Apocaloptimystic by The Crash Narrative
Tracklist
| 1. | Horizon | 4:03 |
| 2. | Possible Worlds | 3:06 |
| 3. | Affluenza | 4:16 |
| 4. | Sleepwalk | 3:59 |
| 5. | 10,000 Years | 5:25 |
Credits
released August 10, 2015
The Crash Narrative are Samuel Alexander and The Andy Gibson Project.
All songs written, produced, recorded and mixed by The Crash Narrative
except Horizon written by The Crash Narrative with Charmaine Ford and Rebecca Redwood.
Mastering and additional mixing by Rohan Laurence.
Lead vocals, programming, keyboards, sitar: The Andy Gibson Project
Vocals, programming, guitars, keyboards: Samuel de Silentio
Drums: Kelly Ballard on Possible Worlds and Sleepwalk
Bass: Brendan Turner on Affluenza
Cello: Sophie Wells on Affluenza and Jack Hobbs on Sleepwalk
Violin: Hester Bell Jordan on Sleepwalk
Trumpet: Tim Baker on Affluenza and Daniel Windsor on Sleepwalk
Bass Trombone: Kaito Walley on Sleepwalk
Saxophone: Anantha Narayanan on 10,000 Years
Drum recording by Andy Gibson assisted by Thomas Voyce
Horns and strings on Sleepwalk recorded by Andy Gibson in the Adam Concert Room assisted by Aabir Mazumdar
Affluenza instrumental originally mastered by Chris Winchcombe at York Street Studios
Design and cover photography: Andrew Scrivener.
The lyrics of these songs draw on the following quotes: ‘The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready, and it may be a long time before they get off’, ‘Only that day dawns to which we are awake’, ‘There is more day to dawn’, ‘Old deeds for old people, new deeds for new’ (Thoreau); ‘You can always make something out of what you've been made into’ (Sartre); ‘If we don’t change direction, we’ll end up where we’re headed’ (Chinese proverb); ‘The best of all possible worlds’ (Voltaire).
The Crash Narrative are Samuel Alexander and The Andy Gibson Project.
All songs written, produced, recorded and mixed by The Crash Narrative
except Horizon written by The Crash Narrative with Charmaine Ford and Rebecca Redwood.
Mastering and additional mixing by Rohan Laurence.
Lead vocals, programming, keyboards, sitar: The Andy Gibson Project
Vocals, programming, guitars, keyboards: Samuel de Silentio
Drums: Kelly Ballard on Possible Worlds and Sleepwalk
Bass: Brendan Turner on Affluenza
Cello: Sophie Wells on Affluenza and Jack Hobbs on Sleepwalk
Violin: Hester Bell Jordan on Sleepwalk
Trumpet: Tim Baker on Affluenza and Daniel Windsor on Sleepwalk
Bass Trombone: Kaito Walley on Sleepwalk
Saxophone: Anantha Narayanan on 10,000 Years
Drum recording by Andy Gibson assisted by Thomas Voyce
Horns and strings on Sleepwalk recorded by Andy Gibson in the Adam Concert Room assisted by Aabir Mazumdar
Affluenza instrumental originally mastered by Chris Winchcombe at York Street Studios
Design and cover photography: Andrew Scrivener.
The lyrics of these songs draw on the following quotes: ‘The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready, and it may be a long time before they get off’, ‘Only that day dawns to which we are awake’, ‘There is more day to dawn’, ‘Old deeds for old people, new deeds for new’ (Thoreau); ‘You can always make something out of what you've been made into’ (Sartre); ‘If we don’t change direction, we’ll end up where we’re headed’ (Chinese proverb); ‘The best of all possible worlds’ (Voltaire).
License
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The Crash Narrative address the demise of industrial civilisation with defiant positivity but without false hope. This Melbourne / Christchurch duo create soundscapes of carefully crafted instrumentation with melodic vocals.
The Crash Narrative will uplift and inspire, offering listeners a sophisticated and diverse sonic repertoire that uses music to explore our ecological predicament.