All India Radio (band)
All India Radio is an Australian electronic band. The music is lo-fi, downtempo and instrumental. They are a partially live band and partially studio-based project. The founding (and constant) member of the band is Martin Kennedy, formerly of Melbourne band Pray TV.
All India Radio has released 26 albums since their formation and their music has been featured in film and TV including CSI: Miami, One Tree Hill, Sicko, Till Human Voices Wake Us, Big Brother Australia, Bondi Rescue and Recruits. Kennedy, with All India Radio and Steve Kilbey, provided the original soundtrack music for the Australian post-apocalypse film, The Rare Earth.
Wired says that "Since the turn of the 21st century, All India Radio has mashed the ambient-hop signatures of DJ Shadow, Tortoise and Thievery Corporation with the instantly recognizable guitar sound tracking of Ennio Morricone and Angelo Badalamenti. The resulting narcotic musical textures are capable of floating listeners to galaxies far, far away."[1]
All India Radio's self-titled third album was nominated for an Australian Recording Industry Award (ARIA) Award in 2003[2] and the band has worked with Steve Kilbey (The Church), Graham Lee (The Triffids), Ed Kuepper (The Saints and now Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds) and David Bridie (Not Drowning, Waving) among others.
They have been compared to Mogwai and Boards of Canada.[3][4]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| The Inevitable |
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| 002 |
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| All India Radio |
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| All India Radio |
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| Permanent Evolutions |
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| Echo Other |
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| Fall |
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| Film Musik |
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| These Winter Dreams |
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| A Low High |
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| A Low High |
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| Once a Day: Remixes & Unreleased Tracks Vol. 1 |
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| The Silent Surf |
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| The Inevitable Remixes 1 |
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| Free Me: Remixes & Unreleased Tracks Vol. 2 |
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| Red Shadow Landing |
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| Lo Fi Frequencies 1996-2001 |
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| The Rare Earth (with Martin Kennedy and Steve Kilbey) |
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| Red Shadow Landing Demos |
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| Live at Triple R |
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| Ghost Songs: Remixes & Unreleased Tracks, Vol. 3 |
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| The Slow Light |
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| The Slow Light Bonus Tracks |
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- Space (2018)
- Subspace (2018)
- Undulated (2019)
- Eternal (2019)
- Internal (2019)
- Realm (2020) with Josh Roydhouse
- Slo (2020)
- Desert Tapes (2020)
- Reconstructions (2020)
- Afterworld (2021)
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | All India Radio | ARIA Award for Best World Music Album | Nominated | [5] |
External links
References
- Scott Thill (24 January 2011). "All India Radio Spacewalks on The Silent Surf". Wired Magazine.
- "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2003: 17th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- "All India Radio | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates | Roxwel". Roxwel. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- "All India Radio – All India Radio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.