quarta-feira, 19 de dezembro de 2018

Cold Summer with Future Panther - An Interview


Mais Colômbia no TBTCI, e mais pós punk.

Dessa vez não tão trevosos, porém soturnos ainda que, climáticos e sonhadores, o Future Panther, navega por terrenos muito mais melancólicos do que escuros.

Influências diretas de Drab Majesty e Beach Fossils são altamente notadas no debute "Cold Summer".

Dark wave sonhadora para trevosos apaixonados.



***** Interview with Future Panther *****


Q. When did Future Panther begin? Tell us about the history...
Future panther, started in 2016, when I had to travel to Canada, from my native country, I spent a lot of time alone in my apartment creating songs on my own locked in and inspired by the winter, then I began to record the songs more seriously until I realized that I could get an EP. Mainly I didn't think about having commercial music or music for a certain audience I just created the music for me and for my cat.

Q: Who are your influences?
Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, She past Away, Have A Nice Life, and some of my favorite bands DIIV, Beach Fossils, Soft Kill, The Soft Moon, Black Marble, Wild Nothing, Sleep Party People, Supernova1006, Whirr and lately I have an obsession with Drab Majesty, I must say that it's one of my greatest influences right now. so I think soon my sound will go more for those kinda sounds of darkwave, new wave, and shoegaze…

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
DIIV -Oshin
Drab Majesty -The Demonstration
Black Marble - It's Immaterial
The Soft Moon - Deeper
Beach Fossils -Clash The Truth

Q. How do you feel playing live?
So far I haven't had any show with Future Panther, but I would love to create a performance with panther masks to give more impact to the live show and at the same time be something more artistic. ( the full live show) But they are future plans, for now I want to continue recording songs and experimenting with my sounds.

Q. How do you describe Future Panther´s sounds?
I would say that the sound I wanted to create was something deep, dark and at the same time nostalgic, full of guitars with reverb, flanger sometimes phaser and delays, drums sequenced with the use of the claps to give that sound of the 80's, and voices a little more alternative but with a lot of reverb playing with the melodies of the guitars

Q: Tell us about the process of recording  the songs ?
Everything starts by creating a melody on the bass, then a drum sequence and then start jamming looking for sounds that I like. Sometimes I start with some guitar melody that I had in my head, basically I let myself be carried away by my musical instinct.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
I would recommend some bands from my native country like: Ser Sonico, Sobrevolar, Encarta 98, Cold Tropics, and bands that I recently discovered like: Soft Touch and Posh Lost.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
The Soft Moon - Far

Q: What are your plans for the future?
I want to lock myself a season again this winter to continue finding my ideal sound, keep recording songs and why not create a full album. After this I would love to find some live shows.

Q: Any parting words?
I want to thank Renato and the blog that celebrates itself for the space to share my music, and for his great work supporting new artists, this is the only way to grow and evolve musically together. I also invite you to visit my fan page on Facebook called LA420 is an independent label that supports emerging local artists.
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https://futurepanther.bandcamp.com/releases
https://youtu.be/2e1XVutj3yE
https://www.facebook.com/futurepanther/

Barren Ground with Ghost Painted Sky - An Interview


Darkwave em sua essência, escuridão, sombras, angústia, melancolia, tudo devidamente em tonalidades escuras, assim é o duo colombiano, Ghost Painted Sky,

David Strong, o faz tudo,  e Lisa Wood, vocais, construíram um certo culto ao redor da banda, com alguns EPs e um álbum, o denso "Flightless", lançado em Julho deste ano, ajudaram a moldar o poderio deles.

Ao vivo, contam com uma banda de apoio que transportam para os palcos o clima soturno do estúdio. Referências lógicas, como Xymox, Lycia, Love is Colder Than Death entre outros os conectam sonoramente entre os clássicos oitentistas e a nova leva dark atual.

O último trabalho é o EP, "Barren Ground", que reúne gravações dos primórdios da dupla, antes mesmo de se chamarem Ghost Painted Sky, sonoramente seguem o padrão trevoso onde a luz jamais terá espaço.

Música para notívagos e criaturas da noite.

***** Interview with Ghost Painted Sky *****



Q. When did Ghost Painted Sky begin? Tell us about the history...
A. Officially, Ghost Painted Sky began with the release of the first, self-titled EP in 2014, though I (David) started writing and recording the material that would be released under the Ghost Painted Sky name after several years of musical inactivity, the end of a long-term relationship, and some other major life changes in early 2013. The project has deeper roots than that, though, as I had originally started working on solo material in the late 90s/early 2000s that was a little more darkwave in nature, but in which you can hear the beginnings of the Ghost Painted Sky sound (a few songs from this period were just recently released as the Barren Ground EP). I was also in an 8-piece band in the mid-2000s that also had an influence on how Ghost Painted Sky came to form… That former band, with so many members, had a lot of interpersonal and scheduling issues, so with GhostPainted Sky, I’ve tried to keep the core as just myself (at first), and since 2017, myself and Lisa (Wood), and have tried to keep the live band as changeable and adaptable as possible. That gives the core control over the creative direction of the band, but allows us more flexibility in live performance, while also allowing for working with other people on whatever basis best serves the overall sound, without getting too bogged down in personal issues or creative differences.

Q: Who are your influences?
Lisa and I are both primarily influenced by the experiences of our lives, but musically speaking, a lot of the classic 80s and 90s goth rock, post-punk, and darkwave has kind of been our reference point, whether we mean for it to be or not, including: Clan of Xymox, early Lycia, The Sisters of Mercy, Swans, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Joy Division, Chameleons, Siouxsie and the Banshees, etc. as well as some latter-day goth rock, and some of the Projekt and Hyperium stuff from the 90s and early 2000s...like Requiem in White/Mors Syphilitica, Faith & The Muse, Human Drama, and Love Is Colder Than Death. We have other musical influences too, that maybe aren’t as prominent but are no less valid, including deathrock and shoegaze (I'm a big Slowdive fan), as well as even post-rock, synthpop, industrial, and electronica.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
A. My top five have been pretty longstanding, in no particular order:
The Cure - Disintegration,
Lycia - A Day In The Stark Corner,
This Mortal Coil - It’ll End In Tears,
Swans - White Light From the Mouth Of Infinity,
The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland…

Lisa’s top five include:
Clan of Xymox - Twist of Shadows,
Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll,
The Cure - Pornography,
The Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always,
This Mortal Coil - Blood.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A. Every live show is a new experience, and isn’t always easy to categorize in a general way, as Lisa puts it: so many feelings and thoughts course through you… With that said, at best it’s an exchange between performer and witness that elevates both. It’s a dialogue, and sometimes, for a variety of reasons, you can transcend the normal boundaries and make for an experience memorable to all. That’s about as good as it gets. Most often though, it’s worthwhile enough just to be somewhere new and different and bearing your inner being to a receptive group of people through your songs…it can be a transcendent experience, with an immediacy that can otherwise be difficult to achieve on a normal day-to-day level.


