Marine Theology, by The Cambrian Explosion

Marine Theology

by The Cambrian Explosion

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1.	Marine Theology 01:02	buy track
2.	A Wave In The Ocean 04:10	buy track
3.	Crustaceous Stigmata 04:47	buy track
4.	The Antarctic Suite Part IV: Summertime In Gondwana 03:52	buy track
5.	Lord, Why? 03:21	buy track
6.	My Home Town... 04:26	buy track
7.	...I Could Never Hate That Town 03:51
8.	Intertidal 00:51	buy track
9.	Victoria 05:33	buy track
10.	Night Parrots 04:27	buy track
11.	In The New World 03:51	buy track
12.	The Young Girl & The Giant Squid 03:41
13.	Ever Since We Left The Water 04:29	buy track

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Marine Theology is the third original album by Melbourne multi-instrumental entity The Cambrian Explosion.

The oceanic themed album encompasses sea ballads, invertebrate messiahs, Australian colonialism and a giant squid revenge shanty.

With Marine Theology the band augments traditional rock instrumentation with the Turkish oud and cümbüş, period synths, chord organ, woodwinds and field recordings from the Australian environment.

Their abstract approach lead to the commissioning of Australia’s only known original pianola roll since World War II.

Although containing elements of Middle Eastern music, jazz, vintage electronica and folk, at its core Marine Theology remains a vocal-driven album full of pop sensibilities and melodic hooks.

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released October 17, 2014

The Cambrian Explosion are:
Rohan Long - vocals, guitars, chord organ, keyboards, percussion, field recordings
Simon Long - bass, oud, cümbüş, keyboards, percussion
Jem Savage - drums, bass, guitars, percussion, keyboards, programming, editing, pianola, woodwinds

Many thanks to Ed Fairlie (trumpet, flugelhorn), Amy Tankard (vocals), Louisa Rankin (tuba), John Cheong-Holdaway (guitar), Mary Walters (who welcomed us into her home to play her pianola, Howard) and Museum Victoria for the use of The Federation Handbells.

Additional thanks to Jake Boyle (photography) and Tim Ware (artwork).

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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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