The Garden with Synapse Lens - An Interview

Synapse Lens é o projeto de Joseph M. que debutou há um mês com seu álbum cheio intitulado The Garden.

Situar o Synapse Lens sonoramente após a prazerosa audição do disco é basicamente taxa-lo disso ou aquilo, mas o ponto é que a elegância das composições e clima nostalgicamente oitentista coloca suas influencias bem explicitas, leia-se aí Red House Painters, pós punk clássico e Vini Reilly.

Coisa fina.

***** Interview with Synapse Lens *****

Q. When did The Synapse Lens start? Tell us about the history…
Synapse Lens started in my studio apartment during the summer of last year. At the time, I had left behind a noisepop band called Limerent Dance Machine in order to attend UC San Diego. I didn’t really know anyone out here who shared the same influences, and so I decided to start a bedroom recording project with a few bits of gear I had laying around. Everything was played by me on the record. I really struggled for a year or two to put an album together because of how busy I was, but everything eventually came together.

Q: Who are your influences?
The Durutti Column has been a large influence on this record, as well as The Chameleons and Felt. I love the aesthetic of all of those bands, and try to juxtapose that style with some of the more current stuff I’ve been listening to. Radiohead has always been my favorite band however — their output has been an ideal to aspire to.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Alright. These are liable to change on my mood, but here we go:

Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill
Radiohead - Kid A
Slowdive - Pygmalion
The Cure - Disintegration
David Bowie - Low

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I actually haven’t played live in over a year. It’s something that I miss. There is a certain visceral impact you can feel in your chest, as well as high frequencies at the fringes of your hearing that are impossible to replicate on a stereo. I like to play with a full-backing band however; I’d feel awkward doing that whole acoustic singer/songwriter thing.

Q. How do you describe Synapse Lens sounds?
I personally have no perception of my own music. Now that it’s out, I don’t listen to it. It’s like a ritual cleansing that happens every few months or so. I’d imagine it sounds halfway-decent, at least I think so! I wanted to give a more forward edge to what is generally considered a dreamy or relaxed genre; let it get angry at points. With some songs, I would imagine I was making “Nightmare-Gaze.”

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
Little by little, piece by piece. I have about three different microphones that I cycle through. I generally mic up a little four watt Vox tube amp in my room with an AKG condenser and an SM57. I’ve gotten better results with little amp than with others at over ten times the wattage. Usually I’ll lay down drums and rhythm guitar before anything else, and than just layer on top indefinitely. The real work is subtracting instruments and sounds from the final mix.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
I think musicians like Holly Herndon, Arca, and Oneohtrix Point Never are making unbelievable advances in experimental electronic music. I would place them in their movement if I could describe what links them adequately. We’ll leave that to the journalists. As far as shoegaze or dreampop, I’m really looking forward to the next Wild Nothing release.

Q: Which bands would you love to make a cover version of?
The Beach Boys. Miles Davis.

Q: What are the plans for the future?
My plans are to be as open as possible to what the future brings. I used to make colossal plans, and go at them with endless ambition. That kind of ideology can narrow your perspective of the world and close you off from many surrounding experiences. It can also make you unhappy when you don’t get what you want. Right now, I trust that I’ll continue to make music. Wherever it goes, whoever listens, is not within my control.

That being said, I want to kind of steer away from the whole 80’s vibe of my music. I don’t want it to feel reminiscent of a past era moving forward.

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks for having me, and thanks for listening.
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https://synapselens.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/synapselens/

Under Overfladen with Tusindfald - An Interview

Já é uma tradição na Dinamarca ser produzido muito do que há de melhor no dreampop mais shoegaze, vide Rumskib do mestre Keith Canisius, e agora mais recentemente outro mentor começa a guiar seus projetos, Jesper Lundager comando entre outros a nave sonhadora chamada Tusindfald.

Kys o EP de estreia deixa explicitamente claro a beleza da música do Tusindfald, muito além da mesmice etérea que acontece por aí, Jesper e seus comparsas criam atmosferas repletas de camadas e mais camadas sobrepostas gerando um clima hipnótico absurdo.

Precisamos de mais material do Tusindfald urgentemente,

***** Interview with Tusindfald *****

Q. When did Tusindfald start? Tell us about the history...
Tusindfald was initially a concept band. I wrote, recorded and produced the EP on my own, invited some friends to play and sing along, and put out a single on bandcamp (Kys). Before I knew it, I was contacted by some lovely people from the UK; I suddenly had a record deal on my hands. Requests for concerts starting popping up, so I gathered some good friends from college and formed a proper band.

Q: Who are your influences?
In no particular order, and from the top of my mind: Slowdive, Ulrich Schnauss, Tangerine Dream, Michael Rother, My Bloody Valentine, Limp (Manual, Syntaks & Aerosol), School of Seven Bells, M83, Cocteau Twins, Sigur Rós, Mew, Chapterhouse, Vangelis, Stephané Picq and even new age artists like Enya, Enigma and Constance Demby. I also really enjoy demoscene music.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Ouch, these top lists are always impossible for me, and I couldn't restrain myself here, sorry. Frankly, I don't think I'd be doing what I do today if these records hadn't moved me as much as they did (and still do). Again, in no particular order:
My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
Manual – Azure Vista / Ascend / Isares
Ulrich Schnauss – A Strangely Isolated Place
Cocteau Twins - The moon and the Melodies (but anything by them, really!)
Sigur Rós – Agætis Byrjun
Mew - and the Glass handed Kites

Q. How do you feel playing live?
It can be fun, and it can be a hassle. For me personally, the most fun part about music has always been messing around in the studio on my own. The logistics; managing a band who lives far apart, rehearsing for three or four days and then being paid off with a meal and/or transport money is a lot of work for very little, I think. I realize it's the name of the game, and a lot of people are happy doing this. I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but for me the creative processes that I find in the studio have always been the main attraction. And please don't get me wrong: I do enjoy the rush of playing a concert once in a while!

Q. How do you describe the sounds of Tusindfald?
Longing, yearning, ethereal, other worldly, comforting, powerful, delicate, uplifting, melancholic, melodic loving, intimate, near and far.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
Basically, I'll mess around in the studio until I find something that inspires me and flesh everything out from there. I have a tendency to meditate/dwell on ideas and demos for a long time. This is both good and bad - good because I know if I can listen to a song/demo/idea 1000 times and still be moved and inspired by it, it's probably going to be a good tune! Bad because it takes a long time for me to actually finish things up.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Recently I've been getting into Jon Hopkins and Ghost. Not really new, I know, haha... I like to discover things at my own pace, I guess.

Q: Which band would you love to make a cover version of?
Not sure, never done one as I think remixing is more fun! I've done a few of them – For instance, I did one for SPC ECO, which was released on a compilation some years ago.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
There's another Tusindfald EP coming at some point! I'm sorry, I don't have a release date or anything, it's been on its way for a while, but should be out before spring. Sorry for taking so long!

