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Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:57:00 +1100

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This is a BELATED thankyou from the deepest regions of our hearts to all the peoples that voted for us in the Hottest 100.

Sweet Jesus. Friend In The Field came in at #74 and Parlez Vous Francais at #2. Yes. We were very very very very very happy.

Anyways, in other news, Good Vibes starts TOMORROW. We are onstage at Sydney at 3pm thanks to a few “quitters” (ahem, Friendly Fires and The Killers). Be sure to catch Bluejuice onstage just before us…

In other other news, writing for the album is almost complete. Thank you for your patience and kind words. New music will be available soon. Be sure to keep your ears open at the shows.

In other other other news, we are supporting Gossip at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on Tuesday night (ahem, Friendly Fires).

In other other other other news, we love you all.

Dan W
AVS

Happy new year etc!

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:25:01 +1100

Hello all,

Happy New Year yes yes yes.

Art vs Science would like to write to YOU, to thank YOU for supporting us over 2009.
It was a stellar year for us.

ARIA nominations, festivals, tours, film clips, new hats…

We thank all of you that bought a CD (or downloaded it for free). We thank all of you that came to a show and made them such awesome experiences for us. Some of you brought your own inflatable penguins. Some of you dressed as mimes. Some of you made your own T-shirts…. You’re all fine people.

In other news, we are currently finishing off writing for our debut album. Yes. The album itself looks like it may come out around June or July. Sweet. Stay tuned for the facts as they come.

Lastly but not leastly, voting for Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown closes THIS SUNDAY. So if you haven’t voted already, pretty please do so and cast a thought for one of our three eligible songs (Parlez-Vous, Friend In The Field, Hollywood). Maybe Parlez Vous is your favourite? Maybe not? Bah.

Anyways, thanks once again. We look forward to a 2010 with you all.

Dan W

BACARDI EXPRESS 2010

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:57:00 +1100

Hey All,

We’re playing the Bacardi Express 2010!!

La Roux, Yves Klein Blue, Miami Horror and Cassette Kids are all coming along for the ride.

For dates, venues and ticket info head here: http://www.bacardiexpress.com.au/

Love,

Art vs Science

Hottest 100 voting open now!

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:51:35 +1100

triple j’s Hottest 100 voting is open now. ‘Parlez-Vous Francais?’, ‘Hollywood’ and ‘Friend in the Field’ are all eligible.

it would be super great if you could click through the link above and vote for us.

We’ll be back soon with our own Top 10 lists.

Love Art vs Science.

Parlez-Vous Video wins J Award for Best Video!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:20:26 +1100

On Friday, Alex Roberts picked up a J Award for Music Video Of The Year! He beat off strong competition from Bluejuice, Karnivool, Firekites, Astronomy Class and The Scare.

Here’s what triple j had to say:

Alex Roberts, director of Art vs Science’s ‘Parlez Vous Francais’, impressed the judging panel with a clip that has great timing, originality and a sense of humour.
Brendan Hutchens (triple j tv series producer): ‘There were some outstanding Australian music videos made in 2009 and narrowing down all possibilities to just six nominees was a tough ask. The Art vs Science clip ‘Parlez Vous Francais’ directed by Alex Roberts has a fantastic original concept, brilliant performances, perfect timing, great design elements, strong camera work and editing that all together produces an interesting relationship with the song and engages the viewer for the full 4 minute duration. It stood out as being brilliant amongst brilliance.’

And here’s the clip again if you haven’t seen it.

RAGE!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:05:11 +1100

Hey all,

Rage are compiling their top 50 favourite music videos of 2009.

Head to their website & vote for Parlez Vous Francais?

Go on. Do it.

Love,

Art vs Science xx

We have a new radio single, ‘Friend in The Field’. ...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:01:24 +1100

We have a new radio single, ‘Friend in The Field’. We wrote it after last year’s Falls Festival and look forward to playing it at this year’s Falls Festival. Can you guess which Friend we lost in the Field?

Hopefully you’ll be able to hear it on triple j very soon. If you like it, you can request it here

We won an AIR Award!

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:57:28 +1100

This week Art vs Science won an AIR Award for Best Independent Dance/Electronica Award. Thanks Australian Independent Record Association!

