The best exotic pop from down under features the sounds of the bush, the outback, the wild habitats of tribal Arnhem Land.
Aboriginal music has deep, wonderous texture.
The continuously sonorous didjeridu sets the tempo but serves as a drone, while stick percussion guides the dancers. Ritual chants, wailing, and guttural evocations join gourds and bits of bark in the surreal soundscape. This page is part of Vinyl Safari, a guide to exotic records. Some of these records may be for sale at Wilds Sounds.