STACK #152 Jun 2017

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year’s Falls Festival, along with Childish Gambino and DMA’s), Murana spent time prior to his two-year tenure at Airport West JB as a mastering and

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recording engineer, working with Violent Soho, Chet Faker and Bad//Dreems. Airport West’s music

acknowledged that King Gizzard & the

Lizard Wizard put on a stunning live show, but there can’t be many more spectacular ways to experience the seven-piece than at Melbourne’s Night Cat. “They’ve got that 360-degree stage – it was the first gig I’ve left with a ripped shirt and broken glasses,” says Matthew Murana, describing the Nonagon Infinity album launch in March last year. He’s got high hopes for the band’s

fan demographic is split into two loose crowds: the older

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devotees – “we sell a lot of soundtracks, a lot of classics; the Gary Clark Jr album and Nick Cave did very well, [as did] the new Gorillaz” – and younger kids from the alternative scene. “There’s a lot of musical kids in the area,” Murana explains. “Heavy

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metal kids, who go to [Melbourne indie/punk/ metal venues] BANG and NEXT – they pick up all the latest hardcore and punk releases.” Next up on Matthew’s live calendar? “R.L Grime,” he says without hestitation. (The American hip hop producer is playing Festival Hall on July 29.) “I’m ready to lose my mind at that gig.”

Matthew Murana at JB Hi-Fi AirportWest (VIC)

album, the whole thing is solid front to back; the tracklist is tasteful. When they put a show together it’s the same thing – it’s always well-thought-out and very jammy, no awkward silences.” Also citing Run The Jewels and London Grammar as favourites (the latter of which he saw at this

upcoming Murder Of The Universe later this month: “I’m a huge fan of the new tuning they’ve gone to,” he says. “[They’ve taken] it back to their roots, their jazzier and bluesier style, but still kept it very psychedelic, as they always do. When King Gizz release an

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