TOYLAND - s/t LP Improvised

TOYLAND - s/t LP ImprovisedSelf released in 1983, Toyland's singular creation is an anomalous yet vibrant jewel in the underground canon of Australian music. Conceived during the bijou thrum of Adelaide creativity in the early 80's, Toyland's raw mixture of post punk and new wave sounds, blanketed by heavy dub and afro pop experimentations, reflects the mongrel sensibilities of an Australian sound in an ever growing global mirror. Toyland was the brainchild of Nicholas Hope,

This band play a central role in the wave of new music spewing out of Brisbane

This time the Brit fades away deeper into the gloomy abyss of synth-based postpunk than ever before

My Undocumented Alien Clarinet captures a unique intimate improvisation exploring the outer reaches of the form

For Fans Of : Daitro

And it’s hard to miss how stark these arrangements can be

The clash of Sig Wilson’s psychedelic roots and the punk-tinged backgrounds of Markham and Bulgasem

Side One swings with a vengeance with its tight arrangements built around acoustic bass

”—Tic Tac Totally

The album's makeshift percussion and teenaged rawness resembles the verve of City Lights

A further "artier" single 'Mary Millington'

All of this leads to closer “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” which features guest vocals from TJ Copello of Aviator

made up of Yussef Dayes and Kamaal Williams (aka Henry Wu)