Paradox have been performing extensively around Australia for the past four years doing shows in local Adelaide venues such as the Cargo Club, Exeter, Austral, Synagogue and Mad Love Bar.
Festival performances include the
Fringe Festivals , Flickerfest '97 - The Takeover Festival, Carclew Arts Center annual open day, Amnesty International fundraisers, World Aids Day - The Ampitheatre Festival Theatre and the Festival of Light in Rymil Park.
Paradox have also written music for various dance companies including a Lee Warren production for the 1998 festival and the Knee High Puppets European Festival tour. Other live performances include the opening of the Queens Theatre and Adelaide aftershow party for the Rocky Horror Picture Show in the Space Theatre, Festival Theatre. Paradox recently supported the bubblegum arrangement Savage Garden at the Thebarton Theatre playing to a crowd in excess of 2000 people.
Paradox as a band provide the audience with a show that is an experience of sound and vision. They have developed into a well respected and recognised electronic band giving the audience something diverse, they create the sound of paradox, a magic that will not leave you untouched.
CD REVIEWS
Collective thought
RIP IT UP MAGAZINE
Gina String and Metalic Man - the foundations of Paradox - have a superb new album in the stores called Collective Thought. Recorded at Bartels Street Studios, the album captures Paradox's powerful writing talents and quality performing traits.
November 1994
UN
RIP IT UP MAGAZINE
February 1996
Paradox have the divinie ability to do just about whatever they want. Clown lounge? Cutting edge smirking-dance? Such great senses of humour - are these guys related to Devil's Cabaret or something? Whatever, Metalic Man, Terence Toweling and the illustrious Gina String have extreme control of their impishly destructive, high high high standard offerings. On Un, they twist the medium of sound and song until its been recreated in their own image. They owe nothing to anyone and are a much braver band because of it. The bandwagon jumpers who latch onto whatever seems like a good idea couldnt even dream of becoming what Paradox are - their own entity. The music (like the musicians) is so self assuredly good that its near undeniable. Maybe I will stick around for the future - if the rest of its as visionary and fresh as this. Thank f**k. An original though at last.
NAZZ
db MAGAZINE
February 1996
Since their formation Paradox have attempted to place themselves outside the idea of being a 'band'. Rather, Paradox are a concept wherein, in their live shows they combine their experimental music with visual elements such as dance to work in with the atmosphere they attempt to create. On the CD, without these other visual elements,'UN' is challenging listening, beat laden and heavy on the programming, with clever loops and seductive rhythms.
We are introduced to the album via Merry-go-round which could quite conceivably have been the theme music for 'The Magic Roundabout'. The scene is then set for a dreamy excursion where human presence is only hinted at, with even the vocals at times given an electronic tinge.
Airee Air and Space Cars have a sleepily sensuous feel of a computer driven Massive Attack, while Let Me Love You is perhaps the most conventional of the lot, given a subtle, jazzy feel with the addition of trombone and keyboards, and with the programmed percussion like a heartbeat throughout.
On 'UN', Paradox have lived up to their name and achieved their aim in creating a new category in music where the usual labels simply dont apply.
ANGELA COSTANZO
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