Tremor Doll with Deathtrippers - An Interview

Sasha Raoul é a mente perturbada por trás das experimentações minimalistas do Deathtrippers, oras altamente psíquicas em outras beirando o pós punk

Não há rótulos para classificar a música do Deathtrippers, mesmo porque se você ousar tentar, certamente Sasha o fará mudar de ideia imediatamente.

Bons exemplos são "Tremor Doll" uma verdadeira overdose de experimentos desconexos e intensos que remete ao E.A.R. ou o Thir Eye Foundation, já "Not Alone (Power) poderia ser encaixada como algo próximo de Sisters of Mercy com ácido na cabeça.

Simplesmente o Deathtrippers é música para iniciados e bem iniciados.

Não recomendado a indie kids.

***** Interview with Deathtrippers *****

Q. When did Deathtrippers start? Tell us about the history...
A. It all started as personal project. I'd been playing in various bands that had more of a 60's garage/punk influence. I felt a lot of constraint with that type of music and I got to a point where I just felt I may as well be in a covers band; there was no room to experiment. I still love that scene, but like most scenes it can be elitist, conservative and feel a bit like a pantomime. You have to look a certain way, play a certain way, and bullshit like that is something I've never been happy with!
I've always been open-minded in all areas of life, so I wanted to project Deathtrippers in that same light. With Deathtrippers, I want to play around with whatever the fuck I want to. No boundaries...rules are for fools. I'm happy to work with people from different musical backgrounds, or no musical background, the more diverse, the better.

Q: Who are your influences?
A. Maybe not who, but what?

I am influenced and inspired by different things, I'm pretty voyeuristic and I love to study people's behaviour; that really interests me...nothing shocks me anymore.

I was sat by the sea the other day, listening to my friend talk, and to the sound of the waves, whilst looking at the almost clear midnight sky, with the stars were sparkling to me. That moment was probably more powerful then anything I could ever create, but that's the type of thing I include in my music.

An affinity with the stars, especially Arcturus

I have included lots of found sounds in the Deathtrippers tracks. Taurus Of The Bull Ft Honey Fox (*) has a slowed down, rusty old gate noise from the gardens of Kirkstall Abbey, and NASA Voyager recordings of Jupiter. I like to collect as much ambient sound as possible; I find presets very uninspiring, and you're a lazy fucker if you use them! I'm working towards a sound, maybe a frequency that no-one has heard before. There are so many frequencies in my music. 528 Hz is all powerful and all healing; it can clean oil polluted seas; it's the frequency of love, and thats where I'm coming from.

Musique Concrète & The Radiophonic Workshop have influenced me. There's a lot of thinking involved; some real cleverness, and I admire those who try something different.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
A. Such a difficult, nigh on impossible thing to do, but at this present point, I'd say;
1. The Stooges-Funhouse,
 2. Cure-Pornography,
3. Kraftwerk-The Man-Machine,
4. Suicide-Suicide,
5. Joy Division-Closer.
6. Neu!-Neu! I want to add another
7. PIL- Flowers of Romance.

I know that's 7, but I don't do top 5's. Soz.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I like playing live, and a band is being put together right now. I want it to be a complete audio visual experience. I want to test the audience with things...more than your usual four guys in leather jackets, standing there playing their instruments doing the odd scissor kick...Fucking yawn...
You will just have to wait and see, I don't want to give too much away at the moment.

Q. How do you describe Deathtrippers sounds?
A. I don't...I hate putting things in boxes. It wouldn't do it justice...it's without dogma.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
A. I'm lucky enough to have a small studio setup at my home, which makes things easier, as I can create songs anytime I wish to. Recording wise, there isn't one way that I think's better than another. I just tune in, latch on to the frequencies and create. That's the best way I can explain it. It might sound great straight away, but I tend to sit with it, meditate, listen, try different things with effects and eventually the track kind of creates itself...I'm like a conduit, the universe is drip-feeding me information, and I'm just passing it on. I find it very rewarding and I'm grateful that I'm in this position to express myself.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A. bubbleGum pu$$y, Andrj Graves, Manunkind, Mary Shelly, In Death It Ends, loads more, you can have a look at my Soundcloud page and follow the links.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
György Ligeti: Lux Aeterna György Ligeti: Lux Aeterna
György Ligeti: Lux Aeterna

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A. To get into the studio with one of my favourite producers, Richard Formby, ( SPACEMEN 3, TELESCOPES, GHOST POET etc. ) and take Deathtrippers around the world.

Q: Any parting words?
A. I'm going to steal a quote from the late, great, Muhammad Ali, "Don't count the days; make the days count!"

...and above all else...

Peace, Love, Unity of Light!
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https://www.facebook.com/Deathtrippers-343014139069874
https://soundcloud.com/deathtrippers-uk

Between Work And Sleep with When Ships Collide - An Interview

Imagine um cruzamento em alta rotação em Roy Orbison, Bowie e Violent Femmes, pois é, esta é a melhor definição que o TBTCI encontrou pra descrever o trio da Filadélfia, When Ships Collide.

Três EPs no currículo, e todos essencialmente combinando o classudo rock clássico com pitadas de folk e muito lirismo.

Pra quem diz que nada de interessante é feito, eu penso que uma dose de When Ships Collide poderia resolver o problema.

***** Interview with When ships Collide *****

Q. When did When Ships Collide start? Tell us about the history...
1 When Ships Collide started in 2013? Originally we were a four piece consisting of myself(Troy) on guitar , Todd on bass and a couple of friends on 2nd guitar and drums. They both left and Jake joined in early 2014 to play drums and we started to write the songs that would make up the 3 WSC EP's. Now we're here.

Q: Who are your influences?
2 Influences....influences. Roy Orbison, The Strokes, Thin Lizzy, The Crystals and Alex Turner. Just to name a few

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
3 Damn tough one. In no particular order/off the top of my head.
Pet Sounds- Beach Boys.
First Impressions of Earth-The Strokes
Let's Dance-Bowie
Blue Album-Weezer
Humbug-Arctic Monkeys

Q. How do you feel playing live?
4. It took me a while but playing live is now becoming very natural to me. I don't worry so much about being in front of an audience, which allows me to just enjoy being in the moment so much more. The most natural high one can achieve.

