Studio
We've worked on about 350 releases by Australian and international artists and labels - see list below.
We've specialized in reissues of heritage material. There's an article about working on the Four Gods reissue at Tape Op.
The early Spill studio used a Fostex reel-to-reel eight-track tape machine and mixed to DAT. In the late 90s we shifted to computer-based recording and mastering, with help from sound-scientist Richard van Hoesel. We currently use:
- Delta M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card
- Teac A-H500 amp
- Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 speakers
Mastering
2024
- Adam Park live performances (IF IT'S NEW label, in press)
- The Bowles / Chrome Dome live split (IF IT'S NEW label, in press)
- Alzheimers Blanks (IF IT'S NEW label, in press)
- Scrabbled album (in press)
- Julian Williams Twelve Stages album (FTSM label)
2023
- Rare Units and Genius Heads compilation of 90s Hobart bands (Goulburn Street label)
- The Frustrations Half-Arsed Diaspora album
2022
- Julian Williams Flow Earth album
2021
- Dave Graney and Clare Moore Everything Was Funny album
2020
- Dave Graney and the mistLY Lyve at Byrds
- Ashtray Boy The Honeymoon Suite album re-issue (in progress)
- Castings Allo Hickory album re-issue (in progress)
- Chris Smith Cabin Fever album re-issue (Almost Halloween Time label)
- Julian Williams Sun Son album
- Graney / Moore / Valentino / Ross live album
- Laughing Gear Freak Lemons album
- Dave Graney and Clare Moore In Concert album
- Team Love album and single
- Justin Butler album
- Stu Thomas Paradox Counting To Infinity album
2019
- Dave Graney and Clare Moore ONE MILLION YEARS DC album
- Surfergirl Persephone's Throne album
- Team Love singles
- Dave Graney and the mistLY ZIPPA DEE DOO what is/was that/this? album
2018
- Teresa Duffey-Richards album
- Glen Schenau single
- Business of Dreams album
- Gosloe Punks e.p.
2017
- Claire Birchall and the Phantom Hitchhikers Nothing Ever Gets Lost album
- He Dark Age 7"
- Dave Graney and Clare Moore Let's Get Tight album
- Mark Gomes 7"
- Community 4 compilation of Hobart bands (Rough Skies label)
2016
- Claire Birchall and the Phantom Hitchhikers All That Matters (Christmas time) single
- Inevitable Orbit Radios spaced a mile apart EP
- Julian Williams single
- Happy Lonesome self-titled album
- Bent Snakes and Shapes album
- Blue Chemise album
- Brando's Island single
- Fruit and Nut single
- The Pits Pits For Premiers album
- Aon Stalp album
2015
- Jack Lee No Limits album
- Bent 7"
- Galax album
- Redspencer E.P.
- Fruit and Nut album
- Dave Graney Play Mistly For Me album
- Aon Stalp album
- He Dark Age Obscurity is its own Reward album
- Julian Williams Big City Love album
- The Stones Three Blind Mice (tape digitization only) (Flying Nun label)
2014
- Clinton Green In Situ album
- Oliver Mestitz Lucklaster album
- Brando's Island singles
- Claire Birchall Electricity album
- Nite Fields depersonalization album
- Arthur Cantrill Hootronics soundtrack album (Shame File label)
- Arek Gulbenkoglu cd
- Clag Choose Your Own A-Side EP (Bedroom Suck)
- Scrabbled album
- Bent EP Moontown Records
- The Sump False Turbines album re-issue
2013
- Community 3 compilation of Hobart bands (Rough Skies label)
- Tut Tut Kyngs album
- Nathan Abbey album
- Redspencer Tell single
- Andre album
- Ryan Sterling Rock and or Roll Volume One album
- Zone Out ep
- The Dames album
- The Sump Cheek by Jowl album
- Ryan Sterling Two Mountains and the Sea album
- Totally Mild cassette
- Cheap Nasties album
- Soda Eaves like drapes either side album
- Pomme de Terre single
- Julian Williams Foreign Film album