There will also be a limited cassette tape (via Night Vision Tapes) and bandcamp release of my very first collection of demos/songs, which I gave out as a CDr to friends in early 2009. Named after the my childhood home in Mozambique, ”Macuti” will be out in November and consists of songs and demos I recorded between 2006 and 2008. The b-side of the tape will feature lost and previously unreleased stuff from that era. The production values and aesthetics are quite lo-fi compared to my recent productions, but I hopefully people will enjoy it nonetheless. :)

Currently I'm working full time composing a soundtrack for an indie computer game called Unclaimed World. It's already on Steam (early access), albeit not with my music in it yet. The soundtrack will be ambient/folk oriented, - I'm having a lot of fun working on it.

So yeah, lots of new (and old) stuff in the pipeline!

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks. Because of music, I've gotten in touch with and made friends with people from all over world. It's incredible to know that a person in South America is being moved and inspired by things I've done, so far away... Another example, someone from the UK sent me a message telling me he'd played one of my songs at his wedding. Wow.
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https://www.facebook.com/Tusindfald
https://soundcloud.com/tusindfald/

Crossbones Bodies with Buzz Rodeo - An Interview

Tudo foi meio ao acaso, e talvez seja por isso que Sports a estreia dos alemães do Buzz Rodeo entrou na minha cabeça como uma bigorna caindo de um arranha-céu.

A banda lançou o link de seu álbum na página do TBTCI no FB e daí por coincidência estava num momento propício para ouvir algo inusitado, só que pra minha surpresa seria completamente inusitado, lá fui eu dar play no álbum sem ler nada sobre os caras, só dar play pela curtição de ouvir algo novo, e eu esperando algo shoegazer, mas quando começaram os primeiros acordes de Arkansas a cacetada foi bem no meio do cérebro. E daí, não teve mais volta porque o Buzz Rodeo em sua estreia praticou o crime de fazer um disco espetacular e linear do começo ao fim, são onze descargas intensas de no wave, art noise, SST, escola Steve Albini, sem dó nem qualquer tipo de piedade dos ouvintes, o que é perfeito.

Estou propenso a dizer que é um dos meus discos preferidos do ano, vamos aguardar.

***** Interview with Buzz Rodeo *****

Q. When did Buzz Rodeo start? Tell us about the history...
Buzz Rodeo started March 2014. Writing Songs and recorded it in Juni 2015 with a good friend at "Under The Surface". We released an Limited Edition DIY cd (100 items/sold out))on our own and then short after our fine Lp on Radio Is Down Records USA and Whosbrain records Luxembourgh.

Q: Who are your influences?
Our Influences are 80/90 and new PostPunk Noiserock Nowave Bands

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Gang Of Four-Entertainment
Shellac-At action park
Jesus Lizard-Liar
SteelPole Bath Tub-The miracle of sound in motion
Silkworm-In the West

Q. How do you feel playing live?
The greatest Thing on earth and sounds like the Sound of the Universe

Q. How do you describe Buzz Rodeo sounds?
Abrassive, angular hard hitting Artpunk Noiserock with plenty of Melody

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
The "Sports" songs were ready in 1 year and then we went to the Studio "Under the Surface". We recorded all the stuff with a good friend-- real Analog Recording in one day and mixed and mastered it short after that. It was real fun and a good day for us.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended
oh my god there are plenty:--)) name a few
Metz from Canada
USA Nails from the UK
Dilly Dally from Canada
Lardo from the USA
Enablers from the USA
My Disco from Australia
and so no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Q: Which bands would you love to make a cover version of?
oooooooooh yes there is a band I would prefer called A Witness! Its a band from the 80 and the ep is called A Witness ‎– Loudhailer Songs (Ron Johnson Records).

The song is called "Lucky in London"
http://www.discogs.com/A-Witness-Loudhailer-Songs/release/1174978

Q: What are the plans for the future?
In January we will release a fine 7 inch/3 songs called "Victoria" !!!!!!!!! on our own (DIY)
The songs called side one ::Underground Luxery side two:: Victoria// Themes from the Past

In early 2016 we will release a 10 inch Splitt with good friends out of Poland. The Band is called (Peru) https://perulbn.bandcamp.com/album/kto-z-nich
The label is called ANTENA KRZYKU RECORDS--available early 2016!!!

Q: Any parting words?
Oh yes we wanna rock the whole world:--))) and please dudes buy our stuff and support Buzz Rodeo

go there::::
https://www.flight13.com/details/buzz-rodeo-s-t-115769 for Germany/Swiss and all other...........

https://www.x-mist.de/band/6110/buzz_rodeo for Germany and all other

http://whosbrain-records.com/wp/?page_id=214 For Belgium/Netherlands/France.........

http://www.radioisdown.com/ For USA/Canada...................

http://www.antenakrzyku.pl/en/shop/buzz-rodeo-sports-lpcd/ for Poland..........................

and of course from our number One Sale Station:-)))
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https://www.facebook.com/BuzzRodeo/
https://buzzrodeo.bandcamp.com/

Post-Creation with The Julia Sound - An Interview

Experimentações, colagens, samples, no wave, art rock, post punk, tudo isso e mais um pouco de freaknices esta inserido dentro do espectro sonoro do excêntrico, The Julia Sound.

Poucas ou quase nenhuma informações a respeito do que e quem é a banda, mas o TBTCI tenta abrir um pouco do peculiar universo sonoro e excitante do The Julia Sound.

Entrar e fácil, agora sair, já nem tanto assim. Boa viagem.

***** Interview with The Julia Sound *****

Q: When did The Julia Sound start? Tell us about the history…
The Julia Sound started when I was living in a small flat in London back in 2011…I had been working on a few projects and live shows in years prior to this but when TJS started there in Whitechapel, I wanted to create a more independent and original sound and immediately began to develop the formula.

Q: Who are your influences?
I’m influenced mainly by a lot of 80’s obscurities and a few more well-known for the time. Artists from Kan Kan, Scars, Blue in Heaven, Rexy, Sudden Sway, etc. to artists like Takahashi Yukihiro, Shimizu Yasuaki and Kurozumi Kengo. I’m also a big fan of Christian Marclay and The Jesus & Mary Chain. Craig Lorentson (from the band Lowlife) is a big influence on my singing style…R.I.P, mate..

Q: Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
That’s extremely difficult but here’s five off the top of my head:
Lowlife - The Black Album
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Cutmedeadnailmedownandkickmyhead
The Zarjaz - La Leggenda
Del Block (Editio Princeps)
Orchestre Rouge - Yellow Laughter
Citizen King - Brown Bag LP

Q: How do you feel playing live?
I love playing live; it’s a very thrilling experience. A lot of venues are afraid to have me though. They’ve just about banned me due to the loud levels of feedback and the fact that I’ve been known to destroy my own gear, sometimes theirs, if I’m really focused emotionally on the music.

Q: How do you describe The Julia Sound sounds?
It’s hard to say really, I've a hard time trying to categorise it myself. It's classic UK post-punk that meets shoegaze and the Avant-garde arts. (Some people think it also fits into the old no-wave movement too.) Very noisy stuff when it wants to be and it involves a lot of sampling & turntablism..

