Queen of Siam with Fe Male Fou - An Interview

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Filomena Rubino é a one woman band que atende pela alcunha de Fe Male Fou

A garota faz um estardalhaço calcada em mestres do art noise como Lydia Lunch Michael Gira e o Swans, Sonic Youth, Glenn Blanca, ou seja tudo que tiver experimentação, ruídos, distorções, caos, lá esta Fe Male Fou

A discografia é cheia de eps, com destaque para Skene de 2013, quatro exercícios destrutivos de puto noise e experimentalismo elevando o barulho a máxima potência.

Não recomendado a indie kids e aos que procuram melodias, Fe Male Fou é a verdadeira anti canção.

***** Interview with Fe Male Fou *****

1) Q. When did Fe Male Fou starts? Tell us the history....
Fe Male Fou was born in April 2013 for a personal need to experiment and go beyond the standard canons of music. I started playing the guitar very late and for me it was pretty boring comply with the pentatonic scales and standard tuning. It all seemed so equal. From there, I started to change my approach to the guitar. I felt that inside of me there was a state of mind that it does not oozed any kind of harmony.


2) Q: Who are your influences?
My choice "atonal" definitely was influenced primarily by some of the sonic youth album ever that changed my perspective, both musical and existential.
Obviously, when you engage in a particular genre then you discover the influences of the influences, collaborations of your favorite artists and so on. We must say that I grew up happily in a "musical situation" interesting, my dad had the album of throbbing gristle and psychic tv, and some italian noise stuff , let's say that my ear was used by soon to '"anti-music." I can also find influences, surely even in the dark sounds of swans and guitars of Glenn Branca, of which I am highly impressed.

3) Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
ah ! Too difficult ( maybe all this five are placed at the first place : D ) so,

1) Confusion in Sex (SY)
2) 20 juzz funk greats (throbbing Gristle) - Towards Thee Infinite Beat (Psychic TV)
3) Evol (SY)
4) The great annihilator (Swans)
5)13.13 Lydia Lunch

4)Q. How do you fell playing alive?
It's a great feeling. is an opportunity where you can communicate with yourself . Sometimes you can hear good vibrations at times is more difficult. It all depends on your emotional state at the moment that u play. However, I like to feel alone when I play in public. Only in this way I can "get myself" in a real manner.

5)Q. How do you describe Fe Male Fou sounds?
The sounds are quite different each others. I can not simply take a specific classification. Let's say I try to experiment with guitars, or whatever "consequences" that objects give to the chords. a kind of experimental noise, sometimes melodic, sometimes more hard sometimes it might even be noise rock. The sound is pretty lo fi, even for personal choice.

6)Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Often I record into my room sometimes in a small study. I do everything by myself with guitars , pedals, sound card pc. I usually do not ever touch up the original sound of the guitars I always try to keep the original sound. Most of the tracks are born as impovvisation, then I add on other guitars or other instruments or noises.

Sometimes record voice or noises samples for the road , in the street, in some places and then transformed into a sort of melody. Each tracks may have a different path.

7)Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Honestly I do not follow a lot of the contemporary experimental scene. Really.

8)Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
Ah ! Probably an old italian noise/industrial band from 80s.
They are called " funeral de cocis." I've seen some videos and when they were on stage they smashed all. They played with object and weapon unrealistic. Real animals. Yes definitely them.

9)Q: What´s the plans for future....
For the future is a mess. I have several ideas in mind, including collaborations and 'inclusion of new instruments, synth and probably drums (not just electronic) we will see.
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http://fmalefou.blogspot.it/
https://soundcloud.com/femalefou
https://www.facebook.com/pages/FeMale-Fou
https://femalefou.bandcamp.com/album/skene-ep-reissue-on-tape

The House of Love with Ghost Wave - An Interview

Ages o último trabalho dos neo zelandeses do Ghost Wave, que diga-se de passagem, chega tardiamente nas páginas do TBTCI, primeiro por ser um daqueles disquinhos que viciam desgraçadamente desde a primeira música, Horsemouth até o final lindíssimo com Orb.

O Ghost Wave, resgate a saudosa Flying Nun, mítica gravadora da Nova Zelândia que fez história no submundo dos bons sons vide, The Chills, The Bats, etc, etc, etc, e o Ghost Wave entra nessa vibe deliciosa com um power dream pop sessentista com tonalidades dos anos oitenta, lembrando House of Love e a class o 86.

I Don´t Mind, Here She Comes, são simplesmente clássicos instantâneos, na real o disco inteiro, tem que ouvir, é necessário, não há porque deixar essa preciosidade ficar longe de você.

Ghost Wave é deliciosamente viciante, e o vício compensa tudo no final das contas.

***** Interview with Ghost Wave *****

Q. When did Ghost Wave starts, tell us about the history...
OK so Ghost Wave started I think at the end of 2009, so its really weird to think that we've been a group for five years. Basically I was looking for an out from studying, I was sort of at that age where you can start making decisions, disappointing your parents, and not feel too bad about. I met Eammon who was on a similar vibe, we were like two similar people who had never met before and so even from the get go, I knew he couldn't play drums, and I couldn't write songs, but we both pretended we could do these things. We had a strong idea about the ideas behind the music (not necessarily the music itself) and I guess these remain the driving force behind our band. A lot of it is do with lifestyle and how we take our lives.

Q: Who are your influences?
I think we influence each other quite a bit. It would be easy to list off a few bands (see below) but more than anything it was about finding an attitude towards life and creativity that was comfortable for us. We're both naturally shy people, though I guess I've come out of my shell a bit more, but I guess we are influenced by people who exemplify the kind thing we're into... just simple stuff like doing things right, standing up for what you think in a non-violent way, doing right by others and so on. I guess our parents are kind of a big influence in that way; when you start doing fucked up shit cause you think its what you're supposed to do as 'this person', then you get all confused and lose sense of yourself. That was kinda scary but I think we're back on track, and I guess our parents are kinda like 'stand on your own two' people (they're definitely not musician 'types' though) so that's been a big influence.

To rattle off a couple of favourites... Stooges, MC5, Lee Perry, James Brown, The Byrds, Stones, Ronettes, John Coltrane, Suicide, The Seeds, King Tubby, Otis Redding, Nina Simone, Velvets, Moodymann, Theo Parrish, J Dilla, Madlib, Ariel Pink, Sun Ra, Spacemen 3, Baby Huey... That should give an idea of where we meet, where we diverge is that I like a lot of more aggressive stuff, while I would say Eammon veers to the other end of the spectrum. We are also influenced by visual art a lot.

