Nite Fields
Blending post-punk, shoegaze, and electronic elements into a familiar yet mysterious sound, Nite Fields evoke the legacy of fellow Australian bands such as the Church and the Go-Betweens. Vocalist Danny Venzin met Chris Campion while they were living in Brisbane and discovered their shared musical tastes, and formed Nite Fields in 2011 after moving to Melbourne. Bassist Michael Whitney and drummer Liza Harvey joined the fold soon after, and the quartet began working on songs that incorporated keyboards and samplers as well as the more usual rock trappings.
As their sound evolved from its ambient beginnings into something more propulsive, Nite Fields released a pair of singles, 2012's “Happy New Year” and 2014's “Vacation,” on Venzin's own Lost Race label. “Vacation” caught the ear of HTRK's Nigel Lee-Yang, who produced the sessions that would become the band's debut album. Depersonalisation arrived in February 2015. Like the chorus on “Come Down” that makes the downward trajectory sound ornate and beautiful, the debut LP from Nite Fields is sparse and cold yet inviting and intimate at the same time.
Releases:
Voyeur
FLT-028
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Depersonalisation
FLT-020
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Vacation
FLT-019