Pictures of You with The Foreign Resort - An Interview

Um dos melhores álbuns do resgate do pós punk sem dúvida alguma é o New Frontiers dos dinamarqueses do Foreign Resort.

Veio ao mundo em fevereiro desse ano e a sua audicão torna-se mais e mais obrigatória conforme vai se permeando suas músicas, uma viagem cinzenta e densa adentrando ao universo do pós punk europeu lá do já longínquo 80´s.

A fórmula baixo marcado, guitarras sombrias, vocalizacão dramática está contida do início ao fim do album, ecos de The Sound, Chameleons, Comsat Angels brotam aos montes, mas a grande sacada é o distanciamento do Joy Division, aqui o Foreign Resort busca muito mais nos menos estrelares daquela geracão e também é óbvio que tem muito de The Cure em sua áurea fase.

Um puta discaco esse New Frontiers.

***** Interview with The Foreign Resort *****

Q. When did Foreign Resort starts, tell us about the history.. .
We started out in the summer of 2006 jamming in a basement in Copenhagen. Besides being long time good friends, Henrik, Morten and I (Mikkel) share a past in metal bands and like the more dark music genres. So joining forces seemed like a very natural thing. We wanted to make shoegaze/noise rock but really didn’t have a clue how to produce that sound at first. After about two years of trying out different effect pedals and listening to tons of music for inspiration we had somewhat achieved our goal and recorded our first album Offshore that came out in the US in 2010. But it really wasn’t until our 2011 EP that we had the sound we were looking for – a blend between shoegaze and new wave.

Q: Who are your influences?
We all listen to different kinds of music but definitely share many bands. I think touring a lot and listening to music in the van does that to a band.

We are very fascinated by the cold sound of the 80s as well as the rawness of post punk combined with the ambience of shoegaze. Bands that influence us are Soft Moon, Depeche Mode, The Cure as well as many of the bands we play shows with like The Raveonettes, A Place To Bury Strangers, Nightmare Air, Ringo Deathstarr and New Canyons. It is always inspiring to see how other musicians produce their sound live.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Tough one!

Here’s Morten’s Top 4:
The Beatles: Revolver (1966)
The Cure: Disintegration (1989)
The Raveonettes: Raven In The Grave (2011)
DM: The Singles 86 > 89 (disk 1 & 2)

Q. How do you feel playing alive?
We really enjoy playing live! It is the encounter with our fans and other musicians that makes it all worth it! Setting up a tour can be frustrating but every time we hit the road, we know it was worth the struggle!

Before every show there’s this calmness to the band. One of my friends told me he thought it was us conserving energy for the show. Could be. Once we go on stage there’s definitely that purge of energy that’s kinda out of control. We work with stage presence and everything but really its all pretty random what happens once the show starts. And I think that’s what we all enjoy about playing live.

Q. How do you describe Foreign Resort sounds?
I’d say we have a pretty massive sound, in the studio as well as live. Becoming a trio we thought we would have a less thick sound, which wasn’t a bad thing. But people still tell us we sound huge, which I think is pretty cool!

I think it is the coming together of our super tight drummer and the back tracks with the more loose playing on both bass and guitar that results in this wall of sound.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
Every song starts as a demo. I record them at home, take them to the rehearsal studio where Morten and Henrik either approve and we start working on the song or they don’t approve and it goes in the trash. Every band member needs to love every song we play. That’s the only way we can get the right expression.

Once the arrangement is in place we try the song out live just to see how it works before an audience while also recording some live demos to get a more detailed impression of the song.

It is hard to say when the decision is made to enter the studio. I’d say it is the combination of timing and having the right songs to record. With New Frontiers we had a bunch of new songs. The our then bass player, Patrick, noticed that our friends Dead Leaf Echo had worked with John Fryer so I asked their frontman LG to put me in touch with John. He did and from then things moved pretty fast.

John flew in to Copenhagen and we spent 10 days recording the album, working 12 hours every day. A very productive but at the same time very relaxed process. That’s how John works. He was constantly recording drums, guitars, vocals or tweaking some sound or coming up with suggestions for improvements. All in all a very intense and cool experience!

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Here’s some of what we are currently listening to:

New Canyons - http://newcanyons.bandcamp.com/
VibraGun - http://vibragun.bandcamp.com/
Nightmare Air - http://saintmarierecords.bandcamp.com/album/high-in-the-lasers
Ghost Modern - http://ghostmodern.bandcamp.com/
Soft Shadows - http://softshadows.bandcamp.com/
Shades - https://soundcloud.com/shadesmusic
Avoxblue - http://avoxblue.bandcamp.com/
Teach Me Equals - https://teachmeequals.bandpage.com

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
Morten would like to cover Kate Bush. I think her song “Hounds of Love” would be a good challenge.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
We’re currently setting up shows in the US in October and in Germany in November and December. We’re also playing our first UK show ever on August 8th at Hope & Anchor in London! So more touring coming up while we’re writing new material. It is interesting to see where our new songs will take us. Right now it looks like two directions: a more rough and post punk/industrial sound while we also have new wave pop sounding songs in the works. Could be two EPs in 2015. We’ll see…

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks for inviting us to do this interview! We appreciate everything you do to support underground and upcoming music worldwide at your blog! Let that be our message to everyone out there: Support the music and art you love! Go to shows and meet the people who create the music! We’d love to meet you!
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https://www.facebook.com/theforeignresort/
https://theforeignresort.bandcamp.com/

Perfect Pop with Twin Cabins - An Interview

Ah o pop perfeito!!!! 

Vocês se lembram dos criadores das gemas pop perfeitas da class of 86, gente como Weather Prophets, Biff Band Pow!, Jasmine Minks e tantas outras que nos brindaram com pérolas cantaroláveis e clássicos instantâneos, pois assim é o Twin Cabins, que em seu debut de 2012 I´m Sure busca o pop perfeito com trejeitos de dream pop, chillwave, surf sounds, mas no frigir dos ovos é a incansável busca mesmo pela cancão perfeita.

E olha, conseguiram atingir o propósito, o disquinho é deliciosamente viciante, vai por mim, pra se ouvir em momentos de pura felicidade.

***** Interview with Twin Cabins *****

Q. When did Twin Cabins starts, tell us about the history…
It didn’t really start until I my first year of college. I didn’t really like the school that I was going to, it was super alienating. The school only served to intensify all of my negative feelings that I already had. I made music in order to escape the situations I was in. That’s where I made my first EP, Mixtape, Release, whatever you want to call it. After it’s release I did a couple of shows. But the momentum died when I decided to disappear from the scene. I took a year off due to personal reasons. So now I’m back and the sounds will be different but the vibes will be good.

Q: Who are your influences?
Most recently, I’d say the Field. But usually I look up to Destroyer. With the upcoming release I took a more electronic ambient approach to my music. In fact, I don’t think I picked up a guitar to compose most of the songs.

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
oof, this is hard. I’ll list 5 that I listened to during the making of Harmless Fantasies in no particular order.

Looping State of Mind - The Field Virgins - Tim Hecker Kaputt - Destroyer &&&&&& - Arca Cupid’s Head - The Field

Q. How do you fell playing alive?

Honestly, I don’t know. I am hoping to do it more so I can figure that one out.

Q. How do you describe Twin Cabin sounds?
The new stuff is me trying to find that sound. It’s way different than I’m Sure. I guess it’s not cemented.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
It usually takes me around 3 to 4 weeks to make songs. Or at least now that’s how long it takes. The first week I just construct it out of samples and sounds. The second week I record instruments and then sample them into the semi constructed song. Third week I mix the whole thing, record vocals, then master it.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Zoo Brother have become great friends and I would play with them anytime, I think they’re incredible. ESPIRIT’s last album was fantastic. I listened to that a whole bunch recently. I’m really digging Alvvays and Vietcong. Beyond that, just listening to some old stuff.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
I would love to have the Field remix me or Tim Hecker… Aside from that I’m not sure. It’d be cool if I got sampled into a KNX beat or something. If that happens I’ll lose my mind. Beyond that, anyone can cover it and I would be so excited to hear it.