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
I wish I could explain this better…there are a few different paths I take but it all starts out beforehand with a walk to somewhere naturous and a deep savouring of my solitude.

Q: Which new bands do you recommended?
I unfortunately don’t listen to much current music these days. Still stuck in the past.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
I’m stuck between a few. I’d love to work on a Lowlife, Victorian Parents or a Martin Dupont cover..I have a few in mind.

Q: What´s the plans for the future...…?
Just wait and see; there’s a lot of exciting things going about but I’ve got to keep it quiet for now.

Q: Any parting words?
To quote Heraclitus: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”
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https://thejuliasound.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/The-Julia-Sound-328927210492699/

Sinking with M is We - An Interview

Michael Wood faz parte do Something About Vampires And Sluts e também do The Wet Teens, mas desde 2004 junta alguns amigos tão insanos quanto ele onde basicamente eles praticam uma anti música. Algo que talvez poderia ser descrito como um dark kraut lo-fi, ou algo do gênero.

O último desses devaneios lunáticos de M is We, nome que Michael atende por seu alter ego chama-se Sinking e saiu via Silber Records, gravadora conhecida no submundo da música por sua propensa alcunha de lançar pepitas de desorientação musical. Em Sinking o M is We esta mais cavernoso e lo-fi ainda, mas sugere alguns momentos mais fáceis de se absorver.

Indicado somente para iniciados.

***** Interview with M is We *****

Q. When did M is We start? tell us about the history...
M is We started in 2004 as a solo project called M, then later M is Me, then after forming a band calling it M is We somewhere around 2010

Q: Who are your influences?
The Cure, Christian Death, Gang Of Four, Cold Cave, Joy Division, Kraftwerk, LCD Sound System, The Faint, Jawbreaker, Pixies, Sisters of Mercy, many more

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Dag Nasty: Wigout At Denkos,;
The Cure: The Top;
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures;
}The Smiths: Louder Than Bombs;
Jawbreaker: 24 Hour Revenge Therapy

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Intoxicated!

Q. How do you describe
M is We sounds? a mix between electronic and punk. Usually pretty raw.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Usually just experimenting with sounds that somehow turn into songs.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
The Eagulls, Protomartyr, Total Control, Cold Cave, The Twilight Sad

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
We were discussing doing "So What" by The Cure or "One More Hour" by Sleater Kinney. We have also covered "To Hell With Poverty" by Gang of Four and "Somebodies Watching Me" by Rockwell

Q: What are your plans for the future?
More records and touring!

Q: Any parting words?
Thank you!!!!!!!!
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https://silbermedia.bandcamp.com/album/sinking
https://www.facebook.com/misweband/

Shipwrecks with Sound Is Lovv - An Interview

Shipwrecks é a estreia do Sound Is Lovv, ep muito interessante que passeia por shoegaze barulhento mais americanizado, leia-se Swervedriver, até um lado mais cristalino que remete a alguns momentos do Airiel.

Essa junção faz desta estreia do Sound Is Lovv uma audição extremamente prazerosa.

Para dias melhores.

***** Interview with Sound Is Lovv *****

Q. When did Sound is Lovv start? Tell us about the history...
A. Brad: For the most part it started when I moved to LA about 3 years ago. After several failed attempts to put a band together, I decided I would just record the songs I had written by myself and worry about the rest later. When I needed musicians to record the rhythm section, my sound engineer Josiah Mazzaschi put me in contact Mike and Nicole. After the recording was finished I put the word out to find band members. I realize that process sounds some what contrived as opposed to the conventional way a band is formed, but I think its becoming more common with the way things are in music at the moment.

Q: Who are your influences?
Dario: Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta)

John: Guitar influences? Jimi, Clapton, Neil Young, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bombino, Pete Townsend, Julian Lage

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
In no particular order

John: The Beatles "Revolver", Kendrick Lamar "To Pimp a Butterfly"

Dario: King Crimson "Court of the Crimson King", The Mars Volta "Frances the Mute"

Brad: Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A. Brad: Its a chance to be an exaggerated version of yourself, and at times another person entirely. I'm pretty reserved and low key in general, so when I perform I go nuts. And the beauty of it is you don't have to explain yourself, you can hock it all up as an attempt to entertain people.

John: Depends on the night but it always feels like a chance for whatever’s in to come out (which I guess is pretty obvious). I guess my “feeling" depends on how I react to that opportunity on that particular day.

Dario:It’s the one of the best feelings! I don’t do drugs but it’s drug-like in the high I achieve while performing and crave after it’s all over.:

Q. How do you describe Sound is Lovv sounds?
Dario: very shoegaze-y and with a good ear you’ll pick up some of that motown vibe. I see a wave rising, collecting and building and finally crashing down but it’s not a catastrophy.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
A. Brad: For "Shipwrecks" it took more time than I expected. I had the words and melodies already written, but the pacing, layering, and harmonies were developed as I went along.I can't play drums at all and my vocal abilities are limited, so Mike and Nicole contributed a lot to those aspects.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended
A. John: Shoutout to my friends in Fell Runner, Orchin and Wistappear who are making really cool music right now and should seriously be checked out by all.

Dario: This electro pop group from the Valley, Canons. Adjy, I believe they’re from North Carolina. Semi-new, Prayers from San Diego and for anyone not yet familiar with Moon Hooch(New York) go listen! They’re so much fun and healthy for the senses.

Brad: Check out SHEER, local band out of Simi Valley. Female fronted. A cool thing about them is they are a "gaze" act but they're not all reverbed out. They lean more towards a grunge feel with heavy guitars and the lyrics are more clearly articulated.

Q: Which bands would you love to make a cover version of?
A. John: The Beatles, The Police, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Simon and Garfunkel

Brad: I would say something by Cocteau Twins but I could never do Liz Fraser's voice any justice. I'd love to cover LCD Soundsystem's "Dance Yourself Clean"

Q: What´s the plan for the future....
 A. Dario: It’s easy to see the future with these guys considering our rehearsals. There are times we hang on a jam and it seems like magic, chemistry or is Alchemy?

John: I think tomorrow I'll eat breakfast

Brad: Mind our P's and Q's and not tweet anything that will get us kicked off a record label

Q: Any parting words?
A. Dario: I’m at the beginning of everything and the end

John: When you’re driving, always use your turn indicator.

Brad: Thank you Based God
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https://soundislovv.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.facebook.com/soundislovv

Dissolver with Younghusband - An Interview

Uma das mais interessantes bandas surgidas no cenário inglês de uns anos para cá certamente foi o Younghusband. 

Desde a poderosa estreia com Dromes os caras já mostraram a que vieram, um elegante, sofisticado e estiloso mix de psicodelismo sessentista aliado a um apelo pop inegavelmente pegajoso e sutis inserções de dreampop.

A receita foi certeira e não a toa foram chamados para tocar em vários festivais pela Europa chegando a abrirem shows para o mítico Loop.

Agora voltam a todas as publicações especializadas por conta do novíssimo e igualmente delicioso Dissolver, um passo além de Dromes, mais hipnótico e pop mas sem nunca perder o charme.

