BOMBORA: THE SOUNDTRACK TO AUSTRALIAN SURFING (2009)

The Australian ABC TV Series "Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing" is the definitive story of surfing and its culture in Australia, and how it grew to have an importance in Australian society in the twentieth century and beyond. This CD features music from the two 55 minute episodes, with additional tracks from artists that are synonymous with surfing culture.

Tracks

1. Intro - Spoken Word Excerpt ["Bombora"] (0:19) - Jack Thompson
2. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (2:32) - Jet
3. Wedding Cake Island (2:59) - The Atlantics
4. Foggy Notion (6:44) - The Velvet Underground
5. Just Like Honey (2:59) - The Jesus & Mary Chain
6. 1963 (0:36) - Martin Cilia
7. Spoken Word Excerpt ["Dropping Acid & the Rainbow Bridge"] (0:10) - Rabbit Bartholomew
8. Highway Star (6:27) - Deep Purple
9. Oye Como Va (4:15) - Santana
10. Morning Of The Earth (5:00) - G. Wayne Thomas
11. Golden Miles (3:20) - Healing Force
12. Down Down (3:47) - Status Quo
13. The Slab (3:55) - Hunters & Collectors
14. Life of Crime (4:15) - The Triffids
15. Spoken Word Excerpt ["Not a Surfie Chick"] (0:11) - Layne Beachley
16. Ascension (5:11) - Widdershins
17. Under The Milky Way (4:55) - The Church
18. 4 (3:07) - The Cruel Sea
19. Spoken Word Excerpt ["Being in the Moment"] (0:16) - Tim Winton
20. This Is The Sea (6:25) - The Waterboys
21. Bombora (2:53) - The Atlantics
22. Spiegel im Spiegel [excerpt] (3:09) - Sally Maer & Sally Whitwell

Releases

• CD - ABC Music/Warner Music Australia 5316313 (Australia) - March 20, 2009

Notes

From the Intro:

Aboriginal people had a word for it: bombora - the sound of a wave on an outer reef, the ocean at its most powerful.