Golden Sunbird EP, by Golden Sunbird

Golden Sunbird EP

by Golden Sunbird

supported by

Solitude & Sin Divine. Takes you away to a mini heaven. Favorite track: Voyage, Pt. 2.

Reek Of STOOM Languid, dreamy Psychedelia like Floyd Jamming Tangerine Dream with Crosby, Stills & Nash wafting harmonies on the breeze...pure immersion! Favorite track: Voyage, Pt. 2.

FDJ (Desert Psychlist) Chilled Floydian psych, one for listening to on a pair of of good headphones while smoking something exotic. Favorite track: Voyage, Pt. 2.

The GENERAL of Stoner Rock Army thumbnail

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Cosmic Psych-Rock from Outer Space ✨

Thanks for supporting my Music, Your purchase helps me to continue to write and record more music and pursue my dream and passion! I hope you enjoy the tunes. I am very grateful, a little goes a long way as a fully independent musician. Send me a message on Instagram or Facebook or leave a review, would love to hear what you think!
Stay Cosmic!

Luke.T, Golden Sunbird

Purchasable with gift card

$4 AUD or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Limited Edition first run of Golden Sunbird EP Compact Disc's.
High quality audio files with a folded gloss printed sleeve (2 panel)
With cover artwork by @jthom333

Golden Sunbird EP -- CD
Compact Disc limited run of 200 copies.

Includes unlimited streaming of Golden Sunbird EP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Shipping Australia wide & Internationally

Includes unlimited streaming of Golden Sunbird EP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

edition of 200

$10 AUD or more

1.	Every Ending is a New Beginning, Pt. 1 05:44	info	buy track
2.	Voyage, Pt. 2 08:23	lyrics	buy track
Voyage, Pt. 2 Drifting away Like thoughts in a day of confusion Caught in a daze Between yesterday and delusion Who do you trust when there is always a cost And the truth doesn’t sell you know that too well Disillusion Hello my friend Not so different Only human Stuck in a box that they built for us That’s intrusion What’s your happiness Oh you play in a band Prostitution Welcome my son to what they call Evolution Disillusion
3.	Turbulence, Pt. 3 02:46	info	buy track
4.	Arrival (Desert Sun), Pt. 4 07:14	lyrics	buy track
Arrival (Desert Sun), Pt. 4 Floating endlessly the stars they flicker as their light begins to fade Paper ships upon the waves, written with the words we never say Skin and bone so momentary like the fleeting clouds that hold the rain Dissipate upon the shore and watch the seed begin it’s life again Again.

about

Witness the Birth of cosmic light being Golden Sunbird

Gentle psych rock, taking inspirations from Pink Floyd & early new age electronic artists
Envokes states of deep meditation and contemplation
A Cosmic journey of sound and music
Visionary art soundscapes
A Mystical Experience

Artist Statement Golden Sunbird EP

I started writing this EP in 2020 in Townsville during our first COVID-19 lockdown. At the time I had just started listening to Pink Floyd and had fallen in love with the 70’s Psych rock sound and the whole counterculture movement. I was stuck at home and began working on music to pass the time. I had no intention of making an EP which helped in giving me the freedom to write and record without pressure.

I recorded the EP at home on my iPhone through GarageBand and a Scarlett 2i4 recording interface. It was a bit of a breakaway from the conventional approach to recording music. This created a lot of freedom to be experimental and to work in my own time schedule. The portability of my phone allowed me to record in the most obscure and random places; in my car between shifts at work, the rainforest in the Atherton Tablelands, on flights to and from Melbourne, at home on the couch etc.

I wanted this EP to be a cosmic, sonic journey from start to finish. A true concept piece with each track linked to the next, with meaningful transitions that tell a story. I wanted it to be an EP that you would have to play in its entirety to grasp the whole meaning and context, yet still have the tracks stand alone and be understood.

I had recently acquired a Theremini and was playing around with the Moog Model D App for iPhone through my midi Keyboard. I really enjoyed the spacey sounds I was getting out of them. These sounds are a main feature of the EP and stirred a lot of inspiration for writing. This also inspired the visual elements like the cover artwork and visualizer using stars, galaxies and the cosmos.

