Decoder Ring
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Biography
Sydney, Australia (2001 – present)
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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soffysoffy
divinely
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teddyspaghetti
Though you went in a completely new direction with They Blind the Stars, I still love your music so much. Because i just so happen to love ambient and instrumental too. Fractions and Somersault will always be amazing though!
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granttarrant
Somersault never gets old
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micxnet
When is the new album due out?
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InASafePlace
"Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom" = BEST SONG EVER?
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Danske11
Indeed Fractions is just amazing :) Lenka's vocals flows so well with the instrumentals.
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super_fonkey
I too had forgotten how great Fractions is - a perfect record.
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jopaopa
it's just something magical
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duffo1989
'more than scarlet' is probably one of the best instrumental piece of music i've heard
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Avalorn
great saturdays discover...growing and growing.
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Comet_Course
Forgot how good fractions is.
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lambi1
Seeing you guys live soon! BDO!
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morgs801
shattered i missed them at bdo!! agree with the god is an astronaut comment :) love it :D
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tanna1
Great show at BDO! Enjoyed it lots :)
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tanna1
oh man. decoder ring at bdo. what have i done right?
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Alby_
beat the twilight!!!1
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Timalat
New album is magnificent)
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forkbanger
Amazing show in Brisbane last night! Blew me away.
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dazmurray
Great new album, mogwai! I mean Decoder Ring :) :) :) heh he. Catch you guys in Bris
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aryatiy
<3's new album
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