Automatic (Australian band)

Automatic
Genres	rock
Years active	1993 -
Labels	Murmur
Members	Matt Fenton Alex Jarvis Richard Taylor Leigh Marlow

Automatic is an Australian rock band formed in Geelong in 1993 by Matt Fenton on guitar and vocals, Alex Jarvis on guitar (both ex-Spinouts), Leigh Marlow on drums and Richard Taylor on bass guitar.^[1][2]

Their single, "Sister K" was engineered by Tom Whitten who earned a nomination at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 for Engineer of the Year for that and two other releases. "Pump it Up" was engineered by Magoo who earned a nomination in 1999 for the same category for that and one other release.^[3]

Members

• Matt Fenton (guitar, vocals)
• Alex Jarvis (guitar)
• Richard Taylor (bass)
• Leigh Marlow (drums)
• Danny Plant (drums)
• Stuart McFarlane (drums)

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details

Title	details
Transmitter	Released: 1996 Label: Murmur (MATTCD042) Formats: CD, LP
Get Together	Released: 1999 Label: Murmur (MATTCD090) Formats: CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS [4]
"Sister K"	1995	-	non album single
"What If..."	1996	-	Transmitter
"It's Like Sound"		98
"Another Up"	1997	-
"Five"		-
"Pump It Up"	1998	85	Occasional Coarse Language soundtrack
"Psychic Cats"		-	Get Together

References

1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Automatic'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
2. Summers, Kim, "Automatic", AllMusic
3. ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Engineer of the Year". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 20.