West Australian Music (WAM)’s regional recording program is heading back to the Goldfields-Esperance region for one of its most remote projects to date, Demos from Ngaanyatjarra Lands and Esperance. The double album will be the fifteenth in WAM’s regional recording series and aims to shine a light on the breath-taking diversity of landscape, stories and people through-out the expansive Goldfields-Esperance region – from the red desert sands of the remote Ngaanyatjarra Lands to the Recherche Archipelago of Esperance....
Following a 1,200km drive via the Gibson and Great Victorian Deserts, WAM and award-winning WA producers Andy Lawson (Debaser Studio), Matt Gio and Dan Carroll (Rada Studios), James Newhouse (Real2Reel Studios) and Sean Lillico will be setting up shop in Esperance’s historic Bijou Theatre to record nine artists from the coastal town. Built in 1896, the heritage-listed theatre has been a community hub for entertainment and creativity, with the compilation the first contemporary music album to be recorded within its walls. The exciting batch of artists featured include, The Arid Ones, Rachel Vibart, Dr Tasty, Bodes, Johnathon Ratcliff, Grand Casual, Car Park Social, David Vooght-Simpson and Manasseh Blues Band.
Photography courtesy of the Esperance Museum