Bought a little portable 4-track microphone thing whilst travelling in Aus (Zoom H4n) and here's the result of me learning how to use it. Pretty good sound!

Loving You

Whilst driving round Australia I visited Anbangbang, at Nourlangie rock in Kakadu (a national park the size of Wales). Its the home of a wealth of Indigenous Aboriginal art dating back tens of thousands of years. One of these pieces (picture) depicts the "Lightning Man", a dude who flings lightning bolts and creates thunder by hitting clouds with axes. Badass. There's also Mimi spirits who hide in rock crevices because they're so long and thin they'll break in strong winds. Apparently they're pretty dangerous and like to sit on people. Who knew?

As we were leaving to go find a camp for the night, a huge storm rolled in, the clouds were purple, the rocks turned orange and everything seemed to take on a surreal hue; it was like the Lightning Man was after us. Or maybe he was just having a party. Anyway, this theme of colour was something that struck me throughout the whole of Aus, and it worked its way into this song.

Recorded at home on garageband - nothing special production wise and probably not the final edit. Enjoy :)

Image source: https://paularnold.com.au/assets/uploads/116330.jpg

Max Wartelle