Faux Pas
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New Noise: Roland Tings, ScotDrakula, Sweet Teens, Faux Pas
Tuesday, Aug 7 2012|by Doug Wallen
Anthems and electronics collide in an all-Melbourne edition of our Soundcloud roundup of the latest new music. – The guise of Melbourne producer Rohan Newman, Roland Tings has debuted in a big way with the Milky Way EP on U.S. label 100% Silk, an offshoot of Not Not Fun. Described by the label as “melodic acid trips doused with swish-ticky-booms,” the four-song 12” includes the elegantly opaque title track plus ‘L…
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Faux Pas
Lostworks
Monday, Apr 11|by Andrew McMillen
Less cohesive than last year’s Noiseworks, but no less compelling, Lostworks is a collection of “lost songs” and b-sides created by Melbourne musician Tim Shiel between 2008 and 2010. Crucially, these aren’t half-formed ideas mashed together just for the sake of pumping out a follow-up; after all, h…
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New Releases: Faux Pas, Cosmic Psychos, Pets With Pets, Papa Vs Pretty
Wednesday, March 23 2011 at 11:00 PM
– In between a short stint as a breakfast radio jock, lots of rehearsals and big gigs as part of Gotye’s touring band, a relentless schedule of remix commitments, a house move and preparations for the debut of a new live band, Faux Pas aka (electro whiz Tim Shiel) has found time to put together a ne…
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Faux Pas
Noiseworks
Monday, May 17|by Babette Gladney
Much has been said of Tim Shiel's skill as an internetworked self-promoter. Indeed, as an artist who has possibly never performed live as his musical alter-ego Faux Pas, this persona is present purely on Shiel's bespoke website and in his handful of social media profiles. On his blog and elsewhere, …
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Faux Pas: Artist 2.0
Thursday, Apr 22 2010|by Andrew McMillen
Operating under the Faux Pas moniker, Melbourne musician and broadcaster Tim Shiel’s success hasn't been played out among Melbourne’s live music venues, but online, writes ANDREW MCMILLEN. "I owe a lot of people a beer." This is how Tim Shiel, also known as Faux Pas, jokingly describes his career so far. Unconfined by spatial constraints, Shiel's success as an independent solo artist hasn't been played out in Mel…
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Forthcoming: Faux Pas
Thursday, March 4 2010 at 02:00 AM
What: Noiseworks by Faux Pas. When: Mid-April through Sensory Projects/Heroics. Key notes: Second album for Melbourne-based producer Faux Pas (aka Tim Shiel). Arriving four years after debut album Entropy Begins at Home, it features singles 'Chasing Waterfalls' and 'Silver Line', which we desc…
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