Diode Play Rhubarb Records Leederville 25 May

Diöde gig at The Old Bar, Melbourne

Diöde are very excited to announce an upcoming gig in duo mode at The Old Bar in Melbourne on Thursday 27th December 2018:
https://www.theoldbar.com.au/gigs/clothesline-diode/

"Neon Red" by Diöde

Messages by Diöde

Diode's first CD album from 2001 has now been released onto the internet for the first time. Featuring 10 spoken word/drone/relaxation tape/house tracks recorded in wide tape analogue mono with guest spots by Robin Warren and the 'G' twins, Low Noise Recordings is proud to herald the release of "Messages"...

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/messages/1436451139

Visiting Woodstock woolshed

Visiting Ravensthorpe in 1999, you are aware that you are close to the place where the Triffids recorded In The Pines back in the 80’s. Unlike Liverpool’s fascination with the fab four, there are no signs in the town that something of cultural significance has occurred here. The large “A“ frame sign in the information bay has the usual WA town standards, caravan park, mining sites, maps and distances, but not a thing about the Triffids.

Eating dinner in the hotel later, after a glass of wine, you bravely ask the waitress if they know where the Triffids recorded their album. A version of ‘never heard of it’ is the dismissive response and you retire to your hotel room embarrassed, wishing you had kept quiet. As you fall asleep, you can see the antique light fixture making interesting shadows on the pressed-tin ceiling and hear David McComb singing, “higher , higher, flames grow higher” on repeat in your head.

Room 8, The Palace Hotel Ravensthorpe, 1999

Then something unusual happens. In the morning at breakfast in the dining room, someone has come to see you. A woman has heard through the town’s whispering chain that you are interested in the Triffids. She can take you to the Woodstock farm to see the woolshed where the album was recorded.

Inside the shed, there is a strong sensory input that cannot be gleaned from the recording, text or photos - the strong smell of sheep and raw wool. The shed is not a trendy architectural space, it is cluttered with dark wooden ramps and fences for the purpose it was built, shearing.  You thank the woman and before you leave, you make one loud clap of your hands and the sounds rebounds like you just won some money. The sound of the natural reverb is completely familiar, it is the exact sound that permeates that record, In The Pines by the Triffids.

Kevin Robertson, 2016

Junkspacer

Perth's Post-rock pioneers Junkspacer evoke the vast spaces of Western Australian landscape on this EP The Mindphone Experiment - always worth a visit in our humble opinion:

It's out! Announcing the digital release of “Archive” - a compilation of Diode's greatest hertz. This selection of works from Diode's three mini albums features the distinctive, cool vox of Jenny and Rosie, covering trans-romantic themes (an ode to obscure operating systems in Puppy or fear of giant planets in Jupiter), delivered from a base of post-pop, dreamy sounds on robotic beats. It could be time to open the Mini Bar...

Archive

Archive

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