Q. How do you describe When Ships Collide sounds?
5 Immature while being mature. Groovy rhythms with simple guitars and salty and sweet vocals.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
6 So far we've recorded everything at a studio Jake used to work out of in Philly called Fresh Produce but that recently closed. We usually start recording a song with Jake's drums while Todd tracks his bass. Then I'll add guitars. Then I'll do a ludicrous amount of vocal takes. Todd will then add his backing vocals. Jake finishes up by mixing the songs.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
7. Bike Cops from Chicago are really incredible. Alexandra Saviour, she only has one song out called "Shades", but it's beautifully haunting. I know they are not new but The Felice Brothers new record is tight.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
8. I'd love to try and do a cover of Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie. But we are always trying out new covers for our live sets. We have already done a Grizzly Bear tune and a Kings of Leon B side. Both I'm super proud of.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
9. We have just added a fourth member. Jake has moved to guitar and an old friend Shawn has jumped on drums. We have only done a couple show this way but I'm super stoked on it. Jake and I share a hive mind so the two of us playing guitar and writing together has really brought something special to this band. I'm looking forward to climbing deeper down that rabbit hole.

Q: Any parting words?
10. Huge thanks to Renato for reaching out to us. Let's all just dance and be carefree just a little bit more. Life's more fun that way. Also look us up on bandcamp, Spotify and all those jazzy streaming services. Thank you all for even listening for a second. Troy Kominiak.
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https://whenshipscollidepa.bandcamp.com/
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Indigo with Baby FIre - An Interview

Seguindo o caminho contrário a grande maioria das bandas japonesas, o Baby Fire, acaba de lançar seu primeiro snigle "Water/Indigo". Não, definitivamente você não encontrará vestígios de MBV por aqui, o Baby Fire é melódico, sonhador e lo-fi ao mesmo tempo, algo como se o Mazzy Star o The Sundays e o Yo La Tengo se encontrassem por aí pra fazer uma jam.

Um single deliciosamente pegajoso que deixa claro o potencial do Baby Fire.

Esperamos ansiosamente por mais.

***** Interview with Baby Fire *****

Q. When did Baby Fire start? Tell us about the history...
Akko and I met at an art exhibition. Akko had a number of her ceramic works on display. I took a liking to them and we got talking. The next day we started the band.

Q: Who are your influences?
Kim Jung Mi/Shin Jung-hyeon, Beach House, Juana Molina, Stealing Sheep

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Andy -
1. Brian Eno - Another Green World
2. Sparks - Kimono My House
3. Kim Jung Mi - Now
4. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
5. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground

Akko -
1. Fairport Convention - Chronicles
2. Juana Molina - Son
3. Stealing Sheep - Into the Diamond Sun

Q. How do you feel playing live?
There's a good word in Japanese that describes it: sukkiri. It refers to a heightened level of refreshment.

Q. How do you describe Baby Fire sounds?
Dream Pop Punk

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
There's a very affordable rehearsal space in Tokyo that doubles up as a makeshift recording studio.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Japanese Breakfast [Psychopomp]

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
The Sundays

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Record, release, tour, record, release, tour.

Q: Any parting words?
Listen to this. It's very beautiful -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KTI0psinmQ
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https://babyfiretokyo.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/babyfiretokyo

Metonymy with Turnip King - An Interview

Os anos 90 fizeram um estrago na cabeça de todo mundo, isso é fato, e continuam fazendo e criando seus discípulos.

Caso com quarteto de NY, Turnip King. Uma verdadeira miscelânea de referência noventistas, pra ficar em algumas, vamos de Polvo e Velocity Girl por exemplo.

O Turnip King tem vários singles e eps e estão em vias de soltar "Laika" seu segundo álbum, e pelos aperitivos apresentados com as deliciosas "Carsong" e Metonymy" arrisco a dizer que perigas ser um dos grandes álbuns desse 2016, dúvida?

Experimente então....Turnip King é foda!!

***** Interview with Turnip King *****

Q. When did Turnip King start? Tell us about the history...
Lucia had just graduated high school and was writing a bunch of songs in her room. She had asked Christian who had also just graduated to try playing with her on drums. I was still in high school and Lucia and I knew we were interested in the same bands and had played at open mics in sea cliff. She heard that I was playing guitar in diiv but had to stop to go back to school among other reasons and asked if I would want to learn the parts to her songs. Nick who was a best friend at the time joined on bass and we started going to and playing diy shows in Brooklyn.

Q: Who are your influences?
In the beginning we all really vibed with sonic youth, but also all had our own different favorites like bikini kill, King Crimson, les rallizes denudes, Sun Ra +more
The bands we would go see like beach fossils and Vivian girls also inspired us a bunch.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Scared famous by Ariel Pink
Moon pix by Cat Power
Cosmagramma by flying lotus
Laughing stock by talk talk
Garry by Marcos Valle

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Jood. It's always fun to sonically saturate physical and social architectures.

Q. How do you describe Turnip King sounds?
Loud and encompassing. The volume of our music fills the space that it occupies and is difficult to ignore. Using a variety of effects pedals to alter the sound of our guitars (delay, distortion, pitch shifting, modulation, etc.), we are able to produce unique soundscapes and tones. There is a noticeable mixture and balance between delicate and harsh sounds, backed by complex rhythmic structure.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
For our record Laika we recorded live takes of our songs in a studio in New Jersey called water music, later we recorded overdubs at another studio in upstate New York. Previously, we had recorded ourselves in our basement. We were first interested in recording at water music because we had heard that sonic youth had recorded there, we have also recorded in a different studio in New Jersey that is owned by the drummer of sonic youth.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
We really love the bands Palm, Red Sea, Breathers, Butcher Brown, C.E. Schneider Topical.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Prefab Sprout

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We are excited to share our new album Laika with as many people as possible, and to explore politics in pop music. We are currently on a three week tour of the south-eastern United States and we plan to travel more with our music.

Q: Any parting words?
Thank you Brasil! Hope to see you soon!
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Christmas Trees with Obree - An Interview

Seguindo a tradição aqui no TBTCI, onde o espaço destas páginas é dado especialmente a novas e promissoras bandas, devo lembrar que muitas vezes e quase sempre pra ser bem sincero, estas bandas não possuem registros oficiais e basicamente estão em inicio de suas jornadas, caso do duo italiano Sara Poma e Fabrizio De Felice que atendem pela alcunha de Obree.

Eles debutaram com uma joia sonora, "Christmas Trees" sua primeira canção é remanescente direta da mágica, sedutora e inconfundível "sonoridade 4AD", ou seja, música para embalar sonhos.

E o TBTCI aconselha, mantenham os ouvidos e olhos atentos no Obree, muitos sonhos certamente poderão ser embalados por futuras preciosidades deles.

