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Squelch (Band)
In 1992 a band called Squelch in Brisbane Australia released a cassette of songs called "Towards The Sun". Squelch was formed from three members of Bestdreams Again (Robert Lennox, Andrew Peake and Joshua Thompson) with the addition of Shannon Jessop (bass guitar) and Lana Gishkariany (guitar and vocals). Beginning with an 8-track recording of a cover of "It's a Long Way to the Top" for 4-ZZZs Rocktobanana competition, Squelch went on to engineer and record an 8 song E.P. "Towards the Sun" released and distributed independently in cassette form.

This reached the top five in Rockinghorse and a song from it was no. 21 in the 1992 4-ZZZ Hot 100. 1992 saw Squelch play live shows at many Brisbane venues including: Berties Tavern, Metropolis, The Treasury, The Orient, The Shamrock, 4-ZZZ Market Day and the LIVID Festival. Squelch recorded 7 songs in World Record Studios (24-track ADAT) with Braddon Gilbert. In 1993, Squelch released another cassette E.P. which received shining reviews in local press and supported such acts as Def FX and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Squelch was also one of the first acts to play at the newly opened Zoo.

After touring Tokyo city and Japan in 1995 and an extended break, Squelch swung back into action in 1996 with the release of a full length C.D. album which reached the top five in Rockinghorse. This album was financed and distributed independently and included the songs recorded at World Record and new tracks recorded with Kraig Wilson of Dogmachine. Squelch organized the CD launch at the Lands Office hotel that drew a crowd of over 200 people.

In 1997 Squelch played live shows at many venues and many special events such as: The Chelsea, The Zoo, Electric Herring at The Roxy and 4-ZZZ Market Day. Squelch also toured Melbourne and played two successful shows in Prahan and Geelong. In September Squelch recorded another full-length album, comprising of some 13 songs that was produced with James Clark of the Blood Party.

1998 saw Squelch play at several venues including: The Chelsea, The Prince Consort and at the Qmusic Rocket event in Albert Park. In early 1999 Squelch released a single/E.P. with two tracks from the sessions and remixes by Andy Bagely of Pure Bunk and Mirko Vogel of Sekiden. This release went straight to No. 1 on the 4-ZZZ top five and remained in the charts for over a month.