I also wanted the music to be able to have a guided meditation and deep relaxation effect on the listener. Something that provides the listener space to breathe and sink into. This is one of the reasons that has drawn me to instrumental music as it allows the mind to enter states of contemplation, reflection and to draw closer to God.

I collected a lot of field recordings to add atmosphere and ambience to the tracks. I really enjoyed going to places, camping out and setting up microphones to capture the ambience of a place, then adding it to the background of a song to teleport the listener. Nature sounds invoke mystery and bring an organic feeling to the electric and synth soundscapes. I enjoyed playing with sound design on this EP and using the stereo output recording to its full potential.

The main theme of the EP is finding peace in not knowing everything, Acknowledging my mortality and seeing the beauty that is life. Understanding that each moment is intensely more beautiful because it will end and that we don’t need to know the answers, just be. It also deals with themes of isolation, uncertainty, conspiracy and self doubt, all of which arose within me and around me throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns.

This EP is quite special to me as it shows quite a lot of growth for me personally in my craft, my own personality and identity.
The final mix of the EP was completed by my good friend, Mark Myers (Middle East, Starry Field) in Mount Kauri Studios up in the Atherton Tablelands and then it was sent down to King Willy (William Bowden) in Tasmania to do the final masters.

The EP Artwork was designed & drawn by my brother Jonathan Thomas, who specialises in sacred geometry, Celtic knotwork and pointillism. The intertwined lines have no beginning or end, therefore representing eternity and the interconnection of all life. The cosmos in the background represents the vastness of space, the unknown, unbridled power, chaos and wonder in the heavenly realms.

I would like to Acknowledge the Bindal & Wulgurukaba people. Owners of the land on which this music was written and pay my respects to Elders past, present & emerging.

Luke Thomas, Golden Sunbird 2021

credits

released November 18, 2021

Recorded by Luke Thomas
Produced by Luke Thomas & Mark Myers
Final Mix by Mark Myers at Mount Kauri Studios,
Atherton Tablelands North Queensland
Mastering by William Bowden, King Willy Mastering, Tasmania

Photo Credit Background image, Shaun Nielsen,
'M16 The Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation'

license

about

Golden Sunbird TAS, Australia

Cosmic Psych Rock from Outer Space

Strap in your seatbelts and prepare for a cosmic journey through space and time. The Golden Sunbird Starship has entered from a parallel dimension to bring you interstellar space rock jams, filled with hypnotic guitar solo's, whaling theremins and synth soaked walls of sound✨🖖🏽🛸 ... more

contact / help

Contact Golden Sunbird

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Golden Sunbird, you may also like:

Planet Terror
by Black Sky Giant

supported by 24 fans who also own “Golden Sunbird EP”

Just close your eyes and lay back. You're in for an adventure. mickeymacksnack
go to album
The Burden of Restlessness
by King Buffalo

supported by 23 fans who also own “Golden Sunbird EP”

This really kicks ass \m/ Musical as f--k! Rich"Pimp"Kinman
go to album
Crypt of Doom
by Green Hog Band

supported by 23 fans who also own “Golden Sunbird EP”

US Stoner Doom / Rock. This singer has such a raspy voice it is addictive! Plus the grooves & beats are just out of this world! Slow & easy... :) Sometimes I need that! Thanks GHB! Highly recommended! bmurator
go to album
Primigenian
by Black Sky Giant

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 6, 2023
go to album
Strange, Strange Times
by The Ugly Kings

Combining crooned murder ballads with raw, angsty hard rock hooks, Melbourne's The Ugly Kings are a wrecking crew well worth watching. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 15, 2021
go to album
Borderlands
by The Myrrors

The band’s fourth full-length album in as many years; an intoxicating LP of jazz-inflected twists and turns. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 5, 2018
go to album
EYE OF THE SUN
by Gypsybyrd

supported by 22 fans who also own “Golden Sunbird EP”

Like Uncle Acid doing a retro blues rock album. Killer groove and flow. Looking forward to their upcoming release. Lute FP
go to album