tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22831599656710345742024-03-18T04:00:05.408+01:00RATBOY69A rock'n'roll blogratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.comBlogger469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-1327991497312253242024-02-09T09:15:00.000+01:002024-02-09T09:15:03.020+01:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkowE0e36b6dS-3HfvmYJSvNUiPjmtjgtgzJITS0cJfQjhpcTn2vUSqJ9mJ8nqvlitLwdIDBzmYIDN9wMAoIJin7xMLI9Kpwd-Ohh9LtGl-YYizGWOmm3ap8oAG3E9hNU7Ia0EngqbhzYv6IuNxC2SnyPbDGLTSxLDxMz6ZouVlEy9LEvYf-Q_NT13E1g/s1875/Iris%20and%20the%20deadly%20flowers%20_%20Don't%20Believe%20In%20Witches.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="1875" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkowE0e36b6dS-3HfvmYJSvNUiPjmtjgtgzJITS0cJfQjhpcTn2vUSqJ9mJ8nqvlitLwdIDBzmYIDN9wMAoIJin7xMLI9Kpwd-Ohh9LtGl-YYizGWOmm3ap8oAG3E9hNU7Ia0EngqbhzYv6IuNxC2SnyPbDGLTSxLDxMz6ZouVlEy9LEvYf-Q_NT13E1g/s320/Iris%20and%20the%20deadly%20flowers%20_%20Don't%20Believe%20In%20Witches.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Don't believe in witches is the digital debut full length release of IRIS AND THE DEADLY FLOWERS.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Iris is playing bass and singing on some tracks. Her Dad is playing the guitar and singing as well. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Magic NICO is playing the drums. 12 tracks of amazing 60's garage psychedelia!!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">GET THE GOODIES HERE:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1029889415/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://irisandthedeadlyflowers.bandcamp.com/album/dont-believe-in-witches">Don't Believe In Witches by Iris and the Deadly Flowers</a></iframe>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-47891551407501248322024-02-04T19:24:00.011+01:002024-02-04T19:30:56.193+01:00Smooch - A Force To Be Rockin' With<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFzeLWK9WvvXDDDbMMhkCM4NGH8FsjMFyofntzDGkbci3yLxBPP3scI4zmgU4qZCqKD67klrURWWHFj_nL-vMCpg4y-WZTXQKELFrP4dgKjUg0dTudYul4HMszeQ34tcbpnFRljvadq_FSJnyzg4NShyFzJvKDADJD5357V-Q-kJjQVlWaJEoSj4F2SQ/s1200/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFzeLWK9WvvXDDDbMMhkCM4NGH8FsjMFyofntzDGkbci3yLxBPP3scI4zmgU4qZCqKD67klrURWWHFj_nL-vMCpg4y-WZTXQKELFrP4dgKjUg0dTudYul4HMszeQ34tcbpnFRljvadq_FSJnyzg4NShyFzJvKDADJD5357V-Q-kJjQVlWaJEoSj4F2SQ/s320/cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>SMOOCH is a rock'n'roll four piece from Melbourne, Australia.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Their debut full length, the aptly titled "A Force To Be Rockin' With" was initialy released in Australia on Legless Records in 2022 but this was so damn hard to purchase in Europe. So the German label WANDA Records made everybody in Europe a very huge favor by releasing it here as well.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>The band describes itself as a mix of Kiss and The Runaways. And this is actually what you get. They have the riffs and they have the groove. And most of all, they have a great female singer. What more do you want? Purchase this at all cost!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>And one more thing: you will read below that they cover Slade “Gudbye T’ Jane”. I can only hope they will include this on their sophomore album. That'll be the icing on the cake!</b></div></div><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell about your musical background to introduce Smooch? Can you also introduce all the members of the band.</span></b><p></p><p>Hi! <b>Adam</b> here, I play guitar and do backup Vocals. <b>Ciarn</b> my partner in life and crime is the lead vocalist & bassist, <b>Steve</b> whacks the tubs & and <b>Mitch</b> wails on 2nd guitar. Other bands we’ve played or play in include, Drunk Mums, Reaper, Red Red Krovvy, Rubber Room, Meat, Mesa Cosa, Dumb Punts. All of which don’t sound anything like SMOOCH, the purpose of this band was to get out of our comfort zone to push ourselves creatively and physically.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT1ayvRffkC_fvBX15reQ4Hmtk6tq0R07UmnBtklx0XpsfM1NhJz4z8uQYsTKsCw9miPdMsRb2mEFAQluYUkc0f-mmSLf7rn8GP0td57isasmHtlmUYllWHZyeFEtFBaUe9cVEz9dWPgf7YSQYP1rpO8H-c1qFWrpfZTxei9rWnOADgn-PkEMWFAXHXk/s2048/315709012_2463619697121549_412468425198727391_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT1ayvRffkC_fvBX15reQ4Hmtk6tq0R07UmnBtklx0XpsfM1NhJz4z8uQYsTKsCw9miPdMsRb2mEFAQluYUkc0f-mmSLf7rn8GP0td57isasmHtlmUYllWHZyeFEtFBaUe9cVEz9dWPgf7YSQYP1rpO8H-c1qFWrpfZTxei9rWnOADgn-PkEMWFAXHXk/s320/315709012_2463619697121549_412468425198727391_n.jpg" width="256" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About your debut full length album "A Force To Be Rockin' With", what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs?</span></b><p></p><p>We recorded Drums, Bass & Rhythm Guitars all together on a 70’s Neve Console, the same used for Australian greats AC/DC & Cold Chisel, we then added double-tracked guitar solos, Vocals and a few little percussion things afterwards. We like to keep it live as possible to honour the 70’s feel of our predecessors.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios? Have you recorded all your records in the same way or are there any changes in the recording process lately?</span></b></p><p>Our first 7” was done by me in the lounge room of the house we all lived in at the time. I used to record alot of bands but only really using Pro Tools & we worked on the songs for almost a year before recording so just wanted to smash something out and release it on cassette dubbed by ourselves as more of a PROMO copy which seemed to be a common thing in the past. </p><p>For the LP we wanted to use analogue but the cost of doing so wasn’t in our budget, thankfully the Neve console we used was from the ’70s and was one of the first solid-state consoles so it still had a super warm sound.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) How would you describe the music you are playing? </span></b></p><p>Hard Rock, Proto-Metal & Early Glam</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9LTTQ8y85LdApqffwbXXT8WcsDurbKNaL_Ql7cjkIkFO6hz16wyI6Pb4YeANRkyNdYvaKS2TOzfZf_tEfw0Wpa7tdxVrEsKiC4GKu6vGExxC0N0zhxnBrgEOgkUahQ0o7tResqsWKhlSsG1imXSw6d-v8rfErSKNIan2BZinWbB3iLgrQjivAHckZ4Y/s2048/180262959_150641520398298_8371579254403989726_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9LTTQ8y85LdApqffwbXXT8WcsDurbKNaL_Ql7cjkIkFO6hz16wyI6Pb4YeANRkyNdYvaKS2TOzfZf_tEfw0Wpa7tdxVrEsKiC4GKu6vGExxC0N0zhxnBrgEOgkUahQ0o7tResqsWKhlSsG1imXSw6d-v8rfErSKNIan2BZinWbB3iLgrQjivAHckZ4Y/s320/180262959_150641520398298_8371579254403989726_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?</span></b><p></p><p>I think that the main thing for me personally is for the sounds of the words to be important before the message. For example, our song Glitter Thugs instantly paints a picture of a gang covered in sequins. Ciarn is the main writer of lyrics in the band though so I can’t speak for her. Alot of our topics include Gender Equality, Politics & others are more about rockin & havin a good time. Its important to have that balance. </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>6) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the newly released LP?? </b></span></p><p>We have a video for Feminine Touch which is the first track off the album. Wild Rose did an amazing job of capturing the look we are going for and understanding what we wanted in general.</p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/emEisWBWGVc?si=pIGnWyQu4JIzevJW" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) What can concert goers expect at a Smooch gig? Are you playin' any famous cover songs during the concert? </span></b></p><p>Heads boppin, boots stompin, butts boogin, wailin solos, thunderous drums and powerful vocals. We have covered Hector “Bye Bye Bad Days” & , we’ve worked on doing a priest and angels cover and plan to do some more but haven’t gotten round to it.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) Are there any bands in Australia today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><p>The short answer is ROT TV & STREET SWEEPER. I think what we do is so specific that it’s hard to lump us in with other bands. People see the image and think GLAM, oh yeah! But Hair Metal sucks and hate it when we are referred to that side of the genre. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHleFE0rMoj6jdoaIGgsZHZuTd46TGObF5G1B8L7U9qZwoeAA6kET2g0t5OuhaDqD4BnAovJp04vVeq7rllRGFg2MIvdRSLCs7ybRahM9CF8gujnEc4Ia7t7uHVF3zBntzZq9L-2oZed2tempvxyrTMxJv3CZNBSSAO8MQSCy23mSCEUkZrC3KyVaq6Fc/s2048/316293768_2463619710454881_2140957971638090684_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHleFE0rMoj6jdoaIGgsZHZuTd46TGObF5G1B8L7U9qZwoeAA6kET2g0t5OuhaDqD4BnAovJp04vVeq7rllRGFg2MIvdRSLCs7ybRahM9CF8gujnEc4Ia7t7uHVF3zBntzZq9L-2oZed2tempvxyrTMxJv3CZNBSSAO8MQSCy23mSCEUkZrC3KyVaq6Fc/s320/316293768_2463619710454881_2140957971638090684_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) To what kind of music did you listen to as teenagers? What were your favorite bands as a teenagers? Name 3 bands that you consider still have an influence on your own work today.</span></b><p></p><p>I grew up listening to punk, grindcore & and death metal. Couldn't tear me away from bands like Ramones, Death or Black Flag so I can’t really say that any of that has influenced Smooch. The 3 main bands I think that Influence us are Kiss, The Runaways & Judas Priest, The Sweet, Girlschool. I know thats 5 ya lucky I stopped there.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) What are the plans for for 2024 as far as Smooch is concerned? Do you guys plan to come over to Europe to promote the record?</span></b></p><p>What we plan to do is finish writing and eventually record our next album and I’m sorry to say but I don’t think we’ll be touring overseas until that comes out. We all play in other bands so we need to focus on those outputs. We take our time with Smooch cos we want it to be the best it can be.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>11) Anything you wanna add?</b></span></p><p>Boogie Woogie All Night Long</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE: </span></b><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://mailorder.wandarecords.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20_21&products_id=17296">https://mailorder.wandarecords.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20_21&products_id=17296</a></b></span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4033622183/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://smoochmelb.bandcamp.com/album/a-force-to-be-rockin-with">A Force To Be Rockin' With by SMOOCH</a></iframe></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-81957361707685185472024-01-02T18:30:00.009+01:002024-01-03T07:55:07.492+01:00Autogramm - Music That Humans Can Play<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSrE1LxB82s-X9yJ5wmfjs1heAvMe2pPo6VWSFl_xfDIs4p4VWdqqScMVKhi1pjr2qli1XdqW0VhxOzxASK2_56v_aIYyuLPAwIcn7lE0mmyhJxYHTSc2ru3Xb1XaaSqJ_tI2mLftQZ1PNwtGaLFfU1LXW12YYG2tsdqZJj44ISzG554lUK36EccNLgI/s1200/a1125515545_10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSrE1LxB82s-X9yJ5wmfjs1heAvMe2pPo6VWSFl_xfDIs4p4VWdqqScMVKhi1pjr2qli1XdqW0VhxOzxASK2_56v_aIYyuLPAwIcn7lE0mmyhJxYHTSc2ru3Xb1XaaSqJ_tI2mLftQZ1PNwtGaLFfU1LXW12YYG2tsdqZJj44ISzG554lUK36EccNLgI/s320/a1125515545_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, Autogramm is a quartet featuring Jiffy Marx - vocals, synths, guitars; The Silo - vocals, drums, synths, guitars; CC Voltage - vocals, bass, guitars and Lars Von Seattle - guitars and vocals</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The band is playing some very catchy early 80's music in the vein of The Cars, Devo, Gary Numan and a bit of David Bowie's Berlin era Stuff."Hey Allie" is catchy as hell and will stay in your head for days and days.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Their latest album, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Music That Humans Can Play</span>, is released in Europe on BELUGA records and comes in 2 different colors (blue or pink) with lyrics and liner notes.</b></div></div><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell about your musical background to introduce Autogramm? Can you also introduce all the members of the band who participated in the recordings?</span></b><p></p><p><b>Jiffy Marx</b>: I currently play synth and sing in Autogramm and play bass and sing in a band called Night Court. I’ve also played guitar in a bunch of bands and used to also play guitar in Autogramm but doing three things at once proved to be a challenge so we recruited our friend Lars to take over which seems to have been a totally worthwhile decision!</p><p><b>The Silo</b>: I play the drums, sing a bit and put effects on everything! I operate a little recording studio called The Mango Pit in Chicago, when I’m not playing with Autogramm or some of the other bands I play with. </p><p><b>Lars Von Seattle</b>: I do the guitaring in Autogramm & have played in some Seattle rock groups over the years.</p><p><b>CC Voltage</b>: I play bass in the band, and I’ve also played in Berlin’s Dysnea Boys, London’s Loyalties, and Vancouver’s Black Halos and Spitfires.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_s3BfQYKQQ587_r1ip9tqrN8ZgvhlObQ8CXmJ-8tlgpuUjWnAcNL7-hJYYOjkcL-Xminoll957RQL3MBwAlIw04yoqJ1W-Lk2_2PgX_2fJ0ase2j4DUCTEEMpyOEWx_RgsOaeHvB06TgMgzWnCIDWl1u6uz2QERXdx8Eqhl7d56Tu52V-_KQPMdFWoPY/s1590/179613644_10159251435888529_5497723972172940565_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="1590" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_s3BfQYKQQ587_r1ip9tqrN8ZgvhlObQ8CXmJ-8tlgpuUjWnAcNL7-hJYYOjkcL-Xminoll957RQL3MBwAlIw04yoqJ1W-Lk2_2PgX_2fJ0ase2j4DUCTEEMpyOEWx_RgsOaeHvB06TgMgzWnCIDWl1u6uz2QERXdx8Eqhl7d56Tu52V-_KQPMdFWoPY/s320/179613644_10159251435888529_5497723972172940565_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About your latest full length album "Music That Humans Can Play", what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs?</span></b><p></p><p><b>The Silo</b>: Both! We tracked the basics live at a big studio called Rain City Recorders in Vancouver, then afterward we overdubbed extra vocals and synths and guitars and tambourines and bleeps and bloops at little studios: The Balloon Factory in Vancouver and The Mango Pit in Chicago.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios? Have you recorded all your records in the same way or are there any changes in the recording process lately?</span></b></p><p><b>The Silo:</b> We use the digital stuff as the recording medium because that’s what we can afford — we’ve made all of our records ourselves. No outside producers or mixers. I have some nice preamps and a summing mixer to add analog tone to the proceedings. No tape though. Would love that but we also don’t have the money! The only real change between this album and the last two: this is the first time we recorded anything in a big studio, and we had an assistant engineer to help with the bedtracks in that studio. The first two were done completely in my own small project studios.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxjGpalTJHSsjtV5paH6IL3KfaddxcvE-H9I9woxij3jbOOPD0INsUL21TCpn2l18S-t-SVekZzIdUN3PFVGyXsPJinqwwgQ2fNxUYegd9h3gL0lzkdIefHWmsfxDEu44UcbKHJ728R2M7mX-dAbS_lPsOAXR7huzhjdydP0-OVOIFiIlzGSjZ55ZK7U/s1728/55576684_2773365399555385_9000592345204260864_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxjGpalTJHSsjtV5paH6IL3KfaddxcvE-H9I9woxij3jbOOPD0INsUL21TCpn2l18S-t-SVekZzIdUN3PFVGyXsPJinqwwgQ2fNxUYegd9h3gL0lzkdIefHWmsfxDEu44UcbKHJ728R2M7mX-dAbS_lPsOAXR7huzhjdydP0-OVOIFiIlzGSjZ55ZK7U/s320/55576684_2773365399555385_9000592345204260864_n.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) How would you describe the music you are playing? If I were to call it "new wave" (as it was called between 1977 and 1983), would you agree with this label? Are you proud of it or do you consider there is way more than that? </span></b><p></p><p><b>Jiffy Marx</b>: Definitely not against calling it new wave but also proud that there is more than that. I think we each bring something a bit different to the band- CC is the Rock’n’roll guy, I’m the power pop / punk guy, The Silo brings the pop and Lars has also brought some jangle into the mix. I think the result, although we all still worship The Ramones, is a unique amalgamation of all of our different tastes.</p><p><b>Lars Von Seattle</b>: I think new wave is a fine term, even though it was later used by more hardcore punks to describe trend-chasers or poseurs. I like most bands that are described as new wave, so I’m fine with it. </p><p><b>CC Voltage</b>: I think you hit the nail on the head. We’re huge fans of that era of music, so it’s a big compliment to hear people say we’ve succeeded in making something sound authentic. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMmLva3dUhU0J415teSyIzXVEClpfQRgvNLsp_nf3xKczkVMr8K48M0OiF7v6VxvhvpknTV8NcPLeHp1Xzqk8SG-XvRm4KdL6ZfTOp4u1LUfSGvgeQ4VzOCQPoqYTsF9jIfyQa17iDNWbnEpH47uNssfZMrZLNKtDLKsGQWaT3_S5fVWLuVWep_Hjc-k/s1365/54727539_2773357156222876_2524611880014577664_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMmLva3dUhU0J415teSyIzXVEClpfQRgvNLsp_nf3xKczkVMr8K48M0OiF7v6VxvhvpknTV8NcPLeHp1Xzqk8SG-XvRm4KdL6ZfTOp4u1LUfSGvgeQ4VzOCQPoqYTsF9jIfyQa17iDNWbnEpH47uNssfZMrZLNKtDLKsGQWaT3_S5fVWLuVWep_Hjc-k/s320/54727539_2773357156222876_2524611880014577664_n.jpg" width="291" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?</span></b><p></p><p><b>Jiffy Marx</b>: Unfortunately I would have to say anxiety and depression but I try to put a positive spin on it by normalizing mental health issues.</p><p><b>The Silo</b>: I’m not a prolific lyric writer, but judging from what I’ve written so far, it seems that it’s mostly about dancing!</p><p><b>CC Voltage</b>: I generally just say things until they fit along with the music. Then I go back and try to make those words actually sound like they have some kind of meaning. It’s kind of like creating a stream of consciousness story. There’s rarely any significant meaning to mine unfortunately. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the newly released LP?? </span></b></p><p><b>CC Voltage</b>: We have 3 videos from the new LP. I would encourage you to check out “Born Losers”, seeing as we went on a skiing trip and partied with a sasquatch!</p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e2DwdOtv_K0?si=5Oi262kGFMT3HsLc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) What can concert goers expect at an Autogramm gig? Are you playin' any famous cover songs during the concert?