Magic Dirt

Magic Dirt are a rock band from Australia, initally characterised by a raucous grunge sound. Formed in Geelong, Victoria in 1991, the band originally consisted of Daniel Herring (guitar), Adam Robertson (drums), Adalita Srsen (vocals and guitar), and Dean Turner (bass). Despite going through a number of lineup changes during their long career, Magic Dirt were popular on the Australian alternative and festival circuits throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including scoring support slots early in their career for Sonic Youth and Pavement.https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/programs/the-j-files/magic-dirt/10274596
==Links To Peel==
Peel played some tracks from the band on his shows including a session in the 90's. He added their 'Supertear' track on his Peel Out In The States series, broadcast on some American college radio stations in 1993.
==Festive Fifty Entries==
None
==Sessions==
One session. Recorded 1997-10-28. First broadcast: 03 December 1997. Repeated: None 
*Ice  / Shrinko / X Ray / Heavy Business.
The versions of "Ice" and "Heavy Business" from this session were released in 2002 on disc two of the expanded version of the band's What Are Rock Stars Doing Today album,https://www.discogs.com/Magic-Dirt-What-Are-Rock-Stars-Doing-Today/release/2616956 which was originally released in 2000. An unreleased expanded vinyl version of What Are Rock Stars Doing Today was to include the session versions of "Ice", "Heavy Business", and "X-Ray"https://www.discogs.com/Magic-Dirt-What-Are-Rock-Stars-Doing-Today/release/7144403 on its fourth side; it appears however that only a test pressing of the vinyl edition was made.
==Other Shows Played==
;thumb|330x330px1993
*06 August 1993: Super Tear (7") Fellaheen
*14 August 1993 (BFBS): Supertear (EP - Signs Of Satanic Youth) Au Go Go
;1997
*02 September 1997: Ice (album - Magic Dirt) Dirt
*16 September 1997: Ice (album - Magic Dirt) Dirt
*18 September 1997 (Radio Eins): Super Tear
;Other
*Peel Out In The States: Super Tear
== External links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Keep It Peel artist page
==References==
Category:Artists