Nadene Pita - voice, viola Tony Dupe - bass clarinet, other instruments, production Rick Falkiner - guitar Kate Adams - cello Hamish Stuart - drums Brendan St Leger - piano Alex Hewetson - basses Merenia Gilles - voice Claire Herbert - laptop (max/msp)
artwork: Damon Locks
photography: flowers - Corrie Bond arrows - Matt Sutton
www.mattsuttonphotography.com.au
Live:
Sydney Album Launch
Nadene Pita - voice, viola, electronics
Abel Cross - bass (3ofmillions/Trio Apoplectic)
Hamish Stuart - drums (Jackie Orszaczky/Lucie Thorne)
Chris Abrahams - piano (The Necks)
Claire Herbert - Max/Msp
Kate Adams - cello (Naked Without My Cello)
Rick Falkiner - guitar (Nadya and her 101 Candle Orkestra)
Canberra Album Launch:
Nadene
Abel Cross - bass
Evan Dorrian - drums (The Pollen Trio)
At the same time as the spiral is going out, it is coming back
voice / viola / composer / improvisor / live electronics
Reviews for Turning Arrows into Flowers:
“... Pita’s voice is plaintive, ethereal and evocative of misty dawns on Asian Temples...” ****
- John McBeath
The Australian, August 29, 2009
"Nadene Pita is a rare bird – a creature seemingly free of artistic hesitation and a blissfully unusual composer, she possesses a plaintive and free-flowing alto which catches the ear immediately. This is her first full-length record and it is a strange and pretty one – for those interested in the freak-folk revival, you would do well to recognize shades of the godmother of experimental folk Linda Perhacs – particularly in the wildly dispersed instrumentation and distinctly earthen vocal stylings. Pita’s direct and un-showy lyrics work to her advantage too – the songs have a childlike innocence about them (particularly apparent with a very special guest vocalist in Ferris Wheel) whilst daring to musically mess things up just enough to keep the listener on edge. She has some pretty luminous guests here – including piano wizard Chris Abrahams and drummer Hamish Stuart – and their warped genius is most apparent in the weird and funky Red Shoes, while ...percussion sprinkle(s) like acid rain in Revolution. This is quality, challenging stuff which deftly avoids pigeon-holing opportunities, and really is quite a poignant expose on the character of this enigmatic Sydney singer."
****
- Aidan Roberts
City Hub / City News . September 15, 2009
"...when Pita and her assorted musicians really let fly, (the music) can head off into the stratosphere."
- Adrian Elmer
Cyclic Defrost. September 15, 2009
Hey Nadene, Thanks glad you enjoy the book. It is so very crazy hot here today, and have finished unpacking and now sleeping off the last 2 months living out of a suitcase. Good to finally meet you. Speak soon xo marisa
i tried to email u the file but it was too big if u go to utube, there is alot of bukowski clips, esp the 24 or 36 part doco series on him that was made just before the movie, about '85.. very good..
(this is kinda cute, in a kinda cute way, i think...)
Hope yr having a fine old time, or even a fine young time, no matter what yr up to..
yes he's quite extraordinary.. i think he saw the beauty in the world but he also detested people.. or the majority of them anyway.. check out 'born into this' - the doco - its really good..
Thank you Nadene, you have wonderful songs....so sweet and smooth, or dynamic (Red Shoes, for example). Like a feather, your music has something precious to offer to us. Friendly, Mioara.
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