Q: What´s the plans for future….
The future is bright. Harmless Fantasies EP is coming out on vinyl later this year via Sunset and Hyperion. I hope to play it live with a full band. Aside from that, I will be returning to the studio in the fall.

Q: Any parting words?
Add me on snapchat or message me anytime, I try to respond to everyone and it’s always fun. Stay okay
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Thanks

http://twincabins.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Twin-Cabins

Cosmic Eye with The Space Spectrum - An Interview

Psych, psych, psych!!! Mais do que inusitada a entrevista com os alemães do Space Spectrum visualmente já deixa claro que o buraco é muito mais muito mais embaixo.

Kraut, psych dos mais intensos, o Space Spectrum segue a mesma trilha que o Cosmic Dead, ácido mais que derretido feito para cérebros e mentes perturbadas.

Boa viagem.

***** Interview with The Space Spectrum *****

Thanks Guys!!!

http://www.thespacespectrum.bandcamp.com

http://www.youtube.de/User/TheSpaceSpectrum

http://www.thespacespectrum.blogspot.de

Time Is Money Bastard with Slows Down - An Interview

Psicodelismo slowcore de um homem só, Mr. Alexander Hawthorne, o lado negro e denso do psicodelismo aliado a um andamento lento um clima que lembra Mr. Michael Gira e o grande Swans, este é o Slows Down.

De deixar qualquer um de queixo caído, o single The Way Down Leering / On The Street é pesado, pesado e pesado no sentido caótico que permeia a mente. The Way Down Leering é poderosa e sombria nos moldes dos momentos tensos dos Swans.

Virou predileto da casa, é lógico.

***** Interview with Slows Down *****

Q. When did Slows Down start? Tell us the history.
I came to music quite late. My parents played excellent music in our house and in my teens my friends were in bands but I was content simply to listen. At some point that changed and I moved from being a passive listener to an active one, in the sense that the music I listened to began to incite a creative response in me. I was twenty when I got my first guitar and didn't start playing regularly or assiduously for another few years. My gestation period was long and I'm only showing people the fruits of my experiments now, some six years later. I lacked the diligence and confidence to put all my eggs in one basket and commit to working as hard as possible on making music, as I suspect lots of people do, but I have arrived at that disposition now. In the past I've chastised myself for having wasted time and taken this long to get into gear, but I've come to recognise my stagnation as virtuous patience and I'm at last finishing pieces of work which are products of my extensive experiments and which I'm proud to let people hear.

Q: Who are your influences?
I wonder how aware of my own influences I am. Some of the music I have a very close and empathic relationship with includes Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Swans, Ennio Morricone, Mercury Rev, Spiritualized, Radiohead, Dick Dale, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Cocteau Twins and more. Those to me are 'high brow' artists, but I listen to a lot of decidedly low brow music too. There are lots of things I feel I ought to like which seem very dull to me, and lots of embarrassing things which I absolutely ought not to like which I can't help but love. There are also acts in whose music I'm only interested in one element...song structures, or the use of texture. For example, I love the tonality of surf music but I look elsewhere for structural inspiration.

I like 60s pop music and I'm a great admirer of Joe Meek's productions. I'm also very interested in extra-Western attempts to mimic the British and American sounds of the 60s and 70s and those imitations' synthesis with native musical styles. I first heard that sort of thing on the Turkish Freakout compilation and the Persian Pomegranates compilation. I was in Portland last month and visited Little Axe records which is a great label which puts out compilations of music found on crate-digging trips around the world. I'm working my way through a load of tapes I got there which comprise amazing old music that was not previously digitised or available on the internet. I'm full of admiration and appreciation for them resurrecting this special music which would otherwise not be available to the world at large.

Lately I've been listening mainly to Grouper, Angel Olsen and Selda Bağcan.

Q. What are your five best albums of all time?
I'm always reluctant to pick favourites but I can tell you the first few that spring to mind.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!'
Mercury Rev - 'Deserter's Songs'
Spiritualized – 'Lazer Guided Melodies'
 Radiohead – 'Amnesiac'
Swans – 'The Seer'

There are many many others which I hold in no lower esteem. I also see that these are perhaps not even some of the best records ever made. Just in some way, they have helped me move forward and so I hold them very dear.

Q. How do you feel about playing live?
Sceptical...nervous...frightened. I played my first ever live performance last year in London with a shambolic post-punk band from Cambridge who I sometimes play with, and it was a joy. But playing Slows Down music live would be quite a feat...six on stage, minimum, it seems to me. Right now it's just me making recordings in my home studio but I'm going to try and start playing live next year and I'm currently looking for brothers and sisters in arms.

Q. How do you describe Slows Down's sound?
I'm reluctant to but terms of classification certainly have their use for listeners looking for new music, so I dubbed myself 'sadcore/chamber pop/surf/post-rock/psychedelic rock/drone/noise/dream pop' when I announced myself on the internet. I identify with all of those styles. I'm drawn to tonalities and textures which sound plugged-in, but organic...somehow wooden. Something like the way people compare analog sounds with digital, but more essential. Though it surely doesn't exist, I aim for some sort of ideal of hi-fi lo-fi. A guy I met recently said 'I love the trudgy minor key, big amps and candelabras sorta vibe you got going'. That's not far off.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs.
I work at home, in my room in south London. I use guitars with single coil pickups and mic my amplifiers loud and I run most of my guitar signals through a Fender '63 Reverb or a Roland RE-201 tape echo, or both. I use a Korg MS-10 for synth stuff and I mic my acoustic instruments as best I can...hammered dulcimer, zither, tanpura, swarmandal, lapsteel, glockenspiel and various hand percussion. My studio set-up is relatively simple and I'm a self-taught and not very knowledgable producer, but I work by trial and error and intuition, and I have a few special tricks which get things sounding good. I have some lofty ideas and the time may come when I need to enlist some help but I have what I need to do what I want to do for the time being.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
I'm not very on the pulse with new music. I went to Liverpool Psych Fest last year and Austin Psych Fest this year and was quite underwhelmed by a lot of what I heard. I live in London and don't have much faith in going out and hearing new bands and being wowed, which is discouraging as I myself am a new music act. I have friends with good taste who are engaged with new music and very excited about it and I admire them enormously for that. I've always just found it more rewarding to look back than to look around.

Q: Which bands would you love to cover?
I'm planning on including a Walker Brothers cover on my debut EP – 'In My Room'. In fact, the Walker Brothers in turn covered the original by Antonio Prieto - 'El Amor'. I'm not sure when I'll get round to it but I'd also love to cover 'Stronger' by Sugababes. It has this rich strings arrangement which reminds me of Massive Attack and a pathos which I find extremely moving. Lots of Sugababes and Girls Aloud hits were written by Brian Higgins' Xenomania song-writing group and I respect them deeply. With my other project Opum, I'm also planning to cover 'Johnny Remember Me' by John Leyton, which is categorically my favourite song ever.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
I'm currently working on my debut EP which I'm planning to self-release on vinyl at the end of the summer. I'm also working on new music with my other project Opum, which is a 'drone-pop' band, with my friend Simon. Beyond that, I have numerous irons in the fire. It's a question of getting my priorities straight. I have film music to compose and record, I have a hip-hop project in the pipeline where I will be making beats and instrumentals for an anonymous MC, and I have some very sinister dub material which I've been carrying for a while. Realistically, I'll probably begin work on the first Slows Down LP after the EP is released, as all the songs are written and ready to record and I'm very excited to get to work on them. I'm looking into the feasibility of going to Iran next year with some microphones and a recorder and finding musicians to contribute santoor and tar parts to those recordings.

Q: Any parting words?
Only that if anyone reading this is in London and would like to (or knows anyone who would like to) work together, I would be delighted to hear from you.

