Tom Kazas

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Tom Kazas (born 1965 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian composer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and a post-utopian. [1] [2]

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Kazas was the singer, guitarist, songwriter/composer of the Australian psychedelic rock group the Moffs [3] (1984–1989), who garnered international underground attention in 1985 with their song "Another Day in the Sun". [4]

Kazas continues to produce varied music: from the experimental rock on "Sisyphus Happy," to ambience/modern piano composition on "Verdigris," to experimental electronica of "Argot," to the avantartsong on "Metatstatic".

Kazas has composed for theatre, including the 1999 staging of "The Wound", directed by Lex Marinos.

Kazas was the composer and arranger for the Greek Jazz band Xitzaz.

Kazas has produced albums for T J Eckleberg, Magic Lunchbox, Metabass'n'Breath, Tiny Tim, [5] and You Am I.

Kazas composed the soundtrack for The Ifs of Language, a short film by Peter Lyssiotis and Michael Karris, which was a finalist in the 2002 Dendy Short Film Festival.

Kazas has made several music videos and short films, including the 2009 16 minute cinema poem 'The Topologist'.

Discography

Solo albums

Compilation Contributions

Collaborations

With "The Moffs"

Filmography

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References

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  2. QuietSpace ACB RadioNational
  3. Sydney Morning Herald, September 19, 2008
  4. Discogs
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  6. Telemetry Review, August 2005
  7. Aria
  8. Waterfront Records
  9. robertwyatt discography
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