Para todo e qualquer apreciador de boa música, essencial nos dias de hoje.

***** Interview with Younghusband *****

Q. When did Younghusband start, tell us about the history...
YH started in my bedroom when i was about 19. I bought a tape machine and started recording and put out a few eps on a local label. It started as a proper band in about 2010, i knew the guys from playing with them in different bands, then asked them top help me play live. We then started writing together, those songs turned into Dromes, our first record.

Q: Who are your influences?
For this record we were listening to a lot of John Cale, Eno, Big Star, Cleaners From Venus, Wire… I’ve always been a fan of Elliott Smith too, the VU, Television..

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
It’s ever changing, but…
Love - Forever Changes
Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs
Elliot Smith - Either / Or
Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Continued.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Very weird, uncomfortable, but that usually turns into enjoyment. But not always.

Q. How do you describe Younghusband´s ´ sound?
Autumnal guitar pop… melancholic pop.. pop means a different thing to everyone but we wanted to write a guitar pop record, but what pop means to us.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
We recorded them live, to tape with minimal overdubs. Usually just vocals and a few keyboards. I really like our first record but it lacks the feeling of a ‘band in a room’ which we wanted to achieve on this.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
JC Flowers and Grimm Grimm

Q: Which bands would you love to make a cover version of?
I’d like to play a bunch of Cleaners From Venus songs live

Q: What are your plans for the future?
I’d like us make a new record early next year. I have some idea’s for it and looking forward to putting it together. Something fast, in terms of recording and song speed. But i guess we’ll be touring a lot around that, and hopefully going to America in the spring.

Q: Any parting words?
Enjoy yourself
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https://play.spotify.com/album/5IOKDpiE0xL6qBZqxaHumR
https://www.facebook.com/YoungHusbandMusic/
http://www.younghusbandofficial.com/

Dissolve with Brilliant Beast - An Interview

(Photo by Mark N. Kartarik)

Minneapolis, Estados Unidos, é de lá que vem uma das revelações do ano para o TBTCI, estou falando do Brilliant Beast, mesmo não sendo tão novos assim, visto que Where Do You Want o primeiro é de 2013, mas não há como negar que a banda cresceu degraus preciosos com o lançamento agora no início do mês do grande e poderoso Dissolve.

Um mix de class of 86, shoegazer, com muito fuzz, seguindo a trilha aberta pelo Black Tambourine e enxertando mais fuzz fazendo conexões com outro predileto, o The Manhattan Love Suicides, o Brilliant Beast fez um disco desgraçadamente viciante.

Tem que ouvir no último volume, e se mesmo assim não ficar tão alto, se vire, mas aumente mais e mais até ficar agradavelmente ensurdecedor.

***** Interview with Brilliant Beast *****

(Photo by Mark N. Kartarik)

Q. When did Brilliant Beast start? Tell us about the history...
Brilliant Beast started in 2011, but the band has been around, in some form or another, since about 2008. Eric and I were college roommates our first year back in 2005, but our playing together was pretty much doing random mid-day drum and keyboard noise freakouts in our dorm room. Eventually that progressed to fleshing out real songs, and since Hannah and I had been making music together at home for a long time it was only a matter of time before she came into the fold. We went through bass players like Spinal Tap goes through drummers, so when Mark finally came on board in 2011 that’s when things finally felt like we had a real band. We used that time to shed a lot of far-ranging influences and styles to come to where we are now: the 80s punk that I grew up on as a teenager, and the shoegaze that Hannah fell headfirst into.

Q: Who are your influences?
Ride, Jesus and Mary Chain, Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, Buzzcocks, Stone Roses, TSOL, Rites of Spring, Fugazi…plus a million other personal ones, but as far as the actual sounds the band makes, that’s a fairly concise list.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Jordan: Billy Bragg “Back to Basics” – Yo La Tengo “Painful” – My Bloody Valentine “Isn’t Anything” – Fugazi “Repeater” – Ride “Smile”

Hannah: Ride “Smile” -- Jesus and Mary Chain “Psychocandy” -- My Bloody Valentine “Ecstacy” -- Broadcast “Tender Buttons” -- Yo La Tengo “Painful” (can you tell we’re related?)

Eric: My Bloody Valentine “Loveless” -- The National “Alligator” -- Tortoise “Standards” -- Deerhunter “Halcyon Digest” --

Mark: Rafi’s Greatest Hits, Shania Twain’s Greatest Hits, Boz Scagg’s Greatest Hits, Mozart’s Greatest Hits, NOW That’s What I Call Music 43

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Terrified to be alive. Drunk and speeding. Living life in sunglasses. It’s a lot of fun. But if the sound mix is off you kinda just want to disappear.

Q. How do you describe Brilliant Beast sounds?
We play a lot with reverb and delay and crunch, but at the heart of it our songs are centered around pop melodies. It ranges from the more rock side of shoegaze (we don’t really do the ambient thing that much) to garage-y punk, but all has a common sonic thread, composition wise. We pair lots of heavy rhythm with the jangly quality of the classic Fender guitar reverb wash, so it’s never too sludgy or grating. Hannah’s lead playing creates lots of unique and complex riffs – she started off playing fiddle music so she has a huge background of incorporating melody and drone – and my lead work, well, I’m a basher so my lines come out really aggressive and angular. It’s a good balance to have.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the album?
Our new album Dissolve is our first full-length album, so a lot more work went into it than what we had done before. We worked again with Neil Weir, who did our last EP (2013’s Where Do You Want). He’s insanely great to work with, because he’s worked with so many artists that are in a similar vein, he knows how to translate the weird non-musical language we speak in (“this needs to sound more velvety, but like, kinda old worn-out-from-years-of-use velvety, ya know?”). We were exploring some deeper sonic areas on this record, building more atmosphere and utilizing harmonies further than we did on the last record, so we tracked over a three-day holiday weekend this spring. We tracked all the base instruments together, so there’s a lot of bleed that occurs naturally, which is a trait we all really like for the immediacy it provides.

We spent over two months mixing the whole thing, even though it seemed most of that time was just spent playing with the Roland Space Echo on top of vocals, guitars, total mix…this is another area where Neil really was an asset. We’d finish a session, and when we came back for the next with our notes, he would have already tweaked something that completely fixed whatever issue we were having. The studio can be intimidating for a band with a sound that warrants lots of creative sonic landscaping but can’t afford to spend six months figuring out how to chain up five amps in a pattern that eventually creates that “How Soon is Now?” vibrato.

So it was tons of fun. Stressful, extended fun. We came out with a pretty good record, I’d say.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
There are so many good bands coming out of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area right now. Strange Relations make hard-edged feminist diary pop that’s so beautifully unnerving. Pussytoes is a new project from the dude behind the marvelous Flavor Crystals. Other great new bands from here include Pale Spectre doing a great gloomy new wave sound, Livid blistering ear drums with sludgy stoner riffs, and Ego Death are good pals making catchy bummer pop. It’s good stuff all around.

