The Scornful Four

slow music club is an event series focused on artists who occupy the quieter corners.

It’s for those whose music rewards a considered ear in an attentive room. The Junk Bar’s dedicated music space (The Skukum Lounge) is the perfect place to house this concept with the fifth iteration of the series featuring three local acts whose sounds traverse jazz, blues and experimental electronics.

1830 // Doors
1900 // Voltfruit
1950 // Shade Hadie
2040 // The Scornful Four [album launch]

Art by Two Crate Studio.

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The Scornful Four
A multi-generational jazz quartet from Meanjin that features repertoire that is entrenched in the history of jazz with a uniquely Australian approach, evoking the incomparable vast landscapes and vistas of our home.

This group reveres the bleak counterpoints of the classic Mulligan-Baker Quartet, with nods to the legendary pianoless groups of Sonny Rollins and Coltrane’s fiery '60s ensembles.

https://thescornfulfour.bandcamp.com/.../hopeful-music...

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Shade Hadie
Four-piece blues band Shade Hadie unleashes a raw, analogue sound steeped in the spirit of the 50's and 60's. Drawing from Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters to Canned Heat, Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart, they fuse gritty blues with vintage rock.

https://shadehadie.theprintbar.com

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Voltfruit
Voltfruit is the duo project of Flora Wong (strings/electronics) and Luke Cuerel (winds/synths/electronics). After meeting backstage at The Tivoli, their music-making has been shaped by conversations with friendly neighbourhood butcherbirds, long drives out West, outdoor improvisations along rivers and beaches, and countless hours wandering through Hyrule. They create expansive soundscapes built on layers of textured drones, strings and winds.

https://www.florawong.com.au/voltfruit