Absolute Boys
Minimal Wage
2 Track, 12inch (2010, Imperative Residence)
Play All Tracks In New Window
Related: Ohana, Absolute Boys.
Like the perfect amalgam of This Heat, Bill Laswell, Fugazi and the Tom Tom Club, 'Minimal Wave' – the debut 12” by Absolute Boys – comes strutting out with a ritualistic groove. While recorded by Neil Thomason at Head Gap studios in Melbourne, parts of the song actually sound like they could have emanated from Sly and Robbie's Compass Point Studios sometime during the ’80s.
Heavy on digital delay and clinical rhythm, the vocals of Will Farrier (ex-Ohana) take on an eerie and sombre tone. Even the syllables of the words work as a repetitive drone as he sings “resentment”, “omnipresent” and “malevolent” like a wordier Grace Jones – if she was from Thirroul in regional NSW.
Reading the label imprint it come as no surprise that Ben Andrews of My Disco gets a co-production credit. Indeed, both ‘Minimal Wage’ and B-side ‘Wonderful Things’ tread a similar path of minimal and clean percussion as My Disco's latest single ‘Young’.
I’m not sure how this style of music would hold up over an entire full- length album, but it’s certainly a promising taste of things to come.
by Tim Scott
With no pressure from record labels, Ohana tell ADAM D MILLS they can …
The imminent relocation of drummer Kino Versoza could well spell the e…
A quartet of bands will celebrate the beginning of summer/a mock engag…
Former Mess+Noise cover boys Ohana will team up with Brisbane “indie-j…
– Finally readying their debut album, Absolute Boys have just shared t…
Where can I buy a copy of this?
Missing Link had copies.
want one
tenzenmen distro may be getting some soon gg
this sounds awesome
Thirroul is regional NSW?
so good!!
really like this. wanna buy!
Thanks everybody for their interest... though just to be clear we are Melbourne-based.
The single is available at Round N Round (Brunswick), Sunshine & Grease (Clifton Hill) and Missing Link (CBD). It will be in Red Eye and Repressed in Sydney real soon, and then Rocking Horse in Bris after that. Email us for mail-order though.
Or: Playing with Pivot and TTT at the East Brunswick Club Saturday April 2nd, come down and grab a copy off us.
Hello!
i concur, sounds all good and great.
saturday is the third! anyway, will try to make it. curious about ttt too.
will grab the 12'' at s&g this week. like i need another excuse to blow money at that place!
we need some of 12inches' in our shop!
who can i contact to hook some up?
rad.
yeah put some in vox and i'll buy one. why buy records when your mates aren't getting a cut?
Nice. Sounds like a cross between ESG, Fabulous Diamonds and PiL. I have no objections to that... in fact I encourage it.
i'm going to get one
yes, will be in Tenzenmen distro shortly too...
absoluteboys[at]gmail[dot]com to order necktie.
Adam, I have no idea what that signifies but I like it.
I neeeeeeeeeeed this.
They're playing at Record Store Day at Missing Link, I'm pretty certain.
In the pants?
View Comments 20 to 115
We've limited the amount of comments shown in these larger topics to allow for faster viewing, simply click here to load all the missing comments ...
see ya next week
What time is the Ghoul/Collarbones show running at? I have something else on but I'd like to come along after if I can.
Any news on an album?
I think it starts at 8, but i'm not sure.
making one
hot.
Friday 2nd September @ The Grace Darling Hotel
Absolute Boys
w/ TAX, Repairs + Angel Eyes
$8 - Doors 9pm
Fucking amazing
fabulous boiz coming up to Sydney to play goodgod with Collarbones on Friday 14th October
Next Absolute Boys Show
Collarbones + Absolute Boys + Collarbones Covers Set at Goodgod
tomorrow night Friday 14th October 9pm
is the song on the sugar mountain playlist a new one? Haze
Record is out and about according to the Polyester twitter account.
super keen to hear the new one. trip to poly is in order!
BSuck
Gonna buy tomorrow. Can't wait to hear.
purchas'd
sounds pretty great, but the sleeve design is pretty appalling. no DL code with the store-bought copy either!
i got a code. msg bedroom suck and you should be fine.
anok, do you happen to know what format(s) the audio files are available in for the download? mp3 only or FLAC goodness too?
unforced error
wavs.
most australian releases i've purchased of late have gone through dropcards. untagged wavs.