Q: Which bands would you love to make a cover version of?
Ryan Adams’ 1989…I think unexpected arrangements are always more interesting than mimicking the original. I think it could be cool to cover all of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours or some of the slower Beach Boys jams.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Probably decide on a new shirt design. Tour more. Get another full length in the can within a couple years. See the country. Make another shirt design.

Q: Any parting words?
Be excellent to each other.
Jordan
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https://brilliantbeast.bandcamp.com/album/dissolve
https://www.facebook.com/brilliantbeast

Forever in Dreams with Bye - An Interview

As vezes somos pegos de surpresa mesmo, principalmente naquelas ocasiões que não esperamos absolutamente nada, e foi exatamente o que aconteceu quando escutei o duo de Los Angeles, Bye, veja bem, nada contra o nome, mas não senti lá muita segurança que viria algo interessante, mas um parceiro dos bons sons disse, escuta vale a pena, elá fui eu dar play no álbum Forever in Dreams, e a magia aconteceu.

A sútil abertur com Waste dá sinais que eu estava completamente enganado, mas é na segunda faixa, onde beleza gélida de Apart que torna a audição bem intensa. O Bye, é dessas preciosidades que certamente vão ficar submersas, apenas para poucos privilegiados, uma doce e elegante mistura de trip hop com synth wave e suaves pitadas de dreampop, tudo envolto em um clima hipnótico e sofisticado.

Acima.

***** Interview with Bye *****

(Photo Credit: Calen Coates)

Q. When did Bye start? Tell us about the history...
Bye began early this year as a collection of reverb-drenched instrumentals that I was creating in my bedroom in Albany, NY. After seriously writing for around six months, I got my first show based upon only a (very) low quality demo that I recorded on my phone. For the show, I reached out to my friend Joe Vita, and he agreed to join Bye to contribute drums and synth. Bye has also had the privilege of incorporating members of the band Slowshine into our live ensemble. A few months ago however, I moved to the Los Angeles area for college, so I am currently in the process of finding new people to collaborate with for upcoming music.

Q: Who are your influences?
A huge influence on Bye is the Cocteau Twins, specifically Robin Guthrie’s guitar work and drum machine patterns. Another big influence is David Lynch and the surrealist qualities put forth in his films and Twin Peaks, alongside the brilliant soundtracks of Angelo Badalamenti. Other than that, I draw from a lot of ‘80s post-punk, goth and new wave.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
This is an extremely difficult question, so in no particular order:
• The Postal Service – Give Up
• American Football – American Football
• Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
• The Smiths – Hatful of Hate (I know this is technically not a studio album, but it’s my favorite Smiths release, easily)
• Cocteau Twins/Harold Budd – The Moon and The Melodies (largely because I find “Sea, Swallow Me” to be one of the greatest songs of all time)

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Playing live is one of the most gratifying feelings in the world for me. In the past, live performance has always been a daunting and anxiety-filled experience, but with Bye, I feel like I am at home when I am performing these songs.

Q. How do you describe Bye sounds?
Sad and dreamy. Sometimes the sorrow is drowned in reverb, sometimes in waves of feedback.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
For the Forever In Dreams EP, I recorded with Bye drummer Joe Vita in his bedroom. We had a fairly simple setup, and since my main amp was broken during the process, I ended up sending my pedalboard through a small Vox practice amp – but don’t tell the purists!

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
I would highly recommend PineSheets, Slowshine, Them Are Us Too, Bare Mattress and Drab Majesty. All lovely people making lovely music.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Off the top of my head, I would love to cover “Leave Me Alone” by New Order.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Sometime soon, I will be releasing a new single, titled “Lullaby,” which was recorded with Noah Bondy (from Slowshine) at a magical DIY venue named The Treehouse. It will be the first song off a full length album, which is currently in the works. The recording of the album will likely occur throughout the winter, and it would be ideal to have that out by spring/summer 2016. It would also be great to tour in support of the album next year, but we’ll just have to see!

Q: Any parting words?
Thank you so much for the opportunity to do this interview, and thank you to everyone who has supported Bye on its (short) journey thus far!
Brooks Ginnan
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https://www.facebook.com/byetheband/
https://b-y-e.bandcamp.com/album/forever-in-dreams

Trance with White Laces - An Interview

Quando se começa a ouvir Trance dos estadunidenses do White Laces algumas memórias vem imediatamente a mente, ecos de Verve misturados estranhamente com o Psychedelic Furs foi o que de imediato aconteceu comigo. O álbum dos caras serviu como um grande filme com colagens só que ao invés de imagens as colagens são sonoras, um verdadeiro caldeirão recheado de referências e que mais estranhamente ainda vão sumindo com o passar das músicas. 

O que significa isso? A resposta mais simples é que os caras apesar de todas as conexões que são sugeridas no álbum, ao final tem-se a impressão que o White Laces conseguiu condensar tudo isso e chegar em sua própria identidade.

Um disco eloquente. 

***** Interview with White Laces *****

Q. When did White Laces start? Tell us about the history...
1. White Laces started in Richmond, VA. I was initially recording demos in my bedroom but that soon expanded to a full lineup with a more dynamic songwriting style. Since then (roughly five years ago?) we've had a couple lineup changes but not too many. We're currently a four piece.

Q: Who are your influences?
2. Hmmm... well there's quite a few things that all of us are into and I'm really not sure how to address this without selling something short. We're all fans of a really broad spectrum of music and bringing those styles together when we write and record without making them too explicit is fun for us. I got to see the band Lilys in Philadelphia this past weekend, which is a rare treat, and I'd consider them to be something of an influence when we first started, as well as Broadcast. We all agree on Janet Jackson. This is definitely a terrible answer but really at this point we've absorbed so much music that it's impossible to pick it apart.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
3. These would vary wildly from member to member but here are a few of my faves that I've thought about lately-
Portishead - Third
Disco Inferno - DI Go Pop
Dean Blunt - The Redeemer
Oval - 94Diskont
Mouse on Mars - Instrumentals

Q. How do you feel playing live?
4. Playing live can be a lot of fun or it can be very strange depending on the material/mood/etc. We just took some time off to work on new songs and we've started to learn tracks from our new mini-LP, so that's giving things a bit of a different vibe and I'm excited to see where that goes.

Q. How do you describe White Laces sounds?
5. I'm legitimately terrible at doing this. We generally start with simple melodies/riffs and then build rhythms and atmosphere around there. We've still got a lot of essential rock band elements but I feel like we move further away from those with each release. At this point maybe atmospheric hybrid pop? But even that feels strange and wrong. It's really all about strong hypnotic rhythms and melody.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
6. We generally demo ideas and songs at home and then bring them to our practice space and see what they become. Usually we'll track everything live in the studio and then build out overdubs after we've played through everything. On our newest release we recorded/sequenced everything at home and then went into the studio to track vocals and mix, which has been a pretty fun/interesting process for us.

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
7. I've been really terrible at keeping up with new music this year. We just did a brief tour with Philadelphia's Myrrias and I've been listening to the tracks from their tape quite a bit.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
8. We've done some ridiculous covers ranging from Tom Petty, The Cure, Lilys, Nirvana, Pavement and Cocteau Twins. We'll probably figure out some covers that suits the new set of material.

