Xavier Rudd

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When you say the word ‘multi-tasker’, Xavier Rudd is definitely a name that comes to mind. Not only in his performing and his recording, but also in his life in general.

Last year saw the release of his fourth album (the first of his independent releases to be distributed through big wig, Universal), a massive tour with G-Love, Donovan Frankenreiter, and the legendary Jack Johnson, the birth of his second child, the release of his third live album Good Spirit and the recording of his latest album, Food In the Belly.

Often (to the horror of his fans), Rudd has been accused of being a good but ‘boring’ musician. Food In the Belly is sure to prove the critics all wrong. Featuring Rudd on vocals, six and 10 string Weissenborn slide guitars, acoustic/electric guitars, resonator guitar, Yirdaki (didgeridoos), stomp box ankle bells, harmonica, bass guitar, percussion and piano, how could you not appreciate the extendable range of talents this dude has? If that’s not enough to make you go wow, he’s also brought in quite a few helpers to produce the quality sound he’s renowned for. Food In the Belly also features Niel Golden on tabla, Harry Manx on veena, Beth Preston on vocals, Dave Tolley on snare drum, Panos Grames on B3 organ, Brad Murihead on tuba, Todd Simko on banjo and whistle and Edgar Diaz on djembe.

Recorded in Vancouver in May of this year, Rudd’s latest album, for him, is an album of appreciation: ”This is a shaky time and we have our issues, but most of us in the western world are incredibly fortunate. It’s not going to be this way forever and I feel really appreciative. I guess that gratitude became a theme of this album.”

Of all the things it is, Food In the Belly is definitely the most versatile album Rudd has released to date. Unlike his previous albums, To Let and Solace, we are eased into the energetic beats rather than thrust into them. The opening track The Letter is a ballad of the singer’s humble gratitude and reflection on experiences he has had.

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Op zondag 2 december 2007 11:44 schreef zoalshetis het volgende:
zeker relaxed! nooit van gehoord.