***** Interview with Obree *****

Q. When did Obree start? Tell us about the history...
S: we met last Winter at a gig. Fabrizio played his solo set as Bialogard, I was playing with Emily Plays, my band at the time. For me it was like being love struck. Boom. I fell in love with his music. Basically I didn't listen to anything else for weeks. The inital idea was to welcome Fabrizio in my band as a new member. So we started to work on some songs with the idea of playing them with the band but soon we realized they worked better just like this, with just the two of us. It was probably a bit of a treason for my band mates, but they were really understanding and supportive.

Q: Who are your influences?
S: Beach House, Daughter, Washed Out and everything that comes from the 90s F: As a kid I was deeply into 90’s indie, mostly American bands. Of course I also used to to be into lots of shoegaze/brit bands, though it was already not so popular at the time. Later on I discovered electronic music, which is still my greatest influence. In the late 90s I was all into stuff like on Warp Records, IDM. Now I mostly listen to electronic based stuff. I also like obscure psychedelic bands of the late 60s and nu-psychedelic bands of the 2010s

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
S: Wow, of all time? I am afraid I will have to mention some super classics 'Pet Sounds' Beach Boys, 'The White Album' The Beatles, 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust' David Bowie. As for medium classics: 'Doolittle' Pixies; 'White Chalk' PJ Harvey

F: - The Beatles: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Neu! - Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas - The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Autechre: LP5

Q. How do you feel playing live?
S: We don't know yet. We are in the stage of building up and producing our songs. We would love to start playing live the next Fall and we cannot wait!

Q. How do you describe Obree sounds?
S: Foggy, sad, but not hopeless.

F: Blurred melancholic synth pop

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
S: I come up with very simple structures on piano and Fabrizio adds amazing layers. On Fabrizio songs I add the lyrics.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
S: I would love to recommend some Italian acts, it's an exciting time for new bands in Italy, specially female acts. I would recommend Giungla, Lim and Birthh

F: Some producers like Lapalux, Teebs, Sunglitters and also italian fellows Retina.it. I also love some more techno/ambient oriented acts like Da Dub, Donato Dozzy and Voices from the Lake.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
S: Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Taylor Swift or Tears For Fears. I strongly believe in pop covers. I would never do a Beach House cover.

F: Some 80’s production i love, like The Associates or The Human League.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
S: Recording an album and playing it live

Q: Any parting words?
S. Wait for us!
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https://www.facebook.com/obreemusic
https://soundcloud.com/user-713672358

The Slow Light with All India Radio - An Interview

Envolventemente a música vai adentrando a mente atualmente profundamente nos neurônios, alterando estados psíquicos de forma a fazer o ouvinte flutuar, levitar ou simplesmente esquecer o plano terrestre.

Basicamente é essa a sensação de ser submetido a "The Slow Light" décimo, sim décimo trabalho do australiano Martin Kennedy ou se você preferir, All India Radio.

Rotular a sonoridade do All India Radio é basicamente impossível, todavia ela contém elementos de trip hop, ambientações e experimentações que podem ir desde ambient a dreampop ou, talvez, nada disso, ou, tudo isso ao mesmo tempo.

O que importa na realidade é que a música do All India Radio é feita e concebida para trips mentais.

Boa viagem, literalmente.

***** Interview with All India Radio *****

Q. When did All India Radio start? Tell us about the history...
In 1998 I was tired of playing in a rock band and wanted to do something different. I heard some recordings of Indian street sounds and it inspired me to start All India Radio and record the first album 'The Inevitable.' There is no connection to Indian music...I just liked the name!

Q: Who are your influences?
Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, Harold Budd, DJ Shadow.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Favourite albums of all time is difficult, but here goes:
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Brian Eno & Harold Budd - The Pearl
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
DJ Shadow - Entroducing

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I hate it, and only do it when I absolutely have to!

Q. How do you describe All India Radio sounds?
I never know what to say when I'm asked that, so I use some of the descriptions other people have used like ‘Electronic’, ‘Chill-core’, ‘ambient’, ‘spacey downtempo music’

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Most songs start on a guitar, even if the guitar doesnt remain in the final song. Then I add electronic layers and any acoustic elements that are needed like drums and vocals. Then I usually leave the song
for a few months and if I still like it after that time, it stays! I usually mix while recording, so most of the hard work is done early.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
I don’t listen to anything new any more. I'm an old school person. Apart from the previously mentioned artists I listen to the music I grew up with including Simple Minds, Kraftwerk, Joy Division, New Order, Tangerine Dream, Miles Davis, The Necks, Robert Fripp, Cocteau Twins, Dif Juz, Midnight Oil and another side of me loves 1980s US music like REM, Husker DU, The Peplacements etc

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Pink Floyd

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Beginning work on a new album has begun, plus some collaborations and remixes.

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks for listening!
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https://www.facebook.com/allindiaradiomusic
https://allindiaradio.bandcamp.com
http://www.allindiaradio.com.au/

For Ian. with A Certain Smile - An Interview

Das cinzas do cult Ports of Call nasceu um pequeno tesouro chamado A Certain Smile.

Elegância melódica, sofisticação que remete a baluartes oitentistas, por vezes lembrando a saudosa class of 86 já em outras evocando os primórdios do shoegaze, na realidade o A Certain Smile poderia facilmente estar inserido dentro de qualquer cast de gravadoras como Creation, Sarah, Slumberland entre outras.

Uma banda para amar, simples assim.

***** Interview with A Certain Smile *****

Q. When did A Certain Smile start? Tell us about the history...
Z: Thomas moves out west...

T: So yeah, a certain smile initially started back in 2002 when I had a handful of songs I'd written and got some friends together to play a show. We needed a name, and after much deliberation (or just flipping through abunch of my records) I came up with 'a certain smile'. Finding band names is annoying because you always have to look round and find out if someone else had your amazing band name idea. I was kinda surprised no one had taken ‘a certain smile’ before. But yeah, played a few shows, lost some members and when we reconvened people wanted a different name. Then about 2 years ago, just before I moved to Portland, OR my band Ports of Call had gone into hibernation and I pulled the name back out for some poppier songs I had written. When I moved to Portland I kept it and started looking for people here. It was a slow go finding people at first but once I met Casey, and hooked with Zach and Ian it was pretty apparent that we had something solid.

Q: Who are your influences?
T: Probably way too many, but off hand: the Lilys, Velvet Underground, The Field Mice, Sebadoh, MBV (up to You Made Me Realize), Another Sunny Day, Wedding Present, JAMC, New Order....I think that about scratches the surface.