 Q: What are your plans for the future?
9. We're heading into the studio in about a week w/Jeff Zeigler in Philadelphia to finish mixing our new mini-LP, which should be out early next year. We're also working on new songs for our next full-length, which will hopefully come together over the next few months.

Q: Any parting words?
10. Thanks so much for getting in touch and glad you enjoy the records!
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https://whitelaces.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/WhiteLaces

Almost Died Makes You Think with Getting Married - An Interview

Os caras do Getting Better, se São Clemente, Califórnia, certamente ficaram trancafiados ouvindo Pavement, Weezer e mais recentemente Yuck, porque não há como negar a maciça influência desse pessoal nos caras.

Almost Died Makes You Think seu primeiro ep do ano passado traduz bem tudo isso, juventude musical, sem se preocupar com absolutamente nada, só em tocar e se divertir.

E cá entre nós, diversão faz todo o sentido.

***** Interview with Getting Better *****

Q. When did Getting Married start? Tell us about the history...
A: Getting Married started around January of 2014. Me and Will Saba (drums) are childhood friends and we had been jamming in his garage for years accumulating songs and we finally decided to start a band! Will just texted everyone he knew who played music and Matt Hansink (bass) answered, so he joined the band. Will was in another band called Warmm with Devan Fuentes (lead guitar) and he ended up joining us. Me, Will, and Devan are all in another band called Red Curtain too (redcurtain.bandcamp.com).

Q: Who are your influences?
A: A lot of 90's rock stuff. Pavement, Dinosaur Jr., My bloody valentine, superchunk, weezer etc.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
A: Yuck's self titled from 2011,
Pinkerton by Weezer,
Isn't Anything by mbv,
Korn III: Remember Who You Are by Korn,
From Under the Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy (masterpiece)

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A: playing live is one of the best feelings i've ever experienced. I just feel at home when I'm playing music in front of people. It's extremely satisfying and incredibly fun. I'm usually buzzing for hours after we finish a set. I never want the feeling to end. We're going to try and play a lot more live shows in these next coming months in support of our Burn EP we're working on.

Q. How do you describe Getting Married sounds?
A: It's just fun 90's influenced indie rock! we cover a lot of ground though. There's some slow jams and some fast paced slammers. Not too many effects, there's a lot of distortion.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
A: Will handles all the technicalities of recording. He's really smart with that stuff and works long and hard recording and mixing and making our songs sound just the way we want. On our first EP "Almost Died Makes You Think" I recorded all the instruments except drums, but on a lot of our newer stuff we have Devan and Matt laying down some sick nasty tracks of their own.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A: There's a cool band I was just listening to today called Pardoner from San Francisco. Casual Friday, Red Curtain, Fugue, all really cool local bands from our area making great music.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
A: Yuck is one of my favorite bands of all time. We may or may not be working on a cover of one of their songs. But don't tell anybody. It's a secret.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: We're going to release a small EP pretty soon here. It's been a while since we've released anything so we're very excited to see what everyone thinks. We're going to play a lot of live shows coming and you can look forward to a full length in the future. maybe even a tour! fingers crossed!

Q: Any parting words?
A: Check us out on gettingmarried.bandcamp.com follow us on instagram @ gettingmarriedband and follow us on facebook to find out when we play and when we release new music! https://www.facebook.com/gettingmarriedband and check out Red Curtain. Also we support a local non-profit called Orange County DIY that puts on art and music shows in orange county. Shout outs to them! orangecountydiy.org
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https://gettingmarried.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/gettingmarriedband

Shoot The Moon with The Noise Figures - An Interview

Diretamente da Grécia vem o duo George Nikas, vocais/bateria e Stamos Bamparis, guitarra/vocais, que bebem na escola B.R.M.C., Black Angels e todo e qualquer barulho psych que se tem conhecimento.

Aphelion é o mais novo petardo lançado pelos caras via Inner Ear, e é altamente recomendado, uma pancada na cabeça, que além dos ares de psych moderno tem um pé claramente no psicodelismo garageiro sessentista.

Para ouvir alto e em todos os sentidos, foda.

***** Interview with The Noise Figures *****

Q. When did The Noise Figures start? Tell us about the history...
A: We were friends being in other bands for many years but we started playing and jamming for fun 3 years ago and we immediately realized that this is working, the chemistry is good, so we took things more seriously than ever. We started to compose our first songs and within a year we had our first album released through Inner Ear Records. Then we hit the road!

Q: Who are your influences?
A: We grew up in the 90's, but we think that the best period in “rock n roll” history is 1965 -1975. So our influences vary from The Beatles, The Doors and Black Sabbath to Queens of The Stone Age, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Ty Segall.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
A: We can choose one per decade
1968 The Beatles - White Album
1970 The Doors - Morrison Hotel
1980 The Clash - London Calling
1995 Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
2002 QOTSA - Songs For The Deaf

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A: Free, adrenalized and alive!

Q. How do you describe The Noise Figures´sounds?
A: Fuzzy guitars, energetic drumbeats and trippy vocals.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs.
A: We usually jam or bring some ideas on rehearsals or even during sound checks, starting with a guitar riff or a drumbeat. Then we go back home to finish the composition, write the lyrics and make a home demo of the songs. Finally we record the song at the studio with a fully analog procedure.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A: We have a great underground music scene in Athens Greece nowadays, so you should definitely check bands like The Cave Children, Chickn, My Drunken Haze, A Victim Of Society. There are also some favorite newcomers like Deaf Radio and Moan.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Maybe The Eagles Of Death Metal. It would be fun!

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: We want to tour as much as we can in Greece and Europe to promote are our new album “Aphelion” and then gather our ideas and experiences from the road to make the next album.

Q: Any parting words?
A: Thank you for the interview and see you on the road! “Aphelion” is out there!
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https://innerear.bandcamp.com/album/aphelion
https://www.facebook.com/thenoisefigures

Hard To Fall with Pin Ups - Entrevista

Bem, desnecessário mais e mais explicações, comentários ou qualquer coisa a respeito do que acontecerá no próximo sábado, 14/11 no Sesc Pompéia. Muito já se falou, escreveu, etc, etc, etc. O ponto é, sim será o derradeiro show do Pin Ups, o motivo? Hmmmm lendo a entrevista o Zé explica em detalhes fora outras coisas que o TBTCI estava há tempos com vontade de perguntar ao nosso grande amigo e principalmente ídolo.

Já escrevi na semana passada algo mais emocional e pessoal a respeito deste acontecimento, afinal, cada um de nós certamente deve ter histórias pessoais com os shows/álbuns ou qualquer outro pormenor que o Pin Ups nos brindou, e, se você ainda não tem, sábado pode ser um belo início de seu mais novo caso de amor musical.

