Tracklist

1	–The Oceania Project	1992 Songline	12:00
2	–The Oceania Project	1994 Songline	12:00
3	–The Oceania Project	1998 Songline	12:00
4	–The Oceania Project	2001 Songline	12:00
5	–The Oceania Project	2008 Songline	12:00

Notes

Humpback whale songs are transferred from year to year and evolve in a similar fashion to the verbally transmitted tribal lore of Aboriginal cultures from where the term songlines is derived.

The East Australian Humpback Whales travel in an unending cycle of migration between their birthplace in the inter-reef lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef and their Antarctic feeding areas. Their world is comprised of vast stretches of ocean where songs emitted by the Humpback Whales can be heard over great distances. Each year the whales sing a new song. Haunting melodies of radiant joy which fill the ocean along the East Coast of Australia.

When ecosystems across the planet are collapsing and species are becoming extinct at an accelerating rate, the East Australian Humpback Whales are making a remarkable recovery. They have become Australia’s national treasure and a symbol of hope for our imperiled environment.

Songlines documents the evolution of the intricate and beautiful East Australian Humpback song. An hour of pristine digital recordings selected from five different years between 1992 and 2008 which draw the listener into a mysterious and majestic world.

Track 3 features Migaloo, the white whale recorded in 1998.

Songlines documents the evolution of the intricate and beautiful East Australian Humpback song.
An hour of pristine digital recordings selected from five different years between 1992 and 2008
which draw the listener into a mysterious and majestic world.

Production Notes

Mark Franklin – Recording and mastering engineer
Stephen Franklin – Graphic design
Trish and Wally Franklin – Research and photography

Barcode and Other Identifiers

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