Vacant Valley

09/03/2019

BITUMEN • Discipline Reaction (VV035)
The monstrous, crushing LP from this Melbourne powerhouse.
Very limited copies still about!
Find a copy at..
Beatdisc Records - Black Wire Records - Oldman Dada - Feel It Records - Heartland Records - Lost In Fog records / Tessa Tribe - Lulu's - Polyester Records - Record Paradise / Paradise Cutters - Red Eye Records - Rocking Horse Records - Round And Round - The Searchers - Strangeworld Records - Tommy Gun Records - Tym Guitars
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Upcoming shows:
💥 TONIGHT - V Record Release w/ Bitumen, Ov Pain, InfraGhosts at The Tote
💥 MARCH 15 - BMF: RVG, Bitumen + Dark Water - SOLD OUT
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📸 > Milly Herb / Josh Watson

09/03/2019

Bitumen at Northcote Social Club Monday Night Mass 30.07.18 • Photo > Steve FuzzFarm

23/11/2018

ONE MORE NIGHT TIL THE BIG FUN PARTY X 🍻
Bitumen LP Launch - MEL - Synthetics / Premium Fantasy / Ov Pain
TICKETS > bit.ly/bitumenalb

14/11/2018

Bitumen on the radio (slash phone)...

+ Yesterday on MIXING UP THE MEDICINE PBS 106.7FM Melbourne with Heather Elmes (filling for Erica)
Stream back > https://www.pbsfm.org.au/node/80732

+ Today on LOVE AND OTHER CRIMES 4ZZZ with Jasmine Dunn - a pre-recorded interview. Tune in live 1-3PM AEST

Show dates:
BRIS 16 NOV = Bitumen LP Launch - Bris - Brainbeau / Girlsuck / Telekenet [tix onlne]
IPSW 17 NOV = SKC #105 ~ Bitumen LP Launch • Ipswich - Clever / Star Slushy
MELB 24 NOV = Bitumen LP Launch - MEL - Synthetics / Premium Fantasy / Ov Pain [tix onlne]

13/11/2018

SYD folk! 🚨 💥 Find a copy of the glorious new album from Bitumen at the awesome Beatdisc Records

A couple of local and interstate DIY stock drops early this week - debut LP from Melbourne's Bitumen in via Vacant Valley; new solo LP from ex-Gerling (and ex-Greystanes local) Darren Cross; plus the debut 7" EP from Crane Games

12/11/2018

EDGE RADIO RECOMMENDED: Bitumen - 'Discipline Reaction'

Congrats Bitumen - Album of the week at Edge Radio 99.3FM Hobart 😈

Discipline Reaction is the much anticipated debut LP from Melbourne based post-punk industrial unit Bitumen. This free-standing document was recorded at Magnet Studios in Coburg, and produced by...

06/11/2018

Bitumen supporting J.P. Shilo this Thursday night at the majestic Melbourne Town Hall - FREE ADMISSION!
Poster design > Luke Fraser
Event > J. P. Shilo - Jubjoté (world premiere)

31/10/2018

Bitumen do Hobart homecoming show this Friday with ALL the Weathers + Starklane! It will be special ✨
EVENT > Bitumen LP Launch - Hob - All The Weathers / Starklane

29/10/2018

Bitumen Discipline Reaction album #4 in this weeks' Top 20 at the excellent 4ZZZ ! 😈
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4ZZZ executive producer / new releases show host, Chris Cobcroft, reviewed it. Read here:
http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/reviews/album/bitumen-discipline-reaction
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QLD SHOWS !
16 NOV > Bitumen LP Launch - Bris - Brainbeau / Girlsuck / Telekenet
17 NOV > Bitumen (Melb) LP Launch - Ipswich - Clever / Star Slushy
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Thanks for the 🖤 Brizzz. We are keen to visit again x

29/10/2018

Bitumen live at Max Watt's House of Music 26.10.18 ⚡

25/10/2018

T O N I G H T 🦇🕷🎆

23/10/2018

Bitumen's Discipline Reaction LP is out n' about!
Find a copy at:
Record Paradise / Paradise Cutters / Strangeworld Records / Round And Round / The Searchers / Polyester Records / Lulu's / Heartland Records / Lost in Fog Records / Repressed Records
Filtering out to other areas + overseas soon x
📸 > Em Herbert

19/10/2018

Bitumen LP orders posted. Thanx for the support / patience! X

18/10/2018

Bitumen - Discipline Reaction

A positive reaction from Scott at When You Motor Away Blog

A good life requires balance, so after beginning the day with some dreamy jangle pop, we bring you some excellent music in a different vei...

