Not Drowning, Waving 1070531 220271054 2008-06-19T01:45:49Z Michael Bednarek 800198 Unlinked "John Phillips"; -extraneous white space; unlinked all years; some hyphens to dashes. '''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 and roll|rock]], [[ambient music]] and [[world music]]; their lyrics dealt with characteristically Australian topics: word-pictures of landscapes and people, the seasons, and some political issues (such as [[Indonesia]]'s invasion of [[East Timor]]). Their name is derived from [[Stevie Smith]]'s poem ''[[Not Waving but Drowning]]''. The band typically consisted of David Bridie (vocals and keyboards), John Phillips (guitars), [[Helen Mountfort]] (cello and vocals), [[Rowan McKinnon]] (bass and guitars), [[James Southall]] (percussion) and [[Russel Bradley]] (drums and percussion). Other members included Penny Hewson and Andrew Carswell. Sound engineer [[Tim Cole]] is also sometimes considered a member of the group. In the 1980s, Not Drowning, Waving visited [[Papua New Guinea]] playing several concerts and meeting [[George Telek]] with whom they would record the ''Tabaran'' album. Not Drowning, Waving were the support band for [[Peter Gabriel]] on his first and only tour of Australia in 1994. The group disbanded in 1994 but Bridie and Mountfort continued to perform with their successful offshoot venture [[My Friend The Chocolate Cake]] which they had formed in 1989. November 4 2001 saw a short reunion of Not Drowning, Waving at the Corner Hotel in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond for the launch for the book 'Blunt: A Biased History of Australian Rock'. On February 28 2003, they reunited again for The Morning Star Concert For West Papua at [[Hamer Hall|the Melbourne Concert Hall]]. The reunion was rekindled in earnest for several months starting in March 2005 when the band, together with George Telek, performed twice at the 2005 [[WOMADelaide]] festival. Several other performances followed — at the 10th [[Fest'Napuan]] in Port Vila, Vanuatu; the Corner Hotel in Richmond, Australia; and the Northcote Social Club, Northcote, Australia. The band's final show with the full lineup (as listed above) took place at Festival Melbourne2006 in the Alexandra Gardens, a free concert for Melbourne's [[Commonwealth Games]] celebrations on March 25 2006. ==Discography== *''Moving Around'' (EP) (1984) *''Another Pond'' (1984; re-released in 1986, 1991 and 2007) *''Hunting for Nuggets'' (EP) (1984) *''Mr. Pooh (Do Be a Don't Be)'' (EP) (1985) *''The Little Desert'' (1985; re-released in 1991 and 2007) *''The Sing Sing'' (EP) (1986) *''Cold and the Crackle'' (1987; re-released in 1991 and 2006) *''I Did'' (EP) (1987 With Robby Douglas Turner) *''Claim'' (1989) *''Willow Tree'' (Single) (1990) *''Fishing Trawler'' (Single) (1990) *''Tabaran'' (1990; re-released in 2005) *''Kiap Song'' (Single) (1991) *''Pila Pila'' (Promo Single) (1991) *''Proof'' (1991 soundtrack to ''[[Proof (1991 film)|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'' (EP) (1993) *''Penmon'' (EP) (1993) *''Hammers'' (1994 soundtrack to ''[[Hammers Over The Anvil]]'') *''Through the One Last Door'' (2005 reunion/compilation album) *''Maps For Sonic Adventurers'' (2006 remix/compilation album) *''Live (At The Butchers' Picnic)'' (2007 30-track compilation of previously unreleased live recordings 1986–2005 — limited to 50 copies) ==External links== *[http://www.followthegeography.com/ Follow The Geography] {{Australia-band-stub}} [[Category:Victoria musical groups]]