Life on Earth, by The catholics

Life on Earth

by The catholics

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1.	Skin on Skin 04:02	info	buy track
2.	Margarita Thing 04:23	info	buy track
3.	Turnover 04:38	info	buy track
4.	Suite: Betty's Beat: and she walked into the field where the man slept wearing first orange and then blue 04:06	info	buy track
5.	Suite: Betty's Beat: clouds form shapes of eagles' wings 04:39	info	buy track
6.	Suite: Betty's Beat: afternoon haze 10:02	info	buy track
7.	Sticky 06:56	info	buy track
8.	El Beso de la Vida 06:01	info	buy track
9.	Easy There, Big Fella! 01:52	info	buy track
10.	Sonny Jim 08:36	info	buy track

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Originally released on Rufus Records (RF022) and Terra Nova Records, but now out of print.
Nominated for ARIA Best Jazz Album Award, 1997.

PRESS:

"...another charming gem. This tightly-focused group..takes multiple influences and stirs them with a swizzle stick to produce a signature sound which somehow makes perfect sense...an endlessly adventurous (and highly danceable) effort...already on this critic's short list for the best of '98!"
JAZZ TIMES (USA)

"...will have you smiling and swaying. It's infectious, and their best yet" (4 stars)
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

"This is a wonderful album, accessible and inviting, with so much to offer further listening"
THE JAZZ MESSENGER (SYDNEY)

"The catholics deliver sensual delights on this, their palpably best album to date...Life on Earth is an album that should have universal appeal"
RHYTHMS (AUSTRALIA)

"As with any good cocktail, this one goes down easily...(Life on Earth) finds The catholics celebrating with exuberance...an effervescent recording that sparkles with life...magnetically positive...infused with a strong sense of groove, textured dazzlingly by brilliant horns, fluid guitar and charming bass playing"
ON THE STREET (SYDNEY)

"Bright and infectious as always...all catchy, but never trite, this is some serious cooking"
THE AGE (MELBOURNE)

credits

released January 1, 1997

Total time 55:19

Lloyd Swanton - electric and acoustic bass
Dave Brewer - electric and acoustic guitar
Sandy Evans - tenor and soprano saxophone, flute
James Greening - trombone
Toby Hall - drums
Fabian Hevia - percussion
Michel Rose - pedal steel guitar, dobro, mandolin

Produced by Lloyd Swanton
Recorded and mixed by Ross A'hern at Sony Music Studios, East Sydney, NSW
Mastered by Daniel Segal at Sony Music, Huntingwood
Cover design by Tim Kliendienst

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The catholics Sydney, Australia

Formed in 1991, The catholics are one of Australia's most distinctive contemporary groups.

Throughout their beautifully crafted and instantly accessible pieces runs a strong, seductive dance strain found in the band's various African, Caribbean, Latin and Eastern influences. ... more

discography

Ambon (2CD)

Oct 2015
Yonder

Mar 2013
Inter Vivos (live 2CD)

Oct 2009
Village

Sep 2007
Gondola

Apr 2006
Barefoot

Nov 1999
Life on Earth

Jan 1997
The catholics

Jan 1992

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