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The Makarrata Project
Rock · 2020 · 7 tracks · 33m

The Makarrata Project

Midnight Oil

A collaborative mini-album blending classic desert rock with Indigenous voices. Urgent, educational, and deeply rooted in the Australian landscape.

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The Oils return not to relive the past, but to hand the mic to the future of the First Nations.

A powerful blend of righteous indignation and hopeful, communal resilience.

The Makarrata Project · vs · Midnight Oil
Harmonized+1.5σ

The vocals lean notably further into harmonized than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 33m
01
First Nation
4:51
02
Gadigal Land
4:45
03
Change the Date
5:58
04
Terror Australia
3:49
05
Desert Man, Desert Woman
3:09
06
Wind in My Head (Makarrata version)
4:19
07
Uluru Statement from the Heart (read by Pat Anderson, Stan Grant, Adam Goodes, Ursula Yovich & Troy Cassar-Daley) / Come on Down
6:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, rhythmic entry of the horn section on Gadigal Land that bridges 80s energy with modern urgency.
The haunting, stripped-back vocal interplay between Peter Garrett and Jessica Mauboy on First Nation.
The profound silence that follows the final spoken words of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
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