The opening and closing tracks of our 'Spirit of the Outback' album feature them recorded in the vast acoustic of Ormiston Gorge. Now we move to Kata Tjuta, also known as The Olgas, an awesome collection of ancient rock domes that emerge from the sandplains some 40km West of Uluru. Between the domes are narrow ravines and valleys, with eucalypts growing along mostly dry creek beds. This recording was made around the gorge known as the 'Valley of the Winds'. High overhead the wind is blowing, roaring against the rock domes with a sound like that of distant surf.
Birdsong echoes up and down the rocky ravines.
As darkness falls we return to Mutijulu. Crickets and katydids chirrup loudly in the warm evening air. The shady, moist environment around the waterhole encourages extensive areas of long grasses. From these, after rains, can be heard the tapping calls of Shoemaker Frogs . As darkness falls, we conclude with the gentle sounds of crickets at the base of Uluru.