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September 14, 2005 THE DISSOCIATIVES RECEIVE ARIA NOMINATION It was announced
today that The Dissociatives DVD 'Sydney Circa 2004slash08' has received
an ARIA nomination for Best Music DVD. In other DVD news 'Sydney Circa 2004slash09' will be released overseas later on this year. Please check back soon for more info. September 12, 2005 CHANNEL [V] ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD The Channel
[V] Oz Artist Of The Year is the only public voted award given at the
ARIAs. You can vote online at the Channel [V] website or you can click
the red button on your remote (if you have digital pay TV). There will be two rounds of voting with the first round closing on Oct 3. In the second round you will be able to vote for the Top 4 artists from the first round. VOTE HERE FOR THE DISSOCIATIVES August 30, 2005 PAUL MAC 'PANIC ROOM' As some Disso fans may know Paul Mac has been hard at work on his second solo album. Below is a message from Paul telling us all about it. You can now listen to the first two tracks from the album at www.paulmac.com.au where you can also subscribe to the mailing list and be alerted to release dates etc.
The first single is a bit of a double A side, with the track "Panic Room" featuring Lenka (you may know her from such bands as Decoder Ring) and "Sunshine Eyes" featuring my soul sister peta morris. There are some cool remixes including my own Stereogamous extension, a pumping workout by Melbourne faves Ivan Gough and Grant Smillie, and a collaboration with Nick Littlemore from pnau. Hope you like it! Stay tuned
for website rebuild with cool new features, and I'll try to keep you posted
as info comes to hand, feet and lips! August 26, 2005 EUROPEAN TOUR SHIRT The limited edition European tour T-shirt has been added to the store page. June 24, 2005 FAN ARTWORK Thanks to Pash who emailed us this great drawing of Daniel and Paul. Click on the image below for a larger picture. June 21, 2005 SIGNED DISSOCIATIVES CD PART OF FUNDRAISER A signed copy of The Dissociatives debu album is part of an online auction to help raise money for families who have children suffering from Battens Disease. To place your bid in the auction or see what other signed items are available visit eBay. June 20, 2005 YOUNG MAN, OLD MAN VIDEO The band’s second single in May 26, 2005 THE DISSOCIATIVES - VIDEO ON DEMAND Check out this highly memorable Dissociatives performance and don't forget to tell a friend! May 24, 2005 THE PRESETS - EUROPEAN TOUR SPECIAL GUESTS One of Daniel and Paul’s favorite Australian bands, The Presets, have been confirmed as special guests on their forthcoming European tour. In related news the band’s first London show on June 2 is already sold out as is their Paris show on June 13. So don’t miss The Dissociatives much acclaimed live show. Make sure you get your tickets for other shows on this tour soon! May 09, 2005 SECOND LONDON SHOW A second London show has been added to The Dissociatives tour. You can catch the band at the Mean Fiddler on Wednesday the 15th June. Tickets are on sale now and available online from www.meanfiddler.com May 05, 2005 APRA AWARD NOMINATION Daniel and Paul are super excited to hear that their song 'Young Man, Old Man (You Ain't Better Than The Rest)' has been nominated for 'Song of the Year' at the this years APRA Awards. The award for 'Song of the Year' is the most meaningful of the APRA Awards to Daniel and Paul as it's the only one that is voted for by their peers. The Awards will be held in Sydney on May 30th. For more info check out www.apra.com.au May 05, 2005 PARIS SHOW ADDED TO TOUR The Dissociatives have added another date to their European tour for Monday June 13 at Le Boule Noir, Paris. April 28, 2005 USA DISSOCIATIVES NEWS The Dissociatives were the subject of a very comprehensive news feature which aired on MTV News this past week, focusing on the path which brought former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns to the place he is right now, making some of the most adventurous electronic pop out there. Long time North American fans of the Chair-man's music have already voted with their pocketbooks, as the album begins to gain wider recognition in the U.S. and Canada. Daniel and fellow Dissociative Paul Mac recent gave a very in-depth, amusing and revealing interview for the indie website Static Multimedia which can be viewed at www.staticmultimedia.com April 22, 2005 THE DISSOCIATIVES ON MTV and MTVU The Dissociatives will be on MTV News and MTVU News on Thursday 21st (USA time). April 21, 2005 SHEFFIELD ADDED TO EUROPEAN TOUR The Dissociatives have added another date to their European tour for Thursday June 2 at Leadmill, Sheffield. Ticketing info is available on the TOUR page. April 20, 2005 THE DISSOCIATIVES ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR With the release of their self titled album in Europe this month The Dissociatives have just announced a tour of the region. These shows will be the first ever live dates for The Dissociatives in Europe. The band features Daniel Johns from Silverchair and Australian groove guru, Paul Mac. Their debut single, "Young Man, Old Man, is currently enjoying strong support from radio and TV across the region. "We actually put the band together for an Australian concert tour and it was so much fun performing the songs live", says Paul Mac. "Were just super excited that we are now going to be playing to audiences across Europe. Its going to be a blast!