Q. How do you describe Ghost Painted Sky´s sounds?
A. Ghost Painted Sky is the sound of Lisa and I bearing our hearts and souls…confessing our secrets and going to our darker places to explore and voice our hopes, fears, and regrets, in a kind of process of catharsis. Musically speaking, we use whatever means we find necessary and at our disposal, though we have thus far not strayed too far from our goth rock/post-punk roots. That said, we have been playing with some new ideas and sounds that incorporate more darkwave, deathrock, tribal/world, and even shoegaze/post-rock and synth pop sounds. We don’t want to limit ourselves too much by genre convention, but I think our overall vision keeps our sound pure and distinctively Ghost Painted Sky, while giving us room to explore the best ways to convey what we are feeling and experiencing. We’re pretty much always dark, intense, and introspective/contemplative, whatever the exact means we may use to convey it.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
A. Every song is different, but it will often start with a simple idea or musical phrase, be it a bassline, a guitar part, or a keyboard sound. I’ll build-on and experiment with what works on top of that, what other changes and parts might work best to convey the feeling of the song, and either I or Lisa will add lyrics and vocals to it somewhat late in the process, which occasionally warrants further restructuring and refinement. Other times it happens the opposite way, where Lisa or I will have lyrics and/or a vocal melody that we start building off of, and/or writing the music around. Every song is its own unique journey.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A. There has been so much good new music out the past several years…a lot of the classic post-punk sounds seem to be in the ongoing process of being rediscovered and reinterpreted through a modern lens. It’s been really exciting to discover a lot of new bands recently, and a few we’ve been listening to a lot include: She Past Away, Drab Majesty, Holygram, Soft Kill, Soviet Soviet, Saigon Blue Rain, Boy Harsher, Void Vision, and Angels of Liberty…

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
A. We’ve already done a cover of New Order’s somewhat forgotten classic “Doubts Even Here” on our first full-length, Flightless (released in the summer of 2018), and have toyed with the idea of doing a number of other covers, including maybe a Joy Division or Sisters of Mercy track, possibly a Siouxsie, Lycia, Cure, or Xymox song… One longtime favorite that we will most likely do at some point, though is Swans’ “Failure.” That song has been kind of a reluctant anthem of mine over the years. We try to stick to doing our own material though, for the most part. While we sometimes enjoy playing other bands’ material, especially that which we find meaningful, we need to play our own.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A. For the near future, we are currently working on a video for the song “Cleansed” from the Flightless album, as well as a new, forthcoming EP (4 songs so far, though it may ultimately develop into more) which is simultaneously a little more synth-based and a little more shoegaze-influenced than our previous material, which we hope to have out in the late spring of 2019. A little longer-term, we are also working on fleshing out another full-length album based around the songs from the first, self-titled EP, that will be more in the vein of Flightless, if a bit more introspective and darker. Beyond that, we hope to play more live shows and expand our geographic range some more in 2019, try some new and different approaches to performing live, and maybe put together some more videos.

Q: Any parting words?
A. There is so much good music out there, though it isn’t always easy to find. Keep searching and support underground bands/artists when you are able to. Also, it may sound like a cliche, but stay true to yourself and create your own story: make art, make music, tell stories, give the rest of us something new to think about or a different perspective, or make us feel something true… For my part, I never know when and where the next thing that will catch my interest and attention will come from, but that’s what keeps life interesting. Thanks for listening.
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https://ghostpaintedsky.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/ghostpaintedsky/

terça-feira, 18 de dezembro de 2018

Playing With Ghosts with QWEEN M8 - An Interview


Photo Credit: Dave Seal


De Los Angeles, vem o duo deliciosamente pegajoso  QWEEN M8.

Billy QWEEN e Billie QWEEN soam como um mix entre oThe Kills e o Raveonettes.

Em "Playing With Ghosts", segundo EP deles, eletronices e melodias se misturam e gerando um resultado absolutamente viciante.

Sensualmente hipnótico.


***** Interview with QWEEN M8 *****


Q. When did Qween M8 begin? Tell us about the history...
Billy: Qween M8 was born out of a very serious conversation about Ween between roommates over a meal of mushrooms. Bananas and Blow was listened to 54 times in a row and made more sense with each subsequent listen. Only band better than Ween is Queen, mate.

Q: Who are your influences?
Billy: NIN, Radiohead, QOTSA, DFA, Ween.

Billie: Sune Rose Wagner. He's my hero, I want to be him when I grow up.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Billie: Lust Lust Lust, Nevermind, The Downward Spiral, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Abbey Road

Billy: Mechanical Animals, The Fragile, Like Clockwork, XO, Absolutely Worthless Compared to Important Books.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Billie: Wouldn't know! Qween M8 hasn't played a show yet.

Billy: We don’t. It seems an awful lot like work.

Q. How do you describe Qween M8´s sounds?
Billie: If Trent Reznor and Ween had a baby, and meanwhile, The Raveonettes and Lana Del Rey had a baby... and then by some miracle those two babies met and took a whole lot of shrooms together... that's kind of what I hope QWEEN M8 sounds like.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Billy: Lay the beat down, lay the bass down, write some words, change some words, guitar city, add a harmony, smash it through the buss and call it a day.

Billie: We record everything as we write it. We usually talk first about what kind of song we are feeling. Decide the mood, whether it's gonna be upbeat or mellow and kind of go from there. Billy might put down a beat and then we just layer the guitars or synth parts and once we have a foundation we'll play around with melody. We do not over-write anything. It's very much an organic writing process of committing to melody choices that first come up.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Billie: I'm always late to the party when it comes to discovering music! Nine Inch Nails is a NEW band to me because I've only really started listening to them in the last year but they've been around for years! I'm low-key obsessed.

Billy: Gunship, Carpenter Brut/whatever Spotify tells me.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Billie: We've talked a lot about maybe covering Blur or probably Nine Inch Nails but, it might have to be 'Bananas and Blow' by Ween.

Billy: I think we could do a sick “Wicked Game” but it’s a bit obvious.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Billy: Get the third EP out by Christmas.

Billie: We have currently released two EP's that are part of our three EP series called "The Royal Trilogy". The Final EP will be out soon and then we hope to work towards our first full-length album release in the new year.

Q: Any parting words?
Billie: Thank you for listening to our music and reading our babble.

Billy: Just do it bruv. It doesn’t have to be perfect as long as the intent is there. Waiting is the same as doing nothing
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https://www.facebook.com/qweenm8/
https://qweenm8.bandcamp.com

Under The Weather with Candy - An Interview


O australiano de Melbourne, Calum Newton é a mente criativa sob a alcunha de Candy.

Projeto que navega por entre o dreampop, o jangle e todas as variáveis fofinhas da música independente.

"Under The Weather" é o quarto disco do cara, e se conecta com o que de melhor tem sido concebido no mundo dos sonhos sonoros atualmente.

Perfeito para momentos de ternura e paixões agudas. Escute bem acompanhado.



***** Interview with Candy *****


Q. When did Candy begin? Tell us about the history...
I’ve had this solo project for ages. I’d say probably since 2012-ish. There were a bunch of EP’s and an album or two I’d put out before ‘Wrapped In Plastic’ but I thought that release was just a proper step above the rest so I deleted all the other ones maybe one day I’ll put them out on a limited tape run or something I doubt it. Honestly though it only feel like a real thing from this year I’d say. This album feels like a real piece of work and playing shows around Australia just makes it feel way more legitimate.

Q: Who are your influences?
At the moment I’ve been getting into Jen Cloher & Kurt Vile a bunch. Around the time I wrote ‘Under The Weather’ I was listening to The Cure, Black Marble, DIIV, Beach Fossils - all that kind of stuff.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
5 albums of all time wow that’s honestly a real toughie (in no particular order) I’ll go with;

Sonic Youth - Sister
This was such a hard album for me to get into. I was probably around 14 or something and I’d listened to Dirty before and hated it but I wanted to give them another go cause my parents reckoned they were great and I wanted to be cool. I’ve noticed in hindsight that some of the albums I’ve loved the most are one’s I listen to and don’t really like but on a second or third listen start to understand what’s going on. When you pay money for a CD as a kid you’re damn well gonna enjoy that album - and oh boy is it really good. Huge fan of it and the guitar / production is just killer.

