{"product_id":"encounters-from-the-antipodes-oz-nz-myths-from-neath-the-ground-mmxx017-mmxx116","title":"ENCOUNTERS from the ANTiPODES: OZ\/NZ MYTHS from 'NEATH the 'GROUND.... MMXX017-MMXX116","description":"\u003cp\u003ePRE-ORDER - SHIPS NOVEMBER 3 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLULU's SONIC DISC CLUB\/PROP RECORDS LSD-010\/PROP-001 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNEW \/\/ SEALED\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurvey compilation of underground DIY music from Australia and New Zealand between 2017 - 2026 selected by two record stores\/labels\/institutions in Sydney and Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the past 6 years, Lulu’s Sonic Disco Club (based in Melbourne\/Naarm) have a penchant for releasing local grassroots \u0026amp; DIY music on physical and digital forms not specific to genre. On several occasions they’ve partnered up with international labels such as Upset The Rhythm (London, UK), Goner Records (Memphis, US), Alter (London, UK) \u0026amp; Digital Regress (Oakland, USA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProp Records is a brick and mortar record store (based in Ashfield, Sydney\/Wangal) that was established in 2023. It runs in conjunction with an art gallery - Prop Gallery which operates under the same ethos. They have successfully released a series of live cassette tapes of local bands that have played in their courtyard throughout the store’s existence. This will be their first vinyl record release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether Lulu’s \u0026amp; Prop have collaborated on this compilation which chronicles a shared love and appreciation for off-kilter music that is self-sustaining and multi-faceted. Encounters From The Antipodes… sets out to what its title and artwork suggest - championing local bands and artists from around Australia \u0026amp; New Zealand to form a greater whole than its individual parts within an underground community. Taking cues and inspiration from legendary OZ\/NZ labels such as Missing Link, M-Squared, R.I.P. Society, Paradise Daily, Altered States Tapes, Tommy Gun, Chapter, Flying Nun and Xpressway Records (to name a few), Lulu’s and Prop have sourced songs by both more established and emerging artists and bands to capture a specific moment of time, 2017 - 2026 (affectionately named after a glitch in Roman numerals, MMXX0I7 - MMXXII6).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compilation traverses homegrown post-punk and off-kilter genres that the antipodes have always been renowned for. The bittersweet chime of artists such as Coyote (Dunedin\/Ōtepoti), Eternal Dust (Sydney\/Eora), Lorry and Astrid (Sydney\/Eora) contrast with the exploratory pulse of the late great Benaiah Fiu of Sex Drive fame in his last project Strange Motel (Gold Coast\/Dangan Bullen). Sleeper \u0026amp; The Snake (Melbourne\/Naarm), Uncle \u0026amp; Niece project - NEIS (Wandella\/Yuin) and acerbic delivery of The Native Cats (Hobart\/Nipulina), Low Life (Sydney\/Eora) \u0026amp; Station Model Violence (part Sydney\/Eora, part Melbourne\/Naarm). Gloomy atmospherics collide with bombastic and spirited bursts from The Blinds (Melbourne\/Naarm) and G2G (Sydney\/Eora, Perth\/Boorloo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLSD010 PROP001\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany thanks to all the artists and songs that are part of this compilation we luv ya \u0026lt;3 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ereleases October 17, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplied by Lulu's and Prop\u003cbr\u003eMix and Master by David Forcier\u003cbr\u003eArtwork and Insert by Prateek Shorey\u003cbr\u003eDesign by Jubo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoyote – Life Is Grey\u003cbr\u003eNative Cats – King Under the Water \u003cbr\u003eLow Life – Head of Stone\u003cbr\u003eSleeper and Snake – Baptised \u003cbr\u003eLorry – Denise \u003cbr\u003eThe Blinds – Back To The Well \u003cbr\u003eEternal Dust – Paternalism \u003cbr\u003eL.A Suffocated – Star Shaped \u003cbr\u003eStrange Motel - Angel Wings \u003cbr\u003eNEIS – Uncl Grl the Reprise \u003cbr\u003eStation Model Violence – Dream Pavillion \u003cbr\u003eG2G – Half An Hour Cocktail Hour \u003cbr\u003eAstrid – I Wanna Lie \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PROP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67522773090532,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/0785\/4308\/files\/propcomp.jpg?v=1791704312","url":"https:\/\/proprecords.com.au\/products\/encounters-from-the-antipodes-oz-nz-myths-from-neath-the-ground-mmxx017-mmxx116","provider":"Prop Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}