Name: The Ocean

Years active: Since 2001

Members: Five

How would you describe your sound: Imagine you're diving at the Barrier reef... you're at about 20-30 metres, abundant marine life all around you, there's moray eels hiding under the rocks but they are not really dangerous, you're looking at parrot fish and clown fish and sea fans moving gently in the current ... all of a sudden, you're running out of breath. Your regulator fails. It's not your lucky day. You look up and see a huge water column above you. You panic. And while you desperately ascend in a rush, the CO2 in your blood expands, explodes... the sparkling water effect. You panic even more as you realise that you won't reach the surface in time. And in the midst of all this, a big f---ing tiger shark is closing in ... that's kinda what we sound like.

What inspired you to start making music? Being a crazy Guns N'Roses fan at 11 years of age

Who are your musical heroes? The Swans, Neurosis, Breach, Refused, Tom Waits, Brian Eno

Three favorite songs of all time: Refused - Tannhäuser / Derivee, Neurosis - The Doorway and Breach - Valid

Do you have a day job? No. I play in this band and run a record label.

What is your favourite thing about Canberra? I can't tell you, the only other time we've ever been in Canberra was in 2012 and all we got to see was the ANU Bar. So this will both be my favourite and my least favourite thing about Canberra

What is your least favourite thing about Canberra? See above

Where can we catch your next performance?  Thursday April 9  at  The Basement, Canberra