Sydney rockers Decapitators have been cutting their teeth around dingy inner-west institutions for the past year. Now, the band have finally unleashed their debut single onto the world, and boy is it a corker. ‘Crystal Math’ sees The Decapitators hark back to the glory days of 90s garage rock.
Stream the track below:
To celebrate the release of their track, they’ve take it upon themselves to compile a list of the five ultimate after party (guilty-sh) pleasure jams. Check out their ultimate kick-ons playlist below.
We’ve all been there. It’s a strange hour of the morning, the pack has dwindled, the mood at camp is quickly descending and the “party” could really use something to help you see in the sunrise. You’ve had all the recent big hits come out already, whoever was in control of the decks for most of the night has played all the crowd pleasers and you’re struggling to think of something that everyone would perk up at the sound of. Things are looking grim until the beauty of the situation hits you with a wave of confidence and inspiration. Most of the crowd has left… so crowd pleasers are no longer needed… It’s time for some deep cuts! They might be kind of old, they might be a little bit forgotten about, they may have been lurking in the shadow of something more popular at the time of release, maybe they just never quite spoke to the masses the way they spoke to you and your immediate social circle… But that’s exactly who’s listening.
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‘Quarantined’ – At the Drive-In (Live)
AUTONOMOUS MACHETE FOR HANDS. Look I think this is one of those tracks that really underpins a lot of early tasty influences for Decapitators. It’s dark, psychedelic, dramatic and cryptic.. well I mean it’s about a zombie apocalypse… I think?.. But is it really?… Anyways, this is always something I love to screech along to as the sun rises and I squint with bloodshot eyes through swollen eyelids at the dawn and try to come to terms with the situation. AND I SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THE WARMTH OF THE SUN. It’s a appropriate lyric for a confusing moment. Top notch performance from a seminal band. Think you gotta get this one on Youtube though.
Dracula – Gorillaz
I honestly love every moment of this album so much, but when it comes to embracing the morning of a bender there’s nothing like comparing yourself to something that dies from being exposed to sunlight. The dubby vibe goes well with a mushy brain and is somehow reminiscent of The Specials ‘Ghost Town’, which resonates with those of us who are currently suffering the squeeze of the NSW government’s approach to music and party. Also Starshine. Those songs are basically the same and gratify the same state of semi-consciousness.
Tha – Aphex Twin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmuU7XV45Qk
If you’re like me and probably just staring into the void and trying to smoke yourself out near the fire by this point, then it might be a good time to chuck on something a little ambient. It really gives a bit of space between the brain waves and flickering neurons to relax, and if sharp noises are now causing you to wince in pain, then this is good, cause it has none. Also Pancake Lizard, although that gets really sinister at the end and I always turn it off cause it wigs me out.
Sugar – Beach Fossils
Not necessarily a deep cut.. But when you’re playing Mario Kart on the Nintendo Switch on those tiny controllers that make no sense and you just replace every lyric in the song with made up stories about the characters on the character selection screen and their various vehicle, wheel, and parachute combinations, you know you’re on the right track. Yeah this was last weekend.
Spaceman – Babylon Zoo
Again, maybe not a ‘deep cut’, but we think it deserves an honourable mention.. because it cuts deep(?) This has to be one of the weirdest iterations of a one-hit-wonder to ever exist. I remember seeing this guy painted silver wearing a skirt made from tinfoil (before it was cool) on Top of the Pops when I was about 4 and questioning my sexuality. Some of us love it, some of us hate it. It’s a divisive tune, but it must be said it is an iconic relic of a time past that invariably seems to come out when we’ve traveled past the point of no return. Again the content of the song seems to reflect pretty well one’s internal state at this kind of point in time. That is, if you, like me, are feeling like some kind of disturbed cosmic deity lost in a black hole, of course.
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