11 track album with two books of artwork to illustrate and expand on the content within.
Drums, two basses, a Javanese gender, saxophone, poetry, rap, and holler, this album offers a slice that differs from the rest of the musical outpourings from Aotearoa New Zealand.
A beautiful gate-fold package, heavy on image, lovely to hold and explore..
Includes unlimited streaming of Transit
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
My daughter’s with my mother
In my country far away
Gone from home for two years
In search of better pay
I missed her first and second
I might be home when she turns four
And I can not see my star shine
While here in Singapore
What similarity exists
Between this city and my home?
I’m here watching others thrive
While I miss my child grow
I left for hope and currency
From the struggle of being poor
And I can not see my star shine
While here in Singapore
The current of this commerce
Makes me glean across the border
I tell myself it’s normal
And I do it for my daughter
Yet it’s hard to reconcile
To work and work for barely more
And I can not see my Stella shine
While here in Singapore
credits
from Transit,
released April 1, 2011
from Transit, released 25 February 2011
mr sterile: Drums, vocals
Chrissie Butler: Bass, vocals
Aaron Lloydd: Bass
Nell Thomas: Balinese gender
Suhartono: Art
Damn, I wish I could've helped release more of this band's music. You know there's a whole album of unreleased recordings! Best band in Australia at the time. tenzenmen