Spill Studio

The Spill studio is Greg Wadley's recording and mastering arrangement. It began in the 80s with an eight-track reel-to-reel tape deck, but is now computer-based. Spill operates at low cost by spending money on the critical path of soundcard, amp, speakers and headphones, rather than a building to do the work in, which happens at Greg's home in Melbourne. There are a couple of online articles about work done at the studio here and here. Spill specializes in extraordinary music from Melbourne and abroad, including:

Mastering

• Huon album (555, in press)
• Mia Schoen Birdsong album (in press)
• Head Undone album reissue (in progress)
• Sean McMahon album (in press)
• Lakes 12" album (in press)
• Northatlantic Audio album (in press)
• Crystal Thomas album (in press)
• James Earthenware album (in press)
• New Estate Out of the ground album (LTI, in press)
• Summer Cats singles (in press)
• Jane Dust A Spray of Red from the Deep album (Shocking Flirt, 2008)
• Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist We Wuz Curious album (Fuse, in press)
• White Male Dumbinance / Masstrauma split 7" (Sweatlung, in press)
• The Motifs album (Knock Yr Socks Off, 2008)
• Galactic Locksmith album (in press)
• Fabulous Diamonds Seven Songs cd (Nervous Jerk, 2008)
• Fabulous Diamonds 12" (Siltbreeze, in press)
• Rahdunes album (SweatLung, in press)
• Naked on the Vague The Blood Pressure Sessions album (Dual Plover, 2007)
• Viva Computer self-titled album (2007)
• Lindsey Low Hand Poached Egg album (Fckn Stoner, 2007)
• Kaye-Louise Patterson International Travel album (Fuse, 2007)
• Deaf!Deaf! split 10" (DNT label, in press)
• Mirrormen ep (2007)
• Darling Downs From one to another album (MGM / Carrot Top, 2007)
• Summer Cats Scratching Post ep (Pop Boomerang, 2007)
• Bad Luck Charms Rant and Drift album (Consumer Productions, 2007)
• Panel of Judges / Garbage and the Flowers split (Weather Records, in press)
• Electric Jellyfish single (in press)
• An Apple compilation (2007)
• Summer Cats split 7" with Eux Autres (2007)
• Julian Williams Liqidambar cd (Synaesthesia / Spill labels, in press)
• Klunk Underground Recordings cd (Diagnosis Don't, in press)
• Human Six Billion The Night is a Movie, The Sun is a Star ep (2007)
• Lakes Magic Food cd (Inverted Crux, 2007)
• Blarke Bayer / Bone Sheriff split cd (Sweatlung, 2007)
• Magnetics ep (in press)
• Kraus I Could Destroy You with a Single Thought / Lamentations of an Ape album reissue (Diagnosis Don't, in press)
• SpiderVomit Widows Walk ep (Unstable Ape, 2007)
• Justice Yeldham Cicatrix album (SweatLung, 2007)
• Paeces 7" (Siltbreeze, in press)
• Fabulous Diamonds 7" (Mistletone / Nervous Jerk, 2007)
• Whitehorse and 731 eps (2007)
• Zond/HGP split 12" (Spanish Magic, 2007)
• Salmon Rock Formations album (Bang, 2007)
• Can't Stop It vol. 2 compilation (Chapter, 2007)
• New Estate Is It Real? cd (Low Transit Industries, 2007)
• Dave Graney and Clare Moore Keepin' It Unreal cd (Reverberation, 2006)
• Lakes album (2006)
• Popolice Middle Ground ep (2007)
• Possum Moods Possum and the Moods cd (555, 2007)
• Driving Past Travel album (Jacana, 2006)
• Scientists live album Sedition (ATP recordings, 2007)
• UK re-release of Dave Graney The Brother Who Lived album (Reaction, 2007)
• Paeces album
• Flywheel What To Look For In Summer album (Karmic Hit, 2006)
• Because We Can Our Bars, Our Tonics cd (2006)
• v/a 33 1/3 compilation (Jacana, 2006)
• New Waver Neuters cd (Spill / Dual Plover, 2006)
• Popolice Forceback cd (Jacana, 2006)
• New Estate Rock Shop album (Jacana, 2006)
• On self titled album (Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, 2006)
• The Happy Lonesome EP (2006)
• Baby Bees album (2006)
• Bohemian Knights album (2006)
• Seaworthy Map in Hand album (Steadycam, 2006)
• Ian Wadley Three Uneasy Pieces ep (SweatLung, 2006)
• Oliver Mann Sings album (2005)
• The Darling Downs How Can I Forget This Heart of Mine album (CarrotTop, 2005)
• Dave Graney and Clare Moore Hashish and Liquor album (Reverberation, 2005) [sample track DG] [sample track CM]
• Tracey Read Tiny Lights album (Jacana, 2005)
• Jonathon Michell The Ancients album (Struggletown, 2005)
