Saturday 31 March 2012

'In My Dreams' - Rezzalp CD review

'In My Dreams' - Rezzalp CD review

This album by Rezzalp, a 4 piece featuring all 4 Plazzer Sisters (Bridget, Helena, Maryanne and Suzanne), is a blend of Classical Vocal, Piano and Violin, Jazz, Pop with sections of Techno beats.  It's a very wordy album tells many stories including trying to get the right kind of man.

The opening song 'In My Dreams' is a tale of what is real and what is in the mind.  "In My Dreams the people are real" lends itself to the opposite, to what is unreal.  The lyrics are very visual, you can tell these 4 sisters are very well musically trained.

The two stand out tracks to me are Track 6 'Weary Night' and Track 7 'Overboard'.  Both feature film clips which you can watch from their website.

'Weary Night' stands out on this album as it features just double tracked Banjo and Vocals.  The simplicity is its strength on an otherwise very orchestrated produced album.  The film clip features all 4 sisters and 3 white kittens navigating a maze.

'Overboard' is the obvious single on the album, a pop song with a quirky bridge in 7/4 timing, it is reminiscent of Split Enz and their piano break in 'Six Months In A Leaky Boat'.  The film clip features all 4 sisters on a fishing boat.  I better not tell you more so you watch the film clip.

Overall this is a very interesting 10 track album.  Rezzalp definitely offer something different in a world where a lot of music these days sound the same.

You can check out more by visiting their website http://www.rezzalp.com/

Reviewed by Joel Stibbard
Presenter North West FM - Stibbard-me-Timbers

Friday 30 March 2012

Playlist for Stibbard-me-Timbers Show (number 13) - 28 March 2012

Today was a remarkable show and we had a lot of fun with two comedians who are performing at the Melbourne Comedy Festival at a venue in the City called Rue Bebelons. Neil Sinclair and Vic Healy entertained us with what makes a comedian and what makes a comedy show work. Tales and experience we hope to get a back up of this show.

If you'd like to catch a show, Rue Bebelons is located at 267 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

We also featured 2 songs from a band called Rezzalp who shared their CD with Joel and who we'd love to play more of in the future. You can check them our at http://www.rezzalp.com/
I highly recommend you check out the 2 filmclips, 'Weary Night' featuring little white kittens is a delight!

Here is the Playlist for Stibbard-me-Timbers Show (number 13) - 28 March 2012

1. Don't You Forget About Me (Live In The City Of Light) - Simple Minds (Scotland)
2. Sharp But Blunt - Hopwood
3. If It Weren't For You - The McMenamins (QLD)
4. Weary Night - Rezzalp
5. Overboard - Rezzalp (Missy Key)
6. Let Me Down - The Twoks
7. As A Writer - New Saxons (Tasmania)
8. Everything? (Panic! - comedy show) - Neil Sinclair (featured guest)
9. Neil's Electronics - Neil Sinclair (featured guest - Comedy Festival)
10. Brand New Curses - Richard Jeffrey
11. I'd Rather Be Birdwatching - The Gallant Trees
12. Bad Bartender - Kit & Con
13. Le Cheval Noir du Paris - Carly Fern
14. 20th Century Cold - Strangelove (England)
15. I Want To Know - Elephant Eyes
16. Against My Skin - Frankie Andrew (Tas/Melbourne)
17. Under The Waves - The highLows (Tasmania)

Playlist for Show number 12 - 14 March 2012

Today we didn't have any guests so we did a joint feature on both Frankie Andrew and The Gallant Trees. We talked about the festival weekend that is the 2nd weekend of March. They include Moomba, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Golden Plains, Maitreya Festival and over in South Australia, the incredible Womadelaide.

Over the weekend, Tim Woods went to Port Fairy whereas Joel Stibbard stayed in Melbourne to be part of Moomba. Over this last weekend, Joel caught Frankie Andrew's EP launch, played one handed drums for The Fugiyama Mamas and saw Elephant Eyes on the Beats stage.

Playlist for Show number 12 - 14 March 2012

1. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon (USA)
2. 240 Volts - The Twoks (Mark Leahy and Xani Kolac)
3. Against My Skin - Frankie Andrew (featured artist number 1)
4. Sweet Apples, Autumn Leaves - Frankie Andrew (featured artist number 1)
5. What Goes, Comes Around - JJ Symon Jj Rock
6. I Want To Know - Elephant Eyes (Stu Hazelman and Kate McMahon)
7. Weeds - Frankie Andrew (featured artist number 1)
8. Tullamina - The Gallant Trees (featured artist number 2)
9. Greet The Sun - The Timbers
10. Manuka (Black Honey) - Kit And Con (Mirika Flegg)
11. Little Rainbird - The Gallant Trees (featured artist number 2)
12. Microwave Oven - The Gallant Trees (featured artist number 2)
13. Migrating Bird - The Gallant Trees (featured artist number 2)
14. If She Feels The Same - Anna Paddick
15. A Face In The Crowd - Matt Collyer
16. Into The Wind - Caitlin Harnett
17. Bruised And Bruised - Tim Woods
18. One More Jesus - Giles Field

Thankyou for tuning in, please stick around next week for Radio Roarhouse who supports Australian Independent Music. Tune in or stream from
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Playlist for Stibbard me Timbers - 29 February 2012 (Show number 11) ...

Playlist for Stibbard me Timbers - 29 February 2012 (Show number 11)


1 Loudon Wainwright III - People in Love
2 Ani Di Franco - Studying Stones
3 Giles Field - One More Jesus
4 Kit & Con - Bad Bartender
5 Kristian Mizzi - The Day We'd get away
6 Tim Woodz - Crisp Green Fresh Scent
7 Micha - Shard of Glass
8 Micha (live) - Frontline
9 Micha (live) - Toy Solider
10 Micha (live) - Russian Roulette
11 Richard Jeffery - 3am
12 The Bon Scotts - I will call you home again
13 Matt Collyer - Face in the crowd
14 Claire Jenkins avec band - Secret Heroes
15 Caitlin Harnett - into the wild
16 Tim Woodz - Tale of a possum
17 Brody Young - Learn