A KOMBI

Music to Drive-By is, to our knowledge, the first album composed & performed entirely by a van or any other motor vehicle. This is not a tokenistic offering against inanimatism. We truly believe in A Kombi’s work; it just so happens that she was an object, a Volkswagen van to be precise.

While recovering in South Grafton after a harrowing roll on the face of Mount Tamborine, A Kombi sang to Lucas for the first time. Soon they embarked on drive-by recitals at bus stops & traffic islands along Australia’s east coast. A Kombi’s only live performance took place parked outside Sydney’s Vulcan Hotel. She died in April 1996 while travelling to Queensland, but these recordings remain.