Grafton Primary is an Australian electro-noir band from

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."Electro noir storytellers"
by Kylie Northover, ''

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'' (5 September 2008) The band consists of brothers Benjamin and Joshua Garden who attended primary school in

Grafton, New South Wales Grafton ( Bundjalung-Yugambeh: Gumbin Gir) is a city in the Northern Rivers region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located on the Clarence River, approximately by road north-northeast of the state capital Sydney. The closest m ...

. They select drummers and bass players for live shows. Grafton Primary has independently released an EP, ''Relativity'' (2007), and two albums, ''Eon'' (2008) and ''Neo'' (2013). The group has been picked up by

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and has toured widely."Grafton Primary"
by George Palathingal, ''

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'' (22 May 2009)

Members

*Joshua Garden –

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*Benjamin Garden –

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and programming

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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, ''Relativity'' , Best Independent Single/EP , , - , ''Relativity'' , Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album , , -

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grafton Primary 2006 establishments in Australia Australian electronic musicians Australian musical duos Australian new wave musical groups Electronic music duos Musical groups established in 2006 Musical groups from Sydney People from Grafton, New South Wales