6 with SJÖBLOM - An Interview

Certamente, ou, deveria ser ao menos, eu assim espero, que quem acompanha as páginas do TBTCI esteja interado com o combo sueco de pós punk The Exploding Boy, onde o vocalista é Johan Sjöblom, até aí ok, os caras são cultuados em uma série de paises, mas não é sobre o The Exploding Boy que tratarei aqui neste momento, o ponto é que Johan em determinado momento mostrou algumas de suas canções para seus comparsas de banda mas, os caras não curtiram e aí, Johan resolveu partir para uma faceta solo, claro, o The Exploding Boy continua.

E o projeto atende pelo seu sobrenome, SJÖBLOM, e Johan acabou de soltar seu mais recente trabalho, o disco, "6", oito canções que soam e resoam os 80´s, dark pop com extrema elegância e sofisticação, por vezes evocando Lloyd Cole, em outras Andrew Eldritch, em outras ainda Mark Burgess, só por assim dizer, já dá pra sentir qual é o clima de "6".

SJÖBLOM cometeu talvez o álbum mais oitentista dos últimos tempos sem soar retro, mérito absoluto.

***** Interview with SJÖBLOM *****

Q. When did Sjöblom start? Tell us about the history...
J: I've thought about this for about two years, but never really knew how to do it. But in february-16 I sent a couple of songs to my band (the exploding boy) and they didn't like it, and at the same time we talkes with a producer in Stockholm about recording some new material, and couldn't do that I just saw my chance and went to this producer and recorded some own songs. And it went so easy so I decided to do this!

Q: Who are your influences?
J: Synth bands from the 80s, Indie from the 90s and old post punk and New wave in the 00, and always pop, darkness and beautiful melodies.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
J: The Cure - Seventeen Seconds,
Lloyd Cole & The commotions - Mainstream,
Depeche Mode - A broken Frame,
The Charlatans - Some Friendly,
Popsicle - Lacquer

Q. How do you feel playing live?
J: Mixed feelings. Between scared to death, happy as hell and can't remember it. You can never tell. I want to show people what I feel and what I have done, but I am scared of doing it somehow...

Q. How do you describe Sjöblom sounds?
J: It is just plain songs that I love. The sounds comes with the song. I'll do everything I can to make the song reach people, and the sound depends of what the song needs. BUT I always want it to be simple, clear and dark.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
J: I came to the producer with a song. It could be a full song with everything in it, where I done everything myself. Keyboards, guitars and all, or just a guitar and some vocals. We listen and build it up from the beginning. He is coming with some small ideas, and in 80% I take it, because he is the best. I am suprised how quick and easy it went and how good it got!

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
J: A projection (Sweden), Hante (France) and Agent Side Grinder (Sweden).

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
J: I am working with a cover of Swedish Tiamats In A Dream, and I really want to do a good cover of the very Swedish band Kent, but I haven't started with that yet.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
J: Having release partys in Stockholm and Paris, and then playing festivals in the summer. Then we'll see..

Q: Any parting words?
J: Thanks for great questions. It is a pleasure, not only for SJÖBLOM, but also my other band The Exploding Boy to have so many fans, not just in Brazil but also Peru and Mexico. It is so far away, but feels so close sometimes. Thanks A LOT! We wish all the time we could come over for a show, but it is expensive.
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https://sjoblom.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/sjoblomofficial

The Midnight Slide with Rainboard - An Interview

Já faz um tempo que o Canadá tem espaço cativo nas páginas do TBTCI, vide Sianspheric, Femme Accident, Preoccupations, The Ludvico Treatment e outras tantas maravilhosas bandas, e agora é a vez do duo Rainboard e seu noise espacial aterrizarem por aqui.

Tom Reimer e Lyndon Schiewe conduzem o ataque denso, experimental e quebradiço que é "The Midnight Slide", o debute do Rainboard. Ecos de kraut, shoegaze, pós punk, tudo condensado, infestando os tímpanos sem deixar tempo para respirar.

Pena que "The Midnight Slide" é de 2014 e desde então o Rainboard não solta material novo, o que ao que parece, essa espera esta em vias de terminar.

Se você desconhece o Rainboard, eis o momento ideal para experimentar o barulho dos caras.

***** Interview with Rainboard *****

Q. When did Rainboard start Tell us about the history...
Tom - Rainboard started in 2013. We live in the same small town in British Columbia called Salmo. There are about 1200 people here. I moved to Salmo and saw Lyndon on Canada Day, July 1st. He was playing solo with backing tracks doing this space rock sort of thing and I knew I would play with him. Although it took about a year or so before we really decided to form a band. I had some songs and from then to now and here we are.

Lyndon - Well it's been over 4 years. It might be worthwhile to mention something to the effect of how we both have a history of doing this kind of music going back 20 years in scenes in the cities and ended up in Salmo.

Q: Who are your influences?
Tom - That is tough to say, German kraut rock from the sixties, Can, Cluster, Neu! . Of course My Blood Valentine had a big influence and Hawkwind too, but only the early stuff. The song writing Blond Redhead, especially the vocal style. I love a lot of thrash metal too.

Lyndon - It's hard to say what bands influence me or what my favorite albums are, but I know for me this band seems to be influenced by 80's post punk, 90's noise rock, vintage synth rock, experimental electronic, instrumental surf music.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Tom -
Neu! - Neu!
Hawkwind - Hall of the Mountain Grill
Flower Traveling Band - Satori
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets

Lyndon - see last answer.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Tom - Rainboard is very much a live experience. We play regularly and all the songs recorded are played in verbatim live. Rainboard was based to be a live group. It's a very cathartic thing for us to play live. I love playing live and would do it everyday if I could.

Lyndon - Playing live is a lot of fun.

Q. How do you describe Rainboard sounds?
Tom - Rainboard sounds like large washy guitars with dynamic driving drums and written songs with subtle lyrics. There is an element of noise rock as well as a strong punk ethos but with a softer side.

Lyndon - The sound of Rainbard is big, powerful, upbeat, spacious, ambient, noisy, crashing, strange, hopeful.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Tom - The recording is very true to the live performance. We record ourselves. I do the mixing and mastering in my home studio. All the songs are crafted and prepared ahead of time so that in the studio we are comfortable and well rehearsed. We live in a very beautiful place. I like to think that is reflected in the recordings.

Lyndon - We record as live as possible. We do it ourselves at home with proper microphones but no fancy outboard gear.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Tom - There are quite a few. Shooting Guns, Preoccupations, Black Mountain, Perhaps not new, 'Elevator' is to me Canada's unsung psychedelic warriors. Sianspheric is a great space rock band from Hamilton. All these bands are Canadian.

Lyndon - Some new bands I like are one's I've seen or played with lately such as Dead Fibres, Exits, the Larch. Preoccupations are an amazing and successful band from western Canada.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Tom - We do a nice version of Harvest Moon by Neil Young. I try to stay away from covers usually. Perhaps something by 'No Means No' or 'The Stooges'

Lyndon - We could probably cover a full length Neil Young album in the style of Rainboard and it would work amazing.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Tom - Keep playing, we have another patch of songs that are coming along so recording another album right away here. Hopefully tour on a bigger basis to get our music in the ears as many people as possible.

