January 20, 2005
MTV
AVMA PERFORMANCE
MTV have announced today that The Dissociatives will be performing at the first ever MTV Australian Video Music Awards. Other acts confirmed to play at the awards include Green Day, Simple Plan, Grinspoon, Missy Higgins and Eskimo Joe. MTV Australia will televise the awards live on the 3rd March from 6 - 11pm. If you haven't yet placed your vote you still can by clicking on the image below. Each entry gives you the chance to win tickets to the awards at Luna Park in Sydney. Voting closes 14th February 2005.
January 4, 2005
TSUNAMI APPEAL
Daniel and Paul will be lending their support to a very special telethon that will happen this Saturday night (January 8) on all commercial TV networks around Australia . They will perform one song live from the steps of the Sydney Opera House to help raise funds for the victims of the recent Asian tsunami.
Limited tickets are available for this event via Ticketmaster but please note, that contrary to some media reports this will not actually be a "concert". It is a one-off TV event at which a number of artists will each perform one song.
December 8, 2004
MTV AMVA NOMINATION
The Dissociatives video for 'Somewhere Down The Barrel' has been nominated for the MTV AVMA VIDEO OF THE YEAR Award at the first ever Australian MTV Awards. Voting for the awards has begun and is open to everyone. Multiple entries are accepted and with each vote you place you will receive an automatic entry into the draw to win a double pass to the Awards on 3rd March 2005 at Luna Park in Sydney. To place your vote click here.
November 26, 2004
VOTE NOW IN TRIPLE J'S TOP 10 ALBUM POLL
Triple J are again holding their Top 10 Albums of the year poll which is determined by your votes. You can vote for The Dissociatives album 'The Dissociatives' and another nine of your favourite albums from this year here. Winners will be counted down on JJJ on Dec 5 at 6pm.
October 30, 2004
NEW
DVD NOW IN STORE
The
new Dissociatives DVD, entitled "Sydney Circa 2004Slash08",
is now available in the website Store.
All the DVD details are available in the news post below.
October 1, 2004
THA DIS-SO-SEE-A-TIVES TO RELEASE DVD
The Dissociatives ... hard to say but easy to enjoy.
The band's self titled album was the most acclaimed Australian release of this year. It drew comparisons to everyone from the Beatles and Brian Wilson to Radiohead, Brian Eno and ... um ... The Buggles. The album was also a commerical success yielding two top 40 singles and being certified gold within a week of its release.
The Dissociatives recently received six ARIA nominations including "Album Of The Year" and "Best Group" while their visual guru, James Hackett, walked away with the awards for "Best Artwork" and "Best Video".
The three remarkable animated filmclips James created with Daniel Johns and Paul Mac will be one of the features on a new DVD entitled "Sydney Circa 2004Slash08".
This release will also feature The Dissociatives live concert from Sydney's Enmore Theatre as filmed by Channel V and the ABC during the band's national tour. While some of this show was previously broadcast on TV, the DVD will include several songs that were omitted from that airing - including the group's barnstorming cover of Tom Waits' "Goin' Out West".
"The Dissociatives tour was really special", explains the group's co-creator, Paul Mac. "There are lots of places where we didn't get to play shows so hopefully this DVD will allow people who missed the gigs to get a sense for how much fun they were."
If you missed out on these gigs or if you were there but have a really bad memory, here's what some press people had to say about The Dissociatives live experience ....
"an almost bizarre but amazing performance", Drum Media
"The Dissociatives preset their controls for the heart of the sun with their happy psychedelic pop", RAVE
"an intriguing balance of eclectic pop and dance experimentalism that takes from the likes of the Flaming Lips but also has its own style", BRAG
"easily one of the best shows I've seen in the last couple of years", dB
"grand and surprising", Beat
The Dissociatives' "Sydney Circa 2004slash08" - featuring their Enmore Theatre concert and the videos for "Somewhere Down The Barrell", "Young Man, Old Man" and "Horror With Eyeballs" - will be released in Australia on October 18.