- Elizabeth Mary Mitchell album
- Shannon Kelly EP
- Tender Bones EP
- Aaron and Mick Gongs Underground album
- Dan Preston single
- The Inevitable Orbit Block Dissolve album
- He Dark Age One Constant album
2012
- Claire Birchall This Gallery of Mine album
- Claire Birchall Captain Captain album
- Finn de Siecle Dusk ep
- au.ra EP
- Lehmann Smith Roominations album
- Terry McCarthy album
- Alex Robb album
- Nathan Kearney Pockmarket album
- vinyl re-issue of New Season ep (Vacant Valley label)
- Emu Parade benefit compilation
- Dave Graney and the mistLY You've Been In My Mind album
- Hobart Improv Collective Mount Wellington / kunanyi 12"
- My Favourite Colour is Gold single
- Val Stephens retrospective cd (Shame File label)
- Dave Graney King of the Dudes iTunes single
- Forces 7"
- Clag Pasted Youth retrospective
- Tax 7"
2011
- Undecisive God RPMs 5 6 7 album
- Lakes 7"
- Chrome Dome 7"
- Wendy in the Mountains tape
- Darling Downs cd
- Lehmann/Natasha split cassette
- Little Milk lp
- Jonny Gibson lp
- Hammocks and Honey remix ep
- Hammering the Cramps lp
- Wendy in the Mountains single
- Drunk Elk lp
- Community volume 2 compilation cd (Rough Skies label)
- Ruth Rogers-Wright The Book of Ruth album
- A. Wallace split 7" (Special Award Records)
- Bunny cd ep
- Motifs split single (Knock Yr Socks Off label)
- Swedish Magazines album
- Lakes Winters Blade album
- Go-Go Sapien album
- Jonny Telafone 7" (Nihilistic Orbs label)
- Alysia Manceau The Longest Winter album
- Per Purpose album
- Loomers album
- Nicola Watson ep
- The Limp re-issue (Fifth Column label)
- Ashtray Boy re-issue
2010
- The Shrovetide Ox album
- Barrage ep
- Blackeyed Susans Trio Hard Liquor...Soft Music re-issue
- Julian Williams Isle single
- Melodica compilation
- A. Wallace 7"
- Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist Super Modified album
- Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music vol 2 (Shame File label)
- Serious Moonlight album
- Psychic Baggage album
- Acid Casualties 7"
- Andrew R C album
- Cannanes / Summer Cats split single (555 label)
- Chrome Dome single and album (Lexicon Devil label)
- Beaches In A While / Halve7"
- Arthur and Corinne Cantrill Chromatic Mysteries soundtrack compilation (Shame File label)
- Inevitable Orbit album
- Elizabeth Pistol Club ep
- Milk Teddy single
- Rick Kelly Sky Fi album
- Lakes Solar Flecks album
- Kim Salmon and the Surrealists Grand Unifying Theory album (Low Transit Industries label)
2009
- Community (Hobart compilation on Rough Skies label)
- Holy Sissy album
- Sun of Clark album
- Oblako Lodka album (Special Award records)
- Wasted Truth cassette
- Mickey Gloss album
- Transcription of Organ Music Songs from the Great Lake album
- Dave Graney Knock Yourself Out album
- Patinka Cha Cha album
- Chrome Dome 7"
- Slug Guts Down on the Meat album
- Lakes cassette
- Occult Blood ep (Sweatlung)
- Whitehorse cassette (Sweatlung)
- Riververb album (Sweatlung)
- Watson Brown album (Sweatlung)
- Collapsed Toilet Vietnam cassette (Sweatlung)
- Penguins EP
- Vlady Vivaldi album (Alberts Basement)
- Summer Cats album
- Full Ugly Ants Pants album (Alberts Basement)
- Clear Spacemen Outerlude album
2008
- Loveletting album (Alberts Basement)
- Julian Williams Liqidambar cd (Synaesthesia / Spill)
- Huon album (555)
- Mia Schoen Birdsong album (555)
- Sean McMahon Welcome to Gippsland album
- Lakes 12"
- Northatlantic Audio album
- James Earthenware album
- New Estate Out of the Ground album (LTI)
- Summer Cats singles
- Jane Dust A Spray of Red from the Deep album (Shocking Flirt)
- Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist We Wuz Curious album (Fuse)
