Can't Stop It! II: Australian Post-Punk 1979-1984

Originally released in 2007, this is the second installment of Chapter Music's acclaimed Australian post-punk compilation series, Can't Stop It! - another incredible array of inventive and often previously-unheard music from the period of 1979-1984. This was a fantastically rich and dynamic time in Australian music history, a time when Australia stepped out of the shadows of overseas influence and asserted its own musical identity for perhaps the first time. Can't Stop It! II features tracks by bands such as Severed Heads, The Systematics and Scattered Order, and early works by the likes of Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard, Hunters and Collectors' Mark Seymour and Candy soundtrack composer Paul Charlier. The CD includes a 16-page booklet with extensive liner notes, rare photos and Josh Petherick's striking design. Other artists include: International Exiles, Asphixiation, Tactics, The Goat That Went "Om", Use No Hooks, Microfilm, The Jetsonnes, Rhythmx Chymx, Brrr Cold, SoliPsiK, Wild Dog Rodeo, Belle Du Soir, Ya Ya Choral, Essendon Airport, The Swell Guys, Scapa Flow, and Nuvo Bloc.