The SoundLounge

The Red Eyes

Melbourne’s much loved act The Red Eyes have now released their long awaited second album RED ARMY. The album has already received critical acclaim, including ‘Album of the week’ on Radio Australia and 3PBS FM. Described as “A cracker of an album” by (The Age) and ‘full of character, tight, catchy and brimming with soul’ (Inpress); and with solid airplay from independant radio stations around the country and much media interest in streetpress, newspapers and pop culture magazines, RED ARMY is set to eclipse their past three releases, seeing them forge forward with their unique and alternative blend of Dub/Reggae grooves.

The band are touring the album nationally throughout May, June, July and August with plans to release in New Zealand and Japan later this year.

3 years in the making, RED ARMY captures the massive live sound that The Red Eyes have become known for through their energetic live shows around the country. RED ARMY delivers a layered, intricately produced album. If an energetic performance is something that audiences expect from The Red Eyes then this album will not fail to please. More extroverted than their last release, RED ARMY uses diverse production, from live studio takes to intricate programming, to blast their unique sound into an explosion of styles and see the group once more defying simple genre descriptions.

Darky Roots

Darky roots (dR) Have up risen surprisingly quick according to lead singer songwriter HUA (JoshHUA Hillman). Formed in 2008 dR have been tirelessly playing shows around QLD and Northern NSW, from humble beginnings learning 10 songs hurriedly to be ready for a fundraiser for a young maori woman in a devastating situation, dR Sound is rich in harmony and is blended with heavy bass lines catchy melodies and always carry conscious lyrical meaning. Their shows promises to deliver a delight to the ear and food for the soul just try not to skank along to them live. The boys describe them selves as a tight unite committed to achieving sound quality, Most of the band are either family or close friends,” None of us are super flash on our instruments, the uniqueness of us is born when we all come together as one” Hua

dR have since supported and/or played alongside some of Brisbane’s finest bands such as the Upsteppers, Dubmarine, Ruby blue, Kingfisha, Paua, Georgia Potter, Fyah walk (Byron bay), As well as shared the stage with international acts from all around the globe such as… Tahuna Breaks (NZ), Nea combo diffusion (Noumea) , Salmonella dub sound,(NZ), Oshen (PNG) and the Original Wailers (JA), dR have embarked on a mini tour of FNQLD Headlining their own shows in cairns and Port Douglass, dR already have some exciting support spots lined up for 2010 including the RED-EYES (Melb) , Cornerstone Roots (NZ) , Kooii (Bris) and LION I (Byron) and being invited to play at iconic festivals such as Kuranda roots, west carnivale, Southern oracle, Byron bay reggae fest.

2009 saw dR sign to Rudekat records and record their debut EP “Wrong Place” which was officially released in Feb this year, the Wrong place EP has received local national and international airplay since its release, the tittle track was selected to appear on the “Island vibe” compilation as well as recently added to west end carnivale compilation. dR have commenced work on their debut full length due out August 2010 with producer Paulie B at the Tanuki lounge in Brisbane’s west end, with some exciting Calibrations with some of Australia’s finest Musicians. Enjoying every moment of this journey, their future plans include a tour of Melbourne and a tour of New Zealand in Jan 2011