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{{redirect|Decoder ring|information about the toy|secret decoder ring|the podcast|Decoder Ring Theatre}}
{{short description|Australian rock band}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Decoder Ring
| origin = Sydney, Australia
| genre = {{hlist|[[Electronica]]|[[post rock]]|[[experimental rock]]|[[alternative rock]]}}
| years_active = 2001–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Hello Cleveland!]]|[[NO Records|NO]]|Inertia|[[Bella Union]]}}
| website =
| current_members = [[Matt Fitzgerald]] [[Pete Kelly (Musician)|Pete Kelly]] [[Xavier Fijac]] [[Matthew Steffen]] [[Simon Killalea]]
| past_members = Tim Bruniges Kenny Davis Jr Ben Ely Geoff Towner [[Lenka Kripac]] Tom Schutzinger
}}

'''Decoder Ring''' is an experimental [[electronic music|electronic]]-[[rock and roll|rock]] [[crossover (music)|crossover]] group from Australia.

==History==
Decoder Ring was formed in 2001, in Sydney, Australia. The original line-up consisted of Tom Schutzinger (Keyboards, drums), Geoff Towner (bass, [[El Mopa]]), Pete Kelly (guitar, Sea Life Park), Kenny Davis Jr (keyboards, piano, [[The Jackson Code]], [[The Blackeyed Susans]]) & Matt Fitzgerald (keyboards, guitar). This line-up recorded the EP ''Spooky Action at a Distance'' (2002) and the album ''Decoder Ring'' (2002). Geoff Towner departed in 2003 and was replaced by [[Ben Ely]] ([[Regurgitator]]).

The track "Night Shift" from ''Spooky Action at a Distance'', featuring vocals by [[Jodi Phillis]] ([[Clouds (Australian band)|Clouds]]), was featured in the soundtrack to the [[Alex Proyas]] film ''Garage Days'' (2002).

The band wrote the soundtrack for the 2004 Australian film ''[[Somersault (movie)|Somersault]]'', for which they won an [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Award]] for 'Best Original Music Score', an [[Australian Screen Sound Guild]] Award for 'Soundtrack of the Year', a Lexus IF (Inside Film) Award for 'Best Music', 'Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series' at the [[Australasian Performing Right Association|APRA]]/Australian Screen Music Awards, a [[Jackson Hole]] Film Festival Award for 'Best Score' and was nominated for an [[ARIA Music Awards of 2004|ARIA Award]] in the category of 'Best Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording'.

Kenny Davis Jr & Ben Ely departed after the recording of ''Somersault'' in 2004, the band subsequently reconfiguring with new members [[Lenka Kripac|Lenka]] (vocals, keyboards), Xavier Fijac (keyboards, samples) & Matthew Steffen (bass, [la Huva]).

The band wrote the soundtrack for the 2005 short feature ''[[Jewboy]]'' by writer/director Tony Krawitz, which was presented in 2006 at the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. All the band's performances are accompanied by film projections put on by Simon Killalea who, while not playing an instrument, is considered a member of the band. Both of the films were shown at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].

2005 saw the release of the band's third full-length album ''Fractions'', as well as performances at [[Homebake Festival|Homebake]], the [[Big Day Out]] concerts, [[Splendour in the Grass]], Cockatoo Island Festival and the [[Perth International Arts Festival]].

In March 2006 Decoder Ring performed at the St Jerome's Laneway Festival in Sydney. A US tour saw them play shows in Los Angeles and New York City, as well as at the [[SXSW]] music festival in [[Austin, Texas]]. Upon their return home they played at [[The Great Escape (festival)|The Great Escape Festival]] and [[Splendour in the Grass]], as well as completing a national tour of Australia.

In 2007 a short film by Stephen Lance, ''Yolk'', with music by Decoder Ring was screened as part of the Sydney Film Festival.

Recently 'Decoder Ring's remix of the song "Yama Yama" featured on an Australian Television advertisement for [[Tooheys Extra Dry]] beer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adland.tv/node/137035 |title=BMF helps Toohey's get HarvesTED |publisher=adland.tv |access-date=23 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORfkh0OojxY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ORfkh0OojxY |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Tooheys Extra Dry Harvested |publisher=YouTube |access-date=23 March 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The song is adapted from ''Le Monde Fabuleux Des Yamasuki'', a pseudo-Japanese concept album produced by French duo [[Jean Kluger]] and [[Daniel Vangarde]] (also known as The Yamasuki Singers) in 1972.

In 2009 Tom Schutzinger, key songwriter and founding member departed from the band.

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with Australian chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:22em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=77}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue812.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20051019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051020-0000/issue812.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-10-19|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 September 2005|date=20 October 2005|publisher=[[Australian Web Archive]]|issue=812|format=PDF|access-date=10 September 2014}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Decoder Ring''
|
* Released: 2002
* Format: CD
* Label: Hello Cleveland! (TAP002)
| align="center" | -
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Somersault (film)|Somersault (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|
* Released: 2004
* Format: CD
* Label: Mana Soundtracks (20021)
| align="center" | -
|-
! scope="row" | ''Fractions''
|
* Released: September 2005
* Format: CD
* Label: NO Records (NN001)
| align="center" | 80
|-
! scope="row" | ''They Blind the Stars, And the Wild Team''
|
* Released: 2009
* Format: 2×CD
* Label: Inertia Recordings (IR5228CD)
| align="center" | -
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of EPs, with selected details
! Title
! Details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Spooky Action at a Distance''
|
* Released: 2002
* Format: CD
* Label: Hello Cleveland! (TAP001)
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===AIR Awards===
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as [[AIR Awards]]) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[AIR Awards of 2009|2009]]<ref name="09noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2009/10/air-nominees/|title=AIR Nominees|date=19 October 2009|access-date=19 August 2020|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918230557/https://www.auspop.com.au/2009/10/air-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="AIRwins">{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|title=History Wins|website=[[Australian Independent Record Labels Association]]|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref>
|''They Blind the Stars, and the Wild Team''
| Best Independent Album
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

===ARIA Music Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [[Australian music]]. They commenced in 1987.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2004|2004]]
| ''Somersault''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album|Best Original Cast or Show Album]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="OST">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-original-soundtrack-cast-show-album|title=History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{AACTAAward BestMusicScore 2000-2019}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Australian electronic musicians]]
[[Category:Australian alternative rock groups]]
[[Category:New South Wales musical groups]]
[[Category:Australian post-rock groups]]
[[Category:Bella Union artists]]

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