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Founded on bare bones, Goita might easily be mistaken for a much larger outfit at first listen, but they are only two: Pawl and Dug. The Goita experience is one of being drawn toward - and unable to turn away from - a startlingly palpable sonic phenomenon. The band carves incalculable sonic soundscapes out of solid rock riffs. Syncopated funk and odd times blister shoulder to shoulder with power punk beats. Thickly thunderous bass and drums kick through crunching distortion directly into the bloodstream. In 1990, Pawl Andersen (bass and vocals) and Dug Threlfall (drums and vocals) first converged with guitarist Pall Archer to form north coast based funk/rock/freak band Cartoon. The trio first grabbed the Australian music scene's attention when Triple J- rotated tunes "River" and "Find the Time" propelled Cartoon onto the tour circuit. Trillions of kilometres later, Cartoon had covered the distance and come to the end of the gaffa tape. Time rolled on for post-Cartoon Pawl through