Not Drowning, Waving

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Not Drowning, Waving were a musical group formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1983 (though they first performed as a group in 1984) by David Bridie and John Phillips. Their music combined elements of rock, ambient music and world music; their lyrics dealt with characteristically Australian topic: word-pictures of landscapes and people, the seasons, and some political issues (such as Indonesia's invasion of East Timor).

Not Drowning, Waving broke up in 1994; some of the members (including Bridie and cellist Helen Mountford) went on to form My Friend The Chocolate Cake.

In 2005, Not Drowning, Waving resurfaced with a performance at the 2005 WOMADelaide festival.

[edit] Discography

Moving Around (EP) (1984)
Another Pond (1984; rereleased in 1986, 1991 and 2006)
Hunting for Nuggets (EP) (1984)
Mr. Pooh (Do Be a Don't Be) (EP) (1985)
The Little Desert (1985; rereleased in 1991)
The Sing Sing (EP) (1986)
Cold and the Crackle (1987; rereleased in 1991)
I Did (EP) (1987)
Claim (1989)
Willow Tree (1990)
Fishing Trawler (1990)
Not Drowning, Waving (1990)
Tabaran (1990; rereleased in 2005)
Kiap Song (1991)
Pila Pila (1991)
Proof (1991 soundtrack to Proof)
Follow the Geography (1993 compilation; though both with the same name, the tracks on the US release differ from those on the Australian release)
Circus (1993)
Spark (1993)
Penmon (1993)
Hammers (1994 soundtrack to Hammers Over The Anvil)
Through the One Last Door (2005 reunion/compilation album)
Sonic Maps For Adventurers (2006 remix/compilation album)