Feb
19
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SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND: THE BIG CRASHING WAVES // Diving Straight In To Australian Music


Rhys Fitch, the mastermind behind The Big Crashing Waves takes us along his journey of the album writing process for London-born album To Feel.

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Residing in Brisbane, Australia, he took to a foreign country for a much needed getaway and life refresher, leading his focus mainly into the creative process. Being in a completely different environment can thoroughly change a person’s mindset and understanding on the lifestyle and functioning of society.

Taking a new step in a notably different creative lifestyle, Fitch has “played guitar and bass in a couple of bands as well”, and when asked if being able to write freely and alone was enjoyable, an enthusiastic response related “Yes 100%. It was awesome … you’ve got freedom to do whatever you want, just be you.” The pure musical focus is a huge privilege that comes from the opportunity to travel and create, Fitch “Didn’t really have any plans, just went away travelling, brought a little guitar” and became “Fixated” on the idea of writing and recording an album while in London.

On the topic of London, the “Cultural Hub”, “Having space and good vibes” all boosted the right (creative) side of his brain. The emphasis on someone’s mindset when completing any task is a tremendous concept when reflecting on music. Through lyrics on the album, a true transformation is reflected. “Inching back from despair, there’ll be no suffering today, the light is piercing the clouds, the sun is making its way”

The “feeling of adventure and freedom” can be viewed through simple cultural differences and behaviours. For example, simple Australian known phrases such as “How ya goin’” would spark aggression in London, “if someone said that to you in a park, they’d have a go at you”. Instead, you would probably play it safe and say something like “How are you doing?”.

The writing process was also part of the lifestyle in london, as Fitch’s sound engineers were also his housemates, changing the game completely. Each song on the album have their own distinct message, and the single Break Me Away has distinctly been completed by a different producer.

Rhys is doing a fantastic job at getting The Big Crashing Waves name out into the wild, and is “working on building up more music and playing more gigs, especially acoustic ones” in the near future. We are itching to discover the new lineup of instrumentalists for this band, with big things to come.

Download The Big Crashing Waves album To Feel here.





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