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Uh too hard! I'll just go with stuff I listened to since I was a kid or has resonated at various stages in my life
Ramones S/T
John Lennon Plastic Ono Band
Panda Bear Person Pitch
MC5 Back in the USA
Lee Scratch Perry Super Ape

Q. How do you fell playing live?
I fall in out and out of liking to play live. I guess it has its perks, generally though I am more comfortable in the studio. Lately I have been dj'ing and that's been an enjoyable thing, kind of more relaxed. I really like playing overseas though, that's been a highlight for us for sure.

Q. How do you describe Ghost Wave sounds?
Hopefully we are just moving toward the true sound of ourselves with our music, I like to think that peoples music kinda reflects how they are on the inside, so I kinda want to strike that point where there's no difference in my presence on earth and the music I make. Not in a whacky way, I but I think that is what sets great art apart - the artist kinda feeling ultimately comfortable or at ease, not pretending to be something, which I think can be a challenge when you are starting out, but hitting that pure state is a thing I think a lot of people go for in their pursuits. A lot of my songs on the last record kinda have this attitude that was mine at the time, so I wrote about that stuff, but my life is different now so I'm trying to move on and be more connected I guess, make better music, be more positive, etc. so hopefully that is how it sounds...

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Um, well in the past I will just write a demo and then flesh it out with the band, or without the band, just whoever is around really - I spend a lot of time by myself so usually its just me. Usually a song won't be good enough to pursue unless it has something to hook into from the outset, like a melody or something. Other times, say with our new record, we've recorded and played a song a certain way for two years but it just doesn't translate to the studio setting... and I'm really interested in doing good records more than anything... so you kinda have what you thought was a final structure etc, but it ends up being the departure point. But as long as the song has strong bones, we're good. I work hard on that stuff. I've always thrown away a lot of stuff I didn't think was good enough. I know our records have their limitations and people could be like "oh dude you obviously have low standards then" because we made a simple stripped back rock n roll record, but that's what we wanted to work with and thats what we wanted to do. And I think in that way we've always made sure we're happy and got a song how we want it before letting it go, and it seems to have worked for us, but I always want to be better. Even when I'm stoked on something I've done, the next day its not enough. I guess its mainly about getting a buzz together. We don't record a lot together as a band.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?

Eammon does a side project with our friend Liam called Team Cat Food, I really like their stuff. Otherwise I don't get into new bands so much. There's a dude called Dave Weir who does some kinda cool psych, jangle stuff here in Auckland. Kinda like Captain Beefheart meets Daniel Johnston or something. But mainly I listen to old stuff, a lot of Northern Soul these days, most new artists that I'm into at the moment are like rap artists, I like Caskey a lot. I also have been getting into music by this guy from Ireland called David Holmes; I feel like there's a similar thing going on with what we're doing. Kinda my hero at the mo.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
Actually that is funny you should ask that; I've kinda been playing with the idea of doing an EP or album of covers. Not really sure what songs but I think it would be kinda cool, I did have some ideas but they have all escaped me right now.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
Not really sure what the future holds at the moment. I'll still be doing music in some form or another but I guess when you have five people who have been playing music together for the past few years, everyone has different priorities and I guess they get highlighted when you're in your twenties, so I guess we'll see what happens. Being in a band is expensive as it is, then when you throw in the fact that we live in New Zealand the audience for our music in the Southern Hemisphere is kinda limited (you could never live off it), it can become pretty stressful. We started out thinking this would last forever, but yeah these days I'm less sure about that. But whether we keep on doing this or not, I'd say we'll all be following our paths and trying to have a good time not matter what we're doing. Next thing I'm doing musically after the new Ghost Wave LP... not sure.

Q: Any parting words?

Um, I dunno, I only realised we'd been doing this band for five years when I read your first question. I guess if there was a piece of advice that kind of rang true is that the minute you stop enjoying it, change it, and if changing it doesn't work, probably time to start doing something else. Keep looking ahead I guess. Be good to people.
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https://www.facebook.com/ghostwave/
https://ghostwave.bandcamp.com/

Skeletons with Ash Code - An Interview

Mudando o clima totalmente no TBTCI, os suiços do Ash Code, chegaram ao seu debute que foi lançado exatamente no dia do aniversário deste que vos escreve, 15/10.

Disco denso, carregado de synths, sombras, pos punk e darkwave a serviço de um mundo mais sombrio. Oblivion contém todos os elementos que agradam fãs de Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Joy Division, The Sound, e também de The KVB, etc, etc.

Certamente as músicas de Oblivion seriam hits nos inferninhos de outrora, mas o lado negro da força musical nunca deixou de descansar sobrevivente bem no submundo mesmo, muito além das gotiquetes de plantão.

O lado negro agradece ao Ash Code.

***** Interview with Ash Code *****

Q. When did Ash Code starts tell us about the history...
Ash Code was born in early 2014. I started to write some songs with the intention of founding a new project. One evening I listened to the tracks with Claudia who helped me to complete them and she wrote the synth lines. So were born Dry Your Eyes and Unnecessary Songs. The tracks were uploaded on soundcloud and they had immediately very positive feedbacks. After a while we began to get requests from DJs who wanted to play the songs, especially Dry Your Eyes, to their party in Germany, France, Holland, Belgium and Spain. So we continued to write other songs..

Q: Who are your influences?
Various, bands like New Order,The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, Depeche Mode, Sisters Of Mercy, but also Cold Cave, Lust For Youth, Velvet Condom, She Past Away, Chromatics, Clan Of Xymox, Nine Inch Nails

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
the firsts that come to my mind are:

New Order - Movement;
The Sisters Of Mercy - First, Last and Always;
The Cure - Pornography
Bauhaus - Mask;
Joy Division - Closer.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
For us it’s always a cathartic moment in which we feel one thing with the audience

 Q. How do you describe Ash Code' s sounds?
Danceable and melancholy

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
The tracks are set by me and Claudia, we are primarily concerned with the beats, synths and vocals. In a second step Adriano puts the melody lines or bass on his Fender VI

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Minuit Machine, Schonwald, Veil Of Light, Geometric Vision, Dark Door and Hapax

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
Bauhaus or Siouxie and The Banshees. We like the idea of ​​making electronic versions of historical songs. We did a cover of The Sound’I can’t escape myself, and it was funny.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
We plan to play live until the end of the year to promote our debut album, then at the beginning of 2015 there will be a new single release

 Q: Any parting words?
We are very happy, in less than one year we have released ​​one LP, one single 7’’ vinyl , we are in an important compilation as Pagan Love Songs 3, we played a lot meeting wonderful people and bands and yesterday we were invited to the Wave Gothik Treffen 2015...We wish to thank all our supporters, they give us the charge to continue.
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http://soundcloud.com/ashcode
http://www.facebook.com/ashcodemusic
http://ashcode.bandcamp.com/
https://swissdarknights.bandcamp.com/album/oblivion

No Fun with Bungalow Bums - An Interview

Diretamente da Siberia para o mundo, os alucinados heavy psych blues punk revivalistas do Bungalow Burns pegaram na ferida com seu Lawless Days in Reservation, um poderoso é barulhento artefato que mescla Bluee Cheer com Stooges com Led com Black Angels.