Lyndon - Hopefully, Rainboard will continue to make and record music and play live. Playing live seems to have challenges these days, at least in this part of the world. There's been a loss of venues and it's doesn't always draw a lot of people. It would be good if it got really popular again.

Q: Any parting words?
Tom - Thanks for the interview. It would be great to get to Brasil and play for all the great people there. We are really enjoying ourselves and hope you like our music.
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https://www.facebook.com/rainboardband
https://arachnidiscs.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-slide

Wonderland with Magic Shoppe - Track by Track

Quem acompanha as páginas do TBTCI conhece muito bem o quinteto ácido movido a guitarras hipnóticas chamado Magic Shoppe.

Se, lá em Fevereiro, os caras soltaram o lisérgico EP "Interstellar Car Crash", mês passado, o Magic Shoppe foi mais profundo ainda com o lançamento da obra prima, sim, obra prima, e não é exagero, "Wonderland", novo trabalho dos caras é algo como uma colisão alucinógena e perigosa entre Loop e 13th Floor Elevators.

Psicodélico até a medula,  movido a riffs cíclicos que, conduzem a navalha sonora de "Wonderland", não existe um segundo sequer de trégua durante a epopéia dos oito exercícios de como se fazer um disco perfeito.

Para melhor explicar o que é realmente "Wonderland" o TBTCI foi diretamente na fonte, ou seja, o próprio Magic Shoppe dissecou o álbum em um track by track doentio.

Boa viagem em volume máximo.

"Wonderland" - Track by Track

by Magic Shoppe

1. Stars Explode
In the summer of 2015 I bought a ’67 Vox Cheetah off one of the dudes in The Warlocks. Cheetah’s have all these crazy on-board effects (fuzz, repeater, treble booster). The day I got it, I plugged it in to my Twin Reverb and turned on the built-in fuzz circuit. “Stars Explode” came to life in about 5 minutes. This song also features that sweet “fully cocked” fuzz wah sound that you hear all over Psychocandy from The Jesus and Mary Chain, which was cake with the built-in Vox fuzz and a shitty little wah pedal.

2. Head On The Floor
Tim (Drums) is a well versed multi-instrumentalist. He used to front a sweet band here in town called “Moon Tower”. That band also included Tayler, another of our other guitar players. This was one of the first gems that Tim brought to our group. I added some riff/lead guitars, lyrics and the primary vocal line. Tim baked the cake here, all I did was apply the frosting. This tune also features some beautiful, dark harmonies that Kate (Guitar/Vocals) came up with. Kate has a truly unique ability. She seems to come up with these creepy/ haunting melodies almost effortlessly. She also has a mind like a steel trap. Once she learns something, she never seems to forget it.

3. Kill
This was another tune that was created the day I got my ’67 Vox Cheetah. I don’t really care too much about lyrics usually, but this tune makes me laugh in retrospect. The lyrics to this one revolve around being repeatedly cockblocked, and how you just wanna murder other people for inhibiting your connection to a potential object of lust.

4. Hearing Voices
Sometimes I hear voices telling me to do things. Those voices are generally evil, but I usually realize that before I blindly act on their commands. It’s a constant struggle. This tune is about those voices. It’s catchy, dark as fuck and *loaded* with reverb… rock n’ roll. The main reverberated guitar riff in this came to be the day I bought a Death By Audio Reverberation Machine effects pedal. I always play through a Fender Twin w/ the reverb cranked, but this fucking thing just pushes it over the top and melts faces.

5. Blowup
Another gem that Tim brought in. We fucked around with it, I added the main 12-string lead riff, vocals and changed up the arrangement. This tune happens to sound super retro, but that was definitely not intentional. I think a lot of the retro feel of this tune stems from the fact that Tim recorded the drums with just a single mic through some crunchy preamps. From there, whatever else we added (trashy tambourine, reverbed guitars, etc..) the tune just got more and more 60’s-ish…. really fast.

6. Sister Burden
This track was written by our newest member, Jeff Bartell. As it turns out Jeff had a previous stretch in Magic Shoppe. He was the first bass player in the group shortly after I moved here in 2009. In late 2010 my wife at the time was expecting our first child, so I took a little hiatus. Jeff went on to form another band, but we kept in touch. That same year Jeff shot me a recording he did for Sister Burden. I added some reverbed riff/lead guitars, white noise static guitar, bass and some tambourine. When we started putting the songs for Wonderland together, Jeff suggested this song. So we re-recorded it and it came out sounding fantastic. The intro to this track features German guy screaming about being stalked by secret agents and how he can’t trust anyone.

7. Find Yourself Some Love
Our guitar player Tayler wrote this song in it’s entirety. Most of this song was recorded at Tayler’s house in the summer of 2016. Our friend Jada laid down some really fantastic sitar. Tayler really shines on this track w/ his fantastically hallucinogenic guitar tracks. Jada also doubles a lot of what Tayler plays here, so it sounds extra trippy… which is nice.

8. Wonderland
This tune was originally written for a local compilation a couple of years ago. I played everything on this tune and we don’t really do it live. The lyrics are interpreted sections of Chapter VIII: The Queen's Croquet-Ground from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The kid chatter in the background was recorded with a handheld during one of the 10,000 trips I took to the playground with my boy a few summers ago. I ran the playground tracks through a fender twin when I got home and all the happy little children’s screams started sounding evil and scary. It was the perfect accompaniment for Chapter VIII’s Queen of Hearts wanting to chop everyone’s head off.
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https://magicshoppe.bandcamp.com/album/wonderland
https://www.facebook.com/MagicShoppeBoston

No More Bad Dreams with Ex-Astronaut - An Interview

Título mais do que apropriado recebeu o mais novo disco do quarteto de Cleveland, Ex-Astronaut, o nome do rebento, "No More Bad Dreams", uma odisséia recheada de devaneios sonhadores movidos a guitarras espaciais e climáticas conduzindo-nos a dimensões inexploradas.

Seguindo o caminho do derretimento sonoro mesclando shoegaze clássico, psicodelismo e vertentes diversas do indie rock, o Ex-Astronaut cometeu simplesmente uma preciosidade.

Como sugere o nome do álbum, sonhos ruins, nunca mais. Boa viagem...

***** Interview with Ex-Astronaut *****

Q. When did Ex-Astronaut start? Tell us about the history...
[Pete Jennings - guitar] Ex-Astronaut initially started in Cleveland, Ohio, USA in 2009 as a band with a different name and different sound. Over the years we had numerous changes in our lineup with Chris Hoke and I being the only constant members for quite some time. In late-2013 we added Chris Kochera and Pat Gang which solidified the current line-up. Around the same time we shifted our songwriting away from fuzzed out indie/alt rock to the moodier, textured, shoegaze sound that we now play. Last January we changed our name to Ex-Astronaut after several bands cropped up across the United States with the same name as our old one.

Q: Who are your influences?
[PJ] I think it’s safe to say we’re heavily influenced by classic alternative and shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive, and the Smashing Pumpkins. However, contemporary bands like the War On Drugs, Weekend, Nothing, and Ringo Deathstarr has also had some influence on our sound.

[Chris M. Hoke - vocals/guitar] Michael McDonald-era Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Sonic Youth, Talking Heads, Mahler, Tchaikovsky…. how does it feel when you close your eyes?

