The Mind´s Eye with Soñder - An Interview

Um verdadeiro caldeirão sonoro repleto de referências de décadas de boa música é facilmente notado durante a audição de The Mind´s Eye primeiro álbum dos estadunidenses do Soñder.

Por vezes exalando um perfume sonoro que remete ao 80´s com melodias e aquele climão característico da época já em outras fincado definitivamente em algo como uma sequência clara do que o mestre Lou Barlow fazia no seu Folk Implosion.

Para ouvir inúmeras e inúmeras vezes e ainda sim pegar mais e mais detalhes. 

Riquezas musicais é o que poderíamos sintetizar a música do Soñder.

***** Interview witn Soñder *****

Q. When did Soñder start, tell us about the history...
Soñder was born from an idea of finally completing an ever long quest for that “album in my head” while i was stranded back in my hometown of EastEnd, Maryland on a domestik vacateSean from Hollywood, Florida in the Winter of 2013. Everything in my soul at this point in tyme told me to do this idea/project not just for me or the doubters but for my beautiful daughter, Neo. So, in tyme, she would hear my story and know to always follow your dreams no matter what this crazy mixed up world throws at ya. Soñder , meaning the RealizateSean that others have lives different than yours, is pretty much me/myself & i (aka Sean f. Schultz on legal documents) with the varied and wonderful help of my super Talented Musician Friends bringing my song ideas to light. The Core of “the band” goes beyond family- Danny Campbell on Bass & Dreams, James Patchett attempts to play Lead Geetar, Juan de Chile on Beats, Keys and Star Signs and Roger Lewis Drummer Extraordinaire. The first album Soñder- The Mind's Eye was Recorded/Produced by Pete Hanlon out of Woodstock, NY, 13 Local EastEnd musicians contributing their art and my internet Voice of Gemini Reason, Juan Francisco Guzmán Sibilla, contributing beats, keys and cover work via Santiago, Chile. The Mind’s Eye was completed in the Spring of 2014 and completely exceeded my every intentSean. Three locations were used to track 12 originals and 1 Lou Barlow cover. The 1921 Avalon Theatre, Sean Pietras's Musik Store and 100 Acre Woods Studios. I can now leave this world knowing i have achieved my childhood dream and to me- wtf else really matters. Soñder- the name, the idea and still one of the fricken hardest lessons in life to follow, at least for me?- is-> it’s not all about you SinYour Schultz- “turn to the right!”

Q: Who are your influences?
Influences vary from Joy division/New Order, Cure, Zeppelin, Bowie, Eels and Lou Barlow/Sebadoh to Prince, Rupert Holmes, Hum and Coleman Hawkins. These are the sounds that move me but i rarely find it coming out in my musik, oh how i wish but this Ride isn’t over yet.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
I will list what i consider masterpieces in my mind. The ones that song for song either push me to strive and be true to myself or make me never ever wanna write or play again.
1. Tones on Tail- Night Music
2. Eels - Electro Shock Blues
3. Folk Implosion - One Part Lullaby
4. Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life
5. Crack the Sky - Self Titled.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Playing live is and has always been a high within itself. I truly love those moments where you feel like your looking down from above at yourself completely in the zone where the thoughts of what your playing totally disappear. I dig distorted/effected electric with a bad ass backing band at full volume but my favorite live experience has to be just me going solo acoustic. Although I kinda suck and no effects can hide the mistakes, I truly believe this is the true way to experience any artist. Stripped down to the core. You, them and the musik.

Q. How do you describe Soñder Sounds?
This is a hard question for me. I know what i've been compared to- Velvet Underground/Lou Reed, Bowie, Floyd, Roxy Music and the latest one was The Cars... Lmao! All those references i take as a compliment but i don't get it but i'll take it, i love them all. But i will try to describe “the Sound of Soñder” Sometymes mellow guitars meshed with harmonik overtones and lyrikal rhymes vs straight forward distorted torment of the ugly but simple bitter truth? It's either that or- Pussy pop love songs about drugs and destructSean.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the album?
The Mind's Eye came together so easily it was amazing. Pete captured everything raw and true in less than two weeks tyme. These were songs i have played in my head for years, most came from 1998/99 demos although complete mierda, i heard the possibilities forever driving myself mad on repeat in my head. We started with a drum loop click track, recorded two rhythm guitar tracks by me and added vox. Then i would call on certain musicians which i felt would complete the tune and gave them pretty much free range. From piano and horns to backing vox, lead guitars and even a didgeridoo. I am forever grateful to everyone who was involved in the Mind’s Eye Sessions, especially Ms. Leah Kenninglark. The new album i am doing "The Booby Hatch aka Slow Songs for the Mentally ill" is being recorded by Roger Lewis who owns Monkey Boy Studios in EastEnd, Maryland. I recorded my first band album Narkissos- Something in the Water in 1997? and mastered my first solo 4trek album "Free Tyme" in 99ish with Roger. Although these new songs will still be personal with directSean, I have no set way they have to be. So, basically i am super happy to be able to experiment and let the songs dictate what they need. At this tyme i have almost completed 5 of the tunes which i’ve posted those “works in progress” to Soñder’s Soundcloud site. Soundcloud.com/SonderSounds.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Nothing out of Philly. Their last year’s first album release "Guilty of Everything" is fricken beyond sick and i am impatiently awaiting for this new album by them to see/hear how the F#! they are gonna follow that up. Also, from Philly- Beach Slang’s 'The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us' is a rocker and they are about to prove this on their first European Tour (don’t forget my t-shirt!!) A new find for me that i truly love is Postcard for Jeff’s album “Modern Language.” It’s very well done and has lately been my valium.

Q: Which bands would you love to make a cover version of?
I have always wanted to do Ceremony by Joy Division/New Order but after Chromatics purrfect version a lil while back that messed that idea up completely. I covered my favorite artist Lou Barlow's Brand New Love on the Mind's Eye and plan on doing Truly Great Thing by him as well on this album. But, i would love to attempt Buzzcocks - Why Can't i Touch it, that is my goal one day. And i must add- we just did Echo and Bunnymen’s tune “Rescue” for this beyond cool Blog Hears latest Compilation- “Gods will be Gods”!!! I think it came out quite well, my producer calls it- 60’s opium den musik, lol… i call it a complete mind f$k homage to one of the great bands of my childhood.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
The immediate goal is to nail “The Booby Hatch aka Slow Songs for the Mentally ill” album sometime by the end of this century and hopefully it will travel around the World and be appreciated by various music lovers alike and if all goes to plan- Soñder will sell at least 1 copy and make a fricken dollar and then finally I will be able to say i have a real job...My long term goal is to live in Spain and raise my Neo in a beautiful culture where people work to live not live to work and leave this crazy world knowing “whoever dies with the most stories = wins!” and i have some good ones. Spain is my Cielo.

