When photography can’t fully express the things I need it to, I turn to music.
Musical vignettes.
On the 1st of August 2025, I decided to see what would happen if I told stories with music. Not abstract soundscapes but actual songs. I drew on a career of observational and lived experience, photographs I've taken, stories I've been told and things I remember.. A musical landscape emerged and after months of writing and recording, songs began to appear, not songs for the radio - more cinematic vignettes. The process, I think, though I don't fully understand why — is very similar to working in the field as a photographer, circling around a subject, refining and adjusting your view until the story or song makes sense. The result is this: Air and Twigs - 8 songs drawn from life.
Listening.
Air and Twigs was sequenced with a loose narrative arc. One song speaking to the next, both thematically and musically. Listen as you choose but if I could suggest - for the optimum listening experience, find yourself a quiet comfortable spot, put on some headphones if available, and have the song book handy to read along. The 50 year old vintage butterflies, each one a companion to a song, have been reborn a second time, albeit faded and beaten, to grace the pages and accompany the music into the abyss.
All songs written and preformed by Kieran E Scott
Recorded at The garden studio, Ponsonby, Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
Vocals on, The reason birds fly by Lucy Mackintosh
Backing vocals: Lucy Mackintosh, Willa Cameron, Michele Powles, Megan Beard, Lātū Harper
Drums and percussion by Steve Melville
Engineered and mixed at Burning Boat, Perrysburg, Ohio by Steve Melville.
Mastered by William Bowden at King Willy Sound, Launceston, Tasmania
Album design by Greg Dodds, La Fábrica,
Special support from: Tam West
Photography copyright Kieran E Scott 2026
Made by humans.