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
[PJ] My Bloody Valentine - “Loveless”, MC5 - “Kick Out the James”, Nirvana - “Nevermind”, Sonic Youth - “Sister”, and The Stooges - “Fun House”

[CMH] Smashing Pumpkins - “Siamese Dream”, Sonic Youth - “Washing Machine”, Tchaikovsky - “Symphony #6”, Doobie Brothers - “Minute By Minute”, and Mineral - “The Power of Failing”

Q. How do you feel playing live?
[PJ] It’s an absolutely unparalleled experience that I treasure. Everytime I get on stage I make sure to take a moment to look around the room, at the lights, at the bar, at the people there, and really absorb the moment because there will be a time in my life in which I won’t be able to do it anymore.

[CMH] I’m usually quite nervous until the gig begins then completely lost in the performance until it is over. It's very important that you give yourself completely to the performance, to the audience, to the rest of the band. No regrets allowed!!

Q. How do you describe Ex-Astronaut sounds?
[PJ] Spacey, hazey waves of sound at maximum volume.

[CMH] I have heard us described as being very textured, like a wall of sound, or a wave, that crashes over you. We are very loud, it's important that the audience experiences a total immersion into our sonic world.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
[PJ] Our brand new album “No More Bad Dreams” was born from 2 years of patience and perseverance. It was engineered and mixed by John Delzoppo at Negative Space studio here in Cleveland and mastered by Ryan Morey at Ryan Morey Audio Mastering in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. To summarize the total process, it came down to playing shows to raise money, recording, playing more shows to raise money, recording some more, playing more shows, mixing, playing even more shows to raise money, mastering, and playing more shows to raise money for pressing. The release was finally made possible in part by a generous grant from the Panza Foundation, a Cleveland nonprofit organization that provides monetary grants to support local, independent musicians and bands within Northeast Ohio.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
[PJ] Our hometown is Cleveland, Ohio and its music scene is currently a hotbed of creativity and activity. Hiram-Maxim, Goldmines, Shitbox Jimmy, and Murderedman are just a small sample of the many bands from Cleveland that are doing absolutely amazing stuff right now. All have released new records within the last year. Outside of the Cleveland scene, I’ve been listening to new stuff by Golden Daze, Holy Wave, and the Stargazer Lilies quite a bit.

[CMH] I like the safeties and part time lover and the cross brothers all Cleveland acts and all worth the listen.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
[PJ] Over the years we’ve included a number of different covers into our set. We’ve done songs by Weezer, Radiohead, and David Bowie; however, rather than remaining completely faithful to originals, we adapt them to our style. For our record release show in November we’ve got a couple of surprises for our fans that we think they’ll

Q: What are your plans for the future?
[PJ] The rest of 2016 and most of 2017 will be spent playing shows in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States in support of our new album “No More Bad Dreams”. We’ve been writing like crazy and plan to record our next album next year as well.

[CMH] More compressor pedals, more chorus pedals, more harmonies, and more music.

Q: Any parting words?
[PJ] Thank you so much for interviewing us! We hope that everyone checks out our new record "No More Bad Dreams" at: https://exastronaut.bandcamp.com/ and our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/exastronaut/

[CMH] This has been a delight, thank you so much, hope you enjoy the record!!
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https://exastronaut.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.facebook.com/pg/exastronaut

Nothing Seems Real with Leaf - An Interview

Quando se coloca o primeiro EP do Leaf, quarteto de Los Angeles, a impressão direta que se tem é que o "A Stormy in Heaven" do Verve e o "Raise" do Swervedriver se fundiram e o nascimento dessa cria é justamente "Nothing Seems Real".

Guitarradas, viagens, noise, fuzz, sonhos, distorções tudo em doses cavalares, pra todo e qualquer fã de shoegaze e barulho abrir um sorriso de ponta a ponta.

Faça um favor a você mesmo, dê play imediatamente e escute no volume máximo, Leaf é foda.

***** Interview with Leaf *****

Q. When did LEAF start? Tell us about the history...
Well LEAF started a few years back. I worked on a job with Phil (bass) and we started talking about music. We realized how many bands we dug. I really wanted to start a new band at the time. I also wanted to do a band that brought back a more 90's shoegaze/psych sound. Phil of course was into the same thing. Phil knew of a drummer, his name is Chris. After sitting in a bar with Chris LEAF was formed. For a few rehearsals we were a 4 piece with me just singing. That didn't pan out and I moved to playing guitar and singing. We were a 3 piece with Chris on drums for quite awhile. Played quite a few shows and recorded our first demo with Steve Kille (Dead Meadow). Shortly after we recorded we then decided to add a 2nd guitarist. JK (James Killington) from The Killingtons and Silent Generation stepped in on 2nd guitar. Due to Chris's schedule Chris left LEAF. Fortunately JK said he would be down to play drums. So we were back to being a 3 piece. So after realizing what we were writing was beginning to need a 2nd guitarist. This is where Andrew (Crystal Antlers) started. Well due to JK schedule with his other band, JK decided to focus on them. Well as quick as we lost JK we found Brandon (The Orphans). Andrew and Brandon have been friends and have also played in other bands together. Well after our first rehearsal I felt this was it. The line up I hoped for since Phil and I started LEAF. So LEAF is now Phil Shelly-Bass, Andrew King-Guitar, Brandon Werts-Drums, Mark Starr-Guitar/Vocals

Q: Who are your influences?
Swervedriver, My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr, The Verve, Spiritualized, Bailter Space, Sonic Youth, The Stooges

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Haha I always love this question because it's a very difficult one to answer. I mean I have way more then 5 albums of all time. I'm sure that's why people have 25, 50 or 100 on there list. Anyway I've been playing music a long time so my list is my list of all time in relation to LEAF. Though they are and always be my faves.

Swervedriver - Raise This album changed me completely. I was already diving into the whole Shoegaze music by the time this album came out. My hardcore band (Insight) had just broken up so having this album helped me know what I wanted to do next.

Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me Wow to have this record come out during the punk/hardcore days of my youth!! J's fuzzed out leads, lazy vocals and Lou's driving bass just blew my mind. It was so different to me and I just loved it and still love Dinosaur!!!

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Again another perfect album to have come out and give me endless inspiration of pure genius sounds!! Still to this day amazed at the sounds Kevin Shields gets.

The Stooges - Funhouse I love the meatiness to this whole record. The groove of this record keeps you wanting more with every song!! The guitar riffs are so brilliant and sexy!

