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Opinions | Jan. 2023

Why I can’t bear to part with my CDs

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Music | Aug. 2021

Strictly Fresh ‘n’ Funky Business: tribute to the Empire Hotel Moon Bar

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Fiction | Feb. 2021

Sights and sounds from ‘The Drop’ launch parties

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The secret history of 3D World

The Obligatory Blog April 26, 2024 Tags: 3D World No Comments

My erstwhile colleague Cyclone went deep on the history of 3D World (1989-2011) – I shared my experience of its dying days.

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My surprise cameo in the history of Australian music journalism

The Obligatory Blog October 27, 2023 Tags: 3D World, THREE Magazine, Time Off No Comments

My music journalism career is mostly consigned to publications that no longer exist – Samuel J. Fell’s book documents the short lifespans of those and many more.

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Kyuss Sky Valley

Why I can’t bear to part with my CDs

Opinions January 4, 2023 Tags: The Guardian No Comments

Joining the dots between Kyuss and Katy Perry, and issuing an open invitation to anyone keen for a Zaireeka listening party

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The 15 biggest Australian dancefloor anthems – sorted!

Opinions September 6, 2022 Tags: Dance Music, Music, The Guardian No Comments

Counting down Australia’s biggest vocal floor-fillers for The Guardian.

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Late Night Swales 5: Lockdowntempo (2021)

Music September 11, 2021 No Comments

My sporadic DJ mix series of chillout tunes, inspired by the Late Night Tales saga, continues. This one comes at you straight outta Covid times …

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The live acts that made the Moon Bar

Strictly Fresh ‘n’ Funky Business: tribute to the Empire Hotel Moon Bar

Music August 13, 2021 Tags: Breaks, Brisbane dance music, D-Ko, Empire Hotel, Making Music, Moon Bar 1 Comment

If lockdowns are good for anything, it’s knocking over projects you’ve been kicking around in your head for a decade or more. Exhibit A: this DJ mix.

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NRL’s need for speed on trial as Smith calls time

Features March 11, 2021 Tags: Rugby League, Sport No Comments

Previewing the 2021 NRL season for The Australian Financial Review

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Sights and sounds from ‘The Drop’ launch parties

Fiction February 28, 2021 Tags: The Drop No Comments

The Drop was officially sent into orbit with a pair of great little launch parties on the last two Saturdays of February.

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‘The Drop’ launch parties

Fiction February 16, 2021 Tags: The Drop No Comments

COVID restrictions are currently loose enough in Sydney and Brisbane for The Drop to be launched as intended: in person, with other humans, celebrating the music that provides the novel’s beating heart.

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‘The Drop’ on sale now

Fiction November 13, 2020 Tags: The Drop No Comments

The Drop is now available worldwide in paperback/eBook formats.

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About Me

Kris Swales

I’m an Australian writer, editor and lapsed musician, currently based in Sydney after three-and-a-bit years in my adopted second home of Delhi.

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