</span></b> </p><p><b>Jiffy Marx</b>: We do like to throw a cover in as an encore if the vibe is right!</p><p><b>The Silo</b>: Hopefully we’ll make you dance — without a doubt we’ll put you in a very good mood. We have a few covers that we’ve tried to make our own. Some possibly unrecognizable. Come to a show and find out!</p><p><b>Lars Von Seattle</b>: I like it when shows are called concerts. Like it’s at a huge venue or there’s classical recital involved somehow!</p><p><b>CC Voltage</b>: I’d say you can expect to have fun and hopefully dance the night away! </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) Are there any bands today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><b>Jiffy Marx</b>: There are lots of punk bands with synths, ones like The Spits who dig skateboarding and The Ramones and other ones like Uranium Club who seem to have some Devo worship going on, and there’s lots of post punk bands these days but even tho we love all those things i wouldn’t say we sound like any of them.</p><p><b>The Silo</b>: We probably have more in common with old US bands and current Australian ones…lots to like in all parts of the world currently tho. I’d say we share more of a spirit than a sound with bands like The Rubs, The Reflectors, The Dumpies, The Whiffs, Sextile etc all of which I like. </p><p><b>Lars Von Seattle</b>: I think we probably like plenty of US bands doing punk, new wave, or power pop styles, but I can’t think of any that feel similar to Autogramm.</p><p><b>CC Voltage</b>: Obviously we consider ourselves musically close to a lot of classic new wave and power pop bands, but there’s not too many current bands doing what we do. I like the Mind Spiders, they’re very cool. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xwZZGnc5N98Hdc_WKFGoMQkTPCUfWOQkhypd32YpqEqugYE-dv3bGw8_sEuJiXjqOIjZS4H9grH7eZDlzNhJoyt1Mwf1Aw0rROJNrqYP074vARghniqg0jiF5OzRUEmhw-X-BqOk42u5u22TtujZV0BjfrWe-TkG3gSkUnxwSAfSmoahQZ_okSvk_UE/s1728/55510753_2773364789555446_151576190514102272_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1728" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xwZZGnc5N98Hdc_WKFGoMQkTPCUfWOQkhypd32YpqEqugYE-dv3bGw8_sEuJiXjqOIjZS4H9grH7eZDlzNhJoyt1Mwf1Aw0rROJNrqYP074vARghniqg0jiF5OzRUEmhw-X-BqOk42u5u22TtujZV0BjfrWe-TkG3gSkUnxwSAfSmoahQZ_okSvk_UE/s320/55510753_2773364789555446_151576190514102272_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></b>9) To what kind of music did you listen to as a teenager? What were your favorite bands as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have an influence on your own work today.</span></b></p><p><b>The Silo</b>: The Cure, XTC, The Police</p><p><b>Lars Von Seattle:</b> When I was a kid, I listened to rap cassettes my friends gave me and told me about. Growing up in Seattle, the “grunge” phenomenon just took over everything, regardless of how one felt about it— it was inescapable but bands like Nirvana, Mudhoney, 7 Year Bitch, and Bikini Kill led me to older punk bands like Black Flag, X-Ray Spex, Devo, the Stooges, etc.</p><p><b>CC Voltage:</b> My teens went from liking contemporary pop music like Aha and Howard Jones, to getting into punk like The Circle Jerks, Death Sentence and Spermbirds, then to liking stuff like Mudhoney and Nirvana when that was just starting. I think I still write music from a punk/rock perspective though, and bands like the Ramones, AC/DC and The Sex Pistols probably influence how I actually create music. Then it gets run through the Autogramm blender and somehow comes out sounding new wave! Haha. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) What are the plans for 2024 as far as Autogramm is concerned? Do you guys plan to come over to Europe to promote the new record?</span></b></p><p><b>The Silo</b>: Europe in March 2024, Eastern US and Canada in Summer 2024!</p><p><b>Lars Von Seattle</b>: Yes, Europe!</p><p><b>CC Voltage</b>: Can’t wait to be in Europe!</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) Anything you wanna add?</span></b></p><p><b>The Silo</b>: Thank you for listening to and supporting independent, diy music! Go to shows, not just ours! Buy your favorite bands’ records so that they keep doing it! We’re all teetering on the edge of being able to actually do anything at all as broke ass musicians, so never forget that fans make all the difference!</p><p><b>CC Voltage</b>: Thanks for having us!</p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3062907523/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://belugarecords.bandcamp.com/album/autogramm-music-that-humans-can-play">Autogramm - Music That Humans Can Play by Beluga Records</a></iframe></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE:</span></b> <a href="https://www.belugarecords.com/products/autogramm-music-that-humans-can-play">https://www.belugarecords.com/products/autogramm-music-that-humans-can-play</a></p><p><u><span style="color: red;">EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:</span></u></p><p>March SAT 16 NL - HAARLEM - SCHLACHTHUIS</p><p>March 17 BELGIUM / HOLLAND - TBA</p><p>March 18 BE - BRUXELLES - LE CHAFF </p><p>March 19 FR - PARIS – L'INTERNATIONAL </p><p>March 20 DE KARLSRUHE – ALTE HACKEREI </p><p>March 21 DE KASSEL – SANDERSHAUS </p><p>March 22 DE - BOCHUM – WAGENI </p><p>March 23 DE - FRANKFURT – DREIKÖNIGSKELLER </p><p>March 24 DE - BAYREUTH – SCHOKOFABRIK</p><p>March 25 DE - LEIPZIG – NBL</p><p>March 26 DE - DRESDEN - CHEMIEFABRIK</p><p>March 27 DE - BERLIN – SCHOKOLADEN</p><p>March 28 DE - HAMBURG – MS HEDI</p><p>March 29 HOLLAND - TBA</p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-36937438564653558492023-10-06T16:10:00.024+02:002023-10-06T16:39:58.892+02:00The Vice Barons : Lookin' In The Face Of Evil<p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZSccHJaQD0H-hmwG9XofzoBRFTeVAT9CqaqTyK23X1p47kztgvh0hAjU_O3_8k4rAizk10pgZ3jOPPy0c1WEtiHXR-lDRe-64IF_kkA3QdwLiyl83C6ooPS_14dEe9tqYHWKQVNhd4avATogk84aOLgoqVeLwbC9uwHKOSvIPwiW5d8dlcansjq8i1U/s1288/Vice-Barons-Copy-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZSccHJaQD0H-hmwG9XofzoBRFTeVAT9CqaqTyK23X1p47kztgvh0hAjU_O3_8k4rAizk10pgZ3jOPPy0c1WEtiHXR-lDRe-64IF_kkA3QdwLiyl83C6ooPS_14dEe9tqYHWKQVNhd4avATogk84aOLgoqVeLwbC9uwHKOSvIPwiW5d8dlcansjq8i1U/w389-h400/Vice-Barons-Copy-2.jpg" width="389" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />More than 20 years after their break-up, The VICE BARONS are back with 12 new tracks produced by the legendary Detroit producer JIM DIAMOND (White stripes, The Sonics, The Dirtbombs,...)</span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">The album is influenced by the 60's fuzzy and psychedelic sounds of Italian movies.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">It is featuring 10 original tunes penned by guitar player Eric St John and 2 covers.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Physical copies are finally available on ‘Blood’ Red vinyl here: </span></b></p><p><a href="https://www.trashwax.com/product/vice-barons-the-lookin-in-the-face-of-evil-300-copies-only-blood-red-vinyl/">https://www.trashwax.com/product/vice-barons-the-lookin-in-the-face-of-evil-300-copies-only-blood-red-vinyl/</a></p><p>Fun fact: Exactly 30 years today The Vice Barons were supposed to open for the Boston legends THE LYRES in Paris but guitar player Eric St John got stuck at the hospital because his daughter KIMBERLEY was born. Happy Birthday, Kimberley! :-)</p><p><br /></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2268131595/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://thevicebarons.bandcamp.com/album/lookin-in-the-face-of-evil">Lookin' in The Face of Evil by LES VICE BARONS</a></iframe>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-69447598531018453492023-07-17T12:51:00.005+02:002023-07-17T12:52:20.086+02:00The Melmacs - Good Advice<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMXd9vUJ5aROS11bYlZPKRLX_MwoNJ6Drdj1vhzSvCsmI9phyMtJtQH_VI8-tWvCYITFXmzNJVhEeStgK43MpaSXJChN2QeeAlTRds-RbLpsFvESJ-EntEwcno_TxpBlpUasFmzM2ay55NwlbePSbeahgLqLe0m8WFJUS4-ZR297DG5jKu2wW5f1OwkU/s1200/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMXd9vUJ5aROS11bYlZPKRLX_MwoNJ6Drdj1vhzSvCsmI9phyMtJtQH_VI8-tWvCYITFXmzNJVhEeStgK43MpaSXJChN2QeeAlTRds-RbLpsFvESJ-EntEwcno_TxpBlpUasFmzM2ay55NwlbePSbeahgLqLe0m8WFJUS4-ZR297DG5jKu2wW5f1OwkU/s320/cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Hailing from Leipzig, Germany, The Melmacs give you top notch PowerPop-Punk, combining sharp guitars with an out of space keyboard, pounding drums and a groovy bass that will keep </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">you begging</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> for more.</span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell to introduce the different members of The Melmacs and their musical background? How long are you together as a band? How did you guys meet? Were you in other bands before?</span></b><p></p><p>Hello Hello, we are a bunch of friends who decided to form a band in 2017. The band consists of <b>Sunnyboy Remo</b> is our handknitted wool sock wearing powerhouse on the four strings. With his bouncing basslines he gives our songs the groovy swing-swing. His sweet backingvocals sprinkle the sweetest sugar over our songs and his meticulous way helps us in the rehearsal room to get the songs on their toes. He's an overthinker with a critical mind, always up for Aperol Spritz and experimenting when it comes to songs. He's very into details to give our songs the perfect fine tuning. He also always entertains our tour group with old bread rolls which he pulls out of his backpack after 3 days on tour and the same old jokes and stories over and over again till noone knows if we laugh out of fun or desesperation. That cheeky fella is a true collectible! And beware if there's a kicker table in your venue! He's not gonna leave till 7am.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQQbYn_9iHiO16srLhDEmgomX7iiHtBhzcU4IWpAIKqLkwsR7rce9jVsRkP6Xr2LMw3M74gZqemmgStGLTpdnJvuPZoeOvnnmqlYi_qqzHwIBu_FCQWhp5muOWNpBIWEGD-sn-dN0-Oin4yTyn-xgNjKeWmE9iHDGjc1TSSilAjJTLUL_YUOhUvtTTd4/s937/THE%20MELMACS_1_quadratisch%20+%20Logo.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="937" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQQbYn_9iHiO16srLhDEmgomX7iiHtBhzcU4IWpAIKqLkwsR7rce9jVsRkP6Xr2LMw3M74gZqemmgStGLTpdnJvuPZoeOvnnmqlYi_qqzHwIBu_FCQWhp5muOWNpBIWEGD-sn-dN0-Oin4yTyn-xgNjKeWmE9iHDGjc1TSSilAjJTLUL_YUOhUvtTTd4/s320/THE%20MELMACS_1_quadratisch%20+%20Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>When he is not on the road with us he is known as a Singer songwriter „Remo Devago“ and nestles velvety into the auditory canals of his listeners.</p><p><b>Max</b> is our dreamer, but making dreams come true. He is the guy on the six string razor with the golden ears and the recording brain of every Melmacs tune at his studio.</p><p>He's also the Alf and video geek in our band, producing and cutting nearly every music video - never tired of trying out new stuff, experimenting with sounds and playing around with techniques.</p><p>He is our resting place when everybody else in the band is pushing each other up and probably the most introvert one of us, who's soul is as deep as the Mariana Trench.</p><p>He is the calm before and after the storm always looking for new vegan places to eat when we're on tour and never tired of putting on new strings before every single weekender just because he's rocking his guitar as hard as he can.</p><p><b>Connie</b> is our drummer and the person in our band that has an unmistakable and infectional laugher, the biggest vinyl collection, the most concert visits and the perfect hairstyle in every situation.</p><p>He owns and takes along everything that could be handy to have someday and at least because of that he's the king of repairing and building things with a pleasant hands on mentality - especially interested in everything he hasn't built himself yet. He's the one that always craves for pizza and on top of that we wouldn't be organized at all without him. He brings every financial flow to an excel format and is the most focused brain of our shipping office.</p><p><b>Bimmi</b> is our high inflammable singer, the most impatient one of us and always up for weird and dreamy ideas. She rarely thinks twice. Just doing her straight forward thing, sometimes in a curvy way, but always with a lovely-weird and electric attitude. Sometimes she's sort of a personal motivational coach - a true believer, but nevertheless overthinking and questioning everything in life to keep on changing our weird society.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxUgVF3AI1REVJwOG71fDDF58cSOeMGAPpCLtXLHec50YtYzsazZ0UuSRgHgLRWysfDw5Vp4L4kQi7jw_HMkP9Wb5ZNvj7hi0wjCdsC868sLinOhw2j_L9vIsWIAk-JUJFGxJAz1lWnl_tO85GjLYYDxWwSPyI55131S3VVjFu4d_KsjV5_G062DwZ8s/s810/307119454_779103659910700_8225358228095771140_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxUgVF3AI1REVJwOG71fDDF58cSOeMGAPpCLtXLHec50YtYzsazZ0UuSRgHgLRWysfDw5Vp4L4kQi7jw_HMkP9Wb5ZNvj7hi0wjCdsC868sLinOhw2j_L9vIsWIAk-JUJFGxJAz1lWnl_tO85GjLYYDxWwSPyI55131S3VVjFu4d_KsjV5_G062DwZ8s/s320/307119454_779103659910700_8225358228095771140_n.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>She's our coffee loving, communicational, chaotic, clumsy and creative leader of the pack with golden hands when it comes to artsy things, new melmacian ideas and all that social media stuff. And we probably would have played 5 shows since 2018 without her booking skills. She loves to rock out on her Roland Jazzorgan she got when she was 7 years and and will never let it go! Apart from the loyality to this wild instrument she's in love with furry beings. She will cuddle every cat that might cross our way and pet every doggo who likes to get cuddled.<p></p><p>We all met many, many moons ago in a small town called Bautzen in eastern Germany. Bimmi, Remo and Connie knew each other from the same school, and Max got to know them through the same local concerts. Remo, Max and Connie were playing together in a horror punk band at the time. Remo also plays guitar in the band „StrgZ".</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About your full length album "Good Advice", what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs?</span></b></p><p>The album was recorded track by track in several sessions from winter 2020 to winter 2021. First we recorded the drums, overdubbed the bass guitar, added electric guitars and rounded it all out with vocals. Once that was all done, Max went back into the songs to add/change some guitars, guitar effects, etc. to spice up the arrangements beyond what was possible live. We certainly didn't push the overdubbing quite that far, although we could have. But we wanted to keep some realism. So most of the overdubs are extra effects guitars, Nashville style guitars to boost the chorus, etc., always with the thought in mind that the songs have to work with just one guitar in a live context.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></b></p><p>For the recordings we used a lot of old microphones from the 60s/70s, which we upgraded with some fancy analog preamps, but for tracking we went exclusively digital. To be honest, we're not super pros and we're glad we can digitally edit some of our takes. We don't know, but we could imagine that our mixing engineer Dan Dixon and our mastering engineer Magnus Lindberg used analog equipment when mixing/mastering our songs. But we're not sure, because we couldn't care less. We are not looking for that "oldschool" sound and think that the result is a perfect mix that represents us well, a bit vintage but still something fresh. But it would be interesting to do a live recording on tape one day, but we probably need to practice a lot for that. Haha. It's puzzling when you listen to records from days gone by and analyze the perfection that bands like Toto, Queen or the Beatles were able to capture on tape. They were true wizards at their craft.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB_KZwyRHtRN5sh-1shkPWPC7ASg9Z3wV-e6ebmwr0igVfRy0MdFGTD9PUh06k7gxmtu2wuXY2FLfHj876fF6C8iIvLx5ynWWjcrQhkQqMKV2A2u-HIUfCLZ02mmHXLrIwJwHCIIk-4GVN3In6IL3zm4TuSs7nAbJXXzPKaCGT5pIGgNDVtRHxoSIMoI/s1080/307125707_779103653244034_8740852340279965261_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB_KZwyRHtRN5sh-1shkPWPC7ASg9Z3wV-e6ebmwr0igVfRy0MdFGTD9PUh06k7gxmtu2wuXY2FLfHj876fF6C8iIvLx5ynWWjcrQhkQqMKV2A2u-HIUfCLZ02mmHXLrIwJwHCIIk-4GVN3In6IL3zm4TuSs7nAbJXXzPKaCGT5pIGgNDVtRHxoSIMoI/s320/307125707_779103653244034_8740852340279965261_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) Is it correct that the album was released a while ago in Europe but is now finally also released in America? How did all this happen and why took it so long to get an American release?</span></b><p></p><p>Yes, that's true. When we first approached labels to release our first album in January 2022, we received some positive responses. It was <b>Bakraufarfita Records</b> and <b>Wanda Records</b> who gave us the first pressing. When the album sold out, we thought about re-releasing it, and <b>Spaghetty Town Records</b> and <b>Beluga Records</b> came to mind because they liked our album when we first sent it to them, but they were too busy in 2022 and couldn't add another release to their schedule. So we asked them to be part of our repressing gang, and here we are, releasing on Beluga and Spaghetty Town as well! Also, we were able to get <b>Queen Mum Records</b> to join our label family and they have released a special limited edition with different artwork.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) How would you describe the music you are playing? If I were to call it PowerPop-Punk, would you agree with this label? Are you proud of it or do you consider there is way more than that?</span></b></p><p>In the last few months we've gotten a lot of reviews for our album and it's funny to see what people describe our music as. Some call it 80s wave (which amused us the most), 77s punk, 2000s skate punk, Distillers punk rock, Interrupters punk, PowerPop. The list could go on and on and we think it's cool because it shows that we're doing something that can't be easily pigeonholed. We think you can call it whatever you want - what matters to us is whether you like it or not - but wait.... naaaah - even if you don't like our music, we don't care Hihi. We just want to do what we enjoy, regardless of any genre, although we understand the idea of putting a genre over a band. So yeah, if you call it PowerPop-Punk - cool! :) </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvvBJiXkFy4btQYXVjJrvU5mSFiXlt9vW96VWgXzL0LRZ2Zlg0Nd1r3MNQTDP3ADT_owLSAACLStXyHSkg9EtVo3xAlm545mHu7IPiiqrynb0KHna_9PCuh75Vhf2rNy90Jhg_6IcWYXCsoN_wbWyo76OSJsA7aqpDXnKhNcNqcsUCzsNBEGj9ofMBVw/s1080/307436078_779103649910701_8639939297229192881_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvvBJiXkFy4btQYXVjJrvU5mSFiXlt9vW96VWgXzL0LRZ2Zlg0Nd1r3MNQTDP3ADT_owLSAACLStXyHSkg9EtVo3xAlm545mHu7IPiiqrynb0KHna_9PCuh75Vhf2rNy90Jhg_6IcWYXCsoN_wbWyo76OSJsA7aqpDXnKhNcNqcsUCzsNBEGj9ofMBVw/s320/307436078_779103649910701_8639939297229192881_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?