Musicians of a feather flock together, especially if they're writing bird music.
Our Bookmarks guest today is Adrian Thornton, whose band is playing a gig for the Hawkes Bay Arts festival this Friday.
The band is called 'The Machine Wreckers' who Adrian describes as an assembly of "the most disparate group of musicians he could find". Their show pays homage to the unique and enchanting melodies of the native birds of Aotearoa, through sonic, dreamlike musical pieces.
Besides making music, Adrian spends his days behind the counter of The Little Red Bookshop in Heretaunga Street, Hastings, and fixing vintage racing bikes in his workshop out the back. Jesse talks to him about his favourite things.
Photo: supplied / Machine Wreckers
