Review by Billy Geary
Sydney four piece Breaking Orbit’s debut album The Time Traveller has been a long time coming, with a name change and some member shuffles preceding its release. The wait was certainly worth it, though. The Time Traveller has blown anything done by any other Australian progressively minded band out of the water, save for maybe Karnivool’s Sound Awake and Cog’s The New Normal. However, Breaking Orbit do things slightly differently, placing a heavy emphasis on the tribal and percussive elements in their sound. The result is a debut album of monolithic proportions.
The familiar amalgamation of heavy alternative and progressive genres is certainly apparent, however hints at tribal music and some dabbling in electronic samples ensure The Time Traveller stands out as a record in a vastly oversaturated scene. Opening track ‘Echoes’ is a slow burner with thudding bass guitar, soaring vocals and a distinct touch of post rock influence, immediately showing the band’s diversity. This trend continues throughout the record, with each track offering a different side of Breaking Orbit to the listener. Instrumental track ‘Machiguenga’ is the perfect example of this, featuring an array of tribal percussive instruments and flute passages.
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Rockhampton duo Thomas Busby & Jeremy Marou have had a whirlwind of a year. Their self titled debut album, released in 2011 has seen them on the receiving end of nominations & awards from APRA, The Deadlys, Jaigermeister Independent music awards and the QMA’s along with taking out a place in Triple J’s Hottest 100.
Popfrenzy have announced indie shoe-gaze lovers 
This August Chance Waters is celebrating his recent success with his Maybe Tomorrow Tour. Chance will play a string of dates along the east coast throughout August following the success of the recent single ‘Maybe Tomorrow’. ‘Maybe Tomorrow’ was added to rotation on Triple J, and subsequently multiple stations nationally.
Fat As Butter< Festival cordially invites you to our BIG FAT FESTIVAL, this year featuring something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
Held on Newcastle’s pristine foreshore, Saturday September 22, organizers are excited to announce this year’s festival is open to 15 + and the first release of GA tickets will be $99.00 + bf.
Once again the festival will be held across four stages, with a selection of international and local talent, spanning from dance, hip hop, rock, punk and everything in between.
2012 FAT AS BUTTER LINE UP
Following his sell out show at the Basement earlier in the year 
Frankenweenie is an upcoming 3D black-and-white stop motion-animated film, directed by Tim Burton, and it is a remake of the Burton’s 1984 short film of the same name. Like the 1984 version, it is a parody of and a homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley’s book of the same name. In the film, a boy named Victor loses his dog and uses the power of science to bring it back to life. The film is scheduled for release on October 5, 2012, and it will be the first stop-motion film to be released in IMAX 3D.
© 2012 The official music video for “All My Love” from album, Sound Painter (May 4th 2012) Download the track free at dallasfrasca.com
After spending the last few months writing for their next album, Perth progressive rockers Karnivool were back in Melbourne for three sold out shows. Friday night was the second show in the huge run around Australia, with Karnivool showcasing a few new tracks to tide fans over until the album’s release.