Q: Any parting words?
My favorite quote and truly the words to live bye: "Follow what you feel, you alone decide what's real" Lou Barlow
Links:
The Mind’s Eye - https://sondersounds.bandcamp.com/album/the-minds-eye-16-track-album
Works in Progress- https://soundcloud.com/sondersounds
Social Media- https://www.facebook.com/sondersounds, https://twitter.com/SonderUSA
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The Circle Effect with Isles of Kin - An Interview

Kyle Thomas é o responsável pela beleza sonora do Isles of Kin.

Pense em A.R. Kane, Cocteau Twins, envolto a ambientações sonhadoras, paredes sonoras hipnóticas e uma vocalização apaixonante.

The Circle Effect é uma verdadeira preciosidade escondida no submundo dos bons sons, é ouvir uma vez e viciar para sempre.

Que venha urgentemente mais material do Isles of Kin, nós agradecemos.

***** Interview with Isles of Kin *****

Q. When did Isles of Kin start? Tell us about the history...
A: I began recording as a solo artist in the late 90's. Before that, I enjoyed playing with various bands for years. The group that got the most traction was called "Dream 26". That was a very fun, and educational time, as I learned much from playing live, songwriting and collaborating with others, and musicianship. But like most bands, Dream 26 and all the other prior bands disbanded for a myriad of reasons. In 1998, I began to experiment with recording as a solo artist. It was an adjustment compared to being part of a band, but I didn't have to worry about the stresses of depending on others. I didn't go under the moniker "Isles of Kin" until about 2001.

Q: Who are your influences?
A: I have many influences, and some change from time to time. But there are some that are always there, and some of them are Cocteau Twins, Mbv, A.R.Kane, Consolation Project, Arctic Flow, Slowdive, and Spiritualized (laser guided melodies). I'm also influenced by many artists not within the shoegaze genre, including 10,000 Maniacs, Ennio M., George Gainsbrough, old-school R&B, 80's new wave, Beethoven and some opera.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
A: Five albums of all time... This is open to change too, depending on mood, but my choices today would be:
Cocteau Twins Treasure,
The Smith's singles,
Mbv's Loveless,
10,000 Maniacs Wishing Chair,
and This Mortal Coil it'll end in tears.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A: I've always enjoyed playing live and connecting with an audience. It's always been a surreal and intoxicating experience that demands one's best.

Q. How do you describe isles of Kin sounds?
A:Isles of Kin's sound... It always reminded me of a mix of my two favorite bands, Cocteau Twins and MBV, with a hint of A.R.Kane and Spiritualized vocals. Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Ethereal, Noisey, melodic, and blissed-out are some descriptions and adjectives that fit the music. When writing and recording, I almost always start with a simple drum track as a foundation. This evolves, or disappears as needed. Secondly, I usually create the main melody on guitar or bass. From there, I'll record any other melodies/sounds and record the vocal arrangement. I use this "scratch" recording as a reference, and then completely record the song again in its polished, final form. Throughout the entire process, sounds and nuances are added or omitted.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A: Lately, I've been enjoying the newest Mimi Page album tilted 'Ethereal Blues'. Not shoegaze, but it has a very dark, romantic, floaty and dreamlike aesthetic to it, perfect for night time listening. My friend Ron, who also has his own solo project tilted 'Consolation Project' is always sharing his talents with me. Arctic Flow is another project run by my friend Brian. Both Consolation Project and Arctic Flow can be found on Band camp and Facebook, and are both highly recommend.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
A: I actually obtained permission from Robin Guthrie to record a Cocteau Twins cover song back in the early 2000's. I chose to record 'Oomingmak'. I haven't had it uploaded in years, but there could be a version floating around the Internet. Maybe I'll upload it again one day, or re-record a better version. I also recorded 'Ella Megalast Burls Forever' but it was never released. I love the Cocteau'x music, and enjoy covering their material. I'd like to cover either Lorelei, Aloysius, or Ella Megalast Burls Forever again.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: My plans for the future are to be musically more productive. Because of personal reasons, my last release was in 2011. I'll have new material here in 2016, and wish to continue to create at a quicker pace.

Q: Any parting words?
A: Parting words.... It's been a pleasure to be in this interview, and I appreciate the opportunity to discuss Isles of Kin.
Thank you, -Kyle
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Something New with We.the Pigs - An Interview

A Suécia é sim um berço em se falando de dreampop, noisepop, shoegaze e twee, a quantidade de bons sons que saem de lá e não é de hoje é fantástica,

E agora é a chegada a vez do noisepop viciante do quarteto We.the Pig. O recém lançado ep de estreia é absolutamente grudento, remetendo a class of 86, shoegaze clássico, só que esqueça a faceta etérea, aqui estamos mais pra punk noise do que pra viagens, tudo é estridente, barulhento e deliciosamente pegajoso. 

Feliz 2016!!!!

***** Interview with We.the Pigs *****

Q. When did We.the Pigs start? Tell us about the history...
V: About five years ago? I found Martin on a community online (Helgon) for people who like alternative music. He had put up links to a couple of songs he’d recorded and asked if someone could sing on them. I listened to the songs and loved them and offered him my left arm to try. A few days later I sent him ”Fly”.

I think it got silent for almost a year after that until I got a message from him wondering if I was interested in playing live at a small indiepop festival (Cosy Den) in Stockholm since the promotor there (Mattias Jansson) had heard the song and liked it.…and to make things clear. Me and Martin had not even met face to face and lived far apart.
Anyway. We said yes to playing at the festival and decided to meet in my hometown Gnesta.
I can finish this ramble by telling that when we finally met, at my moms house and were supposed to rehearse, I was so shy I couldn´t sing a word. I even tried singing behind a door and under the kitchen sink but it was impossible.

M: I think you will find that I and Veronika will have a slightly different backstory. But for me it started with the need to play something more, hm, melodic might be the right word. I was playing in a band called Bombstrike (with our drummer Fredrik). But I missed playing something more popish so i just started to make some songs at home. They sounded very different from the stuff we do now (I even think there is a song on some compilation cd somewhere where I sing, but not quite sure if it made the cut in the end). I quickly realized that someone else needed to sing though...

Veronika came along by chance. We met at an online forum for people with alternative (life) styles (goth to indie to black metal and so on). I had found myself unemployed and to kill everyday boredom I decided to get up every morning and record a song in the vein of the band Broder Daniel (https://youtu.be/OVPDAkuoK8Q). I then asked on that forum if anyone wanted to sing. And there Veronika popped up Emoticon smile. I think the first song she recorded vocals for was Fly who is on the 7" released by Discos de Kirlian. Maybe Veronika remembers more about that than me.

