Sekret Sekret was a post-punk psychedelic band that grew out of the late-70s
Sydney punk scene with members from Broken Toys, Johnny Dole and the Scabs and Blackrunner. The band became influential in the Australian underground scene and had a number of successes in the indie charts, most notably with their sonic-folk hit 'New King Jack'.
The band played mostly inner-city venues from 1979 to 1984 and became known for their catchy pop-punk tunes as well as their low-volume/low-exertion live performances, which became louder and marginally more animated as time passed. The band broke up twice, first from burn-out, then from differences over direction. Three of its members went on to mainstream chart success with surf-dub-swamp band the Cruel Sea. The band's frontman David Virgin pursued a solo career and continues to record and perform in his native Dublin.
In August 2008 Feel Presents archivist Tim Pittman released Happy Town Sounds (Singles, Live & Rare), a double-CD retrospective of the band which comprises some 32 tracks (23 previously unreleased) and includes a 28-page booklet which details the history of the band.
Get your copy here.
And if you just can't get enough, eyeball some images and listen to some mp3s, then go check out Sekret Sekret on MySpace which is maintained by David.
Sekret Sekret were: David Virgin: vocals. Dan Rumour: guitar. Pete Mullany: guitar. Des Devlin: bass & guitar. Colin Ellis: drums (1979). Jim Elliott: drums (from 1980). Ken Gormly: bass (from 1983).
Contact: sekretarchive@gmail.com
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