Beach Fossils - Self Titled
I walked into JBHIFI (like a big tech / music / whatever you want store in Australia) and bought this album, Wavves - King Of The Beach & The Drums - Self Titled. I can’t believe how lucky I was, I had no idea about any of these bands and just liked the covers and read the recommendations. All of them are great album but there’s a special place in my heart for that Beach Fossils album. I hadn’t really heard such stripped back production and it was so charming. I’ve been trying to capture that feeling in my music since I can remember and I still can’t do it.

Jen Cloher -Self Titled
Okay so I’ve only recently gotten into this album but damn does it hit. It’s got so much sarcasm & restrained aggression. I don’t think there’s 1 song on that album that let’s it down and I’m stoked I got around to fully appreciating this album as much as it deserves.

Fugazi - Steady Diet Of Nothing
Ian Makaye is so good, like minor threat / Egg Hunt / Emrace are all really cool but I think this album by Fugazi takes the cake. I don’t think it’s a singles album either like you put it on start to finish and that’s how it should be for this record. It sucks you in. It’s just really good.

Craft Spells - Idle Labor
This is what I’ve been trying to rip off since hearing it. It doesn’t get much better than After The Moment & Party Talk. Second album is just as good and so’s the EP but I love the electronic drums on this album.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I never thought this would be a proper project so originally I was really nervous about doing it live. I’ve come to realise it’s actually just really fun. I made a proper effort to actually learn my lyrics and stuff which makes the whole experience less frightening.

Q. How do you describe Candy´s sounds?
I reckon it sounds like an old boot feels (specifically a Blundstone #500). A little loose, weathered and irritating to the skin but warm and homely all the same.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
I just did it all at home. It gets a bit frustrating at times it’s all very self motivated to get the mixing / mastering done and you can get a bit lost in terms of where the song just needs to be better or where the production needs work. I love it though. It was all done in logic and just DI’d guitars cause I was scared of my neighbour getting angry at me.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
House Deposit
I’ve seen them a handful of times now and it never disappoints. I’m very excited to hear more recorded stuff cause all the songs live are wonderful. For fans of twerps / dick diver
https://open.spotify.com/track/7w55Gekvam1ZNS1f30KLgg?si=nJeR3tjIRjmKbM3Kq71vFQ

Slush
No link here cause they haven’t got anything out yet but keep your ear to the ground cause what they’ve got coming is so good. They mightn’t agree but I’d say for fans of Green Day but like Dookie era Green Day but instead of dudes singing about masturbating it’s women/non-binary people singing love songs to menstrual cups.

Pool Shop
Brisbane band who only have 2 songs out but I think the project’s been around for awhile? Seen them live a couple times now and the most recent one they brought out a slide and postured up some dreamy alt country which is very much what I’m about at the moment. For fans of Seapony / Hatchie.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/34xsY8WvOLDGnDY5x8HmSW?si=xfpZUaaDT4qkf8lC9YFKBQ

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
This Heart Attack by Faker

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Hopefully I’ll be having a nice time and living well - that’s all you can hope for at the end of the day isn’t it?

Q: Any parting words?
I hope you’re having a good time and try not to let those little things boil over and ruin a nice home made pasta. Let it simmer and let it go.
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https://candy-band.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/iamcandymusic/

segunda-feira, 17 de dezembro de 2018

Sculpture with Inhabitants - An Interview


É fato que a cena mexicana vive um momento absolutamente efervescente, independentemente do rótulo sonoro, uma avalanche de ótimas bandas tem surgido por lá, é só ter curiosidade e pesquisar que você vai descobrir.

Agora é a vez do quarteto Inhabitants representar o México nas páginas do TBTCI.

Os caras debutaram recentemente com o EP, "Sculpture", trilhando suas canções inspirados no pós punk soturno e cinzento dos primórdios oitentistas. Referências óbvias como Cure e afins, além de conexões com os contemporâneos Motorama, Interpol, entre outros.

Um debute honesto e sólido dão todos os créditos para os garotos do Inhabitants. Agora é aguardar os próximos passos.

***** Interview with Inhabitants *****


Q. When did Inhabitants begin? Tell us about the history...
It started on december 2016, We started by playing songs of bands we liked until we decided to start to create our own.

Q: Who are your influences?
Old post-punk, shoegaze and gothic rock bands such as bauhaus, joy division, cocteau twins but we also like new bands such as motorama, human tetris and buerak.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
the cure - three imaginary boys
the smiths - the queen is dead
joy division - unkown pleasures
my bloody valentine - loveless
slowdive - souvlaki

Q. How do you feel playing live?
it´s nice to see how people we don´t know has a good response to the music that we do
and we know our music gets to them when we see them on the stage dancing with us.

Q. How do you describe Inhabitants´ sounds?
Sounds that produce nostalgia we try to make people sing along our songs with us and feel identified.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We tried to show our ideas using all that we have available in the small studio. It was a funny to experiment with the sounds.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
We recommend you to listen pvlsr, sunnset and delinquere, this are bands from our city that have a really great sound.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
We´ve been listening slowdive a lot lately so we think it would be a good idea to make a cover version of some of their songs.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We are planning to record new songs at the beggining of 2019 and go to other cities to show our songs.

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks for having this interview with us. It is great to know that people from other countries is listening to us it makes us feel really nice.

We hope you to enjoy our first releases.
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https://inhabitants.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/inhabitantsband/

Eclipse with Miss Rayon - An Interview


Eric Sabatino é figura conhecida no submundo dos bons sons, o cara já tocou em diversas bandas, por exemplo, Appendixes, Cat Hoch Band, Vexations, entre outras tantas, um histórico de respeito, pode acreditar.

Todavia, não contente com tudo isso, o cara reuniu simplesmente, Jenny Logan do Deathlist e, Hannah Blilie do Gossip, e fechou o que antes, era seu projeto solo, e assim, o Miss Rayon chegou ao seu debute.

"Eclipse" é descendente direto de obras como; "Playing with a Different Sex" (Au Pairs), "Solid Gold" (Gang of Four), "Gyrate" (Pylon), só pra te elucidar.

Pós punk torto, cerebral, funkeado, e completamente viciante.

Audição absolutamente necessária, simples assim.

***** Interview with Miss Rayon *****


Q. When did Miss Rayon begin? Tell us about the history...
Miss Rayon started as my solo songwriting project. I was playing with bands like Cat Hoch, Vexations, and Appendixes, and looking for somewhere to get my own ideas out. It was just a name for a soundcloud full of recordings for a year or so.

Q: Who are your influences?
Velvet Underground, Soft Boys, Wire, Breeders, ESG, Magazine, Kinks, Sonic Youth, MBV, Bowie, The Fall

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
MBV - Loveless,
Sonic Youth - Washing Machine,
Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society,
New Order - Power Corruption and Lies,
Bowie - Scary Monsters

Q. How do you feel playing live?
It's a great time.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
I used to write everything myself, multitracking drums, bass, guitar, keys, vocal harmonies, and then chopping it up to find a good structure. Those recordings are what evolved into the Cloudmaster EP. I started writing songs for Eclipse this way, but have worked collaboratively with the band more often. Eclipse was a song that started in Hannah's head. Jenny and I hashed it out with Hannah as a band. We recorded Eclipse at Destination:Universe! in Portland with this amazing guy, Victor. He was great to work with. Most of it was just live in the room, with vocal, guitar, and key overdubs. Sweep You was recorded from the old cut and paste method at my studio.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Cool Flowers, Lithics, Deja Blue, Conditioner Disco Group, WL, Lunch Lady, Meringue, Martha Stax, the House of Aura

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
We have a culture of Portland bands forming cover bands around Halloween every year. I've done David Bowie, B52's, Siouxsie and the Banshees. I would like to do a Richard Hell cover band soon.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Keep writing and recording music. Hopefully people find it interesting. More electronics, less guitars this time around maybe?