Z: Yeah, a lot of disco/gaze/pop/twee stuff from1978-2002

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
T: A semi impossible question, but I can go with 5 records that i find in constant rotation all the time hmm.
Lily’s - Brief History of Amazing Letdowns;
My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realize;
(it’s kinda cheating but) Field Mice - Where’d you learn to kiss that way?;
Broadcast - The Noise Made by People,
Radio Dept. - Lesser Matters

Q. How do you feel playing live?
T: I've always felt the live show should be fun, it's more about the energy than precision. I want to do more shows, and all over. We played San Francisco Popfest this year, and next we'd love to do NY Popfest and a small East Coast tour, and would love to get to Europe, and Japan, and maybe even down to Brazil!!

Z: Love it... never get the sound quite right, and sometimes it's hot, but always fun.

Q. How do you describe A Certain Smile sounds?

Z: How do you describe sounds? It's like a garbage truck falling through space... no one can hear you scream.

T: I've always just said we make "fuzzy pop songs"

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Z: Someone else hits the buttons

T: Well, all the songs we have recorded (which will find their way on a record soon) were done in Portland with Jason at Magic Closet. Recording was great, we usually try and do everything live at first, concentrating on Drumand Bass sounds, then go and re-track guitars, vocals, etc. We're having everything mixed by Lisle of Tiny Fireflies out of Chicago. They are amazing, and Lisle really gets our sound. We weren't sure at first because most of what he does is quieter more orchestral type pop, but he made our songs shine!

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
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T: So many good new bands now, we just played with Bent Shapes out of Boston and they were amazing, Mercury Girls from Philly made probably my favorite single of the year. Pretty much everything Slumberland has been putting out for the past couple years has been amazing, Joanna Gruesome, Evans the Death, Literature, Gold-Bears, Spook School, Expert Alterations, etc.. Alvvays made an amazing pop record, and Eagulls have made 2absolutely amazing and wildly different records in 2 years. There are also a bunch of smaller bands we've met recently who are great, like Avaleya and the Glitterhawks, and Horrible/Adorable who we played Popfest with. That was a great bill because they were rad and The Very Most and Burnt Palms played and I've loved both of those bands for a while.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
T: I've always wanted to cover Ginger, by the Lilys. Hell I'd love to cover that whole EP actually.

Z: I would like to cover ourselves in velvet.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Z: Not Dying

T: Hopefully we will have this record out for people soon, then more shows more songs and the cycle continues on and on…

Q: Any parting words?
Z: Point your whiskers towards the sun.

T: Check out our benefit EP for our drummer Ian who was hit by a car recently and is out of commission for a while. You can get it at acertainsmile.bandcamp.com and keep an eye out for our record which should be out in acouple months or so.
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https://acertainsmile.bandcamp.com/
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Where We Will Be with Sketch Jets - An Interview

Escutar os australianos do Sketch Jets me remete diretamente ao saudoso "Fakebook" do Yo La Tengo.

Melodias, aquele saboroso ar lo-fi, tornam a audição extremamente prazerosa, um bem estar vai tomando conta conforme as canções vão passando que ao final, você esta tão leve que tudo faz completo sentido.

Deixe um pouco os problemas de lado, o Sketch Jets pode ser sua solução.

***** Interview with Sketch Jets *****

Q. When did Sketch Jets start? Tell us about the history...
I first met Lachlan (guitarist) during a music course we started and finished last year. We became good mates due to similar music taste and love of pop-tarts n kebabs. He co-wrote the first sketch jets demos around December last year with our bassist (Tom). About a week later they finalised the EP and released it on bandcamp. I joined to fill in the gap on the tubs and not long after we got our friend Hugh to do vocals. We have played only a couple of shows and since our inception have released an EP, and two singles.

Q: Who are your influences?
Most 90's shoegaze bands as they were apart of something great. Turnover, Title Fight, Deafheavan, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and We Lost The Sea are some other major influences on all of us.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
(no order)
1. Sunbather - Deafheavan
2. Methodrone - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
3. Spiderland - Slint
4. Silososen - Burzum
5. Time Out - Dave Brubeck Quartet

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Completely in the zone. Nothing compares to that feeling of performing, unless its lsd

Q. How do you describe Sketch Jets sounds?
Alt rock, Shoegaze with Dream pop elements.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
It usually starts from a riff Lachlan cooks up. We elaborate on those ideas, and if we're lucky it'll become a song. Our demos are then recorded to listen to for further improvement. We are are a very DIY band for e.g. The drums for "For A While" was recorded with a compression mic and heavily effected with reverb.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
There are a few good bands around sydney who we are mates with.
Check out: Egoism, Dying Adolescence, Abel Ibanez G., Vacations, Oslow, Fade In Mona Lisa (All NSW Australia based)

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
RIDE, cause we cover vapour trail live,,, yiew

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Become an accomplished local band and release an album one day. Make shoegaze great again

Q: Any parting words?
Thank you for listening to Sketch Jets music. Check us out on Facebook, Soundcloud and band camp. All our stuff is for free so don't hesitate getting some sweet music.
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https://www.facebook.com/sketchjets
https://sketchjets.bandcamp.com

Stay Close with Haunter - An Interview

Ambientações, lirismo, aquele lado lo-fi quase que proposital e claro, bebendo na fonte noventista de ícones alternativos como o Yo La Tengo por exemplo, é a faceta que o quinteto Haunter destila com estilo e principalmente toques de melancolia. 

Dois álbuns altamente recomendados, "Don´t Worry" e "Haunter" são trilhas sonoras preciosidades e escondidas no submundo dos bons sons, que devem e precisam ser degustadas o quanto antes.

Se por acaso o Haunter soa desconhecido a você, corrija este seu equívoco agora mesmo, seu dia certamente ficará mais agradável. 

***** Interview with Haunter *****

Q. When did Haunter start? Tell us about the history... 

Haunter started in 2011. We met in college and started playing music together. We recorded a couple albums and a couple EP's before we were all gone from there. Then after one member left on a trip we took about a year long hiatus before picking back up again with a new member and all new music.

Q: Who are your influences?
Right now we're heavily influenced by various bands of the American 90's. If we were to pick a few specific acts we would probably call out Duster, Sonic Youth, Acetone, and Galaxie 500.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Making a list of the best 5 albums of all time was too difficult, so we instead chose one album we all really loved, and then each picked an album we're currently listening to.
Group: Duster - Contemporary Movement
Alec: Bob Dylan - Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
John: Archers of Loaf - Vee Vee
Pedro: The Stone Roses - S/T
Aidan: Autechre - Elseq1-5

Q. How do you feel playing live?
We recently started playing live more frequently. We played about as many shows in the last half year than we did in the whole existence of the band before this. We've really been enjoying it and it's gotten more relaxed. It's nice to have the opportunity to show people all of these new songs we've written before they can hear them recorded.

