Brisbane - Prod & the Moonbaby/Ash in October

A bit of Brisbane electronic music history has made
it to vinyl in this Prod & the Moonbaby/Ash in October
split album release
Lee Ingram has done a great job in getting this out,
it sounds cool and sound quality on the wav files ive
heard are great, the vinyl must be fantastic
So Ill hand over to Lee to fill you in on the history
of this part of Brisbane music

I have made a lot of music over the years
 but these were some of the first songs
I ever worked on. Robert Draycott and I
were just 15 when we both bought cheap
Casio keyboards and started writing songs
together under the name Prod and the Moonbaby.
Within a matter of months we had recorded an
album in my bedroom on a 4-track cassette recorder.

The sound was primitive and bad quality
but was full of adventure and spirit.
Local radio 4zzz started playing our songs
so we self released a couple of cassettes.
Once we finished school we formed a real band
with Richard Fenney and Paislie Hadley
called Ash in October. We had access to a proper
(but dodgy) recording studio and spend many
weekends recording
. We played live gigs as often as possible
but venues in Brisbane in those days were scarce,
especially for bands using synthesizers
and a drum machine.
We plodded on and again found that 4zzz radio
were very supportive.
We released several cassettes as well
as a vinyl single.
This album has some of those Prod and the Moonbaby
songs recorded in my bedroom in 1984
as well as songs by Ash in October
which were recorded I think 86 and 87.

In Brisbane it is available at Phase 4 Records 
in the Valley. 
It is also available in Melbourne
and is also available through lots of
online stores in the EU.

Soundclip here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6ZaRWP9vY8

Ash In October - Greater Crime/ Sex Machine, 25th anniversary re-release

Ash in October helped shape the fledgling electro music scene
in Brisbane, performing and recording in the late 1980s at a time
when electronic music was not widely accepted in the ‘pub rock’
dominated local music scene.
The reworking of the tracks is outstanding, reminds me of the early
to mid 90's Human league, the dub version is fantastic too.
One of the many bands that as past of Brisbane's music history
need to be remembered and heard by the current generation
that is of course very open to electronic dance music.

The original 1989 vinyl double A-side single,
Greater Crime / Sex Machine has recently been seen online for sale
in second-hand record stores for as much as $99.
Ash in October have now re-worked and re-recorded those tracks
and for a limited time is offering FREE downloads of the new and
old versions to mark the 25th anniversary of their original release.

Ash in October were and are Lee Lee Ingram, Robert Draycott,
Richard Fenney and Paisley Hadley.

To download your free copy visit the Bandcamp page and enter
and amount of zero at the checkout
(or if you value music feel free to pay whatever you think it’s worth).

http://handsomemanifesto.bandcamp.com/album/greater-crime-sex-machine.

The downloads will also be available at standard cost from itunes
and all regular download stores.