Also, thank you for taking an interest and for caring. This is my first ever interview and it's touching just to be asked.
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https://slowsdown.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/slowsdown

Directions To See A Ghost with The Dunes - An Interview

A não muito tempo atrás estava eu comentando com o Mestre Zé Antonio Algodoal a respeito do que esta acontecendo atualmente na Austrália, semanalmente aparecem grandes bandas por lá, tal qual em Austin, Dinamarca e em outros lugares, é incrível e altamente prazeroso perceber que o submundo dos bons sons fervilha dia após dia.

Diretamente de Adelaide vem o envolvente e sedutor The Dunes, uma mescla de shoegazer, dreamy e psych desacelerado e um tanto dark, a conexão pode ser feita com o Mazzy Star mesclado com um Black Angels menos psych e em baixa rotacão.

O ep La Musique Nouveau lancado ano passado exemplica claramente o quão apaixonante são as músicas do The Dunes.

Pra ficar de olhos, mentes e coracões abertos.

***** Interview with The Dunes *****

Q. When did The Dunes starts, tell us about the history...
A: The Dunes were originally concieved as a 2-piece by Matt Reiner (Guitars) and Stacie Reeves (Vox, Percussion) in 2010. Some time in mid-2011 Dan Fernie-Harper (Drums) and I (Adam Vanderwerf - Bass) were attending a show, where The Dunes were a last minute addition to the bill. We watched as the room full of people were transfixed by the lush reverb-drenched female vocals with this guy in the background strangling his guitar making the most perfect sounds. We approached them after their set and within a few month we were jamming as a 4 piece. Soon after the band hit Hillside Studios (Adelaide) and produced "Between Midnight and Dawn" in late 2012. Its interesting to note that these original songs were written by Matt as a duo, something which Dan and I respected whilst recording. The band spent most of 2013 gigging and writing, which culminated in the latest EP "La Musique Nouveau". Again, i think most of the songs were ideas that Matt had brought into practice, allowing us to build on certain guitar lines and chord progressions. For me, personally, i found this recording session really satisfying. We had more time to collaborate with the producer (Matt Hills) and flesh out the songs. Soon after we recorded, we added another person to the fold; Jessica Honeychurch on synths & organs. We have been playing solidly as a 5-piece since and its really working well.... We are in the process now of finalising some new songs which keep the element of what The Dunes were, but building on the fact that we are now a 5-piece. It gets pretty freaky in our jam space!

Q: Who are your influences?
A: The good thing about the band is that there is such a broad range of influences. At the core, we are all big fans of psychedelic music, and i do think this is reflected in our live set. We are constantly bringing new ideas and new bands into the fold (it helps that both myself and Matt DJ at various venues around town every week), as well as being out seeing bands almost every weekend. Our influences are constantly changing (whilst trying to keep "our" sound and make something new) but i think the material we are writing now has a definite Black Mountain/Wooden Shjips vibe. The Dunes have never really been a band that wrote music to please anyone... we are making music that we like and want to hear. If I was playing music that I didn't like or wasn't into then I wouldn't continue, its as simple as that. At the same time you have to have the perfect situation and have everyone in harmony - that's when ideas start to flow and the songs grow.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
A: This one is a hard one, because i'm going to list 5 albums and then change my mind once i read it again!
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
I love how this album incorporates Folk, Rock, Pop and Soul, yet retains that "Beatles" sound. The harmonies are incredible, the band experimented with new instruments, and it all just worked perfectly to create this album that never gets boring.

The James Gang - James Gang Rides Again
Listen to the track "The Bomber" and you will never be the same again.

The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost
We are all massive fans of this band, and have been lucky enough to see them a number of times and also hang out with them. For me, this album is a perfect capture of what i want an album to sound like. They have that early Velvet Underground guitar vibe going on, extended jams, chant-like vocals, a percussive groove, all wrapped up in this blanket of reverb.

Vietnam - An American Dream
I've only just got into this band in the last year or so but i cant get enough of this album. I saw then at Austin Psych Fest 2013 and was hooked. Standout track for me is Kitchen Kongas.

Black Mountain - Black Mountain
I have been into this band for a long time and this particular album has been getting a lot of play at my house lately. The groove of the songs works perfectly with the psych-folk leanings.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A. Its a feeling that cannot be described. Whether its a small room, or a big room, a sold out room or 10 of your friends, there is a feeling that comes over us; almost trancelike. Every show should be special no matter what - you're there to perform and we try to bring as much as we can to everything. Being the bass player, i like to sit up the back and really lock in with Dan (Drums). We have played together for 3+ years, quite often 4 times a week so we work well together and i know when he's going to change something up or add in a fill. Quite often we extend our songs live, we like to change things up. If at least one person walks away a changed person we are happy.

Q. How do you describe The Dunes´ sounds?
A. Dark Psych Gaze is how i'd describe it. Originally the sparse nature of the duo could be mistaken for being folksy, but at the core those first songs there were psych-folk leanings; as a 2 piece Matt had a hell of a pedal board and Stacie sang all her vocals through a Cathedral Reverb pedal. What we are doing now is taking the music into a very dark place. Quite often our music has been reviewed as being perfect for a David Lynch film. That's a compliment ill take! We are constantly experimenting with new instruments, or new songs. Recently we picked up a Drone box, which is now featuring through our live set and we plan on using it on our new recordings. I had a Korg Monotribe tucked away in my music room at home which we are using for a new song called "Badlands" (here is a little demo sampler - http://youtu.be/Yq9XdM7XyWQ), so that will feature in our live set too.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
A. In the beginning Matt wrote all the songs and melodies, but by the time 'La Musique Nouveau' came along we were writing more as a band. These new songs have all come from us jamming for hours at a time. We try to record what we do and ill go back over the material and pick out bits that work together. We will then go back to the jam space and work on it until it works. We are definitely a band that likes to record 'live' in the sense that what happens in that moment goes to record. Its an organic process - unlike recording one track at a time.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
A. None of these are really "new" bands in the sense, but i think they need wider recognition! Ill start with Adelaide: Glass Skies, Battlehounds, St Morris Sinners, The Villinettes, Sparkspitter, West Thebarton Brothel Party... Nationally: Buried Feather, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Murlocs, The Citradels, Sacred Shrines, The Babe Rainbow, The Grease Arrestor, Raindrop, The Dandelion... Internationally: Elephant Stone, Dead Skeletons, Dagha Bloom, The Cosmonauts, Night Beats, Christian Bland & The Revelators....

(note - I know that ill look at this list later and realise I have missed many more, so anyone I have forgotten... sorry!)

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
A. id love to do a cover of Brian Jonestown Massacre "Hyperventilation" or The Black Angels "Drone In G Major". We did talk about learning some covers to play at our residency, but we are so into the new material we haven't had a chance as yet!

Q: What´s the plans for future....
A. We are playing a residency at The Grace Emily Hotel every friday through August. At the same time we will be heading to the studio to record some new material, that hopefully will be out a little later this year. We will take a bit of a break through September, and then look at some interstate shows in Oct/Nov, I know that we will be up in Sydney mid-December so we are looking forward to seeing some new faces up there. 2015... i have some plans brewing but at this stage i don't want to ruin the surprise :) There are a few offers around the place so we will see what this new material brings.

Q: Any parting words?
A. Go out and see live bands. Buy their records, t-shirts, anything. Most crowds wont realise the time and money put into the music they are listening to - so even someone coming up to you after a show and telling them you enjoyed it makes you know you're doing something right.
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https://soundcloud.com/thedunesband
http://thedunes.bandcamp.com/album/la-musique-nouveau
https://www.facebook.com/thedunesband/info

Have Love Will Travel with The Snails - An Interview

Pancadaria de garagem ao melhor estilo Sonics com flertes psicodélicos a´la Seeds diretamente da Grécia pra aliviar ou exorcizar os demônios internos e externos, esse é o The Snails, com um debute daqueles de destrocar tudo e todos, lancado em 2012 e que tardiamente chega as páginas do TBTCI, mas que desde que tomei conhecimento o negócio virou objeto de culto.

Roky Erikson e Sky Saxon devem estar altamente satisfeitos.

