On the 26th of May, 2023, we said goodbye to a sweet, gentle soul, mentor and comrade, Andrew R. Penhallow.

Founder of Volition Records.

"I lived for my art, i lived for love"

Hi I'm Dave,

I have a little electronic band called Boxcar, i still dabble in electronic music quite a bit and collaborated with Andy a lot both in the late 80’s through to
1996 and more recently again in the last 6 or so years. That’s been a real source of joy for me. Andrew has believed in me as a producer, composer, remixer.

These days i create TV and film music and sound. I’ll to try keep my comments brief. I loved Andy, i think he was fond of me.

Andy loved Robert Racic, DJ, Producer and artist. Trailblazer in dance music.

Andy and I were creative comrades, collaborators. The Volition office had a sense of family, of creating and releasing exciting eclectic fresh electronic, house & indie rock music. The Volition team, led by Andrew, Chris, Leah helped rocket the careers of artists in this room and beyond.

Andy with Robert Racic as our producer, propelled my band's debut album, and all three singles from it to the top 10 US billboard dance charts in the early 90's.
We went to New York, toured Asia, went to the UK, we charted the waves from late 80’s synth pop, rave and house.

We toured with the Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Depeche Mode, toured Australia in the original Boiler Room.We collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys’ team, met & were remixed by legends like Arthur Baker & Francois Kevorkian (known for his legendary production from Midnight Oil, Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk - yes! even the Bangles and Simple Minds). We were remixed by legendary UK DJ Producer Justin Robertson..

Andrew had the vibe. He was vibe.

We used to get lost down backstage corridors and shout quotes from Spinal Tap, which is like the bible of the music industry.
We never took ourselves too seriously and neither did he.

None of this without Andrew. We laughed a lot, we enjoyed a meal.
Recently he even came down from his beloved Blue Mountains retreat with Virginia to support me DJ'ing to a packed room. 'Good Dave'.

I can’t think of any higher praise than someone literally being a culture shifter, an innovator, and most critically someone who connects, guides and and raises talent to success. I cant even begin to tell you how much I’ll miss our Andy, AP. My condolences to Virginia, all his family, friends, collaborators and comrades. We'll all miss him so very very much.

X Dave Smith (Boxcar).

"Godfather of Australian Electronic Music"

Our hearts are absolutely broken. Shocked to learn our friend, collaborator, Volition / So Solid svengali and all round dear funny man, Andrew R. Penhallow is gone. All our love to Andrew's partner Virginia, brother John and extended family, all the Factory / Volition extended family, his gigantic group of friends, bands, electronic producers, DJ's et al.

Won't be another, like him. A real character. Our last chat only recently was full of warmth and laughter.. it was good boxcar news, Andy loved a good Greek meal. Loved great music and believed 100% in Australian electronic producers and DJ's long before most knew any existed. An #australianmusic #pioneer #factoryrecords #electronicmusic #godfatherozelectronicmusic

We'll miss you so much AP, you changed us and Australian music forever, from Severed Heads to Falling Joys, Vision Four Five, Itch-E & Scratch-E, Single Gun Theory, Sexing the Cherry, FSOM, Sisters Underground, Southend, Scattered Order, Ups & Downs...the sensational Robert Racic and Factory Music before that!

A.P was a TRAILBLAZER. More tributes to follow. It's a lot.
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Photo of Andy by Dave S, circa 1991, NYC.

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In collaboration with Fauve Records : four stonking techno disco remixes of Comet, from the cream of the crop of contemporary electronic producers..from Melbourne to Hong Kong, from Italy to the UK.

Currently out of stock, but add to your wishlist and get mailed for a second pressing via Juno.

This week's edition features a full-length feature special on the band BOXCAR. Mark interviews Dave Smith from the band playing demos, rare remixes and full length 12" versions from the VERTIGO/RE:VISION period - all exclusive to ELECTRONIQUE.

ELECTRONIQUE RADIO is a 1.5hr weekly show, hosted by Mark Dynamix. Mark remasters all those great New Wave & Synth Pop 12" mixes from the 80's and early 90's. The show is broadcast on KISS FM 87.6-87.9 FM in Melbourne, Australia every Tues 2:30-4pm & Sat 9-10:30am and also streamed around the world from their website: kissfm.com.au/LIVE

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TRACKLIST:
1. Boxcar - Gas Stop (François Kevorkian High Octane Mix)
2. Boxcar - Insect (Robert Racic Club Mix)
3. Boxcar - Comet (Demo)
4. Boxcar - Index
5. Boxcar - Insect (Instrumental Demo)
6. Boxcar - Vertigo (Spiral Dub)
7. Boxcar - Cruel To You
8. Boxcar - Hit & Run (Racic Acid On The Rocks)
9. Boxcar - Hit & Run (Boxcar vs Marc Tasio Back2Detroit Dub)
10. Boxcar - Comet (Francis Xavier Remix)
11. Boxcar - Gas Stop (François Kevorkian Unleaded Dub)
12. Boxcar - Universal Hymn
13. Boxcar - Lelore (Boxcar Afrodisko Remix)
14. Boxcar - Lelore (Technoafro Mix)
15. Boxcar - Insect (Tunnel Signs Classic Bass Dub)
16. Boxcar - Freemason (Arthur Baker Shakedown Remix)