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks for asking questions about the band.
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https://www.facebook.com/missrayonmusic/
https://missrayon.bandcamp.com

sexta-feira, 14 de dezembro de 2018

Time Management with Body Corporate - An Interview


Quando o pós punk encontra o pós hardcore a urgência bate de frente com a angústia, a raiva e a tristeza colidem de forma avassaladora em velocidade e intensidades frenéticas.

Assim, ou mais ou menos assim, é a música do quarteto australiano, Body Corporate, que fica explicitado no EP, "Time Management", lançado no final de Outubro.

Sonoramente algo como uma colisão entre as bandas de dois Ian´s, o Curtis e o MacKaye.

É tenso, acelerado e intenso, em doses bem equivalentes.

Altamente recomendado.


***** Interview with Body Corporate *****


Q. When did Body Corporate begin? Tell us about the history…
Callum and I met at university in Melbourne while studying music, and ended up living together. We began playing music around 2014 and slowly started writing our own stuff. We chose the name Body Corporate because of a rental property where Callum and I lived and our neighbour kept complaining about noise and loud music to the body corporate (owner) of the building. I don’t think we were that loud.

Q: Who are your influences?
I can’t speak for everyone in the band but I’m a huge fan of ‘70s and ‘80s post punk and experimental German rock, as well as a lot of jazz and hip hop. I love post punk’s urgency and emphasis and the way it can be both angry and sad. I’m regularly both.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
The Fall - Grotesque
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
Fugazi - End Hits
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I find it really empowering to play live and have a level of control and direction over what’s happening. I love the confidence and unity we're able to find when performing in front of people. Our performance style at the moment is still developing as we’ve played only a handful of shows, but it’s fantastic to play together.

Q. How do you describe Body Corporate's sound?
I’d argue that we sound very derivative in some ways, but approach most of what we do with a level of respect and honesty about what we’ve been influenced by. I relate to music with a repetitive sense of rhythm and a dynamic that almost challenges the listener with noise/discordance, which I try to apply to what we do. This might also be due to my inability to play the guitar.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We were lucky enough to have a close friend record our EP in his home studio. This meant the process was really relaxed and meant we could spend time producing each track by listening back to them and adding dynamics and layers. The songwriting will generally happen together, where I'll write lyrics and Callum or myself will come in with an idea and we'll see what works together.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
We’re pretty new so most of what we’re into has a longer history but we’re so lucky in Melbourne to have local music available every night. Amyl and the Sniffers are a local punk band who are doing extremely well (deserved) and RVG are one of the most uniquely derivative bands (that's a compliment) that I’ve heard.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
I’d like to cover something by Devo, Patsy Kline or Joy Division, but we can never decide. 'I Fall to Pieces' by Patsy Kline is so fucking beautiful. If somebody was to cover us, I’d really like to hear our songs interpreted by a folk musician. Maybe Marlon Williams?

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We’re experiencing a line-up change currently, where I’m playing more guitar and Callum (drummer) is moving to play guitar or bass. We have a new drummer who’s come on board in the last few weeks and we’ve another guitarist joining shortly. We have a music video for 'Regular Communication' coming out soon, so stay tuned for that. I've also started writing again recently so I think we'll record something else next year.
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https://bodycorporateonline.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.facebook.com/bodycorporateonline/

In Event of Moon Disaster with Blue Velvet - An Interview


O duo peruano Noelia Cabrera, vozes e, Antonio Ballester, sintetizadores passeiam pelo lado cinzento e nebuloso da dark e cold wave.

Ambientações gélidas, sensualmente languidos, os synths comandam.

O Blue Velvet lançou recentemente pela cultuada gravadora Buh Records, seu debute, "In Event of Moon Disaster", é talvez um dos melhores discos de cold wave lançado neste ano facilmente.

Gélido e hipnoticamente envolvente.


***** Interview with Blue Velvet *****


Q. When did Blue Velvet begin? Tell us about the history...
Antonio and I (Noelia Cabrera) are both publicists and we met a long time ago in that area. One day we happened to be in a concert (to be more specific in the Radiation concert where Follakzoid played) in which I played the keyboard with one of my alternate projects, we were to meet one day to make a jammin of keyboards and voices like huevea and then in an afternoon we managed to specify what would be Dark Room in a precarious version, but at a level that allowed us to realize that there was a chemistry at a musical level to continue composing and get to consolidate it as a project.Our first name idea was Like a Velvet Glove Cast In Iron, like the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes. We liked the image very much because it spoke of something that could be delicate and feminine like a silk glove, but also brutal and violent when being forged in iron. Obviously it was very long, but we were left with the word velvet, which was indirectly influenced by The Velvet Underground and Nico's work . Then we realized that Blue Velvet, precisely because of the movie, had the same load and also transmitted the duality that we were looking for at the beginning.

Q: Who are your influences?
We come from a postpunk school, wave and dark psychedelia. Bands such as Cocteau Twins, X-mall Deutschland, Siouxie and The Banshees, Dead Can Dance, Spacemen 3, Suicide, Scala, The Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, Chris & Cosey, D.A.F, Geometric Splendor, Dro Aviator, Devo, Sonic Youth

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Isao Tomita - The Planets
Kraftwerk - Man Maschine
DAF - Für Immer
Cocteau Twins- Garlands
Death In June - Nada!

Q. How do you feel playing live?
It is a lot of fun. We like to keep our shows spontaneous, so we take the rhythm lines and some arrangements recorded, but play most of the stuff live. Sure, it doesn’t always sound exactly like the record, but that gives us the chance to interact with the audience and go with the flow. Feuer is an awesome example of that, that song never sounds the same twice but always leaves an impact on stage!

Q. How do you describe Blue Velvet´s sounds?
We sound like an electric mermaid choir singing from a distant planet.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
It was a big learning process and we had to find our own way of working. The ideas for songwritting came to us really quick, but then at first, we had no idea of how to take those raw recordings and make them sound, you know... not like demos but like actual songs. Some of them changed a lot in structure, some other didn’t change at all. Then we started working with Mario and that really improved our sound. The mixes started to feel alive. We embraced heavy delays and long FX chains, mostly typical of shoegaze style production techniques. We ended up with this dark but delicate sound, which made the album sound unique to us so we knew we just had to keep on going in that direction.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
VideoDrome
Perra Vida

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
We have always talked about covering Nico, , in fact it is pending for us to make a cover of My Heart is empty a song that we like especially, but we haven’t started with that project yet. We did record a cover of Silvania’s Solineide for an upcoming tribute album. It was an awesome process, since we wanted to keep and enhance the ethereal atmospheres of the original song but also contribute with our style. The tribute record is gonna be released next month so you can hear what we are talking about soon.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Keep on recording, we’re equipped with a whole new ton of gear, some of it analog, which would sound awesome for us but we haven’t tried it in recordings yet. Pretty much keep on experimenting with sound and trying to make everything we release the best thing we’ve released so far. For sure we want to make visual work for our music too.

