"It was a really buoyant time for a lot of people while it lasted. ‘Blind Love’ to me represents the enthusiasm the audience of the time had for live, loud music and for the scene in general." - Simon Day Earlier this year, the team at Universal Music Australia approached us about curating a compilation …
A Celebration of the Greatest Decade in Australian Music: 1990-1999 by Jane Gazzo and Andrew P Street The decade was turning and we could sniff the winds of change. It wasn’t a great smell if you were standing anywhere towards the back of the Hopetoun. — Wayne Connolly The ’90s was a magical time for …
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HANGING ONTO THE 90s The team at Sound As Ever 90-99 have started presales of “Hanging onto the 90s”, the 4th instalment of their compilation series. This time around, the album contains a whopping 40 rare and unreleased songs from 90s Australian indie artists. The label is revealing a song a day in the private …
Melbourne guitar pop/rock band Snowblind feature on the new Sound As Ever 90-99 compilation called Hanging onto the 90s and contribute a rare recording of a song called “No Stalking You”. The band morphed into the popular Motor Ace, who are set to reunite for shows early 2023, but that is a whole other story. …
Calamity was a radio show which ran on 3RRR-FM from 1992-95. It was described in the program guide as “pop tunes and indie mash” and I was its erstwhile young presenter – new to radio broadcasting and sporting a very bright shade of green around my ears. However, I was determined to showcase the wonderful …
Full Circles is a retrospective from Geelong band Greenhouse. For those who came in late to the 90s or may have missed these guys first time ‘round, this is the perfect chance to experience the “now sound of early 90s Melbourne”. The 13 track compilation will feature remastered versions of their officially released output, as …
Sound As Ever 90-99 are proud to reveal the 5th release in their fast growing catalogue of Oz indie releases; a 7” from Melbourne guitar pop band The Glory Box, who were active between 1988 and 1993, releasing a string of acclaimed 7” singles, a 12” mini album and a sole album “Fudgeland” before disbanding. …
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Sound As Ever 90-99 is proud to reveal 'Loud As Ever', the third in their Australian 90s Indie compilation album series. Inspired by the spirit and memories of heavy and sweaty 90s Australia gigs at venues like the GB in Melbourne, the album features previously unreleased or currently unavailable tracks from The Meanies, The Mark …
Sound As Ever 90-99 are proud to announce their next release will be the previously “lost” album “Periscope” from much loved Melbourne band The Earthmen. The band toured extensively from 1991-1999 and released a string of singles and EPS on the iconic Summershine label (including “Teen Sensations” and “The Rise And Fall Of My Favourite …
‘Stuck on the 90s’ is the 2nd Volume in the Sound As Ever Compilation series, showcasing the Australian indie scene 1990-1999. It follows on from the successful ‘The Shoebox Diaries’ (Volume 1, released May 2020). ‘Stuck on the 90s’ features 20 rare or previously unreleased recordings including high profile artists Moler, Klinger, SPDFGH, The Glory …
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