The Wreckery: Fake Is Forever 2023

The Wreckery are an Australian punk blues group which formed in 1985 in Melbourne. The

founding members were Hugo Race on vocals and guitar, Robin Casinader on drums, piano, Hammond organ, guitar and violin, Edward Clayton-Jones on guitar, organ and vocals, Tadeusz O'Biegly on bass guitar, and Charles Todd on saxophone and organ. Within a year, Nick Barker had replaced O'Biegly on bass guitar. 
                         

                                   
Mark Deming of AllMusic opined that they were "One of the more important bands on the

Australian post-punk scene of the 1980s, Melbourne's the Wreckery played dark, atmospheric music informed by the blues and the same sort of chemical and cultural obsessions as their contemporaries Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds." Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, observed that they were "Led by the enigmatic, petulant Hugo Race, whose bleak visions stabbed at the heart of the human condition, [the group] defied conventional approaches to plough a deep furrow of dark romantic melodrama."
                                    

FAKE IS FOREVER

 

                     

After 35 years in the making, this is The Wreckery album that never was but always should have been! At

the height of the Australian post punk era, Melbourne's The Wreckery built a loyal audience by playing darkly atmospheric rock with film-noir swagger and true renegade attitude. Their early Rampant Records releases (1985-87) featured the band's inventive blend of swamp blues, noir-jazz, and deadpan rock (see the Ruling Energy video!) However, creative differences caused the band to disband just as they were hitting their pinnacle with the Laying Down Law album (Citadel Records, 1988). 
                        

Now, "Fake is Forever" reignites The Wreckery's signature sound with an unyielding fervour. Charles Todd's haunting baritone sax, Hugo Race's scathing lyrics and mesmerizing vocals, Clayton-Jones's

distorted angular guitars, Robin Casinader's eclectic multi-instrumental prowess, and the rhythm powerhouse of Nick Barker and former Plays With Marionettes drummer, Frank Trobbiani, collide to form an iconic lineup. Each track resonates with The Wreckery's unmistakable style, oozing from the deep, dark end of the musical pool. The range of "Fake is Forever" is as vast as it is intoxicating, conjuring a spell of quiet menace. To celebrate the album's release, The Wreckery will embark on an Australian tour starting in late 2023 and continuing through 2024

                                     

The Wreckery – Fake Is Forever
Label: Gusstaff Records – GRAM2406
Format: CD, Album, Stereo
Country: Poland
Released: Nov 30, 2023
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Post-Punk, Blues

TRACKS

                                   

01. Smack Me Down   3:10
Composed By – Alannah Hill, Hugo Race
02. The Devil In You   4:15
Composed By – Alannah Hill, Hugo Race
03. Stole It From Alpha Ray   4:29
Composed By – Edward Clayton-Jones, Nick Barker     
04. Whistle Clean   3:17
Composed By – Hugo Race
05. Get A Name   4:11
Composed By – Hugo Race    
06. Evil Eye   3:56
Composed By – Edward Clayton-Jones    
07. Garbage Juice   4:03
Composed By – Hugo Race
08. Dragon Fly   5:08
Composed By – Nick Barker 
09. Young People   7:09
Composed By – Alannah Hill, Hugo Race
    

LINE - UP

                               

Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Hugo Race
Bass, Backing Vocals – Nick Barker 
Drums, Percussion – Frank Trobbiani
Guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Synth – Edward Clayton-Jones
Organ, Mellotron, Mandolin, Violin – Robin Casinader
Saxophone – Charles Todd

Flac Size: 245 MB