Q: Who are your influences?
V: I guess from the beginning it was mostly Broder Daniel (a swedish band) and shoegaze in all its form. Recently its been more like ”can´t we just play krautrock for ten minutes”?

M: Apart from the obvious Broder Daniel influence on getting it started I would have to say that it's the usual bunch, TJMC, MBV, Sarah records and so on. Noisy and sweet at the same time. But I wouldn't say that we try to sound like this or that. Or what do you say?

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
V: Difficult but the ones I´ve played most in my life must be:
Electrelane – No Shouts, No Calls
Nirvana – Nevermind
MBV – Loveless
Ride – Nowhere
JAMC – Psychocandy

M: That’s impossible. But I can try to make it about some albums that have had a real impact on me in some way.
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks; when I was like 8-9 years old I got a bunch of records. It was mostly soft hard rock, you know Kiss, Deep Purple, Mötley Crüe and stuff like that. But when I put this on it just moved me in a way that no other music had. In hindsight I think that's when the seed to play music at all started. The first song I ever played in a band in middle school was God save the queen. But we quickly moved on to more brutal stuff after that. And now I can’t even remember the last time I listened to it.

Fields of the Nephilim - Elizium; this is the album I’ve listened to the most in my entire life. For a while in my teens I always fell asleep to it, just to press play the first thing I did when I woke up. All houseparties (under my or my friends control) ending with dim lights, this album and endless smoke and incense. I still return too it (and their other albums).

Dissection – The Somberlain; when we didn’t listen to Elizium we turned to this album. Some of us preferred Emperor – ItNE och Dark Funeral – SotBA, but this was my favourite. And still is. We kept the dim lights and endless smoking whichever album we chose though.

The Cure - Wish; not their best album but the one who lured me in. At first I didn't like Robert Smiths vocals (and I hated Friday I'm in love when it came on on MTV). It all changed though when I joined a crush to see them at a festival in -96. I had met her the day before and was head over heels in love. We sat quite far in the back making out in the and I was happier than ever before. Didn't get her number though...stupid me. When I came home I listened to the album at a friend’s house and was dead certain that we started making out to Apart (turned out later that they never played that song that night), so I would just listen to it over and over to try to catch that feeling again but no. (I actually did meet her at another festival a couple of months later. But I was too shy back then to make anything happen...). And now Cure is definitely one of my all-time favorite bands.

Dischange - Seeing Feeling Bleeding; the album that definitely got me into punk. I had listened to quite a lot before but when this came out everything fell in place. It also helped me go back and listen to earlier punk too appreciate it in another way. And nowadays the album that spawned this (Discharge – Hear nothing…) is definitely one of my favorites of all time.

I would also like to add that besides Sex Pistols I still listen to these albums without being nostalgic. There still are few albums in their genres that come close to these albums.

Some other album that might have made the top five list are:
Coil – Musick to Play in the Dark 1&2 / Astral Disaster, Current 93 – Soft Black Stars / All the Pretty Little Horses, Mayhem – De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas , Sisters of Mercy – Some Girls Wander By Mistake / Floodland, Cure – Disintegration, Discharge – Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing, Placebo – Without You I’m Nothing, Entombed – Left Hand Path, Slowdive – Just For a Day, Swans – White Light From the Mouth Of Infinity, Einstürzende Neubauten – Haus der Lüge / Tabula Rasa, No Security – When the Gist…, The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy.

But this can change from day to day, and pretty much from hour to hour. Whatever I want to hear next is the best album at that moment. But this list is representable of albums that I always come back too, and still love as much (if not more) as the first time I heard them.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
V: Terrified.
First time we played (actually in Tallinn) I had been scared for so long that I must have burned all my stress hormones. Finally, walking up on stage, I saw this huge spider crawling around on top of my microphone. Normally I would have freaked out since I´m afraid of them -but I just looked at it and thought ”oh that could become a problem”. Then I gently lifted it off the microphone and dropped it to the ground.

The gig itself was a disaster. Everything was delayed and we didn´t get to soundcheck. It was a nightmare and sounded horrible. When we finished our last song and were fleeing the stage, someone in the band asked the audience permission to play our first song AGAIN because of all the technical difficulties in the beginning. -I´ve never been closer to murder then at that particular moment in my life.

M: We haven't played live that much. And I think it's only one time with a full band. It would be fun to play more often though. But I don't think that we will sit down and organize a grand tour anytime soon. But if someone wants us to come play then we'd love to come!

Q. How do you describe We.the Pigs sounds?
V: Like regression to puberty. I guess that´s why my lyrics are so naive they make me cringe. And I always felt this ”teenage angst” in Martins songs.

M: I want it to be noisy, kind of aggressive (maybe intimidating is a better word) but at the same time filled with melodies and cuteness. But I'm not sure that's how we sound to others. Are we close?

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
V: Martin recorded the music at his home. From the beginning I think he gave himself a mission to record one song per day for a period of time being unemployed and these were the songs we started with.

He sent me songs online, I sang on them and sent them back…

When we recorded our debut ep I was in Malmö and the guys were in the studio in Stockholm streaming everything to me via Skype. It was sweet since I couldn´t be there in person and felt sad missing out on the experience.

M: The 7” is recorded in a studio with our friend Niklas (who also plays some stuff on the recording). But for songwriting and demos it’s mostly me at home. And then I send it to Veronika who adds vocals.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
V: I´m gonna reply with a beautiful song I really love: ”Out There” by” My Red Dress”.

M: I'll use a wide definition of new here; I hope that’s ok.

One that I don't think that anyone should miss is Molly Nilsson (http://darkskiesassociation.org/). Her latest album Zenith is nothing short of fabulous.

Another one of my favourites from last year is G.L.O.S.S.(https://girlslivingoutsidesocietysshit.bandcamp.com). Their demo Girls Living Outside Society's Shit is so filled with emotion that it's almost too much to take. But don't miss out if you're into punk or music of/for the outcasts in general.