Agora os caras fixaram território em St. Petersburg e estão tramando uma verdadeira dominação ao mundo das jams alucinógenas para freaks doentios e perturbados. 

Se você por algum acaso cruzar com esse esporro na tua frente não tenha medo não, vai na fé que o bagulho é da pesada mesmo.

***** Interview with Bungalow Bums *****

Q. When did Bungalow Bums starts, tell us about the history.. .
Q1: We appeared in 2006, forty years after the wave of garage rock and freakbeat took the whole world by storm in 1966. We’ll be glad to celebrate our tenth anniversary along with a half-century of raw music we’ve loved since we started to play. All these 8 years were a classic history with wild gigs, trains, girls, experience, blood, magic and other shit following you when you are in a rock band. We are from Siberia you know. Afer 6 years of playing in the cold caves for angry bears we decided to move in Russian Seattle - Saint-Petersburg, huge port in the North-West.

Q: Who are your influences?
Q2: Our influences are early 20's and 30's American bluesmans, hundreds of middle 60's garage and rhytm'n'blues bands from whole the world, early 70's heavy-psych bands such as Coven, Leaf Hound, Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Sir Lord Baltimore or and many garage, blues-rock or psych-rock revival bands from 00's. If to mention some concrete rock figures it's the only one and absolute: Iggy Pop. As about modern bands: Wolfmother, The Von Bondies, The Flying Eyes, Wolf People, Radio Moscow, haha. And I also very like different deathcountry and southern gothic bands such as Myssoury, Graveyard Train, 16 Horsepower, The Be Good Tanyas and others.

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time
Q3: My top-5 LP's are:
1. The Stooges - Fun House (1970): classic raw energy from early 70's

2. Led Zeppelin - II (1969): if to choose between Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin I always was a bigger fan of LZ. I love sex energy in rock music more than gloominess you know. And I really love their "Whole Lotta Love", one of my favourite songs ever.

3. Wolfmother - Wolfmother (2006): classic influence from our early times.

4. Goat - World Music (2012): most neo-psychedelic bands from 00's sound absolutely simple and similar. It looks like: "You play this stupid simple bit. And I'll turn my reverb and delay on full and will play this 2 notes. Wow, that's so atmospheric!" It sounds so poor comparing with real 60's psych. Goat is a very great example of revival that sounds better than oldies.

5. Stereo Siberia - The Cube Session (2013). I can't mention this awesome band cause they are my friends. They are great family (husband, wife and husband's sister). And they are Siberians too. We organise the first local psych-fest in St.Petersburg this November. We called it XBOR. If you like sound-like-60's vintage psychedelic rock with female vox you must dig it!

Q. How do you fell playing live?
Q4: our live shows is a separate topic for conversation. Crushing guitars, jumping in the crowd, making noise... We call it: "Some dirt and broken glass from Bungalow Bums". Just look at our gig photos or videos and you'll understand what I mean.

Q. How do you describe Bungalow Bums´ sounds?
Q5: Bungalow Bums sounds like an angry Siberian bear who's mind was launched in the outter space haha. If to be serious: we try to mix some raw blues-rock sounds with slide guitars with psychedelic or sometimes even folk melodics. That's our present choice. But if you'll decide to dig our early LP's such as "Body in the Trunk" you'll find more garage punk than something else. Youth is so youth you know.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Q6: our recording process is simple: we take a huge generator, buy some gasoline, move on the far Siberian fields, prepare all the stuff, push "rec" on my mobile phone and start to play. If you heard our "Sing This Song" from the new LP "Lawless Days in Reservation" you should understand what I mean, haha. The cold wind follows us everywhere.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Q7: my new favourite band at the moment is Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats. They are fucking amazing!

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version? Q8: we didn't play covers ever. Bungalow Bums are too lazy to learn somebody's parties. It's more simple to play something yours.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
Q9: as about plans for future.. they exist, haha. The first great new is: German label "Nasoni Records" based in Berlin will release our new LP "Lawless Days in Reservation" on vinyl (digital version is on our Bandcamp page since September, 10th 2014). It's a very cool label released our favourite psych bands such as Causa Sui, Vibravoid and Colour Haze. The second great knew is: few weeks ago I signed an agreement with Classic Rock Journal (UK). They offered us to include our song "Liar (PZDBL)" in a covermount CD compilation of new actual psyche bands for their December issue (70000 copies worldwide). Hope it will help us to find some new listeners whole over the world. As about nearest plans: we try to organize our 1st European tour at the moment and write some new songs about space goats, magic mountains, open minds, brave hearts and of course about mysterious and inscrutable Siberian Soul.
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https://bungalowbums.bandcamp.com/album/lawless-days-in-reservation
https://www.facebook.com/bungalowbums

She Bangs The Drums with The High Dials - An Interview

Os canadenses do The High Dials vem desde  2003 perpetuando aquela psicodelia 60´s byrdiana com os dois pés na Madchester do Roses com ares da modernidade que vivemos.

Seu ultimo registro é o ep Desert Tribe, que traz uma vibe sessentista enorme, aqui temos garotos que amam Kinks até o talo, e lógico os Beatles.

Música pra se ouvir em dias ensolarados, exalando amor pra tudo que é lado, afinal, faz bem pra alma.

***** Interview with The High Dials *****

Q. When did High Dials starts, tell us about the history...
We released our first album in 2003. Since then the band has gone through many line-up changes. There are two of us left from the original line-up, myself and Robbie MacArthur. Our drummer George has been playing in the band off and on for several years now.

Q: Who are your influences?
When music is your life you absorb so much stuff it becomes hard to make sense of it or create a list. But there are early formative influences that stick in the subconscious and then key discoveries that happen later that shape you too. Early on I guess I was really influenced by the 60s - Beatles, Kinks, Donovan being the key groups and then later Motown, the Zombies and all the underground freakbeat and psych stuff. Parallel to all that I was discovering English indie music that was also important - the Cure, Ride, the Sundays, Wedding Present, Boo Radleys, the La's. Most of that stuff was pretty jangly and/or "shoegazy". That gives you a picture of the very young man I was. Over the years though many, many other things have left their mark - folk, soul, caribbean and world sounds, and also contemporary bands we have played with or admire. In recent years Magnetic Fields, Felt and Television Personalities have really left a mark on my songwriting.


Q. Made a list of 5 albums of all time…
Well, keeping in mind my disclaimer about lists - they are pretty much impossible...

