ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE GEORGE TELEK MEDICAL FUND TO HELP TELEK BEAT CANCER.
We (Not Drowning, Waving) went to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea in July 1988 following an invitation from Greg Seeto, the manger of Pacific Gold Studios, to record in his studio with from local musicians who frequently recorded there. 'Tabaran' is the result of those recordings. Some of the recordings are NDW songs that could fit on any other NDW album. Their lyrics and feel however reflect time spent in PNG. Other pieces are Papua New Guinean songs, both contemporary and traditional. The arrangements have been augmented by our instrumentation. The rest of the songs are collaborations, jointly composed by ourselves and the Pacific Gold musicians.
'Tabaran' is not a representative album of Papua New Guinea music nor is it anthropological. It is merely the result of a 6 week get together between six musicians from Melbourne and a variety of musicians who reside in or near Rabaul on the northwest tip of New Britain island. It was an exciting adventure and a wonderful experience, totally different from anything else we'd done as a band before.
We hope you enjoy it,
Not Drowing, Waving
released May 29, 2018
Recorded at the Pacific Gold Studios Rabaul, PNG July to August 1988
Engineered by Tim Cole assisted by Digby Holeong
Post production at Hothouse Studios assisted by Paul Annison and Sing Sing Studios Melbourne Australia assisted by Miranda McLachlan
Songs 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 ixed at Platnium Studios by Paul Kosky
Produced by Paul Kosky and Not Drowning, Waving
1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 Mixed by Tim Cole at Hotshouse Studios
Produced by Not Drowning, Waving
'Up In The Mountains' recorded at Fast Forward Studios, 1986,
Engineered, mixed and produced by John French, Time Cole and Not Drowning, Waving
Mastered at The Enormadome by Tim Cole
Art & Design - Russel Bradley |
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Photography - Philip Greenwood
PNG Photos - Russel Bradley, Time Cole, Rowan McKinnon and Jaime Murcia
Photo of Telek - Tim Webster
Photo of NDW '05 - Jaime Murcia
NOT DROWNING, WAVING: Russel Bradley, David Bridie, Tim Cole, Rowan McKinnon, Helen Mountfort, John Philips and James Southall
Lyrics by David Bridie except 'Tabaran' and 'Abebe' by Telek
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