Ordinary Men by Luke Vassella
I'm lucky to be an independent artist, and to make music at such a moment in Australia's history. Although the song 'Ordinary Men' had been left on my shelf for a while, when I recorded it live at the piano in early August 2013 it had something different. I don't usually play piano, (and obviously not that well...) but when I do it brings out a different quality in the vocal. I've added some overdubs here, I hope you'll enjoy it.
Earlier this year I was asked by my friend David Lowe to contribute some music to a documentary he was making for the Lock the Gate Alliance. The film, 'Undermining Australia: coal vs communities', tells the story of communities across Australia being impacted by coal mining development. The three instrumental tracks are all included in the film. In attempting to enhance David's brilliant story telling, I set about making some musical references; to our colonial history, to the tension between mining and agriculture, corporatisation and culture, economics and environment. Some of the sonic devices I used were silver coins as shakers, wooden sticks, traveller's instruments, mandolin, harmonica, the classic country sound of pedal steel.
The bonus track, 'Our Country', is also featured in David's film, but this version is a rough working mix from May 2011. I rediscovered it by accident as I was uploading this ep. It sounded fresh to my ears. The 'official' version of the song is on my 2011 album 'Great Expectation'.
Tracklist
| 1. | Ordinary Men | 3:42 |
| 2. | Undermining Australia (main theme) | 2:49 |
| 3. | Moreton Bay | 1:58 |
| 4. | Mine Hum | 2:56 |
Credits
featuring:
-Paul Agar on Pedal Steel(track 1& 2)
-Jason Bannister on drums(track 2)
Photography by Ben Lynch bluetulipimaging.com.au
Produced by Luke Vassella at The Space Cave Lismore NSW.
All tracks written by Luke Vassella except track 3(traditional, arranged LV)
License
All rights reserved.
Luke is well known on the NSW North Coast and beyond as an inspirational performer.