***** Interview with The Snails *****

Q. When did The Snails starts, tell us about the history...
The Snails formed in Athens Greece back in 2005. After several line up changes the band are:

Christos Fourlanis:lead vocals & rhythm guitar Lambros Karkanopoulos:lead guitar & backing vocals Anestis Epitropiadis:drums & backing vocals Dimitris Moutsounas:bass

So far, we have released ‘Heartbreaker’ EP (2009) and ‘The Snails’ album (2012).Both of them were released by Action Records. In July of 2014 the vinyl version of the album released by the Swedish label Beluga Records We have played live with many greek bands, plus we had the honor to share the stage with Vibravoid, Jaybirds, Magnificent Brotherhood and Baby Woodrose.

Q: Who are your influences?
To name but a few : The Sonics, The Seeds, The Lollipop Shoppe, Radio Birdman, Green On Red, Last Drive, and many more…

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators
The debut album by The Seeds
Forever Changes – Love
Lysergic Emanations – The Fuzztones
Falling Right Down – The Strollers

Q. How do you fell playing alive?
It is great playing live, to see how people react to your songs!!!It is very good the musical process in a rehearsal studio but playing live it is awesome!!!

Q. How do you describe The Snails sounds?
It is a mix of all members musical influences under the snails filter. Some of the ingredients are garage,psych,punk and greek rebetika songs

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
It is a team work that takes place in the rehearsal studio. Usually it all starts from a small musical idea that any member will bring to and then all members make several additions plus lyrics and that’s the way becoming a new snails song.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
We like very much 2 Brazilian bands. Os Haxixins (are they still active??) and Bugarins (they gave a great live show in Greece in June) . We’ve enjoyed very much the album by X-Ray Harpoons, The Smoggers, The Dandelion

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
In our album we’ve made 3 covers plus in our live shows we make several more.Pretty soon will be released a new one! Our version of one Of Roky Erickson’s song.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
Last month our cd album had a vinyl issue by the swedish label Beluga Records.Also, we believe that by the end of 2014 or at early 2015 our new stuff will be recorded.
Q: Any parting words?
For any updated news you can visit our web site: www.thesnails.gr In a while new songs will be up!!!

Thank you for the support. Fuzz On!!!!!
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Snails
http://www.thesnails.gr/
http://thesnailsathens.bandcamp.com/

Soft As Snow But Warm Inside with Malcontent - An Interview

Literalmente o Brasil esta muito, muito atrás do que esta acontecendo no submundo dos bons sons, isso nos quatro cantos do mundo.

Exemplo: África do Sul já esta sendo sede de Psych Festival com direito a documentário, Dinamarca virou sede de festival e cena mais do que absurda a ser seguida, em Singapura já rolou muito mais do que rola de interessante do que aqui em nosso país, que tem bandas e mais bandas sensacionais tanto no segmento psych como no noise, shoegazer, post rock (esse eu diria que até anda a passos largos), mas vejam e oucam o Malcontent, novíssima pérola de Portugal do amigo Sergio, a banda percorre os caminhos abertos por J&MC,MBV e escancarados por APTBS e afins.....

Vá atrás, porque o TBTCI fica aqui apenas pra abrir a porta.....

***** Interview with Malcontent *****

Q. When did Malcontent starts, tell us about the history.. .
It all started in 2006 and at the beginning it was just me and my guitar fulfilling the dream of making music. There are a lot of portuguese noise rock and shoegaze fans, but at the time no band sounded like us. I wrote a few songs and thought it was all good enough to be recorded. Then I invited some musicians, started to play live and by the end of 2009 released our first album: Love the gun. As we’re not yet on a label I think it was a wee success . After touring the country we released another record: Erased ep. Currently we’ve got the best line-up ever. Me on guitar and vocals, Filipe Pereira on drums and Jorge Oliveira on bass.

Q: Who are your influences?
The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and BRMC are my top favorite bands, but we all listen to many different kind of music: Nine Inch Nails, The Cramps, Suicide, Einsturzende Neubauten. I also like the music of Bo Diddley, Lee Hazlewood, Johnny Cash or Hank Williams. We all love music and we´re improving our own sound

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
With no particularly order:: Velvet Underground and Nico – Velvet Underground; Psychocandy – Jesus and Mary Chain; Heroes – David Bowie; Loveless – MBV; Stone Roses – Stone Roses

Q. How do you fell playing live?
We love to play and appreciate people coming to our shows, but we hate bands that talk too much on stage and say things like “we love you” or pretend to be funny. That’s stupid, we’re on stage just to play our music. Our gigs are a sound storm

Q. How do you describe malcontent sounds?
Noisy songs. We like to explore the sound and bring it to the limits.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
At the beginning I wrote the songs. Now, with the current line-up we all have ideas and start writing songs together throughout rehearsals. Sometimes it starts with a strange cool sound from the guitar or bass or even with a drum beat. At studio time is needed to complete a song, it takes a lot to get that sound, the wall of noises that we really want. I personally like to explore and combine different amps, different pedals. It’s a mistake to assume that the first recordings will be on the album.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Travelling Wave from Brasil. Awesome band! I really like their sound, their great songs. That guitar sound is amazing. I love The Fauns and Odonis Odonis. Noise is back and that’s good.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
Well, it’s nice to cover songs from our favorite bands, but I think is funnier to cover songs from bands that we really hate and make it better. Listen to the Mary Chain’s cover of Prince’s Alphabet Street. It’s a good example.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
We’ll release a new album after summer. The sound will be quite different from the previous records. There is something wrong when a band sound and do the same year after year. We ask people to buy the record in advance and many corresponded. It’s a sign of our value and that people believe us. We are planning some remixes to release before the album edition. Is there any cool brazilian label for us?

Q: Any parting words?
I would like to thank your interest and to all who are reading this and want to form a band, I say: Just do it, and make it noisy.
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https://www.facebook.com/malcontentofficial
http://www.malcontent.com.pt/

Thanks God For Mental Illness with The Orange Drop - An Interview

Simplesmente assim, fãs confessos de Piper Gates of Down, da família Spacemen 3 e suas variáveis e principalmente de Anton Newcombe e os primórdios do BJM, assim é o Orange Drop.

Tal qual como eu e você, os Orange Drop´s são perigosos, lisérgicos, sonhadores e tudo isso aí que veio na tua cabeca, porque não importa lá muita coisa o que vale é o que esta dentro de nós mesmos, e como a majestosa Get into Heaven sugere, melhor não perder lá muito tempo não, vamos adentrar em comunhão ao mundo do Orange Drop e tocar o paraíso.

E rápido.....

***** Interview with The Orange Drop *****

When did Orange Drop starts, tell us about the history.. .
Marc : I formed the Orange Drop around 2007. The band has gone through several lineups – we have had close to 30 members in the band since the start. Around 2010 Blaze and Matt joined up as lead guitar and bass and have been in the band since. The 3 of us met in College, but didn’t really play music together until after we graduated. We initially were based out of Jersey but have slowly all migrated to Philadelphia. We found Anthony last year and he has quickly become an integral part of the band (and the first drummer I know that actually shows up on time, what a strange concept!?!)

Anthony not only can play the drums but is also a great percussionist and sings backup vocals so he has really helped us fill out the sound. We released our first full length in 2011 and an EP in January of this year. We are currently working with Jeff Zeigler to release another EP, hopefully sometime in the Fall.

Q: Who are your influences?
Marc : Live at Pompeii-era Floyd, Spacemen 3/Spiritualized when I feel like spacing out. Brian Jonestown Massacre, early Stones, Velvet Underground when it’s time to rock.

Blaze: My biggest influences are guitar greats like David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler and a whole lot of classic rock like CCR, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, and so on. I try to bring in the slightly more down-to-earth sound to balance out Marc's more psychedelic style. I'm a huge fan of more modern psychedelic bands such as Tame Impala, Radiohead, Tool, Portishead, Massive Attack, and of course Brian Jonestown Massacre

Anthony: I’m totally influenced by 60s and 70s classic rock, but more specifically, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Of course I also draw from all genres of music from all different eras and my biggest drum influences are John Bonham, Nick Mason, Bill Ward, and Bill Bruford…just to name a few

Q. Made a list of 5 albums of all time…
Anthony : The Beatles - Abbey Road Black Sabbath (1st album) Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Marc: We’ll just go with Anthony’s list, it’s solid though I might have picked a Spacemen 3 album instead of Spiritualized but I’d just be nit-picking.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Matt: Playing live is a huge rush. I am a huge fan of our music, and I get really into the songs when we play live. Our fans are amazing and they can get really into the music at our shows as well. When I was a kid I always would dream about playing for a big crowd when I would go out to see shows, and to be playing live and look up and realize that people are rocking out as hard (if not harder) than I am while we are playing is really special.