Q. How do you describe Haunter sounds?
Haunter sounds like alternative rock music from the 90s that isn't rocky, and has more atmosphere.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Lately recording has been strange because we've all been in separate parts of Wisconsin. Similarly to how we practiced, all the members couldn't always be there. With recording we'd record what we could with who we had, and people who couldn't be there would record the other parts when they had a chance.

We generally record just how we play. With this next album we wanted to make sure we could pretty much duplicate it in our live shows, so we kept things simple and didn't do much extra recording.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Dirt Devil, For Tracy Hyde, See Through Dresses, Miss Mobile Home

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
We've had an idea to do a cover or a shot for shot remake of the Glycerine music video by Bush.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We're going to be releasing a new album we've been working on the past few months. It's been a lot of work, but worth it. It should be somewhere between 16 and 20 songs long. We also want to try and release on CD simultaneously with the digital release, in contrast to previous albums we've put out.

Aside from the album, soon we're expecting that we'll all be in the same location so we really want to play out as much as we can.

Q: Any parting words?



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Drowning the Electric Boy with The Skating Party - An Interview

Quando se fala em música pop logo vem a mente música de qualidade duvidosa e pré fabricada certo? Certo, porém errado.

Em outras épocas a música pop era algo concebido de forma verdadeira e integra, pode colocar aí uma lista interminável de artistas, de Beatles a House of Love, de Shangri-las a Boo Radleys, de Bowie a algo completamente desconhecido da grande massa, como por exemplo o The Skating Party, comandado por Gregory James e que vem produzindo pérolas da música pop.

Obviamente Gregory passeia por décadas e décadas do que já foi feito, e atualizada o conceito de música pop, criando melodias absolutamente pegajosas, inspiradas e claro, com um apelo pop inconfundivelmente assobíavel.

Faça o seguinte, escute "Drowning the Electric Boy" ou o último trabalho do The Skating Party, o split deles que contém "Twin Polar", split este com outro predileto aqui do TBTCI, os ingleses do The Death of Pop, e ateste o que estou escrevendo.

Um brinde a música pop e ao The Skating Party.

***** Interview with The Skating Party *****

Q. When did The Skating Party start?Tell us about the history...
I started the Skating Party back in 2012. I was touring with my former band and working on various side projects on my downtime, here in Philadelphia. Having a bedroom studio (which would eventually evolve into a 2 room basement studio) has enabled me to make “the Skating Party” my
main focus and write and record as much as possible. I like to do everything myself from recording each instrument to the artwork, so at the end of the day, I’m the only one to blame for the finished product.

Q: Who are your influences?
I love just about all of the Creation Records stuff (the House of Love, Ride, Teenage Fanclub, the Jesus & Mary Chain), also Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, Pulp, Suede, Prince, and one of my all-time favorite bands is the Cure. I think Robert Smith’s guitar style alone, has influenced thousands of bands.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Great question, I love top 5 lists, no particular order here, but I’ll do my best:
The Smiths – the Queen is Dead
The Push Kings – Far Places
The Cure – Pornography
Prince – 1999
The Beatles – Revolver

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I love performing. I currently play with another band on our label, called “Sonny Knockout.” We play very high energy shows with a lot of percussion breaks, which keeps me interested, and hopefully the audience engaged. The Skating Party is rehearsing to do some shows soon and I’m currently working out the best live instrumentation and visual interpretation for a show. It’s tough though, when you’re a one-man project and can use the studio as your instrument, you have to find the best way to interpret it “live.” I’m hoping to re-energize the songs, but not stray too far away from the original
arrangements.

Q. How do you describe The Skating Party sounds?
Well, when I started, I took the name “the Skating party,” because it reminded me of the parties in the 80’s that we had at my grade school. I liked the nostalgia of the name and the era, so our 1st two albums reflected that style more with synths and programmed Linn Drum sounds. Our last record leaned heavier on guitars and less on synths, and the newer stuff I’m doing now is almost completely live drums, and more guitar driven. I think the overall sound has got much more organic and dreamier
with each release, and I think the songwriting has progressed as well.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
It takes much longer these days, since I’m doing a lot of “live drumming.” Once I feel I have a song that is “record worthy,” I will make scratch drum machine track, and a scratch guitar and bass track. I want to make sure I get the structure, tempo, and arrangement nailed down. At that point, I will mute the drum machine, and record the drums to a click with the scratch guitar and bass. When the “live drums” are complete, I usually start from the beginning and re-record the guitar, bass, vocals, and
whatever else is needed. The process can take some time, because I like to rehearse the drums and get every fill and accent at the right place. Drums are my first learned instrument so I can get a little obsessive when it comes to those parts, haha.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
There’s 2 that come to mind. I recommend these young lads from England, “the Death of Pop,” whom we just did the split single together. They’re fantastic and they’re constantly releasing new material. Also “the Arctic Flow,” from South Carolina is really good. He’s another one-man band like myself, and is always putting out great tunes. I love what the “Captured Tracks” label in Brooklyn, NY, is doing with Diiv, Craft Spells, & Wild Nothing. They have a great roster of artists and are really consistent.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
This is another great question. If time allows, I’d like to cover a song by the band “Sparks,” who have so many great tunes, but never achieved huge success. They have a glam era and a new wave era, so there’s a lot that could be done with their songs.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
I am going to continue to record and release music. I have been playing in bands since the 90’s when the music industry was at its peak and fellow local artists were signing huge label deals. I realize the state of the current industry, and it really separates those who love the art of making music from those who were in it for whatever other reason. I have met so many great and talented people along the way, and hopefully people appreciate what I keep sending out into the world.

Q: Any parting words?
Thanks again. I would just like to say a huge THANK YOU, Renato, for taking the time to do this interview and for your contribution on getting art to more and more people. I don’t think people with great blogs such as yourself get enough credit, so cheers to you my friend.

www.hiddengemrecords.com
www.theskatingparty.bandcamp.com
www.soundcloud.com/theskatingparty
www.twitter.com/theskatingparty
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She Daydreams with Old Lacy Bed - An Interview

Old Lacy Bed é um quarteto formado por quatro mocinhas japonesas que soltou em Abril seu mais novo trabalho, o EP "She Daydreams".

