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'''''[[Havilah (album)|Havilah]] ''''' is the fifth album from [[The Drones]], released in September 2008. It debuted at #47 on the Australian album charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50 |title=ARIA Top 50 album charts |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |date=2008-09-29 |accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref> |
'''''[[Havilah (album)|Havilah]] ''''' is the fifth album from [[The Drones]], released in September 2008. The title of album, is a biblical reference to a Shangri-La-esque town with an abundance of gold. It is also the name of a valley near where the album was recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/a-country-harvest/2008/09/25/1222217392352.html |title=A country harvest|publisher=[[The Age]] |last=Donovan|first=Patrick|date=2008-09-26|accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref> The album debuted at #47 on the Australian album charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50 |title=ARIA Top 50 album charts |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |date=2008-09-29 |accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref> |
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The album was recorded at the home of lead singer Gareth Liddiard and his partner/band bassist Fiona Kitschin, |
The album was recorded at the mud-brick home of lead singer Gareth Liddiard and his partner/band bassist Fiona Kitschin, outside [[Myrtleford, Victoria|Myrtleford]] (at the base of Victoria’s [[Mount Buffalo]]). <blockquote>"It's like a little world unto itself in the forest. It's a beautiful place. You can't always find a good spot to record, but if you can find a house like this that's a bonus."<small>- Liddiard</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpfestival.com/atp-recordings/the-drones/|title=Havilah album news|publisher=[[ATP Recordings]] |accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref></blockquote> |
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To shake up his songwriting, Liddiard was reading four books at once, and using internet packages to jumble words and create unimaginable phrases – a technique similar to the labour intensive ‘cut up’ techniques employed by writer [[William Burroughs]] and singer [[David Bowie]] in the pre-web era, where they cut up words on paper and jumbled them up.<ref name="mag">{{cite web |url=http://www.musicaustraliaguide.com/articles/soundcheck/200809_thedronestriumph| title=The Drones Triumph|Publisher=Music Australia Guide|last=Ryan|first=Peter|accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref> |
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<blockquote>“I made a conscious effort to put my head in the sand |
<blockquote>“I made a conscious effort to put my head in the sand. “You start working, you have a coffee in the morning, and any self-doubt falls away"<small>- Liddiard</small><ref name="mag"/></blockquote> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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All songs written by Gareth Liddiard<ref>{{cite web |title=Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA)|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Rights Association|APRA]] |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt |accessdate=2008-09-30 }} Note: requires user to input title, e.g. NAIL IT DOWN</ref> |
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Havilah is the fifth album from The Drones, released in September 2008. The title of album, is a biblical reference to a Shangri-La-esque town with an abundance of gold. It is also the name of a valley near where the album was recorded.[1] The album debuted at #47 on the Australian album charts.[2]
The album was recorded at the mud-brick home of lead singer Gareth Liddiard and his partner/band bassist Fiona Kitschin, outside Myrtleford (at the base of Victoria’s Mount Buffalo).
"It's like a little world unto itself in the forest. It's a beautiful place. You can't always find a good spot to record, but if you can find a house like this that's a bonus."- Liddiard[3]
To shake up his songwriting, Liddiard was reading four books at once, and using internet packages to jumble words and create unimaginable phrases – a technique similar to the labour intensive ‘cut up’ techniques employed by writer William Burroughs and singer David Bowie in the pre-web era, where they cut up words on paper and jumbled them up.[4]
“I made a conscious effort to put my head in the sand. “You start working, you have a coffee in the morning, and any self-doubt falls away"- Liddiard[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Gareth Liddiard[5]
- "Nail It Down" - 6:53
- "The Minotaur" – 3:25
- "The Drifting Housewife" - 4:01
- "I Am the Supercargo" - 6:20
- "Careful as You Go" - 5:02
- "Oh My" - 4:43
- "Cold and Sober" - 5:05
- "Luck in Odd Numbers" - 8:36
- "Penumbra" - 3:53
- "Your Acting’s Like the End of the World" - 5:21
Reviews
References
- ^ Donovan, Patrick (2008-09-26). "A country harvest". The Age. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 album charts". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "Havilah album news". ATP Recordings. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ a b Ryan, Peter. "The Drones Triumph". Retrieved 2008-09-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|Publisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ "Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA)". APRA. Retrieved 2008-09-30. Note: requires user to input title, e.g. NAIL IT DOWN