We are super happy, ‘cause there are loads of good bands who were up for a prize, including our friends Philadelphia Grand Jury, who won Best Independent EP/Single.

Tidy.

Love Art vs Science (from New York City).

J Awards!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:42:30 +1100

Hey all,

We just got nominated for a J Award for Music Video Of The Year!!!

Congrats also to Karnivool, The Scare, Bluejuice, Firekites and Astronomy Class.

Plus a huge thank you to the team at Grumpy Sailor who put the video together.

If you haven’t seen it yet head here.

Love,

Art vs Science xoxo

Our new merch store is up now! Buy a t-shirt and you will never...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:52:00 +1100

Our new merch store is up now! Buy a t-shirt and you will never be lonely again.

Aforementioned classy Hey Now remix of Parlez-Vous Francais?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:44:31 +1100

Aforementioned classy Hey Now remix of Parlez-Vous Francais?

The very classy Hey Now remix of Parlez-Vous Francais? is on the...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:37:00 +1100

The very classy Hey Now remix of Parlez-Vous Francais? is on the brand spankin’ Ministry of Sound Annual. Check it.

Here be us playing Parlez-Vous Francais? at the One Movement...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:45:06 +1100

Here be us playing Parlez-Vous Francais? at the One Movement Festival last weekend.

Invisibility Cloaks. Freakin Awesome.

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:42:09 +1100

Invisibility Cloaks. Freakin Awesome.

GOOD VIBES!!

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:52:32 +1100

Hey Everyone

The Good Vibrations Festival line up was announced last week and we’re pumped to be playing!

The line up is pretty stellar and includes The Killers, Basement Jaxx, Gossip, Busta Rhymes, Friendly Fires, Kid Cudi, Z-Trip and Salt-N-Pepa. WHOA!

The dates are:

Sydney @ Centennial Park on 13 Feb 2010

Perth @ Claremont Showground 14 Feb 2010

Gold Coast @ Parklands Showgrounds 20 Feb 2010

Melbourne @ Flemington Racecourse 21 Feb 2010

Tickets go one sale THIS FRIDAY 30 October so get on it.

You can buy them here: http://www.goodvibrationsfestival.com.au/

xoxo AVS

Tour Blog bitches! By Dan W.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:01:44 +1100

Perth! The city is Sydney backwards. As in the sun sets over the ocean. Not over the land. Backwards.

It is host this year to the first annual One Movement Festival, a sort of South By Southwest of Western Australia. That means it is kind of half industry showcase, half festival for the peoples. That means that the city of Perth is flooded with all manner of music industry types, looking to see the best that Australia / Asia / some random countries from the Commonwealth have to offer. Which makes it kind of unique, if a little strange. A bizarre bazaar of different styles, all mashed up and stirred into a tasty culture clashing soup.

Monday:

We fly in today, around six days before the actual festival. Which is actually freakin great. Its rare when touring to get more than a cursory glance at any place you visit. It’s all courtesy of APRA (the Australian Performing Rights Association, yo!), who have invited us to do a cross-cultural songwriting workshop, with a view to recording the songs and performing them at the One Movement Festival. We meet Tigarah at the hotel. She’s a Balle Funk / Baltimore rapper from Japan. She’s cool. She’s off to buy a phone. We go and hire bicycles.

Tuesday and Wednesday:

We ride to the studio were we are to write with Tigarah. We mess around for a while watching Beastie Boys on Youtube. We all play each other music we like. We kind of swan about wondering how we’re allowed to use this studio in sunny Fremantle and get away with it. We ride around on bicycles some more and eat watermelon and go to a brewery and see some dolphins. But geez, it can’t all be bikes and fruit and beer and water dwelling mammals. Time to write some music!

We undertake the first few tentative jams, playing random hip hop grooves and sharing ideas for hooks. It is our first time writing songs with other people in the room, which is kind of like having someone you dont know watching you get dressed. At first you’re like, “What the hell are you doing here?? I don’t know you, I’m not comfortable”, but then they’re like “no its cool I’m meant to watch you get dressed. We have to get dressed together soon” and then you end up getting dressed together. And you feel like you know them. And it’s okay. But we’re done for now.

Thursday:

We laugh for a while when Tigarah sings the line “everybody digging on my vocal”, which is hard for her to say in her Japanese accent. We’re such rude hosts.

