Eddy Current Suppression Ring Live with EDAN and Wrong Way Up
Catch the long-awaited return of Melbourne underground rock legends Eddy Current Suppression Ring, free at Fed Square.
Alright, listen up. This one’s special…
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – one of the most vital bands to ever come out of Melbourne’s underground – are back.
Despite eschewing music biz protocol – they have become one of the most celebrated Australian rock bands over the last 20 years, headlining major festivals (Golden Plains, Homebake, Primavera Barcelona) being included in the 100 Best Australian Albums Of All Time (2010 ARIAs).
Join us for their first FREE headline show in Melbourne in over a decade. Last time was The Palace, 2010. Long gone now, but that show’s the stuff of legend. This one’s shaping up the same way.
It’s all going down Grand Final Eve at Fed Square. Right in the heart of the city, under the open sky – and best of all, it’s free. Expect it loud, loose and crackling with that classic Eddy Current stripped-down, barebones, raw, punk, rock n roll energy.
Joining them is EDAN (NYC – Disk Jokk), all the way from New York. A true original – MC, producer, and psychedelic wizard – known for flipping golden-era hip hop inside out and making it something wild and mind-expanding. Part rap show, part spaced-out beat odyssey. Pure fire.
Opening the night: Wrong Way Up, a genre-blurring duo drawing deep from the wells of Afro-disco, ’70s synth-funk and left-field electronic experimentation. It’s rhythm-forward, groove-heavy and totally transportive – music built for movement and deep listening.
Three acts. No filler. Don’t miss it. These ones don’t roll around often
Formed in the back room of a vinyl pressing plant in Highett, Eddy Current Suppression Ring have become one of Australia’s most revered underground bands – without ever aiming for the spotlight. Since 2003, the four-piece has built a cult following for their raw, high-voltage sound: a stripped-back blend of garage rock, post-punk and proto-punk energy delivered with unmistakable DIY spirit.
Known for recording quickly and playing sparingly, ECSR’s records are snapshots of the moment – live, minimal and unfiltered. Their breakout album Primary Colours (2008), recorded in a single day, won the Australian Music Prize.Driven by Brendan Suppression’s speak-sing vocal style, Eddy Current’s sharp, wiry guitar work, Danny Current’s driving rhythms and Rob Solid’s locked-in bass lines, the group’s music is as direct as it is electrifying.
Eddy Current Suppression Ring remain a true original: a band that thrives on instinct, resists polish, and lets the music do the talking.
EDAN is a critically acclaimed DJ, MC, producer and songwriter with a global following. Known for his unlikely take on hip-hop culture, where traditional rap songs are often skewed by 60s rock samples, tape echoes and foreign language choruses, and his distinctive lyrics infused with off-beat humour and surrealist imagery.
EDAN’s 2005 album Beauty & The Beat was named by NME as one of the top 500 albums of all time, and he’s produced for and worked with the likes of MF DOOM, Pharoahe Monch, Kool Keith, Your Old Droog, Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys), The Avalanches and rapper Homeboy Sandman.
In Edan’s DJ set, expect to hear anything from late 60s soul/ funk, Latin and boogaloo, to South American garage, giving way to Turkish (or Thai) psychedelia, African and island music to late 70s rap and disco, punk and new wave, and back again.
Born out of a deep love for the dancefloor, Wrong Way Up channel vintage Afro disco and psychedelic boogie to bring a new kind of heat.
Paying homage to Frances Bebey, William Onyeabor and Lijadu Sisters, the Melbourne-based Afro-synth duo delivers energetic melodies, deep grooves and addictive chants – led by a less-is-more manifesto. Featuring quirky synthesisers and 1970s drum machines, the result is a sonic landscape that feels fresh and unique, yet somehow familiar.
Wrong Way Up comprises vocalist Emma D, a gospel singer originally from South Sudan, along with songwriter/ producer, ADP.
Quickly garnering a reputation for their high-energy live show, Wrong Way Up have brought the boogie to WOMADelaide, A Festival Called Panama, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, JerkFest, When Pigs Fly with plenty more yet-to-be announced shows lined up for 2025 and beyond.
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This show is proudly presented and programmed by Fed Square as part of Fed Square’s live music program