**Please note that there won't be an NTSC version of this release.
September 17, 2004
[V]OTE 1 THE DISSO'S
Channel
[V] is once again running its annual Oz Artist Of The Year competition.
It's the only public vote award to be included in the ARIA awards telecast
where the winner will be announced on October 17th.
You can either vote for The Dissociatives on channelv.com.au
or pick up an entry form at HMV stores nationally until October 10.
Voting wraps up at midnight on Thursday October 14.
As extra incentive one lucky winner will be randomly selected to fly to Sydney with a friend to join Jabba and the [V] crew on the ARIA Awards red carpet on Sunday October 17.
September 16, 2004
DISSO'S
SCOOP SIX ARIA NOMINATIONS
The 2004 ARIA Music Award Nominations were announced today and The
Dissociatives are nominated for 6 awards:
Best Pop
Release (The Dissociatives)
Best Group
Album of the Year
Producer of the Year (Paul Mac & Daniel Johns)
Best Cover Art - James Hackett
Best Video - James Hackett (Somewhere Down The Barrel)
Also announced today were the winners of the Artisan Awards. James Hackett took the award for Best Cover Art and Best Video.
For more information on this years ARIAs which will be held Sunday, October 17 in Sydney visit www.ariaawards.com.au
August 15, 2004
HORROR WITH EYEBALLS MUSIC VIDEO
Horror With Eyeballs is at radio and music TV now. Exclusively we have the just released music video for your enjoyment.
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August
9, 2004
THE
DISSOCIATIVES RELEASED IN N.Z.
The Dissociatives self-titled debut album is released today in New Zealand through Virgin Music. Young Man, Old Man (you ain't better than the rest) is at New Zealand Radio and Music TV now. You can vote here to hear/see it.
July 12, 2004
ONE NIGHT STAND IN NATIMUK
After 49 towns across the country entered triple j’s One Night Stand competition the winner has been announced.
Natimuk a community of fewer than 500 people south west of Horsham will be the host of an awesome show featuring Grinspoon, The Dissociatives, Eskimo Joe and Koolism on Wednesday 28th July.
For more info visit www.triplej.abc.net.au
July 2, 2004
DISSO'S MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE
After much hard work we've added many new items to the website Store. Check them out now by clicking any of the sample images below.
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June 25, 2004
DISSO'S LIVE ON RAGE
On
Saturday 10 July at 11.25pm, rage
will screen The Dissociatives Live at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney.
Filmed on Saturday 19 June, this is the first live recording of The
Dissociatives in concert.
The Dissociatives Live at the Enmore Theatre will also be played on Triple J, Live at the Wireless on Monday 5 July at 8pm. This will be followed by a repeat of Silverchair’s first ever 1995 guest programming spot in 1995.
Triple J streams live across the Internet so anyone worldwide can tune in.
June 24, 2004
DISSO'S CHANGE TOUR PLANS
The
Dissociatives have had to withdraw from performances planned
over the next three nights due to a throat infection which has temporarily
affected Daniel Johns' ability to sing.
The group performed in Brisbane last night even though Daniel's condition
meant that his singing was not up to his usual standard. Daniel began
the show by explaining the situation and apologizing to the very enthusiastic
crowd. He told the audience that the band had considered cancelling
the show, but had decided to 'soldier on'.
Unfortunately last night's performance has now left Daniel completely
hoarse. A local specialist has advised him that his voice will only
return to normal if he rests it completely for a few days so this has
meant that the next three shows on the tour will not happen as planned.
The concert at Twin Towns Services Club in Tweed Heads has been rescheduled
to Thursday July 22. Little Birdy
will now not appear on this date but The Presets will appear. Fans seeking
refunds as a result of this change of date or lineup should contact
the club.
The shows planned at West Tamworth Leagues and Panthers, Port Macquarie
over coming days unfortunately cannot be rescheduled due to venue availability
issues. Refunds will be available from the places of purchase.