Q. How do you describe Orange Drop´s sounds?
Blaze: Psychedelic garage rock Anthony: it definitely has a late 60’s psych rock vibe to it….

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Matt: We are all about original music, and when we are working on new material we always record our practices and listen back for things that worked and things that did not. Once we have a basic riff or idea to build a song around, we will continue to play it at practice and jam on it until the composition starts to come together. It's an organic process, and once we are happy with the composition we will record it.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Blaze: War on Drugs, Temples, Tame Impala, DIIV, Wild Nothing, Warpaint

Marc: The Dead Skeletons, Elephant Stone, Temples, The Red Plastic Buddha

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
Marc : We are working on a cover of A Saucerful of Secrets by Pink Floyd at our next show. We haven’t really spent very much time working on covers but it’s definitely something we would like to do a little more of. I would love covering some Jacques Dutronc also.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
Blaze: We are currently recording an EP which will feature four of our favorite tracks with our current lineup. For live shows, we are very aggressively booking as many shows as possible for this Fall and starting to branch out outside of Philly. This summer, we all about just having fun and putting on a lot of free basement shows with some other local Philly psych scene bands like St. James and the Apostles, Drone Ranger, Harsh Vibes, and the Writhing Squares. We love the basement show format because it gives us great freedom about when to play and we don't have to charge out friends a cover... as long as they bring some beer for the bands!

Matt: We are booked for a lot of shows in the upcoming months, and we have a new EP coming out soon and we are going to be promoting that. We are also working on a bunch of new material for our next album/tour, and it's really exciting. I think people are going to be blown away when they hear some of the new tracks.

Q: Any parting words?
Matt: We are super grateful to all our fans; our fans are amazing, and we couldn't have gotten to where we are now without you guys.

Blaze: Definitely be on the lookout for our new EP expected to land sometime in this Fall. In the meantime our doors are open and everyone is invited to come enjoy some great live psychedelic music at our basement shows.

Anthony: yes..a huge thank you to everyone that supports The Orange Drop…!!! Marc: Thanks for interviewing us!
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https://www.facebook.com/OrangeDrop
http://www.theorangedrop.com/

Me And The Devil Blues with Dead Meadow - An Interview

Grande momento agora no TBTCI, verdadeiro patrimônio da cena psych/stoner classifique-a como achar melhor, estou falando do grande, do maravilhoso, soberbo Dead Meadow. 

Fundado em 1998, o Dead Meadow é uma das mais respeitadas e cultuadas bandas do submundo da psicodelia, tanto que gente como Anton Newcombe já produziu um album dos caras Got To Live If You Want It, uma pancada na orelha, já gravaram pela Matador, Committee To Keep Music Evil só pra sacar o tamanho da brincadeira.

O debut do Dead Meadow é absurdamente monstruoso, caos sonoro em forma de jam sessions pesada, repetitivas que fazem o Tame Impala soar como o primeiro album dos Beatles, o segundo Feathers saiu pela Matador e é tão intenso quanto o debut.

Em entrevista com o mestre Jason Simon, ele conta tudo sobre o Dead Meadow e o que vem pela frente, incluindo o debute de sua nova banda Old Testament que sai mês que vem, vai vendo o tamanho da responsa.

Srs, Dead Meadow no TBTCI....peace love and PSYCH....

***** Interview with Dead Meadow *****

Q. When did Dead Meadow starts, tell us about the history...
1. Dead Meadow started in 1998 in Washington DC. Steve Kille and I had been playing together in the DC punk scene various bands. We grew up listening to great bands like Fugazi, the Nation of Ulysses, and Circus Lupus but by 1998 we felt we wanted to do something entirely different than what was going on in the city at that time. We wanted to reach back to the music that first got us excited about playing and creating, bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix. We were fortunate to meet Mark and he was a great drummer into all those same bands and he had also grown up in the Punk tradition. Dead Meadow was born. We all wanted to do something to freak people out and at that time playing stoned out jams with long meandering guitar solos seemed like the way to go…it still feels that way...

Q: Who are your influences?
2. King Tubby, Lee Perry, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Ali Akbar Khan, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Syd Barret, Augustus Pablo, Burning Spear, the 13th Floor Elevators, Neil Young, Sly and the Family Stone, John Coltrane, Yabby You

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
3.Easter Everywhere by the 13th floor elevators,
Revolver by the Beatles,
East of the River Nile by Augustus Pablo,
Killers by Iron Maiden,

The entire early catalog of Bob Marley and the Wailers (Pre "Catch a Fire") There's a riot goin' on by Sly and the Family Stone

Q. How do you fell playing alive?
4. I feel good playing live. We find it fun. It is the greatest of feelings to lose yourself in something bigger than yourself and that is what we strive for in making music. Our hope is that if we can do this the audience can break away and find themselves lost in the sound as well.

Q. How do you describe Dead Meadow sounds?
5. A thriving temperate sea, a clearing in a thick and tangled forest, a darker spot on a dark shadow

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
6. Recording varies from song to song. It usually starts with my bringing in a song for the band to mess around with. Once it develops and feels right we record it live at our studio. Then we add whatever else we feel it needs. We do a lot of it to tape as it always sounds better. We are not purists though and we will run things to the computer when needed as well. Whatever works for the song.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
7. Well I don't really know many new bands so I'm just going to tell you somethings I'm digging right now. I'm into this African musician Frances Bebey. He makes some far out sounds and is definitely worth checking out. I love old and spooky Appalachian Banjo players like Dock Boggs and Clarence Ashley. In a recording sense I've been spending a lot of time with some late period Lee Perry Black Ark productions like THe Congos' "Heart of the Congos" and Junior Murvin's "Police and Thieves". His production is so unique and masterful.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
8. Covers are difficult. So many great songs but often I feel a song is almost too special to be covered or that there would be no point in covering it because I don't know what a Dead Meadow version would add to it, ya know what I mean? Who needs to hear another version of let say anything by Zeppelin for example. I have no need to hear another band play Whole lotta love, or black dog… That being said covering anything by the 13th floor elevators is always a blast for me and we did mess around with covering some Burning Spear tunes at one point. There's a song by Amanaz called Khala my Friend that we've worked on covering as well.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
9. My plans for the future in regard to Dead Meadow and beyond are to keep creating and playing music, both in the studio and live. I have a band called Old Testament that grew out of solo stuff I was doing and the Old Testament record comes out next month. I've been recording a whole grip of far out songs at my house the last few months that will be another record. With everything we do I feel we achieve and break some new ground but each record seems to point the way to making that one great and ever elusive perfect album so the only choice is to keep on creating and pushing forward.

www.oldtestamentmusic.com
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https://www.facebook.com/DeadMeadowOfficial

http://www.deadmeadow.com/

Damaged Goods with Plankton Dada Wave

Da Itália vem uma das maiores esquisitices musicais da atualidade, freak total, dadaísmo nonsense esquizofrênico musical com os dois pés fincados em gente como DEVO, Residents, Gang of Four, daí já dá pra se ligar que a pegada é pós punk new wave torto, mas bem torto mesmo,

Certamente será indigesto pra muita gente por aí, mas por aqui no TBTCI os caras agradaram de cada com seu epzinho Haus of Dada lancado pela Ghosto Records.

Ao vivo os caras demonstram estar mais afim de se divertirem do que qualquer coisa, visual kitsch e outros apetrechos e maluquices nonsense e a parada vem dando altamente certo.

Certamente David Thomas se ouvir abrira um sorriso de ponta a ponta, acreditem.

