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{{Short description|Australian musical group}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name            = Eddy Current Suppression Ring
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| alt             = Photo is shot from behind the band looking out to the audience. Two band members are in the foreground at the right. First man (Mikey) is partly turned to his left while playing his guitar. Second man (Huntley) is shown from behind. The other band members are out of view.
| caption         = ECSR at [[Golden Plains Festival]], [[Meredith, Victoria|Meredith]], March 2007
| alias           = ECSR
| origin          = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Garage rock]]|[[Garage punk (fusion genre)|garage punk]]|[[indie rock]]}}
| years_active    = {{Start date|2003}}–present
| label           = {{hlist|[[Corduroy Records|Corduroy]]|Dropkick|[[Aarght Records|Aarght!]]|[[Shock Records|Shock]]|Fuse|[[Castle Face Records|Castle Face]]}}
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| current_members = * Daniel Young {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Danny Current
* Michael Young {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Eddy Current or Mikey
* Brendan Huntley {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Brendan Suppression
* Brad Barry {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Rob Solid
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| website         = {{URL|eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com/}}
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'''Eddy Current Suppression Ring''' (sometimes seen as '''ECSR''') are an Australian [[rock music|rock]] band formed in 2003. By 2004 their line-up was Daniel Young {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Danny Current on drums, his brother Michael Young {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Eddy Current on lead guitar and keyboards, Brendan Huntley {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Brendan Suppression on lead vocals and Brad Barry {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Rob Solid on bass guitar. They have released four studio albums, ''Eddy Current Suppression Ring'' (October 2006), ''[[Primary Colours (Eddy Current Suppression Ring album)|Primary Colours]]'' (May 2008), ''Rush to Relax'' (February 2010) and ''All in Good Time'' (December 2019). At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008]], ''Primary Colours'' was nominated for [[ARIA Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]]. It won the [[Australian Music Prize]] of $30,000 for the band in March 2009. ''Rush to Relax'' peaked at number&nbsp;20 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums chart]] and was listed in the book, ''[[100 Best Australian Albums]]'' (2010). At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2010]] it was nominated for Best Rock Album and [[ARIA Award for Best Independent Release|Best Independent Release]].
== History ==
=== 2003–2005: Formation and early years ===
Eddy Current Suppression Ring (ECSR) formed in late 2003 in Melbourne when two brothers Daniel Gordon Young {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} "Danny Current" or "Dan Helada" on drums and Michael David Young {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} "Eddy Current" or Mikey on guitar and keyboards, started jamming at a Christmas party at the [[Corduroy Records]] vinyl pressing plant in suburban [[Highett, Victoria|Highett]] where Eddy worked.<ref name="APRA Cool Ice">{{cite web | publisher = [[APRA AMCOS]] (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) | title = Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Cool Ice Cream' | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/works-search?works=true&title=Cool%20Ice%20Cream&writer=&performer= | access-date = 4 August 2022 }}</ref><ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | author1 = McFarlane, Ian | author-link1 = Ian McFarlane | others = Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop|The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Eddy Current Suppression Ring' | date = 31 March 2017 | publication-date = 2017 | location = [[Gisborne, Victoria|Gisborne, VIC]] | publisher = Third Stone Press | edition = 2nd | page = 148 | isbn = 978-0-9953856-0-3 }}</ref><ref name="Ageref"/> They encouraged Eddy's work mate, Brendan Huntley {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} "Brendan Suppression" to ad-lib vocals into a tape recorder.<ref name="APRA Cool Ice"/><ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Ageref"/> The subsequent tape provided "So Many Things", which became the B-side of the band's first single, "Get Up Morning" (2004) via Corduroy Records.<ref name="Ageref">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/05/29/1211654174608.html |title=Ring of Fire |first=Patrick |last=Donovan |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=30 May 2008 |access-date=4 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601072627/http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2008/05/29/1211654174608.html | archive-date=1 June 2008 | url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="Get Up Single">{{cite web | url=https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Eddy%20Current%20Suppression%20Ring&title=Get%20Up%20Morning | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring – 'Get Up Morning' | work= ArtistInfo | access-date=4 August 2022 }}</ref> They were joined by Brad Raymond Barry {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} "Rob Solid" on bass guitar.<ref name="APRA Cool Ice"/><ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Ageref"/>
The band is named for an electrical component of a transformer which subdues [[eddy currents]] after Eddy recalled their pressing plant's handyman explaining about fixing the eddy current suppression ring.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Ageref"/> Australian musicologist, [[Ian McFarlane]], observed they are a "new breed of no-frills garage punk groups that played by their own rules."<ref name="McFarlane"/> Their sound is influenced by [[the Troggs]], [[the Standells]], [[X (Australian band)|X]] and [[the Pagans]].<ref name="Deming">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddy-current-suppression-ring-mn0001070328/biography | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring Biography, Songs, & Albums | first=Mark | last=Deming | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=4 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC). [[Triple J]] |title=Triple J Events: Ausmusic Month 06 Next Crop Artist: Eddy Current Suppression Ring |access-date=4 August 2022 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_06/next_crop/eddy_current_supression_ring.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124060932/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_06/next_crop/eddy_current_supression_ring.htm |archive-date=24 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Tim Scott of ''[[Junkee Media|Mess+Noise]]'' refers to the band's Australian delivery, "their brand of proto-punk doesn't pretend to be anything that it ain't. Just good old-time Aussie rock, sans the gimmicks."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.messandnoise.com/articles/244850 |website=[[Junkee Media|Mess+Noise]] |date=25 September 2006 |access-date=4 August 2022 |title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305102926/http://messandnoise.com/features/244850 |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}</ref>
During 2004 they began to attract a loyal fan-base at venues Pony, Town Hall Hotel, The Espy and Streetparty nights held at One Six One and the Stage.<ref name="ECSRgiglist">{{cite web|publisher=ecsr.com.au|title=ECSRgiglist|url=http://www.ecsr.com.au/p/0main.html|access-date=3 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226095505/http://www.ecsr.com.au/p/0main.html|archive-date=26 February 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Their debut single, "Get Up Morning" was described by Natalie Salvo of ''TheDwarf.com.au'', "[they] showcase music that sounds like the Buzzcocks going surfing."<ref name="Salvo">{{cite web | url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/so_many_things_eddy_current_suppression_ring | title=''So Many Things'' – Eddy Current Suppression Ring | author=Salvo, Natalie | website=TheDwarf.com.au | date=6 January 2012 | via=[[National Library of Australia]] | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120327203700/http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/so_many_things_eddy_current_suppression_ring | archive-date=27 March 2012 | access-date=4 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> While its B-side, "So Many Things", which was recorded by the three-piece line-up (before Solid joined), is "a mostly spoken, bile-infused poison pen to an ex-lover and it brims with fuzz."<ref name="Salvo"/> "It's All Square" (2005) is the group's second single,<ref name="McFarlane"/> which Lachie of ''Youth Central'' declared was "a punky blast that features an insanely catchy refrain... this is one band which you don't mind having stuck in your head."<ref name="Lachie"/> Their first major performance was at the [[Meredith Music Festival]] in December 2005.<ref name="ECSRgiglist"/><ref name="MMF 2005">{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409221109/http://archive.mmf.com.au/2005/ | title=The Fifteenth Meredith Music Festival – December 2005: Sweet Sixteen | publisher=[[Meredith Music Festival]] | date=December 2005 | access-date=4 August 2022 | url=http://archive.mmf.com.au/2005/ | archive-date=9 April 2013 }}</ref>
=== 2006–2009: Debut album to ''Primary Colours'' ===
[[File:Eddy Current Suppression Ring 2.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Lead singer Brendan Suppression (Brendan Huntley), Golden Plains Festival March 2007|alt=Huntley is shown in an upper body shot. He holds a microphone in his right hand. He wears a purple T-shirt and black gloves. Huntley is looking to his upper right.]]
