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Freaky Dreams

by minibikes

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    There will be 100 copies only of the Limited Edition Fluro Green Vinyl of Minibikes' Freaky Dreams. The album is also available on black vinyl. A digital download of the whole album is included with 3 tracks available right now.

    Note: overseas customers please be advised that postage during Covid-19 is increased due to tracking regulations.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Freaky Dreams via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    FOR A LIMITED TIME - GET 20% OFF
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    Minibikes' Freaky Dreams on black vinyl. A digital download of the whole album is included with 3 tracks available right now. The album is also available as a very Limited Edition Fluro Green Vinyl.

    Note: overseas customers please be advised that postage during Covid-19 is increased due to tracking regulations.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Freaky Dreams via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $40 AUD or more 

     

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about

Things happen slowly in the world of Minibikes… Time seemed to be a big influence on writing, recording and releasing this album. It all started when I walked past the mural that’s on the album cover. It was an aquamarine slice of paradise on the side of a motel, and it set the mood for writing the songs. I wanted to capture lush fantasy and grimy reality in the same place, so I spent a long time gazing at this scene, trying to evoke that feeling in the songs. Along the way I’d be in other towns on the east coast of Australia and similar images of palm trees and whales would reveal themselves, as if by magic they seemed to be everywhere like in some freaky dream. I discovered they were all the work of artist Geoff Slater, who turned out to be awesome and generously allowed me to use the cover image. When I emailed him and explained how I’d been inspired by his work he said “Inspiration has natural power”. I thought “Wow, this guy walks the walk”, so I wrote “Magic Happens” as a tribute to the beachy, 70’s new-age vibes I was imagining him exuding. Now I’ve never met Geoff and I may be completely misrepresenting him in my thinking, but without a doubt he’s a big part of the Freaky Dreams story.

The rest of the songs followed, all of them trying to meld seemingly disparate imagery or instrumentation into a single, if slightly blurry vision. The kind of feeling you might get when you stare into a mural too long I guess.

credits

released June 12, 2020

Marcel Borrack

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minibikes Melbourne, Australia

Pre-order the new Album Freaky Dreams at...
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Release date 12/6/2020
Limited edition Fluro Green Vinyl available

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