Mac McCaughan e Laura Ballance montaram a Merge Records lá no distante 1989, como forma de lançar os discos do Superchunk, e depois disso, bem a história toda vocês já devem saber, e não cabe ao TBTCI repeti-la, com exceção ao fato de que no cast dela, dentre várias preciosidades existe o Radar Brothers, banda cultuada no submundo dos bons sons, capitaneada por Jim Putnam, mas que infelizmente esta em um hiato de tempo indeterminado desde 2013, e, aproveitando esta ociosidade, Jim, depois de dez anos, emergiu novamente em seu projeto solo, Mt. Wilson Repeater, e no dia 23 de Janeiro, "V´Ger" veio ao mundo.
O disco é um caleidoscópio psicodelicamente lo fi, evocando Arthur Lee envolto a experimentos freaks a´la Flaming Lips. Conduzido especialmente pela guitarra de Jim, o MT. Wilson Repeater é daquela experiências que devem ser degustadas sem pressa, com o intuito de apreciar cada detalhe.
Psicodelismos delirantes em estado bruto, assim o Mt. Wilson Repeater chega em sua nova passagem pela Terra.
Boa viagem.
***** Interview with Mt. Wilson Repeater *****
Q. When did Mt. Wilson Repeater begin? Tell us about the history...
I've been recording music by myself since I was a teenager in the 1980's, I got a hold of my father's 4 track reel to reel tape machine and learned how to use it. I went to college at CalArts as a visual artist, most of us in the art school wanted to play music so we would set up in hallways and stairwells at the school and make a lot of crazy guitar noise. Although I prefered recording by myself, I was always in bands. I started my own band called Radar Brothers in 1991, and we made records and toured up until a few years ago when I decided to put the band on hiatus.
Q: Who are your influences?
the beatles
pink floyd
leonard cohen
can
kate and anna mcgarrigle
caetano veloso
a c jobim
elis regina
gal costa
gabby pahinui
radiohead
elo
beach boys
dennis wilson
joe walsh
neil young
wire
the cure
the stranglers
the damned
Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
beatles-revolver
dennis wilson-pacific ocean blue
beach boys-friends
can-future days
gabby pahinui hawaiian band vol. 1
Q. How do you describe Mt. Wilson Repeater sounds?
Cinematic sonic scapes
Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Some songs start with a drum machine or i will play drums then build on that, or i will write a song on my cassette 4-track and then record it later for real. I have my own studio. I record and play everything myself.
Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
I honestly don't know a lot of new bands!
Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Flock of seagulls
Q: What are your plans for the future?
I'm currently working on another record, and touring as a live sound engineer
Q: Any parting words?
Thanks for the opportunity to answer the questions and be on TBTCI!!!
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https://www.facebook.com/mtwilsonrepeater/
https://mtwilsonrptr.bandcamp.com/releases
