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Mount Eerie explores ‘fauna’ on Surfacing
A special interview with Mount Eerie, also known as Phil Elverum formerly of The Microphones, on Surfacing with Luke M de Zilva as part of the theme of fauna.
How Angus Andrew is fostering a community of risk takers – interview on Surfacing
Angus Andrew is no stranger to crossing boundary lines, not only as an artist with his New York-based band Liars, his label No Gold and his music series Essential Tremors. He joined Luke de Zilva on Surfacing to chat about the Australian left-field and underground music scene, and his passion for creating opportunities for under-exposed artists.
Independent Artist of the Week: Bluetung
Combining organic and synthetic soundscapes that ebb and flow between distinguishable and distorted, Eora/Sydney-based DIY artist and FBi’s Independent Artist of the Week Bluetung offers something that’s as much a sensation for your mind as it is for your soul.
A story about mundane breakups – Shoeb Ahmad on Surfacing
“The best way to look at it is like chapters of a book, you know, it’s chapters to a story” reflects award-winning musician and composer Shoeb Ahmad, aka Sia Ahmad, on the five-part song cycle of her new project. Sia joined Luke M de Zilva and Mara Schwerdtfeger on Surfacing last week to discuss how her latest EP captures this forebodingly bathetic narrative.
FBi Monthly Mixtape #007
June is weird. The financial year draws to a close, the days become shorter, and we somehow find ourselves on the tail end of 2022 already. One thing remains constant however: the calibre of music airing on FBi Radio’s specialist programs. This is our June Monthly Mixtape.