Mess Esque
Mess Esque is a collaboration between Australian musicians Mick Turner and Helen Franzmann whose thoughtful, experimental indie rock ebbs and flows between moments of fragile beauty and great dynamic swells. The duo made their debut in 2021 with Dream #12 followed later in the year by a second self-titled album.
Mick Turner, a founding member of instrumental post-rock icons Dirty Three, and Helen Franzmann, better known for her eclectic work as McKisko, began working together during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, recording remotely between their respective homes in Melbourne and Brisbane. The music that emerged was often slow and dreamlike, with Franzmann's airy vocals casting a hypnotic spell over Turner's distinctive guitar work. Both meandering and deliberate, the duo captures a wide range of tones and emotions within a single song.
Musically prodigious in their early days, Mess Esque released their debut album, Dream #12, in April 2021 and followed it up with a second eponymous full-length in October of the same year.
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Mess Esque
Alternative & Indie - Released by Drag City Records on 22 Oct 2021
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Jupiter (Mix)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Drag City Records on 24 Aug 2021
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Dream #12
Mess Esque, Mick Turner, McKisko
New Age - Released by Bedroom Suck Records on 2 Apr 2021
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Sweetspot
Alternative & Indie - Released by Drag City Records on 29 Sep 2021
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Take it outside
Alternative & Indie - Released by Drag City Records on 27 Jul 2021
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Big Old Blue
Mess Esque, Mick Turner, McKisko
New Age - Released by Bedroom Suck Records on 12 Mar 2021
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Armour your amor
Alternative & Indie - Released by Drag City on 26 Aug 2022
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