Lark Quarry Stampede, by The Cambrian Explosion

Lark Quarry Stampede

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Lark Quarry Stampede is the first single off the forthcoming fourth studio album, 'Echoes of Australis (The Forgotten Music of Felix Ookean Vol. II)' by Melbourne band The Cambrian Explosion.

A microcosm of the album it presages, Lark Quarry Stampede is a seventies synth epic, led by the saz - a microtonal stringed instrument used in traditional Turkish music.

While largely forgotten at its time of release, Ookean briefly made headlines in 1993 when he launched a bid to sue Steven Spielberg over superficial similarities between the Gallimimus stampede scene in Jurassic Park and a scene in Ookean’s earlier work soundtracked by Lark Quarry Stampede. While Ookean was unsuccessful in securing compensation for legal costs incurred--leading to his third declaration of bankruptcy--he did force John Williams to remove all saz parts from the Jurassic Park soundtrack.

'Echoes of Australis' is an instrumental concept album recreating the soundtrack to a 1977 documentary series produced by eccentric Australian nature documentary maker and composer, Felix Ookean. An eclectic trip through late-20th century Australiana and musical esoterica, the album covers a huge amount of stylistic ground, incorporating nods to 20th century modern minimalists, Enya-esque synthscapes, world music facsimiles, field recordings, and spoken word.

Collage by Caleb Colledge
Cover design by Tim Ware

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released September 28, 2021

John Cheong-Holdaway - bass
Rohan Long - guitars, saz, field recordings
Simon Long - keyboards
Jem Savage - drums

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The Cambrian Explosion Melbourne, Australia

The Cambrian Explosion consists of multi-instrumentalists John Cheong-Holdaway, Rohan Long, Simon Long and Jem Savage. Starting as a live ensemble in the early 2000s, the band now focuses on studio recording projects of an increasingly ambitious and conceptual nature. ... more

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