The Dissociatives and their management would like to sincerely apologize
to everybody who has been inconvenienced by this change of plans. The
decision has not been made lightly. According to medical advice Daniel's
condition is typical of the common, but severe, throat infections that
affect hundreds of thousands of Australians every winter. With medication
and some rest it should pass very quickly and he will be able to resume
live performances next week.
Remaining shows on the Dissociatives/Little Birdy national tour
are therefore as follows:
Tuesday June 29 - Winternational Music Festival, Perth
Friday July 2 - Blacktown RSL
Saturday July 3 - Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Sunday July 4 - Mingarra Recreation Club, Central Coast NSW
& shows without Little Birdy :
Sat July 10 - "Bass In The Grass" Festival , Darwin
Thursday July 22 - Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads
Saturday July 24 - "Splendour In The Grass" Festival, Byron
Bay
June
23, 2004
9.00am
APOLOGIES!
The Dissociatives
were unable to perform at Sawtell RSL last night as Daniel Johns had
a very sore throat which prevented him from singing. While all patrons
were given refunds and a person apology from the promoter the band would
like to apologize to everyone for the inconvenience this caused.
Every attempt was made for the show to proceed. All the equipment was
set up and the band even did a soundcheck but it quickly became apparent
that Daniel's voice just wasn't 'up to scratch'. Rather than putting
on a vocally substandard show and risking harm to his throat, a decision
was made to cancel the date and accept the financial consequences.
Daniel has received medical advice that his condition is definitely
temporary and is quite common during winter. At this stage tonight's
show in Brisbane and all other shows over the coming weeks are still
proceeding as planned.
We will post a further update later today.
June 11, 2004
DISSO'S ON DENTON & ELSEWHERE
Daniel Johns' interview on "Enough Rope With Andrew Denton" on Monday night has certainly got people talking as has the Dissociatives performance on the show. To view the interview parts please click the relevant image below. To view the live performance of Horror With Eyeballs click either Modem or Broadband depending on your Internet connection speed.
To read a transcipt of the interview please click here.
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The band has just kicked off its national tour with two shows in Tasmania. For some fan pic's of these dates please click here. We're told that in addition to playing all the songs off their album the guys also played a couple of other new original songs as well as a surprise cover version or two! For info about forthcoming tour dates please click here.
June 10, 2004
A One Night Stand With Triple J
Triple J is running an amazing promotion dubbed the "One Night Stand". They have roped in four of Australia's hottest bands for one incredible gig, taking place (somewhere) on Wednesday July 28th.
Grinspoon, The Dissociatives, Eskimo Joe, and Koolism. Any one of them is a force to be reckoned with. But together they form the ultimate travelling show. And all you've got to do is win it!
For more details check out the Triple J website.
June 9, 2004
Dan and Disso's Do Denton Photos
Earlier this week The Dissociatives performed on ABC TV's "Enough Rope With Andrew Denton". Andrew also had a very candid chat with Daniel. Check out the photos below.
The complete interview and performance will be posted on this website shortly.
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In other Dissociatives news, the second single from the group's acclaimed album is in store this week. It's called "Young Man Old Man" and it features three bonus tracks which aren't available anywhere else. For more info or to order it online please click here.
June 1, 2004
Dan and Disso's Do Denton
The Dissociatives
will kick off their Australian tour at 9.30pm on Monday June 7 with
a performance on ABC TV's "Enough Rope With Andrew Denton".
The band will perform a song live and Daniel Johns will also conduct
the most in depth Australian TV interview of his career. It is understood
that Daniel will be asked to clarify the future status of Silverchair
during this interview so hopefully he will put all the rumours to rest
once and for all!
The night after this TV appearance the Dissociatives and Little Birdy
will kick off their national tour in Tasmania. They will then head to
Melbourne and Adelaide for the weekend before travelling around Australia
through the rest of June and into July. They will finish their tour
with an appearance at the Splendor in the Grass Festival in Byron Bay.
