Fluorescent produce soundtrack on Lui Hon's Summer Spring 2009/10 collection

Fluorescent have contributed a re-edit of 'Awake' for the soundtrack to Australian designer Lui Hon's Summer Spring 2009/10 collection. You may remember him as a contestant in Arena's Project Runway Australia season 1.

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Awake - Extended Mix by Fluorescent

Unfamiliar SIngle

Free download - Unfamiliar - Redux
2009 / Girls Who Smoke Poke
Fluorescent's Radio edit of 'Unfamiliar' taken from the album 'Winter'.

2009 brings Fluorescent’s latest single; a revamped version of ‘Unfamiliar’, lifted from the ‘Winter’ album. Described by Mess & Noise as;
“One of the better moments on Fluorescent’s debut album Winter, ‘Unfamiliar’ lopes along with Cure-esque guitars and cheesy synths... fondness for this era can also be found in the laconic vocals of Simon Kapitolina, who delivers the somewhat bizarre refrain, “Streets are unfamiliar, when they’re gonna kill ya”, with utter seriousness.”

The single release also includes a dub version, along with ‘Collapse’, a nihilistic guitar epic - also lifted from Winter. ‘Unfamiliar’ see’s Fluorescent’s first venture in to music video; a collaborative project produced by Fabian Kong, together with Plot Films, Andrew McLeod and a cast of local dancers - if Jeffery Smart had a dance troupe at his disposal, this may be the result; surreal and urban, yet camp.

Link > Unfamiliar

"You see, if you're going to do an '80s throwback, instead of subscribing to some falsified chintzy Barbie & the Rockers ideal, why not do what Fluorescent do and scare the Supre kids by pursuing the darker edges of melody, the punchier refrains and the stadium pop impact of the whole array of synthesisers playing the archest riffs this side of gary Numan's on-hold music? This is delish." Clem Bastow, InPress.

Fluorescent to release 'Unfamiliar' as next single - Launch with The Blow Waves Jan 31

Fluorescent will release a re-edit of 'Unfamiliar' as a single in January from their 2008 album 'Winter'. It will be an independant online release - only available by free download from fluorescent.com.au.

They will be launching the single in Melbourne on Saturday January 31, supporting The Blow Waves at Wow Saturdays down at Inflation with Drugs In Vegas.

'Unfamiliar' will also see the bands first venture into music video, so be sure to check it out on ABCTV's Rage in the new year.

2008 was a landmark year for Fluorescent; expanding to an exceptional live trio and releasing their stella second album 'Winter', the follow up to 2005's debut 'Post Nuclear'. With supporting shows for Ladytron's Melbourne show in October and the inclusion of their track 'Sleeping' on the Rubber Records shoegaze compilation 'Take Me On The Wldest Spree', Fluorescent head into 2009 with plans to record their third album through March/April.

Fluorescent to appear on Shoegaze compilation

Fluorescent appear on a new compilation of Shoegaze bands, released through EMI & Rubber Records. The record contains 14 bands from around the world, such as Soundpool, Rumskib & Air Formation. The band have contributed 'Sleeping' from their recent album 'Winter' to the project. The record will be launched in Melbourne at Weekender Saturday December 13 at Ding Dong Lounge.

Fluorescent supporting Ladytron Melbourne show

Fluorescent will be the local support for Ladytron's 3rd and final show in Melbourne, Saturday October 4 at The Esplanade with Sydney's WOW.