<br /></span></b><p></p><p>Uh, interesting question. Well, it's actually pretty easy to text empowering songs, cause that's what keeps us focused on the good and our power and gives us the energy we need to stand tall in this cruel and wicked world full of racists, capitalists, sexists, warmongers, climate change deniers and other manmade crap. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the newly released LP??</span></b> </p><p>We didn't make another video for the album, which just got its second pressing, because we already made 6 videos for the album. We just released two new singles and videos called "Alive" and "Balls", so there is a lot of material on YouTube for every new Melmacian ! :-)</p><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l3xdE_xCtVw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) What can concert goers expect at a Melmacs gig are you playin' any famous cover songs during the concert?</span></b></p><p>We really enjoy playing live, the excitement before the show, the lights and the volume all contribute to us getting carried away on stage, so our live shows are always a little faster and harder than our recordings. Although we have to admit we still learn a lot from each show, and compared to some hard touring bands we are still a bit wonky around the edges. We have a cover in our set that has been around since our first shows, and it's called "<b><i>Baseball Bat</i></b>" by the band "Voice of a generation" - we also recorded it a while back if you want to listen to it on Bandcamp or Spotify, etc.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) Are there any bands in Germany today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><p>Actually we cannot really stand this "sounds like..." question, cause it just depends on your indivual taste in music and noone else can probably relate to this. For example Bimmi was told she reminds someone of Brody Dalle. She just laughed, cause she cannot relate at all. BUT: We highly recommend to check out these great, different and unique german bands:</p><p><b>The Spartanics</b> - catchy oldschool streetpunk with great melodies. <a href="https://youtu.be/XksyyJ5mxVI">https://youtu.be/XksyyJ5mxVI</a></p><p><b>The Not Amused</b> - snotty mod/powerpop that is addictive <a href="https://youtu.be/Q-BKTNXbijM">https://youtu.be/Q-BKTNXbijM</a></p><p><b>Johnny Wolga</b> - funny guys with powerpoppy OiPunk <a href="https://youtu.be/LJ0ZpftnyZk">https://youtu.be/LJ0ZpftnyZk</a></p><p><b>The Pissed Ones</b> - autumn 1976 punk that will blow the hat off your head <a href="https://youtu.be/-Dqe0KMrk5s">https://youtu.be/-Dqe0KMrk5s</a></p><p><b>Berlin Blackouts</b> - great band with catchy punk rock tunes <a href="https://youtu.be/HRdrgV7Nuyg">https://youtu.be/HRdrgV7Nuyg</a></p><p><b>Lobster Bomb</b> - wavy, catchy punk <a href="https://youtu.be/DMoT7SFxtFU">https://youtu.be/DMoT7SFxtFU</a></p><p><b>Chartreux</b> - if you like emo/skatepunk, you should listen to them <a href="https://youtu.be/eUYzCsYSoBo">https://youtu.be/eUYzCsYSoBo</a></p><p><b>STRGZ </b>- great band that released the best German song since Nena's "99 rote Luftballons". <a href="https://youtu.be/Bjyr3A3yICk">https://youtu.be/Bjyr3A3yICk</a></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnfWyE_Abm11ZbUSU0LR2P_6KapuHOkMvryjsND70mNBEHTvlo13dCoJUTAqZl1MnwCnnZ20HfxvZVIPoVvpdM3TWxz4lJ4p8MMA8sPeU0rhZRR-B3jv7rGjYU8TV5xNT7w65AxRxtBPVHUN95u2wSUDXLo-WdwCgaE5k9POwrnU4-Y3tQOD20DBBbZs/s1080/278345608_662927664861634_7497893093289817740_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnfWyE_Abm11ZbUSU0LR2P_6KapuHOkMvryjsND70mNBEHTvlo13dCoJUTAqZl1MnwCnnZ20HfxvZVIPoVvpdM3TWxz4lJ4p8MMA8sPeU0rhZRR-B3jv7rGjYU8TV5xNT7w65AxRxtBPVHUN95u2wSUDXLo-WdwCgaE5k9POwrnU4-Y3tQOD20DBBbZs/s320/278345608_662927664861634_7497893093289817740_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) To what kind of music did you listen to as teenagers? What were your favorite bands as teenagers? Name 3 bands that you consider still have an influence on your own work today.</span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Remo</span></b>: I got my first punk rock record at the age of 7, it was a single by The Offspring. I knew the band from MTV but I had no idea what this music was called and had no other connections to such music at that time. In the following years I listened to very different kinds of music, some hip-hop, some 60s folk stuff etc. As young teenager I came to german punkrock (Die Ärzte and so on...). After this, a band I listened to "excessively" was Tocotronic. The whole thing was German-language 90s indie rock stuff. We called it Hamburger Schule. This band influenced me a lot. I didn't listen to any other music than that band for about two years. That was the time when I started to play the first chords on my guitar and to sing my first self-written "I'm against everything out there" songs. At some point I got into classic indie rock and from there it wasn't far to US skatepunk. I also had my first band projects at that time and from then on it went straight downhill into the swamp of various subgenres of punk, metal and rock music. </p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Bimmi</span></b>: As a teenager I was pretty much into Indie music. While all my other punkrock friends were listening to german punkrock bands, the only Band with german Iyrics I was listening to were Die Ärzte, wich is a huge funpunk band in Germany. After my exchange year in the US I was pretty much into NOFX, The Bouncing Souls, Millencollin, Sublime, Voodoo Glow Skulls and all that kind of stuff. Hugs & kisses to Luke Jones, who showed me all these bands and even sent me CDs to Germany when I was back. Noone else of my friends was listening to that kind of punkrock after I was back, but there was one person having a similar taste in music. I saw him nearly every morning when I was cycling to school and he had that NOFX shirt on noone else had in my hometown. I was too shy to chat him up, but a couple of years later it turned out it was Remo hahaha. Bands: The Kooks, The Bouncing Souls, Die Ärzte</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Max</span></b>: Music was always a big thing in my family. My father was into rock music since the 70s, although it wasn't so easy for him to get all the rock records because my parents were born in the GDR. My mother was into disco of the 70s and pop of the 80s, so my first steps into music came through my parents' record collection. I still remember the time in the 90's when I was a primary school kid staring at the covers of Iron Maiden LP's or listening to ABBA in the summer. So my path seemed clear. And although I briefly lost my way listening to Eminem (to my father's displeasure, hehe), I was back on track when Slipknot, Korn and so on crossed my horizon. My father and I attended many rock and metal shows together and still try to find time to go to shows together. At the end of my teenage years (does being a teenager ever stop?!) I was infected with traditional 80's glam rock and heavy metal, I was completely blown away by these styles of music and it was Bimmi who opened up the whole "punk rock" thing to me. When we first met I was an idiot snob who made fun of punk for its simple 3 chord formula, but luckily she managed to show me what I didn't get myself: It‘s not about how many different chords your able to squeeze into 20 seconds, not about the style its about the power and spirit. Bands: ABBA, Praying Mantis and Protex.<br /></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Connie: </span></b>To be honest, I had relatively little access to "alternative music" at the very beginning. My parents weren't really heavy music consumers either. So I listened to the radio a lot. At that time there was a relatively large amount of NDW "new German wave" on the radio. Bands like Die Ärzte, but also EMINEN, came along relatively early. However, when I was about 15, bands like Nirvana or Queens of the stone age completely cast a spell over me. Backyard Babies and the 69eyes also came very soon and still have a big influence on my musical preferences. A short time later there was also a lot of Metal/Emo-Core music followed by Heavy Metal, but that's another story. Bands: Die Ärzte, Backyard Babies, 69 Eyes</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5R8XQLtjZdu9DX9SQfh0M0m-fpBnytcwo-11AAK3Rr5wIO6EcT9FaMUx6XUnRiyAF2zvkzaABVYAchmZwXQ1Tq44Evnw9ROQW3OKqq1JuNuCO3QtobyA_iuBK4rlmuQCkx02xafXF9SVE-vG0SSrRL4yTmIkzkmhNK8DqMBavOPw5L3C2BO9eBqwpRh0/s1080/305588493_770559360765130_6450095548264029965_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5R8XQLtjZdu9DX9SQfh0M0m-fpBnytcwo-11AAK3Rr5wIO6EcT9FaMUx6XUnRiyAF2zvkzaABVYAchmZwXQ1Tq44Evnw9ROQW3OKqq1JuNuCO3QtobyA_iuBK4rlmuQCkx02xafXF9SVE-vG0SSrRL4yTmIkzkmhNK8DqMBavOPw5L3C2BO9eBqwpRh0/s320/305588493_770559360765130_6450095548264029965_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) What are the plans for the rest of 2023 as far as The Melmacs are concerned? Do you guys plan to play some festivals in Europe or only smaller venues?</span></b><p></p><p>We are currently rehearsing and writing songs for our second album. We're excited that it's moving forward piece by piece and we can't wait to release it! We've certainly changed a bit since recording the last album and we're looking forward to playing the songs live. We're playing a few festivals this summer. If you want to keep up with us and our shows, you can always find our tour dates on our Instagram, Bandcamp and Facebook page. We have our first "tour" coming up in the fall with 7 stops in Austria and Switzerland, and we'll be doing some weekend tours in 2023 as well. We have also started working with "Muttis Booking" and are looking forward to what this cooperation has in store for us.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">12) Anything you wanna add?</span></b> </p><p>Thank you for the interview! Stay interested, stay nice, stay clean, pet all the animals that want to be petted by you and bang your head and don’t forget No Life ‚Til Leather! (LOL) x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Bandcamp:</b></span> <a href="https://themelmacs.bandcamp.com/">https://themelmacs.bandcamp.com/</a></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Instagram: </span></b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/themelmacs/">https://www.instagram.com/themelmacs/</a></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Youtube:</span></b> <a href="https://youtube.com/@themelmacs">https://youtube.com/@themelmacs</a></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Facebook: </span></b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheMelmacs/">https://www.facebook.com/TheMelmacs/</a></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-78931316250291592972023-04-24T17:01:00.000+02:002023-04-24T17:01:30.107+02:00The On and Ons - Let Ya Hair Down!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2ASnec012Mz8Lbnxy9GZVFHB6JzMP3e43C0eajFsmo9saAnTGG9Bh4G2N_oHlTpEWAfip1nA8uJscEGxK_OasgRyR4hp9casuX77DZ_wPFf8lTSYvg86uS57os7HFjXSk6XL2Njjy4HXBq3lT_Qi94_OzNVlrirwTT5BtMNMGJmQAw1PIMrI78b0/s1400/The%20On%20and%20Ons_Let%20Ya%20Hair%20Down!_CD%20front%20cover_1400x1400px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2ASnec012Mz8Lbnxy9GZVFHB6JzMP3e43C0eajFsmo9saAnTGG9Bh4G2N_oHlTpEWAfip1nA8uJscEGxK_OasgRyR4hp9casuX77DZ_wPFf8lTSYvg86uS57os7HFjXSk6XL2Njjy4HXBq3lT_Qi94_OzNVlrirwTT5BtMNMGJmQAw1PIMrI78b0/s320/The%20On%20and%20Ons_Let%20Ya%20Hair%20Down!_CD%20front%20cover_1400x1400px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>If you are a regular viewer here, you must be aware by now of one of the favorite bands of this blog, <span style="color: red;">The On and Ons!</span> If you're not familiar with this band, The On and Ons are a power trio hailing from Sydney, Australia.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkdGJL9jm5I3ZJKod1XGysHehU7tBdODou1mlOxfAqHMk5txpmy71AWvU1Ow4JNirJuxgJn8hukbTleNWxzbTDYXgjlQR0wiEvSQWVYB941ljXE7C2QXsiWdy0J6SKbLRimN-l138QECnZQGmNRC9JkSeBqdLB2G7epkoGO6W5EeSqNoAViW2YDi_/s2000/onandonsjuly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="2000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkdGJL9jm5I3ZJKod1XGysHehU7tBdODou1mlOxfAqHMk5txpmy71AWvU1Ow4JNirJuxgJn8hukbTleNWxzbTDYXgjlQR0wiEvSQWVYB941ljXE7C2QXsiWdy0J6SKbLRimN-l138QECnZQGmNRC9JkSeBqdLB2G7epkoGO6W5EeSqNoAViW2YDi_/s320/onandonsjuly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The band is featuring singer/songwriter/guitarist <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Glenn Morris</span>, his brother <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Brian Morris</span> (drums/vocals) and bassist <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Clyde Bramley</span>. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>After a slew of brilliant albums, “Calling” (2015), “Welcome Aboard” (2017), “Menacing Smile” (mini-album 2020), and “Back For More” (2021), here is their fifth album, “Let Ya Hair Down!”, released like all the previous ones on <span style="color: red;">CITADEL Records</span>.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DT7J6HIl7mKdUswG55zxd40wKsyfNdfaC3D39BMw8nYmoxOr8rJ-bUaSRIg2BYnbve8-iHKiWi7tqX8MKNrzna5GPqeAwLq7hwiy-BUJnuGavHnYlctuSqN-1tS1oCfafzaAvD9IybOBVTuKY2m10gcIyGjEFkYDAehkpk5eCR-WSEuA-FBTcB7J/s640/clyde.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="426" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DT7J6HIl7mKdUswG55zxd40wKsyfNdfaC3D39BMw8nYmoxOr8rJ-bUaSRIg2BYnbve8-iHKiWi7tqX8MKNrzna5GPqeAwLq7hwiy-BUJnuGavHnYlctuSqN-1tS1oCfafzaAvD9IybOBVTuKY2m10gcIyGjEFkYDAehkpk5eCR-WSEuA-FBTcB7J/s320/clyde.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Hosted in a <u>very</u> groovy cover artwork, “Let Ya Hair Down!” was mixed and partially recorded at Sugarplum Studios and produced by Clyde Bramley and Glenn Morris</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The new record finds The On and Ons exploring new sonic textures while at the same time embracing the spirit of The Who ("<i>Games People Play</i>") or The Beatles ("<i>It's not Over"</i>) and more generally all the great sixties bands. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>This new album is full of hook-laden songs like "<i>Forlorn</i>", "<i>Lovin' soul</i>" or the title track, "<i>Let Ya Hair Down</i>" that is a soon-to-be classic. Trust me, this is VERY highly recommended.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Purchase the goodies here</span>: </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;"></span><a href="https://theonandons.bandcamp.com/album/let-ya-hair-down">https://theonandons.bandcamp.com/album/let-ya-hair-down</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AZfbGFmjVOQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-70174959852677581852023-04-16T18:27:00.004+02:002023-04-16T18:27:56.120+02:00 Slander Tongue - Monochrome<p><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b></b></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdz3H4x9lNDv3prY1J9kRLXxhHuGasEwXN2BxPw92mEhxvs4EfAoHUvRITB_TAItDhlpu8pEi3KtcbOVesV7TcgEOqvEuRq0ZxLQi0zPIrEnJ2kEd38NKP4VScxvlk4Wowh2zGawxK8UD3VOkq-2XAs4fRQpPYD8_dQ0MYeqRDArioEwJ2ZeeQlRcy/s1200/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdz3H4x9lNDv3prY1J9kRLXxhHuGasEwXN2BxPw92mEhxvs4EfAoHUvRITB_TAItDhlpu8pEi3KtcbOVesV7TcgEOqvEuRq0ZxLQi0zPIrEnJ2kEd38NKP4VScxvlk4Wowh2zGawxK8UD3VOkq-2XAs4fRQpPYD8_dQ0MYeqRDArioEwJ2ZeeQlRcy/s320/cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>When thinking about power pop or 70s-sounding rock’n’roll, Berlin, Germany is not the first town to come to mind. Yet here are Klaus, Chico, Mirko and Axel playing their asses off like if they were in some club in Boston, Mass. And I guess you perfectly know what club I'm specifically referring to.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Slander Tongue's new full length, "Monochrome", is released on the ever so brilliant German label <span style="color: red;">ALIEN SNATCH</span> and was recorded in the full analog recording Studio B/AK18 in their home town of Berlin with the lacquers cut at Lathesville studio.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Monochrome is a really great album with an absolutely great sound and it start off with the ultra catchy -and soon to be classic- "All over the Place", a real rock'n'roll lesson in exactly 2.13".</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>And from there on it's a real greasy rollercoaster down to the last song of the record, "Barrel of Fun" which is actually an adaption of an Al Gorgoni song that’s on a 1970’s KFC commercial. SLANDER TONGUE is really a band full of surprises. So it was time for this blog to ask the guys some questions.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; font-style: italic;"><br /></div></span></div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br />1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, what would you tell about your musical background to introduce Slander Tongue? Can you also introduce all members of the band who participated in the recordings? </b></span></i><p></p><p>We’re a four-piece rock’n’roll band from Berlin, Germany. SLANDER TONGUE is Klaus on guitar, Chico on bass, Mirko on drums, and Axel on vocals / guitar. We all have played in different bands such as MODERN PETS, King Khan & THE SHRINES, SICK HORSE, BIKES – just to name a few…</p><p>On the new record we have contributions of Eblo on piano and several backup singers such as Jeff Clarke of the DEMON’S CLAWS / CLACK LIPS and the girls of THE INSERTS.</p><p>We’re usually described as some 70s-sounding rock’n’roll band, but the boys also like to shake their butts in a club to some serious Berlin beats every once in a while.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9RyZqM2oCTJLPog8bpChNDK6M0cttPK07IOS8qtLEJgDZRqERzuiSRIGHGjK8eJUaJ6bASVsf9BuG59BO1RGFys53j0iujeyzP3BEMHnh1DeAHDl5ZYQPTCOCeRDMLULpZtfPgMK4LD3Ht0WjiZRB0eK09ssgW-tgiGWApo30Dtf_KGI5X3GcDro/s1200/61526423_1400237656810577_6643435416085069824_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9RyZqM2oCTJLPog8bpChNDK6M0cttPK07IOS8qtLEJgDZRqERzuiSRIGHGjK8eJUaJ6bASVsf9BuG59BO1RGFys53j0iujeyzP3BEMHnh1DeAHDl5ZYQPTCOCeRDMLULpZtfPgMK4LD3Ht0WjiZRB0eK09ssgW-tgiGWApo30Dtf_KGI5X3GcDro/s320/61526423_1400237656810577_6643435416085069824_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About Slander Tongue's new full-length album "Monochrome", what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track-by-track recording with lots of overdubs?