Editor’s Note
As far as supergroups go, bringing together The Drones, High Tension and Harmony is a pretty sweet deal, and this glorious musical sandwich is what Tropical Fuck Storm are serving up to us. Making their debut not even a year ago, things have moved pretty quickly for the group, and their debut album A Laughing Death in Meatspace is a beautiful encapsulation of all that chaos. We had a candid chat with Gareth Liddiard and Erica Dunn about the whole thing; normally I want to keep you here as long as possible, but this one is definitely worth skipping ahead for.
If you’re still here, I might as well prepare you for everything else you can expect. From a brief history of the synthesizer, to a rundown of St Kilda Film Festival and chats with The Mavis’s and Mama Kin Spender, we have jam-packed a lot into these pages.
If (not quite) mid-year lists are your thing, we also got some of our writers to pick their favourite releases of the year so far. I’ll admit, I definitely miscounted the months but I also love a good wrap-up list, so the more the merrier.