• Guy Blackman in Japan album (Chapter, 2005)
• DollSquad Retro Dolls From Hipsville ep (2005)
• Muddy Spurs Cheap Shots ep (2005)
• HTRK Nostalgia album (2005)
• Volvox Egg, Pluto Pup and You cd (Dual Plover / Spill, 2005)
• Songs for Nao compilation (Chapter, 2005)
• Ashtray Boy Last Years Song cd (Phonostatique, 2004)
• Melbourne Water compilations (W.Minc, 2004, 2005)
• Seaworthy Backwoods Architecture ep (SteadyCam, 2004)
• Panel of Judges ep (Weather Records, 2004)
• Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes Night of the Wolverine re-release (Cockaigne, 2004)
• Woodlot Surer compilation cd (FTSM, 2004)
• The Royal Dave Graney Show All Our Friends Were Stars single (Cockaigne, 2004)
• Das Butcher All in Blood / Mummy single (Saucerlike, 2003)
• The Random Numbers Mornington Crescent cd
• Hardy Coxon Eniwetok Atoll II cd (Fkn Stoner, 2003)
• I Want a Hovercraft ep
• Sleepy Township Tragedy and Hope mini-album (Dutch Courage, 2003)
• The New Season ep (2003)
• part of Minimum Chips Gardenesque ep (Trifekta, 2003)
• The Bird Blobs Stihl Life (Unstable Ape, 2003)
• Eric Goldd and T.B. Egg through the range of the exposed parts, the stimulated glance rebounds of the one with the other (Realistic, 2003)
• Jen Turrell One Night the Stars Began to Fall (Red Square 2003)
• Possum Moods cd (Red Square, 2003)
• Grey Tapes cd (555, 2003)
• Snow Fairies Feel You Up (Red Square, in press)
• 555cd55 compilation (555, 2003)
• GirlRacer/Kanda split cd (555, 2003)
• The Tall Boy Goes On (555, 2003)
• The Moodists Two Fisted Art retrospective cd (W.minc, 2002)
• Julian Williams Leaf Rain cd (Rhizome, 2002)
• Julian Williams Noodle Sun cd (FTSM, 2002)
• v/a, The Way Things Change volumes 4 to 6 (Red Square, 2002)
• The Cannanes Trouble Seemed So Far Away (Lamingtone, 2002)
• Chapter label Double Figures compilation (Chapter, 2002)
• Function album The Zillionaire-Retarded Speeds Of Ordinary, Measured Light(Love and Mercy, 2003)
• The Legend Everett True Connection cd (3acrefloor, 2002)
• Mia Schoen Champions cd (Library records, 2002)
• The Frustrations The Dole Years (Consumer Productions, 2003)
• Sleepy Township retrospective All These Records (Lost and Lonesome, 2002)
• Fog and Ocean cd (555, 2002)
• Australian Pop Compilation (555, 2002)
• Snout Non Stop Fun ep (W.minc, 2002)
• Escargo-gos si vous aimes lamour (Red Square, 2002)
• Bright Lights cd (555, 2002)
• Bill Ricchini Ordinary Time (Red Square, 2002)
• v/a Invited to Dinner (Red Square, 2002)
• parts of Minimum Chips retrospective (Chapter, 2002)
• Boyracer To get a better hold you've go to loosen yr grip (555, 2002)
• Hi God People Play to the Temple of Depth cd (Spill/FTSM, 2002)
• Volvox Bad Earth cd (Spill/Dual Plover/Freedom From, 2002)
• Soft Love Soft Cell tribute (555, 2002)
• Tracey Read Everything is Real cd (Chapter, 2002)
• Flywheel My Career Meltdown 10" (Z and Zoe, 2002)
• Cant Stop It compilation of Australian post-punk bands (Chapter, 2001) ["making of" article]
• Bird Blobs album (self-released, 2001)
• BoyRacer boyfuckingracer (555, 2001)
• 555 compilation Knowing We Was Right From Da Start (555, 2001)
• Famous Boyfriend album (555, 2001)
• Saucer album (555, 2001)
• Above Ground Pool ep (FTSM, 2001)
• Paul of Blood Poxy Music (self-released, 2001)
• Volvox Damage Begins at the Mouth (Dual Plover / Spill, 2000)
• Minimum Chips Freckles (Trifekta, 2000)
• The Cannanes Communicating at an Unknown Rate (YoYo and 555, 2000)
• Chris Smith Replacement album (International Trash, 2000)
• Flywheel album (BBP, 2000)
• Four Gods album Amateurism (Chapter, 2000) ["making of" article]
• Static Modulation comp (Static Modulation, 1999)
• Dworzec album (self-released, 1999)
• Sleepy Township Set Sail album (Chapter, 1999)
• Huon Epic album (555, 1999)
• Huon Songs For Lord Tortoise album (Animal World, 1999)
• Huon Hung Up Over Night album (555, 1999)
• Hydroplane Hope Against Hope (Drive-In, 1999)
• Kokoshkar album (Organic, 1999)
• Long Weekend ep (555, 1999)
• Fifty Record Players comp (Snawklor, 1998)
• Pip Proud One of these days album (Emperor Jones, 1998)
• Chris Smith Cabin Fever album (Avalanche Express, 1998)
• Ruff Buff album (Arrowroot, 1998)
• Crabstick album (BBP, 1998)