Fofurices nipônicas em formato dreampop cintilante. Pense no Lush e acrescente o Abba nesta formula, e o resultado é o Old Lacy Bed.

Pop bubblegum pegajoso e sonhador. Apropriadíssimo para ouvir alto em dias ensolarados.

***** Interview with Old Lacy Bed *****

Q. When did Old Lacy Bed start? Tell us about the history...
Hitomi: Meeko began making songs by recording them at home, and support members and I(Hitomi) joined in 2012 and we formed the band. After that, Yumi and Nattsu joined in 2013 and we had our first show as all-girl band.

Q: Who are your influences?
Meeko: I was influenced by Vivian Girl, Seapony, and Tennis. Also, SPARTA LOCALS(Japanese band).

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
Meeko:
Vivian Girls 『Share the Joy』
Cibo Matto 『STEREO TYPE A』
Seapony 『Go With Me』
Mika Miko 『C.Y.S.L.A.B.F』
Kyte 『Kyte』

Nattsu:
Grapevine 『sign』
Grapevine 『Manatsu No Strange Land』
Fozztone 『Keshiki No Toshi』
Quruli 『Antenna』
Hiromi Yehara 『Brain』

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Hitomi: All members easily get nervous, so our hearts are beating always before live show.

Despite of that, playing music is most fun. While playing, we are hoping that audience at the show also enjoy and want to come see OLD LACY BED again.

Q. How do you describe Old Lacy Bed´s sounds?
We think keywords like the following expresses nature of OLD LACY BED's music.

dreamy＋pop＋girly＋nostalgic＋cool＝OLD LACY BED！

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
Yumi: Our process of recording is as below.
1. Drum
2. Bass
3. Guitar(Meeko)
4. Guitar(Yumi)
5. Vocals
6. Percussion, etc.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
Hitomi & Yumi: Suchmos!

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Meeko: Personally, I'd like to cover songs like Foals, Editors, and Arctic Monkeys as a guitarist instead of a singer.(ha ha) If our band is to cover, I'd like to cover Vivian Girls at least once. Also MIKA MIKO, Alvvays, and Seapony.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
Nattsu: We want to perform at a music festival !! And we would like to perform a live abroad some day!!

Q: Any parting words?
Meeko: We are looking forward to the day we can meet you! Thanks!!
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https://www.facebook.com/oldlacybed
http://oldlacybed.com/
https://oldlacybed.bandcamp.com

The Glistening One with Sansyou - An Interview and Premiere

Melodias e ambientações envolvendo mente, corpo e alma de formas cristalinas gerando imagens e sensações, essa é a temática de "The Glistering One" novo tabalho do trio David Nicholas, Matthew McGarraghy, Davis White, também conhecidos como Sansyou para os iniciados.

"The Glistering One" vem ao mundo no próximo dia 26 de Agosto pela gravadora predileta aqui do TBTCI, Moon Sound Records, e desde já, o TBTCI tem a honra máxima de exibir em primeira mão "Let It Expand" primeiro single do álbum.

Um verdadeiro medicamento sonoro, indicado para todo e qualquer momento, esteja você sozinho ou bem acompanhado, tanto o delicioso e viciante single, "Let It Expand" como todo o disco, são altamente recomendados para ficar de bem consigo mesmo.

Um disco acima da média, ah e um detalhe, totalmente instrumental e que em nenhum momento torna-se cansativo, muito pelo contrário, a cada canção fica mais intenso e poderoso.

O Sansyou em "The Glistening One" compôs música para o tratamento do coração e da alma.

Acima.

Q. When did Sansyou start? Tell us about the history...
- Sansyou began as an acoustic project with hand percussion, 12 string guitar and cello. It was a way to step out of fully electric bands with vocals and bass so we could start exploring instrumental music in a different way. We played out a fair amount but never captured an accurate recording of that incarnation. Around the summer of 2011 we felt like it was time to plug back in and go electric, so Davis joined on drums and Matt and I moved to electric guitars and have been developing that sound ever since.

Q: Who are your influences?
-We listen to a lot of different things and I am sure it all filters through into our sound. Some of us grew up through the punk rock scene, then post-punk and plenty of tangents along the way. People have heard elements of Vini Reilly, Robin Guthrie and Peter Buck in our guitar sounds and that makes sense. We take inspiration from lots of things outside of music, like just talking about an image or feeling. That will often suggest ideas that turn into songs. One of the pieces on our new recording, Rise of a Fall, is based on some completely irrational waking nightmares I've had about falling backwards off an incline that pitches too steep to climb. It tied into some pieces of music we were developing at the same time that had an ascending/descending pattern but hadn’t come together as a whole yet. So ideas like that tend to influence the sound.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
-When we talked about this, three "P's" came out. Pub-rock, Prog-rock, and Post-rock. The song craft of Elvis Costello, particularly Armed Forces, was lost on me originally, but Davis really locked into it and I appreciated it later. It didn't necessarily feature tons of guitar but the hooks and structure are really smart. For the prog-rock, we all love Pink Floyd, particularly Animals. We managed to see Rush on their last tour, so Hemispheres goes on the list. For post-rock sounds, I turn to the Sea and Cake all the time; all their releases are great, especially Runner. And in between, things like Nowhere by Ride are key as well.

Q. How do you feel playing live?
-Lucky that we can do it. And definitely thankful that there are places for us to perform and an audience to play to. We dont take it for granted. For us, the challenge is to plan a set that maintains interesting dynamics and builds some tension and release. As instrumentalists we try to draw the audience in by building that feeling of an arc into the set. Matt is really tuned into this and usually has a sense for what will work based on who else is on the bill and the venue, so we’re never just repeating the same set.