1- The White Album (The Beatles)
2-Disintegration (The Cure)
3- The Songs of Leonard Cohen
4-The Stone Roses
5-Marvin Gaye - What's Going On


Q. How do you feel playing live?
It's one half of the pleasure. You need to alternate between studio and stage to feel complete. But it's amazing how difficult it is to be in a band these days and yet that half hour on stage makes it worth it. At this point we have such a catalogue to draw from, that I can exist in all these songs which are kind of the story of my life. That is amazing, to get to the heart of who you are on this planet for a few minutes and communicate that with all the thunder of the band behind you.

Q. How do you describe High Dials´ sounds?
A math equation is probably best? Groovy beats + jangle + melancholy + ecstasy + reverb + harmonies + alcohol + nostalgia + chorus

 Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We usually start the recordings on our own. I have grown as a producer a lot recently and feel much more confident working at home. Obviously we would rather record in Ocean Way Studio in California without a budget like it's the 1970s, but we live in the here and now which means we start in the bedroom or jam space. I do a lot of recording while I'm traveling. Albums have started in Ireland and Colombia for example. Recently we've been collaborating with a great producer in Montreal - Marc Bell. He's good at taking the best of what we do on our own and then adding to it in his studio.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
There are a lot of great new bands that are kind of associated with the psychedelic scene. Some that I have enjoyed on tour recently are Jaguar Ma, King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard, Toy. Other new discoveries I really like - Ducktails, White Fence, Jimmy Hunt, Seoul, Pow.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
We do a great Kinks cover - "See My Friends". We keep trying to do "Bette Davis Eyes", not sure that will ever work.

 Q: What´s the plans for future....
Releasing our new album "In the A.M. Wilds" It's finished!
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http://thehighdials.net/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-High-Dials

Acid Blank Nothing with M!R!M - An Interview

Uma das prediletas da atualidade, M!R!M, que depois de muita persistência chegam as páginas do TBTCI.

Um cruzamento insano de Joy Division, Suicide e J&MC, loops eletrônicos, wall of sound, guitarras estridentes, em formato insano e doentio.

Um discografia extensa e recheada de tesouros tem o M!R!M projeto de um homem só,  Jack Milwaukee, rotular o M!R!M é absolutamente impossível, as canções transcendem o pós punk, ou o shoegazer, ou no wave, white noise, não há rótulos, ou todos eles são corretos.

O fato é que o M!R!M é absolutamente fundamental para a construção do caos sonoro de nossos tempos. Se você necessita de melodias, melhor manter-se distante.

***** Interview with M!R!M *****

Q: When did M!R!M start?, tell us about the history…
M!R!M was born few years ago as a duet then became my solo project since the summer of 2013 when i had the chance to release my first debut album

Q: Who are your influences?
Many things influence myself , not only artists. I would say i get influences and inspiration by everything that surrounds me , positive and negative things hit me all the the time and i just try to put the feelings i get into my songs.

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
1-Galaxie 500 - On Fire
2-The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
3-Wire - Pink Flag
4-Slowdive - Souvlaki
5- Slint - Spiderland

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I feel good, it’s intense , quite tiring but definitely good

Q. How do you describe M!R!M´s sounds?
I would say Noise mixed with long reverbs and acid guitars with a punk attitude

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
It’s easy , i do not plan anything i just play around with my machines and guitars , then when i come up with something i like i just plug my audio interface and i record everything

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
His electro blue voice , very cool band

Q. What's the plans for the future?
mostly recording new stuff and playing some cool gigs
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https://www.facebook.com/wearemrm
https://wearemrm.bandcamp.com

Funhouse with Chicos de Nazca - An Interview

Os Chicos de Nazca, são de Santiago, Chicle e são banda co-irmã de outro petardo daquelas terras, o La Hell Gang, que já passou pelas páginas do TBTCI.

Só como cartão de visitas, os caras gravam pela barulhenta e espertíssima Hozac Recrods, só por aí já da pra imaginar a cacetada que os caras praticam, mas, a porrada aqui é mais viajante e delirantemente psicodélica. Rainbow Sew the Seal, o último álbum deles, é uma trip viajandona inspirada em gente como Hendrix e Spacemen 3, daí se percebe que a acidez vai tomando conta de mente, corpo e alma, e quando se dá por si, já estamos longe, bem longe....

Adentrar as jams dos Chicos é prazeirosamente necessário, gracias hermanos.

***** Interview with Chicos de Nazca *****

Q. When did Chicos de Nazca start? Tell us about the history.
1. we started at 2010, beside my other project La Hell Gang, there`s some many changes in the members of the band, now im playing with the hell gang´s drummer and my brother on the bass...

Q: Who are your influences?
2. i love te raw rock of Hendrix, MC5 , The stooges, velvet underground, spacemen 3, etc.

Q. Give us a list of your top five albums of all time…
3. jimi hendrix, are you experienced,
the stooges, funhouse
velvet underground first
spacemen 3, perfect prescription
mc5, kick out the jams,

Q. How do you feel about playing live?
4 we feel free playing alive, free to jam and reconstruct the songs.

Q. How do you describe Chicos de Nazca´s sound?
5. the sound is analog and surround, we keep the drone in the music, and trying to keep the wall of sound.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
6. i write the songs and then we jam a lot with the band to recorded at the first take on the tape.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended? 7
i recomended, The Psychedelic Schafferson Jetplane, Cave, Endless Boogie, Psychic Ills.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
8 i would like to make a cover to some 13th floor elevators songs.

Q: What´s the plans for future?
9 We are recording a lot, with La Hell Gang as well, there´s so many music coming now. and tours.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicos-de-Nazca
https://kbcabala.bandcamp.com/album/chicos-de-nazca-far-and-close-2010
https://soundcloud.com/chicos-de-nazca
https://chicosdenazca.bandcamp.com/album/rainbow-see-the-seal-2013

White Rabbit with Aspen Woods - An Interview

Em tempos de internet o consumo de música é por deveras maligno, digo isto porque a produção é tão grande e tudo esta tão facilmente a disposição, que por muitas vezes escapam e passam despercebidos algumas preciosidades que depois de serem saboreadas tornam-se prediletas e acabamos por nos punir por não termos prestado atenção naquele momento.

Este é o caso do Aspen Woods, ingleses de Bristol, que em 2008 lançaram uma preciosidade chamada New World Disorder. O disquinho é recheado de psicodelismo e shoegazer da melhor qualidade, por vezes nos remete a Chapterhouse, por outras a BJM, já em outras tem um que de seus antepassados de Bristol o Flying Saucer Attack, pegue a belíssima e épica Drones com seus mais de nove minutos de pura viagem aos mundos sonoros que acabei de comentar, simplesmente precisa ser ouvido.