Okay, so its 4am and I think we have 2 full songs. I think one is called “Killer”. I think the other one is called “Seinfield Steroids”. Nigel, our loyal driver and chaperone around Perth, drives us home shortly before sunrise. Legend.

Friday:

Tigarah gets to go to the zoo, so we get to ride around the Swan River, which is way swell. We embrace the day.

Then it’s late at night and we play the Dew Process party in Perth city. It’s in a carpark and sounds pretty wild but the people seem to have a good time. Nice.

Saturday:

We check out our friends the John Steel Singers. I go and play drums with Tigarah for her own set of songs. Konnie her producer makes me wear giant sunglasses. I am happy. We wander around the festival. We see acts from Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, Canada… Its like a UN convention, but with more drunk people from Perth. We haven’t seen our manager Claire for days. I think she’s busy “working” or something.

There are some after the festival parties, and then there are some parties after that. But must sleep for now.

Sunday:

Show day! We play our set with Tigarah at 4pm. And it actually goes really well. People dance and smile and wave and so forth. We take a few hours to compose ourselves. We go and see our pals Dappled Cities play their dream pop to the peoples. Love those guys. Everyone’s smiling and dancing and forgetting the weary weight of this unintelligible world. Ahhh festivals.

So its around 7pm now and we’re on in 30 minutes. I pace around the backstage looking for reasons to ask people questions about the things they are doing. I’m sure it annoys them but it seems to comfort me.

And then yes showtime. Ha! Its the first time we’ve played after sunset outdoors at a festival, and wow is it good. People go crazy, throwing flippers at us and singing along. I’m starting to remember why I got into this business.

After the show Dan and I tandem ride a pushbike to the afterparty to see our friends the Philly Jays play their brand of hobo pop. Jim is there but somehow ends up at the casino with Tigarah and Konnie. We are awake to see the sunrise. Which rises over the land here you know. Backwards.

The weekend and the week before it are all a dropped jigsaw puzzle; one that is complete from some 4th dimension perspective, but to me right now seems scattered and difficult to perceive in its entirety. But I know the pieces are there. I realise that some great stuff happened. Its all in my brain somewhere. And hopefully some bands from around the globe got their chance to wow the peoples. Hopefully some industry types saw them too. Ones who can help them and maybe only take some of their money.

Goodbye Perth. See you all next time.

New Dates!

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:09:16 +1100

Hello everyone

Over in Perth at the moment, warming up for this weekend’s One Movement Festival and related activities.

We have added some new dates in October! Hurrah.

Here they are, together with all the dates for the rest of the year:

16 Oct - DEW PROCESS ONE MOVEMENT PARTY (appearing as Special Guests) Perth, Western Australia
18 Oct - ONE MOVEMENT FESTIVAL Perth, Western Australia
24 Oct - SOUNDS OF SPRING Albury, New South Wales
25 Oct - FAT AS BUTTER Newcastle, New South Wales
31 Oct - STONEFEST Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
30 Dec - FALLS FESTIVAL Marion Bay, Tasmania
31 Dec - FALLS FESTIVAL Lorne, Victoria
6 Jan 2010 - SUNSET SOUNDS Brisbane, Queensland
9 Jan 2010 - SOUTHBOUND Busselton, Western Australia

Love Art vs Science

Our friends at Dew Process have invited us to perform as special...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:58:10 +1100

Our friends at Dew Process have invited us to perform as special guests at their One Movement showcase party. Be there!

AvS get an ARIA nom!

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:21:58 +1100

Hey all,

A billion thankyous to all those who came to see us play at the Parklife festivals.

Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide… We had the time of our lives. We hope you did too.

Great to see so many people dancing and singing along, dressing up as mimes, and bringing their own inflatable mascots. Genius. We love you all.

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In OTHER news, your friends at Art vs Science have been nominated for an ARIA award!

Breakthrough Artist Single for our self titled EP (EPs count as singles apparently. Go figure).

We’re up against Lisa Mitchell, Bluejuice, Ladyhawke and Jessica Mauboy.. Worthy foes.

Anyway wish us luck. Thank you for helping us get this far….

Dan W
AVS xo

Parklife Sydney (Pics: James Morgan)

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:20:00 +1100

Parklife Sydney (Pics: James Morgan)