NED COLLETTE - "Jokes and Trials" LP A track like “The Modern

A track like “The Modern Station” is as up-to-now as you can be in this media blitz age -- right-angle riffs rub up against double-tracked vocals

squealing with the nihilistic urge for oblivion on Lobotomy just as the Ramones did

The minimalist instrumentation highlighted the trio's complex and ethereal vocal arrangements resulting in a beautiful album

In this tranquil and withdrawn environment the musicians recorded their improvisations on the church organ (which is the second oldest in Europe)… accompanied with subtle electronics and a few other instruments… the result is a stunning experience of free spirited music … meditative soundscapes

and are both mirroring and set against the backdrop of our present social situations and those which are deeply embedded in their life

NED COLLETTE - "Jokes and Trials" LP A track like “The ModernNed Collette Jokes & Trials LP (Sophomore Lounge, 2022) First time on vinyl reissue of Ned's debut full length, originally a CD only Australian release (Dot Dash, 2006). LP edition co released with our friends at Feeding Tube Records "What a pleasure it is to bring you the first vinyl version of Jokes and Trials, the 2006 solo debut by Melbourne's Ned Collette, whose incredible song cycle "Old Chestnut" and brilliant instrumental album "Afternoon