Re-issued on vinyl for the first time since it's 1987 release, At Swim 2 Birds is a sonically rich and ever expanding collaboration between Peter Jefferies (This Kind Of Punishment) and Jono Lonie. Originally released on Flying Nun Records and then Xpressway – At Swim 2 Birds saw Peter Jefferies (on percussions, piano, tapes etc.) team up with Dunedin folk musician Jono Lonie (synth, guitar and violin) on the instrumental release, one that is at times both pastoral and experimental. PETER JEFFERIES & JONO LONIE AT SWIM 2 BIRDS Peter Jefferies is truly an unsung hero of New Zealand music, having formed Nocturnal APRIL 1, 2016 Projections with brother Graeme in the 1980s CATLOGUE: FN070 they went on to record as This Kind of FILE UNDER: Experimental, Noise Punishment. They were a band ahead of their WORLD EXCL. AUSTRALIA + NZ time – and one that still sounds as fresh as when it was released. LP BARCODE: 942190363049 LP BOX LOT: 20 Following this he embarked on a string of solo records - Last Great Challenge for a Dull World and Electricity – tracks of which have been covered by the likes of Cat Power and Amanda Palmer. As well as recording one of the great Flying Nun singles – Randolph’s Going Home – VINYL NON-RETURNABLE with Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits). TRACK LIST: This collaboration with Jono Lonie was another inspired creative turn. While Lonie may have 1. Introduction 2. Thief With The Silver been different from many of the ‘80s Flying Nun 3. Piano (One) acts – more King Crimson than Velvet 4. Interalia Underground – At Swim 2 Birds – provides 5. At Swim 2 Birds another impeccable and intriguing piece of four- 6. Tarantella track recording from Dunedin in the 1980s. 7. Where The Flies Sleep 8. The Standing Stone Titled after the surreal Flann O’Biren novel, this 9. Aerial album is a varied affair from piano-scapes, 10. Short Was Fast ambient noise, minimalism to experimental 11. Piano (Two) moods and homemade instruments. All seeking LABEL CONTACT: out free combinations that act as both antithesis Flying Nun Records USA: and co-existence. Josh Burgess [email protected] As Peter Jefferies explains, At Swim 2 Birds is [email protected] “an exhilarating mix of tape loops, pianos, guitars, drums and strings capture an antidote of sorts to a previous sound and method of writing". .