***** Interview with Plankton Dada Wave *****

Q. When did Plankton Dada Wave start, tell us about the history...
Like many other groups, we started as a cover band, we played covers of Weezer, Joe Jackson and Ramones but we weren't very good so we started writing songs we could play without making mistakes, then we changed name and now we're here with two quirky eps and something that looks like a real rock band.

Q: Who are your influences?
We take massive inspiration from odd and crazy new-wave, no-wave, post-punk groups from late 70's/early 80's like Devo, B-52's, Talking Heads, XTC, M, Buggles, Jo Squillo, Righeira, Psychedelic Furs, The Fibonaccis, Glenn Branca, Butthole Surfers, Television Personalities, DNA, Confusional Quartet, Geza X, Residents, Roxy Music, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Simple Minds, Duran Duran. We like also other and more actual groups, but the core of our music comes from those great days. Oh, and we freakin' love the songs from The Simpsons and Family Guy.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
So hard!

Devo - Q: Are We not man? A: We are DEVO
Frank Zappa – Sheik Yerbooty
Shitdisco – Kingdom of Fear
Gong – Flying Teapot
Duran Duran - Rio

Q. How do you feel playing live?
We don't know why people like our shows, we just try the best we can not to show we can't play any instrument: we wear kitsch shirts and eyeblowing sunglasses, throw bananas to the public, use plastic legs to play guitar and classy stuff like that.

Q. How do you describe plankton Dada Wave sounds?
We often say that we are the happy version of Joy Division, we play post-punk in the happiest way possible and we put some dada-nonsense on it.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
Just watch this.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Let's see: God Loves Fags, Ought, Johann Sebastian Punk, Soviet Malpensa, Archery Guild, There Will Be Blood, Follakzoid, Harry's Dead, Melt Yourself Down.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
On our rawest gigs we play this, we love mashups!

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We're trying to play live as much and as far as possible and we're writing our first lp that will be the noisiest and silliest album ever.

Q: Any parting words?
Join the d.a.d.a. Facebook.com/planktondadawave
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https://soundcloud.com/planktondadawave
http://ghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/haus-of-dada
https://www.facebook.com/planktondadawave

Just For A Day with Last Leaf Down - An Interview

Shoegazer diretamente da Suíca, seguindo a trilha dos sonhos e do desespero aberta pelo Slowdive e copiada a exaustão, o Last Leaf Down ainda sem nenhum lancamento oficial, seduz, sim seduz, mesmo sem soar inovador, muito longe disso, o que o Last Leaf Down tem a seu favor é exatamente o lado denso do Slowdive, tal qual o Air Formation tinha, e isso vale muito, por vezes eles caminham mais soturnamente certamente pois foram deveras influenciados pelo Desintegration do Cure, o que dá o toque caprichoso nas construcões sonoras e tristes da música do Last Leaf Down.

Shoegazer at the top.

***** Interview with Last Leaf Down *****




Q. When did Last Leaf Down starts, tell us about the history...
A. Danny and Sascha founded the Band in 2003 as some sort of doom-gothic band. In 2007, two members left the band , Benjamin and Patrick joined. From this point we moved on to a more ethereal sound.

Q: Who are your influences?
Anathema, Katatonia, Slowdive and many other Bands...

Q. Made a list of 5 albums of all time…
A. - a natural disaster (anathema) - just for a day (slowdive) - comfort in sound (feeder) - last fair deal done down (katatonia) - the second you sleep (saybia)

Q. How do you fell playing live?
A. It's great to see that people like our work. We’re really enjoying playing live. But right now we rarely do gigs, because we are still very busy with the finishing of our debut album.

Q. How do you describe Last Leaf Down sounds?
A. A dark coloured, dreamy shoegaze with some slices of post punk and ambient – like heavy stones floating in a widened world. Shoegaze from the woods :)

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
A. Every song starts with a demo. Sascha or Benjamin produce a complete demo, talk to the band and make some changes. In a second step, we‘re working on the guitar sound and the details. This can take much time to find the sound that we have in our heads.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
A. Hmm, they are not really new, but... Olafur Arnalds, my useless life, Petter Carlsen, Daughter...

Q. Which bands you love to made a cover version?
A. If we hear a really good song from another genre it would be a challenge to record it in our way and taste.

Q: What´s the plans for future...
A. First of all, we’re going to release our debut album and working on producing a video for one of these songs. At the moment, many things are happening in the background.

Q: Any parting words?
A. I hope you all have patience, our album will come. Thank you very much for all the support.
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http://www.lastleafdown.ch/
https://www.facebook.com/lastleafdown

Message In The Sky with The Planets Collide - An Interview

Stephen Dunham é o Planets Collide que diga-se de passagem esta prestes a lancar seu debut, isso mesmo, prestes a lancar, ou seja cheira o frescor a magia e as viagens de algo absolutamente novo, mas cuidado, o novo pode te pegar de tal jeito e fazer você viciar ao extremo,

Message in the Sky é a música que esta no soundcloud e no bandcamp da banda e puta que pariu, não dá pra ouvir uma vez só, você escuta e coloca de novo e de novo e de novo e comeca a voar literalmente de acordo com a letra da música.

Ecos de Chapterhouse, madchester, ou tudo junto e misturadíssimo.

Me arrisco a dizer que se alguém descobrir isso, vai virar o hit do verão nas terras da rainha, e vejam o Planets Collide é da Austrália, a água daquele lugar esta infestada de ácido eu acho viu.....

Não percam tempo, viciem-se com o Planets Collide

***** Interview with Tha Planets Collide *****

Q. When did Planets Collide start, tell us about the history...
A: The Planets Collide is a sound that I started developing about a year or 2 ago. The previous band I played in was sort of a mixture of Shoegaze and Psychedelic music. I've always, as a musician been into the idea of experimentation as an art form, making music that sounds strange or unfamiliar but can also capture a listener's ear. I'd previously wrote most of the music I was doing on guitar, however one day I was walking down my street and saw a nice early 70s organ on the side of the road with a sign on it saying 'Free', I picked it up and ever since I've started to write a lot of material on organ instead of guitar and after many night's of staying up until 4 or 5 in the morning recording and experimenting with different sounds I started to develop the sound of The Planets Collide.

Q: Who are your influences?
A: I like a lot of different music, all the way from 60s Psychedelia to 90s Noise rock/Shogaze, Dance and Gansta rap. Stuff like Primal Scream and Spacemen 3 are hugely Influential on my sound, however I think you can hear a lot of different influences in it.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
A: Such a hard question! as I said before I like lots different music, it will be hard to pin point down my top 5 and I'll probably end up thinking I missed something out so I'll just mention 5 albums that I can think of from the top of my head, not in any particular order:

'Screamadelica by Primal Scream' (1991)
I remember when I first heard 'Higher than the Sun" off this album and as soon as the breakdown came in around the 2 minute mark I was hooked! This album is one big party from start to finish, filled with youthful energy. Whenever I put it on, I always feel like getting up and moving or attempting to create something as good as it, maybe one day!

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3 (1989)
This band has inspired me a great amount, I'm huge fan of drone music and these guys no doubt took it to a whole other level with there repetitive 2 note drones and feed back, but there was something else to Spacemen 3 other than just the noise, they also had the ability to write great songs. It took me a while to pin-point down my favourite Spacemen 3 album and I came to the conclusion I dont have a favourite! However I decided that I'd talk about "Playing With Fire" as I think that all round, this is there essential album. It has everything from intense noise/feedback jams to soft acoustic songs such as 'So Hot (Wash Away All Of My Tears)'. For me the highlight of this album is easily 'Suicide'.

White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground (1968)
Another situation where its very hard to pick! The Velvet Underground are easily one of my favourite bands. They have influenced me greatly and as much as I love The Velvet Underground and Nico and their self titled album, I decided to go with White Light/White Heat. This album was far before its time, it is filled with chaos, noise and beauty. It changed music in many ways and was one of the first punk records ever. For me the stand out track would have to be the self titled opener. Whenever "White Light/White Heat" comes on blasting, I get excited.

Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd (1967)
I think in terms of sheer Psychedelia this and the next album I'm going to talk about are it for me. I remember the first time I heard Matilda Mother off Pipers, I was going through Youtube videos and some how came across it, my music taste were quite different at that period of time, it was also the first time I'd heard anything from Pink Floyd pre Dark Side Of The Moon. I remember it sounded foreign to me but I was very intrigued. Then it became all I listened to, I remember going to school the next day and telling a friend how id found the kind of psychedelic music i was searching for! putting me on a path of discovering more great psychedelic music like The Grateful Dead, The 13th Floor Elevators and so much more.

The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
From the reverbed out rockabilly guitar to the electric jug and Roky Erickson's incredible voice this is one great album! The 13th Floor Elevators style of psychedelia was quite unlike anyone else at the time. At times dark and unnerving but always with a light at the end of the psychedelic tunnel. Not only is it filled with great tunes but great lyrics as well! Their jug player Tommy Hall wrote most of the lyrics it seems. I can't think of a stand out track for this one; every tune is as good as the last.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A: At this time since I'm recording this material by myself I am not playing it live, however I have a couple of close friends who are happy to help me play it live, so I guess it's just a matter of rehearsing and figuring out how I'll go about it. Im sure it will happen eventually.

Q. How do you describe Planets Collide sounds?
A: A mixture of Old School Dance, Space Rock, Noise and Psychedelia with a modern edge.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
A: I have a bit of recording gear at home, so usaully it will start from coming up with a riff or a melody, then I'll record that down and work from there. I rarely start off a song with lyrics already written down but it does happen occasionally. I recorded this EP with my good friend Ben Simms from Violet Swells down in his studio in Hobart. We have known each other and played music together for nearly 10 years, so he has a pretty good knowledge of what im going for as a musician and i knew that going down to record with him would be a good move. He took on the role of engineer and also ended up taking on a bit of a producer roll as well. The original plan was to just go down and record a single over the weekend, but about 4 days beforehand Ben pitched the idea of recording a full EP instead since I had more material. The work was cut out for us since we only had 2 days to get down the whole EP but it ended up being very cruisey. We looped a lot of the drums and stuff to speed up the recording process which I think added to the sound of the EP more than anything else.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
A: Arrrrh, there is so much good music and plenty of talented musicians making waves out there in this day and age! I'm sure there is plenty of great artist who haven't been discovered yet to. I guess I'd recommend Jacco Gardner and his 2013 release 'Cabinet Of Curiosities'

Q. Which bands you love to made a cover version?
A: There is plenty of bands I'd love to record a cover of! I have plans to record a couple of Spacemen 3 covers, but I'd love to do a cover of something that wouldn't really fit my music. I 'd try to make it completely different to the original so it would work. Something vintage like "I Only Have Eyes for You," by The Flamingos would be great to do that kind of thing with!

Q. Whats the plans for the future..
Well the my first plan is to get this EP released! At this time its still being mixed and ready for mastering, but it should be released within a months time. Future plans are to write and record another EP/Album by the end of the year, I'd also like to get a band rolling so I can play live and save up a bit of money so I can buy some more recording gear, among other things.

Q. Any parting words?
A: First off thanks for taking the time to read this interview. This is all new to me so I'm very appreciative of the support I'm receiving. I thought I'd leave you with a quote I like from Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3 "Basically, one chords best, two chords cool, three chords ok, four chords average". Thanks for reading.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Planets-Collide
https://soundcloud.com/the-planets-collide
http://theplanetscollide.bandcamp.com/releases

Medicine with The Sundowners - An Interview

Melhor definicão do que a data pela banda pra se descrever impossível, imagine uma jam entre Black Keys e Melody Echo´s Chamber, só que com um apelo pop absurdamente pegajoso.

Assim é o epzinho de estréia do Sundowners, intitulado Medicine, as vozes de Fiona e Niamh grudam na mente e enfeiticam totalmente.

O efeito é o mesmo de quando ouvi o Curve ou o Lush pela primeira vez, fiquei apaixonado de cara.

Dito e feito, mente enfeiticada pelos Sundowners e pelas vozes das garotas ai ai ai .....

***** Interview with The Sundowners *****

Q. When did Sundowners starts, tell us about the history...
The band started with Fiona and Niamh becoming friends in there early teens and bonding over a mutual love of psychedelics and west coast harmonies, listening to the likes of The Byrds, Townes Van Zant, Love and Fairport Convention. While i was touring and working with band’s like The Coral, Arctic Monkeys, and Oasis. Surrounded by some of Britain’s best songwriters & musicians from the age of 16, i was like a sponge taking everything in, It was really infectious and once i got confident i wanted to start my own band, In-between tours me Niamh and Fiona started writing and gigging then Tim joined on bass and was quickly followed by Jim on Drums.

Q: Who are your influences?
It changes all the time ha but at the moment I'd have to say i've gone back to listening to Scott Walker alot and Air, Serge Gainsbourg, DJ Krush, War on drugs, Suicide, Goat, Can, Timber Timbre. I heard a track by Dory Previn called lady with the braid and the lyrics blew me away.

Q. Made a list of 5 albums of all time…
Tough, these would be the bands 5 favourites:
The Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers
Tom Petty - Damn The Torpedoes
The Coral - Invisible Invasion
Crosby Stills and Nash - Deja Vu Townes
Van Zandt - Our Mother The Mountain

Q. How do you feel playing live?
It's great we love it, on the album we've just finished recording, every track except two of them are recorded the full band playing live, so we're pretty tight and the songs were written in our rehearsal room so they were arranged live then recorded, so they have loads of energy and when you put a crowd with that it's great especially with the girls are great up front they always go for it which makes rest of band follow.

Q. How do you describe sundowners' sounds?
I'd say there's been afew references we've had, but the girls harmonies are the sound, the voices sounding like one abit like what the Everly Brothers do but singing on top of the aggressive sounds of drums, bass and guitar is our sound, the producer said "it's like the Black Keys jamming with Melody's Echo Chamber" which was ok with me haha.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
There are 3 writers in the band myself Fiona and Niamh, one of us would have an idea and the we'd take it into the rehearsal room and just start working on chords or lyrics then jam some ideas around with bass and drums, usually James or Ian Skelly (The Coral) would come down and they'd listen to it and we'd all work on the track live and make it better, we then went in studio an played tracks live, we only had limited time so we'd do 3 tracks a day then do few overdubs at the end before we mixed it. It turned out well, I think it's an exciting debut album and captures the vibe of the band.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
There's afew other young bands on our label Skeleton Key Records, which i love I'd recommend The Circles, The Blossoms, She drew the gun, there's also a great singer songwriter Marvin Powell. Also check out Timbre Timber, By the sea, Lucid Dream, War on drugs and I love a band called Goat their album "World Music" is unreal.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
I think we'd a boss version of Velvet Underground's - What goes on in your mind

Q: What´s the plans for future....
We've just started writing some new tunes, we'd like to get 2nd album out quick after first, and hopefully play some great gigs abroad and get some more Festivals for rest of year and next.

Q: Any parting words?
Give Peace a chance X
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http://www.thesundowners.co.uk/
http://twitter.com/#!/TheSundownersUK
http://soundcloud.com/thesundowners/sets/the-sundowners/

Real Cool TIme with Slow Motion Rider - An Interview

Após uma pequena pausa o TBTCI retorna com barulho psicodélico do mais pesado, altas trips nesse artefato encharcado de lisergia, o debut do Slow Motion Rider é ao mesmo tempo regado a jams malucas e esquizofrênicas a´la Blue Cheer ou o The Experience do mestre Hendrix bem como trips de pura acidez com os pés enfincados no Spacemen 3 e Loop.

É o disquinho é da pesada mesmo, pra se ouvir altíssimo como bem colocou o chapa e irmão Fabio Bridges em sua resenha no essencial Pequenos Clássicos Perdidos, mas assim, o "altíssimo" é nos dois sentidos manja?!?!

Desde já virou predileta da casa é ÓBVIO!!!

