Decoder Ring
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genre(s)	Electronica, Post Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative Rock
Years active	2001 - present
Label(s)	Hello Cleveland! NO Records Inertia Recordings
Website	www.decoderring.com.au
Members
Matt Fitzgerald Pete Kelly Thomas Schutzinger Xavier Fijac Lenka Kripac Matthew Steffen Simon Killalea
Former members
Ben Ely (Regurgitator) Geoff Towner (El Mopa) Kenny Davis Jnr (The Jackson Code)

Decoder Ring is an experimental electronic-rock crossover group from Australia. A secret decoder was an inexpensive toy popular among young children from the 1930s through the rest of the 20th century Decoder Ring Theatre is a Toronto based Theatre and Audio Production company that runs an award-nominated Podcast of the same name Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Hello Cleveland! is a Independent record label based in Darlinghurst New South Wales. Regurgitator is an Australian Rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of lead singer/guitarist Quan Yeomans, bassist Ben Ely, Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Biography

Decoder Ring was formed in 2001, in Sydney, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Original line-up consisted of Matt Fitzgerald ( keyboards, guitar) Geoff Towner (bass, El Mopa), Pete Kelly (guitar, Sea Life Park), Kenny Davis Jr (keyboards, piano, The Jackson Code, The Blackeyed Susans) & Thomas Shutzinger (drums). The Blackeyed Susans are an Australian rock band formed in Perth in 1989 Original line-up recorded the EP "Spooky Action at a Distance" (2002) and album "Decoder Ring" (2002). Geoff Towner departed in 2003 and was replaced by Ben Ely (Regurgitator). Regurgitator is an Australian Rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of lead singer/guitarist Quan Yeomans, bassist Ben Ely,

The track "Night Shift" from the EP "Spooky Action at a Distance" featuring vocals by Jodi Phillis (Clouds) was utilised in the soundtrack to the Alex Proyas film "Garage Days" (2002). A cloud is a visible mass of droplets or frozen crystals floating in the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or another Planetary body Alex Proyas (born 23 September 1963 is an Australian Film director, writer and producer who directed The Crow, Dark City

The band wrote the soundtrack for the 2004 Australian film Somersault, for which the band won an AFI Award for 'Best Original Music Score', an Australian Screen Sound Guild Award for 'Soundtrack of the Year', a Lexus IF (Inside Film) Award for 'Best Music', 'Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series' at the APRA/Australian Screen Music Awards, a Jackson Hole Film Festival Award for 'Best Score' and was nominated for an ARIA Award in the category of 'Best Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording'. Somersault is an Australian independent movie, written and directed by Cate Shortland and released in September 2004 The Australian Film Institute Awards (often abbreviated to AFI Awards) are awards of merit presented annually by the Australian Film Institute. The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA is a Copyright Collecting society representing New Zealand and Australian composers lyricists Jackson Hole is a Valley located in the west-central US state of Wyoming. The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards) were held on October 17, 2004 at

Kenny Davis Jr & Ben Ely departed after the recording of Somersault in 2004, the band subsequently reconfiguring with new members Lenka Kripac (vocals, keyboards), Xavier Fijac (keyboards, samples) & Matthew Steffen (bass).

The band wrote the soundtrack for the 2005 short feature Jewboy by writer/director Tony Krawitz, which was presented in 2006 at the Sundance Film Festival. Jewboy is a 2005 Australian film directed by Tony Krawitz. The film stars Ewen Leslie, Chris Hayward, Saskia Burmeister, The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. All the band's performances are accompanied by film projections put on by Simon Killalea who, while not playing an instrument, is considered a member of the band. Both of the films were shown at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice,

In 2005 saw the band performing at the Homebake Festival, the Big Day Out concerts, Splendour in the Grass and Coockatoo Island Festival and the Perth International Arts Festival. Homebake is an annual Australian Rock festival, featuring an all-Australian lineup (with the occasional artist from New Zealand) The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 Splendour In The Grass is an annual Music festival held in July at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia The UWA Perth International Arts Festival is a cultural festival held in Western Australia.

In 2006 Decoder Ring performed at the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival (Sydney) in March, then at Los Angeles, the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas shows in New York, followed by The Great Escape Festival, Splendour in the Grass and a national tour of Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West South by Southwest ( SXSW) is a set of interactive, Film, and Music festivals and conferences that take place New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Great Escape was a music festival held at Newington Armory located within Sydney Olympic Park that took place in 2006 and 2007 Splendour In The Grass is an annual Music festival held in July at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

In 2007 a short film by Stephen Lance, Yolk, with music by Decoder Ring was screened as part of the Sydney Film Festival.

Recently Decoder Ring's remix of the song "Yama Yama" featured on an Australian Television advertisement for Tooheys Extra Dry beer[1] [2]. Tooheys Extra Dry, commonly referred to as a Ted ( T ooheys E xtra D ry, is a crisp-tasting dry style lager Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea The song is adapted from Le Monde Fabuleux Des Yamasuki, a pseudo-Japanese concept album produced by French duo Jean Kluger and Daniel Vangarde (also known as The Yamasuki Singers) in 1972. Daniel Vangarde, born Daniel Bangalter in 1947 is a French Songwriter and producer.

Discography

• Spooky Action At a Distance (2002, EP)
• Decoder Ring (2002, LP)
• Somersault (2004, LP)
• Fractions (2005, LP)

External links

• Decoder Ring Official website
• Decoder Ring MySpace website
• "With this Ring", The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 October 2004. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia Retrieved on 2006-11-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all  
• A sample of Lenka Kripac's music on Lost At E Minor
• Decoder Ring's album Somersault was released on Bella Union/Worlds Fair in 2006