Since Chapter Music’s inauspicious start as the musical spinoff of a Syd Barrett fanzine, the Australian label has had a knack for curating quirky, eclectic compilations. Their Can’t Stop It! series, initially released on CD during the ‘00s, is probably the most essential various artists project, tracing the roots of their label’s rugged, Antipodean sound back to the heyday of post-punk.
Cropping up concurrently with the abstract, splatter-y stylings of New York City’s mutant disco movement and England’s Factory Records, Melbourne’s Little Band Scene was carving out a new path for Australian art music. As its name suggests, the scene operated as a collective of loosely constructed bands that…

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