- White Male Dumbinance / Masstrauma split 7" (Sweatlung)
- The Motifs Cross Paths album (Knock Yr Socks Off)
- Galactic Locksmith album
- Fabulous Diamonds Seven Songs cd (Nervous Jerk)
- Fabulous Diamonds self-titled 12" (Siltbreeze)
- Rahdunes self-titled album (SweatLung / Emperor Jones)
2007
- Naked on the Vague The Blood Pressure Sessions album (Dual Plover)
- Viva Computer self-titled album
- Lindsey Low Hand Poached Egg album (Fckn Stoner)
- Kaye-Louise Patterson International Travel album (Fuse)
- Deaf!Deaf! split 10" (DNT label)
- Mirrormen ep
- Darling Downs From One to Another album (MGM / Carrot Top)
- Summer Cats Scratching Post ep (Pop Boomerang)
- Bad Luck Charms Rant and Drift album (Consumer Productions)
- Panel of Judges / Garbage and the Flowers split (Weather Records)
- Electric Jellyfish single
- An Apple compilation
- Summer Cats split 7" with Eux Autres
- Klunk Underground Recordings cd (Diagnosis Don't)
- Human Six Billion The Night is a Movie, The Sun is a Star ep
- Lakes Magic Food cd (Inverted Crux)
- Blarke Bayer / Bone Sheriff split cd (Sweatlung)
- Magnetics ep
- Kraus I Could Destroy You with a Single Thought / Lamentations of an Ape album reissue (Diagnosis Don't)
- SpiderVomit Widows Walk ep (Unstable Ape)
- Justice Yeldham Cicatrix album (SweatLung)
- Paeces 7" (Siltbreeze)
- Fabulous Diamonds 7" (Mistletone / Nervous Jerk)
- Whitehorse and 731 eps (Sweatlung)
- Zond / Hi God People split 12" (Spanish Magic)
- Salmon Rock Formations album (Bang)
- Can't Stop It vol. 2 compilation (Chapter)
- New Estate Is It Real? cd (Low Transit Industries)
2006
- Dave Graney and Clare Moore Keepin' It Unreal album (Reverberation)
- Lakes album
- Popolice Middle Ground ep
- Possum Moods Possum and the Moods cd (555)
- Driving Past Travel album (Jacana)
- Scientists Sedition live album (All Tomorrows Parties)
- UK re-release of Dave Graney The Brother Who Lived album (Reaction)
- Paeces album
- Flywheel What To Look For In Summer album (Karmic Hit)
- Because We Can Our Bars, Our Tonics cd
- v/a 33 1/3 compilation (Jacana)
- New Waver Neuters cd (Spill / Dual Plover)
- Popolice Forceback cd (Jacana)
- New Estate Rock Shop album (Jacana)
- On self titled album (Celebrate Psi Phenomenon)
- The Happy Lonesome ep
- Baby Bees album
- Bohemian Knights album
- Seaworthy Map in Hand album (Steadycam)
- Ian Wadley Three Uneasy Pieces ep (SweatLung)
2005
- Oliver Mann Sings album
- The Darling Downs How Can I Forget This Heart of Mine album (CarrotTop)
- Dave Graney and Clare Moore Hashish and Liquor album (Reverberation)
- Tracey Read Tiny Lights album (Jacana)
- Jonathon Michell The Ancients album (Struggletown)
- Guy Blackman in Japan album (Chapter)
- DollSquad Retro Dolls From Hipsville ep
- Muddy Spurs Cheap Shots ep
- HTRK Nostalgia album
- Volvox Egg, Pluto Pup and You cd (Dual Plover / Spill)
- Songs for Nao compilation (Chapter)
2004
- Ashtray Boy Last Years Song cd (Phonostatique)
- Melbourne Water volume 1 compilation (W.Minc)
- Seaworthy Backwoods Architecture ep (SteadyCam)
- Panel of Judges ep (Weather Records)
- Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes Night of the Wolverine re-release (Cockaigne)
- Woodlot Surer compilation cd (FTSM)
2003
- Das Butcher All in Blood / Mummy single (Saucerlike)
- The Royal Dave Graney Show All Our Friends Were Stars single (Cockaigne)
- The Random Numbers Mornington Crescent cd
- Hardy Coxon Eniwetok Atoll II cd (Fkn Stoner)
- I Want a Hovercraft ep
- Sleepy Township Tragedy and Hope mini-album (Dutch Courage)
- New Season ep (2003)
- part of Minimum Chips Gardenesque ep (Trifekta)
- The Bird Blobs Stihl Life (Unstable Ape)
