and signed with Mighty Boy to issue their fourth album, Claim in May. The album was voted 'Best Australian Album' on the Australian Rolling Stone Critics Poll in 1989. In 1989, Bradley, Bridie and Mountfort formed a side project, My Friend The Chocolate Cake, as an acoustic music group after Bridie took a holiday in New Zealand and wrote a collection of songs that did not fit into the Not Drowning, Waving style. Later in 1989, the group visited Papua New Guinea playing several concerts and meeting George Telek (Moab Stringband, Painim Wok) with whom they later recorded two tracks for their next album, Tabaran which was released late in 1990. Tabaran was credited to Not Drowning, Waving and the Musicians of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Featuring Telek. Helen Mountfort had joined on cello in 1990, and the group covered The Reels track "Kitchen Man" for a various artists' album, Used and Recovered By (1990). Not Drowning, Waving recorded the soundtrack for 1991 film Proof which was released in April 1992. In May 1992, they were the support act for David Byrne at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia, playing: Palau, Amidel, The Kiap Song, Crazy Birds, Willow Tree, Terra Nullius, Albert Namatjira, The Migrant, and Sing Sing. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992, Tabaran was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release, while Proof won ARIA Award for Best Independent Release. 1993–1994 :Circus and break up In 1993, the group released their sixth studio album Circus, which was recorded at the Rockfield Studios in Wales and produced by Hugh Jones. In 1994, they were the support act for Peter Gabriel on his first tour of Australia. Late in the year, Bridie and Montfort recorded the soundtrack for the film Hammers Over the Anvil, they used Jen Anderson on violin (ex-The Black Sorrows) and the horn section from Hunters & Collectors. It was released in 1994 as Hammers under the name Not Drowning, Waving. The group disbanded in 1994, while Bridie and Mountfort continued with their offshoot venture, My Friend The Chocolate Cake. 2001–2007: Reunions In November 2001, a short reunion of Not Drowning, Waving – consisting of Bradley, Bridie, Mountfort, Phillips and Southall in the line-up – occurred at the Corner Hotel in Richmond for the book launch of Blunt: A Biased History of Australian Rock. In February 2003, they reunited again for The Morning Star Concert