Reginald Lawson
a disused railway town in the Australian Outback
Reginald 'Reg' Lawson spent sixty years climbing telegraph poles around Drystone Siding, an old railway town in the Australian Outback. Devoted to preserving skeletal lines and maintaining community connections, Reg's routine includes walking the sidings with the metallic taste of hot hose water. His stubborn loyalty once led him to walk 300 miles for a funeral of a distant acquaintance, epitomizing the deep roots he has laid in this remote landscape.
About
Obsession
Taste of water from a hose
Voice
Metallic thirst beneath dusty stars
Genre
Outback Ambient Blues
Instrumentation
Resonator guitar, wind chimes, telegraph line hum
Vocal Style
Wind-etched whispers mingling with dust
Production Style
Outdoor recordings near telegraph poles using field microphones and solar-powered gear
Influences
Endless skies of the Outback, clatter of trains long gone, taste of dusty hose water
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