It’s fairly rare you can make and release music that is an immediate response to where you find yourself. It’s just a very slow process. Along the way you usually lose your connection to it. The lockdown gave me this backhanded gift, that I could make something as a sort of catharsis and have the time to polish it up to be worth throwing out into the ether while it still meant something to me. So from March to June I made this album of downer acoustic music. It may be a sad listen but made me feel better at least!

https://lehmannbsmith.bandcamp.com/

And here's a video clip I made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzJOm54TVfs

What have you been up to in lockdown is an online collation, a mix tape of sorts, of works, projects, and meanderings by artists whose work Mr Kitly has represented over the years. 

Melbourne has been in extended lockdown since March due to corona and is currently under the strictest stay at home laws imposed since the crisis began. We are all staying at home to keep each other safe and reach the other side.

This series is a way to hear about what our Mr Kitly friends and artist community have been up to during lockdown. I miss seeing them all in person and being inspired by what they do.  - Bree (Mr Kitly)