</span></i></b></p><p>We recorded the album at STUDIO B in Berlin together with Smail Shock. The basic band tracking was done all live by the four of us together. We did a live test recording for fun there before, and it just felt like the most comfortable way to record… Nevertheless, we also did overdubs on top of the live takes like vocals, lead guitars, piano tracks, and percussions.</p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology, or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></i></b></p><p>STUDIO B is a full analog recording studio, and therefore no digital tech was used during the recording and mastering process. I think it fits the sound of the band quite well, but it doesn’t mean that we’re generally against digital means when it comes to producing records. In fact, we’re doing a lot of demos digitally and catching ideas on telephones. Man, life is easyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy…</p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) How would you describe the music you are playing? If I were to call it PowerPop/rock'n'roll à la Real Kids, would you agree with this label? Are you proud of it, or do you consider there is way more than that? </span></i></b></p><p>Call it whatever you want. I like the pop, I like the rock, and I love the roll. Rock’n’roll à la REAL KIDS sounds good, but we’ve already heard that a bunch of times. I’m a sucker for PowerPop, but we’re also living on a thin line. </p><p>In the end, we just do whatever comes out naturally... Of course, you’re always somehow influenced by certain styles, genres, bands and what not, but there’s no such thing that we want to sound like a specific band or copy a certain genre. It’s only rock’n’roll and I like it!</p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?</span></i></b></p><p>Stuff that happens around you, I guess? “Ouch - it hurts!” It could literally be anything…</p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the newly released LP?? </span></i></b></p><p>Yeah! We did a clip of the song “Monochrome” at Wowsville’s basement together with Andie Riekstina. Check it out here: </p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VC57CYIh9oA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) What can concert goers expect at a Slander Tongue gig? Are you playin' any famous cover songs during the concert?</span></i></b></p><p>Expect a serious good time! We don’t really do covers. We did an adaption of an Al Gorgoni song that’s on a 1970’s KFC commercial album called “Have a Barrel of Fun”. Check out the original - it’s fingerlickin’ good!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaAVoR5zTOKFsOk2MLP1gXkxdt5wHX2QAMjIR26CnsLwIKAigwvXQg4A0HI2WzrkMKX6SpSiHvLwFW5Qn-N3dunx6B7KyEwKLdsxyYqRU5vzWpx1S4sSkgdQ6CcQT65oD_XleiSZ3AbMGCahXetEYtlDbX9fDWqKWWv0nxHfGbe-IPE4OfXk51d4o/s1200/0026124280_10.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1200" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaAVoR5zTOKFsOk2MLP1gXkxdt5wHX2QAMjIR26CnsLwIKAigwvXQg4A0HI2WzrkMKX6SpSiHvLwFW5Qn-N3dunx6B7KyEwKLdsxyYqRU5vzWpx1S4sSkgdQ6CcQT65oD_XleiSZ3AbMGCahXetEYtlDbX9fDWqKWWv0nxHfGbe-IPE4OfXk51d4o/s320/0026124280_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) Are there any bands in Germany today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?<br /></span></i></b><p></p><p>NO MERCY from Heilbronn. Apart from that not really…</p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) To what kind of music did you listen to as a teenager? What were your favorite bands as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have an influence on your own work today in Slander Tongue.</span></i></b></p><p>THE ROLLING STONES, JIM CROCE, MEAT LOAF.</p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) What are the plans for for 2023 as far as Slander Tongue is concerned?</span></i></b></p><p>We’re having a bunch of shows in spring and during the summer including a short trip in May around the Cosmic Trip Festival in Bourges. We’re planning another tour in Southern Europe / Spain towards the end of the year. Apart from that we’re working on new material for the next records. Stay tuned!</p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) Anything you wanna add?</span></i></b></p><p>Alberto is a stooge.</p><div><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE ALBUM HERE </span></b>: <a href="http://www.aliensnatch.de/start.htm">http://www.aliensnatch.de/start.htm</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: red;">Listen here </span></b>: <a href="https://aliensnatch.bandcamp.com/album/slander-tongue-monochrome">https://aliensnatch.bandcamp.com/album/slander-tongue-monochrome</a></div><div><br /></div>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3362083936/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://aliensnatch.bandcamp.com/album/slander-tongue-monochrome">SLANDER TONGUE - Monochrome by SLANDER TONGUE (ALIEN SNATCH! RECORDS)</a></iframe>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-21558049307840577082022-11-01T10:37:00.004+01:002022-11-01T10:37:38.246+01:00The EVIL FUZZHEADS - Evil Savage Voodoo<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yIYgJuwHz9ZwkPdS9bkQxnpeJiiIVjBA5IfZzc8Ajtih4sOfuR4eThnpipJp6o4AfMzIvI7W8kbxoJxYIIxk8FjKLLmIgNU033cvWRSRtKFSxBNDR6xMAuuByDxefDtQyJKmVaQAdjwMXPgYmRMmGAK0BmzaJwk16DBT0OLY-p5EFqrlddfpiCXO/s1827/Evil%20FUZZHEADS%20Front.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1827" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yIYgJuwHz9ZwkPdS9bkQxnpeJiiIVjBA5IfZzc8Ajtih4sOfuR4eThnpipJp6o4AfMzIvI7W8kbxoJxYIIxk8FjKLLmIgNU033cvWRSRtKFSxBNDR6xMAuuByDxefDtQyJKmVaQAdjwMXPgYmRMmGAK0BmzaJwk16DBT0OLY-p5EFqrlddfpiCXO/w400-h400/Evil%20FUZZHEADS%20Front.png" width="400" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />EVIL SAVAGE VOODOO is the sophomore album by the <span style="color: red;">EVIL FUZZHEADS</span>. The band is led by Eric St John, Guitar and vocals (The Vice Barons, The Mighty Gordinis, The Ratboys, to name a few). His daughter Iris St John is playing the bass. </span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This time around, Magic Nico (Mighty Gordinis, The Moon Invaders,The Caroloregians and to many other bands to mention) has joined behind the drum kit and on Hammond Organ.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The result is stellar: the sound is crisp and The Hammond and the fuzz are battling on every track. The tempo is steady and the groove is tight. The songs are fierce yet catchy as hell and are soon to be classics of 60's influenced garage.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Key Words : 60's garage, Hammond, Reverb, Fuzz</span></b></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Purchase the goodies here: </b></span><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://theevilfuzzheads.bandcamp.com/album/evil-savage-fuzz">https://theevilfuzzheads.bandcamp.com/album/evil-savage-fuzz</a></b></span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3360048057/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://theevilfuzzheads.bandcamp.com/album/evil-savage-fuzz">EVIL SAVAGE FUZZ by The Evil FUZZHEADS</a></iframe></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-48907381991908734382022-09-25T17:27:00.004+02:002022-09-25T17:28:33.495+02:00Gasoline - "The Orange Album"<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWJMpnOQp_HJrpfwBMeSWlq-qU55Madw5dkHp3IKznHbmtScSrohljVzKJznaPK-xVixEYbT0kHw1g3CJ09CqMBibBfJWe0QDHY1FboMK7Gp1Z4JIShqitV_07HTxDBgUw5ka43Kgp1ghUUn1-tov2qKEaCZdKdUK8B8220P1YSpXtbxmmxVxZfOS/s1200/a3590125145_10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWJMpnOQp_HJrpfwBMeSWlq-qU55Madw5dkHp3IKznHbmtScSrohljVzKJznaPK-xVixEYbT0kHw1g3CJ09CqMBibBfJWe0QDHY1FboMK7Gp1Z4JIShqitV_07HTxDBgUw5ka43Kgp1ghUUn1-tov2qKEaCZdKdUK8B8220P1YSpXtbxmmxVxZfOS/s320/a3590125145_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>This is an album by a brilliant Parisian duo that was released early this year but the band took so long to answer the questions for the interview that it is only published now. Great stuff anyway, give it a listen! It's really worth it.</b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell about Gasoline to introduce yourselves? How long are you guys together as a band? Who is playing what instrument in the band? What are your various individual backgrounds?</span></b><p></p><p>Gasoline is a french duo composed by Théo Gosselin on the drums and Thomas Baignères on guitar and vocals. Théo Gosselin is a french photographer, famous for his road trips and rock'n'roll pictures. Thomas Baignères, before joining Gasoline, played in several bands, including "leSpark", "Flare Voyant" and "Les Darlings". Both of them united by some common friends created "Gasoline" a powerful rock'n'roll duo inspired by the sixties, seventies, Swinging London, Woodstock, with a great combination of Thomas iconic voice, guitar riffs and Th?o's heavy drum . We formed the duo in 2019. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhsTKiZqnjiy4s-3MfUH12F4Y6hD9WGZ7l3w2FQDr2KS3u4if1l5OWeFoXlDE9cxomBn85xIng7qIsIYlAknhe63bfja4VzkewxbmhlxhU8WzRRi66_UPuNjyPC7QRYxg46E0BmyKpFM_GfB3RtegaQOVKRSqdtYNXagK1zubsiJDfGDLa8lVh4t9/s1240/307910996_1378217089248530_2228093446649484649_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhsTKiZqnjiy4s-3MfUH12F4Y6hD9WGZ7l3w2FQDr2KS3u4if1l5OWeFoXlDE9cxomBn85xIng7qIsIYlAknhe63bfja4VzkewxbmhlxhU8WzRRi66_UPuNjyPC7QRYxg46E0BmyKpFM_GfB3RtegaQOVKRSqdtYNXagK1zubsiJDfGDLa8lVh4t9/s320/307910996_1378217089248530_2228093446649484649_n.jpg" width="307" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About the full length record "The Orange Album", can you explain the choice of this title? What can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs? </span></b><p></p><p>Theo chose the orange as the color of this first album. The second one will be "The Green Album". This choice is more esthetic than anything else. About the recording process, we have been recording really quickly, three days for the takes and three days for the mixing! That was a live recording but we added afterwards some overdubs.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you guys only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></b></p><p>We have been using both! First we managed to do a digital recording, but then the final result was on a tape. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) Is there a main composer in the band or is everybody involved in one way or another?</span></b></p><p>We both compose music and write songs! Even if Theo is the drummer, he has a lot of ideas of guitar riffs and lyrics!</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?</span></b></p><p>Rock'n'roll is obviously the main subject, we would say that there are a lot of topics related to rock'n'roll: not only sex and drugs, but it is a whole universe that we love to talk about. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwvwvorYuIN0HCWOv0gn0D8NySUempP56zb27HCu66kOyXYepl9E0jpjdWWAmbiWVaGQiOGJdb1WGQwoEZv9d740CxkbhPNit-3kkmnwzqOincwIH74n0VIBsAIX9tEpD5Gyd2YI_wyf_hxZPZMj4kpvpXwd7_1bWHy8MA2goP3ckRLoht8ZyqWdf/s1382/308114608_1378217159248523_8574640490321506921_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1382" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwvwvorYuIN0HCWOv0gn0D8NySUempP56zb27HCu66kOyXYepl9E0jpjdWWAmbiWVaGQiOGJdb1WGQwoEZv9d740CxkbhPNit-3kkmnwzqOincwIH74n0VIBsAIX9tEpD5Gyd2YI_wyf_hxZPZMj4kpvpXwd7_1bWHy8MA2goP3ckRLoht8ZyqWdf/s320/308114608_1378217159248523_8574640490321506921_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) To what kind of music did you listen to as teenagers and does it still influence your today work?<br /> What were your favorite bands as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have a influence on your own work today.</span></b><p></p><p><b>Thomas</b> : For me that would definitely be the Rolling Stones, and all the blues men that inspired them: John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf. This music still inspires my work today of course!</p><p><b>Théo</b> : As a teenager I listened a lot of grunge and then punk rock and hardcore.They influenced a lot my way of drumming and the gear I used. I’m loud, very loud And I need really strong gear. I basically learned to play drums watching Dave grohl. He is powerful and simple and visually extremely interesting That’s why it’s so important for me to move a lot and show to the audience I’m having fun!I hate lazy drummers ! If you play rock roll you have to push yourself and give 100% !</p><p>Here are 3 bands that changed my life ! They are obvious but so important: <b>Nirvana, Graveyard, Comeback kid </b>3 styles but they are my childhood. Now I listen more to rock roll music, Old and independent rock and folk music </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the full length? </span></b></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_1_oU6HuHn0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) What can concert goers expect at a gig of Gasoline? Are you playing any famous cover songs during the gig? </span></b></p><p>We used to play "Gloria" but we don't play it anymore. Anyone coming to Gasoline gig can expect a good and strong rock'n'roll vibe!</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) Are there any bands in France you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><p>Most of the band we like would be in the USA or UK! But we love and feel really close to the bands from our label "Celebration Days Records" such as "Cheap Wine" for example!</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mQQMaBfpZNU-fiBrdgReuHgyB-HZTQ8eramIXYGhPZNvnuP4w-HV-lb0hVUgqd6wyPp6f4UKHxpyg4xkFpeyIVo65DlTuYQLxZsF0ortg1Zj3Z6F9ALP1Pky6ynQKOZNhyL1C6mLN5b3Iv6r9hTRMHpSb4JgnqjFULbaaWPI0nLtK5C-L7qrGQ8y/s1424/308049822_1378217172581855_9109364133797373692_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1424" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mQQMaBfpZNU-fiBrdgReuHgyB-HZTQ8eramIXYGhPZNvnuP4w-HV-lb0hVUgqd6wyPp6f4UKHxpyg4xkFpeyIVo65DlTuYQLxZsF0ortg1Zj3Z6F9ALP1Pky6ynQKOZNhyL1C6mLN5b3Iv6r9hTRMHpSb4JgnqjFULbaaWPI0nLtK5C-L7qrGQ8y/s320/308049822_1378217172581855_9109364133797373692_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) How would You describe the music you're playing? Is this Garage Rock or do you consider there is way more than that?</span></b><p></p><p>Garage rock of course mixed with blues and a little bit of punk rock, but at the end it's only rock'n'roll!</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) What are the plans for 2022 as far as Gasoline are concerned? </span></b></p><p>Now that the album is released, we will keep playing live and work on the record of next album!</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">12) Anything you wanna add?</span></b></p><p>VIVE LE ROCK!</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE</span></b>: <a href="https://celebrationdaysrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-orange-album">https://celebrationdaysrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-orange-album</a></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1801169702/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://celebrationdaysrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-orange-album">The Orange Album by Gasoline</a></iframe></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-18270153991190199382022-07-23T12:12:00.004+02:002022-07-23T12:16:25.580+02:00Gyasi - Pronounced Jah-See<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryBQ__c7KdGx1GSDjz0gqaL0xUWoAKnEBHGaW9sffMVZW1sGWHI0znsqxATm772N48PXGu0JZp4xDqj2fiZKUKAMHNju-golxzO6mz5mnN_VVw1hRhTvMg2YdKM0f6-9N0hA0jt7Ei-PT4sOF1mOf_AlMOD9lL-Wdv1uMRpv2S061-D_BAtcYBQXp/s1200/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryBQ__c7KdGx1GSDjz0gqaL0xUWoAKnEBHGaW9sffMVZW1sGWHI0znsqxATm772N48PXGu0JZp4xDqj2fiZKUKAMHNju-golxzO6mz5mnN_VVw1hRhTvMg2YdKM0f6-9N0hA0jt7Ei-PT4sOF1mOf_AlMOD9lL-Wdv1uMRpv2S061-D_BAtcYBQXp/s320/cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>In the woods of West Virginia, in an isolated hollow, a young boy thought he was a peacock. When he realized, much to his dismay, that he was not a peacock, he picked up a guitar. "Pronounced Jah-See" is his official debut full length released on <span style="color: red;">Alive Records</span> And it's brilliant. Gyasi is the new face of Glam Rock.</b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell about you and your musical background to introduce yourself? Can you also introduce the other guys who participated on the recordings? Are they going to be part of your "live" backing band?</span></b><p></p><p>Well I grew up in a holler in rural West Virginia with parents that were part of the "back to the land" movement who had moved there to live close to the land and learn old ways of farming and living primitively. They had an amazing record collection of early blues, jazz, world music, and rock and roll records so I was exposed to a lot of music that most people my age were not at that time. I got a guitar at age 6 and began playing along with records and learning everything I could. I started playing shows at age 12 with my first band and writing songs. After high school I went to the Berklee College of Music to study music further, playing mainly hot jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt. As I began writing more I decided to combine all my interests into one project which led to the recordings on this record. </p><p>The recordings and live band differ a bit. Most of the sessions were done by just me and a drummer named Ammed Solomon. Some tunes are me playing all the instruments, and some are my full touring lineup. It all depends on the circumstances of the writing/recording of the song. About half were recorded at my home studio and the other half were done at Blackbird Studio in Nashville. The current lineup is <b>Cole Bearden</b> on bass, <b>Sam Skorik</b> on drums, and <b>Ricky Dover Jr</b>. guitar. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4z9DbjIbveSOSaNPzBDkerBiOLgvqzIBY67fcKg8_tLHbZVh5RZH8AdBTdnsVPP12gpOPZoeCwYrR8DKvZl11P2nyr4K3oR4bXqa7NPkasYpHfgclZnmAhy9pyrSMf25_dyHw_NvB_Rr6k6L7gufbq4uC4s_lNCJzU2jNRLthpKCwIucCGY45ilfG/s1280/ALIVE0222-back__50351.