THE DEADNOTES Orange Trumpet · SAB 034 <<SAB 033 · SAB 035>>
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Side A
01. Through the Hoop
02. Broken Wheel [mp3]
03. Orange Trumpet
04. 3 - 0
05. Ask the Question
06. Twice Round the Block
07. Gigantor
08. Formula Discovery
09. Louis' Dog
10. Ants
11. Falling Up
12. Hourglass
13. Make Waves
14. Three Set Sail
15. Chasing the Tail

Side B
01. The Equation
02. Guinea Pig
03. Form a Ring, Shuffle Left
04. Tug o' War
05. The Days and the Nights
06. Join the Dots
07. Pandanus
08. Mr. Methodical
09. The Processional
10. In the Fall of Time
11. Do the Deanote
12. Gigantor (reprise)
13. Blindfold
14. Towards Home
15. The Deadnotes Theme

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The Deadnotes are Eugene Carchesio, Stuart Busby and Leighton Craig, from Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. Armed with an arsenal of trumpet, guitar, drums and casio, the trio make a glorious, semi-spontaneous sort of eccentric pop music that’s drawn comparisons (rightly or wrongly) to the likes of Ennio Morricone, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, The Magic Band, Moondog and even The Minutemen. Since their formation in 2005, the band has written and recorded hundreds of miniature odes to this & that, some of which have seen release in limited CDR editions on Craig’s Kindling imprint. The 30 tracks that comprise Orange Trumpet, the trio's defining statement, are amongst their earliest creations.

Trained in the 'school of error,' The Deadnotes’ fractured take on pop form touches upon the sounds of their brethren in Brisbane, from the experimental (The Lost Domain, et al.), to skewed pop (Small World Experience, et al.), to the city’s moody punk past (The Five Minutes, et al.). More accurately, Orange Trumpet plays like a minimalist, mariachi-informed version of Grow-Up’s The Best Thing; it’s brimming with ideas & presented with loose abandon. A jaunty melancholy that echoes Tori Kudo and Tenniscoats is present throughout, regardless if the boys are shuffling thru haunted dirges, garage-y workouts, or other points in between. Carshesio's classic recordings as DNE are undeniably a touchtone here as well...Released in an edition of 400 numbered LP copies with full color jackets.

SELECTED REVIEWS
Still Single · Siltblog