Utterance

by Nuuns | Long | Mann

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Mahi, Utterance, Redaction, Hikoi | Journey, Nga Tae, Te More, This Appearing World, Ancient Astronaut Theory, and 5 more. , and , .

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1.	Perilous Knowledge 03:22	buy track
2.	Old Shadows 06:29	buy track
3.	Spider Shell 00:45	buy track
4.	Upper Circle, Lower Case 02:53	buy track
5.	Celestial Dog 04:50	buy track
6.	Mercury 02:12	buy track
7.	The Nearest Clear Liquid 02:04	buy track
8.	We Died Once 01:57	buy track
9.	City of Green 04:19	buy track
10.	Hidden Cameras 01:54	buy track
11.	Begin Again 05:46	buy track

about

Richard Nunns has been an inspiration to countless artists across a range of disciplines around the world, but his influence on the cultural landscape of Aotearoa is enormous.

One simply can’t quantify the value of Richard’s contribution, not only to music and the arts in general, but also to our sense of identity as New Zealanders. Of course, he would dismiss such comments as overblown hokum, but anyone who has had the good fortune to work with or simply know Richard will attest to the truth of these words.

The ‘utterance’ recording proved to be Richard’s last. A few weeks later his illness compelled him to pack his wonderful collection of taonga pūoro away permanently, instruments that for decades were an extension of his body, his breathe, his heart, and his soul.

This album is therefore the culmination of a lifetime of passionate commitment to an artistic discipline on one hand, and deeply held beliefs and hope on the other – a philosophical, cultural, creative, and deeply personal journey that was in essence a selfless act of giving.

One might even say that Richard didn’t choose taonga pūoro … taonga pūoro chose him.

credits

released June 1, 2017

Produced by David Long & Natalia Mann
Recorded by Bill Bickerton
Mixed by David Long
Mastered by Mike Gibson at Munki
Photography by Victor Steffensen
Design by UnkleFranc
Printing by Studio Q