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Motor Ace was an Australian alternative rock band. Formed in Melbourne around 1998, out of the remains of another band named Snowblind, their members were Patrick ('Patch') Robertson (vocals/guitar), Damian Birchall Costin (drums), Matt Balfe (bass) and Dave Ong (guitar).

Early History

Motor Ace's swaggering rock anthems have seen many commentators liken them to Brit rockers The Verve and Oasis (band)|Oasis. Motor Ace supported the latter during their Australian tour in 2002. Unusually, they also once supported (along with Bodyjar) blink-182 during their 2000 Australian tour. Along with 28 Days, Machine Gun Fellatio and NoKTuRNL, they were part of a wave of mostly successful young Australian acts signed to Mushroom Records|Festival Mushroom Records' development label Sputnik, which launched in 1999.

The band began recording their debut release, a self-titled EP, during April of 1999. On it they worked with producer Paul McKercher, who has also assisted well-known efforts by You Am I and The Cruel Sea (band)|The Cruel Sea. The eventual tracklisting of their self-titled release included "Chairman of the Board", "Chromakey", "Criminal Past", "Lowrider" and "Fluke". Other songs, "American Shoes" and "Siamese", were also considered, but were left out after the band decided they wanted to make a straight-up... read all