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The Break performing Wedding Cake Island live at The Annandale Hotel in Sydney on 20 June 2010
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THE BREAK's album is a unique blend of pulsating psycho surf rock tunes featuring 15 mostly instrumental tracks. The bulk of the album tracks are named after legendary surf breaks. 'Cylinders', the first single from the album, was in fact one of the first tracks created, and will be available from iTunes Australia from Tuesday February 9th. World renowned producer Nick Launay, who of course has worked on many Midnight Oil releases and numerous other renowned acts including Silverchair, Nick Cave and PiL, took 'Cylinders' to the mixing desk in a Los Angeles studio to create a mix highlighting the driving guitars and a pounding back beat synonymous with both the surf rock genre and the classic Oils sound.
So how did THE BREAK come about? Despite constant speculation from fans as to what the remaining Oils would do next, it wasn't until after the Sound Relief benefit gig in Melbourne last year that Hirst, Moginie and Rotsey finally got together in the studio with the aim of forming a new band with a new identity. The onstage magic that had been the engine room of Midnight Oil had proved a force too powerful to deny. These three Oils were burning to play together again.
Both Midnight Oil and Violent Femmes have surfing influences - The Oils began their career on Sydney's Northern Beaches in the sweat filled environs of the Narrabeen Antler whilst the Femmes, though famous for mega hits like 'Blister in the Sun', often flavoured their individual folk punk sound with surf-rock guitar. The two bands have an affinity having toured together in the States. Songwriters Hirst and Moginie who co-wrote most of Midnight Oil's tracks had swag of ideas but wanted to cut a new twist. Bones Hillman, the Oils bass player since 1987 had moved overseas so they rang long time friend Brian Ritchie who had recently relocated to Australia and asked him to join them in the studio. Warming up by jamming on old favourites like Link Wray's 'Rumble' (Pulp Fiction) the sound coming out of their amps was already taking on an energy of its own. The synergy was instant, electrifying and THE BREAK was born.
Throwing lyrics out the window the new band has written 15 great tracks that push the boundaries within the traditional framework of the surf music genre: guitars, drums, bass, and keyboards. Each player a master in their field, they've found common ground in a range of obscure musical influences. The sound created is fresh, exciting and cutting edge, it's a brilliant fusion of surf guitar rock but with a modern bend - and an unmistakable whiff of Oil.
Jim Moginie explains, "We realised that we could just be an instrumental band with vocals added occasionally and we could use surf guitars or weird sounds for the melody. I think of Mogwai, the Mermen or Decoder Ring. Instead of a lead singer those bands just rely on the power of the players and the dynamics of the music. We've found the lack of vocals opens up all sorts of possibilities in the music that we couldn't have even imagined in our wildest dreams. Getting Brian in was important because he's such a strong ensemble player and catalyst. There were shivers up the spine at our first rehearsal, the sound was just enormous."
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Jim is the Mogenius but Martin doesn't nearly get the credit he deserves. Dude is awesome!
One of songs that will never get old
@KenOath1234
2 жыл бұрын
EVER....
dark surf-psychedlic overtones of that MO tune... i love it!
i Love this song
Always loved this song for the shivers! Listen to it over and over on 10++!
What a tight performance of great Oils instrumental piece.
this was beautiful I'm glad I came across this
@_-_Michael_-_
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, same with me.
Awesome...Aussie bands are the best
how good is that!
Absolute perfection !
Beautifully played
OMG phenomenal, thank you.
Another Midnight Oil song that would be great to hear The Break do is Bells and Horns In The Back of Beyond.
Easily ranks up there with the best of the Shadows, and just about any surf rock instrumental you can name
I photographed this gig for the band
Sounds quite good, good for live sound
Hirsty still manages to bash it out on a laid back instrumental! Ironically, one of the Oils most iconic songs.
classic
Brilliant
The only thing wrong with that is I wish it was 2 x as long. :) Martin's guitar tone is just perfect.
Awesome
Really nice
Good cover guys
@joancahill4405
6 ай бұрын
Are you Kidding? Martin Wrote It!
Not bad 😎🤘👍
please elaborate Robert and get back to Newy asap
Is this Midnight Oil without Garrett?
These guys were Midnight Oil, right?
Is this live? Sounds more like a studio recording to me.
@1945bobc
5 жыл бұрын
It says up top it was live at the Annandale Hotel in 2010.
@daniellescott3552
5 жыл бұрын
well, there are noticeable differences from the Midnight Oil recording which you can clearly hear and even see from the closeups of Rotsey's playing, so I'd say it's live. Plus these guys are peak performers and so experienced - especially with this song for three of them!
@richardkenna149
Жыл бұрын
Extremely live, Moginie even loses his guitar signal for a while then rejoins with everyone looking at him and smiling. Plus you can hear the different tones each time Rotsey flips his pick up switch, plus there's the 50 cycle hum that would never be tolerated at a studio recording
Can anyone explain the drummer’s opening comments? References to northern NSW and Cold Chisel. I understand WCI is off Coogee near Sydney. I should be grateful if someone can enlighten me. Thank you in advance 🎸🎶
@jebhod01
3 ай бұрын
Rob is referring to when the ep Bird Noises was recorded at the studio just out of Byron Bay they only had a couple of days to record it in, the band Cold Chisel were on there way through town, and dropped in, they sat up all night playing music and jamming and hence the reference to them interrupting the recording session.
da FUQ ? This is a Midnight Oil track - not Cold Chisel. Its also not from the northern NSW surf scene - - its the reef off Coogee beach
@Sssthpok
2 жыл бұрын
@Robert Cooper 'these guys' have some members of Midnight Oil, esp. the Oils guitarist. However, this instrumental was composed by Midnight Oil and released on "Bird Noises". Its not a Cold Chisel composition. Wedding Cake Island is the reef off Coogee Beach. I'm guessing you are not an Aussie. dogedaos.com/wiki/Wedding_Cake_Island.html
@zmonte_
2 жыл бұрын
@@Sssthpok My guy, they recorded this song in a studio in northern NSW. Cold Chisel came and visited the studio while they were recording. They simply named it after the island in Coogee
@Sssthpok
2 жыл бұрын
@@zmonte_ mate, Cold Chisel haven't been a current band for over 20 years. They didnt drop in on a recording sesh where this was played. "Bird Noises" was released over 30 years ago, and was the first recording of this Oils track. Where do you people get your information from??
@Sssthpok
2 жыл бұрын
@@zmonte_ it's a 'reef', not an island. Its covered by water at certain states of ocean tides. Jesus.
@bradbennett3778
Жыл бұрын
It is a feature of Sydney,but,They did record this track at the Music Farm at Byron Bay way way back when it was a sleepy little hamlet....Rob just was making it cryptic to fuck you all up! Ha,nothing unusual...
How did cold chisel ruin this song any takers i think i might have the answer
@michaeldunne3741
4 жыл бұрын
carolneilands.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/wedding-cake-island-midnight-oil-instrumental-1980-sydney-surf-music/ - perhaps !
@raresaturn
Жыл бұрын
I assume they took it's chart position
@laurencepin2459
Жыл бұрын
@@raresaturn i think the oils were recording at the farm studio in byron bay when the boys from cold chisel dropped in for a visit peter G talks about this visit on the cold chsiels last stand DVD
@guyleatch5750
5 ай бұрын