Musicians
Alan Dargin
- Origin
- Lake Evella region in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
- Genre/styles
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- About Alan
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Alan Dargin died on 24 February 2008 from a brain haemorrhage aged 40.
His final album, MRD, was issued posthumously.
I can make it talk, I can make it sing / Can make it do anything. / Didj, Didj, Didjeridu.
— Alan Dargin, 'Bloodwood Log'
Discography
Album formats explained Explain formats
Album formats
- 10": 10 inch vinyl records were played at 45 or 33 1/3 rounds per minute (rpm). The former could hold 9, the latter 12 minutes of music per side.
- 7": 7 inch records (often referred to as 45s) were played at 45 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm, with about 4:30 or 6 minutes of music per side.
- LP: Long play, is a vinyl record played at 33 1⁄3 rpm with a 12 or 10-inch diameter.
- EP: Extended play, are vinyl records that allowed two or even three songs on each side.
Bloodwood - The Art Of The Didjeridu
- Released
- 24 June 1994
- Tracks
- Virtuoso Didj
- Storm Warning
- Gaia
- Going To Town
- Fantastic Plastic
- Bloodwood Log
- Hitchhiker's Nightmare
- Open Road
- Trinity
- Anthem
- Notes
Alan Dargin with Michael Atherton.
Reconciliation - Two Stories in One
- Released
- July 1994
- Tracks
- Reconciliation
- Polite Conversation
- Over The Road
- Bis
- Don't Wake 'Im
- Jalopy
- Sticks
- Michael Dwyers Tribute
- Kerry Polka
- Ponytail Reel
- Na Miola Mora
- Lilting Horns
- Heavy Load
- Jiggery Didj
DidgeriDuo
- Released
- 19 July 1996
- Tracks
- Original traditional techno
- Bush walk
- Pedal to the metal
- Flooded river
- Didge talk
- Heading home
- Tracking
- Billabong camp
- Desert nights
- Outback highways
- Zoom
- Croc swamp
- Notes
Alan Dargin with Gary Thomas.
The Sound Of Gondwana: 176,000 Years in the Making
- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Tracks
- The Call
- Crossings
- Forest Light
- Dance This Time Around
- The Emu & the Dog
- Dreamtime In the Meantime
- Mouthmusic
- Cave Drawings
- Mungari
- Hand Stencils
- Roo
- My People
- Notes
Alan Dargin, David Hudson, Mark Atkins & Matthew Doyle.
Cross + Hatch: Didjeridu + Percussion
- Released
- March 1998
- Tracks
- Virtuoso Didj
- Ketuk
- The Call
- Sunshower
- Afrodidj
- Forest Light
- Crossings
- Storm Warning
- Ginjunggang
MRD
- Released
- April 2008
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
- Notes
MRD features collaborations with legendary musicians such as Tommy Emmanuel, James Morrison, and many other virtuosos duetting with didgeridoo on instruments as varied as guitar, steel drums, keyboard, Chinese flute, trumpet, electric bass, and voice.
This is Alan Dargin's final album, issues posthumously.
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