In October 2006 the group released their first studio album, an [[eponym]]ous effort for Dropkick Records and distributed by [[Shock Records]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="NLA ECSR 1st">{{Citation | author1=Eddy Current Suppression Ring (musical group) | author2=Current, Danny | author3=Solid, Rod | author4=Suppression, Brendan | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring | date=2006 | publisher=Dropkick Records : [[Shock Records]] (distributor) | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32035201 | access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref> They had used Caulfield Rehearsal Studios on 25 February 2006 to record it in four hours.<ref name="Lachie"/><ref name="NLA ECSR 1st"/> It received critical acclaim:<ref>{{cite web |publisher=PBS-FM |title=Feature CD – ''Eddy Current Suppression Ring'' |access-date=12 June 2008 |year=2006 |url=http://www.pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp?ID=3845&Title=Eddy+Current+Suppression+Ring+-+Eddy+Current+Suppression+Ring |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110213022/http://pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp?ID=3845&Title=Eddy+Current+Suppression+Ring+-+Eddy+Current+Suppression+Ring |archive-date=10 November 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |journal=Beat Magazine |url=http://www.beat.com.au/review.php?id=437 |title=CD Review – ''Eddy Current Suppression Ring'' |date=22 November 2006 |access-date=15 June 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s Mark Deming noticed, "[it's] dominated by tough, hooky tunes, no-frills musicianship, and Brendan's broad Australian accent"<ref name="Deming"/> while his associate Rick Anderson rated it as three-and-a-half stars out-of-five, "The world can always use another blast of clattery, rusty-razor-edged, two-chords-is-plenty-thank-you punk rock."<ref name="Anderson">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/eddy-current-suppression-ring-mw0000824290 | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring – ''Eddy Current Suppression Ring'' Album Reviews, Songs & More | first=Rick | last=Anderson | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=4 August 2022 }}</ref> Lachie of ''Youth Central'' determined, "[they] play 60s/70s-influenced punky garage rock, and play it well. Live, they are catchy, raw and full of a refreshingly innocent energy. On record, they are much the same."<ref name="Lachie">{{cite web | url=http://youthcentral.vic.gov.au/News+%26+Features/Reviews/?PrintStyleIncluded=true&ItemID=10825 | title=Reviews: Eddy Current Suppression Ring | author=Lachie | publisher=Department for Victorian Communities, [[Victoria State Government|State Government of Victoria]] | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080730035847/http://youthcentral.vic.gov.au/News+%26+Features/Reviews/?PrintStyleIncluded=true&ItemID=10825 | archive-date=30 July 2008 | access-date=4 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref>
The band performed at 2007 [[Big Day Out]] concert in Melbourne in January.<ref name="Dwarf articles">{{cite web | url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/bands/australian/e/eddy_current_suppression_ring | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring | website=TheDwarf.com.au | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110403071217/http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/bands/australian/e/eddy_current_suppression_ring | archive-date=3 April 2011 | access-date=4 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> They attended the inaugural [[Golden Plains Festival]] in March of that year,<ref name="Dwarf articles"/><ref name="Golden Plains 2007">{{cite web |url=http://2007.goldenplains.com.au/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223004223/http://2007.goldenplains.com.au/ | title=Who's Playing | publisher=[[Golden Plains Festival]] | date=2007 | access-date=4 August 2022 | archive-date=23 February 2011 }}</ref> and followed with a gig at Cherry Rock in May.<ref name="Dwarf articles"/><ref name="Cherry 2007">{{cite web | url=http://indieinitiative.com/ifShowHeadline.asp?ID=5790 | title=Touring – Cherry Rock 007 | website=Indie Initiative | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070902042837/http://indieinitiative.com/ifShowHeadline.asp?ID=5790 | archive-date=2 September 2007 | access-date=4 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> "Demon's Demand" was written for the independent film, ''Constructing Fear'' and was issued as a single in September.<ref name="Phil">{{cite web | url=http://thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/demon_s_demand_eddy_current_suppression_ring | title='Demon's Demand' – Eddy Current Suppression Ring | author=Phil | website=TheDwarf.com.au | publication-date=11 September 2007 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080919171654/http://thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/demon_s_demand_eddy_current_suppression_ring | archive-date=19 September 2008 | access-date=4 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> Phil of ''TheDwarf.com.au'' described it, "a working class tale, part grunge, part industrial, part Sex Pistols-esque geezer punk."<ref name="Phil"/>
