Unearthed acid house makes it's way to the internet via Adelaide label Bark Bang Records.
You'd be forgiven for thinking this the work of someone like Mike Dunn or Paul Johnson, with some classic drum machine programming and sexy vocal chops, but it actually comes from the minds of Adelaide's Tim and Gavin Carter.
As The Carter Bros, they put out releases on a number of varied labels, including cult imprint Melbourne Deepcast, Monty Luke's Black Catalogue and Amsterdam superpower Rush Hour Records.
Their 2009 album Metropolitan, originally released on Cuckoo Music, the label of now closed Cuckoo Bar in Adelaide, was picked up and pressed on vinyl by UK label Tsuba.
This release from 2007 however, never seems to have received as much recognition. I found a copy in the back of a bin on the floor of Rathdowne Records, and was taken by the fact that Adelaide was the biggest piece of text on the label.
Clearly Bark Bang had a lot of pride in the city and the music scene in South Australia. A now defunct Wordpress site advertises tees that were available, gig photos and downloads all now lost to the internet abyss. One commenter on the website boasts: "now when i carry the torch for SA I can give those ignorant toy music chumps a point of reference."
This torch might have been lost for a little while, but hopefully now can help shine a light on a period of South Australian house music after the likes of DJ HMC and Juice Records. Feel very lucky to have it up on the channel.
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