The 52hz whale is so called because it is only able to attempt communication at a frequency of 52hz while other whales usually do so at 15-20hz. As such no other whale can understand the 52hz whale and this is why it is nicknamed "the loneliest whale in the world".

This album is about and for the real life 52hz whale, other whales that have existed and all people who have experienced great loneliness at some point (i.e. everybody)

The Loneliest Whale In The World is an ongoing project, part one was recorded between June 2013 and April 2015.

52hz Whale as Itself
Eli Ballache as Himself
Sue Stephens as Veronica
Evan Inman-Butts as H. G. Rickover
John Heminway as Himself 

Waters Are Wide

Do Whales Get Colds

I was borrowing some pedals and they were getting collected back so we decided to make use of them while we could. There are parts where Stuart plays guitar while Eli messed about with the pedals (aka good bits) and there are parts where Eli played guitar while Stuart messed about with the pedals (aka bad bits)

Lost forever is a section including the use of a tin of dried skimmed milk powder as an instrument because we were recording using iPod voice memo and 18 minutes of "bad bits" got corrupted

Stuart Hales - good bits
Eli Ballache - bad bits

Thanks to David Barr for loaning the pedals to me

Recorded 22 February 2015
at Cessnock Pizza Club, Glasgow 