In May 2008 the band released its second studio album, ''[[Primary Colours (Eddy Current Suppression Ring album)|Primary Colours]]''.<ref name="McFarlane"/> It was recorded at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne on an eight&nbsp;track tape machine for [[Aarght Records]]/[[Shock Records]].<ref name="Hoyle">{{cite web | url=http://thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/primary_colours_eddy_current_suppression_ring | title=''Primary Colours'' – Eddy Current Suppression Ring | author=Hoyle, Billy (billyhoyle) | website=TheDwarf.com.au | date=23 April 2008 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080809205547/http://thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/primary_colours_eddy_current_suppression_ring | archive-date=9 August 2008 | access-date=5 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> Although it did not reach the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Top 100 Albums]] chart, it peaked at No.&nbsp;13 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums chart.<ref name="ARIA Report 996">{{cite journal | date = 30 March 2009 | archive-url = http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090520-0000/issue1002.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 30th March 2009 ~ Issue #996 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 996 | page = 21 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue996.pdf | archive-date = 20 May 2009 | access-date = 5 August 2022 }}</ref> Deming writes, "[it] became an unexpected crossover success", while his associate K. Ross Hoffman rated it as four-out-of-five stars, "[they] tap in to the primal, fun-loving energy of frill-free rock & roll, a spirit that feels every bit as immediate and relevant as it is familiar and timeless."<ref name="Hamilton">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/primary-colours-mw0000818796?1659654900287 | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring – ''Primary Colours'' Album Reviews, Songs & More | first=K. Ross | last=Hamilton | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=5 August 2022 }}</ref>
Also in May 2008 ECSR and fellow Melbourne band, UV Race (Tom Hardisty, Al Montfort, Georgia Rose, Daniel Stewart) performed a live set at [[Missing Link Records]]' local store, which was released by July as a [[split album]] on a [[Cassette tape|music cassette]], ''Live at Missing Link'', via Aarght Records/Stained Circles.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="NLA ML Photo">{{cite web | url=http://missinglink.net.au/gallery.php?from=1 | title=Missing Link Records | publisher=[[Missing Link Records]] | date=2008 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080723091747/http://missinglink.net.au/gallery.php?from=1 | archive-date=23 July 2008 | access-date=5 August 2008 | url-status=live }}</ref> It was re-released on CD and vinyl LP in 2012 by United States label, Almost Ready Records.<ref name="NLA Missing">{{Citation | author1=UV Race (Musical group) | author2=Eddy Current Suppression Ring (Musical group), (performer) | title=UV Race : Eddy Current Suppression Ring | date=2012 | publisher=Almost Ready Records | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/234174864 | access-date=5 August 2022 }}</ref>
At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008]], ''Primary Colours'' was nominated for [[ARIA Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] – their first [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA nomination]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The Age|title=Fresh Faces Feature Prominently as ARIA Nominations Are Released |first=Andrew |last=Murfett |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/fresh-faces-feature-prominently-as-aria-nominations-are-released/2008/09/10/1220857637657.html |date=11 September 2008 |access-date=5 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102033622/http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/fresh-faces-feature-prominently-as-aria-nominations-are-released/2008/09/10/1220857637657.html |archive-date=2 November 2012 }}</ref> In October it was nominated for the [[J Awards]], as a candidate for the radio station [[Triple J]]'s Australian album of the year.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Triple J |title=Triple J: J awards 2008|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/default.htm|access-date=2008-10-20}}</ref> In November ''Primary Colours'' was named Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Release at the [[AIR Awards of 2008]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Billboard.biz |title=Yunupingu Wins AIR Awards Triple |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3iebd6a39896504e50fda355ba222fdf10 |date=25 November 2008 |access-date=26 November 2008 |archive-date=19 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719110252/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3iebd6a39896504e50fda355ba222fdf10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2009 the band won $30,000 with [[Australian Music Prize]] for ''Primary Colours''.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) |date=20 March 2009 |access-date=20 March 2009 |title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring Takes Out $30k Music Prize |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/20/2521835.htm?section=entertainment }}</ref> In January 2022 ''[[Rolling Stone Australia]]'' listed the album at No.41 of its 200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time.<ref name="Jenke">{{cite web | url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rolling-stone-200-greatest-australian-albums-of-all-time-the-arty-facts-35872/56-grinspoon-new-detention-35888/ | title=41. Eddy Current Suppression Ring – ''Primary Colours'' | first=Tyler | last=Jenke | work=Rolling Stone Australia | date=7 January 2022 | access-date=5 August 2022 }}</ref>
=== 2010–current: ''Rush to Relax'' to ''All in Good Time'' ===