The Verve- A Storm In Heaven I never get sick of this record and the singles that came out with this album. The groove of Simon's bass and the delay of Nick's Space Echo is so inspirational for LEAF. The simplicity to the dreamy groove that they have is just amazing. Seeing them the first time they came to America just blew me away. Still a favorite

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Honestly I always feel nervous when playing live. I have the worst anxiety. I like to be by myself before I play. Which I feel bad about but I have to get into a zone. I'm a freak

Q. How do you describe LEAF sounds?
Fuzz, Dreamy, Swirling, Loud driving music. I don't know how would you describe it? Haha

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We were lucky enough to record with Micah Panzich (Paperplanes). He has a great studio and we're very pleased with the results. Though I can always add more or change this or that. I enjoy recording. I just always want to add more but sometimes budget doesn't allow it.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Haha I'm the worst at who's new. There's so many bands that I get lost on who's who but here's some that may not be that new but I dig them La Hell Gang, Highlands, The Cosmic Dead, With The Dead, Whirr, Nothing, Sink Tapes, A Place To Bury Strangers I'm sure there's more and I'll think of bands as I send this off

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
That's tough for me because there's so much but I want it to sound like LEAF. I've thought of a few but just haven't figured out to make it us yet. Plus I honestly just have too many I want to do.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We hope to get some vinyl issued. Anyone interested please contact us. I want us to get over to europe. Play festivals wherever they may be going on. Get to Brazil. Of course go in and record some more.

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks for asking us to do this interview!!! Keep in contact!
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https://leaflosangeles.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/leafheavynoisela

True Bypass with Rubur - An Interview

Existe uma obsessão acerca da obra prima Loveless que por vezes me pergunto se ela irá realmente acabar algum dia. A resposta é que, provavelmente não, 

Esta colocação se aplica aos chineses do Rubur que debutaram recentemente com "True Bypass", onde muita de sua inspiração vem obviamente da pedra fundamental do shoegaze, mas nem somente de conexões com a banda de Mr Shields vivem os chineses, existe uma aura de desconstruções sonhadoras que remetem ao Medicine além de um toque indie inegável.

O Rubur se destaca totalmente a cena asiática por deixar o etéreo de lado e experimentar nas paredes ruidosas, o que torna sua sonoridade muito mais atraente.

Ah sim, uma belíssima estreia.

***** Interview with Rubur *****

Q1. When did RUBUR start? Tell us about the history...
X:In the summer of 2014. Started from the fan group of Yuck, then we have seen a gig of The yours together.

M:My friend introduced XUE to me. Before that I knew Guagua and our first drummer on Internet. Then, September 2014, we met in real life for the first time. We thought we could have a band. Nothing serious, nothing intentional. After a year, Salajane became our new drummer.

Q2: Who are your influences?
M:Yuck.They look like not too outgoing, a little weird.I really like their first album before Daniel left.

G:Alcest.

S:Jamc, deerhunter, tame impala, lush, I am waiting for you last summer, supercar, yura yura teikoku, toe, saisa, novaheart.

X:Yuck 、Radiohead 、the smiths、the cribs、Jamc、etc

Q3. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
S:Pink floyd - The wall
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Yura Yura Teikoku - 空洞です
Supercar - Answer
あんり - Summer Farewells

X:The Smiths -This Charming Man
The Great Escape - Blur
Yuck - Yuck
Modal soul - Nujabes
Fractured life - Air traffic

M: The Beatles - Revolver
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Sonic Youth - Goo
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die,But You Will
Yuck - Yuck

G: Alcest - Les Voyages De L'Âme
Alcest - Écailles De Lune
Michael Nyman - The piano
Glenn Branca - Ascension
Claude Debussy - The Complete Works For Piano

Q4. How do you feel playing live?
G:I like playing live.

X:First time is so exciting，then felt a little bit nervous.

S:Feel curious and excited as rewriting songs.

M:Nervous.Where are my picks?Why my pedals didn’t work at all? And so on.

Q5. How do you describe RUBUR sounds?
G: Even when I'm playing it，it gets me goose bumps.

S: amorous and moist.

X:Happy melody with sad lyric.

M:I don't know who I am and I don’t know who you are.

Q6: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
G: When these songs were ready, the first step is using BFD to complete the drum parts, then basses then guitars and vocals.

M:Passserwoo helps us a lot.He is amazing.He was a band, Fading Horizon’s Guitarist.He knows a lot.His Passtore sold his handmade Pedals and Music gear.He is a little older than all of us.He likes our uncle,sometimes. :D Passerwoo recorded,Mixed and Mastered our EP’s songs.We recorded in our underground basement band room.

Q7. Which new bands do you recommend?
X:Minks?

M:Don’t know… I strongly recommend a 90s band,Stella Luna.I only know they had a EP, four songs.

Q8: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
X: The smiths

S:Yura Yura Teikoku

M:Beatles.

Q9: What are your plans for the future?
G: Make more songs, and stick around as long as we can:D

S: Better stage performance and a new album.

M:Settle down.Save some money for life.

X: Start to do the recording of other new songs I guess.

Q10: Any parting words?
G: Thanks for liking our music, see you next time maybe？

S:Wish a higher degree of tacit understanding in a short time.

X:Eh…something like “take care”？

M:Eat good.Sleep good.Listen good.
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https://rubur.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/pg/ruburband

Brainwaves with The Subterranean Satellite Band - An Interview

Quando o canadense Simon mudou-se de Vancouver no Canadá para Dublin na Irlanda e conheceu Staf, que fazia parte de uma grande banda chamada House of Dolls, a conexã entre ambos foi imediata, o amor pela psicodelia folk dos Byrds, Big Star mais a wall of sound com ecos de surf sounds do J&MC e claro pitadas fortes de BJM ajudaram a moldar o nascimento do The Subterranean Satellite Band.

Depois do primeiro single "As Sure As Hell / Be There If You Fall" lançado em 2015 os caras debutaram em altíssimo estilo com pegajoso "Brainwaves" que veio ao mundo no mês passado. O disco é um delírio mezzo psicodelico, mezzo folk acustico com um jeito 60´s impagável.

Para ouvir alto e longe da cidade.

***** Interview with The Subterranean Satellite Band *****

Q. When did The Subterranean Satellite Band start?
I moved to Vancouver from Dublin in the summer of 2013, and met Staf through some mutual friends over there. I didn’t know him beforehand, but when we started talking about music I realized he was in a band back in Dublin called ‘House of Dolls’ whom I was a big fan of. We’d both been itching to get something started in Canada, so we started writing together in Staf’s ground floor apartment dubbed ‘the Groovy Shoebox’. It was only when we got into Chris van der Laan’s studio in East Van that we found our feet. He’s the third member and enabled us to get the sounds we heard in our heads onto the album.

Q: Who are your influences?
Ty Segall, Irish tea, Spiritualized, chocolate biscuits, The Byrds, collages, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, the artist Emily Carr, White Fence, Tim Presley’s black jumper, hollow-body guitars, Jesus & Mary Chain, early morning recording sessions, Vancouver, Chris van der Laan, Fender Jazzmasters, fuzz pedals.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
In no particular order:
1. ‘Marquee Moon’ by Television
2. ‘Definitely Maybe’ by Oasis
3. ‘Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space’ by Spiritualized
4. ‘Raw Power’ by the Stooges
5. ‘King of the Delta Blues Singers’ by Robert Johnson

Q. How do you feel playing live?
TSSB only played three live shows. The shows were a lot of fun, but we found we did our best work in the studio.

Q. How do you describe The Subterranean Satellite Band sounds?
Our sound is a tangled mess of soulful-folk-pop and psychedelic-shoegaze-blues.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
Staf and I would come up with the body of our songs individually on acoustic guitars, and then mess around with them together. We’d tweak arrangements, add a few seventh chords and work on the harmonies and melodies. Once we had an arrangement we liked, we’d try to get into the studio with Chris as soon as we could to capture the song at its earliest stage. By doing so we were able to keep them quite raw and not over-think them.

