Martin Rotsey

Martin Rotsey is an Australian guitarist, and was a member of the rock band Midnight Oil from 1977 until the band's dissolution in 2002.

In 2006, he joined fellow Midnight Oil member Rob Hirst's projects Ghostwriters and The Angry Tradesmen. He is also featured - together with Hirst - on the track "Around the world" from fellow Midnight Oil guitarist Jim Moginie's solo debut album "Alas Folkloric".

In 2010 Rotsey teamed up with two other former members of Midnight Oil, Hirst and Moginie, and Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie to form a new surf rock band, The Break. Their debut album Church of the Open Sky was released on 16 April 2010 on the independent label Bombora, distributed by MGM. A tour of Australia followed.

Midnight Oil
  • Peter Garrett
  • Bones Hillman
  • Rob Hirst
  • Jim Moginie
  • Martin Rotsey
  • Peter Gifford
  • Andrew James
Studio albums
  • Midnight Oil
  • Head Injuries
  • Place without a Postcard
  • 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Red Sails in the Sunset
  • Diesel and Dust
  • Blue Sky Mining
  • Earth and Sun and Moon
  • Breathe
  • Redneck Wonderland
  • Capricornia
Charting singles
1978
"Run by Night"
1981
"Don't Wanna Be the One"
"Armistice Day"
1982
"Power and the Passion"
"Read About It"
"US Forces"
1986
"The Dead Heart"
1987
"Beds Are Burning"
" Put Down that Weapon"
1988
"Dreamworld"
1990
"Blue Sky Mine"
"Forgotten Years"
"King of the Mountain"
"Bedlam Bridge"
"One Country"
1992
"Sometimes"
1993
"Truganini"
"My Country"
"In the Valley"
"Drums of Heaven"
"Outbreak of Love"
1996
"Underwater"
"Surf's Up Tonight"
1998
"Redneck Wonderland"
"White Skin Black Heart"
"Cemetery In My Mind"
2000
"The Real Thing"
2002
"Golden Age"
Compilations and EPs
  • Bird Noises
  • Species Deceases
  • 20,000 Watt R.S.L.
  • Flat Chat
  • Essential Oils
Live and other albums
  • The Green Disc
  • Scream in Blue
  • The Real Thing
  • Best of Both Worlds
Videos and films
  • Black Fella White Fella
  • Black Rain Falls
  • 20,000 Watt R.S.L. The Midnight Oil Collection
  • Best of Both Worlds
Additional personnel
  • Glyn Johns
  • Nick Launay
  • Magoo
  • Gary Morris
Related articles
  • Discography
  • Ghostwriters
  • Oil Rag
  • Category
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Name Rotsey, Martin
Alternative names
Short description Australian guitarist for midnight oil and other bands.
Date of birth
Place of birth Australia
Date of death
Place of death


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