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1. Monga
2. Curlew
3. Dreamer
4. Top End
5. Shade
6. Black Jungle *
7. Gurrupurung
8. Walpa
9. Mook Mook
10 Howler

“Hypnotic, trancy beats that rise and fall with knowing intensity are complemented by pulsing rhythms and beautifully controlled didg textures.  The album is deeply infused with low bass and dub sounds, but it’s the unique indigenous instruments and excerpts of vocalising that imbue Xenophon with such an unusual flavour.  Understated brilliance. (4 stars)” 

             Lauren Zoric.  Rolling Stone, September 1998"

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"WIDE SKIES (1991)  is the Gondwanaland trio’s most intricate recording.  For this record the band maintained their mix of ambient outback songs and more strident tracks."

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"LET THE DOG OUT (1985) is a live recording with a more rocking feel.  The wilder energy of ‘Dog’ developed from the need to satisfy audiences at Outback roadhouse pubs and city stadium gigs.  Still intent on explaining new sounds GONDWANALAND also played blissfully calm ambient songs like ‘Ephemeral Lakes’ that celebrate the vast space of the outback.  ‘Danger’ in contrast is about a crew coming to town to ‘let the dog out’ after a long stay in the bush."

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In TRAVELLING SONGS (1994) the song titles say it all;  ‘Pig Wobble’, ‘Ride’, ‘Scramble’, ‘Stampede’.  The didj riffs are fast, strong, and melodies express the exhilaration of travelling.  The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) dubbed it ‘jazz goes walkabout’.  Besides the pacey didj riffs there’s chunky keyboard, wild saxophone and solid drum playing.  Bobby Bunuggurr’s Arnhem Land lyrics give Travelling Songs a carefree indigenous flavour.  Recorded on Dolby SR two inch analogue,  with contributions from six writers and even more players,  this record has the highest production quality and the songs are the core of Gondwana Band’s live show.  Travelling Songs didj riffs like the ‘Wobble’ and ‘Ride’ have become didj standards for skilled players.

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In Tjilatjila (1995) Ethno acoustic, soft, warm, dreamy. Didgeridoo with piano, cello, violin... The first use of ’didj horns’. "I’m wishing that the ten tracks of Tjilatjila ("steady and gentle movement"), were twice as long as this CD lives up to its name. (SGW Sing Out Magazine., Summer 2002)." Track 1. Plateau - Didgeridoo, piano & violin. Track 2. 48 Slow Heart - Named because 48 bets per minute when Charlie played this rhythm on his longest and lowest doo..

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In Terra Incognita (1983) "Playing the 'didj' is very physical whereas the synthesiser requires a mental input… One is powered by bodily rhythm, the other by an electric current."[

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In Bone Man (2002) Progressive trance. "As an album, Bone Man pretty much sums up the whole business of didgeridoo playing, in whatever way, shape or form. (Michael Smith. ’The Drum Media’ 22/4/03)."

"The didgeridoo is both dynamic & sensual. A captivating hybrid of percussion, drum machines & synthesized lyrics. It is a distinctly Australian world music album. (Chloe Sasson ’The Sydney Morning Herald’ 22/4/03)."

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