Midnight Oil

Subject: Re: [powderworks] Malcolm Burn - Breathe producer
From: Nathan Arrowsmith
Date: 28/07/2009, 1:27 pm
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au

I remember in an interview at the time, someone said the reason they chose Malcolm Burn to produce was because they liked the production of Iggy Pop's American Caesar, produced by Burn and released in 1993 (great album). Needless to say, the result is somewhat different.

I personally love the album, and I think it complements the rest of their catalog.

Nathan




koala sprint wrote:
 

Hi all,

Malcolm Burn has agreed to answer some questions about his time with
Midnight Oil, producing Breathe in New Orleans.
Breathe is the one album that divides fans. It seemed to have brought
a different audience to the Oils, especially from the US, due to it's
more mellow, acoustic tones.

If you have any questions for Malcolm, let me know and I'll put them to him.
My questions are
How did Emmylou Harris became involved?
How did you end up as the only external person ever to co-write an Oils song?
Why did you end up playing so many instruments on the album?
Was Rob so against this more acoustical musical direction?
Where there lots of discarded songs from the sessions? If so, what
happened to them?

He is on vacation this week but will respond next week, so if you want
to email in questions this week, I'll compile them and post his
responses.

Cheers

Stephen