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BIRDSONG ALMANAC (2009)

TRACK	TITLE	LYRICS	Greg Clark – The drums Mark Cohen – The bass Brian Yatman – Singing, piano, organ, synthesizer, glockenspiel, guitars With Katie Atkinson – Viola Jeff Crawley – Trumpet Graham Griffith – Pedal steel guitar Anton Shroeder- French horn Ant Whitehouse – Guitar, slide Mark Wilkinson – Backing vocals Recorded 2008 - 2009 at Ginsberg Studios by Damien Press and Ant Whitehouse Mastered by Reece Tunbridge Cover artwork by Julianna Swaney
1	Bring on the Flood
2	Lit Up Like the Summertime
3	Paper Bird
4	Beekeeping
5	Birdcatcher
6	The Sun Shines Through You
7	Me, Oh My
8	Whippoorwill Time
9	The Moon and the Stars
10	John the Baptist

Reviews

>From the Sydney Morning Herald, 9/4/2010

****
Bring on the Flood, the opening track of this whimsical album about the birds and the bees, begins with whistling. Then come piano twinklings, shuffled drums and the moody twang of pedal steel. Birdsong Almanac, the second album from Sydney's Lost in the Woods, is full of subtle, ambitious arrangements. Fortunately, the songwriting deserves such lush treatment. As multi-instrumentalist and singer Yatman croons of his yearning heart or deep melancholy, you'll hear Burt Bacarach. Or sometimes David McComb. Among the highlights: Birdcatcher, a subtle, fragile pop gem; Me Oh My, a moody excursion with a soaring chorus; and The Moon and the Stars, a soundtrack for a '50s-style romance. Wo said whistling and pop don't mix?
Sacha Molitorisz

>From 2ser Radio , 14/11/2009

At first you might have this pegged as 70s golden-era pop - ornate and gorgeous with the widescreen vibes of Mercury Rev's earthier side circa Deserter's Songs - but get set for other sounds to unwind and envelop you. As ambitious as it all is, it has a lovely understated and merry way to make for the kind of album that'll slyly capture you before you know it.
Andrew Khedoori

DOWN WITH THE SUN (2006) Read a review

TRACK	TITLE	LYRICS	Brian Yatman: vocals, guitars, piano, organ, synthesiser, bass, samples, banjo, melodica, percussion, plastic hose Hannah Croke: cello Molly Florance: violin Sharif Hansa: drums (1,7) , bass (7) Gordon Wallace: mandolin Recorded 2003 - 2006 in Bondi, Punchbowl and Erskineville Mastered by Tim Grieg
1	Albuquerque (LISTEN)	*
2	Well, oh Well (LISTEN)	*
3	Lightning Bones	*
4	Moonshine People (LISTEN)	*
5	The Hollow Earth is Calling (LISTEN)	*
6	Our Floating World	*
7	Molly Machine (LISTEN)	*
8	Ridiculously Happy	*
9	Down With the Sun (instrumental)
10	Yellowstone National Park is on Fire	*
11	Yowies (LISTEN)	*
12	Remontado	*
13	Your Magic Hour	*
14	Green River Suck (instrumental)

Reviews

>From FasterLouder, 30/8/2006

The melodies burn and crackle like Holopaw or The Shins (listen to the chorus on The Hollow Earth Is Calling), the organic ambience like The Album Leaf or On Land-era Brian Eno. In the slow, heavy acoustic guitar, there are hints of Gary Jules. In the quiet evocation of Sydney's inner west - the album must surely mark the first reference to MacDonaldtown station in the history of music - you can hear the two Tims - Rogers and Freedman - at their lyrical best... All the elements are there for a late spring afternoon spent in bed, wearing chunky headphones, experiencing an album. Down With The Sun, like those old records, offers up another world. And it's a beautiful one.
Anton S. Trees
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>From the Sydney Morning Herald, 9/6/2006

***
Some CDs are like those art exhibitions where the artist milks one idea
across 14 paintings. This is the opposite. Lost in the Woods is the
brainchild of Sydney singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian
Yatman, who flits between styles - including country, indie pop and
bossa nova - seemingly incoherently. But the variety is the result of
observation of the diversity of life, and the observer's musical personality
can glue it all together
John Shand

>From Nick Leach, musician 9/10/2006

Got your CD today and just had a listen. Wow, there's a lot of love in that little package. It shines on through. You should be very proud of this effort. I was driving in the country and then I floated through the sun roof and grazed my knee on the treetops as I headed for the saucepan. Very nice feeling. Thanks.

WONGAROOK: CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE a radio play (2004)

TRACK	TITLE		Cello: Hannah Croke Violin: Molly Florance Mandolin: Gordon Wallace Original songs and music by Brian Yatman Recorded 2004 in Bondi Broadcast by Radio FBi July 2004 and July 2006
1	Act 1
2	Act 2
CAST Wendy Daye: Di Caskey Skip Henderson/Howard Slater/Rev. McKinnon /Mrs Holmwood/Caller No. 2: Nic Caswell Teenage girl: Kate Chandler Shirley Henderson: Melinda Harvey George Papodopolous: Steven Peroulis Kevin Daye: Richard Stern Narrator/Tim Kelso/Terry Holmwood: Brian Yatman The year is 1986. Wongarook, a suburb shielded from TV and radio signals and, due to a clerical error, left out of the street directory, exists in a time warp. Tim,16, is bored, his life a cycle of school, church and afternoons spent in the local library leafing through old copies of National Geographic. Into his life comes Wendy, wife of the new Youth Outreach Minister, Kevin Daye. As Tim and Wendy’s friendship develops into tentative passion, a mysterious spate of graffiti crimes brings this insular and eccentric community to crisis point. Copyright 2004 Brian Yatman

THERE'S A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT