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    <title>Super Massive new sound opens Urban Stage at Marrickville Road Festival</title>
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    <published>2007-08-22T14:26:27+01:00</published>
    <updated>2007-08-22T14:26:27+01:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Malina Hamilton-Smith</name>
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    <category term="2204" />
    <category term="dance" />
    <category term="electro rock" />
    <category term="entertainment" />
    <category term="festival" />
    <category term="fun" />
    <category term="live music" />
    <category term="Marrickville" />
    <category term="Marrickville Road" />
    <category term="Marrickville Road Festival" />
    <category term="music artist biography" />
    <category term="NSW" />
    <category term="outdoor party" />
    <category term="pop" />
    <category term="rock" />
    <category term="street festival" />
    <category term="street party" />
    <category term="synth rock" />
    <category term="synthpop" />
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Making its festival debut at Marrickville Road Festival this year is an artistic new band called Super Massive. Super Massive will perform on the Urban Stage at Marrickville Road Festival, Marrickville on Sunday 9th September at 11am.</p>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Making its festival debut at Marrickville Road Festival this year is an artistic new band called Super Massive. Super Massive will perform on the Urban Stage at Marrickville Road Festival, Marrickville on Sunday 9th September at 11am. </p>
<p>Named for modern society’s collective fascination with superlatives and for the biggest and best! of everything as much as for their wall of sound, Super Massive is a synth pop rock band with exhilarating, danceable grooves, an emphasis on melody and an engaging, energetic stage presence. The band has a unique sound and a treasure trove of songs that respond to the nature of today’s urbanised, fast-paced world. </p>
<p>Much of the writing was inspired by the experience of living in inner Sydney over the last couple of years. Says singer Malina Hamilton-Smith “Some of the songs are observations of society, whilst some are escapism – but escapism of a realistic kind. The sort of escapism anyone can achieve, such as trying to take life at a slower pace, living in the moment or living in your body as opposed to your head.” </p>
<p>Unlike many electro-heavy bands, Super Massive is a full rock band line-up, with synth elements used to add layers of texture, creating a very full and distinctive sound. Influences stretch beyond the current fashion for 80s synthpop to embrace aspects of 70s rock, glam rock, funk, French electro and big beat, building an original sound that avoids ever being purely retro.</p>
<p>Formed in 2005, Super Massive’s chief writers are singer/performer/writer Hamilton-Smith and drummer/composer Glenn Abbott (best known for his work in Machine Gun Fellatio).  Talented bassist John D. Young (Marcia Hines, Chuck Berry, Vanda &amp; Young) joined in 2006.</p>
<p>Rhythm and groove is incredibly important to Super Massive. “We want the music to move people, physically and emotionally. Glenn and John are both very funky players, and it’s awesome when they really let loose, play something intense and challenging and carry the audience away with them. They’re very good at adding tasty playing without distracting from the core structure of the song.”</p>
<p>One of the most popular events of the inner west’s cultural calendar, the Marrickville Road Festival is a street party that attracts over 50,000 people a year. “We’re thrilled to have been asked to play. We’re still a very new band and haven’t released any of our music yet, so it’s a lovely surprise to have been asked to join the bill of such a wonderful community spirited event. It’s great to be a part of it and we’re looking forward to a really fun day.”</p>
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  <entry>
    <title>Enzyme - Live underground music - IDM ELECTRO NOISE INDUSTRIAL BREAKCORE</title>
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    <published>2007-08-21T06:46:31+01:00</published>
    <updated>2007-08-21T06:46:31+01:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>97mg</name>
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    <category term="Blue Velvet 60 Smith St Collingwood - Melbourne" />
    <category term="dark" />
    <category term="entertainment" />
    <category term="Gig" />
    <category term="industrial" />
    <category term="live gig" />
    <category term="music" />
    <category term="show" />
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Friday Aug 31st - Blue Velvet Melbourne - Live underground music extravaganza of electro, idm, breakcore, industrial and more. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy two floors of local music performance...</p>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Live underground music extravaganza of electro, idm, breakcore, industrial and more. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy two floors of stunning local music performance from the underground.</p>
<p>Mystral Tide, a local electro / breaks / classical artist will be officially releasing their new cd “Geometry of Loss”, which finally comes out after 5 years of recording in Tokyo, Canberra and Melbourne. To celebrate we have collected a group of cutting-edge local musicians to show their style and distinctive sonics over 2 floors.</p>
<p>Blue Velvet<br />
Friday 31st August, 60 Smith Street Collingwood<br />
Bands start 9pm.</p>
<p>Artists include:<br />
Mystral Tide – dark classical breaks<br />
Noistruct – breakcore<br />
Dark Organics – idm + industrial<br />
Scotty B the Digital Assassin – dark hip hop + idm<br />
Cassandra’s Myth – electro industrial rock<br />
BasticH – power electronics + noise<br />
Alternate Parallel Reality (QLD) – dark alternative dance<br />
DJ Gordon Taylor of Infectious Unease Radio</p>
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    <title>Synth/Dance Rock::: Super Massive @ The Bridge, Rozelle + The Annandale Hotel</title>
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    <published>2007-04-16T13:51:41+01:00</published>
    <updated>2007-04-16T13:51:41+01:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Malina Hamilton-Smith</name>
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    <category term="dance-rock" />
    <category term="electro rock" />
    <category term="electronic music" />
    <category term="entertainment" />
    <category term="live gig" />