17/10/2018

Bitumen supporting the legendary Peter Murphy of Bauhaus at Max Watt's House of Music • FRIDAY 26th OCTOBER 🦇
Event / tix > Peter Murphy - 40 Years of Bauhaus

16/10/2018

THEY'RE HERE! ✨🔥😊
ORDER > https://vacantvalley.bandcamp.com/album/discipline-reaction
Love VV / Bitumen x

15/10/2018

LISTEN: Bitumen – Discipline Reaction LP

"Give me darkness and depravity, power, violence, dangerous seduction." - praise for the new Bitumen record, words by Madeleine Lang via whothehell.net 🌹

Like every inner city nerd who couldn’t find a warehouse party with an event invite and maps, I love industrial music. Like every weepy romantic…

09/10/2018

Discipline Reaction, by Bitumen

H A P P Y • R E L E A S E • D A Y • Bitumen ! ❤️ 🌹

9 track album

09/10/2018

Song of the Day #152: Bitumen

An awesome / apt piece written by Lee Alexandra Adcock
via This Is Not A Drill 🔨

[typed 9/21/18, between 10:30 PM and midnight.] Good evening! I’m typing this now while I’ve still got a grip on the right reality. Granted, the flecks of dry blood smeared on my temples show you w…

08/10/2018

Bitumen

Fun lil clip by Bry Ce 😆🎛️🔊

🚨Oi tomorrow's the OFFICIAL RELEASE of the bloody album, innit? He's a lil vulgar video of us recording the thing back in February 🎙️ DISCIPLINE REACTION - TOMORROW - PRE-ORDER 👇

https://vacantvalley.bandcamp.com/album/discipline-reaction

08/10/2018

Bitumen TOUR begins THIS FRIDAY in SYDNEY 🧛‍♀️
at Petersham Bowling Club
w/ DEN + Twinrova + Telekenet
A night of goth post-punk / avant-metal / breakcore chaos
Thanks to Nightcrawlers for their help x
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Event > Bitumen LP Launch - Syd - Den / Twinrova / Telekenet (MEL)

07/10/2018

Discipline Reaction LP, by Bitumen

🚨 ! Bitumen • Discipline Reaction LP - NOW AVAILABLE to PRE-ORDER ! > Free Bitumen pin included...
VV is very honoured to be a part of this totally astounding, monolithic release 🌄
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D.R. TOUR begins this Friday in Sydney. Full details:
Bitumen • Discipline Reaction LP Launch - East Coast Tour

9 track album

04/10/2018

[PREMIERE] Bitumen - At Bended Knee [Vacant Valley]

A Bitumen REVEAL > 'At Bended Knee' 🔪
Thanks Abyssal 🌹 x

Post-punk band from Melbourne, Australia, the four members of Bitumen focus on an interesting post-punk sonorities that remind us the purest from the 80’s melting to the industrial vibe so rich to us.

23/09/2018

🔊 TONIGHT > Bitumen PREMIERE!
Tune in to Teenage Hate with Tim to hear an exclusive track from the forthcoming Discipline Reaction LP, due this Oct

18/09/2018

Bitumen MELBOURNE LP launch announcement!
• SATURDAY 24th NOVEMBER •
Supports from:
+ cult darkwave duo Ov Pain
+ the seductive synth pop of Premium Fantasy
+ banging noise-rockers SYNTHETICS
Our hospitable hosts - The Curtin / Paris x

EVENT > Bitumen LP Launch - MEL - Synthetics / Premium Fantasy / Ov Pain

Tickets on sale at johncurtinhotel.com

17/09/2018

Bitumen • Discipline Reaction LP Launch - East Coast Tour

Fri 12 Oct - SYDNEY Petersham Bowling Club
w/ Den, Twinrova, Telekenet (Melb)

Fri 2 Nov - HOBART The Brisbane Hotel
w/ ALL the Weathers, Starklane

Fri 16 Nov - BRISBANE The Bearded Lady
w/ Brainbeau, girlsuck, Telekenet

Sat 17 Nov - IPSWICH Goleby's Basement
w/ CLEVER, Star Slushy

Sat 24 Nov - MELBOURNE The Curtin
w/ Ov Pain, Premium Fantasy, SYNTHETICS

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12/09/2018

BITUMEN - Twice Shy

Bitumen have two shows this week 😎
• > Vanilla Poppers (Euro tour send off), Bitumen, Dove & Deep Red
• > Country Daze / Theatre Royal Castlemaine
Safe to say great times will certainly ensue..
Hear the smokin' new single here x

Single from the forthcoming DISCIPLINE REACTION LP Due via VV this October Video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwOouPXQe-E ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••....

