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1.	6.26 or Thereabouts 03:57		buy track
2.	Sea Of Nectar 04:03	info	buy track
3.	Safe Landing 02:27	info	buy track

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ISSUE THREE has arrived in the midst of a month like no other. The world is experiencing a wave of COVID-19 related tragedies, and our thoughts go out to any affected by these events, and we all have been to some degree.

ISSUE THREE has necessitated adapting to remote forms of communication and recording approaches. It's had its challenges, and brought with it some delays, but delays, deferments and cancellations are commonplace for the time being. We arrived ultimately, albeit a little late, and our inconveniences are somewhat trivial when contrasted with all other things.

So here we have three tracks with a fragile link to travel. Remember that concept? Three tracks with a different means of conveyance.

Featured track 6.26 Or Thereabouts is a rollicking neo-psych groove careering eastward on autopilot. It explores the realisation of driving at 70 kmh in the very early morning when one hour hence the driver was deep in sleep. Surroundings absorbed scattergun as the gradual yet jolting process of awakening takes hold, and the responsibility of commanding a vehicle sinks in. All aboard The Quizmaster.

Next stop it's a lunar dub instrumental with Sea Of Nectar. Moon travellers clamour for a holiday cabin on the shores of Nectar. Arguably the prettiest sea the moon has to offer in peak or shoulder season.

Finally, Safe Landing sees the protagonist adopting various coping strategies as the unmoored sensation of aircraft turbulence is addressed. Some things are outside of our control.

The other connection here is that all three songs commence with the
letter 'S.' Essophiles would have already noted however that just the one track ends with an S.

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released April 20, 2020

The FRET Players:

Anders Keys - Guitar (point guard)
Alan West - Bass (power forward)
Johnny 'Martello' Singleton - Guitar (shooting guard)
David 'Snajik' Miller - Voice (small forward)
Billy Speed - Drums (centre)

Recorded at SAE Sydney November 2019. We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Additional recording at Gow Street Studios Padstow,
Park Street Studios Marrickville early 2020

Engineered and mastered by Anders Keys at AK Audio
www.facebook.com/akeysaudio

Backing vocals on 6.26 Or Thereabouts - Nimue.

A big thank you to Nimue for her help and support, and hats off to Nikolai Miller for his invaluable technical nous.

Further assistance from three anonymous koalas who we never got to meet.

Stay safe and take care of each other.

Issue Three is dedicated to Witness J.

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FRET Sydney, Australia

Fret: Sydney's finest undiscovered band.
Involuntary recluses, empathic outlaws, FRET brings a tangerine scent to the Sydney undergrowth. From the lower Mountains to the rolling waves and north to the Hunter. From the King's X Coke sign to the village of Marricks, the dust settles in an Inner West full-body shuffle. Indie rock / post-punk seduction. Beguiling as the falling leaves. ... more

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