Detalhe a entrevista foi concebida e feita a níveis elevados de álcool, o que muito nos agrada....Srs. Slow Motion Rider....

***** Interview with Slow Motion Rider *****

Q. When did Slow Motion Rider starts, tell us about the history...
I started Slow Motion Rider in 2010 when I first moved to Texas. I started the band with this kid named Kevin on Bass and Jimmy on drums. My prior band had 2 guitars, an organ player, percussionist, drummer, etc……….I know many of the bands in this scene think you have to have at least 4 members to have a" true psychedelic band" and have their own ideas about being "Psychedelic". My idea is this. As much as I enjoy listening to many of these bands in the current psych scene. Most of these bands have members that don't have any musical identity, that is why they can have 20 different guitar players and drummers and it will always sound like the same band. I wanted to have a band that was modeled after The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Where you can tell immediately who is playing what and if a member of the band changes so does the overall sound. I'm not saying that my idea is more correct, but it is my trip. Anyways, I love the sound of the organ but realized that I could sample the constant tones on a loop pedal and eliminate the need for that added member. I play in stereo out of 2 amps which also gives the guitar a more full sound as if they were played by 2 different players with 2 distinctly different tones. Our original drum sound had the jazz feel with a rock vibe. Mitch Mitchell was always one of my favorite drummers because of his ability to combine those styles perfectly. Jimmy had that vibe, and our drummer Sergio on the album ultimately pulled it off in his own unique way. Our bass player Blake was originally a guitar player turned bass player and has a great chemistry with me musically also.

Q: Who are your influences?
We are influenced by many of the great bands of the late 60's and early 70's, The Doors, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Can, Blue Cheer as well as being heavily influenced by The Manchester scene in the late 80's and early 90's. Spacemen 3 and Loop have always been a major influence as well.

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time
1.-The Doors first album -definitely turned me on to the organ sound when I was growing up. As I found out more about the band and their history, I felt like I identified with their sound and songwriting process.

2.-Loop- Fade Out- I like how this album is all about really heavy driving grooves. Instead of standard song changes, they use dynamics and overlay different parts while maintaining the core of the groove.

3.-Led Zeppelin 1-Aside from it's historic value, I've always wanted to write a song that captures the vibe of How Many More Times. Also understanding songs that these tunes were derived from, these guys have left a long-standing impression on me til this day.

4.-The Stooges debut album- For coming out in 1969, this album has some excellent songs and a totally original sound. I dig those heavy grooves with all that wah-wah pedal on songs like "Real Cool Time".

5.-Spacemen 3 Perfect Prescription- This whole album is a sonic masterpiece from start to finish.

Q. How do you fell playing alive?
We are all about playing live. There are many bands that I love listening too, that just are not very interesting to listen to live. Not like I expect them to have fire coming out of their nose or anything but I think the grooves we play really seem to have an effect on people when we are playing live. People can't help but start bopping their heads and feel the rhythm, like they have all been possessed by demons. I don't usually see people going out to have a smoke during our set, that's how I know we are doing something right.

Q. How do you describe Slow Motion Rider sounds?
I think I rambled on about our sound on the first question.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Our debut album was meant to capture our live sound and sound analog but not dated. Everything was recorded live. I overdubbed the vocals of course. Rob Campanella of The Brian Jonestown Massacre helped produce the album. It was his suggestion to use mellotron on "The Key" and he encouraged me to do a harmony on "The Key" and "I like The Way You Look". We took a lot of time mixing it to make sure each song had the magic mix. I told Rob I wanted the album to sound like a modern interpretation of Led Zeppelin I.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
We covered Spacemen 3's Take Me To The Other Side at Psych Fest I want to record it next time we're in the studio.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
We are mastering our next album with Joe Foster (Creation Records, Jesus and Mary Chain, Etc) It will be an interesting follow up to our debut. I'd say it has more of a space rock feel, hopefully it's out by the end of the year. Joe Foster will then be producing our next recording for the following album. We also plan on doing some touring as things develop.

Q: Any parting words?
My parting words would be, thank you for liking our music. I appreciate you interviewing us. I would like to encourage people to experiment with the sounds they are creating. Don't just sound like another versions of one of those bands out there. There is still nobility in being able to play your instruments well even if all the hacks hate you for it. Thank You.
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http://slowmotionrider.net/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Slow-Motion-Rider

Perfect Prescription with The Dandelion - An Interview

(".......Primeiro veio o silêncio, em seguida, veio a confusão, com as palavras o nascimento de ilusão,
Este mundo agora espera, que as horas passem, embora alguns possam dizer que o final será eterno....

The Dandelion tecem um antigo tipo de magia, sua combinação de feitiços musicais não é diferente das criados na década de 1960.

Com um som que como sementes que se transformam em flores, eles trazem presentes para a Deusa de poderes mágicos........")

Então, acima é a biografia do The Dandelion, tipo assim, quando ouvi a banda, a questão de sei lá uma ou duas semanas atrás, eu pensei, minha nossa, preciso dividir isso com todos, e deu no deu, tipo assim, alguns comentários de gente que entende das coisas:

"......puta banda foda, viciei......que maravilha....." Eliane Parnagua
"....uma das melhores coisas que ouvi na atualidade.....foda...." Marcelo Magoo

Tá bom pra vocês!?!?!?? Então é o seguinte, vamos ao Dandelion e .........

***** Interview with The Dandelion *****

Q. When did Dandelion start ? Tell us about the history
The Dandelion was originally an alias I used when recording with my old band The Dolly Rocker Movement. I went under that name years ago when I occasionally performed and recorded solo. It wasn't until 2013 when recording "strange case" that I decided to resurface that name. Now all my musical output is under that name.

Q: Who are your influences?
I've since a young age been influenced heavily by music art and culture from the 1960's. Though i feel as i've grown older my music is influenced by a much more personnal, spiritual and religious force than simple aesthetics.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time.
* The Doors first album from 1967. It's so dark yet so sexy and it's testament of how good band they were.

* The Beatles White Album. - For me it's the most interesting Beatles album. There are so many different flavours and i love the weirdness and sweet sadness they throw into the mix.

* Nancy & Lee by Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra - I fell in love with this record instantly. It's the perfect blend of dark and light, love and lust, masculinity and femininity.

* Something Else by The Kinks - it's hard to pick a favourite Kinks album but this one really crept up on me. Ray Davies is a genius songwriter.

* Shocking Blue "Poor Boy" from 1969 - This is an amazing debut album. There isn't a dull moment on it. Mariska Verez is a witch goddess who sings like an angel. Please listen to this record!

Q. How do you feel playing live?
It can be the most incredible and euphoric experience and it can also be horrible and exhausting at times. If the audience is responding then that usually means what we're doing is working. I like those moments.

Q. How do you describe The Dandelion sound?
its the sound of black weeds turning into flowers while bringing gifts to the goddess of magical powers.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
I recorded all the songs in a home studio using my 4 track cassette machine and an ADAT recorder. I played all the instruments by tracking everything separately. Sometimes I start with the drums and other times with guitar then add the other instruments around it. Some of the songs I wrote as I recorded them. The mixing process is the most difficult and challenging for me as I can sometimes get trapped into thinking too much about it and my ears stop working. Although i'm pretty happy with the mixes this time around.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Throw these names into google and check em out! Doc Goddard, The Grease Arrestor, Wild Cat Falling, The Laurels, Destiny 3000, The Mumps, The Frowning Clouds, Burn Antares.

Q: Which bands would you love to cover?
We've covered them! We do lots of covers in our live set. We cover "dream on my mind" by Rupert's People, "girl of the 13th hour" by Chaz & The Classics, drivin sideways by Merrell Fankhauser & The HMS Bounty. Just to name a few.

Q: What´s the plans for future?
Keep playing shows, keep recording and keep searching!

Q: Any parting words?
The magic of the universe is always there and is available to anyone in many different forms. Look for your key because everyone has one. From Earth to Alcyone come and dial in the station and feel the love vibration
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http://thedandelion.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thedandelionmusic