We recorded all the songs with Chris in his makeshift studio, which was a tiny room at the back of a motorcycle repair garage. It was rough but perfectly suited what we wanted to do. Chris was the catalyst to bring it all together; he played on the record as well as recording it; he added so much to the whole thing. The man is a mixing genius too and he also mastered the record as well. Talented bastard!

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
The Orange Kyte, Strange Things from Vancouver, Canada.
LA Witch from the USA.
Kikagaku Moyo from Japan.
Shin Joong Hyun from South Korea.

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
I reckon we could do a decent fuzzed-up version of ‘Here Without You’ by The Byrds.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
I relocated to Ireland last year, whilst Staf & Chris are still over in Canada working on other projects at the moment. We're in the process of divising a transatlantic/pan-American way to record the next record.

Q: Any parting words?
Brainwaves is a time capsule for myself and Staf from the summer of 2013 to the summer of 2015. It spans my whole time in Canada and reminds me of this unbelievably creative period on the west coast of North America. You can download the tunes on our bandcamp page (http://thesubterraneansatelliteband.bandcamp.com/album/brainwaves) or order one of the limited edition cassettes…it’s sounds better that way.
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https://www.facebook.com/pg/thesubterraneansatelliteband
https://thesubterraneansatelliteband.bandcamp.com

Evasión Y Victoria with Galaxina - An Interview

Novamente a Espanha aterriza nas páginas do TBTCI, depois de recentemente Linda Guilala, Berlina e Apartamentos Acapulco terem iniciado a invasão espanhola por aqui, é chegada a hora do quarteto Galaxina e seu excelente debute "Evasión Y Victoria" lançado recentemente pela Clifford Records.

Totalmente em espanhol o álbum cativa do início ao fim principalmente pela força melódica da banda, mesclando vestígios oitentistas e shoegaze clássico, nunca estridente ao extremo tampouco etéreo, o Galaxina se equilibrar na tênue linha entre as duas vertentes.

Uma estreia de gente grande.

***** Interview with Galaxina *****

Q. When did Galaxina start? Tell us about the history...
We started in 2011. We had a few songs we wanted to play live, we thought it was worth it. So when we felt ready, we looked for some gigs and immediately we were told to open some frontline bands and some festivals. In 2015 we signed Clifford Records.

Q: Who are your influences?
Basically we like guitar bands from the 60s until today, but if we have to mention some bands, our favorites are Beatles, Ride, Pale Saints, Valentines, Velvet Underground, Spacemen 3 ... We really like 90's Creation records bands, 4AD ...

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
1. Beatles – Revolver
2. Velvet undergorund – S/T
3. Ride – Nowhere
4. My bloody valentine – Isn´t anything
5. Pale saints - Comforts of madness

Q. How do you feel playing live?
It´s such a magical feeling, sometimes we feel like out of this world

Q. How do you describe Galaxina sounds?
Poisoned candies. Balanced mix of distorted guitars and sweet voices.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We recorded the LP in Gismo 7 Studio (Granada) With Paul Grau, a German producer who Lives very close to us. We recorded live sessions to catch a natural and fresh sound, then we added some arrangements like guitars, voices by overdubbing process Being our first recording experience we felt a bit nervous at the beginning but throughout the recording process we became more confident in our future record. Also we had some help at the studio, Cosmotrío, a string trio from Granada played fantastic arrangements in one song.They are an incredible girls. We love them

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
There are some interesting bands in our area, Apartamentos Acapulco, Nueva Internacional, Monte Terror…

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Mmm… The House of love

Q: What are your plans for the future?
First dates in November, presenting “Evasión y victoria” everywhere, ...and have a lot of fun and noise

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks to all supporters and fans. We love them!
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https://www.facebook.com/pg/galaxinaoficial

https://play.spotify.com/album/2l8B8StCJUpQZgCeTqcGIB

Made Out Of Suns with Superdrone - An Interview

Já nos primeiros acordes de "The Knights of Ren" ou "Right Now" dos londrinos do Superdrone fica explicito a conexão dos caras com o início do Verve ou a avalanche sonora dos prediletos da casa, o Loop.

O Superdrone, vem dando sinais do que vira a ser seu debute que virá ao mundo muito em breve e atenderá pelo nome de "Made Out of Suns". O ataque sônico dos caras se faz por doses cavalares de muralhas de guitarras e repetições cíclicas o que sugere logicamente a primeira fase do BJM e claro ao Spacemen 3.

Olhos e ouvidos atentos ao Superdrone.

***** Interview with Superdrone *****

Q. When did Superdrone start? Tell us about the history...
Somehow, and I’m not sure how, we ended up in a rehearsal room to have a one off jam and ended up writing four tracks of the first album in one hour. I guess when something clicks – it clicks.

Q: Who are your influences?
Californian Shoegaze/drone like The Warlocks, BRMC, Brian Jonestown and also bands like My Bloody Valentine, Psyche Beatles, The Pink Floyd, The Prerry Things, Loop, The Verve (early), not forgetting machinery – showerfans – and anything that provides some kind of drone.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Piper At The Gates of Dawn – The Pink Floyd
Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles
Satanic Majesties Request - Rolling Stones

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Like I’m in a trance, feeling the music poor out of me through infinite electricity.. through the wires... therough the PS system into the hearts and minds of the audience and their faciel expressions poor light into me and that fuels the electricity that loops and perpetuates from the start to the end on the show. I feel like I’m truly home.

Q. How do you describe Superdrone sounds?
Fuzzy delayed psyche with a heavy helping of mysticism that could easily be missed and it’s wrapped in a familiar format and topped off with a 60’s pop arrangement bow.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Other than the original jam we had, it normally starts with me going for a walk and a song coming to me, songs often hit me in their finished state, I can hear the drums, I can hear the bass – Tien raging his space-guitar – vocals and mellotrons... intro... verse... chorus... it all comes in really quick like a wave, but it’s not in real time, it’s like I can hear the song instantly and I have to stop what I’m doing and sing the parts into the voice recorder on my phone as quickly as possible - before its erased from my mind – the ideas leave as quickly as they come.. It’s like my mind is linked to this interstellar radio and every so often it finds a station but then the tuner keeps moving the music is gone. Its why I always have a voice recorder ready and armed on my phone. Often the recordings are really quick... like 30min sessions to get all the parts laid down in the simplest way possible to enable Tien to come in and apply his sonic epic-ness. The recording process is very quick and we don’t like to mess about with the track too much as we want it to be raw and retain the original spirit of how it was presented to me from the... umm... where ever the hell it comes from! Its also all about the song and not about individuals so it has really simple drums or a boring ass baseline, and the song sounds good as a result – then that’s what stays in.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Right now... Pond and Gum! Ringo Deasthstarr... The Deltores... The Eves... Not all new bands but bands that people may not know.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
The Monkees – Porpoise Song
BeachBoys - Sloop John B
The WHOLE piper at the gates of dawn album.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
To get this record up in the stores and work on the next.

Q: Any parting words?
War is over – if you want it.
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https://soundcloud.com/superdroneuk
https://superdrone.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Superdroneuk

Paint the Picture with Small Victories- An Interview

Os londrinos Andy e Nick formam o duo Small Victories que acabou de soltar seu mais recente single "Paint the Picture".

