Cameron Undy - Bloodshot and Mad Stream Reissue

Cameron Undy releases a self-produced beats album, Bloodshot, alongside a reissue of his modern masterpiece, 20th Century Dog’s debut 2005 album, Mad Stream.

Bloodshot is the latest release from bassist-producer Cameron Undy. A profound influence on the Australian jazz scene for over 30 years as one of the country’s finest bassists and co-founder of Sydney’s beloved Venue 505, Undy has had a long history of working with top shelf electronic dance artists. Bloodshot features Undy on beats, bass and keys, alongside vocals from neo-soul/jazz singer Inês and additional keys from Alan Goodman. This stripped back, groove laden album provides glimpses of the inner workings of a visionary musical mind. 

Created mostly between the hours of midnight and 4 am, Bloodshot started as a beats experiment and grew into a full-blown album. As Undy explains, “I would come home from working at the club and have to unwind. Making beats calmed my mind and purged the creative desires I feel in the wee hours. It developed into this album when collaborations with Inês and Al completed the cycle.” 

No stranger to dance music, Undy spent the early 2000’s working in the UK with ‘broken beat’ revolutionaries such as Bugz in the Attic, Kaidi Tatham, Dego McFarlane, Seiji and now L.A. based Mark de Clive-Lowe. He also appeared on numerous white label dance floor vinyl releases and the multi-million selling Verve Remixed series. Undy combines this experience with his deep love of funk, afro-beat, avant-garde jazz and 20th century classical music to create a style of production and composition unique to himself. Undy has performed as a bassist on countless albums and released two albums with his afro-funk-jazz cult band ‘20th Century Dog’.

The release of Bloodshot coincides with the reissue of Undy’s modern masterpiece, 20th Century Dog’s debut 2005 album, Mad Stream. Originally released on the now defunct Jazzgroove Records, Earshift Music are proud to partner with Undy to celebrate this high-point of mid-‘00s Sydney contemporary jazz. Featuring some of the scene’s top players, including guitarist Carl Dewhurst, drummer Simon Barker, saxophonist Matt Keegan and keyboardist Gerard Masters, the album has gone on to inspire a generation of Australian improvising musicians with its combination of funk, afro-beat and idiosyncratic odd-meter rhythms. “It is a rare piece of something approaching improvised perfection” - Sydney Morning Herald.

Artist: Cameron Undy
Album: Bloodshot
Release: July 1, 2021
Label: Earshift Music distributed by MGM
Format: Streaming services
Catalogue Number: EAR053
Personnel: Cameron Undy - bass, programmed beats, keys, Inês - vocals, Alan Goodman - keys (tracks 1-4) 

Artist: 20th Century Dog
Album: Mad Stream
Release: July 1, 2021
Label: Earshift Music distributed by MGM
Format: Streaming services
Catalogue Number: EAR058
Personnel: Cameron Undy - bass, Carl Dewhurst - guitar, Simon Barker - drums, Matt Keegan - saxophone, Gerard Masters - keyboards