A perfect day for a MADHOUSE! The debut album from Ozzie Hair is officially out now, and I couldn’t be more excited to finally share it. This is the first individual artist (non-comp) release I’ve put out, and honestly, it came together almost by accident.
After Ozzie appeared on the last compilation, he sent me this album to do an interview around it. I told him I could also help shop it in the states if he gets someone in Australia to co-release it. I reached out to a few label heads I know, but nobody bit, so I decided to take it on myself. Part of what makes this record so great is exactly why it’s hard to place. It’s too abrasive for the straight-ahead rock crowd and too melodic for the noise and improv heads. Nobody quite knows what to do with it, which to me is usually a good sign.
Madhouse is a complete deconstruction of rock ’n’ roll, channeling the spirit of It’s All Meat, Simply Saucer, and DMZ. It also fully understands the raw chaos of The Stooges’ Fun House, which gets wildly misinterpreted these days. If you’re not familiar, Ozzie also swings the axe in Melbourne groups The Prize, The Judges, and The States. But instead of hook-loaded power-pop, he hits you with a manic charge of riffs and weaponized distortion that’s closer to the confrontational edge of The Judges.
Check it out for yourself and be sure to order a tape on our Bandcamp. Limited to only 50 so act fast! If you’re overseas, please buy from our friends @lulusmelb .
“Stuck Lovin’ You” is out now. This is the second single from Ozzie Hair’s upcoming debut album, Madhouse, out this Friday the 13th on Hot Sounds (USA) and Lulu’s Sonic Disc Club (AUS). Limited tapes are available on Bandcamp, order yours today! Design by Paris Rodd.
HS-02 // LSD010: Stream the new single “Don’t Wanna” from @ozzie.hair ’s debut album Madhouse, out February 13th on Hot Sounds (USA) and @lulusmelb (AUS). Limited tapes on Bandcamp.
Last year, Ozzie Hair (The Prize, The Judges, The States) brought us back to our senses with his solo EP Uninsured. Now the Melbourne axe slinger returns with his debut album, Madhouse, a complete wreckage of deconstructed rock ‘n’ roll at full speed. If Uninsured was the warning shot to chaos, Madhouse dives headfirst. The manic charge of riffs, weaponized distortion, and primal stomps hit and bleed from one groove to the next, building relentlessly to their apocalyptic conclusion. Onstage, these songs mutate even further, driven by a live group featuring members of Parsnip and The States that amplify their volatility. In the tradition of The Stooges, Simply Saucer, The Deviants, DMZ, Radio Birdman, and Bo Diddley, Madhouse encapsulates what rock ‘n’ roll is, was and always will be about. Forget the trends.
Read the new interview with Ozzie Hair at Hot Sounds.
PROP XMAS X DEN POST PINK LAUNCH PARTY.
Please invite to Prop Xmas and DEN next Saturday 12-5 at Prop Records! Purchase new DEN record and see the members engage in candid conversation, spin records and enjoy comradely banter celebrate end of year !!
All stock will be offered discount 10% off!!
Cans by @thegrifterbrewingco
DEN POST PINK ALBUM INSTORE AND ONLINE NOW.
DEN are a band close to our heart. One of Sydney’s all time finest. Micky and Tommy were OG Prop Records crew. Please come visit us and purchase brand new LP!
******* also note for LSD CLUB subscribers we will have your copies come get them!
📸 Max Goodman
Our latest record “Post Pink” is out now through @lulusmelb and @digitalregress
Records will be shipped imminently and are available to purchase through the link in our bio
Also available for digital download and through your streaming platform of choice
Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years!
Photo by @___maxgoodman
DEN ‘POST PINK’ LP out OCT 31st on LSD Club and Digital Regress (US/EU).
Second single ‘Lesson on a Line’ now live on bandcamp.
An excerpt of writing by DX below. Read the full write up on bandcamp and Distort:
THE RESTAURANT – THE MENU
CHEF: POST PINK
Amuse-Bouche
Gougères au Comté
For starters, we have a solid foundation for the stomach: cheese puffs made with aged Comté. Den have mastered this opening bite, an amusing and gentle snack.
Yes, you’ve heard: Den moved out of the darkness and the chilly cold and have moved inside The Restaurant. They’ve commandeered the kitchen and present a greater depth of flavour and culinary nuance.
You might remember them first as a food track in a Marrickville back alley where they served a damaged blend of salty post punk and psychedelic hardcore, salt in the hair and salt on the skin, and then a delivery service of ultra minute, dense bites on their Deep Cell LP.
Years of experimenting and balancing flavours have encouraged them to embrace a restraint and subtlety with Post Pink, a truly new sound and direction for the band that honours their culinary legacy.
All the stock we brought down for the fire sale fits into here now. You can hunt through it irl @candy.melb for the next 11 days.
For anyone that can’t make it down, all the heavy markdowns we made last weekend are now reflected on the online shop lulusmelb.com
A small taste of what we’ve dug up for the sale this weekend - Lulus Sonic Disc Club rarities. All nicely priced between $30-40. Multiples available of all pictured with any unsold going online next week. @candy.melb 8-8 Saturday and 8-3 Sunday 🍭 💫 🫦
Low Life: ‘From Squats…’ - Hot Pink /20 - Transition colour, never previously available
Low Life: ‘From Squats…’ - Purple /100
Mikey Young: ‘Curtains’ Yellow /100
Mikey Young: ‘Curtains’ Blue /100
Mikey Young: ‘Curtains’ Black /300 - long sold out
The Lewers: ‘518A’ Almond /100
G2G: ‘The Gherkin’ Gold /20 - Never previously available
Exek - ‘Good Thing…’ Black /500 - 1st Press, long sold out
Rocky - ‘Rocky’ Grey /100
Rocky - ‘Rocky’ White /100
Eternal Dust - ‘Spiritual Healers…’ Purple /100
Eternal Dust - ‘Spiritual Healers…’ Black /400 - long sold out
Lulus fire sale this weekend. There will be rarities (records we thought were long gone) and the rest priced dirt cheap. Probably the final time this will all be together before we move out of physical retail once and for all. Sale starts Saturday and our final day at Candy will be October 4th.
Sad to see it go but sometimes the cookie crumbles and it’s still sweet. We did what we could and we’re proud of what we did. Eternally yours, Lulus xo
LSD008: DEN - Post Pink LP
Sydney’s DEN return with their sophomore record Post Pink.
A post punk exploration that weaves an alluring yet unsettling sonic world deeply routed in the sounds of the contemporary Sydney underground - at home in the LSD Club roster amongst artists like Eternal Dust, Lewers and Low Life
Lead single, ‘Extraordinary Wealth’, is Den at their most tom driven, riff heavy and anthemic. A sure fire hit to the system.
Listen to ‘Extraordinary Wealth’ on Bandcamp and preorder if you dig. Club Subscribers - exclusive white LP will be included in your sub.
Releasing October via LSD Club & Digital Regress (US/EU)
