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01. Hydroplane - Wurlitzer Jukebox
02. Hydroplane - Piano Movement With Percussion
03. Hydroplane - Song For The Meek
04. Hydroplane - I Hear A New World
05. Hydroplane - New Monotonic FM
06. Hydroplane - House Warming
07. Hydroplane - 14th July
08. Hydroplane - Reprise
09. Hydroplane - Beloved Invader
10. Hydroplane - Interlude
11. Hydroplane - New Monotonic FM (Acoustic)
12. Hydroplane - LDR
13. Hydroplane - Send In The Clowns
14. Hydroplane - Completed Extract From The Previous 7"
ARTIST
TITLE
Hydroplane
FORMAT
LP

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EFFICIENT 027LP EFFICIENT 027LP
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RELEASE DATE
5/13/2022

2023 repress. Hydroplane reinstate their formidable 1997 debut of sublime guitar atmospherics, fragile lyricism, and droning incidentals with an overdue vinyl reissue. An offshoot of the now-fêted The Cat's Miaow, the trio formed after drummer Cameron Smith decamped to London, charting new territory with tape loops, manipulated samples, and a borrowed Jupiter 4 in the wake of Endtroducing. Adopting a handle that Dean Wareham once considered calling Luna, Hydroplane intended to only ever release Excerpts From Forthcoming LP (1996), a single-sided 7" sonic collage, before imploding in mystery. Their label however insisted they deliver their taunted album. From the comfort of a Brunswick flat, they continued to record soaring melodies and restrained song structures to 4-track, sculpting dramatic Radiophonic Workshop cues weighted in reverb and near-perfect dream pop lead by Kerrie Bolton's empyrean vocals. Bored of industry expectation and largely ignored by local audiences, the reluctant performers followed the way of The Cannanes and formed meaningful overseas alliances by mail and phone, securing releases on Michigan outpost Drive-In and Broadcast launching pad Wurlitzer Jukebox. Championed by John Peel with twenty spins on his converted Radio One slot and even polling in Festive Fifty of 1997, the humble three-piece still walked to their neighborhood shops undetected. Previously only available as a US-issued CD, this reminiscent late-night suite establishes Hydroplane as an everlasting ember in Australia's beloved indie nexus.