There are of course many more but a short list on top of my head:
Agent Blå (soundcloud.com/agent-bla)
Tiny Fireflies (tinyfireflies.bandcamp.com) - The Space Between is awesome!
Rite (rite.bandcamp.com/)
The Royal Landscaping Society (therls.bandcamp.com/)
Westkust (https://westkust.bandcamp.com/)
Youth Code (youthcode.bandcamp.com/)
German Army (germanarmymusic.bandcamp.com/)
She Past Away (shepastawayofficial.bandcamp.com/)

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
V: Suicide

M: I don’t have a song or artist that I want to do. We have played Turn her down (in the vein of The Coupons) and Be my baby live. For our next show we plan on playing Territorial Pissings. None of these have been planned or anything. We like them, start playing them and that’s it. I know that Veronika wants play a Misfits song though Emoticon smile

Q: What are your plans for the future?
V: Play live a couple of times and prepare for that. A follow-up ep is somewhere there in the future too, Perhaps creating a video

M: I would like to play some shows. And then we have four songs left from the same recordings as the 7”. We have talked about releasing them on Discos de Kirlian after the summer but who knows what will happen ‘til then. If we don’t sell any of this 7” I guess he wouldn’t be interested in releasing one more.

It would also be fun to come in contact with labels for release outside of Europe. If anyone would be interested in that please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Q: Any parting words?
V: Never pass on an opportunity to have fun only because you´re scared.

M: Thanks for having us on your blog!
It would be fun if you listened to the ep (http://wethepigs.bandcamp.com), and support Diskos de Kirlian (http://discosdekirlian.tictail.com/product/dk31-we-the-pigs-ep-7) if you like it. And book us for shows, just do it.
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A Place Of Long Years with The Union Trade - An Inrview

Inspirados fortemente pelos mestres do então chamado Post Rock, leia-se Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky e outros, o quarteto de São Francisco, The Union Trade endossa suas referências em seu último trabalho A Place Of Long Years lançado no inicio do ano passado.

Momentos de altíssima densidade contrapõem viagens hipnóticas e intimistas, todavia existe algo na sonoridade do The Union Trade que os diferencia da maciça maioria de bandas que seguem a matemática do estilo, o The Union Trade condensa em suas influências, momentos eletrônicos por diversas vezes e em outras flertando com estruturas clássicas.

Um belo exemplo de que o estilo pode ser reinventar. 

***** Interview with The Union Trade *****

Q: When did The Union Trade start? Tell us about the history…
We got together in 2006 in San Francisco through Criagslist. Don, Eric and Nate are the current founding members. Don and I were the first to meet when we founded a short-lived instrumental band called Andrea Doria that never played a show - although we did record some demos (maybe someday we’ll release them). Neither of us had ever been in a band before, so that first band was really raw, but a great learning experience. After that band broke up, Don joined a band Eric was in - but when the bassist from that band quit and Don brought me in, we decided to move the sound in a different direction. We reformed and became The Union Trade. Our first record, the EP Now The Swell, was written and recorded in our first 6 months then release in Early 2007. That early momentum and creative energy kept flowing and we released our first full length, Everyday Including, in early 2008.

Q: Who are your influences?
It depends who you’re talking to in the band - we all have different influences and that blend is important to our sound. Of course we’re influenced by great instrumental post-rock bands like Explosions In The Sky and Mogwai, but we all contribute our own unique influences. As a group we draw on contemporary indie rock, grunge, college rock, shoegaze, and early emo, metal, classical, electro and pop. The fact we have all these influence to call on for sounds, feelings, riffs, and structures is a big reason I think our sound is unique in the post rock genre.

Q. How do you describe The Union Trade sounds?
Classical pieces played by a four piece rock band.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
There’s really nothing like it - we love writing and recording most of all - but playing live is the culmination of all the hard work you put into everything the band does off stage. It’s the payoff for all the rehearsals, booking and promotion. Once you hit those first few notes all the “work” of being in a band is done and you just get to enjoy it.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We have a very collaborative process. Songs start with a bass or guitar idea then we just jam on it, get something we like, then record it to listen to later. That eventually becomes part A. Then we develop a part B, C, D as well as bridges until it is formed. As you can imagine the way we write songs has so much to do with dynamics. Q. Which new bands do you recommended? My (Nate) favorite artists I heard for the first time this year are Foals, Wolf Alice and Torres

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Nate: This is always an impossible task so don’t hold me to a definitive top five - but some of my all time favorites would be:
Nirvana - Nevermind,
The National - High Violet,
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver,
Radiohead - The Bends,
and Mogwai - Mr. Beast.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
The Union Trade has never covered a song in 10 years, and I think it’s safe to say at this point it may never happen.

Q: What are your plans for the future?.
2015 was a great year for The Union Trade, we released A Place Of Long Years, had an incredible release show at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, and toured up and down the West Coast. We are excited to start 2016 by starting work on our next album. We have no idea what it will sound like and that’s a pretty incredible place to be creatively. So many possibilities.

Q: Any parting words
Passion and determination is all you need to do just about anything.
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Mornings with Gypsycabs - An Interview

Melodias perfeitas e ensolaradas, a busca pela canção perfeita. Kinks, Beatles, Beach Boys, Stone Roses, são obviamente as matrizes para o trio londrino Gypsycabs que receém lançou seu ep de estreia, o disquinho homônimo que transpira o pop perfeito.

Perfeito para iniciar um dia ensolarado e sair contemplando a vida.

***** Interview with Gypsycabs *****

Q. When did Gypsycabs start? Tell us about the history...
I began writing music for what was a budding version of Gypsy Cabs with my brother on bass and an old friend on drums a couple of years back. I had met Byron a few months before through some mutual friends and we had connected over a couple of pints and an appreciation for similar music. After getting Byron on guitar we rehearsed and developed our sound as a band but the songs never quite made it outside the rehearsal room. Fastforward to last Summer, with my brother buggering off to Sweden and my drummer buggering off to Waitrose we recruited Omar through friends to take up Bass duties. He fit in like a perfect little half Egyptian, half Brightonian puzzle piece. A few months later we enlisted Oleg to provide some percussion and were ready to mildly impress our close friends and family.

Q: Who are your influences?
We're influenced by a lot of classic pop bands like The Kinks, The Beatles, The Stones, Beach Boys. Definitely influenced by playful psychedelic elements from bands like The Grateful Dead, Zappa etc. More recent influences I guess would be Devendra Banhart, Mac Demarco, Christopher Owens, Kevin Parker, Kurt Vile.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
I always struggle with these. What do they say? It's like choosing your favourite child? How about I do 5 important albums in my life?

Pixies -Death To The Pixies - I know this is a greatest hits buts its the first album I can remember sitting down and listening to all the way through completely enraptured.
The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street - Blues, Rock n Roll, Country, recorded masterfully through a haze of heroin and booze. Richards at his best.
Jeff Buckley - Grace - The beauty of this album and the tragedy of the story was heartbreaking when I first heard it. Still one of my favourite listens.
Beatles - Sgt Peppers - Not the easiest listen, not even the best Beatles songs, but in its entirety, as a full piece of work, just magnificent.
Nirvana - Unplugged in New York - My brother was obsessed with this album so it was on alot in our house. Was a revelation hearing these raw often ferocious tracks stripped back and revealed to be fragile and beautiful songs.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
As this band we've yet to play live except to a few of our friends in my living room. We've all been in bands before and I, for one, love playing live. It's a really cool, inexplicable feeling when you see people getting into your songs and digging the music. Also it's just like a big night out with your friends and people buy you drinks. its dope.

