Over the past decade, Matt and Barn have been the driving rhythm section for various Australian artists. Penning tunes in the back of tour vans and after late night rehearsals, they decided to create an album devoid of guitar, focusing on bass, drums, keyboards and other production elements and allowing the space to work within its own parallels. They turned to some of Brisbane's most creative vocalists to collaborate on separate tracks.
The vocalists were approached on the premise that they use this project to expand their creative boundaries, thinking outside their normal genre and fuelling their hidden inhibitions that they might shy away from in their normal musical environment.
A full album was recorded at Airlock Studios with Konstantin Kersting at the helm. Disciplines such as rock, funk, folk and jazz were toyed with, creating an album that is hard to categorise but still able to flow and gel as a whole.
ROI offers a new and fresh take on collaborative music, steering away from the clichéd formulas and building the foundations of each song from the strong rhythmic roots that Matt and Barn have been providing artists with over the length of their careers.