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4z9DbjIbveSOSaNPzBDkerBiOLgvqzIBY67fcKg8_tLHbZVh5RZH8AdBTdnsVPP12gpOPZoeCwYrR8DKvZl11P2nyr4K3oR4bXqa7NPkasYpHfgclZnmAhy9pyrSMf25_dyHw_NvB_Rr6k6L7gufbq4uC4s_lNCJzU2jNRLthpKCwIucCGY45ilfG/s320/ALIVE0222-back__50351.png" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About your new released full length album "Pronounced Jah-See", what can you tell about the 5 tracks that were already on your self released CD "ANDROGYNE" from 2019? Were these 5 tracks re-recorded for the new release or are they the same recordings than the one on the previous CD?</span></b><p></p><p>They are the same recordings but they were remastered. These were songs that the label really liked and wanted to give them a vinyl release. This album’s overall goal was to serve as an introduction. That’s why I called it “Pronounced Jah-See” because the first thing people ask when they discover me is how to pronounce the name. Both Alive Records and I thought those songs were important to include as a good introduction to my music. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></b></p><p>I basically use an analog/digital hybrid setup now where I will record to tape and then transfer to digital for overdubs and mixing. Some songs have been all tape and some all digital. Just depends on what suits the song at the time. Generally I prefer tape, or at least working in a similar workflow to recording to tape. I find it usually yields performances and recordings with a certain energy that seems harder to get with digital for some reason. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqntzv8Qt78xVjZGk4c3GNybaGyY0uIKydUPCougAg11qrzQTry7W1bpU01GD5YVBHwWszcWn9RkWFMJ4yjAXLMfVa9hRv9gDtpDrPv1wxZmJdL8RQxS0DlycpjrDr1e_50M31ITP1y91d_uXLN7Gd6rakXeAb3zuLjWk9ErTGTKRsbxI-czYtLR1D/s1200/a2699782358_10.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqntzv8Qt78xVjZGk4c3GNybaGyY0uIKydUPCougAg11qrzQTry7W1bpU01GD5YVBHwWszcWn9RkWFMJ4yjAXLMfVa9hRv9gDtpDrPv1wxZmJdL8RQxS0DlycpjrDr1e_50M31ITP1y91d_uXLN7Gd6rakXeAb3zuLjWk9ErTGTKRsbxI-czYtLR1D/s320/a2699782358_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) Would you agree to say that the cover pictures (and even the title) of the self released CD were more sexually orientated, almost like a statement. The pictures of the new CD/LP - although really great, specially the back picture- are a step away from this statement. Is this an attempt to avoid shocking the larger masses?</span></b><p></p><p>Mmmm no I don't think there was any conscious thinking that way. I’m not afraid of shocking the masses. It’s just a different collection of songs. In this case it's more of an introduction so that was how I packaged it. It's not as much of a conceptual album per day. "Androgyne" is more provocative because that was more of what those collection of songs was about. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?</span></b></p><p>I tend to write about characters who are searching for identity and reinvention. I grew up in a very narrow minded environment (in public school) and had to break out of that and find my identity so that seems to come pretty easily as subject matter. Also sexuality, desire, love tend to be common topics. But my hope is that I can write about anything. Working on branching out my lyrical topics on some of the new tunes I’m working on. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the new CD/LP?? </span></b></p><p>I don't have any new music videos at the moment. Just some recent live videos. That’s something in the works now so stay tuned for some new music videos in the near future. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) What can concert goers expect at a Gyasi gig? Are you playin' any famous cover songs during the gig?</span></b> </p><p>I want my shows to be transportive. I try to create a world in my music and performance. I think of it very much like theatre. To cast a spell beyond just the performance of the tunes but to take the audience somewhere they may not have been expecting. The best shows I ever saw were like that so I’m always trying to achieve that magic. There really is nothing better than the power of live performance. That is where I feel most at home. Sometimes I'll throw covers in. Usually they tend to be blues songs that we’ll put in the middle of some tunes. Sometimes we’ll do “<b><i>Waiting For the Man</i></b>" by Velvet Underground or “<b><i>Cosmic Dancer</i></b>” by T. Rex. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftwFcK4k-xGnX65C9YhZmmQcPovXSX_QZMUEFPL9UqZDV5E0IIl0Omae3uKYV0TwfvM8roOTge8BewNouGeeuNCk4gncDr_Xvu9abkxBixoYUqj0Qqw9m-b-gWNXfG8sLoicqm6tlgyHXaiytlEVNwX5TUHL9givGZWGQAnH2gGZaEoN3fDgSMDMj/s1200/a2346036159_10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftwFcK4k-xGnX65C9YhZmmQcPovXSX_QZMUEFPL9UqZDV5E0IIl0Omae3uKYV0TwfvM8roOTge8BewNouGeeuNCk4gncDr_Xvu9abkxBixoYUqj0Qqw9m-b-gWNXfG8sLoicqm6tlgyHXaiytlEVNwX5TUHL9givGZWGQAnH2gGZaEoN3fDgSMDMj/s320/a2346036159_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) Are there any bands in The USA today you consider yourself close to musically speaking?</span></b><p></p><p>Hmm not too many these days. In the US at least. I really like the band <b>Starcrawler</b>. They rule. They're a bit different from what I do but it's great theatrical rock and roll. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) To what kind of music did you listen to as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have an influence on your own work today.</span></b></p><p>As a teenager I listened to a lot of Led Zeppelin. I was obsessed with that music. It took hold of me and I wanted to learn every note of it. Also the White Stripes were a huge influence, and the only contemporary band I listened to at that time. T Rex was another favorite band of mine at that time that still is a big influence. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) What are the plans for the rest of 2022 as far as you're concerned? Are you going to tour Europe in support of this new record?</span></b></p><p>We’re currently working on a new record as well as playing a weekly residency in Nashville. We’ll be touring in the states a fair bit. European dates are in the works! No specific dates to announce yet but it’s looking like a fall tour, which is very exciting as I’ve wanted to come to Europe for a long time. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) Anything you wanna add?</span></b></p><p>Thanks so much for the interview and I hope to see you at a show in Europe!</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">purchase the goodies here </span></b>: <a href="https://www.bompstore.com/gyasi-pronounced-gyasi-bolan-bowie-style-glam-transparent-purple-vinyl-ltd-ed/">https://www.bompstore.com/gyasi-pronounced-gyasi-bolan-bowie-style-glam-transparent-purple-vinyl-ltd-ed/</a></p><p><iframe iframe="" seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3222387580/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://gyasimusic.bandcamp.com/track/burn-it-down">Burn It Down by GYASI</a></iframe></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-13594341854271298552022-06-05T15:48:00.002+02:002022-07-24T09:49:19.581+02:00How's the weather in Memphis these days?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCe3kqkWt3jDMiMwGfJ-Ydf0wvmglzi0D0QMXIGly3RK1PjNLIHT6xFRg0Uqfcx3eXneD7aDx7HelrzHh7YEx0i6ogpb7cwzX74qCSupxZwnBziUj3L_BCr55Qqqlf4nzZrhG3nYTCoFtwTJ0bMDUyE5iwXwdx0o8IJ4cZO3J4m7JnwVs6x_PWcwz/s1000/Reigning%20Sound%20-%20Memphis%20in%20June%20front%20-2790302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCe3kqkWt3jDMiMwGfJ-Ydf0wvmglzi0D0QMXIGly3RK1PjNLIHT6xFRg0Uqfcx3eXneD7aDx7HelrzHh7YEx0i6ogpb7cwzX74qCSupxZwnBziUj3L_BCr55Qqqlf4nzZrhG3nYTCoFtwTJ0bMDUyE5iwXwdx0o8IJ4cZO3J4m7JnwVs6x_PWcwz/s320/Reigning%20Sound%20-%20Memphis%20in%20June%20front%20-2790302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">THE REIGNING SOUND - MEMPHIS IN JUNE</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">IN FLAC - Front and Back covers included</span></b></p><p>A1.Let's Do It Again<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2:54</p><p>A2.Make It Up<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3:20</p><p>A3.Never Coming Home<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3:38</p><p>A4.Drowning<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3:37</p><p>A5.On And On<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3:53</p><p>A6.She's Bored With You<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2:17</p><p>B1.Time Bomb High School<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1:57</p><p>B2.Funny Thing<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3:23</p><p>B3.Reptile Style<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4:08</p><p>B4.Just Say When<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4:45</p><p>B5.I'll Be Your Man<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3:12</p><p>B6.Moving & Shaking 3.41</p><p><br /></p><p><b>A Record Store Day 2022 'RSD first' release on Neon Orange vinyl.</b></p><p><b>Limited edition live album, compiled from a handful of (safe, socially distant) outdoor shows put on by the band in their hometown in June 2021.</b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.mediafire.com/file/6dws0n3qlyzikfc/MemphisInJune_flac.zip/file">https://www.mediafire.com/file/6dws0n3qlyzikfc/MemphisInJune_flac.zip/file</a></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-4950491826334283502022-05-07T11:42:00.001+02:002022-07-24T09:49:28.303+02:00Happy Man - A Tribute To The Sunnyboys <p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkTl98JXtwYrelvxYlwQAcy2Ld0yLPMRtSTG-mxj41ajbLtq7JqdR0lY3ato-vfhmuKJfleU97BMqp265krW8Ejk9S4W_3jTihL70QkMsdrNUDvLzvd5bffEx_pgVwjHw2GdRu3V6Gicn5bHv58aunceYlg4EhTxFJ65ynYTAok8UmRalFimHjtOB/s1420/happy%20man%20FRONT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1420" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkTl98JXtwYrelvxYlwQAcy2Ld0yLPMRtSTG-mxj41ajbLtq7JqdR0lY3ato-vfhmuKJfleU97BMqp265krW8Ejk9S4W_3jTihL70QkMsdrNUDvLzvd5bffEx_pgVwjHw2GdRu3V6Gicn5bHv58aunceYlg4EhTxFJ65ynYTAok8UmRalFimHjtOB/s320/happy%20man%20FRONT.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Happy Man - A Tribute To The Sunnyboys</span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">In WAV - Booklet and Tray</span></b></p><p><b>This post in dedicated to ANGELO of PPC</b></p><p>1<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I Can't Talk To You</p><p>2<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Show Me Some Discipline</p><p>3<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Catwalk</p><p>4<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Seeker</p><p>5<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Alone With You</p><p>6<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Love To Rule</p><p>7<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>It's Not Me</p><p>8<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tunnel Of My Love</p><p>9<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tomorrow Will Be Fine</p><p>10<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Happy Man</p><p>11<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tell Me What You Say</p><p>12<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Love In A Box</p><p>13<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Trouble In My Brain</p><p>14<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>My Only Friend</p><p>15<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Liar</p><p>16<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Pain</p><p>17<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>What You Need</p><p>18<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Stooge</p><p>Excellent tribute to the seminal SUNNYBOYS by 18 Australian bands delivering recordings from the powerpop smarts of Melbourne's <b>Even</b> & Brisbane's <b>Shifter</b> to the all girl garage action of Melbourne's <b>The Shimmys</b> to the straight out rock n roll attack of the <b>Naked Eye</b> and <b>Cherry Smash</b>.</p><p><a href="https://www.mediafire.com/file/jd7pkxoi47yl137/Happy_Man_-_A_Tribute_To_The_Sunnyboys.rar/file">https://www.mediafire.com/file/jd7pkxoi47yl137/Happy_Man_-_A_Tribute_To_The_Sunnyboys.rar/file</a></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-85984805867172071622022-05-07T11:30:00.003+02:002022-05-07T12:00:59.006+02:00The Split Squad - Another Cinderella<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEmj8i3_CwyWQSsT0qz2XXRaviLj5lrTeXstYInLzZE_bq4NJxR2gFzT8IPpX5ah8I-SkkIV8IJt8xvqgutATMHT177zx5X1rsgsJml92082hMQUH3LnEMsdTW2h3UmBMgBVeMuccBOM2_dFkoLWu-O9sYWzFL6UHdEp_EhmykM_sRYWVMNVv-iMr/s1200/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEmj8i3_CwyWQSsT0qz2XXRaviLj5lrTeXstYInLzZE_bq4NJxR2gFzT8IPpX5ah8I-SkkIV8IJt8xvqgutATMHT177zx5X1rsgsJml92082hMQUH3LnEMsdTW2h3UmBMgBVeMuccBOM2_dFkoLWu-O9sYWzFL6UHdEp_EhmykM_sRYWVMNVv-iMr/s320/cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;">Michael Giblin put together a rock'n'roll supergroup and "Another Cinderella" is their sophomore album. They play what they call </b><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>"Big Dumb Rock". Check it out, this blog loves it and you gonna love it too!</b></span></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell about The SPLIT SQUAD to introduce yourselves? How long are you guys together as a band? Who is playing what instrument in the band nowadays? What are your various individual backgrounds? How did you manage to gather this "super-group" of musicians? </span></b> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Split Squad is composed of myself, <b>Michael Giblin,</b> (bass, vocals, guitar, keys), guitarist <b>Eddie Munoz</b> (The Plimsouls), guitarist/vocalist <b>Keith Streng</b> (The Fleshtones), drummer <b>Clem Burke</b> (Blondie), and keyboardist <b>Josh Kantor</b> (The Baseball Project). We all knew each other, through various musical projects, and decided to make a record together in 2013. We had so much fun, we turned ourselves into a real band, and have been playing together a few times a year, ever since. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekl8psI-SptNltHTomBQvniEoNZJBJDKKO69e8C7BnCVegr_gnErz1KJ604oKQFrDEI5QDNUIiOi1T54kTsZQaFshAB2GMMn_7Had-ff0sIGXR50sFx9abl1oRPlKS0UhIa9LzSrS-tolkczyPSMjXhN-hc0H9r5vCY9yX4bShKX8YXtrJbL2eHG_/s3300/Split%20Squad%202022-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="3300" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekl8psI-SptNltHTomBQvniEoNZJBJDKKO69e8C7BnCVegr_gnErz1KJ604oKQFrDEI5QDNUIiOi1T54kTsZQaFshAB2GMMn_7Had-ff0sIGXR50sFx9abl1oRPlKS0UhIa9LzSrS-tolkczyPSMjXhN-hc0H9r5vCY9yX4bShKX8YXtrJbL2eHG_/s320/Split%20Squad%202022-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About the new full length record "Another Cinderella", can you explain the choice of this title in regard of the cover artwork</span></b>? <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In American sports, the term "Cinderella" is used to describe a person or team that is succeeding where they aren't expected to. In boxing, it's referred to as someone who is holding his own against a much stronger opponent. Given the current fractured state of the music business, we thought it was a good metaphor for releasing an album independently these days.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>3) What can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs? </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our process is that generally myself, Clem, and at least one of our guitarists will record the basic rhythm track, and then the rest will overdub their parts and vocals. We like to record like a "real" rock band as much as we possibly can. We did the first album that way, essentially completing it all in about 3 sessions. The new album, however, was a bit different, due to the restrictions of the pandemic, and the fact that no one could travel for almost an entire year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you guys </span></b><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">only work with analog machines in analog studios? </span></b> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">All of the actual recordings are digital, but, depending on where we are working, there will be a number of analog components involved, with regard to preamps, signal processors, eq's, etc. I have my own studio (Red Chuck), where most of the new album was done, but we have also done a lot of tracking and mixing at a wonderful old school studio near Boston called Woolly Mammoth Sound.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2KE-Wm8GMXyJGwKgRlSjhi-n9EI_7lantoDCJlTUMcty09f7z015uhtvgN_KFm6COwZFEUBpTfAXMx811o11D9MjtWUJy2RirgEtHlebSL_t3aqll60-OB9KoD4vdDZuqMMm0_7i2rB-4Hg9KDcGPquXFRqoOCkNY2EKEE1VHwV90DEjAgoYkyGD/s3150/Split%20Squad%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="3150" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2KE-Wm8GMXyJGwKgRlSjhi-n9EI_7lantoDCJlTUMcty09f7z015uhtvgN_KFm6COwZFEUBpTfAXMx811o11D9MjtWUJy2RirgEtHlebSL_t3aqll60-OB9KoD4vdDZuqMMm0_7i2rB-4Hg9KDcGPquXFRqoOCkNY2EKEE1VHwV90DEjAgoYkyGD/s320/Split%20Squad%202022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) Are you the main composer in the band or is everybody involved in one </span></b><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">way or another?</span></b> <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I<br /> mean do you arrive at the rehearsal with a full demoed song where the other guys play what you tell them to play or do you only give the global direction and everybody plays what he wants? </span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Keith and I write the majority of the songs, but everyone is most definitely involved when it comes to arrangements and such. I like to demo my songs (because with my studio, I CAN), but Keith will generally just have an idea and show it to us to learn. I'm not fussy about my demos. If the band comes up with something different (and usually better!) it's always a good thing.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write </span></b><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">the lyrics to a new song?</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> When I write for The Split Squad, I try to keep the subject matter "not too serious". In fact, I often refer to our sound as "Big Dumb Rock". But there are a handful of our songs that have deeper, more personal meanings, such as I Can't Remember, which was inspired after the death of my wife.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) To what kind of music did you listen to as teenagers and does it still influence your today work? What were your favorite bands as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have a influence on your own work today. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was a teenager in the late 1970's and early 1980's, and the music that inspired me the most was all of the great cutting edge New Wave and Punk music of the time. The three bands that continue to influence me, are also the bands that were my favorites at the time: <b>The Who, The Clash, and Elvis Costello</b>. They have always stuck with me.