
Thoughts Flash comprises two hallucinatory tracks from Wake Up and Listen’s ill-fated debut album. Recorded in the late 1990s but never released, the album featured a number of studio recordings, as well as edited excerpts from WUAL’s long-running radio show on 2MBS-FM. The technique of condensing extended radio improvisations into relatively short pieces, as on these two tracks, suggested a fruitful direction for the duo, however Bertram and O’Neill spent the following years focusing on other projects, with WUAL continuing primarily as a live act (their 2001 mini-album Mustard Keanu notwithstanding). WUAL’s recorded archives are nevertheless extensive, and it is likely that more material will be published on their website as well as on future Alias Frequencies releases.
Tracklist
01 Thoughts Flash 5:38
02 Children Speak Backwards 3:18
Total time: 8:56
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Made by Adrian Bertram and Shannon O’Neill, Sydney, 1998-1999. Bass and CDs on Children Speak Backwards by Jasmine Guffond.
Thoughts Flash was included on the compilation CDR Static Museum Two in 2001.
2009 Alias Frequencies AF029
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Aquatic glitch-dub.
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01 Melds 6:56
Total time: 6:56
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Made by Shannon O’Neill and Andie Reynolds, Melbourne, 2001.
Melds was exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2002 as part of Variable Resistance: Ten Hours of Sound from Australia.
2007 Alias Frequencies AF023
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Poetic random. Excavating the unconscious.
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01 Absolutely Free 4:31
02 GSD 4:17
Total time: 8:48
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Made by Yannis Nikolakopoulos and Shannon O’Neill at Section 8, Sydney, 1999.
GSD also appears on the Vibragun compilation ‘Communication Problems’.
2007 Alias Frequencies AF021
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The Splinter Orchestra’s first recording.
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01 Petit Mal 25:26
Total time: 25:26
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Featuring:
Chris Abrahams, DX7; Robbie Avenaim, battery operated percussion; Karen Booth, alto saxophone; Monica Brooks, laptop; Ben Byrne, laptop; Luke Callaghan, laptop; Clare Cooper, guzheng; Abel Cross, double bass; Joe Derrick, trumpet; Peter Farrar, alto saxophone; Simon Ferenci, trumpet; Dale Gorfinkel, vibraphone; Lloyd Honeybrook, alto saxophone; Mike Majkowski, double bass; Alex Masso, percussion; Darren Moore, percussion; Inge Olmheim, laptop & field recordings; Shannon O’Neill, MS-20; Matt Ottignon, clarinet & flute; Ian Peterise, baritone saxophone; Michael Sheridan, laptop guitar; Milica Stefanovic, electric bass; Paul Taylor, home made synthesiser; Clayton Thomas, double bass and Daniel Whiting, laptop.
Made by The Splinter Orchestra, recorded at ABC Studio 22, Sydney, 2006.
Performance broadcast on ABCTV’s Set 2006-07-27.
2007 Alias Frequencies AF019
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Mini-album of skewed turntablism. Four hands, one deck.
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01 A Lucy Nation 2:07
02 Hooked on Smak 2:03
03 Ray of Light 1:42
04 It’s Not That Easy 1:48
05 Tastes Like Wood 1:34
06 I Like You 2:21
07 Parsons’ Eyes 1:50
08 Old Man Drivel 2:26
09 The Finger 2:05
10 Outro 0:18
Total time: 18:14
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Made by Adrian Bertram and Shannon O’Neill at Section 8, Sydney, 2001.
2001 Alias Frequencies AF001
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