Q. How do you describe Sansyou sounds?
- The advice that resonates with me came from Geordie Walker of Killing Joke. He has such a singular, unique sound, I asked him how he does it, and he said, "Play what you want to hear". Just as easy and hard as that. So what do I want to hear? Something that is rich, full and expansive. Sometimes convey a sense of floating or suspension, and then sometimes forward motion. That feeling of being underwater and seeing nothing but blue in every direction. I want the sound to capture that feeling; and to do it instrumentally, without any obviousness from lyrics. Working without bass or vocals allows certain elements to come forward that otherwise would be lost. I definitely pay a lot more attention to what drums can do and give more space to them. It's more than a backbeat and Davis has composed pieces that we translate into guitar parts in ways I've never done before, like the title of our prior release, The Dilettante. On the newer songs, we’ve worked in some more aggressive sounds and use them dynamically, so that’s been an interesting path of the moment.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
-We put a fair amount of pressure on ourselves to stay honest to what we can perform live. Tracking for this new recording was done quickly since we'd been performing the songs for some time. We recorded live as a trio and didn’t take long to get a good take. For our prior release, we really stayed minimal and did hardly any overdubs. Just the three of us in a small room with small amps. The songs suggested that approach and it worked well then. On this new recording, The Glistening One, the songs stretched out a bit more and invited a harmony line here and there so we added that this time. Nothing extravagant but I think the additional parts help fill out the sound. We all felt like if a new part was in our heads, it was at least worth trying and questioning it together. There was no shortage of guitars or amps, so we used those for new textures. We try to walk a fine line of keeping that economical, minimal approach with enough white space and yet color in just the right amount of shading too.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
- There are so many. Right in DC, we are lucky to have bands like Tone, Boat Burning, The Mantis, Lost Civilizations, The Orchid, The Caribbean and many others. I definitely recommend checking out their recordings for a sense of what is happening here.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
-We've put this as a challenge to ourselves more than once! We actually pulled off an instrumental version of Heart and Soul by Joy Division for one performance. Davis made a loop for the bass part and Matt pulled up some sustained pads to interpret the keyboard parts while I did Ian Curtis' vocals on guitar. I was glad we pushed ourselves to do that since their music is so foundational.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
-We are ready to get The Glistening One released on Moon Sounds and play shows through this year. We have loads of songs ready for the next release already and will play those live too. And we never stop writing and finding new sounds. We might revisit using piano too, which we haven’t done since our first release, When We Become Ghosts. In the short term, we hope The Glistening One reaches people with an ear for instrumental music.

Q: Any parting words?
-Thanks for your work here on TBTCI! I've learned about lots of cool bands from your writing and hope you keep it going. Curating the good music and steering your readers to it is more important than ever today, so thank you.
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https://www.facebook.com/Sansyou-122931001108833/
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Up That Hill with Lyfe Indoors - An Interview

Dreampop gélido, envolvente e altamente denso, é o que pode ser descrito do novo single do Lyfe Indoors, "Up That Hill".

A faixa título é um raro e excitante exercício de desespero, melancolia de congelar qualquer sentimento afetivo a começar pelo verso de abertura "All I do is wake up again...", o lado "B" "Shoreline" é um tanto quando mais ameno, mas simplesmente o estrago já esta feito. "Up That Hill" é uma das melhores músicas que ouvi esse ano facilmente.

Ah sim, o Lyfe Indoors ainda tem um EP primoroso chamado "Memoree" e outro single "Melt", porém o ápice realmente é "Up That Hill".

Devastadora.

***** Interview with Lyfe Indoors *****

Q. When did Lyfe Indoors start? Tell us about the history...
A: Lyfe Indoors started in the summer of 2014. I was in an interesting place between playing shows with another music project and going home to let my thoughts flourish into the project. Back when it started, the songs weren't complete enough for a release. The unnamed project was a way for me to practice writing and recording songs straight from my bedroom. After a while, I went ahead and got about four songs together that had a similar enough sound so it began. I released three songs (as the fourth didn't make it) on the "Melt" single and the rest was history. I've been making the songs under 'Lyfe Indoors' and its been a really great experience ever since. The day it stops being fulfilling is the day I find something new to work with. For the time being, I can't see that happening for a while.

Q: Who are your influences?
A: Influences... too many to count. Ever since I started playing music I've always gone through phases of different artists. My first big influence would have to be Radiohead. After that, in no particular order: Oneohtrix Point Never, Andy Stott, Beach House, Burial, Slowdive, Arcade Fire, Grouper... That's what comes to mind right now. But there are so many more artists whose names unfortunately escape me right now.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
A: As of now... cause I'm not thinking hard enough... 5 damn good albums...
Kid A - Radiohead
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Good Kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar
Emergency & I - Dismemberment Plan
Music Has a Right to Children - Boards of Canada

Q. How do you feel playing live?
A: I haven't played live yet as Lyfe Indoors... So it is a mystery for now... :O

Q. How do you describe Lyfe Indoors sounds?
A: In one genre, I'd describe the entire sounds of Lyfe Indoors as Ambient Pop. But in more words... spacey, lo-fi, semi-experimental, dream pop. I don't know though. Up to the listener really.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
A: So all of the songs I've made have been created in my bedroom. The lyrics usually come before or after I write. It depends on the song, really. I'm still trying to find a uniform way to record but at the same time, I think the way I record adds a nice touch to the final product. I could go into more detail but I think that is enough for a general idea.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
A: New bands... I guess if you count it, Crystal Castles (w/ Edith). Also (new to me): Viola Beach, Kaytranada... I'm not very good with new bands. I need to look into that more.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
A: I really haven't thought of that. Covers would be a cool thing to do in a little but I'm not set on them just now.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: For the future, I'm really just focused on making some more songs. I do have plans to start playing shows but I wanted to garner a little bit more of a following and a set-list.

Q: Any parting words?
A: Thank you for reading about the project and I can't wait to see what comes next. Life is short; enjoy it; you are invited. Lyfe Indoors
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https://soundcloud.com/lyfe-indoors
https://www.facebook.com/lyfeindoors
https://lyfeindoors.bandcamp.com

Blue Moon with SunRooms - An Interview

Melodias que podem ao mesmo tempo serem ensolaradas e conter fortes indícios melancólicos, conexões com com gente como Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils e principalmente uma certa cena independente que ficou escondida durante muitos anos lá nos longínquos 80´s, leia-se, gente como Chills, Go-Betweens entre outros são o alicerce para as composições de Kristofer Shelton e Stanton Young que atendem pelo nome de SunRooms.

Dois trabalhos no currículo, o debute "My Life In A Bush Of Ghosts" e o mais recente "Blue Moon". Ambos seguem pelo mesmo caminho de sonhos costurados entre canções simples, quase lo-fi e obviamente feitas para apaixonados.

O indie pop em sua melhor faceta.

***** Interview with SunRooms *****

Q. When did SunRooms start? Tell us about the history...
SunRooms started around the middle of last year when I was graduating college. I was listening to a lot of Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils, etc. and naturally I started listening to more obscure indie artists from there, especially 80's stuff. Around the same time I started using a new music software (Ableton) and I found I could mimic a lot of old retro synths and effects that those old avant garde indie musicians were using. I think I finished my first album in about a months time and it just kind of sat on the shelf for a bit because it was so different from the other stuff I was making.