Uma curiosidade o baixista e vocalista do Aspen Woods, Lee Woods é guitarrista de outra bela banda da de Bristol, o The Fauns, que já passou pelas páginas do TBTCI há alguns anos atrás.

E com exclusividade para o TBTCI, o soundcloud do Aspen Woods, tem a novíssima All is Truth para deleite geral.

Não cometam a heresia de ficar sem este prazer sonoro chamado Aspen Woods.

***** Interview with Aspen Woods *****

Q. When did Aspen Woods start, tell us about the history...
I’d played in a few local Bristol bands as a guitarist when I was starting out. There was a certain period in my life between 2001-05 where I was switched on to a few things which were pretty inspiring for me, it sent me in a different direction as a person as well as a musician. This batch of songs just suddenly flowed out of me from nowhere in quite a short period. Feeling pretty inspired by what I’d come up with I recorded some demos myself and then went about getting a group together consisting of a few friends. We started out playing the Bristol scene and within our first year (around 2006) we started recordings, which would eventually become the debut album (New World Disorder) released in 2008.

Q: Who are your influences?
In life in general - anyone who thinks, speaks and acts from their heart. Musically - anyone who writes, sings and plays from their heart.

Q. Made a list of 5 albums of all time…
This is tricky. For me, as I’m sure for most people, a top 5 would be ever changing. I’ve decided to personalize it and give you 5 albums, in order of me discovering them, that had a deep impact on me as a musician/writer in so much as they have always stayed with me, or have sent me off in a certain musical direction.

1.U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
Say what you will about U2 (and many do!) this album will always be special to me as it got me into and excited about guitar music as a young teenager. At the time (early 90’s) I was purely into Hip-Hop and Rave(!) and a friend gave me a copy to listen to. I was fascinated by the production and especially how the guitars sounded. Edge as a guitarist is criticized by the snobs for his style which relies heavily on effects and studio/live production over technical ability, but I’m of the attitude that if it works then who cares? His approach has affected the way I look at guitar to this day. Nirvana’s Nevermind came out the same year, which was a completely different animal, and once I heard that too I soon enough was picking up the guitar (and the effects board!)

2.Brian Eno – Another Green World (1975)
It was through Eno’s production work with U2 that I got into his own work. I’m a big fan of his ambient work but also love his earlier more conventional song-based (but still pretty abstract) stuff. This album seemed to be a bridge between the two forms (for both himself and me I suppose).

3. Spiritualized – Pure Phase
I used to be a bit of a loner when I was a teenager and I’d often stay in my darkened room (I had three different 25w light bulbs – one red, one green and one blue that I’d interchange depending on my mood!) listening to the radio. I was lying in the gloom one night and I heard the song ‘Let It Flow’. It was one of those songs that just took me somewhere else, nothing else sounded like it at the time. Not long after that a friend and I were approached by a random guy in the street who tried to sell us a pair of tickets to their Bristol show, after we showed him our empty pockets he ended up giving us them for free as he said that he’d had enough of trying to get something for them (fortunately for us this was pre-ebay!). We went to the gig the next night, Seefeel were the support if I remember correctly which set the mood perfectly. It probably still remains my favourite live show to this day. I think they were sonically the best live band around during most of the 90s as far as guitar music goes.

4. Labradford – Prazision
I didn’t really know that much about Labradford when I came across this album, I still don’t now that much now. They are a US band and I think this was the first release from the Kranky label, but that’s about it. There’s just something about this as a whole album that does it for me. The production is pretty lo-fi but the mood is pitched perfect. I’m not sure they are still releasing stuff or not. They really should be working in film-scoring (maybe they are!?)


5.Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
I’m not sure if it’s that I get more cynical as I get older or that music of any substance is becoming more rare, but I find it extremely difficult to get excited about much contemporary music. This album was an exception. This was the first album from Swans of their recent resurgence, and I have to admit that I was pretty much unaware of them prior to it. The following two albums are just as good for me, but this was the album that got me into them…in fact it was when I saw them perform live at London’s Alexandra Palace a few years back following the release of this album that they really hit me. A truly exhilarating and genuine live band that really mean it. Immense.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I love to play live. It’s where I feel most alive and everything else melts away. I enjoy writing and recording in a different way but these are the things I have to really work at, the tilling, sowing and planting. Playing live is like enjoying the fruits of the harvest.

Q. How do you describe Aspen Woods’ sounds?
It’s been described as Psychedelic Rock and also Shoegaze. I suppose they are both true in some ways but not really through design. The newer material I have written has more of an electronic sound, less guitars and more synths. I think my influences are pretty clear, which I’m not ashamed of.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
Well the debut album was as I said mainly written by me as a bunch of demos, which we preceded to flesh out with live band sessions and overdubs. That album was mainly produced and engineered by two different friends in their studios in Bristol. I’m proud of that album but in hindsight there’s a lot I would have done differently, both from a songwriting and a production viewpoint. That said I don’t believe anyone can ever be 100% happy with a release and it seems you never really finish. All you can ever do is learn from the experience and try to enact changes in how you do things next time.

I found with the debut that for me it isn’t about me just being a performer of the songs, where someone else captures and interprets them. I needed to be more involved in the production side. So I’ve now pretty much completed a whole new album of songs, which I’ve written, recorded, produced and mixed myself. The only downside of this method that I’ve found is that it’s usually good to involve others if only that they can tell you ‘it’s finished’, or ‘yes’, or ‘NO!’. That said, overall I’m far happier with the end results.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Well I would have to say fellow Bristol band The Fauns – but I am biased being that I’m actually a member of the band! But seriously, even if I wasn’t I’d be recommending them to you. Funnily enough Michael Savage (bass player and founder of The Fauns) was getting The Fauns off the ground whilst he was playing bass with us in Aspen Woods, and before I knew it I was playing guitar in The Fauns.

Q: Which bands would you love to make a cover version of?
I’d love to have a crack at doing a version of Vangelis’ ‘End Titles’ from Blade Runner OST, but with less synths, more guitars and add a vocal line maybe…hmm, maybe not.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
I’d like to think I could get the new album out before the decade ends! Seriously though the completed unmastered new album has been sitting on the shelf for the past two years and I have no plans (or a label with plans for that matter) to do much with it yet.

The Fauns are my main focus as far as recording and playing live go at the moment so we will see. When I do get around to releasing it I definitely plan perform it live.

I did put one new track from the new album up on my Soundcloud page some time ago. It’s called ‘All Is Truth’.

Q: Any parting words?
Search ‘Strawman’ and ‘Legal Fiction’ on Youtube. Then follow the White Rabbit…
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https://www.facebook.com/aspenwoodsband
https://soundcloud.com/aspenwoods
http://www.deezer.com/album/1044354

Regular Trip with The Black Spiral - An Interview

E a tradição do TBTCI prossegue, The Black Spiral, nada lançado oficial, apenas um registro absolutamente viciante, o vídeo de Regular Trip, mostra que o duo, pisa fortemente tanto na cena psych moderna como aquele toque noventista mesclado com um Q de Interpol.