''Rush to Relax'' is the group's third studio album, which appeared in February 2010 and was recorded live-in-the-studio with Mikey Young producing.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="ODonnell"/> Mikey (Eddy) and Huntley (Suppression) spoke with Triple J's [[Zan Rowe]] about their recording session: they used a double-booked rehearsal space for six&nbsp;hours at zero cost.<ref name="Rowe">{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s2821080.htm | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring Explain to Zan How They ''Rush to Relax'' | author=Rowe, Zan | author-link=Zan Rowe | publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Triple J Media | date=16 February 2010 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100223053404/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s2821080.htm | archive-date=23 February 2010 | access-date=5 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> They explained that song writing and preparation occurred before entering the studio and post-production mixing at Mikey's home was minimal.<ref name="Rowe"/><ref name="Donovan 2">{{cite web | url=http://www.punkrock.com.au/punk-rock-articles/2010/2/19/rush-to-relax/ | title=''Rush to Relax'' | author=Donovan, Patrick | website=The Age | date=19 February 2010 | via=www.punkrock.com.au, National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120320210606/http://www.punkrock.com.au/punk-rock-articles/2010/2/19/rush-to-relax/ | archive-date=20 March 2012 | access-date=5 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> It peaked at number&nbsp;20 on the ARIA Albums chart.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> Nate Knaebel of AllMusic scored it at four-out-of-five, "unexpectedly loose, protean feel of ''Rush to Relax'' makes for a wholly satisfying step forward from one of Australia's finest bands."<ref name="Knaebel">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rush-to-relax-mw0001958552 | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring – ''Rush to Relax'' Album Reviews, Songs & More | first=Nate | last=Knaebel | work=AllMusic | date= | access-date=5 August 2022 }}</ref>
In October ''Rush to Relax'' was listed at number&nbsp;45 in the book, ''[[100 Best Australian Albums]]'' (2010).<ref name="ODonnell">{{Cite book | title = [[100 Best Australian Albums]] | last1 = O'Donnell | first1 = John | author-link1 = John O'Donnell (music journalist) | last2 = Creswell | first2=Toby | author-link2 = Toby Creswell | last3 = Mathieson | first3 = Craig | author-link3 = Craig Mathieson | publisher = Hardie Grant Books | date = October 2010 | location = [[Prahran, Victoria|Prahran, Vic]] | isbn = 978-1-74066-955-9 }}</ref> The authors observed, "[it] took [them] beyond their DIY attitude... [and] transcends what was already appealing about their prior work."<ref name="ODonnell"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2010]] it was nominated for Best Rock Album and [[ARIA Award for Best Independent Release|Best Independent Release]].<ref name="ARIA2010Noms">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2010 |title=2010 ARIA Awards Winners by Year |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) |access-date=4 August 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228203958/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2010 |archive-date=28 February 2014 }}</ref> It was also short-listed for the Australian Music Prize.<ref name="AMP 2010"/> After an album launch attracted 1800 people, Mikey reflected, "I had to question whether I'd want to go see a band like mine at a show that big... I was humbled, but a bit weirded out at the same time."<ref name="Stafford">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/14/its-probably-fear-why-eddy-current-suppression-ring-ran-away-from-fame | title='It's Probably Fear': Why Eddy Current Suppression Ring Ran Away from Fame {{!}} Music | first=Andrew | last=Stafford | work=[[Guardian Australia|The Guardian]] | edition=Australian | date=14 February 2020 | access-date=6 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712223503/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/14/its-probably-fear-why-eddy-current-suppression-ring-ran-away-from-fame | archive-date=12 July 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> The group went into hiatus while individual members undertook side projects (see [[#Side projects|below]]).<ref name="Stafford"/>
After their five-year hiatus the band reconvened in September 2015 prior to headlining the Golden Plains Festival in March 2016.<ref name="Baroni">{{Cite web |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/eddy-current-suppression-ring-break-hiatus-to-headline-golden-plains-2016/ |title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring Break Hiatus to Headline Golden Plains 2016 |first=Nastassia |last=Baroni |date=29 September 2015 |website=Music Feeds }}</ref> Initially it was expected to be a "one-off" show.<ref name="Baroni"/> Mikey Cahill of ''[[The Herald Sun]]'' caught their performance, "[they] are the finest, fiercest garage rock band in the world — equally dumb and smart."<ref name="Cahill">{{cite web | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/music/golden-plains-2016-review-eddy-current-suppression-ring-no-zu-royal-headache-freddie-gibbs--tyrannamen-get-the-boot/news-story/d30016e207d9e9d1e540447478996c61 | title=Golden Plains 2016 Review. Eddy Current Suppression Ring, NO ZU, Friendships, Freddie Gibbs & Tyrannamen Get The Boot | author=Cahill, Mikey | website=[[The Herald Sun]] | date=16 March 2016 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160319033532/http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/music/golden-plains-2016-review-eddy-current-suppression-ring-no-zu-royal-headache-freddie-gibbs--tyrannamen-get-the-boot/news-story/d30016e207d9e9d1e540447478996c61 | archive-date=19 March 2016 | access-date=5 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> In a review of [[Bad Dreems|Bad//Dreems]]' album ''Gutful'' (April 2017), music journalist Andrew Stafford bemoaned ECSR's absence from the music scene, they are "sorely missed" in these "lean times for guitar-based rock music" and the "rise of Donald Trump."<ref name="Stafford 2">{{cite web | url=http://www.andrewstaffordblog.com/tag/eddy-current-suppression-ring/index.html | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring | author=Stafford, Andrew | website=Notes from Pig City | date=1 May 2017 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20190702001628/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/143473/20190702-0023/www.andrewstaffordblog.com/tag/eddy-current-suppression-ring/index.html | archive-date=2 July 2019 | access-date=5 August 2022 | url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> Stafford finds "the influence of Eddy Current is palpable... on a few songs."<ref name="Stafford 2"/>
