a small but effective palette of instruments from guitar, bass and drums to Yamaha Electone organ, trombone and glockenspiel, Minimum Chips have managed to achieve a cult following in Australia. Australian Music Onlines Andrew White felt that Gardenesque was "22 minutes' worth of musical ambiguity seems to me the best way to describe this short record. Ambiguity I say, because when you first listen it's all oh-so-vague to you; moreover, it struggles to define itself between any two tracks, but I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong." Releases such as Gardenesque and Sound Asleep show further musical progression and exploration into more complicated structures while still retaining their evocative, intimate and eclectic sound. On 14 November 2005 Minimum Chips issued their debut studio album, Kitchen Tea Thankyou, via Trifekta. Sophie Best of The Age felt it was "a surprising, intoxicating work evoking the exotic and faraway, rather than the local and familiar." It was co-produced by Patterson with Greg Walker, who Best observed had "created fluorescent textures and shimmering surfaces that don't entirely disguise the home-made charm suggested in the title." Minimum Chips released a second compilation album, Lady Grey, in 2006 via Moteer Records. They disbanded in early 2007, but briefly reunited in November 2012 to play a gig to celebrate Chapter Music's 20th anniversary. Members Julian Patterson – guitars, drums, glockenspiel, synthesiser, sampler, casiotone Nicole Thibault – vocals, organ, trombone, keyboards, drums Ian Wadley – drums, guitar, trumpet, synthesiser, organ Guy Blackman – bass guitar Ellen Turner – bass guitar Discography Albums Portfolio (compilation album, Chapter Music, 2002) Kitchen Tea Thankyou (Trifekta, 14 November 2005) Lady Grey (compilation album, Moteer Records, 2006) Extended plays Minimum Chips / Molasses (split EP) (Chapter Music, 1995) Blip (Chapter Music, 1996) Swish (Varispeed, 1997) Freckles (Trifekta, 2000) Gardenesque (Trifekta, 21 July 2003) Sound Asleep (Sound Malfunction Recordings, 2004) Singles "Postal" / "For Free" (Minimum Chips / Alastair Galbraith, split single) (Varispeed, 1997) References External links Musical groups from Brisbane Australian electronic music groups Australian indie rock groups Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 2007