about Spill
The Spill label is an ongoing project to facilitate leading-edge independent music. This has involved operating a studio, releasing records, doing mail-order, organizing shows and tours, and operating this web site.
History and activities
Spill was formed in the eighties by Brisbane/Melbourne musicians Greg and Ian Wadley and Pat Ridgewell as a way of keeping a permanent contact address for records sporadically released by ourselves and others. Since 1990 the label has been operated mostly by Greg.
The first release from Spill itself was a compilation cassette of mostly Brisbane and Melbourne bands, produced in 1991. The second and third Spill compilations were released as cds in 1993 and 1995. These are available in mp3 format on the compilations page. As well as this series Spill has released theme compilations, and regular band albums. Recently Spill has been involved in producing the Melbourne Water compilation series.
At first the Spill "presence" consisted of photocopied mail-order catalogues placed inside record sleeves. We arrived on the web around 93 or 94 - fairly early for a music label - thanks to a well-timed postgrad stint and guidance from computer scientist Richard Hagen. Our first website was text-only, designed for access using Lynx. See the news archive for old stuff back to that time. From 2004 to 2007 the site was graciously hosted by Graham Lee at W-Minc.
The Spill studio has carried out recording and mastering for a variety of bands and labels over the last decade and a bit.
Greg occasionally fills in as announcer for the Two to the Valley show on Melbourne radio 3CR.
There are some photos of Spill activity at Flickr.
Downloads
Downloads are strewn about this web site. Material by Hi God People, New Waver, Volvox and Julian Williams, as well as our compilations are available in mp3 format. You can also find Spill releases at Last.fm
Contact:
email Greg at spill_label@hotmail.com
Postal address
po box 1434 Carlton Vic 3053 Australia
from Greg Wadley in Melbourne, Australia