Q. How do you describe Gypsycabs sounds?
Like waking up after a nap on the beach. Except its cold and grey because youre in London and its winter.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
For this EP I recorded all the parts in my bedroom and sent off these rough versions to a friend of mine in Newcastle called Tom Larthe de Langladure who plays in this band called Shields (who you should check out) and he's just this sick drummer. Anyways he recorded all the drums on the EP then sent them back to me. Then I took the songs from my bedroom to my living room and recorded the rest of the EP there with Byron lending a hand on strings.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Honestly I haven't really had the chance to discover many new bands recently. Some of the stuff I've been listening to which is fairly recent would be Sufjan Stevens' new album which is really beaut, Joanna Newsom's new album, Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment record was cool, Archy Marshall (aka king krule) A New Place 2 drown is pretty sick.

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
In the early days of me and Byron playing together we always wanted to do a cover of QOTSA make it wit chu. That'd be pretty dope. Or like something off Carole King's Tapestry to make my mother happy. Also just a beaut record.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We've got some gigs booked for the near future in and around London. Also got a couple more songs in the pipeline that I'm working on so new EP probably in a few months.

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks for listening. Be good. Be safe. Love ya lots. Bless up.
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https://gypsycabs.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/gypsycabsmusic

I Draw the Line with SIANspheric - An Interview

Uma pequena regressão precisa ser feita aqui nesta momento. Voltamos para 1995, ano do lançamento de Somnium primeiro álbum dos canadenses sônicos, altamente cultuados desde sempre o grande, SIANspheric.

Desde então álbuns irrepreensíveis como o segundo There´s Always Someplace You´d Rather Be, um pequeno clássico perdido, como bem diria meu chapa Fabio Bridges. O último álbum cheio deles data de 2005, o estupendo RGB e após isto alguns singles e no final do ano passado um EP seguindo a risca os melhores momentos da banda, I Draw the Line, contendo três belos exemplos do que é ser sônico e sonhador simultaneamente.

E agora no ano que se inicia vem disco novo. É aguardar e idolatrar.

Simplesmente ACIMA.

***** Interview with SIANspheric *****

Q. When did SIANspheric start? Tell us about the history...
The band started in 1994, ¾ of the original lineup had been playing together since around 1992 or so in a band called Gleet a band that I was also a member of at one point in time. The current lineup of the band goes back about 6 years now. I’ve been close friends with the band from the start (I also played some synth on the band’s second album ‘There’s Always Someplace You’d Rather Be’) the band was looking for a new rehearsal space and I offered mine up but there was only one key so I had to let them in every time they came to rehearse which slowly led to me sticking around for jams and playing guitar and synths.

Q: Who are your influences?
The band has worked its way through several phases over the years so the collective influences tend to change as time passes. Verve, Swervedriver, Medicine, Acetone, Mazzy Star, Slowdive have all been in there at different times. I feel like we currently have our only little space we inhabit where working on the sound of the band is the influence in of itself.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
My personal top five (as of this second alphabetically)
Eric’s Trip – Love Tara
MBV – Loveless
Stereolab – Transient Rdom Noise Bursts
Talk Talk – Spirit of Eden
Yume Bitsu – Golden Vessyl of Sound

Q. How do you feel playing live?
That’s tough to pinpoint exactly, playing live is my favorite part of being a musician I still always get nervous/excited. We don’t play that many shows, SIANspheric can be a bit of a rollercoaster live so there’s different feel every time.

Q. How do you describe SIANspheric sounds?
I’ll leave that up to you. I don’t like to tell people how they should be interpreting my art.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
The songs were recorded as part of the sessions for our upcoming lp most of which was recorded live off the floor over a series of sessions last winter than deconstructed in mixing last Summer. It was really two entirely different distinct phases which I think really helped the songs come out into new ways for the finished project. Everything was recorded and mixed at Boxcar Studios here in Hamilton, Ontario. It’s a great chill space with a huge live room that really gave us the opportunity to work our way through a lot of ideas.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
You’re probably way more in touch with new bands than I am.

Another band I play in has a show coming up with a couple of great new bands from Winnipeg:
Black Cloud - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JVG_frXveA
Basic Nature - https://dubditchpicnic.bandcamp.com/album/circles-and-lines

I also loved the last We Need Secrets record and Ringo Deathstarr are pretty much the best band (nothing ‘new’ about them really but hey!).

Oh and local pals Eschaton https://havnrecords.bandcamp.com/album/--4 and Earth Wind and Choir https://earthwindandchoir.bandcamp.com/ both appear on our upcoming record.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
I would love to cover all of Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden but there’s no way to properly do that record justice so it will remain a dream.

Q: What are your plans for the future? Q: Any parting words?
We have a new record coming out in 2016 as well as a long overdue first ever LP pressing of Somnium, both are due in the early Summer and we’ll be touring around that time. If anyone wants us to come to their town, get in touch.
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http://www.sianspheric.com
http://bandcamp.sianspheric.com

18 with Meteo - An Interview

Diretamente de Budapeste, Hungria, seguindo a escola de ensinamentos Anton Newcombe limitada, surge um novo seguidor, Meteo.

Bebendo indiscutivelmente na fase Their Satanic Majesties Second Request, ou seja psicodelismo de cima em baixo o Meteo soltou sua estreia, o ep 18.

É basicamente assim, dê play sem hesitar.

***** Inerview with Meteo *****

Q. When did Meteo start? tell us about the history...
We met at a local math competition, and decided to make music, not equations.

Q: Who are your influences?
Our main influences are the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Dark side of the moon,
Hunky Dory by David Bowie,
Safe as Milk by Captain Beefheart,
Methodrone by the Brian Jonestown Massacre
and anything by Bo Diddley.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
We have 3 concerts already and people like our stuff. Or at least they pretending, which is also nice of them.

Q. How do you describe Meteo sounds?
Junkies in a spaceship get back to the 60's.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We recorded the main parts of the songs (drum, gitars, bit of a vocal) in one session, and Maxim recorded the rest of the instruments.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
King Gizard and the Lizard Wizard, Mac Demarco, The feeling of love, POND.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Our Dream Cover: Mozart or Beethoven.

