Shame File Music specialises in documenting Australian experimental music, both contemporary and historical.
Originating in the early 1990s, Shame File began as a tape label releasing and distributing cassettes of punk and noise bands. Later, the label moved to CDR, CD and online releases, along with an interest more concerned with experimental music.
As well as producing our own releases, Shame File also hosts an extensive mailorder catalogue that represents the many varied facets of Australian experimental music. The punk ethos remains with the availability of obtaining releases via trades as well by purchase.
Landmark releases such as Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music and the online reissue of NMATAPES has positioned Shame File Music as a significant documenter of the history of Australian experimental music.
A brief history of Shame File Music: 1990-2003
SHAM001 KAOS “We Do Not Have Speech Impediments” cassette (now available on CDR) (1990)
SHAM002 Henry Rollins “Spoken Absurd” cassette (1992)- deleted
SHAM003 Various Artists “Gosh, I’m So Punk” cassette (1993) - deleted
SHAM004 Undecisive God “The Difference Between Light and Shadow” cassette (1994) - deleted, available on SHAM017 or download
SHAM005 Undecisive God “The Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge” cassette (1994, licensed to Smell the Stench Tapes in 2000) - deleted, available on SHAM019 or download
SHAM006 Sonic Youth “E.V.O.Lution” cassette (1994) - deleted
SHAM007 Various Artists “A Land of Sweeping Sound” cassette (now avaible on CDR) (1995, split release with French label SPOCK) download here
SHAM008 Punchbag / Undecisive God split cassette (1996) - deleted
SHAM009 Undecisive God “Purple Silk, Yellowed Clothes” cassette (1999) - deleted, available on SHAM020
SHAM010 Undecisive God “Prodigal” cassette (2000) - deleted, available on SHAM022 or download here
SHAM011 NeTe “Greatest Non-hits 1” cassette (now available on CDR) (2000) or download here
SHAM012 Kill “Greatest Non-hits 2” cassette (2000) - deleted
SHAM013 Various Artists “Behind Closed Doors: Australian Home-Recorded Experiments” CD (2000) download here
SHAM014 Kettle / Undecisive God “Digilogue” mini CD (2001, split release with Label:KETTLE) download here
SHAM015 Undecisive God CD (2001, split release with Smell the Stench) download here
SHAM016 Various Artists “Sound in the Absence of Light: Behind Closed Doors Live” CD (2002) download here
SHAM017 Undecisive God “Archive One: 1991-4” CD (2002, split release with Smell the Stench)
SHAM018 The Unnameable “But of that, I Will Not Speak...” CD (2002)
SHAM019 Undecisive God “Archive Two: 1994-5” CD (2002)
SHAM020 Undecisive God “Archive Three: 1995” double CD (2003)
SHAM021 Undeceive God / W.I.T. “Modern Discourse” business card CD (2003) - deleted, download here
SHAM022 Undecisive God "Archive Four: 2000" CD (2003) - deleted, available on SHAM028
SHAM023 Undecisive God "Offering" CD (2003)
SHAM024 Diaspora "ohmwrld" CD (2004) download here
SHAM025 Undecisive God "Border Protection Policy" CD (2004) download here
SHAM026 Various Artists "The Undertow: undercurrents of Australian experimental music" CD (2004) download here
SHAM027 Undecisive God "Archive Five: 2001" double CD (2004)
SHAM028 Undecisive God "Sound Archive" mp3 CD (2005)
SHAM029 Scott Sinclair & Clinton Green "With Doors Open" CD (2005, split release with Half/Theory) download here
SHAM030 Scott Sinclair & Clinton Green "Tamas" mp3/CDEP (2005) - deleted, download here
SHAM031 W.I.T. "While You Were Ill..." (Terra Australis Incognita volume I) mp3/CDEP (2005)
SHAM032 Undecisive God "A Year of Silence" CD (2005) download here
SHAM033 The Feeder "Locus of Variation" (Terra Australis Incognita volume II)mp3/CDEP (2005)
SHAM034 Undecisive God "Headless" (Terra Australis Incognita volume III)mp3/CDEP (2005)
SHAM035 r.domain "In Remembrance" (Terra Australis Incognita volume IV) mp3/CDEP (2005)
SHAM036 Undecisive God "Eccentricites" CD (2005) download here
SHAM037 Bokor "Venture" (Terra Australis Incognita) mp3/CDEP volume V) mp3/CDEP (2006)
SHAM038 Hi-God People "Shortwave Children" (Terra Australis Incognita) mp3/CDEP (2006)
SHAM039 Various Artists "NMATAPES #1" mp3/CD (2006, originally released 1982)
SHAM040 Various Artists "NMATAPES #2" mp3/CD (2006, originally released 1983)
SHAM041 Various Artists "NMATAPES #3" mp3/CD (2006, originally released 1984)
SHAM042 Various Artists "NMATAPES #4" mp3/double CD (2006, originally released 1985)
SHAM043 Various Artists "NMATAPES #5" mp3/CD (2006, originally released 1987)
SHAM044 Various Artists "NMATAPES #6" mp3/CD (2006, originally released 1988)
SHAM045 Various Artists "NMATAPES #7" mp3/CD (2006, originally released 1989)
SHAM046 Various Artists "NMATAPES #8" mp3/CD (2006, originally released 1990)
SHAM047 Various Artists "NMATAPES #9" mp3/CD (2006, originally released 1991)
SHAM048 Various Artists "NMATAPES #10" mp3/CD (2006, originally released 1992)
SHAM049 Bite the Capsicum mini CD (2006) download here
SHAM050 Various Artists - Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music: 1930-1973 CD (2007)
SHAM051 Undecisive God - Duos for Guitar and Broken Records mini CD (2007)
SHAM052 Undecisive God - Everything's Broken CD (2007) download here
SHAM053 The Scroungers - Bored, Pissed and Agro: 1991-7 mp3/CD (2009)
SHAM054 Arthur Cantrill - Chromatic Mysteries CD (2010)
SHAM055 Undecisive God - Archive Six: 2002-2003 2CD (2010)
SHAM056 Various Artists - Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music: volume II 1974-1983 2CD (due 2010)
SHAM057 Undecisive God - Archive Seven: 2004 2CD (2010)