Automatic is an Australian rock band formed in Geelong in 1993 by Matt Fenton on guitar and vocals, Alex Jarvis on guitar (both ex-Spinouts), Leigh Marlow on drums and Richard Taylor on bass guitar.[1][2]
Automatic | |
|---|---|
| Genres | rock |
| Years active | 1993 - |
| Labels | Murmur |
| Members | Matt Fenton Alex Jarvis Richard Taylor Leigh Marlow |
Their single, "Sister K" was engineered by Tom Whitten who earned a nomination at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 for Engineer of the Year for that and two other releases. "Pump it Up" was engineered by Magoo who earned a nomination in 1999 for the same category for that and one other release.[3]
Members
edit- Matt Fenton (guitar, vocals)
- Alex Jarvis (guitar)
- Richard Taylor (bass)
- Leigh Marlow (drums)
- Danny Plant (drums)
- Stuart McFarlane (drums)
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | details |
|---|---|
| Transmitter |
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| Get Together |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | |||
| "Sister K" | 1995 | - | non album single |
| "What If..." | 1996 | - | Transmitter |
| "It's Like Sound" | 98 | ||
| "Another Up" | 1997 | - | |
| "Five" | - | ||
| "Pump It Up" | 1998 | 85 | Occasional Coarse Language soundtrack |
| "Psychic Cats" | - | Get Together |
References
edit- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Automatic'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Summers, Kim, "Automatic", AllMusic
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Engineer of the Year". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 20.