 Q: What are your plans for the future?
Our plans are make as many gigs as possible, and write the new Wonderwall.
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https://meteoband.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.facebook.com/meteoband/

Warm with No Sun - An Interview

Seguindo a linhagem de novas bandas barulhentas e densas com um pé no shoegaze e outro no post hardcore como o Creepoid, Nothing, Whirr e outras, chegando pra reforçar os decibéis os caras do No Sun através do EP Warm, já deixa explícito que aqui o negócio é condensar MBV com Swervedriver e Sunny Day Real State e chutar o som o mais alto possível.

E se estamos falando de barulheira, o TBTCI aprova e endossa.

***** Interview with No Sun *****

Q. When did No Sun start? Tell us about the history...
A: No Sun started about two years ago. It started as an acoustic side project at the time. Eventually the lineup grew and after a few member changes it became what it is today.

Q: Who are your influences?
A: We all draw influences from a variety of different bands and genres, but I would say our main influences are probably My Bloody Valentine, The Smashing Pumpkins, Failure, Swervedriver, and Slowdive.

 Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
A: My list of five best albums of all time seems to always be interchanging and are very inconsistent, so it's impossible to get a straight answer out of me. However, my top five records that came out this year are:
1. Creepoid - Cemetary Highrise Slum
2. Cloakroom - Further Out
3. Ringo Deathstarr - Pure Mood
4. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
5. Ceremony - The L Shaped Man

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A: Sometimes I get pretty nervous. Especially when we are playing a newer song for the first few times. This is the first band I have ever sang for, and I think I'm still trying to find my comfort zone as a "front man". Other than that, blissful. There is nothing I enjoy doing more than playing in this band.

 Q. How do you describe No Sun sounds?
A: I feel like we take a lot of influence from 90s rock and shoegaze, yet we find a way to put our own unique spin on it.

 Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
A: We recorded our EP at Soundcave Studios in Salt Lake City with Andrew Goldring. We use start with drums and scratch guitar (a rough guitar track for the drums to play along to), and then add guitars, bass, and vocals from there.

 Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A: Creepoid, Sights, Youth In Bloom, Sistine, Crush, No Paradise, Infinity Girl, Disappears, Hollow Sunshine, and Keep have all been on heavy rotation for me lately.

 Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
A: I would really love to do a shoegaze cover of "Heroes" by David Bowie one day. Other than that, it would be great to cover any of the bands that inspire us.

 Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: Lots of touring through the US and we'll be releasing an LP.

 Q: Any parting words?
A: Thank you.
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http://thereisnosun.bigcartel.com/
https://dontlookdownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/warm
https://www.facebook.com/nosunmusic

Rich Girls Die Young with Kranesinlove - An Interview

Kranesinlove é o alter ego de Nathan, estadunidense que comanda todos os loops dançantes e sonhadores do projeto. 

Eletrônica com trejeitos de dreampop feita para clubinhos escuros, esfumaçados para ouvir alto e literalmente viajar.

Singapore, Part One debute do Kranesinlove vem ao mundo no mês que vem e ao que tudo indica vem mais viagens e fritações diversas.

Arriving primeira música disponível do álbum deixa claro o que vem por aí. 

***** Interview with Kranesinlove *****

Q. When did Kranesinlove start? Tell us about the history...
1. Kranesinlove started in 2014.

Q: Who are your influences?
2. The idea of Kranesinlove was to being forth new ideas to a scene that I wish to someday be a part of; the Asian Shoegaze scene. I started the project in Summer of 2014 when I was planning a move to Singapore. I, at the time, was listening to Asian Shoegaze such as Elemental Gaze, Witherspoon, Oeil, Lemon’s Chair etc. The idea of blending electronic and Shoegaze has always been a fascination of mine.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
3. 1. Sigur Ros – Valtari
a. Skepticism – Stormcrowfleet
b. An Autumn for Crippled Children – Try not to destroy everything you love
c. Skepticism – Farmakon
d. Ride – Nowhere

Q. How do you feel playing live?
4. I’ve always wanted to have a Kranesinlove show. So, I’d be definitely open to it. However, the idea that most people in my area (New Hampshire, USA) aren’t well accustomed to my style, I feel it best to wait until I can find the right people.

Q. How do you describe Kranesinlove sounds?
5. Well, I always loved the ethereal soundscape of Slowdive, the subtle electronics of Sigur Ros’s “Valtari” and the bombastic nature of cinema score, so I took those elements and combined them to form Kranesinlove. I have another, more popular project, entitled “A Perfect Day” which is the same style, although geared towards the dark side of city life. Sort of like a yin-yang approach.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
6. Well, Kranesinlove is a project that had been on the backburner for quite some time. I hadn’t had much inspiration for it until now, when the debut LP “Singapore: Part One” comes out. As for the process, I usually write a midi piece on my keyboard so the electronics are laid out, then the drums, whether acoustic or electric, are placed, as well as the bass. Guitar and vocals are later added, if needed.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
7. My project, A Perfect Day, is always recommended for a mix of Post Black and electro shoegaze. As for bands that aren’t mine, City of Dawn, a solo artist from Texas is one that pops up. He is an ambient composer that I do admire, as well as the project, The Last Surrealist, wehich is a Depressive Black Metal project with a heavy dose of electronic and folk elements tied in so neatly.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
8. I would love to cover either really intense death/black metal songs, and make them completely different. I also would love to cover songs from a style known as Trap, that I really enjoy/.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
9. The Singapore trilogy for right now. I’m taking my time with them, and they will be worth the wait.

Q: Any parting words?
10. As always, thanks for the interview. I appreciate people finding my stuff intriguing.
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https://www.facebook.com/whitegirlgaze
https://kranesinlove.bandcamp.com

In The Dark Dance with Loveless Waves - An Interview

Recomendado pelo Shoegazer Alive aka Pedro Damian o trio Loveless Waves diretamente de Moldova, sim Moldova país que faz fronteiras com a Ucrânia e a Romênia, e que como muito acontece na música atual fazem música a distância. Kirill e Vova são de Moldova e Mary a vocalista é da Russia.

E foi assim que o debute homônimo deles surgiu. Shoegaze em formato lo fi com ares soturnos e gélidos. A fonte esta ali implícita, MBV, e suas variáveis giram ao redor e um caleidoscópio de multi referências, que faz o resultado final ser altamente atraente.

Sem maiores informações ou links em redes sociais o Loveless Waves tende a permear o submundo dos bons sons somente sendo contemplado por iniciados, uma pena, todavia o TBTCI faz o serviço de bordo e traz alguma luz.

Boa viagem.

***** Interview with Loveless Waves *****

Q. When did Loveless Waves start? Tell us about the history...
We began making stuff as a trio in the beggining of this fall, before that it was just two of us playing guitars. Now it's three of us playing guitars and singing.