    <category term="live music" />
    <category term="music artist biography" />
    <category term="sydney" />
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Candy lips, gyrating hips - Two SUPER MASSIVE shows in Sydney in April</p>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Candy lips, gyrating hips and lots of beautiful rock/pop music - Two SUPER MASSIVE shows this month.</p>
<p>This is our live show alert. We have two shows this month. They're both supports, but they are special gigs nonetheless, as we are good mates with members of the headline bands for both of these shows, so we're looking forward to a good vibe and having some FUN.</p>
<p><img src="http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/SuperMassive_2006/bridgerozelleflyercopy.jpg" /></p>
<p>Saturday 21st April - The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle - CD Launch for Daddy Frisco</p>
<p>Saturday 21st April our friend Chris Feegs has asked us to open up for his band Daddy Frisco at The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle, to help them celebrate the launch of their new EP “Beautiful”, which will be out on Waterfront Records. We're on early – 8:30pm – and looking forward to lending our support to the guys.  Champagne Shoes (that enthralling, satirical, musical lovechild of 3K &amp; Vash) is the main support act, for those who enjoyed seeing their hilarious music &amp; theatrics brought to life at the Hopetoun at our last show there, and would like another dose. There’s also an after-destination, tbc on the night, where Glenn (from Super Massive) will be doing a drummer vs dj slot, for those who want to carry on from rockland into clubland once the party starts to wind down at The Bridge.</p>
<p><img src="http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/SuperMassive_2006/SM_Annandale_29.jpg" /></p>
<p>Sunday 29th April - Annandale Hotel - 3 x Rock/Synth bands with Female Vocalists.</p>
<p>Then on the following Sunday, the 29th April, we’re very proud &amp; excited to say we’ve been invited to join a bill of rock bands fronted by female vocalists. The night was put together by Coke Live’n’Local winners Krill, who have become wonderful friends of ours since the first time we played together, and are dedicated fellow arbiters of the synth-rock genre. There are four girls in their band actually, but, agreeably their music is every bit as much ear-candy as their gorgeous selves are eye-candy : ) Some of you would have seen them at our Spectrum show, fresh from a tour of Germany and the east coast. </p>
<p>Sunday’s show is at The Annandale Hotel, and it starts EARLY, being a Sunday. 6pm doors open, and it’s all over by 9:45pm, well early enough for everyone to enjoy the show and still be home and tucked into bed at a very reasonable hour. The Dirty Arrows are opening up. Check ‘em all out! We’re looking forward to this show!! Stick it in your calendar, in your diary or write it on your palm or whatever and spread the word! ‘cause it’s a bloody big room to fill and the more people we can get along, the more likely we all are to get laid, or to get Glenn and/or Yashi to do the robot. Ha ha! We're on main support so we can stick around and chat afterwards - new Myspace Friends, please come up and say hello! Krill are putting up a lucky door prize and there will be other giveaways on the night. Possibly a ceramic hair-straightener, we’ve been told. We think it’s pink, but there'll be no discriminating since we all know how sexy guys look with the smouldering Italian Vogue, sex-rocker, tarzan-locks look. (It’s a look Glenn manages every day when he rolls out of bed. He was just born rock&amp;roll.) Might mention also there’s a very good thai restaurant there at the back of the Annandale, if you’re as lazy as we are about cooking on a Sunday night. We recommend it with gusto. Not sure about the Beerzooka, although it does need to be seen.. If we drank one I think you’d see our bazookas. </p>
<p>For more info, or music samples, or to drop us a line, go to:<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds" title="http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds">http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds</a></p>
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    <title>Super Massive at Sinthetic, Golden Sheaf Hotel, Thursday 1st March</title>
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    <published>2007-02-21T11:00:04+00:00</published>
    <updated>2007-08-10T12:57:31+01:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Malina Hamilton-Smith</name>
    </author>
    <category term="429 New South Head Rd" />
    <category term="dance-rock" />
    <category term="Double Bay" />
    <category term="electro-rock" />
    <category term="electronic music" />
    <category term="entertainment" />
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    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Free gig, cheap Becks beer and a new night for lovers of live electro/rock, with Sydney's newest dance/rock exemplars Super Massive playing the first show.</p>
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<p>Super Massive play at the very first night of Sinthetic this Thursday 1st March, with Purple Sneakers DJs on the decks from 9pm.</p>
<p>Sinthetic is a new weekly electro/rock night at the Golden Sheaf, with no cover charge and cheap Becks beer on offer. </p>
<p>The perfect band to kick off the series, Super Massive is a stunningly huge sounding, creative dance/rock group from Sydney, with the distinction of bringing extra musical detail into their electro based songs with their beautiful, accomplished, live playing. They make dance/pop/rock songs with soul, beauty, hard filth, and gorgeous layers of synths and sounds. </p>
<p>So far they have played just under a dozen gigs at venues around Sydney including Spectrum, Hopetoun, Annandale and @Newtown as well as shows at the Beach Hotel, Byron Bay. They are currently putting the finishing touches to a five track debut EP.</p>
<p>The band is fronted by theatrical and versatile songwriter/performer Malina, with Glenn Abbott (MGF, BFSE) on deliciously funky drums &amp; computer and John D. Young (Marcia Hines, Vanda &amp; Young) playing the most awesome bass you'll ever hear.</p>
<p>For more information go to: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds" title="http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds">http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds</a></p>
<p>Or contact:</p>
<p>Malina Hamilton-Smith<br />
Mob: 0415 704 305<br />
E: <a href="mailto:malina@aapt.net.au">malina@aapt.net.au</a></p>
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