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Music News - Mundi's 'The Pale Blue Dot' Released Today

Mundi's 'The Pale Blue Dot' Released Today

01 March 2019 - 0 Comments

“… To my mind, there is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly and compassionately with one another and to preserve and cherish that pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”
— Carl Sagan, speech at Cornell University, October 13, 1994

The third album from New Zealand Indie act Mundi - The Pale Blue Dot is named after the pale blue dot image of Earth that Carl Sagan requested from Voyager 1 as it was leaving our solar system on the 14th of February 1990.

The Pale Blue Dot explores humans’ interactions with nature, which has always been a source of inspiration for Mundi’s composer, Tamara Smith, who grew up in the South Island’s rural East Coast.

Tamara says “We live in this abundant, gorgeous planet...a place thriving with life and yet further afield we appear as a blue mote of dust against the grand curtain of space. The journey of how we have evolved and came to be here standing in front of audiences making music out of wood, metal and string is astonishing and wondrous. What I want people to get from this album would be joy, the urge to dance, to smile and to think…”

Mundi’s live performance is electrifying, with dazzling interplay amongst the band and siblings Tamara and Tyson bouncing musical ideas of each other at a rapid clip.

Mundi definitely knew how to get all eyes on them…Great sounds, vibes and stage presence Rory McDonald, Muzic.net.nz Jan. 2019

The Pale Blue Dot by Mundi captures this live energy and features Tamara Smith (flute, vocals, percussion), Chris Burke (sax), Tyson Smith (Hollie Smith – guitar), Darren Mathiassen (Shapeshifter – drums) and Johnny Lawrence (Electric Wire Hustle – bass). The album was recorded with Lee Prebble (Trinity Roots, The Black Seeds) at The Surgery studio in Wellington, as well as additional recording by Tyson Smith at Aro Valley, Cass Bay, Manuka Bay and Port Levy.

The Pale Blue Dot by Mundi is available at the below links:
iTunes | Apple Music | Google Play | Spotify | Soundcloud

Guest musicians:

Doug Brush – bells (Track 6), tama/talking drum (Track 3), djembes (Track 7, 8)
Doug Brush – bells (Track 6 ), Tama/talking drum (Track 3 ) Djembes (Track 7 & 8)

Scott Taitoko – Trombone (Tracks 2 & 10)

Bodhi Burkesmith, Mila Ferry-Smith, Ashley Smith –vocals (Track 1)

Mixed by Lee Prebble (Surgery Studios)
Produced by Tyson Smith and Mundi

Masteredby- Mike Gibson

Album Design – Ashley Smith –(Manuka Bay Studios)


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