Recording / Mixing

• Chris Smith Bad Orchestra album (with Cal Orr) (Death Valley, 2006)
• Chris Smith and Justin Fuller album (SweatLung, 2006)
• bonus tracks on the Triffids Born Sandy Devotional re-release (assisting Graham) (Liberation, 2006)
• Hi God People Shortwave Children ep (Shame File, 2006)
• Julian Williams Skylike Affliction album (assisting Julian), (FTSM 2005)
• Chris Smith split 12" (assisting Chris), (Fat Cat, 2005)
• New Estate self-titled ep (overdubs) (Jacana, 2005)
• A-Mo Yo Fatties split cd, (mix and master) (Land and Sea, 2004)
• Deep Country Twelve Cautionary Tales album (assisting James Dutton) 2004
• New Estate Considering... album (assisting Mia Schoen) (W.Minc, 2004)
• Julian Williams Continuous Antennae album (assisting Julian), FTSM 2003
• Chris Smith Plates Shift, on Motion compilation (Preservation, 2003)
• Geyana Dancey Lovers (Realistic, 2003)
• Origami Please Exit Quietly album (555, 2002)
• The Legend [sample track]
  (appears on Kill Rock Stars Tracks and Fields compilation 2004)
• Chris Smith Map Ends cd (Emperor Jones, 2002)
• Peter Jefferies / Chris Smith single (International Trash, 2000)
  (aka Whatever You Want and Ghostwriter on PJ album Closed Circuit, Emperor Jones 2001)
• Driving Past Real Estate album (Chapter, 1999)
• Panel of Judges ep (Chapter, 1999)
• Jaguar is Jaguar ep (Million to One, 1999)
• Hi God People Nega cd (Varispeed, 1999)
• Tracey Reed ep (Chapter, 1999)
• Driving Past 7" (Chapter, 1998)
• Solids 7" (FTSM, 1998)
• Above Ground Pool Red-Green Confuser 7" (FTSM, 1997)
• Above Ground Pool Bolger Cupcake Dynasty album (Chapter/FTSM, 1996)
• parts of Dragster self-titled album (Hoppel de Hoy, 1997)
• parts of 99 767 and self-titled albums (Patsy, 1996-8)
• parts of v/a Box and Trianti compilation (1996)
• Clag splits (Endearing, Spit and a Half, 1995)
• New Waver releases (Spill, 1990-)
• Gatekeepers 12" and 7" (HWS/Spill, 1987, 1990)

Remixes

• Ashtray Boy, VIP 600 and Underwater Conversations on Euro album (Jellyboy, 2003)
• The Dave Graney Show Too Fast For Love (Cockaigne, 2002) [mp3]
• Ukiyo-e South Western (assisting Chris Smith), on experience makes you dumb remix cd (Trifekta, 2003)
• Above Ground Pool You (unreleased) [mp3]
• The Cannanes You Name It on Electro 2000 ep (YoYo, 2000) [mp3]
• Huon Getrappel on Disco Square album (555, 2000) [mp3]
• Huon Complex on Songs for Lord Tortoise album (Animal World, 1999) [mp3]
• Ruff Buff Roosters Lament on These Are Testing Times 7" (555, 1998)

Equipment

• software: Sound Forge, Cd Architect
• sound card: Delta M-Audio Audiophile 2496
• amp: Teac A-H500
• headphones: Fostex T20rp
• speakers: Wharfedale Diamond 8.2

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from Greg Wadley in Melbourne, Australia