1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:00,440 Speaker 1: Well. 2 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 2: Multi award winning Electric Fields will be performing in the 3 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 2: NT as part of the Pajama Festival this year on 4 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,159 Speaker 2: Friday the ninth of April at Rangers Stage, Desert Park. Now, 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 2: of course, Pajama it is a fusion of living traditional 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 2: culture with electronic music that's of course going to make 7 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 2: for a fantastic performance. And joining me on the line 8 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 2: now someone that will be there, Electric Fields duo vocalist 9 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: Zacharry Fielding and keyboard player and producer Michael Ross. Good 10 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: morning to you both. 11 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: Good morning morning, oh guys. 12 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: We are looking forward to having you back in the 13 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 2: Northern Territory as part of the Pajama Festival. How are 14 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: you feeling about returning to the NT and being a 15 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: part of the festival? 16 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: Very exciting. We loved Pajama the first time we performed, 17 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: and just the atmosphere and the environment that the town 18 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: holds is just so beautiful and wonderful that we can 19 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: perform our music. But being in the atmospheric situation there, 20 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: it's just it just compliments everything and then it just 21 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: stuff makes sense. I mean, with clear access with the 22 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: night sky there. 23 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 2: Let's talk a little bit more about your music and 24 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 2: your performances. As I understand it, You guys formed back 25 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: in twenty fifteen. What's that experience been like from then 26 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 2: until now? 27 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 3: Well, well, it's been very fast paced from the get go. 28 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 3: I mean we released our music in July of twenty fifteen, 29 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 3: and three weeks after the EP launch we slew to 30 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 3: China Wow for six days to perform, and then a 31 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 3: couple of weeks after that we were in Scotland. So 32 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 3: we've kind of really hit the ground running from the 33 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 3: very beginning. And it was really wonderful to win that 34 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:51,919 Speaker 3: NIMA because it was a huge nod from the Aboriginal 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 3: community that they love our music, you know, which is 36 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 3: and our music is to be shared and it is 37 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 3: for people to really take into their world, you know 38 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 3: if it resonates with them. So that's why that was 39 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 3: so special, because it was a confirmation that we had 40 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 3: hit the right mood and the ideas were translating to 41 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: other people. 42 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 2: Zacharong, as I understand it. You obviously using your music 43 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: in your own traditional language. That must be a wonderful 44 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: experience to be able to share your culture and your 45 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 2: experience to other people who might not necessarily understand it. 46 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a really beautiful When we first were in 47 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: the studio and then we played with jan Kundeta language 48 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: my language, I was a bit hesitant at first because 49 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: I was like, is this a smart move to share 50 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: a lot of my part of my identity, because I 51 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: don't know. At that time, I was very shy to 52 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: show the beauty of myself to the listeners. And then 53 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: it found its momentum and rhythm and then I was like, Okay, 54 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: not only do I get to share this, I'm gaining 55 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: a lot of strengths from this. I'm I kind of 56 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: felt the wave of my worth coming through as well. 57 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: So once I felt that, I locked it in and 58 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: then just kept going with it. And it was wonderful 59 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: to share annual called culture and animal's language and Pizzindeta 60 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: because it's a part of my identity and it's good 61 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: to give your audience when you learn what an audience 62 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: is about a part of you. And then you know. 63 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: Now that we're five years in with the electric Field thing, 64 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: it's just so beautiful to hear it sung quite often 65 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: at live shows, singing it with you, and then you're 66 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: hearing them sing it back at you, and it's like 67 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: we really did this. 68 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: This is this is beautiful, such a special experience. Michael 69 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 2: as understand it. You guys came second in the search 70 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 2: for a group of artists to represent Australia at Eurovision 71 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: in Oz decides what was that experience? 72 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 3: Like, yeah, that was it was really epic. We were 73 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 3: a bit nervous in the sense that we were like, 74 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 3: should we go to this blah blah blah. And then 75 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 3: it kind of was very spooky that one of my 76 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 3: friends said to me, check out the SBS website because 77 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 3: she saw something zach Arice had a friend said the 78 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 3: same thing. We went there and what they said to 79 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 3: look for wasn't there. But we found ourselves on a 80 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 3: page saying upload your song here. Yeah, and so we 81 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 3: were like, oh, well should we just do it? And 82 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 3: we went wow man as well, and then it just 83 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 3: the next thing, you know, we're on stage performing and 84 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 3: then we get off stage and the SBS marketing lady said, 85 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,239 Speaker 3: you know, the Electric Fields is trending on Twitter number 86 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 3: seven worldwide. Wow. How But that's when we realized, all right, 87 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 3: it's not really it's only a few people in Australia watching, 88 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 3: but there's people millions all throughout Europe were watching the 89 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 3: Australian performances as well, and they totally got what we 90 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 3: were bringing to the stage and it was actually amazing 91 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 3: to share that. It was a very beautiful experience, to 92 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 3: be honest. 93 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,119 Speaker 2: Speaking of millions millions of people tuned into the twenty 94 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 2: twenty AFL Grand Final, you were one of the performers there. 95 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 2: What was that like? 96 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 3: Wow, that was epic. I mean it was live to television. 97 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 3: It was about three point eight millions Australians watching and 98 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 3: another million or so overseas. I mean basically we were 99 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 3: sharing the song that we really adore. We performed from 100 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 3: Little Things Big Things Grow by kenv Carmedy and Paul 101 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 3: Kelly and it's the story of Vincent lyn Gowy and 102 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 3: his eight years sit in protest and to actually bring 103 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 3: that song with Vincent lyn Garry's voice to such a 104 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 3: epic platform. I mean when I talk about the AFL 105 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 3: Grand Final, I look at it like the pool room. 106 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 3: You know, Oh, you've got to try you put that 107 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 3: in the poolroom, you know, because you know something the 108 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 3: fairly proud of, and so I felt like we to 109 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 3: form in the poolroom. But more important than that was 110 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 3: actually being able to share Vincent's story because I didn't know. Honestly, 111 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 3: when we first did the cover, I had no idea 112 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 3: that the song was about Vincent Lengary. I mean, yes, 113 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 3: I'm a little bit of a dill. A lot of Australians, 114 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 3: I think just thought the song was about super annuation 115 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 3: and so to have vincent story told with his voice 116 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 3: in it as well. We spoke to the Gringy community 117 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 3: and the Lengarry family and they're all enthusiastically supported using 118 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 3: Vincent's voice in that. So for me, that was the 119 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 3: real team well. 120 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 2: From the pool room to pajama. You are, of course 121 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 2: back in the Northern Territory just a couple of weeks 122 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 2: away on Friday, the ninth of April April. Zachari Fielding 123 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 2: and Michael Ross from Electric Fields. It is great to 124 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 2: speak with you both this morning and yeah we look 125 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 2: forward to seeing you in the Northern Territory in a 126 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 2: couple of weeks time. 127 00:06:58,120 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you for you there.