“When we approach the live show, I think a really exciting thing for us is to re-imagine the songs and try to bring a new dimension and new journey to our music,” Rüfüs Du Sol drummer James Hunt said during an interview. The band performs their instruments live on stage, and they often provide high-energy sets. The trio pushes the boundaries and breaks away from traditional EDM. Sunday 7th November, 7.Rüfüs Du Sol has enjoyed much success worldwide with their electronica music mixed with alternative and house. Ultimately, coming back to Australia is the apex for us!” Then it’s all about coming home for the shows. “Basically there’s shows all the way up until New Year. “We’ve been lucky enough to do shows over here in the US so we’re going to continue doing that,” Hunt says. “Seeing all our friends and family again across the country and also showcasing our new live show that we’ve put so much time and thought into will be amazing.”įor the remainder of 2021, once the live stream is completed, the group’s focus will be on touring. “We haven’t actually been home since the pandemic kicked in which makes it so much more exciting to come home,” Hunt enthuses. We’ve been getting so many calls, anecdotes, and stories of how it’s been moving people and connecting to their experiences.”Īfter the live stream, RÜFÜS DU SOL have something momentous in their sights: they’ll be returning to Australia next year for their biggest tour of their home country to date. “Since it’s come out though, there’s been a sense of letting it go and allowing it to become other people’s thing. “It was daunting in the few days leading up to releasing the album because we’d put our hearts and souls into it over the last year and a half,” he reveals. Hunt and the group are currently revelling in the reception that Surrender has received. It’s people adjourning with others but not in a physical space which is really cool.” “They’re duetting with other people and it’s very collaborative. “I’ve discovered a lot of my favourite drummers, analogue synth nerds, and guitarists on TikTok,” he reveals. There was the Glass Animals song, “Heatwave”, that I think TikTok was instrumental in making as big as it is.”Īs an electronic musician, keeping up with new technology is something Hunt and his bandmates always engage in. “You see songs breaking out all the time and becoming big. “It’s become a very universal medium for discovering music,” Hunt notes. The partnership with TikTok feels key, given its increasing power as a music platform. Given that it was all ripped away from everyone for 18 months makes this Aus Music Month really special.” “With restrictions now being lifted, it means that artists are able to play shows again and venues are able to operate again. “Now more than ever it’s the comeback season,” Hunt says. It’s just recognising that Australia has such a big music culture and a really rich scene.”Īnd with the country’s music industry being so disrupted since the pandemic, it feels like this Aus Music Month is arguably the most important one yet. “I think Aus Music Month is a great celebration of everything that’s coming out of the country, all the burgeoning and exciting acts that are still undiscovered. “There’s so much good music (in Australia) and I think the world’s cottoning on that now,” Hunt insists. RÜFÜS DU SOL were only too happy to help out for this year’s Aus Music Month after their own recent successes abroad. “On one of the nights we played there, which we luckily managed to capture in our TikTok live stream, there was lightning flashing in the distance and it came on during one of our darker songs too, which was incredible.” When we’ve seen shows performed there in the past, it’s just looked so scenic.” In a moment that must have felt fated, nature provided some background pyrotechnics. You’re basically looking up from the stage, it’s very vertical. “It was very surreal, it almost felt like a dream. “We were a little nervous that our first show back was there (Red Rocks), this iconic venue,” drummer James Hunt says. The livestream will feature a performance from Colorado’s stunning Red Rock Amphitheater, a venue that holds special meaning for the group. The first of those TikTok Live shows is by electronic trio RÜFÜS DU SOL, who released their fourth album, Surrender, two weeks ago.
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