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March Gathering 2015

by THIN AIR

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1.
Gina Lollabrigida 03:46
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Arriving, on a hire plane. She's taking a sabbatical: iced tea, banana lounging. Sinking. Into the Amazon. All the good things (she's said to herself) - go where all the good things are! No tomato, no Italian. No potato, no Russian. No chilli, no... uh? No coca no cocoa no cacao no no no CUCKOO!! /I kind of like this/Feels like cunnilingus/when I say her name/ /If you say it softly/she will let you speak/again!/ (sighs.) Leaving, on a higher plane. Don't know when I'll get that again!
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Juliette of the Herbs 03:40
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Juliette Of The Herbs I am a garden in Greece I am a white poppy seed I’m her hands where they’re needed Do do do do do do I am the cat in the river I am the ash on the roots I’m the leaves drawing venom Do do do do do do (Saxophone solo) I am the father of children I am a most foreign liege and I’m his lands where they’ve ceded Do do do do do do I am the body divining I am the constant bouquet I am a caravan-in-yearning Do do do do do do Lye lye lye… To be continued.
3.
Gong 00:23
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4.
The Appian Way 03:09
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Stand by... Robin? What'd we do with them?!
5.
Leonard Koan 03:38
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Stand by. Ug. Transcription.
6.
Prunes 04:49
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Please see image attached to track.
7.
The Ballad of Matt Part 2 03:00
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The Ballad of Matt Part 2 You don’t get it Right now But I will Keep trying to help You see how You don’t get it Right now But baby I’ll keep trying Can’t you see now Now now Now now Life is confusing: Baby it doesn’t owe you anything. Stop trying to explain it. Life confuses. It does. Ha. You don’t get it right now Yeah yeah yeah You don’t get it right now Yeah yeah yeah Ow! You don’t… you don’t get it right now… You don’t get it… o no… et cetera. You’re soft AND you’re hard I give up I give up I’m going to let you be In your own time baby Come to me In your own time... Come round To me.
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Techtonic Shiftworker's Lullabye 06:38
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9.
Moorooka Magic Mile 02:15
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10.
"Lifestyle Choices" 02:45
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“Lifestyle Choices” They didn’t want me to know! I had to read it UP-SIDE DOWN They didn’t want me to know! NO UNDERSTANDING NO UNDERSTANDING NO!! God didn’t want her to live – When they invented A BEEONIC HEART (S)HE DIDN’T WANT HER TO LIVE! NO UNDERSTANDING NO UNDERSTANDING NO!! Ooh Ahh Ooh Ahh Ooh Ahh Don’t know…don’t know NO!! He didn’t want to se/concede He told them it was a “LIFESTYLE CHOICE” He didn’t want to concede NO UNDERSTANDING NO UNDERSTANDING NO!! Ooh Ahh Ooh Ahh Ooh Ahh Don’t know…don’t know NO!! Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah…
11.
Just Like That! 01:37
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12.
Stupid Blues. 04:22
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13.
The Ballad of Matt Part 1 03:25
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about

This album documents the first gathering of Thin Air, a project focussed on amplifying intangible qualities in music/lyrics by minimising repetition of processes and available time.

All 13 tracks were written and recorded in four days by Jackie Marshall (Peppercorn Queen), Producer Robin Waters (The Boat People) and a constant stream of collaborators who dropped in during that time, responding to an open call out at the start of the process. These included James O'Brien (Darling James, The Boat People), Dan Parsons, Tim Harvey, Scott McConnachie, Jake Rush (Louis Spoils), Jackson Pain (The Tropes), Selwyn Cozens (Major Rock Hard Abs), Ben Tolliday (The Eye Fives, We are the West) and Matt Nelson.

Songs were written in an hour and performed live without common recording practices such as (with the exception of 'Stupid Blues') overdubs, click tracks or headphones. Using, in almost all cases, either whole or combined first and second takes. This is not with the intention of trying to assert any kind of superior musical abilities (note the re-combining and shortening of multiple takes) but rather to ensure speed was maintained and that the listener would hear uncertainty on the part of the performers. The songs themselves are stylistically wide ranging and genre touch-stones or lyrics were heavily informed by whoever happened to turn up at the studio on a particular day. All songs were mixed by Waters over four days in June.

Marshall and Waters intend more gatherings beyond Melbourne, making use of other collaborators in Brisbane and beyond. They also hope to take the process out of a recording studio context so the constant making of songs can be something an audience experiences as part of their performances.

If you were given this album or found it on a torrent you can purchase it from thinairproject.bandcamp.com

credits

released October 12, 2015

Thin Air is a project by Jackie Marshall and Robin Waters

Produced by Robin Waters at Glamour Trowel, Melbourne from 10-13th March 2015 and Mixed from 16th-19th June 2015.

Mastered by Emmerson Bavington Sept 2015

Cover Art by: Jackie Marshall

Gina Lollabrigida
Written by Jackie Marshal (Vocals) Robin Waters (Ur hu, Zither, Vocals) and Jack Monte (Acoustic Guitar)

Juliette of the Herbs
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar), Robin Waters (Vocals, Electric Guitar) and Scott McConnachie (Tenor Saxophone)

Gong
Written by Jackie Marshall (Acoustic Guitar), Robin Waters (Percussion) and James O'Brien (Electric Guitar) and Selwyn Cozens (Electronic Drums)

The Appian Way
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar), Robin Waters (Vocals, Electric Guitar) and Tim Harvey (Vocals, Electric Guitar)

Leonard Koan
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocals) Robin Waters (Electric Guitar, Vocals)

Prunes
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar), Robin Waters (Vocals, Electric Guitar) and Tim Harvey (Vocals, Electric Guitar)

The Ballad of Matt Part 2
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar), Robin Waters (Rhodes), Matt Nelson (Acoustic Guitar) and Selwyn Cozens (Drums)

Techtonic Shiftworker's Lullaby
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocals), Robin Waters (Fender Rhodes), Scott McConnachie (Tenor Saxophone) and Ben Tolliday (Cello, Skype Noise)

Moorooka Magic Mile
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocalisations, Acoustic Guitar), Robin Waters (Vocalisations, Percussion), James O'Brien (Electric Guitar) and Selwyn Cozens (Electronic Drums)

"Lifestyle Choices"
Written by Jackie Marshall (Electric Guitar), Robin Waters (Vocals, Electric Bass Guitar) Jackson Payne (Vocals, Electric Guitar) and Jake Rush (Drums)

Just Like That
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar), Robin Waters (Vocals, 12 string Acoustic Guitar), Dan Parsons (Vocals, Electric Guitar) and James O'Brien (Vocals, Tambourine)


Stupid Blues
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocals), Robin Waters (Vocals, Shaker, Electric Guitar), James O'Brien (Vocals, Shaker, Electric Bass Guitar) and Selwyn Cozens (Drums, Shaker, Electronic Drums)


The Ballad of Matt Part 1
Written by Jackie Marshall (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar), Robin Waters (Rhodes), Matt Nelson (Acoustic Guitar) and Selwyn Cozens (Drums)

Thanks to: Augie, Alicia and All.

contact: robinwaterstheperson at gmail dot com

Other Projects:

Jackie Marshall / The Peppercorn Queen
www.sugarrushmusic.com.au/project/jackie-marshall/
www.jackiemarshall.com

Robin Waters / Glamour Trowel
(Production) robinwaters.weebly.com
(Solo Release) glamourtrowel.weebly.com


If you found this album in a download or it was shared with you by a friend, you can buy the album from… thinairproject.bandcamp.com

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