Bag Raiders

A Duo from Sydney, Australia. Consisting of Chris Stracey and Jack Glass, they are mostly well known for their remixes and live shows however, this duo are not mainstream. The band are not very well known in the United Kingdom, and have only been active since 2006.

They are considered to be and create a House genre to their music however, this cannot be said about all out their music as I find it hard to believe that "Way Back Home" could be under the category of "House". Their music is lively, upbeat and bouncy, and possesses many more qualities than being primarily just one genre. I would argue that the music they create although being categorised under "House" I think many of their songs fall under genres such as, Indie Rock, Pop, and Electro as well as House.

To portray the band in my video, I will be using two people in my film, however, one will be male and the other female, not exactly like the band, however, the singer is male and so to the audience (unless they know the band) will be none the wiser. 

Bag Raiders - Digipak

Digipak Front Cover

Promotion Poster

These both show a same image however it is slightly altered on each. The album cover has the title in the middle of the surrounding pictures and the middle is displaying the complimentary background. However on the promo poster, the band name fall over the spherical pictures however, the conventions are kept the same.

The title is very clever as it has an optical illusion as the title is combined, this aids the back ground in the surrealist images and effects. It also gives the band a "unique" feel and is easily recognisable by the extremeness of the images.

In contrast, however, compared to the optical illusion and the whirling images, the background is fairly plain, with slight variations of the colours used in the images; blues, yellows, purples and greens. This is subtle but it is also very effective and compliments the middle feature well. The colours used in the front cover, are complimentary to each other and fit together well. The muddy and gold-y colours from the album title fit with the background and the surrounding colours from the images, it provides a nice contrast. This gold-y colour is also very effective due to the perception we have of the colour in real life. We imagine gold to be shimmering and illuminating which is the exact effect given off here on this title. 

The font of the title is also unique, due to its 3D effect and the shadowing that goes with it. In areas where the light appears to be hitting it is also distorted by the optical illusion which makes it so effective as a colour. The font also enhances this deceptive shadowing and although the font appear to be thin it is disproved by the shadowing used.

The Promo Poster possesses all the same qualities as the album cover, however, the title is made large and spread further across the page. This is to highlight to audiences who the band is and so the title is even more obvious to those viewing it.