Still Life
Edition of 300, 12 inch vinyl albums, 2003/4

Still Life is a collection of conversations and songs. We talk to an ice fisherman, a gardener, a beekeeper, an astronomer, a fly fisherman, a dendrologist and a birdwatcher whilst joining each of them in their hobby . We edited these recorded conversations into "pop song" length pieces for side one. On side two we put a selection of Christmas songs, performed by the Swedish Kihlberg family. Each year, at Christmas time, the Kihlberg family go down to their basement and record a different Christmas song. This is a collection from over the past few years.

Transcripts:

Side One
Track 1
He was a good fish once, but he's been up the river and done his job up there and now he's hungry. Tom Woodcroft, Taupo, New Zealand
Track 2
Forsythia comes first, yellow flowers on naked stems. Marina Pimenoff, Helsinki, Finland
Track 3
Look at this scandal. Look at this sex scandal below. Peder Tigerstedt, Elimaki, Finland
Track 4
This is a swarm that I put in a box. It was sitting in a branch of a tree, I put a box under it, clippers, plop, lid, caught. Nigel Costley, Nelson, New Zealand
Track 5
Ivan was born for ice fishing. Pekka Kotilainen, Stromsinlahti, Helsinki, Finland
Track 6
You're looking at a globular cluster. It's a cluster of stars just like a swarm of bees, there's thousands and thousands. Albert Jones, Richmond, New Zealand
Track 7
Real bird watchers should be perfectly happy just looking at Mallards. The males have their brightest plumage right now, and even the females are more beautiful than they get credit for. Marcus Walsh, Helsinki, Finland