Uma constelação de amigos e grandes personagens de uma era mágica na música alternativa desse país acompanhará Zé Antônio, Alê e Flávio, Mario Bross (Wry), Rodrigo Gozo (Killing Chainsaw), mestre Rodrigo Carneiro (Mickey Junkies) e Adriano Cintra (Thee Butcher´s Orchestra), tá bom pra você? Sim vai ser histórico, surreal mesmo.

Palavras são subjetivas nesse momento, prefiro apenas ficar com a frase do amigo Montalvão; "vem dia 14, vem mas passa bem devagarzinho ......"

***** Entrevista com Zé Antônio Algodoal (Pin Ups) *****

Q. Zé, mais de 25 anos de uma trajetória que mexeu e mexe com muita gente do meio, é inegável o tamanho da influência do Pin Ups, não somente para quem acompanhou desde o início, mas também para os dias atuais, o que significa para você, o Pin Ups de verdade e como você avalia a importância de vocês?
Essa é uma pergunta difícil de responder. Durante todo o tempo em que a banda esteve na ativa, sempre nos preocupamos em tocar, nos divertir junto com a plateia, jamais pensamos que nosso trabalho pudesse ter alguma influência. É claro que algumas bandas nos diziam isso, mas sempre achávamos que era apenas uma demonstração de carinho. Hoje, depois de 25 anos, estamos vendo nossa história sendo contada em dois documentários e um livro, que fala sobre várias bandas, mas uma boa parte sobre nós. Além disso muita gente tem nos falado sobre a importância do Pin Ups, etc. Confesso que fiquei surpreso com toda essa lembrança.A gente acaba achando que a banda só era importante pra nós e hoje percebemos que foi um pouco além. Digo isso porque em nossa época tudo era mais difícil, entramos em várias roubadas, fizemos a maioria dos shows praticamente sem ganhar nada e suávamos pra ter um pedal ou um instrumento decente, mas tudo isso não importa, nos divertimos muito e esse reconhecimento fez tudo valer a pena. Fico extremamente grato por isso.

Q. Cada álbum do Pin Ups retrata um período bem especifico da fase/história da banda, certo. Então, qual o seu predileto e por quê?
Ok, essa pergunta é do tipo “qual seu filho predileto” rsrsrsrs Tenho carinho por todos os álbuns, mas ao mesmo tempo sou muito crítico. O Time Will Burn, por exemplo, é um disco que me agrada mais pelo conceito do que pelo resultado. Ouvindo hoje sei que poderíamos ter tocado melhor, cuidado dos vocais e feito uma gravação mais bacana. Mas sei que ele talvez tenha sido um dos álbuns mais importantes para a nossa carreira. Gosto muito do Lee Marvin, Jodie Foster e Bruce Lee Acho que ali estávamos soando melhor, os vocais estavam bons e indicavam muita coisa que poderia ter vindo pela frente. Mas sempre digo que o melhor álbum do Pin Ups é o que não foi gravado.

Q. Qual sua expectativa para o último show?
Estamos tendo o maior cuidado. Escolhemos o repertório com cuidado, incluímos Sonic Butterflies, que nunca tocamos, e teremos alguns convidados especialíssimos, o Adriano Cintra, o Carneiro do Mickey Junkies e o Rodrigo Gozo do Killing Chainsaw. Se eu te disser que não estou apreensivo é mentira rsrs, mas espero que seja divertido para nós e para o público, queremos manter o espírito que nossos shows sempre tiveram. E estamos fazendo o possível para que seja o melhor que já fizemos.

Q. Aqui entre nós, vai ser mesmo a despedida? (Rsssssss)
Vai sim. Estamos vendo muitas bandas daquela época voltando à ativa, e, talvez por isso, muita gente duvida, acha que é marketing rsrs. M as depois de muitas conversas achamos que em nosso caso o melhor a fazer é caprichar em um último show como agradecimento à todos que estiveram ao nosso lado durante todo esse tempo e também ter o privilégio de tocar pra gente mais nova que nunca nos viu ao vivo.

Q. Alguma possibilidade de reprensar o catálogo da banda?
Essa é uma idéia que sempre ocorre. Mas o primeiro álbum é um problema, pois a gravadora que o lançou, Stilletto, fechou as portas de uma maneira bem estranha e nunca soubemos onde a master foi parar. Mesmo assim estamos tentando uma remasterização e logo todo o catálogo estará disponível digitalmente em algumas plataformas. Adoraríamos relançar todos em vinil ou em um box, mas a crise brasileira impede que isso aconteça, pelo menos por enquanto.

Q. Das bandas novas do cenário nacional e internacional, o que você destaca atualmente?
Nossa... tem tanta coisa que eu ouço que isso é sempre difícil de escolher. Tenho ouvido muito o álbum novo do Widowspeak, All Yours, que é lindo, eles já tem uns cinco anos, mas esse álbum saiu há pouco. Também gosto do álbum de estréia do Bohicas, The Making Of, banda de Londres que tem uma energia que me agrada muito, adorei o The Diet do HeCTA ... e também algumas bandas como o The Preatures, Bully, Anti Pony, King Gizzard and the lizard Wizard, Viet Cong, Black Honey, Demob Happy...sei lá, tanta coisa boa. E ainda tem gente que diz que hoje não tem música boa Dos nacionais acho que as duas bandas que ouço e gosto nem são assim tão novas, mas eu citaria o Twin Pines e o Single Parents.

Q. A inevitável mas fundamental neste momento, considerações finais....
Olha Renato, em relação ao Pin Ups no final só tenho que agradecer. Com a banda viajei bastante, conheci pessoas incríveis,toquei com pessoas queridas, me diverti bastante, aprendi muito e receber todo esse carinho ainda hoje é um privilégio. Sou meio ruim nessa coisa de considerações finais, mas acho que é isso.
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https://www.facebook.com/Pin-ups-band-547539505400148

After Hours with Ablebody - An Interview

Abel Boynton é a mente por trás do Ableboby.

Pense em Prefab Sprout, pense em Aztec Camera, pense em Pulp, pense em música pop perfeita, dançante, elegante, sofisticada e ainda com nuances de dreampop pitadas de shoegaze, pois é, o resultado desta equação é o Ablebody.

Para ouvir e dançar e se apaixonar até dizer chega.