Q: Any parting words?
We are gonna release a video of our song Like a Velvet Glove ( included in our first album) pretty soon, stay in tune and thank you so much for the awesome interview!

And for last…. Play it always loud!
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https://buhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/br99-blue-velvet-in-event-of-moon-disaster
https://www.facebook.com/bluevelvetwave/

quinta-feira, 13 de dezembro de 2018

Mind Is A Garden with Blind Moon - An Interview


Muitas vezes no mundo da música tentamos encaixar e associar bandas a vertentes sonoras, sempre co relacionando-as de acordo com nossas próprias referências e claro, as da banda também. O TBTCI faz isso as pencas, mas ao ler a entrevista do trio de Chicago, Blind Moon, e notar a resposta sobre como eles se auto descrevem sonoramente, chego neste momento a conclusão que o que gostamos mesmo é de rock, simples assim.

Entretanto, lá vamos nós situar os caras em tempo, momento e suas conexões, bem, o Blind Moon simplesmente cria melodias que fluem deliciosamente aos tímpanos, então, com o que eles combinam? Pra mim, com toda e qualquer banda que toca o coração através da verve melódica, pode pensar ai em Big Star, Teenage Fanclub e mais um monte de gente, mas pra que tudo isso, se o que estamos curtindo chama-se Blind Moon?

Bom, faça o seguinte, dê play no segundo álbum dos caras "Mind Is A Garden" e esqueça dos problemas.

Ah a resposta sobre como eles se auto definem sonoramente, é "rock"!!!!!! Simples assim.


***** Interview with Blind Moon *****


Q. When did Blind Moon begin? Tell us about the history...
Blind Moon technically started in 2012 when I released an EP called ‘Almost Nowhere’. At that time it was just myself, writing songs and recording them in my bedroom in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. The band was started ultimately as a way for me to release my recorded music. It has since grown to become a medium to write and collaborate with the many talented friends and musicians I have here in Chicago.

Q: Who are your influences?
The influences for Blind Moon are ever changing. I have always been a major music collector and take influence from just about everything from Kevin Shields to Miles Davis. I would say that at the moment Gram Parson has been one of my biggest influences as a songwriter. Liz Harris, also known as Grouper, is another person who really inspires me as an artist. These are people who really transport me through their art, and that’s something I strive to achieve with Blind Moon.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
I was going to say Zeppelin I-IV…

1. Captain Beefheart ‘Safe as Milk’
2. Grouper ‘Dragging a Dead Deer Up A Hill’
3. The Idle Race ‘S/T’
4. Elliot Smith ‘S/T’
5. Portishead ‘Third’

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I love playing live. It’s all I really want to do. The best part about Blind Moon is that we can really strip down the songs live and approach them differently depending on the venue… bill… just general vibe of the moment… there’s a lot of room for improvisation which is something I have always valued the most about seeing other bands perform. As of late we have been playing as a three piece: just drums, bass and guitar. Having a bit of a swinging door of friends and musicians also helps to keep it fun and different every time. If you want to hear a band play songs precisely the way they are played on the recording, might as well just listen to them at home.

Q. How do you describe Blind Moon´s sounds?
ROCK

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
I still record mostly out of my bedroom with the exception of drums, which simply don’t fit in there. I spend most of my time layering guitar and vocal parts after which I’ll find a larger space to record Drums and maybe add in some percussion and keyboards. Finally I like to return to the bedroom and record bass parts last.

For my most recent record ‘Mind Is a Garden’ this was mostly the process. Although instead of performing everything myself I had my friend Colin Croom (Twin Peaks, Sister Crystals) play drums, percussion and keys. It was a really inspiring process and I enjoyed having other musicians involved. Colin took the songs to places I hadn’t originally intended or envisioned them going. He has a real way of doing that!

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
I got to represent Chicago. There are so many awesome musicians here and I have seen so many great shows recently! Some favorites lately have been Dehd, The Knees and Divino Nino to name a few. I also play guitar in a band called Sun Cop with my friend Andrew. We have collaborated before and he has also mixed all the Blind Moon recordings. He’s working on a new album right now, which is going to be pretty incredible!

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
Tears for Fears

Q: What are your plans for the future?
The idea is to continue to create and make music. Really whatever it takes to make that possible.

Q: Any parting words?
Thank you for the interview and thanks for listening! Hope to make it down to Sao Paulo soon! ROCK ON
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https://www.facebook.com/blindmoon/
https://blindmoon.bandcamp.com

Whitelands, "Fluxetine" - Premiere




Os londrinos do Whitelands estão de volta as páginas do TBTCI, desta vez por conta de seu mais novo single, que vem ao mundo neste exato momento em premiere exclusiva no TBTCI.

Se por ventura você perdeu a primeira aparição dos caras por aqui, leia tudo aqui.

"Fluxetine", segue a linha soulgaze da banda, ou para os não iniciados, algo como um shoegaze r&b ou algo do gênero.

Por trás da canção logicamente existe uma história extremamente específica e mais atual do que nunca, ela trata sobre um dos grandes problemas do mundo moderno, a depressão.

A própria banda faz questão de explicar a você, apesar de tudo, boas vibrações a todos.


***** Whitelands, "Fluxetine" - Premiere *****


"Mental health is rarely talked about in communities, even less so in ethnic ones. Being a teenager in London, it's almost a journey opening up to people when you need them most, and more heartbreaking if they can't understand you.

This song is about my long battle with depression which reached a peak when I was prescribed anti-depressants in december 2017 which gave me constant nightmares and anxiety, which left me feeling almost ghost-like, unrecognisable to myself, a different person and me foolishly believing -maybe that was who I was."
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https://soundcloud.com/whitelands/fluoxetine/s-84j89
https://www.facebook.com/Whitelands-1916620258445042/

quarta-feira, 12 de dezembro de 2018

Beekeepers with Monograms - An Interview


Ian Jacobs é a mente por trás do combo new wave garage, Monograms.

"Beekeepers" é o primeiro álbum cheio do projeto e segue a linha anárquica dos EPs, talvez, ou, muito provavelmente a atmosfera da cidade natal de Ian, Nova Iorque seja o alimento ideal para o projeto que segundo seu próprio criador é algo como uma "guerra caótica que termina em com um tratado de paz".

Talvez um tanto quanto exagerado, porque o caos do Monograms é controlado, quando tudo parece prestes a explodir algo retorna a sua origem, mas ele vive por lá, querendo sempre sair.

Talvez ainda não seja o momento certo, o fato é que o Monograms sonoramente é como as grandes megalópoles, intenso, confuso e excitante.

***** Interview with Monograms *****



Q. When did Monograms begin? Tell us about the history...
Monograms began about 3 1/2 years ago, when I got sorta burnt out on playing in bands and wanted to start a solo project. I played solo with drum machines and stuff for a while, for fun, but as I started to offers on more established stages so I started putting a band together for the live shows. And now, it's a band. Sometimes you can't escape the band. Plus it's more fun to play music with friends.

Q: Who are your influences?
Soundtracks

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Let me get back to you in forever...

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Good. But sometimes the crowd isn't as excited and that's not great. But then sometimes I hurt myself jumping around. And then I feel great.

