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Gerald Murnane performing Thomas Hardy's poem 'At The Drapers', from the forthcoming album 'Words in Order'. Pre-order the digital album now at https://culturesack.bandcamp.com/album/words-in-order or on vinyl from https://www.readings.com.au/products/25620066/words-in-order

Gerald Murnane recites the lyrics to the Killdozer classic 'Knuckles the Dog (Who Helps People)', from the album 'Words in Order', available for download now at https://culturesack.bandcamp.com/album/words-in-order or buy on vinyl from https://www.readings.com.au/products/25620066/words-in-order

Dreams of Dogs by stobiepole

This is the first track from a new project, which for now I'm calling 'Dub Music from Rural Southern Australia'. Special thanks to Maurice Austin, who gave me the original voice recordings.

Before we went to Japan earlier this year I spent weeks trying to learn basic Japanese. In the end I really didn't use much of it, mainly because I was too embarrassed to say something wrong and be laughed at.

We visited my friend A.c., who lived in Melbourne in the seventies, at his cafe in Yokohama. At one point he said: 'It's so funny to hear Australian accents again. Sat-a-dee!'

I was expecting my bad Japanese to be mocked, but not my English...

(btw, the bass I used on this track, a 1978 Fernandes Precision, was the first of many instruments I've bought from A.c. over the years, through his website at http://www.music-trade.co.jp/Mainpageeng.html ).

Gerald Murnane performs the Thomas Hardy poem 'In The Cemetery' from the forthcoming album 'Words in Order'. Pre-order the digital album now at https://culturesack.bandcamp.com/album/words-in-order or on vinyl from https://www.readings.com.au/products/25620066/words-in-order

From the forthcoming album 'Words in Order' featuring Gerald Murnane. Pre-order the digital album now at https://culturesack.bandcamp.com/album/words-in-order or on vinyl from https://www.readings.com.au/products/25620066/words-in-order

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Originally recorded for the Oompa Loopma Riot 2015 compilation, but that seems to have disappeared...built around field recordings from the Coburg Trash and Treasure!

From the forthcoming album 'Words in Order' featuring Gerald Murnane. Pre-order the digital album now at https://culturesack.bandcamp.com/album/words-in-order or on vinyl from https://www.readings.com.au/products/25620066/words-in-order