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Very haunting little number from 1994 recordings. Lawrence Maddy producing, Ash Davies on brushes, Nicky Del Rey on guitar, piano solo - me! This eventually came out on my first EP, Lo Stresso Tempo; and was re-worked for 2009's Nightbirds' album, Lost Horizon. One of my favourite early lyrics - the full melancholy. Gorgeous production.

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The call of the nightbird as I fall asleep
Naked on the balcony, I stiffen in the breeze
The thrilling hush of the ocean beyond the lights
The peel of distant bells in the dead of night

I'm drifting down, down, down
I'll lead you down, down, down

Rapt in sober solitude, awaiting your caress
In my head I hear your voice and a doleful fog descends

Like driftwood all I do is drift upon a painted sea
Like a painted ship, life goes on below me

I'm drifting down, etc.

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from RELIVING LIFE TO THE FULL, released October 12, 2012

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Jack Howard Melbourne, Australia

Jack Howard played trumpet with Hunters and Collectors and for the last 20 years, he's been releasing his own highly- regarded music. Along the way, he's also played with The Living End, The Violent Femmes, Rodriguez and a host of others. In 2017, Jack toured the world with Midnight Oil as their trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist. He released his memoirs, Small Moments Of Glory in 2019. ... more

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