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1.	EURO-EXPRESS	5:21
2.	GOD MUST BE A WOMAN	4:04
3.	TUSCANY	2:16
4.	SADNESS II	5:12
5.	B'ALONE	4:12
6.	GROOVETHANG	4:10
7.	ASWAD	2:46
8.	CARAVAN	4:03
9.	SADNESS I	3:08
10.	BRIEF AFFAIR	4:30
11.	HYPERSPACE	3:44
12.	THE BAZAAR	5:02

CD CREDITS:
Composed by Richard Lawson
Produced by Tom Kazas
Arranged by Richard Lawson & Tom Kazas
Engineered by Tom Kazas
Assistant Engineer Phil Munro
Photos by Cher Breeze, Jennifer Obrien,
Larry McGrath & Jenni Carter
Cover Art by Benevision
Cover Painting "Allegory of Spring" by Botticelli,
which hangs in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Special Thanks to Matthew O'Brien, Sharon
Lawson, Andrew Byrnes & Sarah Peet

Dedicated to Bruce Lawson

SONG CREDITS:

1 EURO-EXPRESS Richard Lawson - rhythms, keyboards Tom Kazas - wash guitar Carina Grace - destination announcer Recorded 17/8/93 in the Lab	7 ASWAD Richard Lawson - Keyboards Recorded 30/8/93 in the Lab
2 GOD MUST BE A WOMAN Richard Lawson - vocals, keyboards, rhythms Carina Grace - vocals Sarah Peet - cello Recorded 8/9/93 at Rich Studios	8 CARAVAN Tom Kazas - outro synth, rhythms Richard Lawson - keyboards, rhythms Andrew Byrnes - congas, bongos, dumbelek Recorded 25/8/93 at Rich Studios
3 TUSCANY Richard Lawson - keyboards, bass Tom Kazas - keyboards & bass pulse Recorded 25/8/93 in the Lab	9 SADNESS I Tom Kazas - treated rhythm, high synthesizer Richard Lawson - bass, organ, piano Recorded 25/8/93 in the Lab
4 SADNESS II Richard Lawson - piano, bass, keyboards & flute sample, live drums Tom Kazas - rhythms, 12 string guitar, wash guitar Carina Grace - vocals Recorded 7/9/93 at Rich Studios	10 BRIEF AFFAIR Richard Lawson - keyboards & piano Tom Kazas - shimmer, keyboard effects Recorded 25/8/93 in the Lab
5 B'ALONE Carina Grace - vocals Tom Kazas - 12 string guitar Richard Lawson - vocals, rhythms, keyboards Recorded 7/9/93 at Rich Studios	11 HYPERSPACE Richard Lawson - keyboards, random juno arpeggiation Tom Kazas - triplet organ, keyboard effects Recorded 31/8/93 in the Lab
6 GROOVETHANG Tom Kazas - zaphoon, outro melody, drum treatments Richard Lawson - rhythms, keyboards, bass Brian Mann - chicken guitar, electric & acoustic guitar Recorded 18/8/93 in the Lab	12 THE BAZAAR Richard Lawson - rhythms, keyboards, bass Brian Mann - 6 & 12 string guitars Tom Kazas - zaphoon, prepared drone, drum program Recorded 18/8/93 & 24/8/93 in the Lab

All songs Š Richard Lawson/Fig Tree Rennaisance 1994

Bio Info. The core of the band Fig Tree Renaissance is four members, Richard Lawson, Brian Mann, Tom Kazas and Carina Grace. The outfit also draw on the contribution of other artists, depending on the setting and scale of any given gig or recording project.
The aim is to create a hybrid identity within the music community, enabling them to freely move through musical adventures under the name of Fig Tree Rennaisance. The group play ethnic and conventional pop/rock instruments, making their sound both refreshing and difficult to label.

Richard Lawson is the founder and main song writer for Fig Tree Rennaisance. From 1983 to 1992 he played drums and contributed backing vocals for the rock band the Lime Spiders. This band released four albums, reaching number one on both the Australian and American independent charts. The band toured Europe and the USA and contributed to the soundtrack for the Australian hit movie 'Young Einstein' and several American films.
In 1992 he formed the band Kcrunch with Brian Mann. This group released two CDs.
Richard has now moved further into the area of music composition, concentrating on keyboards and guitar and has been approached to compose the sound track for an Australian film (working title 'A Thousand Miles Away').
He is currently playing in a Mudgee band called TANGENT.

Brian Mann has extensive experience in the music industry, performing, recording and touring with bands including Screaming Tribesman, Lime Spiders, Kcrunch and Ed Kuepper. He plays all forms of guitar - bass, rhythm and lead.

Tom Kazas is a composer, performer and producer. He has released two albums with the psychaedelic group The Moffs and two solo, instrumental albums. He is resident composer at The Takeaway Theatre / Hellenic Theatrical Group. Tom is a multi-instrumentalist, covering guitar, electric keyboards, piano and a variety of ethnic instruments.

Carina Grace is the vocalist, also supplying voice effects such as the announcer in track 1. She is a classically trained soprano with extensive theatre and opera experience in Sweden. She moved to Australia in 1986 and worked with the Young Actors Players and the Rocks Players Theatre Group. She has performed in clubs in Japan and India and has a solo show in Sydney.

If you would like to purchase Fig Tree Renaissance, the CD is available for sale at $30.00 (Australian). Contact Richard for ordering details.

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