Q. How do you describe Monograms´ sounds?
I have no idea. I remember someone once called us a Post-Punk version of Tame Impala. I really am terrible at describing that though so have no idea.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Everything is done pretty guerrilla style cause I record a lot of things at home and then bring them to different local studios . So, I would say the process is chaotic warfare that ends in a peace treaty.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Car Seat Headrest. And they're not new but lots of people haven't heard of The Cleaners from Venus, and they really should.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
I dunno. Hmmm, maybe Devo or The Beastie Boys... or I always wanted to make hip hop versions of Cold Play songs and call the project "Cold Playa". That would be ambitious though.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Things are constantly changing and evolving with this project. I already have the next album written. I'm looking to put it out in the Spring.
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https://monograms.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/monogramsmusic/

Thoughtless with The Alisons - An Interview


"Thoughtless", primeiro álbum do trio canadense, The Alisons é pra ser escutado alto em qualquer lugar.

Comecei a matéria teoricamente pelo fim, mas é que talvez eu não precisaria escrever absolutamente mais nada, é só dar play no disco e entender que esses caras mandaram um discaço do início ao fim, não existem momentos menos inspirados, pelo contrário, "Thoughtless" é linearmente uma paulada, lenta, desacelerada e barulhenta sem tempo pra respirar.

Se você precisa de um incentivo para ouvi-los, a conexão deles conversa direto com as obras do Nothing.

Pois então, aumente seu som o quanto puder e escute o mais alto possível, funcionará melhor, lhe garanto.


***** Interview with The Alisons *****


Q. When did The Alisons begin? Tell us about the history...
1. The Alisons began in early 2017 under the name "Future Rose". Ben (former drummer) put an ad on Kijiji looking for people to jam with and came across Kevin. The two got together and started to jam, Ben on drums and Kevin on guitar. This would lead to the integration of Ben's cousin John on bass and lead vocals. The trio self-recorded an EP titled "The Eiderdown" and played several shows around Kingston, Ontario, Canada (the band's hometown). This lead to time off, a name change to "The Alisons" and the recording and release of a full-length album titled "Thoughtless". Prior to the release of the album, Ben announced his resignation from the band which lead to the inactivity of The Alisons.

Q: Who are your influences?
2. Our main influences all derive from the shoegaze genre including My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Nothing and Ride.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
3. A very tough question. John's Top 5 albums
Road Apples - The Tragically Hip
Little Hell - City and Colour
Let It Be - The Beatles
Currents - Tame Impala
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me - Brand New

Q. How do you feel playing live?
4. Personally, playing live is very nerve racking. It's a strange feeling with very awkward pressure depending on the vibe of the room. It's fun when everyone is into it but it can go south very quick when you are the opener.

Q. How do you describe The Alisons´ sounds?
5. The Alisons are mostly Alternative with Shoegaze, Rock and Pop influences. Our sound is filled with ambient soundscapes to give the listener a pleasurable experience.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
6. Recording is my favourite process. We wrote the songs for "Thoughtless" almost a year before we began recording. We played them live a few times and rehearsed and changed structures many times before we were comfortable with the outcome. We went to Ben's family cabinet making shop and recorded in the back warehouse, a big open room where deliveries would take place. We did all the drums in one day. Then we recorded all guitars, bass and vocals in Kevin's loft atop his house.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
7. I don't really listen to a whole lot of new music but some of my favourite bands that I would reccommend checking out are;
Nothing, Real Estate, American Football, Brand New

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
8. We used to cover "Only Shallow" by My Bloody Valentine all the time. I would love to cover some Nothing songs!

Q: What are your plans for the future?
9. We don't really have any future plans as of now. We lost our drummer Ben when we were mixing the album. I am finding it very difficult to make time for music these days, with life constantly getting in the way.

Q: Any parting words?
10. I would like to end with simply thanking you, Renato, for taking the time and interest to learn about us and our story. We appreciate the support very much. Take care and talk soon.
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https://thealisons.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/thealisonsband/

terça-feira, 11 de dezembro de 2018

Nothing To You with Suzie True - An Interview

As meninas da foto, atendem pelo nome de Suzie True, e fazem suas deliciosas canções indie noise bubblegum pop ensolaradas entrarem pelo poros de nossa derme até chegarem bem no centro do coração.

Afinal, elas dizem que fazem canções sobre a falta de você. Meu amigo, escutando "Nothing To You", o delicioso EP lançado via Buzz Records em Outubro, e inevitável não pensar e sentir, que você esta diante de uma nova paixonite aguda.

Bem, apaixone-se pelas novas Shangri-las imediatamente e bom verão!!


***** Interview with Suzie True *****


Q. When did Suzie True begin? Tell us about the history...
I started writing the songs that made up Suzie True about 2 and a half years ago. It was only intended to be a solo bedroom project, but it formed into an actual band last summer when I moved to LA.

Q: Who are your influences?
A few of my influences for Suzie True are Alvvays, Best Coast, Peach Kelli Pop, Diet Cig, Wavves, The Total Bettys, Jeff Rosenstock, Mitski and Ty Segall.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
This is the first time I've been the front person of a band (I've always played drums in bands in the past) and it's super weird being up at the front. I used to get extremely anxious but every show it gets a little easier and I just focus on having fun.

Q. How do you describe Suzie True´s sounds?
I'm never sure how to describe our sound but I guess I would say garage pop.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We recorded the EP we just put out in my house and it all was just really fun and natural.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Some bands that I love that are new to me at least are Illuminati Hotties, Racquet, and Car Talk.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
I'd love to cover Ty Segall or The Shangri-Las.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We're starting recording our first album this month! Then just playing locally until we go on our first mini tour in January.
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The Appearances with Ester Drang - An Interview


Uma verdadeira preciosidade que cruelmente ficou renegada a poucos felizardos, a eloquência sonora, o brilhantismo lirico, a grandeza melódica, veja, para bandas como o quinteto de Ester Drang, de Tulsa/Oklahoma, os adjetivos devem ser obrigatoriamente sempre ser elevados a máxima potência.

Algo como o elo perdido entre os Bunnymen e o Starflyer 59, o Ester Drang existe desde 1995, e desde então nos brinda, mesmo que lentamente com verdadeiras pérolas, desde o primeiro trabalho "That Is When He Turns Us Golden" lá do distante 1999, passando por obras como "Infinite Keys" e "Rocinate", de 2003 e 2006 respectivamente, e deste então o Ester Drang havia entrado em um hiato no que diz respeito a lançamentos, mas, ano passado, os caras deram o primeiro sinal que estavam prontos novamente para nos brindar com suas epopeias sonoras, o single "The Union" nasceu e desde então o TBTCI aguardou ansiosamente a chegado de um novo trabalho, o que aconteceu no dia 26 de Outubro. "The Appearances" conheceu o mundo e o mundo novamente tem a chance de saborear o quão grandioso é o Ester Drang.

Resumidamente, "The Appearances" é apoteótico, magistral, e inspirador, simples assim.


***** Interview with Ester Drang *****


Q. When did Ester Drang begin? Tell us about the history... Q: Who are your influences?
Ester Drang began in 1995 with the gathering of a few friends in high school. This was back in the grunge rock Nirvana days which played a big roll in the bands influences along with many others such as My Bloody Valentine . Radiohead , Spiritualized , Tortoise, Slowdive ,Starflyer 59 , Phillip Glass , Mogwai . Many sorts of influences this band and group of friends shared . There’s so many great bands from that time I could go on and on . From our past at the time I’d say Beatles for sure and many 70’s and 80’s bands . The Band of coarse and Echo and the Bunnymen, the Cure , The Flaming Lips , Wilco . I mean where does one Stop there’s so many great influences . Stravinsky, Vangelis Buddy Holly - I’ll Stop at that .