Se eu fosse definir Regular Trip rapidamente eu diria que é uma colisão entre B.R.M.C. com Interpol e sai o rebento, The Black Spiral.

Desde já, o TBTCI esta ansioso por mais material dos caras, e fica a dica de uma das grandes revelações deste 2014.

***** Interview with The Black Spiral *****

Q. When did The Black Spiral starts, tell us about the history...
We have set up the Black Spiral a bit more than a year ago. Before then, we had been together in the same band for 15 years . We seemed to be going nowhere so the 2 of us decided to move on to a new project.

Q: Who are your influences?
We love 60s rock going from Swinging London to psychedelic rock. This is what influences us the most. This is the root of our music. However we can’t deny that we’ve always been influenced by 90s rocks : Pixies, Sonic Youth…these bands played the sountrack for our teenage years.

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
It would take us months to be able to make a choice…

Q. How do you fell playing alive?
We love playing live but unfortunately we haven’t done it yet with The Black Spiral . We’ve been just the 2 of us so that was kind of tricky for us to play live, but 2 musicians have just joined us and we’ been working with the hope of playing gigs.

Q. How do you describe The Black Spiral´s sounds?
Our sound results from a mix of our influences from the 60s and 90s.it’s both trippy and stirring , mesmerizing and rythmical. We are endlessly looking for our ideal sound.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We record in our basement. Working in a homestudio enables to easily explore different

Options when we compose, record, mix and arrange our tracks.

We are currently looking for the studio that would be most adapted to achieve the sound we are looking for.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
The Black Spiral ?

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
We have a difficult relationship with covers . we have tried several times, most of the times covering the Doors but we’ve never been satisfied with the result

Q: What´s the plans for future....
We are recording some new tracks and preparing some music videos. One of them will be posted on our Facebook page soon.

We are also preparing our first gigs and we hope to grab the attention of a label.

Q: Any parting words?
We would like to thank all the people who have supported us since our first music video, Regular Trip, and especially Jean Elliot Senior, Thierry Bellia and Eddy la Gooyatsh.
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https://www.facebook.com/theblackspiral

Rural Psychedelia with National Screen Service - An Interview

Ouvir o National Screen Service é adentrar ao uma viagem guiada por drones repetitivos e viajantes, conduzidas pela ambientação criada pelas guitarras, o efeito lisérgico é eminente.

O criador do NSS é Mick Harrisson que nos 90´s foi baixista do Prolapse, cultuado banda esquizofrênica barulhenta daquela época. No ep Sea Level Trials de fevereiro desse ano e também no recente Feathering recém lançado em formato cassete, a viagem adentra aos paraísos sonoros explorados anteriormente por gente como Flying Saucer Attack, Crescent, aquela turminha de Bristol.

O National Screen Service resgata e dá sequência as viagens a distantes e calmos mundos sonoros guiando nos a tonalidades multicoloridas e facetadas.

Música para se ouvir sozinho para reflexões profundas.

***** Interview with National Screen Service *****

Q. When did National Screen Service starts tell us about the history...
1. National Screen Service started when i moved back to the North of England 18 months ago. During the 90's i played bass in a band called Prolapse and had a doomed side project called Ears Go Ffff! which was basically just noise. I always loved messing around with effects and distortion and 4 track self indulgence was always great fun. I guess moving home where i'm surrounded by the beautiful Northumbrian countryside just inspired me to start messing around again but this time around making more structured soundscapes as opposed to just vacuum cleaner noise.

Q: Who are your influences?
2. Ooh blimey, I'm more influenced by sounds as opposed to bands. The ocean is only a mile away, at night lying in bed with the window open i can hear the sea. I love aeroplane cabin noise! I suppose groups like Flying Saucer Attack, Belong, Grouper and the obvious My Bloody Valentine are there too.

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time...
3. There's so many to choose from but today i'm going to pick My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything, Miles Davis - In a Silent Way, Sonic Youth - Sister, Love - Forever Changes and Scott Walker - Scott 3.

Q. How do you fell playing live?
4. There's definite plans about playing live, the problem is most of the people i want to be involved live bloody miles away.

Q. How do you describe National Screen Service's sounds?
5. Melodic drone cabin noise with added birdsong and ocean swells.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
6. I usually come up with ideas while out walking. I fumble around on the guitar before i forget the idea and start recording. I'll usually spend a few days recording layers of guitars, variations of the original idea and start messing around with delays and reverbs to try and create that immersive sound that i love. If i can fall asleep to it i know i'm on the right track..

Q. Which new bands do you recommended? 7.
I was introduced to a Manchester band recently called Warm Widow, utterly amazing live. Sex Hands are another great Manchester band. Sea Pinks, The Yawns, The Ancients, Arc in Round, Girls Names... There's too many!

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
8. Sunn O))) would be mind blowingly incredible! There was going to be a Prolapse tribute album at some point, i heard some of the covers from that and it was very humbling to hear a band doing their own interpretation of your own song.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
9. Just to carry on as i am. There's a tape release coming out soon on Ballon Festival, a subsiduary of Beko Disques and an ep on a pals newly formed label called Japanese Maple. I'm also collaborating with a friend from Wreaths on a drone project called Sea Widows.

Q: Any parting words?
10. Be nice to wrens.
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https://balloonfestival.bandcamp.com/album/bf02-b404-national-screen-service-feathering
https://nationalscreenservice.bandcamp.com/album/sea-level-trials
https://www.facebook.com/NationalScreenService/info
https://soundcloud.com/national-screen-service

Future Days with Al Lover - An Interview

Uma verdadeira trip hipnótica conduzida por loops, beats caminhando do trance psych, trip hop, psicodelismo em todas suas variáveis, compostas por Alex Gundlach, produtor de São Francisco, que comando essa viagem mântrica através da tecnologia dos nossos dias, o Al Lover, seu projeto/banda recém lançou seu novo trabalho intitulado Sacred Drugs, nome mais apropriado impossível, o disquinho é magnificamente conduzido pela mente perturbada de seu criador e a massa de loops e beats criados gera um sensação de ecstasy completo, arrisco a dizer que bem poderia ser o novo Screamadelica, ou algo do gênero.

Boa viagem.

***** Interview with Al Lover *****

Q. When did AAl Lover starts, tell us about the history..
Well, I had been making hip hop music since around 2001 and around 2008 I decided to hang that up and got more interested in production and making beats. I've always been into all types of music and with sampling I got into all sorts of weirder music from the fringes. I grew up on punk and hip hop though.

