Debut single from Bumpy out now
Naarm/Melbourne-based soul artist and proud Noongar woman Bumpy presents her new single, ‘Return Home’, it illuminates the transportive nature of BUMPY, guiding the listener through a world in which vulnerability is strength and power is quiet but self-assured.
Described by Bumpy as an ode to home and “the people, places and connections that make us feel grounded and at ease”, ‘Return Home’ is propelled by stirring strings arranged by Aaron Wyatt, who recently marked history as the first Indigenous conductor of an Australian state orchestra.
The lead vocalist of Naarm/Melbourne neo-soul outfit SQUID NEBULA , Bumpy emerged as a solo artist in late 2020 with her debut single ‘Falling’. Falling is featured on the record as well!
So happy to have Bumpy join the incredible crew of local musicians on the Northside Records label to be our 28th release!!!
The single is released digitally next Wednesday, the vinyl will be out Friday!
Record Store Day 2022
RECORD STORE DAY is back!!!
Join us for a wonderful FREE – ALL AGES party! Funk fun and finds….
Fresh from their debut performance at WOMAD we have the mysterious trio GLASS BEAMS who will be performing their ‘Mirage’ EP from start to finish. We have the incredible NIKODIMOS who will feature some of his Nikodimos WORLD lp which is to be out on Equinox Recordings. FLY BOY JACK are a funky hip hop duo of JORDAN DENNIS and JUJO and they will be releasing ISSUE ZERO on vinyl for the day. Then we have the legendary DANIKA who we released on RSD in 2021 but were unable to launch it. FINALLY WE CAN.
We will be opening at 9am selling the special RSD releases and the classics that we always have. We will get 10 crates of FRESH SECOND HAND goodness for your eyes to bulge at…..
DJs will be playing all day in the store and the vibe will be ALIVE. Come down to be apart of a beautiful day that has been happening for 15 years now and will not stop! RECORD STORES LOVE TO PARTY
Plus – more late funky surprises coming! Stay tuned!!
The Seven Ups: Death of the Old Gods
The fourth studio album from Melbourne’s 7-piece heavy groove combo is an abstruse journey into the darker fringes of instrumental music, drifting from funk to spiritual jazz and through to psychedelic fuzz rock.
Inspired by the catastrophic year that was 2020, the bands recording sessions were rescheduled three times due to extended Melbourne lock downs, before finally being recorded in November 2020. The album’s title, The Old World, refers to life before the onset of the pandemic which shattered 21stcentury humanity’s sense of stability and invincibility. Arcing back to the simplicities and blissful ignorance that existed before the grim onset of empty supermarket shelves, deserted streets and a world locked down.
The album begins with psychedelic-soul lament, Death of the Old Gods, before rolling into apocalyptic-dancefloor-fillers Hold Fast to the Void and Abode of the Clouds, then momentarily mellowing out on laid-back number, Never Again. Side 2 opens with Harry Cooper pt II (a tribute to the bands sax player and a follow up to part I from their 2017 album Drinking Water) before launching into brutal and fiery, The Beast, then finally closing with the epic 12 minute spiritual-jazz title-track, The Old World. The astute listener may also hear sprinkled across the album hints of Afrobeat, Free-Jazz and Stoner-Doom (yep, Stoner-Doom), along with plenty of the bands new favourite instrument, the goat bell.
Released on local Melbourne label, Northside Records, the album will be available on limited edition night-sky marbled vinyl and features cover artwork by Australian artist, Daniel Hend.
The band are taking the new album on the road for a run of tour shows:
July 17 – Howler, Brunswick w/ Thando & Charlie Needs Braces
August 6 – Hotel Westwood, Footscray
August 13 – Republic Bar, Hobart w/ Jay Jarome Trio
August 20 – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine
On The Seven Ups previous releases
“I’ve been playing this little monster to death on my (BBC) 6 music show. It’s raw, it’s gritty, it’s tough as nails.” – Craig Charles, BBC Radio 2 & 6
“Makes us remember how much we can love instrumental music.” – Wax Poetics USA
“As tight as they need to be, and as loose as you want them to be.” – DJ Miss Goldie, PBS FM
“Hugggeeee big band sound – great work guys!! Mad Men fans rejoice” – Rosie Beaton, Triple J