Mick Rourke
a cattle station in the Northern Territory, Australia
Mick Rourke has spent his entire adult life working on cattle stations in the Northern Territory. As a rodeo clown, he juggles humor and risk, all while taking meticulous care of the livestock and working dawn to dusk. His music, crafted under the vast sky, is an outlet from the ticking worries of water supplies and equipment failures, created in moments stolen from the perpetual dust and duty of his surroundings.
About
Obsession
The sound of multiple clocks ticking
Voice
Rough-hewn and sun-baked
Genre
Rodeo Field Recording Ambient
Instrumentation
Didgeridoo, whip cracks, ticking clocks, harmonica
Vocal Style
Gritty whispers carried by wind
Production Style
Recorded outside under the station veranda
Influences
Arid landscapes of Northern Territory, ticking clocks, dusty rodeo grounds
Selected 1 time · Last: July 30, 2026
Commissioned Works
Burnt Orange Reckoning
July 30, 2026 · ambient · Musicgen
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