Q: Who are your influences?
I mean they're changing all the time, whenever I'm exposed to new music that inspired me I would say it influences me to an extent. My main influences tend to be classic "producers" who knew how to get a sound out of a band or added their own signature sound to projects like Phil Spector, Lee Hazelwood, John Cale, Ike Turner, Willie Mitchell. But as far as an artist, I think Lou Reed is my biggest influence.

Q. Made a list of 5 albums of all time…
That's too hard, it's always changing and expanding. For right now it's, in no order….

The Stooges - The Stooges
Aceyalone - Book of Human Language
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
The Velvet Underground with Nico
Can - Future Days

Q. How do you fell playing alive?
I love playing live, I tend to get in a trance state a lot because of the repetitive nature of my music and the volume, which is good for me because I love music that has that vibe.

Q. How do you describe Al Lover´s sounds?
I would say tripped out, textured, harsh, spacey, strange, rhythmic loops.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
I usually start off with a sample or a melody or bass line and I build up from there, first getting a good loop together, Then I'll add effects, layers, drums and then finally form the structure and composition, then give it a good mix. I have more fun engineering my music these days then even making it haha!

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
White Fence, Pow!, Cool Ghouls, The Spyrals, Scraper, The NEC, Nest Egg, Burnt Ones, Anika, Jiboia, Night Beats, Ty Segall, Goat, Gnod, The Shivas, Disapears, too many to name.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
I'm not sure. Since I sample and remix, I feel like I do a lot of those kind of, haha! I'd love to do a proper remix of Ty segall's new record. It's amazing.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
I have a new record coming out around dec / jan. Stoked for that! It's called "Cave Ritual" and it's on a label from UK called Stolen Body Records. Then hopefully more tours, records, mixes. I like to stay busy!!!

Q: Any parting words?MIXESNEWS
I'd just like to say thanks for your time and for having an interest in what I do! Cheers!
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https://allover.bandcamp.com/
https://allover.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/coolallover

Pornography with Guilty Strangers - An Interview

Um duo de St. Antonio, Texas, resolveu atualizar a sonoridade de grandes peças chaves para a música de todos os tempos, leia-se Killing Joke, Crime & City Solution, Sex Gang Children, Lydia Lunch, Rowland  S. Howarde por aí vai.

Sim, aqui o negócio é escuro mesmo, o Guilty Strangers com dois álbuns pesados, sombrios, sexys no currículo, Oracle (2011) e o mais recente Pulling Teeth from the Muse, que é mais sombrio, denso e barulhento que o debute, 

Esse caldeirão negro de referências são devidamente atualizadas para o nosso caos atual, o lado negro da musica esta mais presente do que nunca e o Guilty Strangers é a prova cabal disso, e detalhe, não tem como escapar da sedução maligna deles.

***** Interview with Guilty Strangers *****

Q. When did Guilty Strangers start? Tell us about the history. 

Shawn: Guilty Strangers started in 2008, when Christine showed me her poetry and I played some music I'd been working on for her. We started doing sort of experimental recordings together, and eventually started making the songs that became our 1st EP. In 2009 we recruited a couple of friends to play live shows. Live line-ups have included Julian Garcia, Chris Ruptive, Robert Sullen, KC Fiedler and Svia Svenlava.

Q: Who are your influences?
Shawn: There are many, ranging from stuff you might expect, like Sex Gang Children and Southern Death Cult to stuff that might not be so obvious. Richard Hell, Patti Smith and Alice Cooper, for instance.

Q. Give us a list of your top five albums of all time…
Shawn: That's would be almost impossible for me. I just love so much music. Instead, I can give you a list of 5 albums that I know were important in forming the band's sound:
1.Christian Death - Only Theatre Of Pain
2. Bauhaus - Mask
3. Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard - Shotgun Wedding
4. The Cure - Pornography
5. X - Wild Gift

Christine: Mine changes periodically but right now id have to say...
Kate Bush, The Dreaming;
Rowland S. Howard, Teenage Snuff Film;
David Bowie, Aladdin Sane;
Einsturzende Neubauten, Tabula Rasa;
Leonard Cohen, Songs of Leonard Cohen.

That's what comes to mind at the moment.

Q. How do you feel about playing live?
Christine: I go back and forth. Sometimes i'm just itching for it, but other times I feel its very tedious. All the waiting and anticipation beforehand makes me a little crazy Shawn: I love it when it's happening. I hate all the difficulties we have when trying to prepare for it. We've never had much luck keeping a stable line-up of musicians together. That being said, we've had some amazing shows and we've played with some great acts like Lost Tribe, Christian Death and Peter Murphy. My favorite shows are at dark little dive bars on weird nights when the audience is just "feeling it."

Q. How do you describe Guilty Stranger´s sound? 

Shawn: "Post-Everything Gloom Rock." We have elements of goth, deathrock, early punk, experimental, No Wave, 70's glam and even a hint of shoegaze on a couple of tracks. We don't really fit neatly into one category, though we could be considered a Gothic Rock band.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs? 

Shawn: I usually come up with a bassline and maybe a bit of guitar or a beat. Christine will write some words for it and start trying some vocal melodies out. We flesh it out from there. Sometimes though she'll give me the lyrics first, or I'll give her a complete song. We've had a couple of things that were more improvised. We just set up some mics and pulled the song out of thin air. Ha ha. Most of the recordings are just Christine and I. I play all the instruments. KC Fiedler joined the band in 2011, and he has played and co-written the music with me on the last 2 releases. 

Q. Which new bands do you recommended? 

Shawn: I really love this band from Sydney called Low Life. Annex from McAllen, Texas are really good and will probably be a big name in the dark punk/post-punk scene soon. I thought the Savages album was absolutely brilliant. What a great rhythm section. Arctic Flowers have a great sound. Very good guitar work. Screature, Phosphor and Feroxide are all great. 

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version? 

Shawn: I'd like to cover "Bird On A Wire" by Leonard Cohen or something by Jeri Cain Rossi. Also something off Iggy Pop's "Kill City" or "New Values." Or something unexpected, like our own take on a Motown classic or something. We did a weird cover of Lou Reed's "Vicious" on Walking The Wire. I'd like to hear Bush Tetras or Iggy Pop do one of our songs. Ha ha. 

Christine: I would love to do a Rowland S. Howard song or a Leonard Cohen one. I guess Shawn and I are in agreement on one for a change! 

Q: What´s the plans for future? 

Christine: Hopefully some new music very soon. Possibly some live shows if we can ever get a concrete and reliable line up together. I'd like that very much.

Perfect Pop with The Fin. - An Interview

The Fin,, novíssima banda japonesa de Kobe, é uma daquelas bandas a procura da canção perfeita, sem cair para o lado cafona e brega da coisa toda, o The Fin. é refinado, elegante e climático.

