The Night Terrors:

Last night I was talking to a guy who I hadn't seen in years (he went to my high school but wasn't in my year level, for the sake of this story I'm gonna call him Frank). I never liked Frank. He was exceptionally tall, had blonde hair and was a douchebag.
Just didn't like his attitude or his manner. It always bugged me. So smug, so superior...

For some reason we saw eachother at a party and he started grilling me about my life.

Where do you live?
Got an active social life?
Still Playing music?

What do you do?
How much do you earn?

Do you like Psy-Trance?
Going to see Armin Van Buuren's 6 Hour set at Winter Sound System (ie. some sh*tty rave) at Rod Laver Arena?

My answers to his questions bought about dismissive and condescending reactions... Frank was baiting me. Teasing. He's one of those people that knows exactly what buttons to press. My blood boiled and he kept pushing those buttons.

One thing led to another and I ended up punching him in the face.




Then I woke up...

Strange dream really. But sort of satisfying. hmmm...

If Brendan "dildo" Fevola roosted a drop punt south east from my house it would land on the roof of The East Brunswick Club. An old pub with New Zealand All Blacks posters, wide screen TV on the walls, pub meals and a square box of band room out the back. The PA is top notch however and since the place was reinvented about 6 years ago it hosts amazing bands on a weekly basis.

Working behind the bar there is an extremely tall dude, blonde hair, kind of lanky. He's not Frank but he certainly reminds me of him so I can't help but feel a little bit of distaste creep into my waters when I see him.

It's unfair because he actually seems quite a cool guy when you talk to him.

Then earlier this week I was reading about a band called the The Night Terrors. I recognised the tall East Brunswick Club barmn as the major subject of the article.

Turns out he's one of Australia's foremost Theremin players.

Manipulating Sin waves to make spooky ghost noises isn't a normal man's past-time. But it takes skill.

Image from www.myspace.com/thenightterrors

East Brunswick man is starting look pretty cool now. (that's him in full flight with guitar and theremin above).

So. I checked out his band. (finally I get to the point)

The Night Terrors are great. It's scary, synthy, schlock horror, spooky, cheesy, heavy, clever, well structured, interesting, beautiful and original.
Drums, Bass, Synths and Theremin. No words, no vocals.




There ya go. I ordered their just album from their myspace. I'm lovin it. Can't wait to see them live at the John Curtain hotel in a coupla weeks before they tour Europe later this year.

It's rad to see a band forging their own musical path. Doing their own thing and avoiding hipster influences. Making world class music and doing it locally.

I still hate frank though.