Up There Cazaly icon Mike Brady releases moody track to highlight importance of mask wearing
It’s not the usual music we’ve come to expect from Mike Brady. Normally lighting up the MCG on Grand Final day, the Up There Cazaly singer says his new track is a spooky nod to the current-day pandemic.
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Australian music legend Mike Brady has released a new moody track to highlight the importance of mask wearing.
Brady, famous for penning footy anthem Up There Cazaly, has teamed up with Melbourne underground dance artist folmR to create the dark and moody track titled The Dishonoured, to be released Thursday.
“I don’t think I’ll be singing it at the Grand Final, but I wanted to release something which captured the mood of lockdown and the pandemic,” Brady said.
“I was really flattered because I’ve been typecast for a long time.
“Before Up There Cazaly, most of my work was instrumental. This is spooky and the music has really grown on me.
“In the old days you would use the term avant-garde and it was a bit like breaking free for me, to just use my voice.”
Brady said it wouldn’t be a tune you’d whistle in the shower, but it is designed to make people think about the situation we are in.
“It’s been really getting up my nose that people have been so ignorant,’’ Brady said.
The track is approximately nine minutes long and features Brady speaking over static noises, a heavy bassline, and electronic beats.
The unlikely collaborators teamed up after discovering they were neighbours in the Otways. The song, written by Danish artist folmR, who moved to Melbourne 16 years ago, was recorded between lockdowns at Phaedra Studios in Coburg.
In the video for the track Brady and folmR are wearing surgical masks to promote the concept of “no mask, no music”.
“Mike Brady is an Aussie legend, with a very recognisable voice, so I couldn’t think of anyone better to feature on this track,” folmR said.
“I’ve used his voice as an instrument rather than just a straight vocal. The result is very dark and theatrical.”
Brady said he had yet to hear if he would be part of this year’s Grand Final.
“I spoke briefly to one of the organisers but there’s so much on their mind at the moment,’’ he said.
“I’m resigned to the fact they may not have any entertainment this year, but if they ask me, it would be terrific.”
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