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Townsville, Australia (2005 – 2008, 2009 – 2011)

The Middle East were a musical collective from Townsville, Australia, which formed in 2005. Fusing various influences from post-rock to folk to ambient, various members have at different times played in other North Queensland based groups such as Joseph Liddy and the Skeleton Horse, The Forest, and We Are Buildings.

After completing several East Coast tours, they released a split EP in 2006 with local Cairns band Sleeping In Trains. Their debut album The Recordings Of The Middle East was released on 24th April 2008, shortly before the band announced their first split. They reconvened eight months later, and in the autumn of 2009 released their album in the United States as an abridged EP, also called The Recordings of the Middle East.

Their song “Blood” is featured in the films Accidents Happen, It’s Kind of a Funny Story. and Crazy, Stupid, Love, as well as in an episode of the Australian television comedy-drama series Offspring and an advertisement for European bank BNP Paribas.

At the start of their appearance at 2011’s Splendour in the Grass music festival, the band announced that their set that night would be their last show ever, thanking fans in attendance for making their finale special for the band.
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  • Freynow

    Wow, wasn't expecting a breakup :|

    3 hours ago Reply

  • DouglasAWh

    I hear some of the people in this band were in Sounds Like Chicken. I'd like to speak with those guys about releasing the SLC stuff under Creative Commons. Please let me know if I don't have the right band. Thanks!

    20 May 10:50am Reply

  • alexschelldorf

    Anyone have "Western" or "Dirty Looks" or the split EP? None are available in the States.

    7 May 2:26pm Reply

  • DredgeMill

    I really hate that Blood is listened to SO MUCH more than all their other songs. C'mon people, listen to all of their music.. ; -;

    4 May 6:20am Reply

  • puismourir

    I'm still hurting so much because of their breakup. [2]

    4 Apr 7:03pm Reply

  • Molko_93

    I start to falling in love with this band.

    7 Mar 10:26pm Reply

  • mysterio32

    A band taken away well before their time...

    26 Feb 12:41pm Reply

  • SLIGHTLYevil

    I just found them...,.WHY AREN'T THEY MAKING MUSIC ANY MORE? I KNOW I'M SHOUTING, IT JUST REALLY UPSETS ME!

    20 Feb 10:30pm Reply

  • mesmeriseme

    oh yes it is. are there any side projects with which one should be familiar?

    15 Feb 9:12pm Reply

  • DropsInTheRiver

    Wish these guys were still together. Such amazing music.

    24 Jan 8:23pm Reply

  • hellafasho

    http://www.last.fm/music/The+Middle+East/Split+-+EP

    7 Jan 10:13pm Reply

  • angrylionz

    I'm still hurting so much because of their breakup.

    4 Jan 7:29pm Reply

  • iGRB

    the new album is fantastic - how is that even possible if band isn't exist for more than year?

    2 Jan 10:08pm Reply

  • delly47

    the new album is fantastic

    20 Dec 2012 Reply

  • abatic

    that's some real blood!

    16 Dec 2012 Reply

  • adoralie

    come back

    6 Dec 2012 Reply

  • ErnestVincent

    I was shocked looking at these tracks because Blood isn't even the best song on the album, imo.

    5 Sep 2012 Reply

  • ColonyofMetal

    Woah..... man..... woah hide my jocks, i might have to be commited to grey lands after listening to these guys wowee

    25 Aug 2012 Reply

  • joaizn

    Awesome.

    5 Aug 2012 Reply

  • iamcamelia

    I miss them :( If only they got back together and graced us with their blissful sounds.

    14 Jul 2012 Reply
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