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the latest full length? </span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Yes, we do! For our first single, "<b>Hey DJ</b>" </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WuCIt7e4E_M" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> 9) What can concert goers expect at a gig of The SPLIT SQUAD? Are you playing any famous cover songs during the gig? </span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As a live band, we are very high energy and kinetic. We take that from The Fleshtones, as Keith is a non-stop, perpetual motion machine. Our set consists of an equal sampling from both our albums, as well as some fun covers from The Heartbreakers, The Small Faces, AC/DC, and a few surprises!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6AL0ZKQ1sQEpLzhxY2JHnqvMFaO4PIBU8Mwly900EW3tFZfnKVjFXNNPafR65IQXjHupJn4uvzCwEEJ0_VJIVrHJZLGp5zrj3spnH0Mg3529THpgi9AK67_ooZ75RGwKMhISzQJjbhakGft4fU8wJ-qdp4J83jPKrj2KPw_OaykwbuCurHawCK5n/s3150/Split%20Squad%202022-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="3150" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6AL0ZKQ1sQEpLzhxY2JHnqvMFaO4PIBU8Mwly900EW3tFZfnKVjFXNNPafR65IQXjHupJn4uvzCwEEJ0_VJIVrHJZLGp5zrj3spnH0Mg3529THpgi9AK67_ooZ75RGwKMhISzQJjbhakGft4fU8wJ-qdp4J83jPKrj2KPw_OaykwbuCurHawCK5n/s320/Split%20Squad%202022-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) Are there any bands in the USA today that you consider yourself close to musically speaking? </span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We take a little bit from a lot of different styles and genres, so it's tough to say we are close to any ONE band, but we are never very far away from The Fleshtones and The Plimsouls.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="text-align: justify;">11) How would You describe the music you're playing? Is this POWERPOP, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">is it Garage rock or do you consider there is way more than that? </span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">As I </span><span style="text-align: justify;">said before, we call it "Big Dumb Rock"! Musically, it's some </span><span style="text-align: justify;">60's-inspired Mod rock, some Power Pop, some Garage, some Soul, etc. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Everyone in the band is so musically adept, that we feel confident </span><span style="text-align: justify;">trying just about anything, and making it sound like us. There's even </span><span style="text-align: justify;">an unreleased instrumental track from the album, where Keith said "let's </span><span style="text-align: justify;">play it like The Meters!", so that's what we did!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">12) What are the plans for 2022 as far as The SPLIT SQUAD is concerned?</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now that "Another Cinderella" is out in the EU (on FOLC Records), we have plans to play over there a few times this year. We will be in France in June, The UK in July, and then Spain in the fall.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">13) Anything you wanna add? </span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's been a rough couple of years for musicians, so we are excited to get back out in front of some people with our rock and roll circus!</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE:</span></b> <a href="https://thesplitsquad.bandcamp.com/album/another-cinderella">https://thesplitsquad.bandcamp.com/album/another-cinderella</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2810086098/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://thesplitsquad.bandcamp.com/album/another-cinderella">Another Cinderella by The Split Squad</a></iframe>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-36776962640995480032022-05-04T15:52:00.002+02:002022-05-04T15:52:58.394+02:00Faz Waltz - On The Ball<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYvfd59XBYJv-USQinJaR7xeBKUZBvXR8YSgtBZ4OpJi2dqzAIKQj_1zIkA3YMBEKnGaVZ35Q34e2Qh5vaZDIbc8xpHiuYiELQZphrNnlOrVGzz4-xtuiUZ2LbaPLNBgjRBAlHN5rKXc0Jv18BCJ2KhUt_QKZAiC9SIF--L-Sv_QPfcFXz0Drw1vt/s1200/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYvfd59XBYJv-USQinJaR7xeBKUZBvXR8YSgtBZ4OpJi2dqzAIKQj_1zIkA3YMBEKnGaVZ35Q34e2Qh5vaZDIbc8xpHiuYiELQZphrNnlOrVGzz4-xtuiUZ2LbaPLNBgjRBAlHN5rKXc0Jv18BCJ2KhUt_QKZAiC9SIF--L-Sv_QPfcFXz0Drw1vt/w400-h400/cover.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>When I first heard the single "Hot Cold Fever" I must admit that I was a bit confused -to say the least. As a musician myself, I totally understand that, at one point, every band is entitled to make a change in its musical style. But in this case the change was RADICAL. </b></p><p><b>What the hell happened to FAZ WALTZ that everybody loved for their take on BOVVER rock? It was almost like, in the early seventies, SLADE had morphed overnight into Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers. </b></p><p><b>Nevertheless, now that the full length "On the Ball" is out everything seems to make more sense. After all, it's only rock'n'roll and as long as the songs are good everything is fine. And Faz knows how to write great songs! So why complain?</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVAaJlLCCYbdjjYytZvUUX9QV84A0MLRmidHvnh7SWejQua1NyayoCnwLThYwBNx4J4aQ4Ekdwwz3w8BBiJrJ0ok4gIfqQkjYjEv2b0sOxLYhXNsMU6UtDe3d6--cGJkkQR78Sc6ZaOucqIpmSnLoA7BcPdVllXz5EqYuakI1s6xjIKjfSDAVrPua/s1158/279346697_396599185805553_6698732645516551417_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1158" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVAaJlLCCYbdjjYytZvUUX9QV84A0MLRmidHvnh7SWejQua1NyayoCnwLThYwBNx4J4aQ4Ekdwwz3w8BBiJrJ0ok4gIfqQkjYjEv2b0sOxLYhXNsMU6UtDe3d6--cGJkkQR78Sc6ZaOucqIpmSnLoA7BcPdVllXz5EqYuakI1s6xjIKjfSDAVrPua/s320/279346697_396599185805553_6698732645516551417_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1) This radical change in sound and in look, is this something that happened during the pandemic or is it something you had in mind since a long time.</span></b><p></p><p>Faz La Rocca: It's something that came naturally, always loved the roots of Rock'N'Roll and it shows in many other songs during the years: "Shakin' Like An Hooligan", "Millionaire", "Last Train To Nowhere" and others.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) Aren't you afraid to lose the old FAZ WALTZ fans? Why have you not tried this new musical style under a different band name? </span></b></p><p>Faz: No, I'm not afraid of losing old fans... I've never wrote my music to please somebody else, I write for my pleasure and for what I feel. I think fans should follow the musical evolution of the artist, not the opposite. In eight albums I see a progression in many ways, but basically it's always been Rock'N'Roll. Why should I play my music under a different name? This is me.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs? Did you overdub the piano parts yourself?</span></b></p><p>Faz: We recorded the rhythm section first (drums / bass) playing all together, then I've added guitars, piano, vocals and percussions. Yes I've played all the piano parts on this album.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocSfilHArPOuWqsvrN4M8_-0Nl23B3hWI6OL3oLLW0S0fQCtirq8WGL-fWKauDtP3Y4KiOAX_DQBZmimXmfBG2QW3tZwuLm798q-fNEhvyxxAzo9U2cgjxKuiYuJBAZbgCrA26Z6nx33-PzaPz_6fvdfuxIWZ_mMXUPG2fZU8Fqqzp83DoUT6fLL8/s1602/279371699_396597039139101_5045326956882367055_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1602" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocSfilHArPOuWqsvrN4M8_-0Nl23B3hWI6OL3oLLW0S0fQCtirq8WGL-fWKauDtP3Y4KiOAX_DQBZmimXmfBG2QW3tZwuLm798q-fNEhvyxxAzo9U2cgjxKuiYuJBAZbgCrA26Z6nx33-PzaPz_6fvdfuxIWZ_mMXUPG2fZU8Fqqzp83DoUT6fLL8/s320/279371699_396597039139101_5045326956882367055_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) For this new album did you use the nowadays recording technology or did you only work with<br /> analog machines to reproduce the 50's sound?</span></b><p></p><p>Faz: We used both technologies, old and new. Anyway we love working in studio, not at home like many do today. Thanks to Brown Bracella, who always produce the records with me, we can use 50s/60s microphones and preamps, of course going through a real vintage mixer.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) During concerts are you going to keep playing old numbers and mix them in the set with the new ones or will it be a total new set focused on the new album?</span></b></p><p>Faz: Yes, we're playing many songs of the new album but we always add some from the old repertoire.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) When it comes the rock'n'roll pioneers of the 50's who are your main heros? I, for one, hear a lot of Eddie Cochran and Little Richard influences in this new record.</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBuMT3XnL0tF6-sGNWD6RK96wYoxePv0TS7JQ33d-NV5C60PviElzZsJzSEtcYLsknRFzbpr0zPWkHfSvniC4ovL-E_YL-h0wa7cc3uF8FFhWKMWgsFuiNtzjh3UUkPcIXjezkh9GxeGvpvEnxsqOA9JqKFIGvweUR6RX-N3daqZ4dzpNpxuamYqW/s1602/279358733_396595625805909_6425860120968372048_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1602" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBuMT3XnL0tF6-sGNWD6RK96wYoxePv0TS7JQ33d-NV5C60PviElzZsJzSEtcYLsknRFzbpr0zPWkHfSvniC4ovL-E_YL-h0wa7cc3uF8FFhWKMWgsFuiNtzjh3UUkPcIXjezkh9GxeGvpvEnxsqOA9JqKFIGvweUR6RX-N3daqZ4dzpNpxuamYqW/s320/279358733_396595625805909_6425860120968372048_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Faz: Well, I've always been a big fan of 50s Rock'N'Roll, I think my favourite are Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Buddy HOlly and... John Lennon. Yes, I consider him one of them, a real rocker.<p></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) On every FAZ WALTZ there is a John Lennon's tribute. On this one, it's "Shining Teeth". Can we expect a full "Lennon" album one day ?</span></b></p><p>Faz: No, just expect a new full "Faz Waltz" album as always.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) Do you have a video on youtube featuring a track from the latest release? </span></b></p><p>Faz: Yes, the first single, "Hot Cold Fever".</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zwN6TsyaDhU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> 9) What are the plans for the rest of 2022 as far as FAZ WALTZ is concerned? Are you guys planning to tour Europe to promote the album? </span></b></p><p>Faz: Yes, we're on tour and playing in Italy now, Germany in July, Spain in October, we're working on a new U.S. Tour in 2023.</p><p>Thank you Eric!</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE: </span></b><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://shop.fazwaltz.com/">https://shop.fazwaltz.com/</a></b></span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=522074396/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://fazwaltz.bandcamp.com/album/on-the-ball">On The Ball by faz waltz</a></iframe></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-70168598358769319752022-05-01T09:59:00.001+02:002022-05-01T09:59:29.274+02:0014 YEARS of this BLOG<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDDs9X3SzDqCqynbcZM1IQpdlkstOFymaE7xdWfXwrJ6Q21fhV-ACWQRciDYxVswTdb3DsEKMUZuG_0ZJUbsSSgHEJTWdmOdB84LzMigS3dvT95d61WySEJMx6l_lW0zN73_6k4zJqL8cd4FgXLZjwtENsNRJM9vez-HCYk6JNIaWU7PFUrklEiD_/s320/91zuHa38O+L._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="320" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDDs9X3SzDqCqynbcZM1IQpdlkstOFymaE7xdWfXwrJ6Q21fhV-ACWQRciDYxVswTdb3DsEKMUZuG_0ZJUbsSSgHEJTWdmOdB84LzMigS3dvT95d61WySEJMx6l_lW0zN73_6k4zJqL8cd4FgXLZjwtENsNRJM9vez-HCYk6JNIaWU7PFUrklEiD_/w400-h328/91zuHa38O+L._SL1500_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><b style="text-align: center;"><br />Today is a VERY special day, not only because it's <span style="color: red;">the birthday of yours truly</span> but also because we celebrate 14 YEARS of this BLOG.</b><div><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="text-align: center;">And what better way to celebrate than with this AMAZING contribution of our Special Agent in Kuala Lumpur. </b></div><div><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="text-align: center;">Thanks a lot, man! 😃😃😃😃😃</b></div><div><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.mediafire.com/file/wybax7ds0xyvil2/GIUDA_-_Live_at_Punk_Rock_Raduno.rar/file">https://www.mediafire.com/file/wybax7ds0xyvil2/GIUDA_-_Live_at_Punk_Rock_Raduno.rar/file</a></b></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></span></div>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-27512130469493848932022-04-08T17:59:00.001+02:002022-10-15T07:45:39.874+02:00LOS ABISMOS - That Surf Thing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNyTIJDyraAiSuWDiYk3sxFihMjk7cme_kPvQVnfD3addaIEL9Kl0tFoWXyTFySg-ah077tjaqylRc14MLBERjTLmxO-42_BTXirQd27JrUrvw5HNU5QmZtSksP5xAo_TFv0zh-Lem4C3IaAXAtWSTvruS2w44EG4hWF4rDhwVig5deVEfwWVMEC4/s1441/Los%20Abismos%20-%20That%20Surf%20Thing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1441" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNyTIJDyraAiSuWDiYk3sxFihMjk7cme_kPvQVnfD3addaIEL9Kl0tFoWXyTFySg-ah077tjaqylRc14MLBERjTLmxO-42_BTXirQd27JrUrvw5HNU5QmZtSksP5xAo_TFv0zh-Lem4C3IaAXAtWSTvruS2w44EG4hWF4rDhwVig5deVEfwWVMEC4/s320/Los%20Abismos%20-%20That%20Surf%20Thing.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Hey Guys and Girls, check out the debut release by LOS ABISMOS, a band that may or may not feature some members of the VICE BARONS. It's way cool and super groovy, just the way we like it.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE</span>: <a href="https://losabismos.bandcamp.com/album/that-surf-thing">https://losabismos.bandcamp.com/album/that-surf-thing</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2905162066/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://losabismos.bandcamp.com/album/back-alley-surfers">Back Alley Surfers by Los Abismos</a></iframe></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-50367029260688000822022-02-22T19:47:00.002+01:002022-02-22T19:47:23.931+01:00MARVEL - Five Smell City (Reissue)<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXHBXFLwHi9-SjTUz0g12yi9d89-K5vDYlzBGJn7P-tNl3bYAbeMzfP2vScle6ngM4uJ_qgMlf4ZSabcuNT_ZRiCUGjn6jBat-7PFp-rQi9sNcEEYqpEBf7EeaJ4pv6vh3T0QhUem5dXaQw0FhXtiWHtXP2dMmluhaQfMB71uQ4u1Df3b2f62GEt4h=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXHBXFLwHi9-SjTUz0g12yi9d89-K5vDYlzBGJn7P-tNl3bYAbeMzfP2vScle6ngM4uJ_qgMlf4ZSabcuNT_ZRiCUGjn6jBat-7PFp-rQi9sNcEEYqpEBf7EeaJ4pv6vh3T0QhUem5dXaQw0FhXtiWHtXP2dMmluhaQfMB71uQ4u1Df3b2f62GEt4h=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br />The Sign Record recently released the long awaited vinyl version of Märvel's debut album <i><span style="color: red;">Five Smell City</span></i> titled after their hometown Linköping (known locally as the city of five smells) that was originally released in 2005. So it was high time for this blog to try to find out who are the guys behind the masks.</span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />1) For the sake of the argument, let's say that a very young viewer stumbles upon this blog for the first time and doesn't know who MARVEL is: what would you tell him about the band to introduce the various members, the history of the band and also your body of work?</span></b><p></p><p>Hello young person! People playing music together is sometimes referred to as a "band". <b><span style="color: red;">Märvel</span></b> is a band from Sweden. Sweden is a land famous for making watches, chocolate and soft porn. There are different kinds of music. Märvel's music is sometimes described as sweaty group sex with <b>The Hellacopters, Turbonegro and Electric Six</b> at a KISS-themed children's party. If you throw some 60's soul and 80's metal (the good kind) in the mix you are getting pretty close to the truth. </p><p>Märvel has three steady members - <b>The King</b> (guitars & vocals) - <b>The Vicar</b> (drums) and <b>The Burgher</b> (bass). This band setup is sometimes referred to as a "power trio". Because we are sought after by the police we wear masks to hide our faces. We also wear masks to hide our bad and tormented skin. People all over the world like our music. Those people have formed fan clubs called "<b><span style="color: red;">Märvel Army</span></b>". With the new album we're releasing this spring we have made 9 albums. That is quite impressive. On the other hand, we have been around for twenty years so it's not so impressive after all.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixyGj8dXvUhz4uALRLzfUeRSMptrh7KdzN9QP1oWd-4EizzGajyfM4rX2BNIv2lfUb6ZdMkzq-M2uDoPpWNkBIVB2i_vTA0_O3NMAuuiRolRRIAApSaYxWqs6CocAL37XzMwXy976gQSL3aD41DTKRoe_KXWexDHvv53m5u1mO3fKQM1KnvuJ6WLVY=s900" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="778" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixyGj8dXvUhz4uALRLzfUeRSMptrh7KdzN9QP1oWd-4EizzGajyfM4rX2BNIv2lfUb6ZdMkzq-M2uDoPpWNkBIVB2i_vTA0_O3NMAuuiRolRRIAApSaYxWqs6CocAL37XzMwXy976gQSL3aD41DTKRoe_KXWexDHvv53m5u1mO3fKQM1KnvuJ6WLVY=s320" width="277" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About the newly reissued debut album, "Five Smell City", that finally receives the vinyl treatment, do you remember the recording process back then and what can you tell us about it? Was it a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs? </span></b><p></p><p>Five smell city was originally released in 2005. Prior to that we released a few vinyl ep's. The debut album consisted of a handful of songs from those earlier EP's as well as ~7 new ones. We recorded all those songs in Soulmine Studios in Linköping with awesome producer and friend Jörgen Wärnström.</p><p> All basic tracks were recorded live in a one take fashion with us all standing in the same room. Vocals, solos and percussion were added afterwards. There was probably a lot of cheap cookies and strong coffee involved in the process. Besides the King and the Vicar, the band at that time had Speedo (aka Ulrik Bostedt aka Animalizer) playing the bass. He (most likely) used a vintage Burns bass through a Fender Bassman 100 for all the songs. The King played his Gibson Les Paul '78 through a Marshall JCM 800 with bad tubes. The Vicar played a vintage Ludwig drum kit that previously belong to someone who moved to Australia (no, it was NOT Uffe Stenport's drumkit!).