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Posted on February 08, 2010 at 06:44pm

Modular Xmas Parties

Tame Impala will be welcoming the silly season accordingly with a pair of Modular Xmas parties in both Sydney and Melbourne.

They'll be joining Jonathan Boulet and The Swiss at both shows, while Canyons will be steering the party sleigh from within the confines of the DJ booth.
Also joining in the sunstroked festivities in Sydney will be Bang Gang DJs, Kim (The Presets), Ladyhawke (DJ Set), Tim Cut Copy, Graz & Anna Lunoe while Muscles (live) and Tony Pepperoni, Andee Frost, Bongmist, Nick Foley and Knightlife will rock things accordingly in Melbourne.

For more into an tickets go to modularpeople.com.

Posted on November 27, 2009 at 03:07pm | 2 comments

Studio Update Pt. II

Words by Dom.

5. Aaaaah beautiful Chang. As we were heading to Japan straight after recording we thought we should indulge in an Asian beer. Unfortunately we couldn't afford a Japanese beer like Asahi or Kirin, so we had to settle on Chang. I think it was like 30 bucks a Carton, and tasted accordingly. And yes, Kevin was terrible at washing his tea / soup cups.

6. View from the roof / master bedroom. Pretty self explanatory.

7. Our engineer Tim didn't arrive from the UK until two weeks into our stint down south so it was just Kevin and myself for the first 14 days. As a result, we just plonked down the drum kit / all the gear in pretty much in the first place we could find without any consideration for practicality. I think Tim nearly had a heart attack when he first walked in the house and saw how we had set up.

8. This photo isn't anywhere near as posed as it looks. Kevin actually did spent most of his day standing on the balcony with his guitar. The telescope pictured was used almost daily for whale spotting.

Posted on September 10, 2009 at 11:37am | 18 comments

Studio Update

For the months of June and July, Tame Impala left their hometown of Perth and decamped 3 hours south to a rugged patch of wilderness out of Margaret River called Injidup. It was here, on a plot of land with a history rich in local folklore, in a labrynth-like structure that resembles something between a treehouse, a shed and a castle, that Tame Impala recorded their forthcoming, as yet untitled debut album. The control room was set up with 180 degree views overlooking the expansive Indian Ocean, and parts were recorded all over the house, including on the balcony while the Fremantle Doctor hammered home.

Fueled by several cases of beer and with a ticket to ride down the highway of their own imaginations, Tame Impala set about making what is set to be one hell of a mindboggling trip of a record.The results of their geographical, mental and emotional trip down to Injidup will emerge soon, and for now you're invited to take a personal trip into the process behind the record with some images and stories behind them with the band....

Further evidence will be on special display on the Sundown Syndrome tour across the country throughout September and October.

Here's some commentary from Dom...

1. Kevin didn't shave his beard for the whole 2 months we were down south. Theres a strong rumour floating around that the beard is now buried in the garden at the property.

2. I think Jay's reading a girls magazine, possibly Marie Claire or Cosmo, that came from a pile we found downstairs. Kevin in typical pose bent over the recording console.

3. Taken as part of a photo shoot we did. That pond had family of frogs who would keep us up all night because they wouldn't shut up. By the end we had learned how to communicate with them and are now fluent in the language of frog.

4. Taken behind the house, again as part of the photo shoot. The house sits on top of the cliff thing. It was a common fear that the house would blow over and fall down the cliff during a storm.

Posted on September 09, 2009 at 05:29pm | 12 comments

Tame Impala Sundown Syndrome National Tour

Posted on July 31, 2009 at 02:58pm | 23 comments