WILL BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY 6th OF NOVEMBER
Timothy Powles has two albums releasing this Friday – ‘Lacuna’ (The Church) on which he plays and this one, ‘Algorithms For Happiness’ on which he produced and played. ARIA Nominated Damien ‘Diz’ Cassidy (Faker) and Simon Starling (Cult45 and Etherland) are the other members of ‘The Argon Room’, with notable guest Jeffrey Cain (The Church, Remy Zero-USA).
Mastered by Aria Winner William Bowden.
Its a loosely threaded concept album that is dark and atmospheric and features a textured and layered sound. Think ‘The Jesus and Mary Chain’, ‘Japan’, ‘The Church’ and ‘All India Radio’.
Releasing on all DSP’s, including on Vinyl and CD.
Simon Starling started out in 1996 in Sydney punk band ‘Cult 45’.
He moved to Melbourne in 2002 and started a new band called ‘Etherland’. The band played regularly until Starling moved back to Sydney in 2008, which coincided with a burst of writing activity that culminated in the formation of a new band ‘Starling’, and the album ‘Semaphore’ (2012). The record was produced by Steve Kilbey from legendary band ‘The Church’ and his backing vocals and various instrument performances can be heard throughout. Drums on the record were played by fellow Church member Timothy Powles.
Damien Cassidy grew up in Canberra. Assuming the stage name Dizzi DeCazz, he formed ‘CooCoo Fondoo’ in 1998.
After a move to Sydney, Damien joined ‘The Pip Branson Corporation’ and released their EP ‘Hot Dollar’ (2007). Later that year Damien also joined ‘Faker’, touring relentlessly and appearing at festivals like Big Day Out, Dusty Days, Falls Festival, Fat as Butter, Stonefest and more.
Faker’s 2008 ARIA Awards performance — with nominations for Best Group, Single of the Year, and Best Rock Album — caught the attention of P!nk, who invited them to open the first Australian leg of her blockbuster Funhouse Tour in 2009.
The 2012 touring line up from ‘Starling’ including Wes Gregorace (Cult 45, Devoted Few) Damien ‘Diz’ Cassidy (Faker) and Shaun Gaida soon solidified and became ‘The Argon Room’ when a new album was mooted. This time Church drummer Timothy Powles would produce the record with notable guests Jeffrey Cain (The Church, Remy Zero) and Mark Axiak adding their distinctive guitars to the mix.
A burst of writing started in pure grief the day of David Bowie’s death in 2016. In the days after, Starling wrote half of the ten songs that made it to the record and in the longer shadow of Bowie’s death the remaining songs were written and the album was completed.
Music Video for Single ‘Empty Star’ from the Album
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