The Thousands

For those who found a cassette walkman to be an item of private humiliation at the dawn of the Discman, never fear because Golden Staph are here. Resurrecting an all but obsolete technological artefact in magnetic tape, the lightning bolt band of do-it-yourself Perth luddites are one of many independents snubbing the digital era in favour of good old-fashioned tangibility.**Boasting a barrel of members from the west coast underground -
including Astral Travel, Bermuda, Mass Birth and Clever Species?,
Golden Staph flaunt their immediate proto-punk inspired ‘fuck you’ in the form of 69 hand-painted, collaged and dubbed audio-cassettes. Fully live keyboards, drums and guitars are thrown forth, feedback and all, while vocalist Amber Gempton bemoans the tough luck of drug prohibition and paralysis. As the audio quality inevitably fades, know that Golden Staph’s creative distinction and kick arse artwork will not.