RIPE

An alternative rock/shoegaze band from Melbourne. The initial lineup was Mark Murphy on vocals/guitar, Peter Moran on guitar, Tony Cleaver on bass and David Wookey on drums. They released their first single ''We're All Trying To Get There / End'' in 1989. Ewan McCartney replaced Wookey on drums soon after. They released two albums, 'Filterfeed' in 1990 on Polyester Records and 'The Plastic Hassle' in 1993 on Shock. Jo-Anne Roberts would join the band on guitar and vocals and appeared on a couple of records. They split up shortly after their second album. They reformed adding Katie Dixon on bass and Darren Seltmann on drums replacing Cleaver and McCartney. They would continue to release singles until 1993. In 2006 they released an EP, 'Galaxies And Stars', on Timberyard Records and did some touring. However, they disbanded again in 2007.

Members

Mark Murphy (vocals, guitar), Katie Dixon (bass), Peter Moran (guitar), Darren Seltmann (drums),

Tony Cleaver (bass), Ewan McCartney (drums), David Wookey (drums), Jo-Anne Roberts (vocals, guitar)

SINGLES

''We're All Trying To Get There / End'' 1989 Summershine
''Spacesuit 4 2 / Little Johnny Jewel'' 1990 PolyEster 

''Love Your Guts / Across The Universe'' 1992 Shock''
''Something Fierce / Something Fierce (Accoustic)'' 1992 Shock

''The Most / So It Seems'' 1992 Shock
''Moondriven / Filterfeed'' 1992 Shock

EPs

'Tough Guys Don't Dance' 1992 Shock
'Galaxies And Stars' 2006 Timberyard 

ALBUMS
'Filterfeed' 1990 Polyester 
'The Plastic Hassle' 1993 Shock