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BAND/ARTIST: Maatakitj
- Title: Maatakitj
- Year Of Release: 2023
- Label: 1390329 Records DK2
- Genre: World, desert blues, aboriginal
- Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC; 24-bit/44.1kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 25 min
- Total Size: 151; 280 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Following up on his 2022 six-track collaboration Noongar Wonderland with Aussie dance music producer Paul Mac, Indigenous West Australian academic-singer-songwriter Clint Bracknell – who performs as Maatakitj (meaning ‘skinny legs like a spear’) – returns with a more stripped-down approach. Using just voice, electric guitar and percussion, Maatakitj (pronounced ‘mart-a-key-tch’) revisits his Noongar Wonderland tracks here, along with newer material. But this time the electronic dance beats are replaced by an almost-acoustic sensibility, and the songs are stronger for it. Singing in his Noongar language, these reimagined melodies were redeveloped for Song Circle – a week-long large-scale event, as part of Perth’s inaugural EverNow Festival. As a Professor of Music with a PhD in Noongar song, and an initiator of projects improving Indigenous community access to cultural heritage, Maatakitj’s singing is, unsurprisingly, pronunciation-perfect. His songs are further enhanced by well-harmonised backing vocals from Noongar wife-actress Kylie Bracknell, and minimalist rhythms contributed by Malaysian-Aussie percussionist Arunachala. On new tracks like ‘Bindara’ (Lightning) – commissioned for a Kronos Quartet collab – ‘Yongkar’ (Kangaroo) and ‘Djaat’ (Sun), the mood is mostly laid-back, but Maatakitj is a solid album, with an Indigenous linguist’s eye and ear for detail.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Maatakitj - Bindara (2:01)
1.02 - Maatakitj - Yornan (2:26)
1.03 - Maatakitj - Kworlak (2:03)
1.04 - Maatakitj - Boodjar (2:06)
1.05 - Maatakitj - Baamba (1:54)
1.06 - Maatakitj - Woordawoort (2:05)
1.07 - Maatakitj - Djaat (2:50)
1.08 - Maatakitj - Midjal (1:59)
1.09 - Maatakitj - Yongkar (1:50)
1.10 - Maatakitj - Demangka (2:13)
1.11 - Maatakitj - Bokidja (2:00)
1.12 - Maatakitj - Dwerdawanart (2:02)
Tracklist:
1.01 - Maatakitj - Bindara (2:01)
1.02 - Maatakitj - Yornan (2:26)
1.03 - Maatakitj - Kworlak (2:03)
1.04 - Maatakitj - Boodjar (2:06)
1.05 - Maatakitj - Baamba (1:54)
1.06 - Maatakitj - Woordawoort (2:05)
1.07 - Maatakitj - Djaat (2:50)
1.08 - Maatakitj - Midjal (1:59)
1.09 - Maatakitj - Yongkar (1:50)
1.10 - Maatakitj - Demangka (2:13)
1.11 - Maatakitj - Bokidja (2:00)
1.12 - Maatakitj - Dwerdawanart (2:02)
Year 2023 | Blues | World | Folk | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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