A Casual Assembly
General
| Jan 2019
Reviews
DJ Away
Reviewed 2019-02-07
Reviewed 2019-02-07
Melbourne avant-punk band, pronounced “exec.” Here one member tells a wild and surrealistc story about upper class life in a dystopic future, accompanied by synth, trumpet, and bass. Trippy, absurdist, often super funny. A must for fans of Laurie Anderson and Robert Ashley, or of J.G. Ballard. The cover photo was taken at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Favorites: 2, 6, 8, 9. FCC WARNING: 1, 5, 7.
1. (3:39)—FCC (f***). Peppy rising mid-tempo synths. The narrator enters a party.
2. *(1:50)—High, loud synth washes, almost dissonant. (“Talk about famous artists…Francobronio Garibaldi, Claude Portomonico, Laremy Scaramouche.”)
3. (0:31)—Woozy. The narrator gets picked up by a fancy car.
4. (2:17)—Lots of disorienting sci-fi synth sounds. The narrator learns the driver is “dedicated to the underground disco scene.”
5. (0:41)—FCC (f***). Loud high-pitched tones. The narrator drinks a beer.
6. *(3:57)—Mellow, spaced out. The narrator turns on the radio. “There was once a freedom to auto tune, and subsequently a freedom to listen to another one’s auto tunings.” He wakes up at the house of “The Physicist.”
7. (2:09)—FCC (f***). Upbeat swirling synth loop. “There was hardly any reason to travel far anymore. Everywhere looked the same, everywhere sounded the same, everywhere felt the same.”
8. *(1:47)—Reprise of the beginning synth pattern, but more frantic. The narrator pours coffee on The Physicist’s prize machine, and he gets beat up and thrown out.
9. *(1:30)—Dark, walking bassline. A bit of singing. A strange conclusion to the story.
1. (3:39)—FCC (f***). Peppy rising mid-tempo synths. The narrator enters a party.
2. *(1:50)—High, loud synth washes, almost dissonant. (“Talk about famous artists…Francobronio Garibaldi, Claude Portomonico, Laremy Scaramouche.”)
3. (0:31)—Woozy. The narrator gets picked up by a fancy car.
4. (2:17)—Lots of disorienting sci-fi synth sounds. The narrator learns the driver is “dedicated to the underground disco scene.”
5. (0:41)—FCC (f***). Loud high-pitched tones. The narrator drinks a beer.
6. *(3:57)—Mellow, spaced out. The narrator turns on the radio. “There was once a freedom to auto tune, and subsequently a freedom to listen to another one’s auto tunings.” He wakes up at the house of “The Physicist.”
7. (2:09)—FCC (f***). Upbeat swirling synth loop. “There was hardly any reason to travel far anymore. Everywhere looked the same, everywhere sounded the same, everywhere felt the same.”
8. *(1:47)—Reprise of the beginning synth pattern, but more frantic. The narrator pours coffee on The Physicist’s prize machine, and he gets beat up and thrown out.
9. *(1:30)—Dark, walking bassline. A bit of singing. A strange conclusion to the story.
Recent airplay
The Commoner
Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles — May 10, 2025
The Commoner
Stranded at Settembrini's (rebroadcast from Oct 21, 2021) — Nov 04, 2021
The Commoner
Stranded at Settembrini's — Oct 21, 2021
Menthol
Brownian Motion — Apr 10, 2019
The Home Of The Architect
Magnetized Toner — Apr 02, 2019
The Commoner
Brownian Motion — Feb 27, 2019
Charting
2019-02-07 — 2019-04-11
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 14 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | 1 |
| Mar 3 | 1 |
| Feb 24 | 1 |
| Feb 17 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Withheld From The Cycle | ||
| 2. | The Home Of The Architect | ||
| 3. | Aerospace And Defense | ||
| 4. | A Mental Note | ||
| 5. | Menthol | ||
| 6. | The Commoner | ||
| 7. | The Physicist's Issue | ||
| 8. | Where The Milk Was Spilt | ||
| 9. | A Fax Back From The Architect |