- Eric Goldd and T.B. Egg through the range of the exposed parts, the stimulated glance rebounds of the one with the other (Realistic)
- Jen Turrell One Night the Stars Began to Fall (Red Square)
- Possum Moods cd (Red Square)
- Grey Tapes cd (555)
- Snow Fairies Feel You Up (Red Square)
- 555cd55 compilation (555)
- GirlRacer/Kanda split cd (555)
- The Tall Boy Goes On (555)
- The Moodists Two Fisted Art retrospective cd (W.minc)
2002
- Julian Williams Leaf Rain cd (Rhizome)
- Julian Williams Noodle Sun cd (FTSM)
- v/a, The Way Things Change volumes 4 to 6 (Red Square)
- The Cannanes Trouble Seemed So Far Away (Lamingtone)
- Chapter label Double Figures compilation (Chapter)
- Function album The Zillionaire-Retarded Speeds Of Ordinary, Measured Light(Love and Mercy)
- The Legend Everett True Connection cd (3acrefloor)
- Mia Schoen Champions cd (Library records)
- The Frustrations The Dole Years (Consumer Productions)
- Sleepy Township retrospective All These Records (Lost and Lonesome)
- Fog and Ocean album (555)
- Australian Popfest compilation (555)
- Snout Non Stop Fun ep (W.minc)
- 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)
- Tracey Read Everything is Real cd (Chapter)
- Flywheel My Career Meltdown 10" (Z and Zoe)
2001
- Can't Stop It compilation of Australian post-punk bands (Chapter)
- Bird Blobs album (self-released)
- BoyRacer boyfuckingracer (555)
- 555 compilation Knowing We Was Right From Da Start (555)
- Famous Boyfriend album (555)
- Saucer album (555)
- Above Ground Pool ep (FTSM)
- Paul of Blood Poxy Music
2000
- Volvox Damage Begins at the Mouth (Dual Plover / Spill)
- Minimum Chips Freckles (Trifekta)
- The Cannanes Communicating at an Unknown Rate (YoYo and 555)
- Chris Smith Replacement album (International Trash)
- Flywheel album (BBP)
- Four Gods et al. album Amateurism (Chapter) [making of article]
1999
- Static Modulation compilation (Static Modulation)
- Dworzec album (self-released)
- Sleepy Township Set Sail album (Chapter)
- Huon Epic album (555)
- Huon Songs For Lord Tortoise album (Animal World)
- Huon Hung Up Over Night album (555)
- Hydroplane Hope Against Hope (Drive-In)
- Kokoshkar album (Organic)
- Long Weekend ep (555)
1998
- Fifty Record Players comp (Snawklor)
- Pip Proud One of these days album (Emperor Jones)
- Chris Smith Cabin Fever album (Avalanche Express)
- Ruff Buff album (Arrowroot)
- Crabstick album (BBP)
Recording / mixing
- Chris Smith Bad Orchestra album (with Cal Orr) (Death Valley, 2006)
- Chris Smith Justin Fuller album (SweatLung, 2006)
- bonus tracks on the Triffids Born Sandy Devotional re-release (mix only, with Graham Lee) (Liberation, 2006)
- Hi God People Shortwave Children ep (Shame File, 2006)
- Julian Williams Skylike Affliction album (assisting Julian), (FTSM 2005)
- Chris Smith split 12" (with 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 (with James Dutton) 2004
- New Estate Considering... album (with Mia Schoen) (W.Minc, 2004)
- Julian Williams Continuous Antennae album (with 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 I'm not like that (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 and Grapefruit 2023 ) - 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, 1990-2010)
- 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)
- Ukiyo-e South Western (assisting Chris Smith), on experience makes you dumb remix cd (Trifekta, 2003)
- Above Ground Pool You (unreleased)
- The Cannanes You Name It on Electro 2000 ep (YoYo, 2000)
- Huon Getrappel on Disco Square album (555, 2000)
- Huon Complex on Songs for Lord Tortoise album (Animal World, 1999)
- Ruff Buff Roosters Lament on These Are Testing Times 7" (555, 1998)