Psy-Harmonics
| Psy-Harmonics | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Ollie Olsen, Andrew Till |
| Genre | Electronic music |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Location | Melbourne |
Psy-Harmonics was an independent record label based in Australia that specialised in electronic music. Founded by Ollie Olsen, Andrew Till, Bruce Butler and Simon Polinski in 1993,[1] the label released music from both Australian and international artists, including the enigmatic Shaolin Wooden Men, whose human identities were never revealed. The founders also released music on the label under various monikers: Olsen (Third Eye, The Visitors, Fluoro Conspiracy),[2][3] Till (The Visitors)[4] and Polinski (Hesius Dome).[5]
According to Till, the label ceased selling alternative electronic music as of December 2010 ("Psy-Harmonics ceased releasing Music in Dec 2010").[6] Till played a "retro" Psy-Harmonics DJ set at the "SpaceMandala" open air party in Japan, alongside former label artists Masa and Ree.K, in late September 2014.[7]
Distribution
A distribution deal was arranged with Mushroom Distribution Services for the release of the label's recordings.[8]
International
The label held events in Finland in 1997 and 1999, and label artist Texas Faggott performed at the latter.[9] An event titled "Explosion From Down Under" was held at the Vinyl NYC venue in New York City, United States, in March 1999.[10]
Past artists
- Mimesis
- Shaolin Wooden Men
- Hesius Dome
- Rip Van Hippy
- Ollie Olsen
- Snog
- Black Lung
- Ad Astra
- Joujouka
- Antediluvian Rocking Horse
- Masaray[11]
- Krang
- Mystic Force
- Lumukanda
- Zen Paradox
- EYE
- The Visitors
- Aquila
- Third Eye
- Pound System
- Abel & HJ
- Reflecta[11]
- Snake Thing[12]
- Soft
- AOA
- Makoto Kawamoto
- Testeagles
- Ito
- Battery Cheese Girls
- Kerri Simpson
- In Honour
- Lion Feed
- Rip'n'Eiji
- WEYE
- Quark
- Germinator
- Insurge
- Fluoro Conspiracy
- T.Tokuda
- H.A.H
- Wangina
- Y
- Insectoid[11]
- Psyko Disko
- All Sonic Include
- Special Go-Man
- Crazy Party
- X-Tron
- Spies[13]
- Choufu Dark Duck
- Society Droid
- Christine 23 Onna
- Sonic Sufi
- Ree.K
- Grey Area
- Texas Faggott[9]
20th anniversary event
To commemorate the 20th anniversary since the label's inception, an event was held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Royal Melbourne Hotel venue on 11 October 2013. Label artists who performed were: Zen Paradox, Till, Antediluvian Rocking Horse, Dominic Hogan (Lumukanda) and Rip Van Hippy.[1]
Other projects
Till launched another Australian-based record label named "Machine" in 2009;[14] like Psy-Harmonics, Machine has a predominant focus on alternative electronic music and, according to its SoundCloud page, is a label for "deep futuristic techno music".[15] Machine has released recording from artists such as Vincenn, H229, and The Black Moy.[14]
Polinski, a teacher of sound design, mixing and production at the "NMIT Fairfield" TAFE college since 2005, opened the "Simon Polinski Mix School" in 2014. As a recording engineer, Polinski also worked with artists such as Tim Finn, Paul Kelly and Yothu Yindi.[16][17]
Discography
- Freeze Magazine (Greece): Sampler CD[18]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Psy-Harmonics 20th Anniversary". Facebook Events. Facebook. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "April 16 · Edited". Psy-Harmonics on Facebook. Facebook. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "August 20 at 7:30am". Psy-Harmonics on Facebook. Facebook. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "October 7, 2013". Psy-Harmonics on Facebook. Facebook. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "September 15 at 3:18am". Psy-Harmonics on Facebook. Facebook. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ Discogs (2012). "Andrew Till". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "SpaceMandala" (JPG). Matsuri Records. Matsuri Records. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Third Eye – Ancient Future". Discogs. Discogs. 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Psy-Harmonics @ Gloria, Helsinki March 1999". Psy-Harmonics on Facebook. Facebook. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Psy-Harmonics label night @ Vinyl NYC, New York March 1999". Psy-Harmonics on Facebook. Facebook. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Psilosiva - Genesis Festival 14-15/06/2013". Facebook Events. Facebook. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "June 23, 2011". Psy-Harmonics on Facebook. Facebook. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "August 23 at 2:25am". Psy-Harmonics on Facebook. Facebook. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Machine Label (2007–2012). "Machine Label". Machine Label SoundCloud page. SoundCloud Ltd. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ Machine (2010). "About". Machine Facebook page. Facebook. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "September 14 at 6:22am". Psy-Harmonics on Facebook. Facebook. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "About Simon". Simon Polinski Mix School. Simon Polinski. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ MateriaIncreada (10 March 2012). "Shaolin Wooden Men - Oh Yeah!". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