***** Interview with Ablebody *****

Q. When did Ablebody start? tell us about the history...
Ablebody’s just the most recent moniker for songs i’m putting out into the world, suppose i started using the name in 2011 when i put some demos/remixes/covers up online but i’ve been writing music since I started playing guitar when I was 13-14..mostly ambient soundscapey things back then, wasn’t too keen on pop music till i got older and softened up a bit

Q: What are your influences?
I hope it’s more of a what than a who with us but i’m into sounds that are kinda open and jazzy with plenty of wiggle room, melodically speaking. i like attitudes that are tender and uninhibited; musicianship is fine if it comes from a genuine place but amateurs seem to know how to better communicate their sentiments, less to prove musically maybe i dunno

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
In no particular order:
dionne warwick - here i am,
the reels - beautiful,
sean nicholas savage - bermuda waterfall,
prefab sprout - steve mcqueen,
ariel pink’s haunted graffiti - the doldrums

Q. How do you feel playing live?
It’s fun especially now that we’re a 4 piece band..writing’s so solitary so it’s nice to get together with the boys and rearrange the songs, open em up a bit and jam it out a lil more than i’m comfortable doing on my own

Q. How do you describe Ablebody sounds?
Lil crispy, lil fuzzy, like a honeycrisp apple that’s gone a bit soft

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Always different but the record we just finished up was recorded/produced by kenny gilmore (ariel pink’s haunted graffiti) in less than a month in his parent’s garage. he has a nice lil drum booth/studio where they recorded the last 3 ariel pink records, just treated it like a job and put in maybe 8 hrs a day, cranked it out for better or for worse, think it turned out pretty good can’t tell anymore

Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
Sean nicholas savage, king cyst, regal degal, jerry paper, bibby gix, pomar

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
I lovee doing covers, done many over the years but just did a slapp happy cover last nite that i’m feelin. been playing a song by the servants live for a few years now, might put it on the record

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Keep on keeping on, be less guarded and share more with less tinkering on my end

Q: Any parting words? Thanks
Do you babe x
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https://ablebody.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/ablebody/

Aight with Water - An Interview

Mais um representante da cena gazer da Filadélfia. Dessa vez em tonalidades mais pesadas algo como um Swervedriver fazendo uma jam com o Nothing, pelo menos é o que se ouve nas duas músicas liberadas no bandcamp do Water e seu debute Aight.

Gut Check e Grata são dois belos cartões de visitas do que o Water nos prepara.

Fino.

***** Interview with Water *****

Q: How did Water start?
Water started sometime around the end of 2013. I had a bunch of music I was sitting on that I was writing by myself and I wanted to try and flesh out, so I asked my friend Preston Rahbari if he'd be interested in helping me demo it. Preston is an audio engineer by trade and one of the most talented musicians I know, so getting him involved changed everything. We demoed 5 or 6 tracks at his home studio, and they turned out much better than I'd hoped. Around this time, Preston offered to play drums in a full band version of Water, so we tracked live drums in our friend Jordan's basement. We brought in Roy Atadgy and my brother Tom Anthony to help write/record vocals with us, and added our friend Mitchell Neif to play bass while we worked on finishing the record.

At this stage, Water is a five piece: Tom Anthony (guitar, vocals), Roy Atadgy (guitar, vocals), Preston Rahbari (drums, vocals), Mitchell Neif (bass, bams), and myself (guitar, vocals).

Q: Who are your influences?
I think this band differs from anything else we've done before in that it started off with an idea for a solo project, turned into a collaboration between two friends, and eventually morphed into a full band. The main influences sonically come from Preston, Roy, and Tom because they were all able to add unbelievable ideas to these rough sketches I was working on and turn them into something unique. Traditionally speaking, though, we're all influenced by the "classic" shoegaze bands everyone will list in interviews like this: Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, etc. I also think we lean towards the heavier end of things; Hum comes to mind as another big influence, at least sonically. Everyone's tastes are pretty diverse. I'd also be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the power of the leaf.

Q: 5 albums of all time
I can't speak for the rest of the band here, but off the top of my head and just sticking to "shoegaze":
1. Slowdive-Pygmalion (this entire list could just be Slowdive, honestly)
2. MBV-Loveless
3. Air Formation-Daylight Storms
4. Ride-Nowhere
5. The Verve-A Storm in Heaven

Q: How do you feel playing live?
Tricky question...at this point, Water has only played one show (August 2014 at Creep Records in Philadelphia). It was a pretty surreal feeling considering the amount of time we had already sunk into the project. We've got plans to pick things up again soon, but everyone plays in other bands and has full time jobs. I'm also living in Pittsburgh right now, which is 5 hours away from Philadelphia, so that complicates things.

Q: How do you describe Water's sound?
I have a hard time assigning words to describe sonics. We're basically running with the traditional shoegaze template (delay, reverb, a shit ton of noise, etc.) and tinkering with it here or there. Our outside influences tend to bleed into the pallet now and again, whether that's pulling us towards the poppier or heavier ends of the spectrum.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
As I said before, this started as solo project, so at first it was just me playing guitar. Bringing Preston in changed the writing process immediately because of how strong his ear is. We started demoing almost immediately and he programmed drums along with the guitar/bass I was tracking. Roy came in and wrote some melodies, and the three of us finished demoing the record that way. Preston tracked drums in our friend's basement and we tracked everything else at his home studio.

I'd say that writing and recording the vocals was the most collaborative the process got beyond the direct relationship between Preston and I. Roy, Tom, Preston, and I all sing on the record, so we tried to find a blend of all four of our voices that made it flow as seamlessly as possible. I think it works well. The next record will be a completely different ballgame: we're going to write it in a room together and track it live, which seems like an arduous task but will be more rewarding in the long term.

Q: Which new bands do you recommend?
Well, this is where I need to shamelessly plug everyone's other projects, because at this point Water is mostly a side thing. Roy plays guitar and sings in Pirahna. Preston has been in a ton of bands over the years but at this point is mostly focused on recording/studio work and playing guitar in Last Full Measure. Tom has a million projects. Notably, he plays drums in Clique, as well as Last Full Measure. I play guitar in Latecomer. Mitch transports cars via Zen Auto Transport, so hit him up for all your domestic transporting needs, 'sayin?

There's a lot of really cool "shoegazey" kind of stuff coming out of Philly these days. Weekender is one of my favorite bands, in general. Tom used to play guitar with them, and I've got plans to collaborate with Derek on a project in the future. Nothing is from Philadelphia and obviously doing some really big things, and they always manage to keep the spotlight on the city. Their LP did a lot for the revitalization of the genre. Creepoid and Sad Actor come to mind as well. I think Creepoid's newest record is actually my early nominee for album of the year. Outside of Philadelphia, I'd say Tennis System, Ringo Deathstarr, Cloakroom, and Be Forest deserve your attention. I could go on forever. It's a wonderful time to consume this kind of music.

Q: Which bands would you like to cover?
I don't know if this band will ever ending up doing any covers, but if we did, I'd imagine it'd be something outside of the realm of shoegaze that we tried to pull in that direction. Something from Pet Sounds or Smile, maybe. "Heros and Villains" seems like a prime candidate to space the fuck out on. If Slowdive didn't reunite last year, we probably would have covered them. They've been my favorite band since a friend gave me a copy of Souvlaki in 2004.

Q: What's the plans for the future?
Preston is working diligently and painstakingly on finishing up mixing and mastering the rest of the record. Hopefully, we'll have it out by the end of the year, but he's one of the busiest guys I know and this is a passion project for him. We're starting to discuss plans for a few shows in December/January, or as soon as I can get some time away from Pittsburgh. Hopefully from there we'll start writing the next record and put some things into motion.

Q: Any parting words?
I appreciate you taking an interest in this band. Water exists so that 5 friends can play music together. Anything that comes out of it is a bonus. Thanks to anyone who's given us a listen and/or taken the time to read my rambling responses to very basic questions. You stay cool like how you be cool.
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