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
The best 5 albums of all time That’s a hard one to answer . Don’t think I can answer that one . Maybe it’s safe not to try

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Playing live has always been a good time when trying out newer songs . A bit of battle between singing and wanting to do more on my instrument . I mean some of the guitar and piano parts I’m playing should be played by some one else just due to the sake of the parts being two crazy to be singing over . People often ask why I’m not dancing or moving around . I’m not really a fan of crazy stage antics but mostly just focused on guitar effects switches and strange parts that I’m playing and staying relatively close to the vocal mic. A bit of a haze of muscle memory at some point if that makes since . Kind of like the first time a person figures out the timing of a Phillip Glass tune and then sings over it . Although none of our tunes use that timing yet anyways .

Q. How do you describe Ester Drang´s sounds?
As far as the sounds of the band Ester drang or what I was hoping to capture in recording these ideas . Music has always been kind of a dream land for myself and so just trying to capture some kind of vibe and escape just being taken away for a while . Soundtracks for moments in you’re life I suppose. Maybe a journey of types

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
The process of writing/recordings of these songs usually starts with myself either coming up with a riff on the guitar or a chord progression on the piano . Then onto creating the changing parts of the rest of the song . Recording that basic one instrument building block and just building from there . Bass , drums, keys . On and on . Usually present some demo version to the band and keep building from that point as a group or just keep the original idea depending on how it seems to be going . It’s nice to just let people and friends play there ideas out and just see what happens even if it wasn’t what I had in mind to start with.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Beach House
Tame Impala
Broncho
Net - these guys are really brand new just about to finish there first record they’ve opened up for the flaming lips a few times and just bring back some good 60’s psychedelic underground vibes .

Policia that’s a great newer band as well I mean they’ve been around for a bit along with beach house and Tame Impala

Erika Wennerstrom’s solo record is pretty great

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
As far as doing a cover song the thought crossed my mind of doing all my colors by Echo and the Bunnymen.

We opened up for them about 20 times and I think each night that song was just so amazing to hear There still to this day one of the best bands out there by far .

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Just plan on a tour in the states this next summer in support of the appearances ep that we just released and about to release a split 7 inch with a great band called Lord Buffalo from Austin Texas.

Q: Any parting words?
In a Music world that has been marketed to death I’m just thankful to still be able to play when I can and enjoy the sounds and hope that maybe some one else gets something out of it or from it on some level . Just setting at the piano at the end of a long day and putting you’re foot on the sustain hitting one chord and letting that ring out for as long as you can
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https://www.facebook.com/esterdrangmusic/
https://buzzrecordsto.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-to-you
https://esterdrang.bandcamp.com/

segunda-feira, 10 de dezembro de 2018

What If There Is No Way Out with Visions in Clouds - An Interview


Já nos primeiros momentos de "What If There Is No Way Out", segundo trabalho dos suíços do Visions in Clouds ou VIC, para os iniciados, fica absolutamente claro por onde os caras trafegam...pós punk, nitidamente influenciado por bandas que resgataram as cinzas dos 80´s, leia-se Interpol (principalmente), além de, White Lies entre outros.

Obviamente que toda a conexão remete aos ícones máximos, mas sonoramente o VIC aproxima-se muito mais, para não dizer que, em alguns momentos, soa deveras parecido tanto com o Interpol como o White Lies, mas, sempre, o fantasma de Robert Smith dá as caras.

Nada de novo, nada de inusitado, apenas uma banda tocando honestamente e com propriedade suas verdades, e isso é muito bom.


***** Interview with Visions in Clouds *****


Q. When did Vision in Clouds begin? Tell us about the history...
1) It began in 2015 when Simon and Pascal started Visions In Clouds out of the need to express their emotions in the roughness of post-punk music. This resulted 2016 in their debut album Masquerade“. 2017 bassist Leopold joined the band and added a lot of energy to the music due to his energetic playing style and unapologetic downstrokes. The three musicians recorded their second album „what if there is no way out“ in 2018 and it released in October. Since November the band is touring and playing with synth player Andrea.
Q: Who are your influences?
2) The post-punk of the 80s like The Cure or The Smiths but also modern influences like White Lies, The Twilight Sad, Die Nerven or Interpol.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
3) 1. Turn On The Bright Lights - Interpol
2. Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave - The Twilight Sad
3. The Roaring Silence - Manfred Mann‘s Earth Band
4. Hunky Dory - David Bowie
5. Violator - Depeche Mode

Q. How do you feel playing live?
4) Euphoric. It‘s the reason why we do this.

Q. How do you describe Vision in Clouds´ sounds?
5) It‘s atmospheric but has a certain roughness to it. We describe it as
„romantic post-punk“ because it combines a lot of genres to get an uncategoriced form of post-punk.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
6) We tried to contain our live sound and recorded most of the album as direct as possible. We wanted to create the dynamic energy we also look for in any live performance. We had defined ideas and rounded them off together with our producer Slade Templeton at Influx Studios.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
7) Shame is probably the best band in the world right now.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
8) Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere

Q: What are your plans for the future?
9) We want to play our music as far from home as possible.

Q: Any parting words?
10)„Let‘s see what all this pain can change.“ - Soft Kill
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https://www.facebook.com/viclucerne/
https://visionsinclouds.bandcamp.com

Everything Ends with The Lynch - An Interview


Instambul, Turquia, sombras, barulho, escuridão, caos.

"Everything Ends", título do primeiro trabalho do trio The Lynch captura a essência dos quatro adjetivos colocados acima.

Um junção claustrofóbica entre as trevas do Sisters of Mercy e a anarquia auto destrutiva do Swans, tudo lentamente cadenciado para que a angústia seja atingida por completo.

The Lynch é dark noise para captar o apocalipse em sua totalidade.


***** Interview with The Lynch *****


Q. When did The Lynch begin? Tell us about the history...
This adventure began in 2004 with two people; Erhan Atasoy and Ferhat Dunden. There wasn't a certain kind of music in our minds and we were two high school kids who didn't know what to do. All we knew was to compose songs and play our instruments. We have been included to psychedelic and shoegaze currents and prefer to walk through the backyards of rock music. In 2015, Emre Sen joined the band with a bass guitar. The band recorded ten demo albums and one EP called "The Sound Of Your Sigh".

Our first LP named "Everything Ends" was released on 12 November 2018 by Robonima Records.

Q: Who are your influences?
In the '80s and' 90s, as children growing up with the music of the 60s and 70s, our answers may be a bit ridiculous. King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Pixies, Screaming Trees, Mad Season and Joy division. What is the common point of all these different bands? We really don't know.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Unknown Pleasures by Joy division
Doolittle by Pixies
Above by Mad Season
Eyedazzler by Alison's Halo
Revolver by The Beatles

Q. How do you feel playing live?
When we get together we just try to feel songs, even at rehearsal. We need to feel first. We love playing live and live recordings, always record rehearsals. This experience is not always enjoyable but the listeners enjoy it.

Q. How do you describe The Lynch´s sounds?
"Above the monotonous bass melodies, screaming echoed guitar sounds, dirty vocals, groaning drums and analogue sounds."

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
If we speak for this album "Everything Ends", recorded in three hours with completely old-fashioned methods. We played live together and left the studio together like 60s rock bands.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
We don't follow the new bands, sorry. Just too busy with our music.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
We don't play songs of other bands.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Record more albums, more gigs. That's all.