ECSR resumed jamming in 2018 and decided they would start writing material for their fourth studio album, ''All in Good Time'', which was released in December 2019 on [[Castle Face Records]].<ref name="Stafford"/><ref name="Sendra">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-in-good-time-mw0003342916 | title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring – ''All in Good Time'' Album Reviews, Songs & More | first=Tim | last=Sendra | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=August 5, 2022 }}</ref> It was recorded by Mikey (Eddy) on 19 and 20 May at Singing Bird, [[Frankston, Victoria|Frankston]].<ref name="NLA All in">{{Citation | author1=Eddy Current Suppression Ring (Musical group) | title=All in Good Time | date=2019 | publisher=[[Castle Face Records|Castle Face]] | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/247054749 | access-date=5 August 2022 }}</ref> Tim Sendra of AllMusic gave it four-out-of-five stars, "classic thudding ECSR-style punk served up with jagged guitar riffs, sneering vocals, and tons of wire-sharp energy.<ref name="Sendra"/> Stafford, writing for ''[[Guardian Australia]]'', noticed, "[it] is more contained and not as explosive as their first two albums, both of which were recorded in a matter of hours for a pittance."<ref name="Stafford"/> The band toured Australia from April 2020.<ref name="Stafford"/>
=== Side projects ===
Eddy Current Suppression Ring's members have undertaken various side projects outside the band's activities.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Stafford"/> Danny started a tattooing business.<ref name="Stafford"/> His brother Mikey formed Ooga Boogas, as a pop rock group with Per Byström on drums, Les Stacpole on vocals and guitar and Richard Stanley on bass guitar.<ref name="McFarlane"/> They issued a single, "The Octopus Is Back", in September 2007.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Mikey, Byström and Stanley had started their own label, Aarght Records, earlier in that year.<ref name="Mayne">{{cite web | url=https://somethingyousaid.com/2015/06/30/label-of-love-aarght-records/ | title=Label of Love: Aarght Records Something You Said | first=Chloe | last=Young | work=somethingyousaid.com | date=30 June 2015 | access-date=6 August 2022 }}</ref> They followed with their debut album, ''Romance and Adventure'', in September 2008.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Andy Tighe of [[RTRFM|RTRFM 92.1]] felt, "[its] well structured and cleverly crafted collective of tracks, but a poor production... as though it was written and recorded during the too much treble portion of the early 70's."<ref name="Tighe">{{cite web | url=http://rtrfm.com.au/stories/type/reviews/category/music/1181 | title=Stories / Ooga Boogas – ''Romance & Adventure'' | author=Tighe, Andy | publisher=[[RTRFM|RTRFM 92.1]] | date=19 March 2009 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091011082640/http://rtrfm.com.au/stories/type/reviews/category/music/1181 | archive-date=11 October 2009 | access-date=6 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> Their self-titled second album appeared in February 2013.<ref name="McFarlane"/> ''Mess+Noise''{{'}}s Patrick Emery declared them, "best band in the world" and explained that they "got everything: post-punk electronica, dirty-arse surf rock, elegant garage pop and everything in between."<ref name="Emery">{{cite web | url=http://messandnoise.com/releases/2001198.html | title=Ooga Boogas | author=Emery, Patrick | website=Mess+Noise | date=6 May 2013 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150922015600/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/151589/20150922-1125/messandnoise.com/releases/2001198.html | archive-date=22 September 2015 | access-date=6 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref>
Mikey Young, as Mikey Squires, formed an electro duo, Brain Children, with Max Kohane {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Max Crumbs (Agents of Abhorrence's drummer, [[Catcall (musician)|Catcall]]'s producer),<ref name="Birchmeier">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/catcall-mn0002103775/biography | title=Catcall Biography, Songs, & Albums | first=Jason | last=Birchmeier | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=6 August 2022 }}</ref> which released an eponymous six-track extended play in June 2009 via Stained Circles.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Chater">{{cite web | url=http://www.threethousand.com.au/out/brain-children-ep-launch-2/index.html | title=''Brain Children'' EP Launch {{!}} Out | author=Chater, Samantha | website=ThreeThousand | date=10 June 2009 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090702054944/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/80405/20090702-0929/www.threethousand.com.au/out/brain-children-ep-launch-2/index.html | archive-date=2 July 2009 | access-date=6 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> ''ThreeThousand''{{'}}s Samantha Chater felt it was, "crust punks making disco," which "sounds like the best thing to hit Melbourne dancefloors."