Melbourne Town Hall’s grand organ and the Federation Bells set foundation for Namazu’s latest project

The immersive album experience will premiere at the prestigious Now or Never.

Influenced deeply by location, Naarm-based ambient duo, Namazu, incorporates instrumentation specific to Melbourne for their latest album offering.

Comprised of Brett O’Riley (YLVA, Margins, Blacklevel Embassy, Ricaine) and Gerard Mason (Goodbye Enemy Airship), Namazu have built a career embedding elements of place to inform and influence their composition. On their upcoming album For Those In Peril // Hold Back The Night, the duo go grand with the use of the Norla Dome, Melbourne Town Hall’s grand organ and the big sounds of Federation Bells.

Namazu Live Premiere, For Those In Peril // Hold Back The Night Album Launch

• When: Friday 29 August, 8:30pm
• Where: Federation Bells, Middle Terrace, Birrarung Marr
• Cost: Free admission

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For Those In Peril // Hold Back The Night benefits from the rich, expansive textures of the three locations – the open acoustics of Norla Dome, the haunting and immense ringing from the Grand Organ and the deep impressions from the Federation Bells. The latter is a public installation in Birrarung Marr, which comprises 39 upturned bells which trace the upstream of the Yarra River.

Namazu’s unique practice is refined with For Those In Peril // Hold Back The Night – a superlative showcase of their distinguished discipline in crafting worlds through sonic waves. The ambient nature of their art allows for moments of light and shade, leaning into the make-up of the locations they used. Whilst packaged as an album, For Those In Peril // Hold Back The Night is a single track offering, running 40 minutes in length flowing through stages to take listeners on a journey.

Adding to the listening experience, Namazu and Heavy Machinery also enlisted visionary artist and creative SPOD to create a video for an audio supercut of the full record.

This debut release is out Friday 22 August and is limited to 150 hand numbered copies. To submerge listeners in the sonic journey, Namazu will be premiering the album as part of Now Or Never festival on 29 August.

You can pick up a ticket to the performance via the Now Or Never website here, and pre-save For Those In Peril // Hold Back The Night here.