Automatic (Australian band)
{{Short description|Australian rock band}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = rock
| years_active = 1993 -
| label = Murmur
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| current_members = Matt Fenton
Alex Jarvis
Richard Taylor
Leigh Marlow
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Automatic is an Australian rock band formed in Geelong in 1993 by Matt Fenton on guitar and vocals, Alex Jarvis on guitar (both ex-Spinouts), Leigh Marlow on drums and Richard Taylor on bass guitar.{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title= Encyclopedia entry for 'Automatic' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=51 |access-date= 22 February 2018 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040803075010/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=51 |archive-date=3 August 2004}}{{Citation | last = Summers | first = Kim | title = Automatic | periodical = AllMusic | url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/automatic-mn0000052440/biography }}
Their single, "Sister K" was engineered by Tom Whitten who earned a nomination at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 for Engineer of the Year for that and two other releases. "Pump it Up" was engineered by Magoo who earned a nomination in 1999 for the same category for that and one other release.ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web | url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/engineer-of-the-year?view=list | title = Winners by Award – Engineer of the Year | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 28 April 2018 }}
Members
- Matt Fenton (guitar, vocals)
- Alex Jarvis (guitar)
- Richard Taylor (bass)
- Leigh Marlow (drums)
- Danny Plant (drums)
- Stuart McFarlane (drums)
Discography
= Albums =
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| scope="row"| Transmitter
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| scope="row"| Get Together
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=Singles=
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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| 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=20}} |
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| scope="row"| "Sister K"
| 1995 | - | {{n/a|non album single}} |
| scope="row"| "What If..."
|rowspan="2"| 1996 | - |rowspan="4"| Transmitter |
| scope="row"| "It's Like Sound"
| 98 |
| scope="row"| "Another Up"
|rowspan="2"| 1997 | - |
| scope="row"| "Five"
| - |
| scope="row"| "Pump It Up"
|rowspan="2"| 1998 | 85 |
| scope="row"| "Psychic Cats"
| - | Get Together |