The album is a musical tattoo, sketched, outlined & inked over a decade.
An audio-visual concept album. A collaboration between five unconventional artists.
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The Blacksmith Sun is a creative audio visual project centred around the words of a poet. The music was composed and recorded at Riversong Music by Australian artists Aaron Magee, Scott Bird and Andrew Beck. There were no rules, genres or boxes to inhibit the process. It was purely an artistic endeavour to serve the words which became the songs.
The Blacksmith Sun is a journeyman’s story, observational, reflective - at times raw and vulnerable. The album was intentionally made to be listened to from beginning to end and in so doing it charts milestone moments in a life. Some of these moments are deeply personal, others are experienced as an observer.
The Blacksmith Sun was created as a concept album and tilts its hat humbly toward the giants from the past. The album cover was illustrated by renowned Australian tattoo artist Trevor Bennett and is his only self-portrait. It was hand drawn not long before his passing in 2023 and the album is dedicated to his memory. All supporting environmental art and visual interpretations have been produced by Trudi Bird, created on country in ‘The Valley’, a native flora and fauna sanctuary in lutruwita. Simply stated, it is art for arts’ sake, made by fans of music, words and the natural world.
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Songs written by Aaron Magee and Scott Bird. Recorded and produced by Scott Bird and Andrew Beck at Riversong Music studios, Erina NSW Australia. Mastered by William Bowden. Album cover illustration by Trevor Bennett. Visual art, photography and film production by Trudi Bird.
“The Blacksmith Sun is a dark narrative interspersed with a smattering of light playful touches. Guitars carry the orchestration on a backbone of percussion, drums and keys and cover a full quotient of popular music styles through country, rock, blues and alternative colours. It’s heart beats to the rhythm of rock and blues; play it loud from start to finish.”
When you purchase the album you will receive the full album plus radio edit versions of the songs which you can add to your offline playlists as this album is not available on streaming platforms at this time. You will also receive an EBook of visual art and lyrics plus a photograph to use as wallpaper on your mobile devices and desktop computers.