Australian Soundscapes: Mutawinji
Field recordings by David Lumsdaine capture one of the most extraordinary bird songs on disc: pied butcherbirds at Spirey Creek in the Warrumbungles, with further bush soundscapes from the sacred site of Mutawinji in far western New South Wales.
Lumsdaine made these Australian bush soundscapes on location. The long opening track is devoted to pied butcherbirds at Spirey Creek in the Warrumbungles.
The remaining tracks were recorded at Mutawinji in far western New South Wales, following dawn light, wind on the ridges, and a grey shrikethrush colloquy.
Artist
David Lumsdaine
David Lumsdaine’s music binds serial craft to Australian landscape and birdsong, from the Bach-haunted piano meditation Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh’ to the dense cello concerto A Garden of Earthly Delights and pure field recordings of bush dawn choruses.
Tracks
- Pied Butcherbirds of Spirey Creek 21:39
- 1. Prelude 4:51
- 2. First Light 7:16
- 3. Sunrise 6:22
- 4. Sunrise 3:57
- 5. Wind on the Ridges 14:01
- 6. Grey Shrikethrush Colloquy 5:39
Mutawinji
Performers
- David Lumsdaine · field recordings
Contributors
Where to listen
Australian Soundscapes: Mutawinji is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Australian Soundscapes: Mutawinji is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- TP091
- Total playing time
- 63 minutes 45 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- David Lumsdaine
- Credit
- Ken Griffiths
Lumsdaine Design
Tim Lumsdaine - Release date
- 1996
- Label
- Tall Poppies
- Musical work
copyright - © 1996 Tall Poppies Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1996 Tall Poppies Records
- Category
- Voice / Soundscape
- Genres
- Spoken Word, Experimental
- Barcode
- EAN 9399011009128
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