Spartak (3)

Electronic/rock band from Canberra, Australia. Starting out as a duo, comprising guitarist Shoeb Ahmad and drummer Evan Dorrian, since 2007 Spartak have produced three albums of largely improvised material, ranging from glitchy free jazz to noise.

Following the release of their last full length, 2011's "Nippon", the band reached something of an impasse and turned their efforts instead to a rhythm-focused side project called Savages alongside bassist Matt Lustri. The new, song-oriented approach worked so well that they decided to dissolve Savages and incorporate its aesthetic into Spartak, bringing Lustri onboard as a permanent member of the original group.