Q: Who are your influences?
Slowdive, Jack Kerouac, Cocteau Twins, David Lynch, Pram, Lars von Trier, Blode Redhead, Jim Jarmusch, Sonic Youth.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Velvet underground and nico,
treasure ( cocteau twins),
my bloody underground ( bjm),
13 (blur),
i can hear the heart beating as one,
bad moon rising (sy)

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Fantastic ( We haven't played live , furthermore we never played together yet)

Q. How do you describe Loveless Waves sounds?
Very reverbish, delayish, maybe meditative. Our songs are quite melancholic and danceable at the same time.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
All the magic happens in our bedrooms. We pretend that we are playing together and the songs come up by theirselves.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
We don't quite know new bands to recommend.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
It would be fun to make a cover version of some italien or french pop songs from 60s.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Meet each other and find someone who would love our sound, so we could play live and tour.

Q: Any parting words?
We wish you a Happy New Year.
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https://lovelesswaves.bandcamp.com/album/loveless-waves

Viiv with She Bit Her Lip - An Interivew

She Bit Her Lip é um quinteto que lançou em outubro do ano passado seu primeiro álbum, o sonhador e envolvente Viiv.

Shoegaze e dreampop aos moldes de gente como Pia Fraus, Heaviness, PInkshinyultrablast e outros. Um detalhe sútil e importante é que Viid foi lançado pelo selo Seksound Records, não conhece? Da mesma nacionalidade do She Bit Her Lip a Sesksound Records é da Estônia e comandada por membros do Pia Fraus.

Resumidamente, bom gosto aqui é o mínimo que se pode esperar.

***** Interview with She Bit Her Lip *****

Q. When did She Bit her Lip start, tell us about the history...
It started out with Martin creating a tune and having long-time friends Peeter (who also plays one of the guitars in the band) and Risse sing over it. This ended up being the song called "Eile". We rounded up the lineup with Siim and Taavi by materializing some casual half-jokes on forming a band. Siim's previous band, where he played guitar in, went into a pause from active band-life and this meant that there was a perfect rehearsal place for us to use. We came together at some point in the first part of 2014 and started bringing the first songs into life in a live setting. We were all pretty new to our instruments besides Taavi and also new to playing in a band besides Siim, so it has been a really nice experience and learning curve for us.

Q: Who are your influences?
Each band members actually comes from a pretty different background. We have some fans of soul, disco and rnb, some metal friends, some house and even trance to name a few genres. However what we share is the respect to a good pop song. Of course, the main influences that can perhaps also be derived from our sound come from the shoegaze and dreampop genres, with bands like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
We managed to come up with four. In no particular order:
Jill Scott - "Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1"
Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin I"
Pink Floyd - "The Dark Side of the Moon"
Chic - "C'est Chic"

Q. How do you feel playing live?
By this time we have only had one live which took place at one of the best festivals in Estonia called Schilling: www.schilling.ee. The feeling was 50% nervousness and 50% pure enjoyment.

Q. How do you describe She Bit Her Lip's sound?
It is actually pretty hard to say without being pretentious. We aim to create a sound that has some influence on the listener, that it makes a certain mood-change when you listen to it. What the mood is, most probably depends already on the listener, but we hope there is at least some impact.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
It begins with a home-made idea or demo what then starts to come to life in one of our rehearsal sessions. Some songs will get a lot of modification and some remain pretty much the same, the main idea is that everybody should be more or less happy with the outcome.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Some of them are not that new, but just great bands that come to mind at first thought: Faun Racker, Argo Vals, Dråpe, Pinkshinyultrablast, Lantlôs, Cheatahs, Sea Oleena, Nothing, Whirr, Mumrunner.

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
As soon as we find something we all agree on, we'll make a cover of it.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We released our first album called "Viiv" under the label Seksound (https://seksound.bandcamp.com/album/viiv) in October 2015 and now we are planing to continue work on the next one.

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks and give us a listen at soundcloud.com/shebitherlip and visit us at facebook.com/SheBitHerLip
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Easy Dance​ with Gold Muse - An Interview

Simplesmente saboroso o primeiro single do quarteto de Boston, Gold Muse lançado no final do ano passado.

Easy Dance / Something Smile vai numa linha viciante tendo como alicerces o experimentalismo do Stereolab a graciosidade das girl groups 60´s e aí meu amigo, é vicio eminente mesmo.

Um estreia com aquele famoso gosto de quero mais.

***** Interview with Gold Muse *****

Q. When did Gold Muse start? Tell us about the history...
Gold muse started in October 2014. We’re a four-piece and all knew one another through the music scene in Boston, where we’ve all played in various bands.

Q: Who are your influences?
Lots of influences… Stereolab, The Smiths, and 80’s New Wave, for example

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
John Cale-1919,
The Smiths-The Queen is Dead,
Lush-Gala,
Neil Young – Self-Titled,
and The Cure - Disintegration
Q. How do you feel playing live?
Playing live can be a lot of fun and therapeutic in the right conditions

Q. How do you describe Gold Muse sounds?
Gold Muse is young and developing still, but we’re embracing a less guitar-driven sound in favor of what might be considered more dream pop

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
So far, we’ve recorded twice and the process was completely different! We’ve decided to release 2-song recordings for the near future

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Lots of great new bands…Wild Nothing, Beach Toys, Earthquake Party, Infinity Girl and Coaches

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Golden Gurls “Short Round”,
INXS “Don’t Change”,
New Order “Subculture”,
Fleetwood Mac

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We’ll be recording again soon and playing more shows

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks!!! Happy New Year !!!!
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https://goldmuse.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.facebook.com/goldmuseboston/

Sun Over Babaluma with Love, Hippies & Gangsters - An Interview

Psicodelismo flutuante, hipnótico e transcendental é o que nos oferta os comboio londrino Love, Hippies & Gangsters através de seu último ep Sun Over Babaluma.

Referências de tudo que foi concebido sob efeito do amargo sabor dos ácidos esta explicitamente aplicado na sonoridade dos caras.

Fritação pesada para iniciados.

***** Interview with Love, Hippies & Gangsters *****

Q. When did Love, Hippies & Gangsters start? Tell us about the history… 

It started after I moved to London from Istanbul in 2011, in my bedroom. Living a completely new life in an unfamiliar city is, or was, a big thing actually. I had lots of time to listen to music, discover new things, discover myself, think, reflect and make up my mind as to what I'd like to do with my life etc. Then I said fuck it, I’ll start a new project as well. This was in 2014.