Q: Any parting words?
Thank you very much for your interest. Love from Istanbul, Turkey!
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https://www.facebook.com/thelynchistanbul/
https://thelynchist.wixsite.com/thelynch
https://robonimarecords.bandcamp.com/album/everything-ends

sexta-feira, 7 de dezembro de 2018

Shadows with Twin Tribes - An Interview


"Shadows", melhor nome impossível para o debute do duo de Brownsville, Texas, Twin Tribes.

Uma olhada rápida no visual de Luis Navarro e Joel Nino, Jr., somado ao nome do álbum, e a charada sonora sera imediatamente sacada. Dark music, para notívagos.

Bebendo em fontes óbvias os caras emanam as sombras dos 80´s transportadas para os dias atuais. Os rapazes citam os clássicos, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Clan of Xymox e os contemporâneos,  She Past Away, Lebanon Hanover e Drab Majesty como influências e conexões, e bem, é exatamente isso.

Corram para as paredes morcegos!!!!!!!!


***** Interview with Twin Tribes *****


Q. When did Twin Tribes begin? Tell us about the history...
Twin Tribes started in the summer of 2017. I’ve always liked dark 80’s music when I was young and always wanted to start a project in that genre. Around early 2017 I started recording some demos but knew it would be difficult to make this happen as a one piece, so I started looking for someone who could join me. I thought about Joel because we knew each other from a previous band and he loved the demos. After that, we ended up writing/recording “Shadows” in the following months and we’re really glad about the final result and the popularity it has gained since January 2018 when it was released.

Q: Who are your influences?
We both have our own influences, but they vary from bands from the period of the dark 80’s like The Cure, Depeche Mode, Clan of Xymox to more contemporary bands like She Past Away, Lebanon Hanover and Drab Majesty to just name a few.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
It’s always very difficult for me to choose a favorite anything since I feel it all depends on my mood. But albums that are very dear to me are:
Soda Stereo – Nada Personal,
Depeche Mode – Music for the Masses,
The Cure – Seventeen Seconds,
The Smiths – Self Titled
and Drab Majesty – The Demonstration.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I love playing live. We always try to put up a show aesthetically and musically pleasing for the fans. Dancing, lights, fog and loud guitars and basses drenched in chorus is the only way I can think of to describe it.

Q. How do you describe Twin Tribes´ sounds?
The sounds we used not only for our album but for playing live come from the analog instruments of the 80’s. We use iconic drum machines like the Roland TR-707 and Linn LM-2, a Roland JX-3P, a Korg Poly 800 and vintage chorus pedals.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
We recorded the album in Mission, Texas with our friend Allen Michael. We recorded the album all analog, which in my opinion is what gave the album the character we were looking for and after tracking, the album was mixed by Charlie Vela at Sound of Rain Studios.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
There are too many great bands being born in this post-punk revival era that seems to be happening. I would recommend Second Still, Stockhaussen, Frio y Vacio, Diavol Strain, Nox Novacula, Otzi and Deathstair if you haven’t heard them yet.

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
Every time I get a little free time I record a small clip of a cover. The last one I did was Save a Prayer by Duran Duran, but the cover I would love to finish is The Metro by Berlin.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
At the moment we’re going to release a new cassette tilted Part Time Punks Session. It includes 4 live songs recorded at Comp-ny studio while we were on tour in Los Angeles, California as well as our debut album, Shadows. We’re also going to be touring the Midwest during late December, East Coast in the summer of 2019 and several festivals. We also plan to release our second album around the summer of 2019 as well.

Q: Any parting words?
Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to reach out to your readers!
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https://twintribes.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TwinTribes

215 with Sugar Violets - An Interview


Não existe distância nos tempos modernos para quem quer realmente criar música, a magia hoje pode acontecer de qualquer maneira, modo e lugar.

Com esta máxima, o duo David "Spaceman" Loucks e Lashaan Everett, que vivem a 1500 milhas um do outro, resolveram iniciar um projeto há pouco mais de um mês atrás, e o resultado é o single "215".

Shoegaze, shoegaze e shoegaze, ecos de MBV são altamente sentidos, mas sonoramente o que mais se conecta ao Sugar Violets é o The Stargazer Lilies.

Vocalização relaxadamente sexy, lenta, guitarras que se movem como águas vivas, tudo para que a mente frite a cada acorde.

Uma estréia promissora certamente, que venham os próximos capítulos da saga do Sugar Violets.


***** Interview with Sugar Violets *****

Q. When did Sugar Violets begin? Tell us about the history...
David- Sugar Violets are myself (David Loucks) and Lashaan Everett. It started with a conversation about a month ago. Lashaan's band had broken up and she wanted to finish the songs that she had been working on, so I offered to help. I sent her a demo of a song I was working on and that's what became the song 215.

Q: Who are your influences?
David- That could be a very long list. I think we are both all over the map in what we listen to. I would say for me the formative ones would be SST and Creation records, the stuff I grew up listening to.

Lashaan- I agree, the list would be super long. Ha. My music taste is all over the map (punk/hardcore, psych, shoegaze, jazz, soul, hip-hop, rocksteady, metal, brit pop...) and I certainly draw a lot of influence from that.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
David-
1 Swervedriver: Raise
2. Dinosaur Jr: You're living all over me
3. Sonic Youth: Goo
4. My Bloody Valentine: Isn't anything
5. The Damned: Damned Damned Damned

Lashaan- Oh, that's a hard question. But in no particular order:
1. The Smiths- Meat Is Murder
2. My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
3. Verve- A Storm In Heaven
4. Bad Brains- Rock For Light
5. Nas- Illmatic

Q. How do you feel playing live?
David- We are currently only two people and I play the bulk of the instruments on the records myself. It would be a challenge but it's definitely something we'd like to do.

Q. How do you describe Sugar Violets´ sounds?
David- I don't know that I would. I think it would be much more interesting to hear someone else describe them.

Lashaan- Agreed. I am fortunate that when are bouncing ideas off one another they just always seem very plausible, but they are certainly all over the map. But I'm not sure I could exactly categorize our sound.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
David- We live about 1500 miles apart so we record separately. One of us comes up with an idea and records it, Lashaan decides how long each part of the song needs to be to fit the vocals in. I do the arrangement and play whatever instruments we need, it's done digitally of course but I mainly treat it like it's tape. I like the spontaneity of people playing actual instruments. Once I finish recording the instruments I send the track to Lashaan, she does her vocal tracks and then I mix it.

Lashaan- As David stated it is a process...he plays most of the instruments (I play guitar as well, but have only written 2 songs thus far) and he is able to arrange everything really quickly. It's really labor intensive but so amazing to be able to watch it come together.

David- It's a process we are working on. Future songs will include Lashaan playing more instruments and I will probably do some vocals as well.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
David- The New Stargazer Lillies tracks are the most amazing thing I've heard in quite a while.

Lashaan- I have been loving 93millionmilesfromthesun's New Fuzz EP. I have also been listening to Saba- Care For Me, Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats- Wasteland, Windhand- Eternal Return and the new Swervedriver tracks of course.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Lashaan- I have a few in mind but one that I most recently thought I would like to cover is Selena- Como La Flor. That probably sounds odd, but I know we will be able to do something really cool with it.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
David- We are currently working on an EP we hope to have out by the end of January 2019

Q: Any parting words?
David- I would just like to thank everyone, the response to our music so far has been amazing.

Lashaan- I am deeply humbled by the response we have received. So, thank you to all that have been so supportive!
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https://www.facebook.com/sugarvioletsband/
https://sugarviolets.bandcamp.com/releases