ED KUEPPER THIRD VINYL PRESSING

Ed Kuepper is finding similar success and for for similar reasons with sold-out shows in Meeniyan and Canberra for the Exploding Universe, Ed’s first full band tour of solo material since 2009! The tour finds Ed hitting the path less travelled – Wyong, Springwood, Queenscliff, Eumundi, Hobart as well as the all the city hot spots; a truly national tour.
In continued good news for Herr Kuepper, the gold vinyl version of Honey Steel’s Gold has now sold out with Ed introducing a limited run of powder-pink (not punk) vinyl to the store. Available for pre-order now. Be sure too to check out the extended EOFY sale of many more Ed releases.

JIM WHITE AMP NOMINEE

And it’s a hearty congratulations to Gentleman Jim White: twice nominee for the AMP (Australian Music Prize) award for album of the year via his work with bands Xylouris White and Springtime. A unique achievement. Photo: Jim Kyriakidis. Stay tuned for Xylouris White national tour dates.

THE EXPLODING UNIVERSE OF ED KUEPPER

Ladies and Gentlemen it’s time; introducing The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper the first live band experience of Ed Kuepper’s solo material since 2009.
Featuring Ed, Mark Dawson, Peter Oxley, Alister Spence and Eamon Dilworth The Exploding Universe will tackle the best of Kuepper’s recent vinyl reissues Electrical Storm and the classic Honey Steel’s Gold (plus more) this September.

BUILT TO SPILL THIS SEPTEMBER!

UPDATE: Thu 26 Melbourne sold-out! All others selling fast. Seven years on from their glorious Golden Plains debut Built to Spill return to Australia as special guests for Melbourne’s inaugural Eighty-Six Festival building on their enormous reputation for a transcendental live show. On-sale May 18.

FOUR TET RETURNS

A mere six months after his last visit UK DJ and electronic soundscape artist Four Tet returns to Australia for the travelling fest that is Listen Out. It’s his second appearance at the Listen Out line-up having first made an appeared back in 2014. On-sale May 18 via listenout.com

ED KUEPPER VINYL REISSUES (AT LAST)

About bloody time! Ed Kuepper finally gets the treatment an artist of his standing deserves with the first in a series of reissues of all his post-Saints output courtesy the good folk at Melbourne label Remote Control.

First cab off the rank; vinyl, CD and digital versions of Ed’s debut solo release Electrical Storm along with his all-time classic Honey Steel’s Gold. Both albums remastered from the original analogue tapes marking their first vinyl appearance in 30 years! Pre-order both of them now for June 9 release in either coloured or black vinyl via the EdK shop . Electrical Storm also available immediately for streaming.

And yes, full band tour dates to follow…