, and new artistic experimentations were forged over the following days between residency artists; Punko [Thurrural], Silvia [Naarm], Workhorse [Tarndanya], Emma Russack [Naarm], Nika Mo [Boorloo], Great Statue [Boorloo], Scraps [Meanjin], Elmo Aoyama [Eora], Keeskea [Tarndanya], Danika [Naarm], and Jess Johns [Tarndanya]. Oratunga Station Compilation is released in FULL on September 9, 2024 with all proceeds raised from the sale of this album donated directly towards the purchase of much needed Esims for Gazans on the ground. 3 exclusive bonus tracks are included with every bandcamp purchase! Preorder now through link in bio. Catch a sneak preview of the first single from upcoming album ‘Workhorse - Changing of the light’ on @3rrrfm with @lauren_and_simon this afternoon! @dinosaurcityrecords @heapsnormal @punko @emmarussack @great_statue @nikamomusic @s.c.r.a.p.s @elmoaoyama @keeskea @danika.music.energy @jessjohnsband @silvia___music @workhorse_band