Música enérgica, viciante, melódica, como os melhores indie rocks devem ser, ou deveriam. Uma pegada remetendo a fase inicial do Oasis, e obviamente fazendo conexões com os Beatles mas sem soar derivativo, pelo contrário, neste caso, o Small Victories consegue imprimir sua própria assinatura.

O Small Victories cairia perfeitamente para ser trilha sonora de algum filme do Guy Ritchie, fácil, fácil.

***** Interview with Small Victories *****

Q. When did Small Victories start? Tell us about the history...
Andy: It began with a common interest in excellent music, in a large field at a little UK festival called Glastonbury. Nick & I bonded over sets from the Cribs, Macabees, Slaves & Gaz Combes and that really started the ball rolling. The next obvious step was a rehearsal room!

Nick: At that point we were just going to go to the studio and see what happened. We had our first rehearsal towards the end of 2015 and ended up coming away with our first single ‘Future’ which we released in the Spring of 2016. Me and Andy continued writing together until we had a complete live set and have been playing shows ever since, along with Furs and Masks frontman Louis Mathews on bass.

Q: Who are your influences?
Andy: Collectively I think we both really enjoy our britpop of the 90s and indie rock of the 00s. We have quite a wider range of individual influences but specifically for Small Victories we've taken alot of inspiration from garage and pysch rock bands like BRMC, Kasabian and the White Stripes.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Andy/Nick:
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's what I'm Not
Oasis – Definitely Maybe
Guns N Roses - Appetite for destruction
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Beatles - Revolver

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Nick: Playing live is the best part of being in a band. When you’re relatively new you never really know whether you’re going to be playing to 2 or 200 people, but that just adds to the excitement really. We’re pretty no nonsense on stage, just blast through the songs as best and as loud as we can generally. We all have a good time whilst playing and I think that resonates into the crowd!

Q. How do you describe Small Victories sounds?
Nick: We’ve been described as Garage/Psych Indie-Rock.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
Nick: It was just the two of us recording the first lot of tracks, so we would generally put down the drums and bass first and then layer the guitars and vocals over the top. We played everything as we would live to begin with then put in overdubs where needed. We’ve done two recording sessions now and used the same studio in North London for both, as we were really happy with the results of the first. Unfortunately the second didn’t go so well and although we came away with our new single ‘Paint the Picture’, another track that we had recorded as part of the same session had to be scrapped, as the producer disappeared and didn’t finish it. Needless to say we’ll be looking elsewhere for our next sessions!

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Andy. We're off to see a band called Yak later this week, who are great.

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
Nick: I would love to have a crack at something by Faithless, although I’m not sure how that would sound as 3-piece guitar band. The energy they get on stage is incredible though, I’d love to get somewhere near that.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Nick: We are focusing on our new single ‘Paint the Picture’ at the moment, which is due to be released on 4th November. We’ve got a show at The Water Rats in London on 5th November to coincide with the release, supporting Trampolene, who I’m a big fan of at the moment.

Q: Any parting words?

Andy: Thanks for the questions and keep spreading the Small Victories love across South America. Its been a pleasure. Até mais!
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www.facebook.com/smallvictoriesmusic
https://soundcloud.com/smallvictoriesband
https://www.instagram.com/smallvictoriesmusic

Funny World with Misty Coast - An Interview

Bem, se você acompanha o TBTCI deve saber que os noruegues do The Megaphonic Trift são prediletos da casa, certo?

Tendo isto posto, vamos ao duo, claro, norueguês, Misty Coast que na realidade são Linn e Richard, ambos do Megaphonic Trift.

Em uma homenagem ao T-Rex, (The Misty Coast of Albany é uma das músicas do álbum Unicorn de 1969), o duo debutou com o single "Funny World" em uma versão mais sonhadora do que a banda original deles, e com acentos mais psicodélicos, deixando o noise shoegaze do Megaphonic um pouco de lado.

"Funny World" é uma preciosidade grudenta que gruda na mente desde os primeiros momentos.

Que venham mais, muito mais do Misty Coast.

***** Interview with Misty Coast *****

Q. When did Misty Coast start? Tell us about the history...
We (Linn and Richard) play together in the noise rock band The Megaphonic Thrift, and as some of the music we wrote didn’t fit that project we decided to start Misty Coast.

Q: Who are your influences?
We are influenced by all the strange people around us, by the sea, the rain and the long, dark coasts of Norway. We are also big fans of the minimalistic musical landscape of Broadcast, we discover the meaning of life while listening to Flaming Lips , and we cry over old classics like T-Rex, The Zombies and Nick Drake.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
This is always the hardest question ever! We both find these albums absolutely amazing:

T-Rex - The Slider
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Spiritualized - Ladies & Gentlemen we are floating in space
Flaming Lips - Embryonic
The Byrds - Younger than yesterday

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Like the world is spinning under our feet, and our minds are soaked up by the clouds. We LOVE it.

Q. How do you describe Misty Coast sounds?
Minimalistic and dreamy psych-pop with one foot on the pedal board, and the other one placed steady on the ground. We believe that less is more, and we try to make the grim become beautiful.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the song?
We started recording Funny World on our living room floor, building the song based on a guitar riff over a simple drum beat. We brought the session to producer Matias Tellez (Young Dreams), and we finished the song in his studio. He turned everything upside down, and created a magical universe.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Soft Ride, Strange Hellos and 9 grader nord from our hometown Bergen, Nylenda from Stavanger and Oslo based Hilma Nikolaisen.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Our band name is a tribute to T-Rex and their well hidden song The Misty Coast of Albany. So it would have to be that one.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We are playing a few shows in Norway this fall while finishing up our debut album. We’re also releasing a new album with The Megaphonic Thrift and we’re going on a Japan tour. In the future we are planning to get away from this rainy city as much as possible. We just want to travel around doing shows and recording new music.

Q: Any parting words?
We’ve never been to Brazil, so spread our music around and we’ll might get a chance to come over for a visit!
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https://www.facebook.com/mistycoast
https://soundcloud.com/misty-coast/funny-world-1

Skinwalker with Pabst - An Interview

Garageira, fuzz totalmente grungeada diretamente de Berlin, cortesia do trio Pabst, que soltou ao mundo ontem, seu mais novo EP, "Skinwalker".

Um choque em alta velocidade entre Nirvana e The Pretty Things pra chacoalhar corpo, mente e alma.

Não é nada de novo, mas e daí, o negócio aqui é pura diversão, dê play, aumente no máximo e aproveite sem moderação.

***** Interview with Pabst *****

Q. When did PABST start? Tell us about the history...
A: The band started in early 2016, or maybe a bit earlier in winter 2015. Tore and I wanted to start a power trio kind of band with only drums, guitar and bass, after we had dabbled in electronic music for a while. We recorded the EP in Spring and after that Tilman joined.

Q: Who are your influences?
A: Garagepop from the 60s, Protometal from the 70s, Synthpop and Goth from the 80s, Indierock from the 90s, R’n’B from the early 2000s, Lo-fi and Postcore from more recent years, and last but not least the Muscle Shoals Rhythm section.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
A: Nirvana - In Utero
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
Dirty Beaches - Badlands
Converge - You Fail Me

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A: Erik: Anxious but good.

