The Something in the Water documentary seems to be a thing everyone who has anything to do with music in WA is very proud of. It may have something to do with us being so far away from the rest of the nation that we often get forgotten or overlooked; it may be an old throwback to the time when the majority of us voted in favour of cessation from the rest of the country -because we had the resources to do it on our own and we were, since no one remembered we were here until the federal government needed to – œredistribute the revenue’; or, it may be the tall poppy syndrome that makes us sinfully proud that our musicians have done it tough and still manage to produce world class music…

Whatever, Something in the Water is a doco about WA bands that was released a while ago, and toured around the place, but unless you frequent the arty cinemas, you probably missed it. It has been picked up by ABC TV and will be screened sometime soon, (dates not confirmed yet) and a DVD release is planned, as well as a two-disc soundtrack album which will be launched at the Rosemount on Jan 31 this year.

Performing at the gig will be Cinema Prague, Sugar Army, Abbe May and the Rockin’ Pneumonia, and Sex Panther. Those at the gig will be among the first to get hold of a copy of what is guaranteed to be the most awesome documentary soundtrack ever.
Here’s the list of artists on the cd:

DISC ONE
Eskimo Joe
Little Birdy
End of Fashion
Gyroscope
Sleepy Jackson
Bob Evans
The Waifs
John Butler Trio
The Kill Devil Hills
Tame Impala
Snowman
The Devil & Abbe May
Tucker Bs
Sex Panther
Schvendes
Institut Polaire
Birds of Tokyo
Sugar Army
The Silents
Red Jezebel
The Panics

DISC TWO
The Triffids
The Stems
Hoodoo Gurus
The Scientists
The Victims
The Manikins
Supernaut
The Dugites
Eurogliders
Baby Animals
Header
Ammonia
Jebediah
Cinema Prague
The Rosemary Beads
Adam Said Galore
Yummy Fur
The Blackeyed Susans
Johnny Young & Kompany

It’s a playlist for the truly patriotic Sandgroper. Tix available on the door.