“Aside from the drifting vagaries of memory that incessantly perform their contradictions this is going to be some wild trip back into the cobwebs of that good ole Dirty Room where this pixel of musical creativity emerged… built from the scraps of a building demolition in a post 80s haze of uninhibited fun and subversion playing with the industry of culture as much as subverting the studio into a instrument of audio deconstruction. We are the unit!”
SAT 8 OCT doors/bar 3.30pm Event 4pm
AVID READER West End
UNIT 33 1/3 book launch
Andrew Stafford is in-conversation with Lauren Istvandity & Lachlan Goold (co-authors), Ben Ely (band member) and Paul Curtis (band manager) discussing 33 1/3 Regurgitator’s Unit.
Short solo set by Ben Ely following
https://avidreader.com.au/events/33-1-3-regurgitators-unit-panel
The official Brisbane launch of the Bloomsbury 33 1/3 Oceania series book: Regurgitator’s UNIT. The book as authored by Lachlan Goold (Magoo) and Lauren Istvandity situates the development of Unit amongst the DIY culture of a politically charged Brisbane scene, and breaks down the album through the lens of recording and songwriting processes; outlining the impact of Regurgitator’s music locally and globally, by discussing what made Unit a success at the peak of the alternative music genre. The book will be available on the night along with a signing.
FRI 21 OCT – NFSA Canberra – UNIT 25th for National Film & Sound Archive discussion
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/events/classic-australian-albums-unit-regurgitator
Classic Australian Albums: Unit by Regurgitator | National Film and Sound Archive of Australia – nfsa.gov.au
With special guests Ben Ely, Quan Yeomans, Lachlan (Magoo) Goold and Paul Curtis + Book launch. The seminal Australian album Unit catapulted into the charts when it was released in November 1997 with its mixture of 1980s-style synthesised pop music and alternative rock. This second studio album from legendary Australian band Regurgitator went on to win 5 ARIA Awards, including the 1998 ARIA …
In conjunction with this will be the launch of the Bloomsbury 33 1/3 Oceania series Regurgitator’s UNIT. The book as authored by Lachlan Goold (Magoo) and Lauren Istvandity situates the development of Unit amongst the DIY culture of a politically charged Brisbane scene, and breaks down the album through the lens of recording and songwriting processes; outlining the impact of Regurgitator’s music locally and globally, by discussing what made Unit a success at the peak of the alternative music genre. The book will be available on the night along with a signing.