<ref name="Chater"/> He formed synth punk outfit, Total Control in 2008 with two members of label mates, UV Race: Al Montford on guitar and Daniel Stewart on vocals plus Zephyr Pavey on bass guitar and James Vinciguerra on drums.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Thomas"/> The group released a run of singles, "whenever time allowed" while "shifting styles dramatically."<ref name="Thomas"/> They issued two albums, ''Henge Beat'' (August 2011) and ''Typical System'' (2014).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Thomas">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/total-control-mn0002550265/biography | title=Total Control Biography, Songs, & Albums | first=Fred | last=Thomas | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=6 August 2022 }} Note: Daniel Stewart is incorrectly shown as Dan Steward.</ref><ref name="Scott 2">{{cite web | url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/80405/20120109-0004/thethousands.com.au/melbourne/out/total-control-henge-beat-lp-launch-with-fabulous-diamonds-zond-and-forces/index.html | title=Total Control ''Henge Beat'' LP Launch with Fabulous Diamonds, Zond and Forces {{!}} Melbourne | author=Scott, Tim | website=The Thousands | date=August 2011 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120108184516/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/80405/20120109-0004/thethousands.com.au/melbourne/out/total-control-henge-beat-lp-launch-with-fabulous-diamonds-zond-and-forces/index.html | archive-date=8 January 2012 | access-date=6 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> AllMusic's Fred Thomas noted that ''Henge Beat'' provided, "an amalgamation of the various cold styles that wove through their previous singles."<ref name="Thomas"/>
Huntley formed Boomgates in 2010 in Melbourne, initially a loose arrangement of friends jamming, with Shaun Gionis on drums, Stephanie Hughes on guitar and vocals, Angus Lords on guitar and Rick Milovanovic on bass guitar.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Kennedy">{{cite web | url=http://www.4zzz.org.au/reviews/albums/boomgates-double-natural | title=Boomgates – ''Double Natural'' | author=Kennedy, Matt (mattkennedy) | publisher=[[4ZZZ|4ZZZ Brisbane 102.1FM]] | date=18 September 2012 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140126212801/http://www.4zzz.org.au/reviews/albums/boomgates-double-natural | archive-date=26 January 2014 | access-date=6 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> They issued three singles before their debut album, ''Double Natural'', appeared in 2012 via [[Brisbane]] label, Bedroom Suck Records.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Kennedy"/><ref name="NLA Double Natural">{{Citation | author1=Boomgates (Musical group) | title=Double Natural | date=2012 | publisher=BSR | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/195353056 | access-date=6 August 2022 }}</ref> Outside of music Huntley works as a visual artist creating ceramic figures and oil-based paintings.<ref name="Stafford"/><ref name="Henkell">{{cite web | url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/80405/20131115-0000/thethousands.com.au/melbourne/look/brendan-huntley-between-you-and-me.html | title=Look – Brendan Huntley, 'Between You and Me' | author=Henkell, Karl | website=Three Thousand | date=October 2013 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20131114142041/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/80405/20131115-0000/thethousands.com.au/melbourne/look/brendan-huntley-between-you-and-me.html | archive-date=14 November 2013 | access-date=6 August 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref>
== Members ==
Credits:<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Spin Magazine|date=November 2008|title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring|url=http://spin-cdnsrc.texterity.com/spin/200811/?pg=50&pm=1|access-date=19 February 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716214133/http://spin-cdnsrc.texterity.com/spin/200811/?pg=50&pm=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Daniel Young {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Dan Helada or Danny Current&nbsp;– drums
* Michael Young {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Eddy Current or Mikey&nbsp;– lead guitar, keyboards
* Brendan Huntley {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Brendan Suppression&nbsp;– lead vocals
* Brad Barry {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Rob Solid&nbsp;– bass guitar
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name="AUS Charts">Peak positions for albums in Australia:
* All except noted: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eddy+Current+Suppression+Ring&titel=Rush+To+Relax&cat=a|title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring discography|publisher=Hung Medien|work=australian-charts.com|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Eddy Current Suppression Ring''
|
* Released: 30 October 2006
* Label: Dropkick Records/[[Shock Records]] <small>(BEHIND035)</small>
* Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Primary Colours (Eddy Current Suppression Ring album)|Primary Colours]]''
|
* Released: 5 May 2008
* Label: [[Aarght Records|Aarght! Records]], Shock Records <small>(AARGHT005)</small>
* Format: CD, LP, digital download
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Rush to Relax''
|
* Released: February 2010<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|title=Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Ready to roll|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/homeandhosed/blog/s2760939.htm}}</ref>
