Unfathomed Waters

Jack Woodbury | Peter Liley

Unfathomed Waters is a collection of collaborative works by Peter Liley and Jack Woodbury. Composed between 2020 and 2022, the album draws inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Temple.

Compositionally, the pieces employ ambient textures, electroacoustic noise, saxophone, choral vocals, and glitches. At times calm, at others tense and agitated, these materials are woven together to explore The Temple’s themes of isolation, longing, awe, and fear. Ultimately, this music seeks to capture a sense of the story’s wonder alongside its lurking horror.

Composed, recorded and produced by Peter Liley and Jack Woodbury
Mixed and mastered by Jack Woodbury
Featuring contributions by Nathan Carter, Debbie Rawson, Tahlia Grifﬁs and George Smith
Cover by Francis Salole
Photography by Celeste Fontein
Design by Unklefranc
Printing by Studio Q

Released: 14 July 2022
Catalogue: RAT-D128

Jack WOODBURY

Jack is a Wellington-based composer and audio engineer. His compositional work focuses on juxtaposing noise and glitch textures against ambient materials. In 2020, Jack released “inst.19-20” on Rattle, a collection of works composed for audio-visual installations. His work has been presented in the UK, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.

Peter LILEY

Peter is a Wellington-based composer and performer (saxophone, voice). He is best known for his experimental approach to composition and performance on the saxophone, though he also works regularly as a classical chamber player and singer. Peter’s compositions have been played in Australia, Europe and New Zealand, and he has toured extensively in New Zealand and abroad.