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Olivine

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For bookings, send an email to [email protected], call Linden - 0410 934 255, Rob - 0424 819 232, or Grant - 0404 593 179 or myspace message us.

LIVE REVIEW FROM 'The Stix' STREET PRESS MAGAZINE - Tris Elies, Katoomba, 25th October 2007:
"I think I am having one of those "I love local music weeks". Either that or there is just a lot of really talented people living out in the sticks. I reviewed 2 great local CD's and then last night I went to see Sydney band Wormholes Exist who were supported by local band Olivine. Olivine are from the lower mountains, fresh out of school and absolutely oozing with potential. A three piece that play melodic rock kind of akin to Cog but with a bit of Lior thrown in, they really are too good to be as young as they are. They are all very accomplished at their instrument, play with 110% commitment all the time and have a real emotion. There in between songs vibe lets them down a little bit, but they are still finding their feet with being on stage. Years of playing together to packed venues will fix that right up. And surely that is what they must have before them. Unfortunately this gig was pretty much empty, but that didn't seem to bother them too much, they just had fun with it but never let their playing slip. Lead singer Linden has one of the most amazing live voices I have heard for ages. It is strong and beautiful and he has an amazing range and vocal control.They covered a Jeff Buckley song and it was almost better than the original, Linden giving it more oomph, but still having the honeyed choirboy tones. Rob and Linden swap between guitar and bass, both playing each instrument excellently all the time backed up by drummer Grant who is solid and fluid all at the same time. This definitely is one up and coming band to watch. A bit of fine tuning and nothing should stop these guys.I really though it was Olivine's night. OK, so they are not as polished [as headliner's Wormholes Exist], but if new music is meant to excite you then they have got it in spades." - Robyn Jarman
LIVE REVIEW FROM 'The Stix' STREET PRESS MAGAZINE - Hotel Gearin, Katoomba, 14th July 2007:
"First up on the support bill were Olivine, a bunch of young boys still at or just out of High School, a little power-trio comprising one of the most talented, technically proficient and invigorating musicians I've heard in a long time and with a sense of healthy dose of humour and humility. Olivine are Linden Furnell - vocals, guitars (and sometimes bass!), Rob Badman - 5 string Bass, Vocals (and sometimes guitar!) and Grant Konemann on the drums, Linden and Rob swap instruments throughout their set and take turns at the vocal duties, multi-skilling their tunes as they go along. Their sound ranges from heavy prog-rock riffing to smooth Jazz chorded 80's era- chorus-pedal guitar textured ballads with sudden time changes and beautifully arranged vocal harmonies. I liked them so much I nearly went to the stall to buy their CD and T-shirt, but I already had spent the last 'Piaster' I could borrow after buying a drink to some red-headed lady dressed all in black who said she "knew" me from a 'past life'. Keep your ears open for the trio with the big "O" - Olivine and like Molly Meldrum used to say: 'Watch out for them!' " - Albert Gestal
EP REVIEW FROM 'The Stix' STREET PRESS MAGAZINE:
"Olivine have crafted an excellent piece of work with their self-titled debut EP. Some moments brought to mind the tracks from George's 'Polyserena' when Tyrone sings instead of Katie. There are also RATM-like heavy grooves and a cool-sounding flute accompaniment on 'Yazz'. If that track was an attempt to emulate the work of the late-eighties one-hit-wonder pop-artist of the same name then the boys failed miserably – and that's a very good thing. Olivine have clearly put a lot of work into developing a coherent sound that they can call their own. I look forward to tracking their progress after Year 12. Go to the Triple J Unearthed website to vote for them." - Roger Mexico
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Member Since: 4/19/2006
Band Website: olivineband.com
Band Members: Linden Furnell - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass.
Rob Badman - Backing Vox, Guitar, Bass, Piano.
Grant Konemann - Backing Vox, Drums, Percussion.
Influences: Jeff Buckley, Incubus, Muse, A Perfect Circle, Cog.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

OLIVINE T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE - $15

Hey all, we have had a small run of t-shirts made, which will be for sale as of our gig on Saturday night at the Gearins Hotel in Katoomba with Unknown Quantity (see our gigs section for details). The...
Posted by Olivine on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:36:00 PST

RIP STATIC

What a shame...We've played at Static 3 or 4 times now, and it's always been a show we've looked forward to, and always had a great bunch of people (gradually increasing to multiple 100's) there enjoy...
Posted by Olivine on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:09:00 PST

Olivine @ Guinness World Record Attempt

Hey all,Just letting you know that we have a gig on the 10th of March (next Saturday), at Oxygen's HUGE Guinness World Record Attempt.They are attempting to make the worlds biggest M&M's mosaic (2...
Posted by Olivine on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:29:00 PST

Olivine @ Hotel Parramatta

Hey guys...How have you all been? Well as some of you know, we played at Encore on Monday night in the Sydney Opera House, and it was nothing short of an incredible experience...two sold out shows of ...
Posted by Olivine on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:45:00 PST

Olivine hiatus / ENCORE / Next Year

Hey guys We are finally finished school! We've just got back from schoolies, and Grant will be leaving for New Zealand for a while soon, so there will be no more Olivine for this year... Next year how...
Posted by Olivine on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:07:00 PST

Olivine review in the Stix

Hey people! Our debut self-titled EP was reviewed in the previous edition of 'The Stix' street press magazine! We got a really good response, to check out the review, visit 'The Stix's myspace, you ca...
Posted by Olivine on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:59:00 PST

Olivine in Leading Edge

Hey guys, just letting you know that our new EP is available at Leading Edge in Penrith, on the ground floor of Westfield. It can be purchased for $14.95 there, or for $12 at our gigs...We dont have t...
Posted by Olivine on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:13:00 PST

NEW EP IS OUT!

Hey guys...yep its here...after a ridiculously long wait (we started recording in January!), we now have the EP back from pressing, finally in a physical form.Those who have ordered copies and paid wi...
Posted by Olivine on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:20:00 PST

Olivine on Triple J Unearthed!

Hey guys,we've entered this years Triple J Unearthed competition!You can check out our stuff on their site, www.triplejunearthed.com/olivine, and rate our songs there. You can also download the two so...
Posted by Olivine on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:12:00 PST

New Songs

Hey guys...As heaps of you have noticed, we know have 2 songs up for download from our Myspace site, and also from our official site.There is also another song in the Myspace player for you to listen ...
Posted by Olivine on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:04:00 PST