For full dates and ticketing info on all these shows please click
here.
In other Dissociatives news, the second single from the group's acclaimed
album is in store this week. It's called "Young Man Old Man"
and it features three bonus tracks which aren't available anywhere else.
For more info or to order it online please click here.
For overseas fans awaiting announcements on international releases of
"The Dissociatives" please rest assured that efforts are afoot
to resolve this situation and we will definitely let you know once it's
sorted out.
May 12, 2004
THE DISSOCIATIVES WILD KINGDOM
Both animal lovers and music lovers should tune into Rage this Saturday night when Daniel Johns and Paul Mac host the show and pick the filmclips.
While most guest programmers usually pick their favourite songs, this pair of animal lovers have chosen most of their videos based on the fauna they contain.
The following new regional dates have just been announced for their national tour:
June
Sun 13 Warnambool Stadium (Freeza Event)
Fri 25 Blazes, West Tamworth Leagues
Sat 26 Panthers, Port Macquarie
July
Fri 2 Blacktown RSL
YOUNG MAN, OLD MAN (you ain't better than the rest) MUSIC VIDEO
As previously announced on this site the second single from The Dissociatives debut album will be "Young Man, Old Man". It will be instores May 31st.
Exclusively we have the just released music video for your enjoyment.
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You can pre-order a copy of the "Young Man, Old Man" single now from the following etailers:
Chaos Music | HMV | Leading Edge | Sanity | Soundworld
April 30, 2004
THE DISSOCIATIVES LIVE ON ROVE
Due to overwhelming demand we have acquired a copy of The Dissociatives recent appearance on Rove [Live]. We've broken the appearance into two parts. The interview with Rove followed by the Live performance of Somewhere Down The Barrel.
Many thanks to Network Ten.
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April
29, 2004
THE DISSOCIATIVES ADD SECOND SYDNEY SHOW
Due to overwhelming demand The Dissociatives have added a second and final Enmore show to their Australian tour.
The additional show will be on Sunday 20th June and tickets can be purchased from Ticketek and the Enmore Theatre. As with all dates on the tour very special guests will be Perth quartet Little Birdy and Sydney duo The Presets.
In other related news the band are the cover feature of Rolling Stone's next issue which comes out early May. Daniel and Paul will also be guest programming RAGE on Saturday May 15.
April 28, 2004
'YOUNG MAN, OLD MAN (YOU AIN'T BETTER THAN THE REST)' COVER UNVEILED
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The second single from The Dissociatives debut album "Young Man, Old Man" will be instores May 31st. Check out the cover artwork and tracklisting here first.
1. Young Man, Old Man (you ain't better than the rest)
2. Much Preferred Customers (The Presets remix)
3. Lifting the Veil From The Braille (Ubin remix)
4. Paris Circa 2007slash08 (Hermitude remix)
You can pre-order a copy of the "Young Man, Old Man" single
now from the following etailers:
Chaos Music | HMV | Leading Edge | Sanity | Soundworld
April 27, 2004
PERTH VENUE DETAILS ANNOUNCED
As the air cools and the clouds come tumbling in, it is easy to think that you may need to wait until next summer for events that guarantee memories and ooze with charm and majesty .. the sort of shows where you claim to have seen the light or felt a tingle down your spine or simply thought, "this is SOOOO good!"...
Normally, you'd be right, it is all too easy for artists to become less creative in winter and to join the stream of shows in the standard club and pub environment. It takes that extra special bit of care, creativity and imagination to build something unique.
Well .. this winter Western Australia is in luck !!!
Two of
Australia's most inspired, successful and unique acts, JOHN BUTLER TRIO
and The DISSOCIATIVES, have combined their resources and touring schedules
to create a very special series of shows under a heated big top at the
University of Western Australia on the magnificent lawns of James Oval.
