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Sydney, Australia (2001 – present)
Decoder Ring was formed in 2001, in Sydney, Australia.
Original line-up consisted of Matt Fitzgerald ( keyboards, guitar) Geoff Towner (bass, El Mopa), Pete Kelly (guitar, Sea Life Park), Kenny Davis Jr (keyboards, piano, The Jackson Code, The Blackeyed Susans) & Thomas Schutzinger (drums). Original line-up recorded the EP “Spooky Action at a Distance” (2002) and album “Decoder Ring” (2002). Geoff Towner departed in 2003 and was replaced by Ben Ely (Regurgitator).
The track “Night Shift” from the EP “Spooky Action at a Distance” featuring vocals by Jodi Phillis (Clouds) was utilised in the soundtrack to the Alex Proyas film “Garage Days” (2002).
The band wrote the soundtrack for the 2004 Australian film Somersault, for which the band won an AFI Award for ‘Best Original Music Score’, an Australian Screen Sound Guild Award for ‘Soundtrack of the Year’, a Lexus IF (Inside Film) Award for ‘Best Music’, ‘Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series’ at the APRA/Australian Screen Music Awards, a Jackson Hole Film Festival Award for ‘Best Score’ and was nominated for an ARIA Award in the category of ‘Best Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording’.
Kenny Davis Jr & Ben Ely departed after the recording of Somersault in 2004, the band subsequently reconfiguring with new members Lenka Kripac (vocals, keyboards), Xavier Fijac (keyboards, samples) & Matthew Steffen (bass).
All the band’s performances are accompanied by film projections put on by Simon Killalea who, while not playing an instrument, is considered a member of the band.
Original line-up consisted of Matt Fitzgerald ( keyboards, guitar) Geoff Towner (bass, El Mopa), Pete Kelly (guitar, Sea Life Park), Kenny Davis Jr (keyboards, piano, The Jackson Code, The Blackeyed Susans) & Thomas Schutzinger (drums). Original line-up recorded the EP “Spooky Action at a Distance” (2002) and album “Decoder Ring” (2002). Geoff Towner departed in 2003 and was replaced by Ben Ely (Regurgitator).
The track “Night Shift” from the EP “Spooky Action at a Distance” featuring vocals by Jodi Phillis (Clouds) was utilised in the soundtrack to the Alex Proyas film “Garage Days” (2002).
The band wrote the soundtrack for the 2004 Australian film Somersault, for which the band won an AFI Award for ‘Best Original Music Score’, an Australian Screen Sound Guild Award for ‘Soundtrack of the Year’, a Lexus IF (Inside Film) Award for ‘Best Music’, ‘Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series’ at the APRA/Australian Screen Music Awards, a Jackson Hole Film Festival Award for ‘Best Score’ and was nominated for an ARIA Award in the category of ‘Best Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording’.
Kenny Davis Jr & Ben Ely departed after the recording of Somersault in 2004, the band subsequently reconfiguring with new members Lenka Kripac (vocals, keyboards), Xavier Fijac (keyboards, samples) & Matthew Steffen (bass).
All the band’s performances are accompanied by film projections put on by Simon Killalea who, while not playing an instrument, is considered a member of the band.
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Somersault
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They Blind The Stars, And The Wild Team
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Heidi's Theme
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Rough Sex
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More Than Scarlet
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Music Box
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Snowflake
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Alpine Way
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Heidi's Theme (Reprise)
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Shoutbox
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tanna1 wrote:
oh man. decoder ring at bdo. what have i done right?
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cuttersjuggers wrote:
please release they blind the stars on 12"!
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Alby_ wrote:
beat the twilight!!!1
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Timalat wrote:
New album is magnificent)
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paperboy wrote:
Review of Decoder in Brisbane (22 Aug) - "... “100 Suns”, here played out with notes the length of the stillness between a heartbeat before descending into post rock peaks of swirling guitar and electronic..."
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forkbanger wrote:
Amazing show in Brisbane last night! Blew me away.
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dazmurray wrote:
Great new album, mogwai! I mean Decoder Ring :) :) :) heh he. Catch you guys in Bris
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aryatiy wrote:
<3's new album
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mysticsword wrote:
new album is great. big cinematic sound.
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Mariusdafunk wrote:
the new cd sounds like good old God Is An Astronaut - I love it.
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anjijane wrote:
love, love, love the new album.
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BenKCL wrote:
OH MAN, i want their albums so badly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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toddstar wrote:
Best Aussie album this year.
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subalien wrote:
Got my CD. New album is Great. All instrumental, no singing/vocals. The album sounds more like Mogwai's stuff.
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subalien wrote:
New album... is an double album! "They Blind The Stars, And The Wild Team" out july 10. I just pre-order it! can't wait!!
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BoringArcade wrote:
I was going through some myspace friends and found I had added them 2 years ago after I had seen that movie. I just downloaded the soundtrack and yeah, I should see the movie again.
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radtron wrote:
the new single is pretty decent, i really want to see these guys live.
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imcuminin wrote:
I like them
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messo wrote:
New to their music, but it sounds promising :)
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subalien wrote:
new free track on their website. "Beat The Twilight" ...sounds pretty good! http://www.decoderring.com.au/
Videos
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Featured Tracks
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Rough Sex full track | 2:58 |
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Somersault full track | 2:37 |
Events
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Dec
5
Homebake - The Fifteenth Year
The Domain, Sydney, Australia
18 shouts
| 58 attendees
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Jan
17
Big Day Out 2010
Gold Coast Parklands, Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
61 shouts
| 162 attendees
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Jan
22
Big Day Out 2010
Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia
193 shouts
| 203 attendees
News
Pre Order New Decoder Ring Album They Blind The Stars, And The Wild Team here
6 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/decoderringsounds
Our long awaited new album, They Blind The Stars, And The Wild Team will be in stores (Australia) July 11. Pre order your signed copy here https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/Product/440199
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29 Sep 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/decoderringsounds
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Recent Activity
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