''Anglesea'' is the debut EP by Australian
psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
band
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 26 May 2011. The EP features the simple lyrical style and noisy arrangements found throughout many of King Gizzard's earliest songs. It was initially released on CD, and was not available digitally until the EPs inclusion on the ''
Teenage Gizzard'' compilation, a collection of pre-''
Willoughby's Beach
''Willoughby's Beach'' is the second EP by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 21 October 2011. It peaked at No. 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart after being released on vinyl in November 2018.
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'' tracks.
Background
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard started off as an informal
jam band, playing shows to a small number of people around
Melbourne and
Geelong
Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
playing the few songs they had. During this time, at
Stu Mackenzie
Stuart Douglas Mackenzie is an Australian musician best known as the frontman of psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.
Early life
Mackenzie grew up and went to school in Geelong. His father played guitar to him and his brother ...
's parents house, the band borrowed a bunch of microphones and set them up in the garage and recorded the few tracks they had been playing live. Mackenzie has stated that he does not believe the record counts, not being sure whether
Cook Craig
Nicholas Roderick "Cook" Craig is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter and is a part of groups King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and the Murlocs. Craig releases music under the name Pipe-Eye.
Pipe-Eye's debut EP ''Cosmic Blip'' was re ...
or Ambrose Kenny-Smith were in the band yet, saying nobody should listen to it.
Title
It is named after
Anglesea, the seaside surf village where Mackenzie grew up (also being the town where they lost a battle of the bands to punk rock band Hole in the Shoe).
Track listing
Personnel
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
*Michael Cavanagh – drums
*Lucas Skinner – bass, vocals
*Joey Walker – guitar, vocals
*
Stu Mackenzie
Stuart Douglas Mackenzie is an Australian musician best known as the frontman of psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.
Early life
Mackenzie grew up and went to school in Geelong. His father played guitar to him and his brother ...
– vocals, guitar
*Ambrose Kenny-Smith – harmonica
resumed*
Cook Craig
Nicholas Roderick "Cook" Craig is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter and is a part of groups King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and the Murlocs. Craig releases music under the name Pipe-Eye.
Pipe-Eye's debut EP ''Cosmic Blip'' was re ...
– guitar, vocals
resumed*Eric Moore – drums
Production
*Artwork By
over Art ncredited– Katie Hagebols
*Mastered By – Alex Braithwaite
*Mixed By – Stu Mackenzie
*Recorded By
ncredited– King Gizzard*
References
External links
*https://genius.com/albums/King-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard/Anglesea-ep
*https://www.discogs.com/master/2577080-King-Gizzard-And-The-Lizard-Wizard-Anglesea
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2011 debut EPs
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard EPs
Self-released EPs