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The Wreckery - Fake is Forever @ Theatre Royal Castlemaine

Fri, 23 Feb

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Theatre Royal

After 35 years in the making, this is The Wreckery album that never was but always should have been! It's been a long time between drinks but the dark princes of St Kilda are back and after a sold out album launch they have proven their swamp blues/noir jazz sound is timeless and as vital as ever!

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The Wreckery - Fake is Forever @ Theatre Royal Castlemaine
The Wreckery - Fake is Forever @ Theatre Royal Castlemaine

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23 Feb 2024, 8:00 pm

Theatre Royal, 30 Hargraves St, Castlemaine VIC 3450, Australia

About the event

After 35 years in the making, this is The Wreckery album that never was but

always should have been!

At the height of the Australian post punk era, Melbourne's The Wreckery built

a loyal audience by playing darkly atmospheric rock with film-noir swagger

and true renegade attitude. Their early Rampant Records releases (1985-87)

featured the band's inventive blend of swamp blues, noir-jazz, and deadpan

rock (see the Ruling Energy video!) However, creative differences caused the

band to disband just as they were hitting their pinnacle with the Laying Down

Law album (Citadel Records, 1988).

Now, "Fake is Forever" reignites The Wreckery's signature sound with an

unyielding fervour. Charles Todd's haunting baritone sax, Hugo Race's

scathing lyrics and mesmerizing vocals, Clayton-Jones's distorted angular

guitars, Robin Casinader's eclectic multi-instrumental prowess, and the rhythm

powerhouse of Nick Barker and former Plays With Marionettes drummer,

Frank Trobbiani, collide to form an iconic lineup.

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