Their self-titled debut album , was released independently in March 1998 via Stubble Records. Music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll , observed it gained, “a wave of encouraging reviews from journalists worldwide, including a 4K rating from Kerrang! in the U.K.” Within a year they were signed by Festival Mushroom Records for a new imprint, Sputnik. During 1998 the band added Jay Howard on turntables and then replaced Bomber on drums by Scott Murray. In May 1999 the group released Kid Indestructible , a five-track extended play , which was engineered by Kalju Tonuma . The EP peaked number 69 on the ARIA Charts. National youth radio Triple J played its tracks, “Kool” and “La Tune”, on high rotation. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999 , Tonuma was nominated for Engineer of the Year for his work.
Released self-titled debut album
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