Your
name:
Rob
Bryant.
Where
are you from?
Sydney,
Australia.
Name of
band:
Bare
Island.
Who
else is in your band?
I'm a
solo producer.
How
would you describe yourselves?
I'm a
guy who simply cannot believe the possibilities technology now offers the home
producer. I have a very humble project studio that major artists could only
have dreamed about prior to the 70s, in some ways at least. I want to explore
it!
Who are
your main influences musically?
With
Bare Island I am trying to capture something dreamlike. It's a distant
impression of how music sounded around the late 70s and early 80s, with the
explosion of punk, glam and new wave. I don't think my music sounds like
anything from that era, it sounds like my nostalgia for it, when I'm relaxed
and reflective, and that's what I'm trying to convey. I think perhaps Burial
works like this, almost painting an impression of another style of music from
another time.
The
most common comparisons I hear are to artists like Massive Attack, Sigor Ros,
Cocteau Twins and other 4AD acts. They are certainly artists who have
influenced me and I'm happy to be compared to them.
What do
you hope to achieve in music?
I hope
to build an audience that enjoys my music as much as I do, and that inspires me
to keep creating.
What
has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
I think
the release of 'Night Songs'. I learned so much making this EP. About 2 months
before release I realised I didn't know enough about mixing to really do the
work justice, so I got hold of a couple of great books and just buried myself
in audio engineering. The change in the sound I was producing was staggering,
and I think 'Night Songs' is a big milestone, one I intend to build upon.
And
what’s the moment you want to forget?
If we
go back to my live career with a number of Oz bands, I very distinctly remember
one night we were setting up for a pretty big gig, and all the electronic drums
were programmed and saved onto a little Yamaha midi box. I tried to load up the
opening tracks and got a disk error. We had to cancel the gig! Always back up,
kids!
If you
had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be
and why?
I think
'Almost Gone' is quite representative, it has a great sense of space and a
little drama.
Where
can we listen to it?
http://bareisland.bandcamp.
Where
can we find out more about your music?
Anything
else you’d like to say that I forgot to ask?
I'd
like to say thanks to the incredible community on Twitter. I've found it to be
an overwhelmingly positive and encouraging space.
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