"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man [sic] as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern." William Blake
Resonance of the wolf and the organics of howling are set in the silver of synthetic aural tapestries and against the non-repetitious drumkit improvisations. The Howling Sound sees The Amplified Elephants teaming up with sonic brutalist Sean Baxter and aural architect
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This is interabilities sonic creation: a moment where auditory communities rise above the mess of humanity, leaving you sonically satisfied before you die.
released August 27, 2021
THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
Jay Euesden: midi motors, spinning bowl
Robyn McGrath: keyboard, spinning bowl
Daniel Munnery: guitar, bass guitar
Kathryn Sutherland: guitar, midi punching bag, spinning bowls
Danny Al Sabbagh: vocals, beats, keyboard
Daniel Bond: vocals, guitar
Liz HofBauer: bass keyboard, spinning bowl
SEAN BAXTER
Drum kit with found sound
JAMES HULLICK
Electronics and sound machines
www.joltarts.org
www.joltarts.org/artists/the-amplified-elephants
www.hullickstudios.com
recording studio: Sing Sing South, ABC Studios
studio engineers: Myles Mumford, Chris Lawson
mastering engineer: Michael Hewes
photography design: Tim McNeilage, Christian Lichtenberg & Pia Johnson
thanks to Timothy Phillips who conducted the live shows
thanks to Federation Square and the City of Melbourne
thanks to Music, Mind & Wellbeing @ The University of Melbourne where Hullick is a McKenzie Fellow
Supported by the Footscray Community Arts Centre, The Click Clack Project and JOLT. This project is funded by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria and the Community Support Fund. The project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its funding and advisory body.