This is the WINTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ! It's aim is to provide brilliant
music, inspirational surroundings, fantastic production and a beautiful
atmosphere.
Tuesday
June 29th The Dissociatives perform with special guests Little Birdy
and The Presets as part of this special event.
John Butler Trio and Missy Higgins will perform on July 2nd.
These
shows are general admission with unreserved seating available. All ages
are welcome and the installation also features an 18+ lounge and an
artists shop. Food and refreshments are available.
Tickets for all shows $39.90+bf from Ticketmaster7, 78's, Mills and Planet. Available now. Capacities are strictly limited each night.
April 17, 2004
DISSO'S OFF & RUNNING
The Dissociatives
will perform on the popular Aussie TV program, Rove
[Live] this coming Tuesday evening (April 20).
The band's national tour - with special guests Little
Birdy & the Presets - will officially go onsale at 9am the following
morning (Wednesday April 21) although internet presales for some shows
are currently open. For more info on ticketing for these dates please
click here.
In other news, The Dissociatives album debuted at #12 on the Aussie
charts this week and is attracting amazing critical raves. For example
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“This is a pop masterpiece which can rightfully claim its place
beside the great albums of our times.”
**** Kathy McCabe, Daily Telegraph
“Music
unlike anything ever produced by an Australian act. A pop/rock record
for the ages to be placed up alongside your Beatles and Beach Boys discs.”
**** Dino Scatena, Rolling Stone
“This
is an album that’s hard not to love.”
**** ½ Michael Dwyer, West Australian
“A
beautiful work that will undoubtably rattle the doors of Album Of The
Year come ARIA Awards time … stomping, brooding, anthemic and
incredibly poppy.”
*****
Iain Shedden, The Weekend Australian
April 4, 2004
THE DISSOCIATIVES & LITTLE BIRDY ANNOUNCE TOUR
With their
self titled album instore this week, The Dissociatives have announced
a limited series of Australian concerts during June/July. Tickets for
these highly anticipated shows will go on sale at 9am on Wednesday,
April 21st.
Very special guests on all dates will be acclaimed Perth quartet, Little
Birdy. This will be their first gigs after several months off the road
recording their album.
Sydney duo The Presets will open all shows.
These concerts will be the first ever live dates for The Dissociatives.
Of course, the band features Daniel Johns from Silverchair and ARIA
Award winning groove guru, Paul Mac. Their debut single "Somewhere
Down The Barrel" is currently one of Australia's most played songs
on radio and TV. Their album is also attracting early critical raves
with Rolling Stone giving it four stars and calling it "...unlike
anything ever produced by an Australian act. A pop/rock record for the
ages, to be placed up alongside your Beatles and Beach Boys' discs".
The disc is released this week.
"I'm really looking forward to this tour - which is not something
I'd usually say", says Daniel Johns.
"We actually put the live band together late last year and rehearsed
for a few weeks", says Paul Mac. "We all enjoyed playing the
songs so we just know this tour is going to be fun."
Dates and venues for this special concert tour are as follows:
Tue 8 June Wrest Point, Hobart
Wed 9 June Princess Theatre, Launceston
Fri 11 June Metro, Melbourne (over 18s)
Sat 12 June Metro, Melbourne (under 18s)
Mon 14 June Thebarton, Adelaide
Wed 16 June Llewellyn Hall, ANU Campus, Canberra
Fri 18 June Shellharbour Workers Club
Sat 19 June Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Tue 22 June Sawtell RSL, nr Coffs Harbour
Wed 23 June Brisbane Convention Centre
Thu 24 June Twin Towns, Tweed Heads
Sat 26 June MGM, Darwin
Tue 29 June Perth, Venue tba
Sat 3 July Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Sun 4 July Mingara Recreation Club
The tour is presented nationally by Triple J and Rolling Stone. The
official on sale date is Wednesday, April 21 but you will have the opportunity
to purchase tickets online from Friday April 16 for the Melbourne, Adelaide,
Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle shows.
