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HTRK

Event Details

Thursday, November 24, 2011
Headline Artist: HTRK
Sydney
AU

Mistletone proudly presents the return of Melbourne-born, London-based HTRK in their first Australian tour for over five years.HTRK is Jonnine Standish and Nigel Yang, a two-piece live electronic/noise/avant pop/rock act known for their subtlety of gesture and stubbornly languorous performances and capable of seducing audiences through disciplined waves of sonics, crisp 808 beats and soft, calm threats.From the mid-2000s, HT...RK (pronounced “haterock”) toured Europe extensively at the personal request of Liars, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Shellac, The Horrors, The Locust and Fuck Buttons. Their defiantly underground pedigree derives from strong associations with the late, great Rowland S. Howard and UK industrial legend Paul Smith, whose label Blast First Petite (Pan Sonic, Martin Rev) has just released their acclaimed new album Work (work, work), in the UK/Europe. The album has been released locally through Mistletone Records / Inertia, and in the US on Ghostly International.Support comes...

Artists Performing at this Event

Originated in Melbourne, Australia, art rock project HTRK -- pronounced "Hate Rock" (also known before as Hate Rock Trio) -- began performing in 2003.

The latest project for Jarrod Quarrell, formerly of Melbourne's <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/St%2520Helens">St