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Years active
  
2003–present

Website
  
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Associated acts
  
Total Control, UV Race, Boomgates

Origin
  
Melbourne, Australia (2003)

Albums
  
Primary Colours, Rush to Relax, Primary Colours +, So Many Things

Members
  
Brendan Suppression, Danny Current, Rob Solid

Record labels
  
Goner Records, Melodic Records

Genres
  
Rock music, Independent music

Similar
  
Total Control, Mikey Young, Royal Headache, Dick Diver, The UV Race

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Eddy Current Suppression Ring is a Melbourne-based Australian rock group which rose to prominence in 2008.

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Biography

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Eddy Current Suppression Ring formed in 2003 in Melbourne when two brothers "Danny Current" (Daniel Gordon Young) on drums and Mikey aka "Eddy Current" (Michael David Young) started jamming at the Christmas party at the Corduroy Records vinyl pressing plant where Mikey worked. They encouraged now-lead singer "Brendan Suppression" (Brendan Huntley) who also worked there, to ad-lib vocals into a tape recorder. The subsequent tape prompted the band's first recording, which produced a 7-inch single with A-side Get Up Morning. They were joined by "Rob Solid" (Brad Raymond Barry) on bass guitar.

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The band's name derived from members recalling another employee at the pressing plant stating he had to fix the eddy current suppression ring - a copper ring around a transformer which subdues eddy currents.

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The band's sound is said to have been influenced by bands such as The Troggs, The Standells, X and The Pagans. Reference has also been made to the band's Australian delivery.

Their first year of performing saw them attract a loyal fanbase at venues Pony, Town Hall Hotel, The Espy and Streetparty nights held at One Six One and the Stage. Their first major performance came when they were booked to open the Meredith Music Festival in 2005.

In 2006, Eddy Current Suppression Ring released their first full-length recording, an eponymous album released to critical acclaim

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In May 2008, the band released its second CD, Primary Colours. Within three weeks it had sold more than 2,000 copies, already more than their debut album and was sitting at number 6 on the ARIA charts. In September 2008, Primary Colours was nominated in the Best Rock Album category for the 2008 ARIA Awards. In October, it was nominated for the J-Award, as a candidate for the Triple J Australian album of the year. In November 2008, Primary Colours was named Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Release at the Jägermeister Australian Independent Record (AIR) Awards held at Melbourne's Corner Hotel. In March 2009, the band won the $30,000 Australian Music Prize for Primary Colours. In October 2010, Rush to Relax (2010) was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.

After a five-year touring hiatus the band were announced to be headlining the 2016 Golden Plains Festival.

Albums

  • Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Dropkick Records (2006)
  • Primary Colours - Aarght! Records and Goner Records (2008)
  • Rush to Relax - Suppression Records and Goner Records (2010) #20 AUS
  • Live At Missing Link (Split with UV Race) - Almost Ready Records (2012)

    • 7" Singles

  • "Get Up Morning"/"You Don't Care"/"So Many Things" - Corduroy Records (2004)
  • "It's All Square"/"Precious Rose" - Corduroy Records (2005)
  • "Boy Can I Dance Good" (The Pagans cover), on split 7" with Straightjacket Nation's "Stranded" (2006)
  • "You Let Me Be Honest With You"/"We'll Be Turned On" - White Denim Records (2007)
  • "Demon's Demands"/"I'm Guilty" - Iron Lung Records (2008)
  • "That Time Of Day"/"It Ain't Cheap"/"Noise In My Head" - Nervous Jerk Records (2009)
  • "Wet Cement"/"Hey Mum"/"Through The Trees" - Mexican Summer (2010)
  • "There's A Lot Of It Going Around" (The Chosen Few cover) split 7" with Deathwish - Distort fanzine release (2010)

    • EPs

  • Live At The Avenue CDR, given away at a show (2005)
  • Live And Unreleased CD, split with Tucker B's - Eerie Stratum (2007)
  • Live At Missing Link Cassette, split with UV Race - Aarght! Records and Stained Circles (2008)
  • "Sometimes", on The World's Lousy With Ideas Vol. 7 split 7" with Super Wild Horses / UV Race / Straight Arrows - Almost Ready Records and Aarght! Records (2009)
  • "We Got The Beat" (The Go-Go's cover), on 2011 SXSW/Record Store Day split 7" with Mean Jeans / The Wrong Words / and Jack Oblivian - Trouble In Mind Records (2011)
  • Walking In Unison 12" EP - Captcha Records (2011)

    • Other Appearances

  • "Noise In My Head" (early version), theme song for 3RRR radio program of same name (2005)
  • Sticky Carpet: Melbourne's Underground Rockumentary, DVD, Siren (2006)
  • "She's Dancing Away" on ESP - Nervous Jerk (2007)
  • "Get Up Morning" (live), on Super8 Diaries, DVD, Trainwreck 20/20 (2008)
  • "Get Up Morning" (live at Missing Link), on Flipped Out Over Aarght! Stained Circles CD Sampler - Aarght! Records and Stained Circles (2008)
  • "You Let Me Be Honest With You" (live), on Gonerfest 4, DVD/CD (2009)
  • "Iraq (It's On The Map)", from The Lifted Brow No. 6 book + bonus CD (2010)
  • "Rush To Relax" (non album version), on Iron Lung Mixtape I cassette (2011)

    • Compilations

  • So Many Things non-album track collection - Fuse Music Group (2011)

    • Songs

    Rush to RelaxRush to Relax · 2010
    Which Way to GoPrimary Colours · 2008
    You Let Me Be Honest With YouPrimary Colours · 2008

    References

    Eddy Current Suppression Ring Wikipedia
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