Q: Who are your influences?
My influences range anywhere from Bowie to Howlin Wolf to Joy Division to Syd Barrett, etc. I'm really all over the place with music. I like to listen to a lot of genres. I think everyone should explore and expand their musical tastes. I think they'd be surprised if they gave more music a chance.

Q. Make a list of 5 albuns of all time…
Wew, five albums of all time? That is really tough..here's five quick ones off the top of my head:
The Strokes - Is This It
Cemeteries - The Wilderness
Midlake - Antiphon
Velvet Underground - White Light, White Heat
Led Zeppelin - III

Q. How do you feel playing live?
I love playing live, I wish I could get up on stage everyday.

Q. How do you describe SunRooms sounds?
I'd say SunRooms draws from a lot of 80's melancholy acts like Joy Division or The Smiths but I also think we create a modern sound with all the delay and reverb. I've heard people say the music sounds like post-punk and others say it is chill wave. To me, it doesn't matter what people call it as long as they're listening.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
All the songs are recorded in the living room of my apartment. I just sit down, write out a guitar or synth line and then map out the drums via Ableton. After the base tracks are put down, I just build from there; adding leads or vocals. Whatever "needs" to be there, you know? All the music is produced and mixed in the same fashion, all of the music is self-released.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
There are a ton of great new bands out there right now. Here are some that i'm really excited about:
-Black Marble
-Spires
-Total Control
-The Growlers
-Bosnian Rainbows
-Campfires

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
Cover version of a band? Culture Club most definitely haha

Q: What are your plans for the future?
My plans for the future are to either blow up in music or blow all my money on traveling the world. Both sound chaotic and worthwhile.

Q: Any parting words?
That old Charles Bukowski quote...find what you love and let it kill you. Yeah that's fine.

Remember to check out my site for tunes: https://sunrooms.bandcamp.com/
And find the band page on facebook: SunRoomsBand
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Anywhere with Cassettes on Tape - An Interview

Simplificando a coisa, "Anywhere" primeiro álbum do quarteto de Chicago, Cassetes on Tape é simplesmente um dos discos mais emocionantes que ouvi neste ano.

Shoegaze épico, algo como se Ian McCulloch ou Lloyd Cole gravassem com o Ride ou com o Pale Saints, ou algo do gênero.

"Anywhere" é grandioso, eloquente, sofisticado, hipnótico, e mais um monte de adjetivos, mas todos seriam apenas para demonstrar que o Cassettes on Tape cometeram uma disco soberbo.

Música mágica feita por uma banda grandiosa, vida longa ao Cassetes on Tape.

***** Interview with Cassettes on Tape *****

Q. When did Cassettes on Tape start? Tell us about the history...
Chris (drummer) and I (Joe on vox/guitar) began playing with each other in 2009 in a band called Das Fur Kots. We changed the name to Cassettes on Tape in 2011, because frankly no one could pronounce or remember our name. Shortly thereafter we lost our lead guitar and bass player. Greg was an easy choice as the new bass player. He is my brother, and we share a lot of the same sensibilities and musical tastes. (Funny thing: Chris and I only have ever had bass players named Greg in the different version of this band). We were already moving towards the fuzzy and reverb-rich guitar sound when this happened. So when we were looking for a new guitar player, we directed our search with this continuance in mind. We wanted to find someone who loved Johnny Marr and Kevin Shields and J Mascis as much as we did. That’s when Shyam came in. He had recently moved to Chicago from Washington, DC where he was formerly in the band Metropolitan. The first time he played with us, we knew that he was the perfect fit, hand in glove so to speak.

Q: Who are your influences?
If it’s not obvious, we really love the 80’s/early 90s UK indie scene. The Cure, the Chameleons, MBV, Slowdive, New Order, Stone Roses, the Smiths, and Jesus and Mary Chain to name many. And that only scratches the surface. We like anything with a lot of guitars and hooks and lively drums. On this side of the pond, I’d say Dinosaur Jr, Pavement, Sonic Youth, the Replacements, and Superchunk spoke to us.

Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
This is really hard, but I’d say
JAMC-Psycho Candy
Pavement-Slanted and Enchanted
Dinosaur Jr-You’re Living All Over Me
MBV-Loveless
The Cure-Disintegration

Q. How do you feel playing live?
Playing live is a blast. We don’t take ourselves too seriously. We just want to turn up our guitars, play as loud as we can, and do justice to our recorded songs. We just like to have a few drinks, pour out some energy, and try not to screw up.

Q. How do you describe Cassettes on Tape sounds?
A lot of fuzz, and reverb. But we take a lot of pride in our songwriting. If there’s not a hook in our riffs or vocals, we aren’t interested. We hope that comes through. When we write a song, we want people to recognize and feel our influences. If someone walks away from hearing a song saying that it sounds like Ride or Ned’s Atomic Dustbin or Pulp, that’s a big compliment for us. A lot of bands don’t want to be called derivative. But we embrace it.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs?
Our two EPs, Cathedrals and Murmuration, and our new LP, Anywhere, were all recorded the same way. We used the same great recording engineer and producer (Jamie Carter of Carterco in Chicago). Everyone is isolated in their own rooms, but we play the songs live trying to get a solid take and capture that energy of playing together like we do in our dingy rehearsal space. The biggest piece is the drums. Once Chris locks that down we can redub the bass and guitars. This is where Shyam really shines in adding layers upon layers of guitar to make the songs sound richer. The final step is usually my vocals and backing vocals by Greg and Shyam. Then we make everything just as wet as possible.

Q. Which new bands do you recommend?
I don’t know if we can recommend anybody that your readers haven’t already heard of. We are bit unapologetically stuck in the past. But current bands that we like a lot are DMA’s, Soft Kill, Merchandise, Nothing, Whirr, Sioux Falls, and Swearin’. As far as Chicago, there are so many great bands like Star Tropics, Airiel, Panda Riot, Wired Minds, and Pink Frost.

Q: Which band would you love to made a cover version of?
A simple direct choice would be Pale Saints Sight of You. But I’ve always liked the idea of taking a song from a different genre and making it our own. I once suggested the idea of covering Deep Blue Something’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s and was almost kicked out the band. So if your readers have any suggestions, we’d love to hear them.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
We just released our first LP Anywhere, so we are going to play some shows in support of it. But I don’t think it’s going to be long before we start working on songs for a new record. We really dig recording and seeing what we can do in the studio. And we love to see how people respond to our material.

Q: Any parting words?
Just a big thanks to everyone like you that is supporting us and the kind words they have about our music. We’re just four guys who like to pretend we’re in Echo and the Bunnymen. So it’s really been a kick.
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