* Label: Shock Records <small>(SR003)</small>
* Format: CD, LP, digital download
| 20
|-
! scope="row"| ''All in Good Time''
|
* Released: 13 December 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/all-in-good-time/1489168954|title=ALl in Good Time|website=Apple Music|date= 13 December 2019|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>
* Label: Castle Face Records <small>(CF126)</small>
* Format: CD, LP, digital download
| —
|}
===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Live at the Avenue''
|
* Released: 2005<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The Age, Melbourne|title=Your Top Ten Live Albums|url=http://blogs.theage.com.au/noisepollution/archives/2007/12/your_top_ten_li.html?page=fullpage#comments|access-date=2008-12-01|archive-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721151613/http://blogs.theage.com.au/noisepollution/archives/2007/12/your_top_ten_li.html?page=fullpage#comments|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Label: Eddy Current Suppression Ring
* Format: CD
* Note: Given away free at gigs
|-
! scope="row"| ''Live at Missing Link''<br>{{small|(by UV Race/Eddy Current Suppression Ring)}}
|
* Released: 2008 {{small|(split album)}}
* Label: Aarght! Records/Stained Circles, [[Shock Records]] <small>(AARGHT008)</small>
* Format: Cassette, digital download
|}
===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Details
|-
! scope="row"| ''So Many Things''
|
* Released: 2011
* Label: Fuse Music Group <small>(SR04)</small>
* Format: LP
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col" width="220"| Album
|-
| 2004
| align="left"| "Get Up Morning"
| rowspan="2"| ''Eddy Current Suppression Ring''
|-
| 2005
| align="left"| "It's All Square"
|-
| 2006
| align="left"| "Boy Can I Dance Good"
| {{n/a| non album single}}
|-
| 2007
| align="left"| "You Let Me Be Honest With You"
| rowspan="2"| ''Primary Colours''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| align="left"| "Which Way to Go"
|-
| align="left"| "Demon's Demands" / "I'm Guilty"
| {{n/a| non album single}}
|-
| 2009
| align="left"| "That Time of Day"
| rowspan="2"| ''So Many Things''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| align="left"| "Wet Cement"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/wet-cement-single/1169622602|title="Wet Cement" – single|website=Apple Music|date=2010|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left"|"There's a Lot of It Going Around"
| {{n/a| non album single}}
|-
| 2011
| align="left"| "Walking in Unison"
| {{n/a| non album single}}
|-
| 2019
| align="left"| "Medievil Wall"
| ''All in Good Time''
|-
|}
==Awards and nominations==
===AIR Awards===
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as [[AIR Awards]]) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[AIR Awards of 2008|2008]]<ref name="08noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnsw.com/2008/11/2008-air-awards-nominees-announced/|title=2008 AIR AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED|website=Music NSW|date=11 November 2008|access-date=19 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="AIRwins">{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|title=History Wins|website=[[Australian Independent Record Labels Association]]|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref>
|''Primary Colours''
| Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[AIR Awards of 2010|2010]]
| Eddy Current Suppression Ring
| Best Independent Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Rush to Relax''
| Best Independent Album
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}
===ARIA Music Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony held by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008|2008]]
| ''Primary Colours''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[ARIA Music Awards of 2010|2010]]
| ''Rush to Relax''
| Best Rock Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Rush to Relax''
| Best Independent Release
| {{nom}}
{{end}}
===Australian Music Prize===
The [[Australian Music Prize]] (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2008
|''Primary Colours''
| Australian Music Prize
| {{won}}
|-
| 2010<ref name="AMP 2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.australianmusicprize.com/2010-shortlist |title=2010 Shortlist |publisher=Australian Music Prize|access-date=5 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219171145/https://www.australianmusicprize.com/2010-shortlist |archive-date=19 December 2019 }}</ref>
|''Rush to Relax''
| Australian Music Prize
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}
===J Awards===
The [[J Awards]] are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s youth-focused radio station [[Triple J]]. They commenced in 2005.
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[J Awards of 2008|2008]]
|''Primary Colours''
| Australian Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
{{end}}
===Music Victoria Awards===
The [[Music Victoria Awards]] are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[Music Victoria Awards of 2016|2016]]
| Eddy Current Suppression Ring
| Best Live Band
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|title= Previous Nominess|website= Music Victoria|access-date= 13 August 2020|archive-date= 19 September 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214225/https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|title=Previous Winners|website=Music Victoria|access-date=13 August 2020|archive-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731040330/https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com/}}
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