"Sam Mallet could have pursued a career as a French
literature professor in Paris, but decided his true calling was to
remain in Australia, dedicate himself to his music and find the plateau;
a word he used to describe the sensory worlds residing in music. Under
the influence of Eno, Jon Hassell, Arvo Pärt, John Coltrane and Robert Fripp,
Sam explored a wide variety of musical styles and put them to service
soundtracking the time-based works of his peers. He crafted spatial
ambience, somber jazz, and drum computer driven rockers for short films
and experimental video works, television shows (including the original
Australian Wilfred series), feature films and live theatre. The avant garde Anthill Theatre,
known for its departure from conventional staging practices and having a
keen eye for talent, enlisted Mallet to provide soundtracks for
approximately 40 productions throughout the 1980s and early 1990s."
"Wetlands is a labour of love: the product of eternities, lodged in the archive of a half-imagined Antipodean Space Agency"
"Wetlands is a labour of love: the product of eternities, lodged in the archive of a half-imagined Antipodean Space Agency"