</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3)As far as your more recent recordings are concerned, do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you still keep on working with analog machines in analog studios</span></b></p><p>We have built our own studio, <b>Solskensfabriken</b> (the Sunshine Factory) and it facilitates both analog and digital equipment. We're not to anal about that stuff as long as it sounds good in the end.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoQgF-hHPWii6wZRxDuk7DRb-PK8XcFsuRaD0uhALz_XpVrs0B7GpOPFveTItW77QfWT_85LBkFMqbCXP7RdZ2MnlP3rD6EoIn6t40UHUPGRtWZtFbUaY8uHGgjMLQNUmNnWwgtLz698JOLxzmfx88rUiUnDbZoE--dkueDqY7B3vNzFvcQWnLKabb=s991" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="867" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoQgF-hHPWii6wZRxDuk7DRb-PK8XcFsuRaD0uhALz_XpVrs0B7GpOPFveTItW77QfWT_85LBkFMqbCXP7RdZ2MnlP3rD6EoIn6t40UHUPGRtWZtFbUaY8uHGgjMLQNUmNnWwgtLz698JOLxzmfx88rUiUnDbZoE--dkueDqY7B3vNzFvcQWnLKabb=s320" width="280" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?<br /></span></b><p></p><p>Most of our lyrics are inspired by the TV-show "Eigen Kweek". Other than that, there's no special theme. Some songs are about a state of mind or a feeling. And sometimes it's about a made up character or scenario. It could also be about something personal that's happening has happened or is about to happen in the future.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) To what kind of music did you listen to as teenagers and does it still influence your today work? What were your favorite bands as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have a influence on your own work today.</span></b></p><p>If we have to choose just 3 it's Pedda P, Gurra G and Doktor C. (note : Swedish hip hop trio formed in Stockholm in 1990. Looks awful!). They made a very strong impact on us as kids. We also listened to Kiss, Iron Maiden, Dire Straits and WASP. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) Now that your debut album as been reissued on vinyl, do you also consider reissuing other albums as well. Have some of them never been released on vinyl so far?</span></b></p><p>The only album that hasn't been released on vinyl is our first cover album "Unleashed" from 2006. Hopefully that will happen in the future. <b>Thunderblood Heart</b>, <b>Hadal Zone Express</b> and <b>The Hills Have Eyes</b> sold out or very close to sold out so it definitely time for some reissues of those albums.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) Are there any artists in SWEDEN today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><p>Not really. The Scandinavian rock scene is thriving with so many bands releasing new music all the time. That's great but we've never really felt like we're part of that scene. We've always been too late or too early to the party, yet somehow we managed to stick around. After 20 years in the bizniz we've seen it all.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtRv8nnelSTlA83NLlplXqH4YFJyh2Jf0OlD5jgVQeIhe3KRFKcr2o_mr6eWUkENDTBrwCpOrg8uNoRvMemG_893LlNitKFDagGAMxQJ8XP0DIDrMlzLX5cn9TFL_lKACbJy39MReYmlpWkXU_FdKUcj_DZ58z158TUnIl9SNzGBtN353MNPdh3aX3=s1004" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1004" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtRv8nnelSTlA83NLlplXqH4YFJyh2Jf0OlD5jgVQeIhe3KRFKcr2o_mr6eWUkENDTBrwCpOrg8uNoRvMemG_893LlNitKFDagGAMxQJ8XP0DIDrMlzLX5cn9TFL_lKACbJy39MReYmlpWkXU_FdKUcj_DZ58z158TUnIl9SNzGBtN353MNPdh3aX3=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) Do you think it was different to be in a rock'n'roll band way back when you guys started than it is now? What has changed, according to you?</span></b><p></p><p>People are so young nowadays. Of course, social media was not a big thing and you more or less had to have a record deal to get heard. Do you remember that singles were released after the album, not before like today?! It feels like music in general was a bigger deal for young people back then. But that could just be a sign of us having lost touch with reality. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) Is there a main composer in the band or is everybody involved in one way or another?</span></b></p><p>The King writes the songs but the band works on the details of the arrangements together.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) You guys are now The Sign Records recording artists. Is this the label that suits MARVEL the best And if so, why?</span></b></p><p>It suits us fine. We know them since many years and they're situated in the same town. They give us a lot of creative freedom and they're very passionate about music. They release insane amounts of music every year.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMEwvXrxtp8f1147mUugSEBH2Vr3hLy_wlyGARMEatWQIez9VfEj3jkejBzcITQT7_TGAmujReKNrlPMlv4LED_fGcUu7_qnvyrqKPAnZDHfHutkZb2XyfsDKRIcaS73XFJ1UXw7d4a81ZSuhRfRpAASAtg_CwPaD_ou37o9GrlwTeVKG1ZXn4yg6i=s822" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="822" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMEwvXrxtp8f1147mUugSEBH2Vr3hLy_wlyGARMEatWQIez9VfEj3jkejBzcITQT7_TGAmujReKNrlPMlv4LED_fGcUu7_qnvyrqKPAnZDHfHutkZb2XyfsDKRIcaS73XFJ1UXw7d4a81ZSuhRfRpAASAtg_CwPaD_ou37o9GrlwTeVKG1ZXn4yg6i=s320" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) What are the plans for the rest of 2022 as far as MARVEL is concerned? </span></b><p></p><p>Our new album "<b>Graces Came With Malice</b>" (our ninth!) is out April 22nd. We'll be celebrating the release with a release party and gigs around Sweden. We're also turning 20 years as a band which means we're celebrating this the whole year. We've got a festival planned for the summer and a greatest hits double album for the fall. We're also digging in the archives and will be sharing historic events, gigs, demos, etc with our fans through our social media channels.<br /><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">12) Anything you wanna add?</span></b></p><p>Märvel is always online. Check our homepage <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://marveltheband.com">marveltheband.com</a></span></b> and keep up to date through <a href="http://facebook.com/marveltheband">facebook.com/marveltheband</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/marveltheband">instagram.com/marveltheband</a> - </p><p>Preorder our album and buy tshirts and stuff at <a href="https://marveltheband.bandcamp.com/">https://marveltheband.bandcamp.com/</a>- Thanks for the support!</p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=342656271/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://marveltheband.bandcamp.com/album/graces-came-with-malice">Graces Came With Malice by Märvel</a></iframe></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Here is a track from the forthcoming album: </span></b></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9OOQKr9NzgU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Purchase the limited colored vinyl edition of Five Smell City here: </span></b></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://freighttrain.se/m%C3%A4rvel-_-five-smell-city-lp-(limited-purpleopink-splatter-vinyl)/">https://freighttrain.se/m%C3%A4rvel-_-five-smell-city-lp-(limited-purpleopink-splatter-vinyl)/</a></b></span></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-82629245631968130282022-02-13T15:41:00.007+01:002022-02-13T19:03:55.733+01:00BARMUDAS - Every Day Is Saturday Night<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCM-wKurvGT0UN2aImq22GWvCnXBVl4h77f-AVZMZSqSLgHkfRy9xPgO-X14cpC-s4iE1jzhIosidKheF0hKeuUZGSP8sqawPJGWqugE7dZYxfNgIWvqA1gTSFbyfpEDQT6rRBfJsVb08V8Lx7aM0wTo3XA1zIPjJQj6Np-wVgWQvnXyawPN-ePdEn=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCM-wKurvGT0UN2aImq22GWvCnXBVl4h77f-AVZMZSqSLgHkfRy9xPgO-X14cpC-s4iE1jzhIosidKheF0hKeuUZGSP8sqawPJGWqugE7dZYxfNgIWvqA1gTSFbyfpEDQT6rRBfJsVb08V8Lx7aM0wTo3XA1zIPjJQj6Np-wVgWQvnXyawPN-ePdEn=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">A little while ago, AREA PIRATA Records released the debut full length album of BARMUDAS and the finding is plain and simple: t</span></b><b style="font-size: large;">hese days, all the good rock'n'roll bands with the perfect early seventies sound seem to come from Italy. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So if - like this blog- you think that the best grooves around are the ones produced by the likes of </b><b style="text-align: left;">Giuda</b><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;">Faz Waltz or </b><b style="text-align: left;">Mad Rollers, check out this quartet from Firenze.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="text-align: left;"> Time for this blog to talk to King-Dom, the guitar slinger of the BARMUDAS!</b></span></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell about BARMUDAS to introduce yourselves? How long are you guys together as a band? Who is playing what instrument in the band nowadays? </span></b><p></p><p>Hi guys , for us Barmudas isn’t just a band. We consider it is something Closer to a state of mind: The Free State of Barmudas! The band’s name comes from the Barmudas district in Florence’s old town, an imaginary triangular neighborhood, still unknown to the hordes of hungry zombie-tourists looking for cheap Italian food, style and art; a place infested and haunted with outsiders, losers, boozers, and strange people with poor taste in look, music and artistic stuff (often disappearing into the void after passing the night getting high in the area). From the strictly musical point of view we play together since 2017. Here’s the line up: </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg50dKoZG9glWuvbMKxL3ytSP92UwMJ0PCaiIjYiZe4f6ZG0y_8AHSPTr7iFAEXRlGqHSMlzKyaZ1QA8dpaEAl3ic-P9vGLHcSGoQjRseAlCaSIZPRZVJgsH_-brkAnzZM_UW0exX7FVDBFPHq9QpFro47xuXkJRbcV-LzDxH7A0S0rQ_l3zQWVuKVS=s1080" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1054" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg50dKoZG9glWuvbMKxL3ytSP92UwMJ0PCaiIjYiZe4f6ZG0y_8AHSPTr7iFAEXRlGqHSMlzKyaZ1QA8dpaEAl3ic-P9vGLHcSGoQjRseAlCaSIZPRZVJgsH_-brkAnzZM_UW0exX7FVDBFPHq9QpFro47xuXkJRbcV-LzDxH7A0S0rQ_l3zQWVuKVS=s320" width="312" /></a></div><b>Smendock </b>: Microphone screamer and Zombie Teacher <p></p><p><b>Luca Nacker</b>: Bass howler and Digital Outlaw </p><p><b>King-Dom</b> : Guitar griller and Zombie Teacher </p><p><b>Zak</b> : Skins beater , Roadrunner and Taxi Driver </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />2) About the "Every Day Is Saturday Night" full length record, what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs? </span></b></p><p>We recorded "EVERY day is SATURDAY night " in Siena, in The same studio we used for the last 7 inches single "Rock The Barmudas". We felt very at ease there the first time around so we decided to go back for the recordings sessions of our full length album. We Also reserved the same restaurant in which we ate the last time. Food and drinks play an essential role in our recording process. Basically we played live all the tunes in just one day and recorded the main core of the album, then we used the remaining two days to overdub choruses, and some guitar licks. We also had a lot of fun recording a real cocktail shaker and the motor engine of an old Ciao Piaggio. Then we passed the tracks to our friend and brother Nico, who made a brilliant work in mixing the record that sounds awesome. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you guys use the nowadays recording technology or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></b></p><p>This is stuff that we should ask our producer but he's not available these days.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA_bAqMPlXUKiPV81U0kkqwx76tUU_RSxc-Iu7JQ5srqqfwwkrt3W3tcLJu2VshjrE92YnZW8VDq5J_H3eEdb4VOkCaZESx872mebbabUpPsRSV4nz6pBNonR98OTqMT0KtuDwIzlOA48FA1igCgNjsJIi9BynH3MeIlYW-prsGIla22dlNtrxlUGU=s960" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA_bAqMPlXUKiPV81U0kkqwx76tUU_RSxc-Iu7JQ5srqqfwwkrt3W3tcLJu2VshjrE92YnZW8VDq5J_H3eEdb4VOkCaZESx872mebbabUpPsRSV4nz6pBNonR98OTqMT0KtuDwIzlOA48FA1igCgNjsJIi9BynH3MeIlYW-prsGIla22dlNtrxlUGU=s320" width="252" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) Is there a main composer in the band or is everybody involved in one way or another?</span></b><p></p><p>Everyone is involved in the creative process. Someone comes with an idea that can be a riff, a melodic line or just a title with some lines and then we work on it together until we’re satisfied with the result.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?</span></b></p><p>The main topics of our songs deal mostly with the night life in the Barmudas, we sing about bars, drinks, parties, love and friendship, the few things we know well. We don't try to look smarter then we really are.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) How would you describe the music BARMUDAS are playing? Is it glam-rock/Bovver Rock? Or do you consider that it's way more than that?</span></b></p><p>We play what comes out of our heads and our fingers without making any plan. The result is a glittered shiny cheap mixture of wild Rock N Roll and killer Ass-shaking tunes. We like to call it <b>Beer Punk</b>! </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the LP??</span></b></p><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LVjEbZg5lzc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
</p><p> We have Two videos out. The first is Rock The Barmudas that testifies the explosion of The BArmudasMania in our district, The second is "EVERY day is SATURDAY night" Made with SHOTS of some of our friends drinking, cheering and shouting the title of the song, some of them in their homes in their troubled lock down days. Each video was shot with a budget of just 99 cents. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCMre0uZrUAFVeH_1Wsr3w9gn8t7ZM86vnmpCfVwLeIRWsCNOZJq49bBlcZOpueMdT_jU3U7uW4AT0w1PgpzqkEJplxC87e-_cfha6Urd0QjZ3AxVTC_xDlL2_xhWMiYD3IuYlvSmtsa5BuSRt4_ZQU4csIJZJgflwgqMlRov2mrb3bIYA3dnH70CR=s1440" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCMre0uZrUAFVeH_1Wsr3w9gn8t7ZM86vnmpCfVwLeIRWsCNOZJq49bBlcZOpueMdT_jU3U7uW4AT0w1PgpzqkEJplxC87e-_cfha6Urd0QjZ3AxVTC_xDlL2_xhWMiYD3IuYlvSmtsa5BuSRt4_ZQU4csIJZJgflwgqMlRov2mrb3bIYA3dnH70CR=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) What can concert goers expect at a concert of BARMUDAS? Are you playing any famous<br /> cover songs during the gig? </span></b><p></p><p>During our Gigs we play mostly our own songs from the latest record and some outtakes. Sometimes we play some covers from bands we love, like The Boys, The Heartbreakers, Sham 69 among others. It is not unusual for us to also play some brand new tune to see how people react to the new material. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) Are there any bands in Italy today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><p>In Italy in the last few years we have a bunch of pretty good bands that play amazing rock 'n' roll like <b>Giuda</b>, <b>Faz Waltz,</b> <b>Mad Rollers</b> among the others but every band is different and has got its own unique style and attitude. We truly appreciate bands like The Dirtiest, TV Shock, The Asteroids (because they feature ourselves in the line up). Actually there are a lot of Italian bands that we love also because we had the opportunity to share the stage with them or because we often meet at our or their concerts: The Cogs, Movie Star Junkies, Barsexuals, Offesi, Female Trouble, Trip Takers, Toni Crimine, Trip Hill, The Devil Town, No Deal, X Nipples, Haywire Desire, No Deal, even if they don't play our kinda stuff. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) What are the plans for 2022 as far as BARMUDAS are concerned? Are you gonna tour Europe to promote the record?</span></b></p><p>By now, due to covid restrictions, we 're playing just a few Gigs in Italy, not so many as we wanted to. We already have 2 concerts scheduled for May in Liverpool and we're planning to tour France and Sardinia in the coming summer.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) Anything you wanna add?</span></b></p><p>Thanks a lot for your interest and we hope to see you guys soon somewhere on a stage or in front of it! cheers!</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE: </span></b><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://areapiratarec.bandcamp.com/album/every-day-is-saturday-night">https://areapiratarec.bandcamp.com/album/every-day-is-saturday-night</a></b></span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2693201349/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://areapiratarec.bandcamp.com/album/every-day-is-saturday-night">Every Day Is Saturday Night by Barmudas</a></iframe></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-3076183754986300692022-01-30T16:13:00.001+01:002022-01-30T16:13:26.766+01:00Mad rollers - Get mad<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpWvFvU7XTfkKCGLhpqYU75cD37H8kCUXbftwUejFacsCUdbQbaEyutUEXIDup3vDoRwUp6BFwb-NHvwDjSvWYu0UrFNEVaIUuETskaPrH16IMj00OEW7Jx0Px5Y35cmgAwbWracdavLXxQ6oORkM27qis-vkG-fmVXZp4OD30q0jh1n9VgWyT6YhB=s920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="920" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpWvFvU7XTfkKCGLhpqYU75cD37H8kCUXbftwUejFacsCUdbQbaEyutUEXIDup3vDoRwUp6BFwb-NHvwDjSvWYu0UrFNEVaIUuETskaPrH16IMj00OEW7Jx0Px5Y35cmgAwbWracdavLXxQ6oORkM27qis-vkG-fmVXZp4OD30q0jh1n9VgWyT6YhB=w400-h395" width="400" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A couple of months ago, the German label <span style="color: red;">Contra Records</span> released "Get Mad", the full length debut of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">MAD ROLLERS</span>, a five piece hailing from Roma, Italy. The album is described as an overdose of catchy Pub Rock / Bovver Rock anthems. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So If you like 70's Junkshop Glam like HECTOR , Terrace Stompers like The Hammersmith Gorillas or the bigger names in Glam like SLADE with a bit of pub rock thrown in for good measure, The MAD ROLLERS are gonna be right up your alley. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Their rendition of "Bish Bash Bosh" made famous by The JOOK is brilliant and worth alone the price of admission. It's also the proof of the good taste of these five Roman gentlemen!</div><div><br /></div></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell about Mad rollers to introduce yourselves? How long are you together as a band? Who is playing what instrument in the band nowadays? </span></b><p></p><p>We are Mad Rollers, a band of five rock'n'roll and punk lovers. <b>Marco</b> is our lead vocalist and <b>Alessio</b> is the lead guitar, then we have <b>Filippo</b> on rhythm guitar, <b>Oliver</b> on bass and finally our engine <b>Raoul</b> on drums.