Not Drowning, Waving Melbourne, Australia
NDW's music was haunting, evocative, brooding, sensuous and a million other words that excite people who type for a living. In record stores, you could usually find NDW filed under ambient or art-rock, ill-fitting labels if ever there were. Though they were often minimalist, they never made background music. Arty by comparison to other acts of the era, but they knocked out some glorious pop tunes. ... more
Not Drowning, Waving recommends:
The Revival Meeting
by My Friend The Chocolate Cake
What began as a sidestep from NDW became a full-on band of its own.
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The Wisdom Line
by David Bridie
David Bridie's latest solo album.
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supported by 5 fans who also own “Sing Sing”
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Projects 2
by David Bridie & John Phillips
supported by 4 fans who also own “Sing Sing”
Projects 2 is a truly beautiful collection of interesting pieces and songs that captures a kind of mysticism and wonder that I really don't hear nearly often enough. I especially love the ethereal beauty that is "Rainbows In My Desert" that paints images of serene desert spirits dancing across a vast horizon in my minds eye. All in all, I very much enjoyed listening to this album and I highly recommended it!
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The Map and the Territory
by EXEK
Aussie six-piece showcases a buoyant co-mingling of jazz-funk grooves, snappy post-punk riffs, and krautrock motoriks.
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Paid Salvation
by A. Swayze and the Ghosts
Toothy rock & roll from this Australian group that puts a premium on buzzsaw riffs and herky-jerk, Devo-style vocals
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