Tilman: If you only play one instrument at a time, you can really lose yourself. If you've got to sing as well, you start thinking too much.

Tore: Yes, too much thinking is not good for me either.

Q. How do you describe PABST sounds?
A: Hook-driven, fuzzy, grungy Garagerock with a little R'n'B feel to it.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
A: We recorded the EP in a small studio in Berlin that is located on a rail station. We played drums and bass live and dubbed the guitar parts. Vocals and synth noises were recorded at home, cause in the studio those weren’t even finished.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A: DYN from Berlin, Show Me The Body from Brooklyn, LISS from Aarhus, Aldous RH from Manchester

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
A: We already made a cover of Ghetto Supastar by Pras, ODB and Mya. I personally like covering songs from a very different musical style than your own and see what comes out of it.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: Releasing the Skinwalker EP and playing some more shows, record new songs, play even more shows.

Q: Any parting words?
A: Hau rein, halt die Ohr’n steif!
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https://pabstband.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/pabstband

Gently with Bare Wire Son - An Interview

O canadense Olin Skjolle ou se você preferir, Bare Wire Son, certamente criou uma obra impar e absolutamente peculiar para o que vem sendo concebido atualmente.

Denso, dramático, melancólico e extremamente angustiante, assim pode e deve ser definido o debute do cara intiulado "Gently". Ecos de Codeine, Low, Swans são sentidos no decorrer das oito dolorosas canções do álbum.

Se você esta com a auto estima baixa, cuidado, pois, certamente, "Gently" vai aflorar sentimentos mortais em você, tome cuidado.

Um disco acima da média.

***** Interview with Bare Wire Son *****

Q. When did Bare Wire Son start? Tell us about the history...
There isn't an exact inception date for Bare Wire Son, it's been ongoing for years but has only come to fruition in the last few. After attempting to be in several bands while I lived in England I realised that I'm just not a good person to work with musically and am incapable of being in a traditional band, so decided to figure out how to do everything myself and make exactly what I wanted to without having to share any responsibility or compromise with another musician. This basically means I rely heavily on looping, effects, drum machines and stereo set-ups. I essentially ostracised myself to Poland to finish writing Gently, then moved to Canada to record it. I find being in unfamiliar places is the most powerful catalyst for creative output, so try to perpetuate that whenever possible.

Q: Who are your influences?
This isn't such a straightforward question for me to answer, I believe that a musicians influences shouldn't simply be tied to other musicians; influence can come from anywhere, whether it's heroin, a philosopher, a relationship or nothing. Everything is a culmination of events, and those events shape your preferences and influences. To answer the actual question, here are a few people whom I feel have been impactful on me artistically: Michael Gira, Jandek, George Bacovia, Andrei Tarkovsky, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Kathe Kollwitz.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
This fluctuates for me as it does most people, but right now I would say, in no particular order:
Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind
Matt Elliott - Failing Songs
Silver Jews - The Natural Bridge
Jackson C. Frank - Blues Run The Game
:Of The Wand & The Moon: - The Lone Descent

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Intimidated. Anxious. Generally nervous and excited simultaneously. A live performance for me is an entirely different entity to an album, and they both have very disparate effects, so it's very important for me to make sure that the live performance deals with the spectrum of senses that a recording isn't able to; something much more physical and intrusive, more visceral and immediate than the intimacy, fragility and personalness of an album.

Q. How do you describe Bare Wire Son sounds?
When I'm in a situation where I have to attach adjectives to my music, I usually just leave it as "slowgaze". Languid, depressive and dense, but ultimately I don't really like having to describe something I've made when it's so readily available to actually experience instead. We live in a very immediately gratifying age where anyone interested can find out for themselves in a matter of seconds, and the artists chosen words mean very little outside of genre tagging.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
I do everything myself from start to finish. this way I'm not confined to time limits or outside pressure from studio fees etc, plus I know it will sound exactly as I want it to when I have total control over everything. Gently was written to be played live, alone, and therefore has heavy electronic/mechanical elements. The drums all come from a shitty, old drum machine, the synths are from a broken Hammond organ and a three octave Korg. I get these parts done first and then put the guitars on top, which are by far the most time consuming, frustrating, satisfying, fastidious and enjoyable part of the whole experience. I get all of my guitar sounds through an array of some very talented pedal builders, recording everything in mono. As I mentioned earlier, this is a one-man project, so I have limitations on instrumentation etc, so figuring out how to get a guitar or a keyboard to cover as much tonal ground as possible is something I try to accomplish as best I can. I get vocals done as quickly and quietly as humanly possible; I hate my voice immensely, and really try to get them out of the way as quickly as I can, to the detriment of the listener. Sorry.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
I'm remarkably out of the loop with new bands, semi-deliberately. There are two artists in particular who are doing really wonderful things though: Slows Down from England (or Berlin now I believe) who makes music that I have no idea how to categorise but is absolutely gorgeous, and Голландский Штурвал, a slowcore band from Saint-Petersburg that have yet to release anything I haven't adored.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
I've covered Smog once which was quite fun, but I'd love to cover Jackson C. Frank one day but I'm really terrified of fucking it up and not doing him justice.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Russia. Almost all of the people that care about what I'm doing artistically are in Russia, so I plan to head over there to play some shows as soon as I'm ready. I've began writing the next album, which will be a much more in-depth affair: longer, slower, darker and have a book accompanying it to explain and carry the theme and proposition behind it. Before that should be a shorter release of some songs that don't fit on anything else.

Q: Any parting words?
Thank you. I really appreciate that I'm able to have a pedestal to stand on to talk about things in a place where people may see them. If a single person finds my music and is touched by it in any way, I'm glad, it's always truly touching to hear from people who have found solace through something I have done. A special thank you to Alexander Lapin, who has been absolutely invaluable to me musically, and I'm confident no one would know who I was without him.
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https://barewireson.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/barewireson
https://sination.bandcamp.com/album/gently

Glass with Suburban Pets - An Interview

Os chilenos Juan Ignacio Miranda e Sebastián Rojas formam o duo Suburban Pets, onde tudo é concebido pelos caras em seus respectivos apartamentos.

O ambiente lo fi é evidente e dá a devida liberdade para o Suburban Pets se aventurar por diferentes caminhos, seja mais sonhador, ou experimentais, ou simplesmente melodiosos, não há restrições sonoras para os caras.

Tudo pode ser conferido no debute deles, "Glass", lançado em junho, e o disquinho funciona perfeitamente num clima despretensioso e ensolarado.

Aprecie.

***** Interview with Suburban Pets *****

Q. When did Suburban Pets start? Tell us about the history...
Juan Ignacio: Suburban Pets is a duo project born due to a lot of demos and songs that I had composed alone in my room during 2013 and 2014. Subsequently, I’ve announced this to my partner Sebastián who in that time listened the same music like me and quickly we started to write together finishing some of my former demos and composing new songs for Glass EP.

Q: Who are your influences?
Juan Ignacio: My biggest musical influences come from Lo-fi and The Beatles without a doubt.

I have an appreciation about genuine voices, real voices … not like the plastic voices of “The Voice” or Luis Jara and stuff.