The Dissociatives album is also receiving critical acclaim such as:
Johns and Macs music throbs with a hyper-detailed instrumental landscape. The Dissociatives lose touch with reality in gorgeous fashion. (Mojo)
"...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" **** (Rolling Stone)
the intricate melodic sweep of Crowded House and inventive backdrops smart and brave in equal measures. (Q Mag)
Fri 3 Islington Academy, London Sun 5 Postbahnhof, Berlin Mon 6 Gruenspan, Hamburg Wed 8 Melkweg, Amsterdam Thu 9 Prime Club, Cologne Sat 11 Nova Rock Festival, Austria Sun 12 Elserzusatzhalle, Munich
Tickets for all shows are on sale now. Ticketing info available on the tour page. There may be a couple more shows added to this tour so please stay tuned for more info! April 19, 2005 THE DISSOCIATIVES TO TOUR THE UK & EUROPE We have some great news for Dissociatives fans in the UK and Europe. The band are currently locking in a tour for June this year. Dates and venues are being finalised but keep a close eye on the site as details will be announced shortly. April 05, 2005 OVERSEAS REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS In the lead up to the overseas release of 'The Dissociatives' the band have been doing interviews and receiving some great reviews and feedback. Check out the following links: More reviews can be found in the Media Section. March 31, 2005 DISSOCIATIVES IN CANADA The Dissociatives were in Canada recently promoting for the release of the album which is instores in the USA and Canada now. Check out the following interview with the National Post. March 24, 2005 DISSOCIATIVES GERMAN WEBSITE The Dissociatives German website is now online. Check it out at: http://www.thedissociatives.de March 4, 2005 DISSSOCIATIVES WIN MTV AVMA AWARD Congratulations to The Dissociatives for winning 'Video of the Year' for 'Somewhere Down The Barrel' at the first ever Australian MTV Awards held at Luna Park last night. If you haven't seen the clip you can view it in the Video section of the Music page or at the producer James Hackett's new website hackettfilms.com For a full list of winners visit the MTV AVMA site. February
21, 2005 We are very excited to announce that The Dissociatives have confirmed overseas release dates for their debut album 'The Dissociatives'. Fans in the UK, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Switzerland can expect to see the album instores on the 18th of April and France will be releasing it on the 25th of April. The first single release for all of these countries will be Young Man, Old Man (you ain't better than the rest). If you're in the USA and Canada the album will be instores on March 29th with 'Somewhere Down The Barrel' as the first single. Daniel and Paul will also be visiting each of these countries on a promo tour (not a live performance tour just yet) so keep an eye out for details. 'The Dissociatives' album is also likely to be released in some other countries and we will definitely give you details as soon as they're confirmed. January 20, 2005 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 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. 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 Best Pop
Release (The Dissociatives) 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.
August
9, 2004 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 js 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.
June 25, 2004 DISSO'S LIVE ON RAGE
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. June
23, 2004 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. 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.
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.
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".
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 July 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.
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.
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
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.
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. Tuesday
June 29th The Dissociatives perform with special guests Little Birdy
and The Presets as part of this special event. 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). “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.” “This
is an album that’s hard not to love.” “A
beautiful work that will undoubtably rattle the doors of Album Of The
Year come ARIA Awards time … stomping, brooding, anthemic and
incredibly poppy.” 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. 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!
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.
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||