''#*?!'' (also known as the as title Pillowhead) is an

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by Australian rock band Regurgitator and released in August 2005. The EP was supported by a Regurgitator Lives! tour.

Background and release

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, as part of

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's Australian music channel,

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'' program, in which the band entered a small glass recording studio while the public could watch the band work, or tune into a 24-hour digital cable television channel. This recording session resulted in the band's fifth studio album ''

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. The session were productive, with the group recording far more material than was required, and it was decided to release the excess material on an EP titled ''#*?!'' in August 2005. Band member Peter Kostic explained "''#*?!'' is the stuff that didn't go on the album, because we didn't have room and didn't want to do a double album. We decided to hold onto it and release it later." Amongst the usual fusion of pop, rock, hip-hop and electronica is a 34-minute ambient piece, "Pillowhead Orchestra"; Kostic said "We did that really late one night in the bubble... It was a Friday or Saturday night and there were a lot of people just hanging around outside. Part of it was to just put on a weird show for them.

Track listing

# "Pretty Girls Swear" - 2:20 # "Sent By God 2 Get U Off" – 4:19 # "The Rock" - 2:30 # "Pillowhead Orchestra" – 33:46 # "Sent By God" (Dub) – 4:30

Release history

References

{{Regurgitator 2005 EPs EPs by Australian artists Regurgitator albums