But it’s kind of audiophile you know, John Frusciante, Kria Brekkan, Elliott Smith, Alex G, Syd Barrett, Nico, Lou Reed, Pavement, Homeshake, Blur, Iggy Pop, Victor Jara, Spinetta, Silvio Rodriguez and so many others names, David Lynch, Antonioni, José Donoso, and the list could go so far away.

Sebastián: Well, I listen a ton of music... but if i had to choose the ones that in some way influenced me, they are the beatles, the stone roses, the smiths, blur, david bowie, death cab for cutie, interpol, Ariel pink.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Juan Ignacio: (You even don’t realize how difficult was to answer this question hahaha)
Magical Mystery Tour and Abbey Road by The Beatles
Niandra Lades & Usually Use a T-shirt by John Frusciante
The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
The Velvet Undergound & Nico by The Velvet Underground
Al Final de Este Viaje by Silvio Rodriguez

(Sorry) honorable mention to:
Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
Artaud by Luis Alberto Spinetta
(What’s The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
Either/Or by Elliott Smith

Sebastián: hmmm what a question... only to say them in an orden, a think the stone roses (the stone roses), hatful of hollow (the smiths), heroes (david bowie), dark side of the moon (pink floyd), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (the beatles)

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Juan Ignacio: It’s so curious, because some time ago it was unthought that only two guys can make a sound of an entire band, god save the technology (?).

We also are looking for new members who help us to make more noise and bring some fucking good loud sound. By the way, play live it’s a damn good experience difficult to compare with something.

Sebastián: it's a weird sensation, i feel more comfortable playing music instead of talk with people sometimes. i think when you're playing your own songs to people, you show to them the real "you" without masks or fake suits.

Q. How do you describe Suburban Pets sounds?
Juan Ignacio: Really I don’t know man, it’s something ineffable you know. We try to transmit our most real vibrations, something that you can taste, something linked to synesthesia, at times, something more grounded, who knows, something that you can really feel so deep inside you. Don’t care if the song is simple or flippant, the matter is that you can sense it.

Sebastián: hahaha it's complicated, we never discuss to compose in some music style in particular. i mean, some songs started like an acoustic folk song and they ended in a psychedelic one, we never define an exclusive style. its like a rollercoster hahaha

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Juan Ignacio: It’s not a huge process you know, it’s really fun and sometimes wearisome. We are a #DIY project and we spend our time recording on our bedrooms and sitting rooms, it’s funny you know, the lectern mostly is a chair and we not even have an interface hahaha so precarious but it is the best, record guitars and listen the sound of streets or a barking dog background.

Personally I love this, is magical and nowdays, I think that this is the real essence of music. Real people, humanity, not try to be a “rockstars”.

Sebastián: We record everything in our apartments, generally, we record the ideas in out cell phones and in the rehearsals record them in a "official way". the liberty that we had is extraordinary, nobody bother us with the time or the money (record in a studio is expensive as fuck here), so we can edit until get our sound.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Juan Ignacio: I recommend Cosmos and me, Alex G, Homeshake, Forever Lesbians, Dying Adolescence, Hinds, Summer Camp, Sales, The Holydrug Couple, Soldier’s Heart, Chicos de Nazca, Eggglub and more.

Sebastián: a difficult one again... haha. i recommend alex g, german error message, gold celeste, moses gunn collective, acid ghost, forever lesbians, homeshake, balue...

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Juan Ignacio: Curiously we discuss this point last week hahaha.

We love to made a cover version (also we’ve done it playing live) of Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, Misfits, Ariel Pink and Sean Nicholas Savage.

It would be fun made a cover of a random song like More Than This (remembering Bill Murray’s scene at Lost In Translation) or who knows.

Sebastián: We talk about this the last week, i would love to made a cover of more than this of roxxy music (bill murray in lost in translation inspire me haha) we play covers of hybrid moments of misfits, stick figures in love of stephen malkmus and the jicks, ariel pink, sean nicholas savage.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Juan Ignacio: Well, our plans are make sessions in diverse kind of landscapes and different spots like abandoned houses or whatever. Also we will going to play acoustic sessions and now we are working on new material, an EP or LP, who knows, and the next months, we will work at distance, Seba from New Zeland and me from Chili.

Q: Any parting words?
Juan Ignacio: Stay listening music for ever and there will always be time for a damn good coffee.
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Everywhere I go is Silence with Box and the Twins - An Interview

Aos que acompanham o TBTCI, os alemães do Box and the Twins tem espaço reservado, quando o assunto sonoro adentra a territórios gélidos, densos e sombrios por conta de seus dois EPs, ("Our Fears" e "Below Zero" ambos de 2014), sem contar a especialíssima participação no tributo aos Smiths, lançado pelo TBTCI.

Após esta longa espera, eis que o Box and the Twins nos apresenta "Everywhere I go is Silence", seu debute, que veio ao mundo ontem através da novata gravadora Synth Religion, encabeçada por ninguém menos que Hélène de Thoury (Minuit Machine e Hante), que produz o disco inclusive.

"Everywhere I go is Silence" é essencialmente um álbum que navega entre a cold wave clássica e um certo ar shoegaze dark, ou algo similar, o ponto crucial é que não existe nenhum vestígio de luz no disco, de "Pale Blue Dot" a "(Note To Spiders") o ouvinte é conduzido a experiências profundamente desesperançosas.

Se o momento atual do universo é preocupante o Box and the Twins criaram a trilha sonora perfeita para o auto isolamento.

Atreva-se se for capaz.

***** Interview with Box and the Twins *****

Q. Hello, first congratulations on the new album, it's really brilliant, what is your analysis after conclusion of album? Are you happy with the result?
Box:: Hey guys, thanks so much for the nice words. So glad you like the album.

Mike: We are more than happy with the result. For me it feels a bit surreal, to have the Album finally finished, as we worked so hard on it and with so much passion.

Q. How was the process of creating Everywhere I go is Silence? What are the main differences between "Everywhere I go is Silence" and" Below Zero"?
Box: Creating the album was a real flowing process, with “Below Zero” being a kind of stopover. But a main difference is that we teamed up with Helene de Thoury (Minuit machine/Hante) for the mixing and production.

Mike: Yes, and for the first time we actually let someone from outside the band change and rearrange stuff - so Helene did end up co-producing some of the songs. She did an amazing job with the sound of the album

Q. What were the influences for creating the album?
Mike: Each have us has individual and very different influences. The three of us really don´t have the same musical background. For me, I am still very much into the classic early Wave sound, like early 4ad and factory Bands. I also like shoegaze very much.

Box: Marc is a bit more into temporarely Popmusic. I think his favourite record at the moment is the latest Metronomoy. And everytime I am asked what I would like to listen to I say “something sad and slow” (laughs).

Q. What are your plans for 2016?
Box: For 2016 we are going to play our first show in Paris, very excited about that, and for 2017 we are going to tour a lot, hopefully seeing places that we have never played before.

And we are also thinking about the next album….

Mike : …and how that should sound like. But for the moment we are totally excited about the release and hoping for some thrilling times!

Box: Thanks for having us!
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http://www.boxandthetwins.com/
https://boxandthetwins.bandcamp.com/