10/09/2018

Twice Shy, by Bitumen

STREAM / BUY the killer new single from Bitumen 💎

from the album Twice Shy

07/09/2018

BITUMEN • Twice Shy

TWICE SHY • Bitumen's new video / single!
From the DISCIPLINE REACTION LP - Out this October

Tour details:
Bitumen - Discipline Reaction LP Launch - East Coast Tour

Stream:
https://bitumenbitumen.bandcamp.com/track/twice-shy

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Single from the forthcoming Discipline Reaction LP Out this October via Vacant Valley • Editor / videographer - Bryce Maher Screenplay - Sam Varney Live vide...

05/09/2018

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Bitumen single Twice Shy, from the forthcoming Discipline Reaction LP • watch full video this Friday! 🍷

31/08/2018

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15/08/2018

Equalizer 24K (aka Nicola Morton) 'Lost and Found' is a frenetic and engrossing volume, documenting selected works over time. Edition of 50 almost gone. Find a copy at Repressed Records • Phase 4 Records & Cassettes • Lulus • Polyester Records. Do read Del's awesome article/interview via Difficult Fun ⚡

https://vacantvalley.bandcamp.com/album/lost-and-found-compilation

30/07/2018

🚨 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT ! 😊
VV035 • Bitumen - DISCIPLINE REACTION LP
Due this October! 🔥
Artwork by Peter Bramley
More details soon..

05/07/2018

Equalizer 24K – Lost and Found compilation

Super fun and imaginative review of the new Equalizer 24K 'Lost and Found' tape (VV033) - courtesy of Kai over at Yeah I Know It Sucks blog x
'Thanks to this music you become the firework!' 🎆
vacantvalley.bandcamp.com

Artist: Equalizer 24K Title: Lost and Found compilation Keywords: melbourne punk beats crunchy record label vacant valley Melbourne Label: Vacant Valley It’s Party time over here! You either …

22/06/2018

Treehouse are currently in their homeland Tasmania, playing in Hobart tonight / Franklin tomorrow night!
It's been right on two years since the VV version release of Centre Of Their World, arguably their best record.
Now available for free download:
> https://vacantvalley.bandcamp.com/album/centre-of-their-world
Also pictured, their spirited, incredible Interzone LP - issued in 2014 (VV016). Some copies still available via bandcamp.
I fell in love with Cal, Jono and Will in 2013, and as people today, I adore them. It's been a real treat x

21/06/2018

It is with great pleasure...
• EQUALIZER 24K - Lost And Found compilation (VV033) •
This tape documents selected solo works of Nicola Morton from 2001 til 2017. Some previously unreleased.
Hectic lo-fi beats, oddly energising, manic electronic sounds. Nicola is now based in remote central coast NSW. She has been an integral part of underground scenes over the years, notably co-running legendary, defunct DIY space Real Bad Music (whilst based in Brisbane), and involved in many weird and wonderful outfits such as Bad Intentions, Club Sound Witches, Vavenge, Tracey, et al.
Mastered by Ximon Maisch
Order > https://vacantvalley.bandcamp.com/album/lost-and-found-compilation

28/04/2018

Lost and Found compilation, by Equalizer 24K

🌠 DUE NEXT WEEK ! 🌝
• EQUALIZER 24K - Lost and Found compilation cassette •
Hear a few tracks / pre-order a copy now.
More details soon..

9 track album

18/04/2018

• VV PREVIEW > 'Walkin' The Streets' by Equalizer 24K
https://soundcloud.com/vacantvalley/equalizer-24k-walkin-the-streets
From the forthcoming Lost and Found compilation cassette
Due 30th April
📸 > Nick Dan

12/04/2018

BITUMEN live at One Year 10.03.18

Bitumen performing 'Sicker Dowry' 🖤

Filmed by Peter Bramley

26/03/2018

Equalizer 24K 'Lost and Found' compilation tape coming soon! ⚡