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The Starboard Cast

the night is in question...

About Me

The Starboard Cast are a sometimes 5-piece band/collective from Sydney, Australia, fronted by Chris Moller formally of seminal late 90's noise rock band Midget. For all the specifics check out the band's bio in the blog section. In short, they were previously known as Starboard, but adopted the Starboard Cast moniker in order to represent the 5-piece band version put together to do justice to the recorded versions of the songs.The Starboard Cast released 'The Sadlight EP' in July 2006 and launched it in the warm environs of the Hopetoun Hotel. It was a cathartic night, with the EP acting as the perfect introduction to the band, and bodes well for the release of the long-awaited (read long overdue) album 'The Night in Question' that is to follow in the future...Both this EP and the forthcoming album were produced and recorded by Wayne Connolly (Youth Group, You Am I, The Vines), and damn he's done a great job! From the stripped back bar-room romp of 'Sadlight' (available on the EP) to the all out fire 'n' brimstone rock and roll of 'Male/Female Plan', he's brought all of the elements together to make one stunning debut album. Whilst the EP may bruise, the forthcoming album should draw blood.Until the next chapter...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/20/2006
Band Website: starboardcast.com
Band Members: Chris Moller, Jay Kong, Sophie Glasson, Keith Hamlyn; occasionally joined live - or on record - by Scott Hutchings (parts unknown, Bluebottle Kiss et al), Nick Kennedy (Todd Sparrow, Big heavy Stuff), Dave Fletcher (Golden Mean) and ???
Influences: We're possibly a little under the influence, but if you wanna talk music let's talk Wilco, Arcade Fire, Afghan Whigs, Will Oldham/Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Augie March, Come/Thalia Zedek, Elliott Smith, Dirty Three, Jim O'Rourke, "Eruption" era Van Halen, Calexico, Dylan, Rapeman, The Drones, Pajo, Slint (not imposters), Neil Young, Shellac, Loose Fur....
Sounds Like: A cacophony of guitars, voices, cello, violin, bass, percussion and drums, working together to break hearts and make new starts. At the moment we sound like a pin dropping live... barely there. On record? A clash of pleasant dreams and urgent nightmares, just like when you finally get that sleep that you so desperately need...
Record Label: Fire at Will Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Title track is up...

I've just added the title track to our very own 'Chinese Democracy'... it's called "The Night in Question". It's another full band tune from the sessions we did with Mr Wayne Connolly. Enjoy. Cheers C...
Posted by The Starboard Cast on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:36:00 PST

the Flux Capacitor

The Starboard Cast aka Starboard is kinda in a state of flux, which means that we can be anything that we want to be... and everything that we're not.... I think?... anyone seen our drummer??? SC...
Posted by The Starboard Cast on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:54:00 PST

EP LAUNCH! THURS 8th JUNE @ the HOPETOUN HTL

Our EP LAUNCH!!! Finally! Produced by Wayne Connolly and the band, The Starboard Cast will release 'The Sadlight EP', featuring a few exclusive tracks that won't be on the 'Night in Question' album al...
Posted by The Starboard Cast on Wed, 24 May 2006 05:24:00 PST

The Starboard Cast Bio (the whole story)

Rising from the ashes of seminal noise rock band Midget, the ever-evolving act known as Starboard began when singer/guitarist Chris Moller began working on a slew of eclectic songs written since Midge...
Posted by The Starboard Cast on Wed, 24 May 2006 04:51:00 PST