It is very earthy, with a real jungle sound. It is an instrumental with didgeridoo, drums and various other instruments. Connections! Regan recommended me to Xavier as the go to artist for his backdrops. Much better than using huge scaffolding.Ī friend of mine, Regan, tours with the musician Xavier Rudd, doing his lighting for the shows. The backdrop is so high, that we had to raise and lower the backdrop to work on each section. But when you stand up against it, it is huge. I wish I had more time to do all the projects I have in mind to do, but I am working on that ! The backdrop looks tiny during the concert. I am so passionate about airbrushing and I realise this every single time I pick up the airbrush. I have been airbrushing for 11 years now. On this occasion, I feel that there is nothing important for me to open with, and that it is best to just let Stephanie Tranter tell the story. Posted by Tony Vowles Stephanie say – I love this photo of Xavier Rudd playing live in front of my mural. Love and Rodrigo y Gabriela.Fantasy Art Xavier Rudd stage backdrop “Lioness Eye”, by Stephanie Tranter. as well as touring with Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, G. Building a strong reputation on his live performances, he has traveled the world playing festivals such as Bonnaroo Music Festival, Lowlands, Rock Werchter, The High Sierra, Wakarusa, etc. Releasing his debut ‘To Let’ in 2002 to local acclaim, Xavier’s weaving of native music into his folk music helped reintroduce Australians to the sounds and stories of the land’s original owners while revealing an entirely new sound to the rest of the world. By incorporating aboriginal chants into the fabric of the title track, Xavier constructs an epic goosebump-inducing song that soars in otherworldly bliss, cathartically crashing into a whispered hush. The lead-off track, “Follow the Sun” ebbs and flows hypnotically, with a lilting guitar line and a flitting harmonica that propels you forward in a breezy haze. Accompanied by a plaintive harmonica and acoustic guitar, “Comfortable In My Skin” sets the breezy tone that hearkens Chuck Ragan in a more contemplative mode or what Bob Dylan would have sounded like if he surfed. Not afraid to kick off an album with didgeridoo, rain forest sounds, and aboriginal chanting like he does with opening track “Lioness Eye”, his fearlessness in experimentally incorporating indigenous sounds and rhythms is rarely, if ever, seen in pop music. Crossing cultural lines from the modern world to that of the Aborigines, Rudd continues his journey to become one of Australia’s most iconic voices today with the release of his seventh album (and first for SideOneDummy) ‘Sprit Bird’ on June 5, 2012.Ī performer who truly lives to the natural beat of the world, Rudd fuses hypnotic ceremonial rhythms into tender and breezy folk songs, creating a vibe and tone that is unmistakably earthy and excitingly expansive.
For singer/songwriter/multi- instrumentalist Xavier Rudd, connecting land and heart isn’t a matter of conscious art but a humble understanding that everything before us will remain long after we are gone. Sometimes, the most unique and special sounds are the most organic.
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