Kirin Callinan, Sean Nicolas Savage, Spank Rock (DJ), Fascinator (DJ)

KIRIN J CALLINAN has his own theory that the three great Australian bands, the Mt. Rushmore of Oz if you will, all have a criminal aspect to them: AC/DC = gang of outcasts raising hell, INXS = sexual deviancy, lasciviousness, and Nick Cave = murderous poet. Kirin has elements of all three, and in time, he will be the fourth face on that rock.

July 2, 2013 will mark the release of Kirin J Callinan's debut solo LP EMBRACISM, via Siberia Records/Terrible Records in partnership with XL Recordings.

A guitarist, singer, songwriter & solo performer born in Australia, Callinan is a child of the 1980's, who excels at haunting compositions and wild guitar playing. He is known for his confrontational live performances, which are always shirtless, brilliant, and rich with some combination of guitar hero antics, musical theater, stand-up comedy, primal emotion, punk sensibility, awkward silences and ugly realism. He is a performer by nature, very charismatic, and very unafraid to bare his soul.

"The Australian Kirin J Callinan took Glasslands' stage by himself, which is all he really needed to then take most of the room….Callinan's voice is tuneful and halting — psychobilly-redolent stuff with an operatic air. Callinan's persona frames a nervy, curdling yet endearing charisma you can't take your eyes from and makes you laugh and yet you probably wouldn't let your young ones near….The music was rarely conventional, mostly experimental, like Scott Walker with a thing for stomp boxes and Lux Interior and Nick Cave." Read a review from STEREOGUM after they attended an early show of Kirin's last October in New York during CMJ.

Embracism's title track was released to the public in April of 2013, and served as an audacious mission statement. The album itself is an incredibly ambitious and varied work that traverses many styles, touching on such themes as masculinity, death, war, patriotism, infidelity and loss, at points jarring and dissonant, at others subdued and positively melodic, while remaining pensive and vulnerable throughout. Embracism was produced by Kim Moyes (The Presets) at his home studio in Sydney and mixed by Chris Taylor (CANT, Grizzly Bear).

KIRIN J CALLINAN previously cut his teeth as a guitarist, most notably playing in bands (Mercy Arms, Jack Ladder) amongst numerous collaborations. Embracism is his debut full-length release as a solo artist.
Terrible Records was started by Ethan Silverman and Chris Taylor. This release, in partnership with XL Recordings, follows previous releases from Twin Shadow, Kindness and Solange.

Siberia Records is Kirin's Australian and New Zealand home, originally started by the Midnight Juggernauts to release their own music worldwide, now releasing a new wave of Australian subversive groundswells and popular consciousness.


Naeem Juwan AKA Spank Rock draws immediate influence from the Baltimore Bass movement. He met with the Diplo-helmed Hollertronix crew and began crafting the type of live performances that have become underground legend in the early 2000s. With production partner Alex "XXXChange" Epton, he released the seminal LP YoYoYoYoYo on UK label Big Dada in 2006, the album that many credit as the progenitor of the electro/rap/booty phenomenon. Since then Spank Rock has toured with everyone from Beck to Bjork to the Beastie Boys, made records with Santigold, KylieMinogue, Mark Ronson and Mos Def, and remains one of the most enigmatic and electrifying performers in music today. His sophomore album,Everything is Boring and Everyone is a Fucking Liar, which is almost entirely produced by Boyz Noise and features a litany of guest talent includingBig Freedia, Santigold and Mark Ronson, will be released September 27th, 2011 on his own imprint, Bad Blood Records.


"Audio-visually speaking, you couldn't ask for more from the Internet." Noisey/Vice

"If you're looking for boring, same-same music, look away now... I keep picturing Mighty Boosh scenes when I listen through Fascinator's back catalog…bound to remind listeners of Gorillaz' marching beats and hazy sampling…" Indie Shuffle

"What's fascinator? is that your live sex show?" Matt Coyte, Rolling Stone

"A lushly put together blend of synths, swooshes, slowed down beats and has a grandeur that something made this way shouldn't be able to manage." The Sound of Confusion

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Since recently birthing into the galaxy, Fascinator has toured with Tame Impala, Midnight Juggernauts, Kirin J Callinan, Splashh and is currently floating around North America with Jagwar Ma.

"I describe my music as trip-slop because I make most of it over slowed down breakbeats that some guy put on my computer. My influences include Connan Mockasin, Ariel Pink, Sebastien Tellier, Tonetta, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Beck and Can."

The live show ranges from a solo magic show to up to 20 cosmic shaman conjuring about the stage and since October 2012 Fascinator has created and released 7 music videos to wide acclaim, tv broadcasting and much bloggery.

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