Tudo isso esta estampado no ep lançado no ano passado Glowing Red on The Store que antecede seu debute prometido para dezembro agora, e se as previsões se confirmarem, vem um daqueles álbuns pra se apaixonar.

Que venha dezembro.....

***** Interview with The Fin. *****




Q. When did The Fin starts tell us about the history...
We've been working on this band for 2 years. We're old friends, met each other when we were four~six yeas old.

Q: Who are your influences?
I listen to some kind of music like Electronica, Rock, R&B. Many of them I listen to are creating music in Indie style. Not just Music, I always have influences from daily life, friends, movie and art, especially Impressionism. My work is like a track of my daily life.

Q. Made a list of 5 albums of all time…
It's very difficult to choose... I selected recent important albums for me.

xx / The xx
Clash The Truth / Beach Fossils
NO MORE STORIES ARE TOLD TODAY I'M SORRY THEY WASHED AWAY NO MORE STORIES THE WORLD IS GREY I'M TIRED LET'S WASH AWAY /
Mew Settle /
Disclosure Woman / Rhye

Q. How do you fell playing live?
I feel a kind of trying to communicate with other people. I like it.

Q. How do you describe The Fin sounds?
It's impressionism. The sounds describe the way I feel, the way I see things.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Going well. All recordings for a first album are finished. It's gonna be pretty good one.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
I'd like to recommend a Japanese band called "Paellas". We're playing together next month.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
The Smiths is the most.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
We'll go to US and Europe for tour and festivals. I want to feel a lot of kind of culture thorough tour.

Q: Any parting words?
Thank you for reading. The first album of ours is out Dec.3. Don't miss it!
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https://thefin6672.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thefin66725?fref=ts

Their Satanic Majesties Request with The Grand Rapids - An Interview

A Austrália cada vem mais vem recheando as páginas do TBTCI basicamente toda semana com uma novidade genial saída daquelas terras.

Há não muito tempo o Dandelion já passou por aqui, e vem muito mais australianos pela frente, e agora é vez de The Grand Rapids, com álbum lindaço chamada Great Snakes lançado ano passado e agora com um novo single Copper Girl que anuncia o novo álbum a vir brevemente.

Psicodelia da melhor qualidade pratica o The Grand Rapids, digamos que os caras ficam numa encruzilhada entre BJM e o finado Blue Angel Lounge.

Especiaria de primeiríssima qualidade.

***** Interview with The Grandd Rapids *****

Q. When did Grand Rapids starts tell us about the history...
The band started a few years ago with Sasha and Daniel and has had a bunch of line up changes but we have had this solid line up for the past two years now.

Q: Who are your influences?
We are all influenced by so many great artists/periods in time but personally i dig Spacemen 3, The Blue Angel Lounge, The Stones, Joy Division, Crystal Castles, Solid Space.

Q. Made a list of 5 albums of all time…
1. Their Satanic Majesties Request - The Rolling Stones
2. The Idiot - Iggy Pop
3. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
4. Give It Back! - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
5. The Terror - The Flaming Lips

Q. How do you fell playing live?
Playing live is definitely something we enjoy doing, amongst kaleidoscopic projections, strobe lights and smoke machines we love being able to create an atmosphere and connect with our audience.

Q. How do you describe Grand Rapids sounds?
Deep Space Dream Cave

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We basically get into the studio, record live to tape and then add in overdubs later. Mixing is usually the time consuming part for us.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
The Dandelion, Luna Ghost, The Wands, Breve, Little Desert

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
 How You Satisfy Me - Spectrum(Sonic Boom) or Venus In Furs - The Velvet Underground

Q: What´s the plans for future....
We are currently recording our second album which will be released early 2015 along with some more touring around Australia and hopefully overseas. We may even release another single before 2014 is through...

Q: Any parting words?
Gracias
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https://thegrandrapids666.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Thegrandrapids
http://thegrandrapids.bigcartel.com/

When Tomorrow Hits with Loaded - An Interview

Seguindo a tradição do TBTCI, em primeira mão, a mais recém excentricidade psicodélica vinda de Londres, com o sugestivo nome de Loaded, esses ingleses, certamente ficaram trancafiados durante um bom tempo ouvindo Spacemen 3, e não foi pouco, porque o que aconteceu com os caras foi forte.

As demos constantes no soundcloud deles mostram explicitamente que suas mentes foram infestadas pela doutrina Kember/Pierce, leia-se Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To, acrescente ai doses de alucinógenos de Madchester e enfim criou-se o Loaded.

Nem precisa dizer mais muita coisa, vamos ficar chapados e vamos nos divertir.

***** Interview with Loaded *****

Q. When did Loaded starts tell us about the history...
A. We started as Louis, Jack and Henry messing around with different instruments in our bedrooms. We're brothers, into similar music and live together, so naturally this was always going to be the start of any band.

Henry then sent Louis and Jack a text saying he'd met a 70s italian girl who had amazing silver flares and could drum. Raissa joined a few weeks later.

Q: Who are your influences?
Velvet Underground, early Warlocks and Spacemen 3. Looking at those 3, each of them have something in common; they weren't doing anything that others around them were doing. They were loved and hated. Bands that create that feeling is what excites us.

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
A. Spacemen 3-Recurring
Velvet Underground-Live 1969
Chemical Brothers-Exit Planet Dust
Primal Scream-Screamadelica
Gun Club-Miami

Q.How do we feel when we play live?
A. It's more of a different experience than usual because we have all the stage lights off, with evolving patterns and shapes projected into us. This causes parts of the stage to be completely blacked out at certain times, so allows the music to really envelop us, as well as the audience.

Q. How do you describe Loaded' s sounds?
A. Our sound goes back to basics. It all comes from creating simple structures. We feel quite free from strict techniques and technicalities so we're able to mix each of our instruments to create one big instrument to achieve a primitive sound without being tied down by rules.

Q: Tell us about the process of writing the songs ?
A. Each song is different. We don't have a strict writing style and all chip in with ideas when we have them. We don't intend to sit down on a weekly basis and just churn out songs like other bands. We're more organic with our song writing.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
A. There seems to be a lot of new bands that have emerged in the last few years, some are great and some just exist. There's a handful of bands we love including Black Market Karma, Tess Parks and Vacant Lots. They all make music that really excites us, in a live sense and on record.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
A. Well, we already have a couple of covers in our set, both of which are very different to the original. That's really the band mantra, to take elements of old and new and twist them into something that's relevant and natural to us. We couldn't imagine us doing a cover that is completely faithful to the original. What's the point?

Q: What´s the plans for future....
A. Lots of gigs coming up in October and November.
December is time to get in the studio again and work on our new material for an EP that will be out early next year.

Q: Any parting words?
A. Get Loaded!
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