Q: Who are your influences?
I am an absolute music junkie and I am extremely curious about different cultures, geographies and their musical heritage. I think it's fair to say most of the music I'm in awe of is from the 60s and 70s. I love the Velvet Underground, the Stones, the Beatles, the 13th Floor Elevators, all the bonkers garage bands from that time, the Stooges, Donovan, Bob Dylan... I also love them experimental German bands and quite a few Brazilian artists/bands as well from the same era: Can, Neu!, Kraftwerk, Faust, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Os Mutantes, Jorge Ben... Or this guy from Japan, Harumi... From Turkey to Nigeria to Peru, those were arguably the most exciting times for music.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Hmm. There are just too many. I’m aware I’m omitting so many important ones but the first ones that pop to my mind are:
- The Velvet Underground - Loaded (Controversial)
- Spacemen 3 - Recurring (I know, again!)
- Any random Can album (maybe not the very last few).
- Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes
- Margo Guryan - Take a Picture

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I'll see when we start gigging in early 2016. We haven't played live yet, but we’ve been rehearsing a lot lately. I think it will be pretty great. Usually playing live is the best thing in the world, better than anything else you can think of. Especially if things go well.

Q. How do you describe Love, Hippies & Gangsters sounds?
Hypnotic, repetitive and non-masculine vibey noise-pop.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
It's been just me writing, playing and recording everything in my home studio. Now that I have the whole band situation going, things may change for the next recordings. I have this idea that everybody in the band playing percussion in the same room at the same time for the next bunch of tunes I'll be recording. I think those will turn out to be a bit more rhythmic and groovy, more African in a way, loose, repetitive and peculiar.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Allah-Las? King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard? Do they count as new? Gala Drop were really good at the Liverpool Psych Fest. Oh, I also saw Xaviers live a few weeks back, they sounded great too.

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
I'm hoping to do a the Velvet Underground cover at some point. Or maybe covering a freaky Turkish band in Turkish? Like Bunalimlar or L.S.D. Orkestrasi? That's an option. These kinds of decisions are mostly just random.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
I don't have that many plans about anything really, to be honest. I hope to have more time and financial security to be able to work more on my music and do lots of good gigs. I'd also like to release an album or something in 2016, and get some new instruments to make new sounds with.

Q: Any parting words?
Be curious :)
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https://lovehippiesandgangsters.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/lovehippiesandgangsters/

Particle with Coloured Clocks - An Interview

Da Austrália vem o psicodelismo eloquente e sofisticado do quarteto Coloured Clocks.

Os caras soltaram há questão de dias seu novo trabalho, Particle é o nome do rebento que se fecharmos os olhos vai nos remeter diretamente ao The Soft Bulletin dos Flaming Lips ou ainda ao Desert Songs do Mercury Rev, some a isso pitadas de Pink Floyd era Animals/Division Bells e eis a fórmula mágica dos australianos.

Um belo e adocicado trabalho pra brindar o novo ano.

***** Interview with Coloured Clocks *****

Q. When did Coloured Clocks start? Tell us about the history...
A: Coloured Clocks began at the very end of 2010. I’d been recording music with friends up until then; all of us had different work rates and interest levels. Around that time I decided to do some stuff on my own and see what happened.

Q: Who are your influences? Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
A: My influences are a bit of old and new. Primarily I listened to The Beatles , Pink Floyd, Beach Boys, Genesis, Queen as a kid. Modern stuff would be Tame Impala, Animal Collective, Toro Y Moi. It’s hard to say only five. But some important ones for me would be Pink Floyd – Division Bell, Tame Impala – Lonerism, Van Morrison – Beautiful Vision, Radiohead – In Rainbows, The Beatles – Abbey Road, Bee Gees – 1st, Queen – Made In Heaven, Genesis – Duke

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A: Yeah, it's very different to the studio, playing live is good fun.  Have been busy recently but will soon be playing many more live shows.

Q. How do you describe Cloured Clocks sounds?
A: I like to think of Coloured Clocks as some sort of psychedelic atmospheric catchy pop with the odd experiment.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
A: I don’t necessarily follow a certain process; lately I’ve been starting my new tracks with synth parts. I record all the drums for the album in one day because I don’t have a drum kit and have to borrow things, then I probably do bass and guitars next and then vocals. It’s not always in that order. For the new stuff it seems like I’ll be doing vocals before guitars.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A: I recommend Wesley Fuller as a new act. We were lucky enough to have Wes on drums for us during live shows for a little while.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
A: I’ve always wanted to do a cover of Put Yourself In My Place by Kylie Minogue. That is a brilliant pop song. I would also be tempted to do Frozen by Madonna or Modern Love by David Bowie.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: The plan for the future is to get these songs played to some live audiences. I have already began recording the next batch of songs, which are well on the way to getting fully completed. I would say they have a more direct upbeat kind of vibe about them.
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https://colouredclocks.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/colouredclocks

Scene of Two with Bummed - An Interview

Pegar o ep de estreia dos estadunidenses do Bummed é fazer uma imersão ao início dos 90´s e aterrizar diretamente lá nos primórdios da Slumberland.

Conexões com Black Tambourines, The Aislers Set, Velocity Girl são lógicas. O Bummed pratica aquele guitar noisepop altamente grudento com aquela vocalização feminina que seduz e essa formula meus amigos, nunca vai ser esgotada.

Ouça alto.

***** Interview with Bummed *****

Q. When did Bummed start? Tell us about the history...
A. Bummed started off as friends wanting to have something to show for getting fucked up together. We've gone through a few line-up changes since then, though, and more recent recruits have more respectable reasons for joining.

Q. Who are your influences?
A. I can definitely say I’ve consciously lifted elements from Slowdive, Chapterhouse, Th’ Faith Healers, Felt, The Durutti Column, Talk Talk, NEU!, Savage Republic, Polvo, Carpenters.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
A. This obviously speaks only to my personal tastes and changes every week. In no particular order... Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
NEU! - NEU!2
Souvlaki - Slowdive
Ennio Morricone - La Resa Dei Conti
Love - Forever Changes

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A. Hard to say — I look down and then look up again and the set is over.

Q. How do you describe Bummed sounds?
A. Shoegaze-indebted pop songs with krauty elements judiciously applied here-and-there.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
A. All of our recorded material was done at the Pain Cave by C.C., a consummate artist and all-around cool dude with good taste in music and who gets what we’re going for. All of the instruments were recorded separately.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A. Wildhoney, Kindling, Siamese Twins, Expert Alterations, Magic Circle, Demonbrother, Pleasure Leftists, Institute, Gun Outfit, Broken Water.

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
A. I’d love to give the Bummed treatment to Almost by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A. Shows, an LP, and some modest touring (in that order, hopefully).

Q: Any parting words?
A. Be kind, people.
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https://b-u-m-m-e-d.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/bummedhead