Sodastream
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Sodastream: ‘We Really Want To Get Some Things Done’
Wednesday, February 27 2013 at 04:00 AM
During their initial lifespan from 1997 to 2007, the Perth-formed Melbourne duo Sodastream released four albums, a live record and a stack of singles and EPs. Their delicate delivery and jaunty folk-pop transmitted the sharp-eyed songwriting of singer/guitarist Karl Smith and the lonesome double bas…
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News In Brief: Sodastream, The Growl, SLAM Day
Friday, February 1 2013 at 03:00 AM
– Sodastream are back. Six years after their 2007 split, the emotionally fine-tuned Melbourne band have announced a pair of hometown gigs in March. The duo of singer/guitarist Karl Smith and double bassist Pete Cohen originally formed in Perth in 1997, going on to relocate east and release four stud…
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From The Inside Out
Tuesday, Apr 7 2009|by Shaun Prescott
Karl Smith speaks to SHAUN PRESCOTT about life after Sodastream, his new band Lee Memorial and his transition from confessional songwriter to storyteller. While it may be tempting to classify Lee Memorial as “Karl Smith’s new project”, Smith is quick to point out that this is a new band; a group that is very much the sum of every one of its parts. Previously known for his direct, confessional songwriting with Per…
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Lee Memorial Launch
Friday, March 13 2009 at 05:00 PM
From the ashes of Sodastream comes Lee Memorial, the new outfit from Karl Smith. Named after a guesthouse in Kolkatta, where Smith used to holiday as a child (he lived in Bangladesh and India until he was 13), Lee Memorial is a supergroup of sorts featuring Laura MacFarlane (Sleater-Kinney, Ninety …
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Introducing ... Lee Memorial
Sunday, May 18 2008 at 12:00 AM
Who is Lee Memorial? Well, it's a "mangled bunch" of folks assembled by Karl Smith, one half of Melbourne indie-pop troubadours Sodastream. Not to be confused with Nashville's Immortal Lee County Killers (remember them?), Lee Memorial is a super-group of sorts comprising members of Nation Blue, Nin…
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Sodastream Break Up
Tuesday, February 20 2007 at 12:00 PM
After ten years together acclaimed Melbourne indie duo Sodastream have announced they’re parting ways. In an e-mail sent out yesterday, Karl Smith and Pete Cohen wrote in part: “With this email comes the sad news that after 10 years, Sodastream are calling it a day. Our reasons are complex and many…
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