Ticket purchase details are available in the tour section.
April 1, 2004
THE DISSOCIATIVES ALBUM INTERVIEW
Daniel and Paul were in Sydney recently shooting the video for their next single. Whilst in town the guys did an interview in Paul's studio to discuss the making of the album. We have a copy of this interview and will be playing excerpts from it over the next couple of weeks for you.
This interview will also be available as a bonus DVD with the purchase of The Dissociatives debut album at various retailers next week. There is limited stock of these so if you're interested make sure you get in early!
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March 2, 2004
The Dissociatives - The Details
Apart from the fact that many people still can't pronounce their name, The Dissociatives are off to a very fine start. The group is, of course, the new project for groove guru Paul Mac and Silverchair's Daniel Johns.
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The Dissociatives (dis-so-see-a-tives) song "Somewhere Down The Barrel" is already one of the five most played tracks on Australian radio.
Next week it will be released as a CD single. The disc will also feature, exclusive versions of two other new songs - "Thinking In Reverse" (remixed by Stereogamous) and "Goodnight"(remixed by Prop).
You can also preorder your copy of "Somewhere Down The Barrel" online now at the below etailers.
"Somewhere Down The Barrel" is also available for streaming at both the Audio and Video sections of this website.
If you want to hear the latest on The Dissociatives you can register for the mailing list here.
February 5, 2004
The Dissociatives Radio Premiere
As previously announced on this site Daniel Johns & Paul Mac have officially announced the birth of their new band - The Dissociatives (dis-so-see-a-tives).
You will get the first chance to hear the fruits of Daniel and Paul's new project when their debut single, "Somewhere Down The Barrel", premieres on Australian radio tomorrow morning (Friday February 6) from 9am.
"Somewhere Down The Barrel" will be available in Australian record stores from Monday March 8 and will be followed by the Australian release of their self-titled, self-produced, album around April.
Overseas release plans are yet to be finalized.The single will also be availalbe for streaming from 9am Monday February 9 from Musichead.
Tune in to radio stations across Australia from 9am tomorrow to hear The Dissociatives debut single "Somewhere Down The Barrel"!
11th December 2003
MEET THE DISSOCIATIVES
Daniel Johns and Paul Mac have officially announced the birth of their new band - The Dissociatives.
The pair spent about two months together this year, with writing and recording stints in London, Sydney and Newcastle.
The first fruit of these sessions will be revealed when the debut single from The Dissociatives – a song called “Somewhere Down The Barrel” - premieres on Australian radio in February 2004. This will be followed by the Australian release of their self-titled, self-produced, album around April.
Daniel and Paul have also announced that they plan to bring some other like-minded musicians on board for a series of tour dates later next year.
The first seeds of The Dissociatives were sown back in 1997 after Paul remixed Silverchair’s song, “Freak”. At the time Daniel and his bandmates were enjoying their second multiplatinum album and Paul had already racked up a decade in the vanguard of Australian dance music. In 1998, Paul was asked to add “noises” to Silverchair’s third disc, “Neon Ballroom”. Not long after that, he and Daniel began dabbling together in their home studios (the ‘accidental’ results were eventually released as the online EP “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Rock”). Paul was also an integral part of Silverchair’s acclaimed “Diorama” album – performing piano on six songs and guesting with the band during their ARIA Awards performance last year.
The pair’s decision to form The Dissociatives grew out of all these experiences and the fast friendship that formed as a result.
Both Daniel and Paul definitely see their new band as “more than just a side project”. They recently shot a video for “Somewhere Down The Barrel” and they are both focusing completely on releasing their album and touring next year.
While they plan to work separately on other projects in late 2004 and 2005, they hope to eventually make more albums as The Dissociatives.
“Somewhere Down The Barrel” and “The Dissociatives” will be released in Australia and South East Asia by Eleven: a music company through Virgin/EMI. Overseas release plans are yet to be finalized.
