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Pelican Daughters
12+ albums
experimentalambientsilent records
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Pelican Daughters were founded by Justin Brandis and Andy Rantzen in 1984. Using a variety of instruments, found objects & DIY tape loops, the pair released a succession of cassette-only releases into Sydney music stores, inspired by the so-called New Underground movement of the early 80's, comprising post-industrial bands such as Severed Heads, Noctural Emissions, Bourbonese Qualk, Nurse With Wound, SPK, The Legendary Pink Dots, Esplendor Geometrico and many others. Over the course of several cassette releases and live performances, including two cassette releases on CCP, the duo were joined by itinerant members Ben Fontaine, Andrew Holmes, James Fergus and Bryce Cannon. A chance connection led to 'Fishbones and Wishbones' (essentially a 'best-of' from the cassette years) and 'Bliss' being released by Kim Cascone's San Francisco label, Silent Records. 'Bliss' is heavily coloured by the dub effects, introduced at the mastering stage, of Anthony Maher, best known as the dub artist Sheriff Lindo and one-time member of The Loop Orchestra. Also featured on the album are three collaborations with Miriam Williamson of Jello Biafra-championed Sydney punk/dub/tribal group, Wrong Kind Of Stone Age, two of which found their way, in remixed form, on to early 90's releases by Sydney rave duo Itch-E and Scratch-E. Their ARIA award winning track, Sweetness and Light, began life as a Pelican Daughters track and features Miriam's distinctive vocal. After the demise of Silent Records, Pel
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Bliss
Fishbones & Wishbones
Fishbones and Wishbones
Darkness Before Light
It's Time My Friend
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From Here To Tranquility Volume 2
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From Here To Tranquility, Vol. 6
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50 Years of Sunshine Disc 1
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From Here To Tranquility Vol. 2
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Fifty Years Of Sunshine (100 Micrograms)
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50 Years of Sunshine (100 Micrograms)
Fifty Years Of Sunshine