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Minute 36

About Me


Minute 36 was created during the winter of 2007 in the small coastal town of Albany, Western Australia. The band moved from Albany to Perth in the summer of 2007. The M36 sound is influenced by the tedium of death, people without real faces and horror movie scores. Kris, the band's songwriter, tells this story.
“The Vancouver Art Centre in Albany used to be a hospital. It was the first hospital in all of Western Australia. It's nearly 200 years old. I found out which room was supposed to be haunted and went in with my 4-track to write and record some songs. Something weird happened there. When recording an acoustic guitar track , I decided to play from the far corner of the room, away from the microphone so I could get a natural reverb effect. When listening back to that track, you can clearly hear a breath right next to the microphone. The thing is, I was playing the guitar in the far corner of the room. There was no-one else in the room with me. I have no explanation for where the breath came from.”
On stage, Minute Thirty Six instrumentation consists of a stripped back two piece drum set, double bass and arch top/classical guitars. None of the band members are particularly fussed by rules and authority. Gigs are risky, dangerous and uncompromising. One sound engineer described Kris's vocal style as 'like he is being strangled'. Without an obvious market to play to, M36 has built up it's fan-base through organising their own shows in both the metro and regional areas of WA, and harassing community radio DJs.
"In the studio, the band work closely with their long-time producer Dr Alien Smith, who brings his punk sensibilities and arrangement ideas to the table. The song, Era Quondam, won the WA Music Industry Association's Song of the Year in the Cafe/Special Theme category. Era Quondam was also played on JJJ as part of Unearthed. Minute 36 are currently working with Dr Alien Smith at Bergerk! studios in Perth on a new batch of recordings, slated for release in early 2010. .

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Member Since: 06/07/2006
Band Website: minute36.com
Band Members: Kris Nelson - Double Bass/Vocals
Mark Neal - Guitar
Nathan Grose - Drums/Percussion
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My Blog

NEW SINGLE LAUNCHED THIS HALLOWEEN NIGHT!!!

The new Minute 36 single will be available for free download this Halloween !!!!from - http://www.myspace.com/minute36So drop a comment and let us know your thoughts.The full length wont be released t...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:07:00 GMT

MINUTE 36 WINS SONG OF THE YEAR !!

Somehow we managed to take out "Wam song of the year" (cafe) on Thursday night!!!!!!!!!!So cheers to everyone for their kind words and support. The amount of messages, emails,SMS and phone calls we re...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:58:00 GMT

WAM SONG OF THE YEAR!

Yep this creepy trio has been nominated for WAM's Song Of The Year!!All you gotta do to help, is got to this ere link and click "Minute 36 - Era Quondam" .It will seriously only take you 10 seconds an...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:25:00 GMT

MINUTE 36 MERCH IS HERE!!

Yep our first batch of Merch has arrived!!!!!!!The shirts look very sexy and will definitely get you laid!Just ask Mark...... he put one on and got jumped by his ownsister!! True story.Available onli...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:23:00 GMT

Minute 36 Update

Just a quick update for yall,-New Album is being recorded in September with that crazy alien genius Alan Smith.It WILL be a full length, we are aiming for 12 tracks!!!!!! Looking to be out late 09!The...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:35:00 GMT

New Demo (April 2009) Lyrics

New Demo uploaded real soon, but until then here are the lyrics to get your mac on with.New Demo (April 2009)Like a dusty book nurses its broken spineI'm a lush green field against this blackened skyI...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:30:00 GMT

New Minute 36 Demos

New Minute 36 demos are being tracked at the moment, you can expect the full length to be released before the year is out. I will be streaming a demo in the next month so be sure to keep an ear out fo...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:53:00 GMT

M-36 Update

The August Tour is on! Some show dates are up but there is still alot more to be added. This will be the first set of shows with a full band set up.Still waiting for confirmation on more show dates in...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:22:00 GMT

Upcoming Tours

Broome Tour Touring the far north from May 17-31. Information on dates and venues soon. August holds the M-36 winter tour, extending from Albany to Geraldton and all  inbetween. Ou...
Posted by on Sun, 04 May 2008 23:41:00 GMT

Minute 36, EP Available from these stores.

Minute 36, Era Quondam EP Available from: 78 Records - Perth Mocean Surf -Perth Mills Records - Fremantle Uptown Music - Albany Swell Sounds - Margaret River Lloyds - Margeret River Blue 62 Sight and ...
Posted by on Sun, 04 May 2008 23:39:00 GMT