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB4OuMn91tJW3NUdwNU6ORAlmTYwSl9IIeogTNB-91UyaatfEYnuW-6uP7TKLXuhVbzwStqDWidHwGwEUdZQ1-JQFeqtSAEORYS6dXLpkUC-dY4idbyRCs1DqkyHTGIEYKFrDDAU0nOQj12Gz8PzekCUWaYF3dQ7PNsyFaCeNXRVr1DhXCpnsT2-Zw=s1080" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1080" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB4OuMn91tJW3NUdwNU6ORAlmTYwSl9IIeogTNB-91UyaatfEYnuW-6uP7TKLXuhVbzwStqDWidHwGwEUdZQ1-JQFeqtSAEORYS6dXLpkUC-dY4idbyRCs1DqkyHTGIEYKFrDDAU0nOQj12Gz8PzekCUWaYF3dQ7PNsyFaCeNXRVr1DhXCpnsT2-Zw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About the "Get mad" full length record, what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs? </span></b><p></p><p>The recording of “Get Mad” was been pure fun! We made it through two “live in studio” sessions, say four days, where we tracked drums, bass and both guitars. Once the main core of the record was recorded we overdubbed lead and backing vocals plus a bunch of tracks like synths, percussions and a few guitar licks. A very natural recording process that lead us to a powerful and crunchy analog mix! Getting into minor details, a crucial role in the making of the album has been played by a long pre-production period, months during when we rehearsed very hard to push ourselves, and our tunes, in great shape for the final recordings.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you guys use the nowadays recording technology or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></b></p><p>According to our producer's philosophy, we used an hybrid (analog/digital) technology to achieve the specific sound you can hear on the album. A set of modern and vintage microphones as well as tube and “class A” solid state mic preamps were used to send the signals into the converters of the HD recording system. The mixing process it's been made through an analog desk (Soundtracs Quartz) enhanced by the use of outboard gears like Urei 1178, Lexicon 480, API 2500, etc... the final stage of our mixing chain was a stereo ¼ inch tape recorder, a beautiful Revox A700 which gave us the last touch of warmth.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoaeDjUXjrAbGbXLEJQSqpz29RD0Qz7NhOxqCPAcuMb-_Oe9D5I6551KWBR2nB0LT5Asiy9RJAzmyYKm__OBR910j2JynTMjwyk4CU0EWs3HJ8DSQBTn5XajlrsvhDpdJnbzGooJP-x6hLSz7g4kKo2rfGcPsEPFlew9SihjAhnXGqW86KUvpqdJnJ=s1372" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1372" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoaeDjUXjrAbGbXLEJQSqpz29RD0Qz7NhOxqCPAcuMb-_Oe9D5I6551KWBR2nB0LT5Asiy9RJAzmyYKm__OBR910j2JynTMjwyk4CU0EWs3HJ8DSQBTn5XajlrsvhDpdJnbzGooJP-x6hLSz7g4kKo2rfGcPsEPFlew9SihjAhnXGqW86KUvpqdJnJ=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) Is there a main composer in the band or is everybody involved in one way or another? <br /></span></b><p></p><p>Most of the time the song writing process starts with the guitars and later on the pieces are arranged by the voice in order to find melodies and choruses, each of us does his best and not infrequently we are inspired by the music we’re into at the moment. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song? </span></b></p><p></p><p>Many times we take inspiration from real life events, something that happened to one of us or people we know, then we spice these stories up with some fantasy elements and they become songs. Generally we express our feelings and emotions through music, we talk about love as well as anger, the spirit of revolt as well as the simple need to have fun and to be able to live life to its fullest.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) How would you describe the music Mad rollers are playing? Is it glam-rock? Or do you consider that it's way more than that? </span></b></p><p>Let's say that we simply play what comes out, we do not plan much beforehand. Of course we do love glam but we are also pretty much into 70's proto punk sound and we try to bring it out in our songs. On numerous occasions, we are defined as a Bovver rock band and actually, we don't mind it.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the LP?? </span></b></p><p>We are currently still working on an official video but you can check on YouTube for our most recent upload, which is a video cut took from the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival riots filming featuring our track “I trust nobody”, it seemed to us that the song suited a lot the events represented so we decided to release it.</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mHSXzZrHu_c" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) What can concert goers expect at a concert of Mad rollers? Are you playing any famous cover songs during the gig? </span></b><p></p><p>Except for "Bish bash bosh", which is also a part of our new album we don't play covers, most of our songs are original compositions. Still, if you're a 70's punk and rock'n'roll sound lover and you don't mind hanging out on a fun night among gallons of good beer you will definitely find something to sink your teeth into coming to one of our gigs.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) Are there any bands in Italy today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><p>Undoubtedly the Italian rock'n'roll scene of the past years has been greatly influenced by Giuda, as they brought back those 70's sounds that seemed long lost, progressively many others followed their example, groups like Mash, Dr Boogie, BBQT, Hard Wax and some others may be considered similar to our genre. Nevertheless we are glad not to be associated with Giuda as some kind of imitation band but we are rather seen as something close yet different in sound. I guess we play a bit out of the box and just do what comes our way.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEQLBFWo-ilieCtcd7zQBdqtOADbks_ULB1DaQU8dzQiO8njxfHdgpY0aXWpyLajdjX21Gm-2uQMf0l9Sn5H_w2MiaF4RX_nw8yVheHHDwYMzsyxcn6Us36KAEB96BUYj7a3eT7myE1cQaajO2cqtURjw1goItcU-PwMHsv_vuBmgY9KpOrhO1rWXO=s1483" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1483" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEQLBFWo-ilieCtcd7zQBdqtOADbks_ULB1DaQU8dzQiO8njxfHdgpY0aXWpyLajdjX21Gm-2uQMf0l9Sn5H_w2MiaF4RX_nw8yVheHHDwYMzsyxcn6Us36KAEB96BUYj7a3eT7myE1cQaajO2cqtURjw1goItcU-PwMHsv_vuBmgY9KpOrhO1rWXO=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) What are the plans for 2022 as far as Mad rollers are concerned? Are you gonna tour Europe to promote the record?</span></b><p></p><p>After London gigs in September we are planning a tour in Germany with our booking agency, it will take place in March and include such cities as Hamburg, Berlin, Hanover and others. Unfortunately in these times because of the covid situation you can never be sure that something will not be canceled or postponed but we want to stay optimistic and ready for this new adventure.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) Anything you wanna add?</span></b></p><p>We wanted to thank the guys from Contra Records for the excellent work they've done.</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE: </span></b><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.contra-net.com/de/mad-rollers-get-mad-12-gatefold-lp-lim-300-black.html">https://www.contra-net.com/de/mad-rollers-get-mad-12-gatefold-lp-lim-300-black.html</a></b></span></p><p><br /></p></div>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-43071045935917303622022-01-23T17:19:00.003+01:002022-01-24T13:53:50.657+01:00The Warmbabies - Let's Live Underground<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpsV8_ijBKQ2oeVolBFXn26IBxzUIO2Rr3xZaoDyA9mnCjMN-zxxY5r8k0R1II8mzuPWbM5jo0RCB1JKFc8QiOuxjQjdvlesN3vviC3rmpstQQ6gD0u5zcinDfNCy80ndUKNvLkTMS0bCgTVQX6c944Y-Cb5PbVTuBcGUBN19G1TkCWGNcSf1T5v2S=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpsV8_ijBKQ2oeVolBFXn26IBxzUIO2Rr3xZaoDyA9mnCjMN-zxxY5r8k0R1II8mzuPWbM5jo0RCB1JKFc8QiOuxjQjdvlesN3vviC3rmpstQQ6gD0u5zcinDfNCy80ndUKNvLkTMS0bCgTVQX6c944Y-Cb5PbVTuBcGUBN19G1TkCWGNcSf1T5v2S=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Can you judge a record by its sleeve? Hard to tell. But at least it should give you a clue to the type of music a band is playing. Putting the picture of a vintage Fireglo Rickenbaker 330 is a pretty strong statement in itself. Considering Paul Weller, Tom Petty or John L., to name a few, all played one, this should already give you a serious hint.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Putting a TWELVE strings Rickenbaker 330 is an even bigger statement. The doubt is no longer allowed and you know exactly what you are in for: 60's influenced rock'n'roll with a good dose of 70's power pop thrown in for good measure.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>The WARMBABIES, all veterans of the rock'n'roll scene of the French Riviera, sure know how to write good tunes with a really punchy rhythm section, sizzling guitars and perfect vocals to match. This LP is full of soon to be classic Power Pop songs. Very Highly Recommended </b><b>!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell about The WARMBABIES to introduce yourselves? How long are you guys together as a band? Who is playing what instrument in the band nowadays? What are your various individual backgrounds?</span></b><p></p><p>Serge : We are a quartet of "classic" rock and we live in Nice, at the french Riviera. The Warmbabies, in the present form, exists for about 5 years. With <b>Marc Galliani</b> on guitar and lead vocals, <b>Olivier "Bratch" Nemejanski</b> on guitar, <b>Serge Ceccanti</b> on bass and <b>Daniel Aprosio</b> on drums. As far as our various individual backgrounds, we would only mention one : The Bratchmen.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6ViFIumfFQ0OHrrmH7cNLn99iAmJHqjmr26u3wVR5DTEaUH4tO_htfAW6IXrEijnxBgHsTini-sveNpy4PW5TOElcfDdYnXJIxqPXgK3FrRQqMVSDF21fEnLrdWe5LB1JneiD7OljyR9eW_QYUMKgo6wx85hUsPtgvsHPCOhI8aykAFE-aAyp-MCB=s960" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6ViFIumfFQ0OHrrmH7cNLn99iAmJHqjmr26u3wVR5DTEaUH4tO_htfAW6IXrEijnxBgHsTini-sveNpy4PW5TOElcfDdYnXJIxqPXgK3FrRQqMVSDF21fEnLrdWe5LB1JneiD7OljyR9eW_QYUMKgo6wx85hUsPtgvsHPCOhI8aykAFE-aAyp-MCB=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About the full length record "Let's Live Underground", can you explain the choice of this title? What can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs? </span></b><p></p><p><b>Marc </b>: "Let’s live underground" is one of the first song from "Bratch", that we rearranged for my voice. A starting point. Rehearsals and concerts were so far apart that we couldn't show ourselves as a band. We were an Underground band, by force of circumstance. </p><p><b>Serge</b> : The title of the album was suggested by the graphic designer. A good idea that was unanimously accepted! The recording of the album was disturbed by the first pandemic but in the end, it gave us a lot of time to refine some titles. Bass, Drums and Rhythm guitars were recorded live, all the rest was a re-recording. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you guys only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRKsgGUu554dFmKISx-dkEFDxkw0TtBWI8rCBkxGd6ng2kvnZCUWqa9XOi-nPbFqBaS_2bmLEnuHmhJP4eHaPFwSnEUe9yvRbjcVnmyIWByhZwoHCZvfKxGkPuotK49f_tyZYTcGTerJ5REa2Ugx60FHCtoepwg3SfT3MK1Vd_xgBVWqs-8QiuEJ_j=s1456" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRKsgGUu554dFmKISx-dkEFDxkw0TtBWI8rCBkxGd6ng2kvnZCUWqa9XOi-nPbFqBaS_2bmLEnuHmhJP4eHaPFwSnEUe9yvRbjcVnmyIWByhZwoHCZvfKxGkPuotK49f_tyZYTcGTerJ5REa2Ugx60FHCtoepwg3SfT3MK1Vd_xgBVWqs-8QiuEJ_j=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Photo : Sandra Rinaudo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Serge</b> : Our choice went to a digital studio. But all the instruments and amp we used are analog! All the guitars and basses used on this disc are vintage gear over 50 years old! We are simply fascinated by the beauty and the sound of these old instruments.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) Is there a main composer in the band or is everybody involved in one way or another?</span></b></p><p></p><p><b>Marc</b> : Everybody is involved. This album would not have been possible without one of us. The material on this record is made out of old songs from "Bratch" and Marc. The next record will contain more of Serge songs. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?</span></b></p><p><b>Marc </b>: The pop format we like for this project fits better with stupid love songs. Someone said , The more stupid they are the truer they are…</p><p><b>Serge </b>: Love, birds and the sun ! But the next songs will be darker : Lost love, frozen birds and rain !</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwPkxydb5lMLt2XgbVH8kHjKkM4Tr4M0_Zr-fLV4Kkgv-072k7XIuRtJvoUdAMfARkipkUzA1gY05g003Wr5nzktXhxz2TYaWHmGvFsq2-FwDllddROY794b2FDJkbZpQeG3zVvDzU6J3LS6T_d6eoHR8ItgrWUwpxkDaXM6-_2jjb8MluLvZ-bT8_=s1458" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="1458" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwPkxydb5lMLt2XgbVH8kHjKkM4Tr4M0_Zr-fLV4Kkgv-072k7XIuRtJvoUdAMfARkipkUzA1gY05g003Wr5nzktXhxz2TYaWHmGvFsq2-FwDllddROY794b2FDJkbZpQeG3zVvDzU6J3LS6T_d6eoHR8ItgrWUwpxkDaXM6-_2jjb8MluLvZ-bT8_=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Photo : Richard Prompt</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) To what kind of music did you listen to as teenagers and does it still influence your today work? What were your favorite bands as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have a influence on your own work today.</span></b></p><p><b>Marc </b>: Can I name 4 ? John, George, Paul and Ringo</p><p><b>Serge </b>: We are clearly influenced by the rock 60's. But not only... I will quote three groups : Plimsouls, Fleshtones and Teenage Fanclub, But there are many others.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the latest full length? </span></b><p></p><p><b>Marc </b>: We have no money left for video, so we are pirating images for our songs. We are going to do something …<b>Serge</b> : No money, no time, finally is it really useful ?</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) What can concert goers expect at a gig of The WARMBABIES? Are you playing any famous cover songs during the gig?</span></b></p><p><b>Marc</b> : We used to play Kinks, Big star, Plimsouls, but mainly our songs.</p><p><b>Serge</b> : We like to integrate a few covers in our concerts, just for pleasure.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiQFGBTfWTHhheivdvTUfY-2C9jtGsYkoeSmwzryYvjaybD-Ju6fc5PTYIhOc28IpqC0BFDD1P1_9m0A7SJT6DCXREPGneFxB2DUNy8dKYbJhC73gZIhkdNbH5hWx4zNY_yT2G1SJid2heUh_OLWTAklY_RZ-zuzoDC4Vvf3MrOBGFo5V8nIp6nXyr=s2048" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiQFGBTfWTHhheivdvTUfY-2C9jtGsYkoeSmwzryYvjaybD-Ju6fc5PTYIhOc28IpqC0BFDD1P1_9m0A7SJT6DCXREPGneFxB2DUNy8dKYbJhC73gZIhkdNbH5hWx4zNY_yT2G1SJid2heUh_OLWTAklY_RZ-zuzoDC4Vvf3MrOBGFo5V8nIp6nXyr=s320" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Photo : Sandra Rinaudo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) Are there any bands in France you consider yourself close to? musically speaking?</span></b></p><p><b>Marc </b>: Doc Vinegar from Aubagne</p><p><b>Serge</b> : There may be but we do not know...</p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) How would You describe the music you're playing? Is this POWERPOP or do you consider there is way more than that?</span></b><p></p><p><b>Serge</b> : Our music is impregnated with the music we love. A mix of power pop / 60's rock / garage rock, no doubt.</p><p><b>Marc</b> : We are doing our stuff with our influences, we would be happy to be classified in power pop but that was not planned at all.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) What are the plans for 2022 as far as The WARMBABIES are concerned? </span></b></p><p><b>Marc</b> : We would like to play festivals or nice venues, specially abroad, Belgium, Spain, North of France. With the covid situation we just don’t think about it. But we are affordable for private request as well.</p><p><b>Serge </b>: We work hard on new songs. Our goal is to compose the ultimate pop song ! Recording in autumn, hope.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">12) Anything you wanna add?</span></b></p><p><b>Serge</b> : Recording an album for a band like us is always a "small adventure" hazardous, with lots of problems to solve. We have completed this mission and we are very proud of the result !</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEt2wbK9LutVDwbEpQtNwMZ8yQbQY0Ih7zjQBbus2Rf5DCxFUWqIsntLdFNvV6xw6_6J9FScLnEVZHp6-VmsNY9ptvUWet9_I6UGFhUSm-SjioOOHG1RqzO6GG5LY0m_ssaVEiCyNQSAxmEGaMDv6ZAoNkjh7-sCTr8B2x6emQ0dOmf11hLQQ6lYh6=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEt2wbK9LutVDwbEpQtNwMZ8yQbQY0Ih7zjQBbus2Rf5DCxFUWqIsntLdFNvV6xw6_6J9FScLnEVZHp6-VmsNY9ptvUWet9_I6UGFhUSm-SjioOOHG1RqzO6GG5LY0m_ssaVEiCyNQSAxmEGaMDv6ZAoNkjh7-sCTr8B2x6emQ0dOmf11hLQQ6lYh6=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE</span></b> : <a href="http://www.thewarmbabies.bandcamp.com/">www.thewarmbabies.bandcamp.com/</a></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=321643703/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://thewarmbabies.bandcamp.com/album/lets-live-underground-2">Let's Live Underground by The Warmbabies</a></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Hey Viewers, don't go away......While you are at it, check out this other band hailing from the French Riviera, and one that includes some of the members of the WARMBABIES, or is it the other way around: <span style="color: red;">THE BRATCHMEN. </span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The cover here is a little more misleading, I give you that. Judging by the cover you would have every right to expect some French FLESHTONES. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, not at all, here we are closer to the Everly Brothers or the early HOLLIES but all the tracks are very neatly performed and the whole record is really enjoyable. You should definitely give it a try.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The record comes in a beautiful gatefold sleeve! </b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get it here: </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://avethesound.bandcamp.com/album/easy-sound-of-av046-lp-gatefold">https://avethesound.bandcamp.com/album/easy-sound-of-av046-lp-gatefold</a></b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihZuvV-POk22s7yE5ihaHhNmdpj2vZcjZjG8RRb2tiyytiklr3CXOyj0H3gPkjJfgPdo8_q6DOaVdE5fGcBjCBMEyuaZe2D11oCvxmBxLKc7GFtc2AIn_hUZwwKpYS0ZXjIq8ZPCk5ZOOLHLrOjJhiXIstCXzgbvSZ9mduEQFL6Ra7udrrWDasoELc=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1200" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihZuvV-POk22s7yE5ihaHhNmdpj2vZcjZjG8RRb2tiyytiklr3CXOyj0H3gPkjJfgPdo8_q6DOaVdE5fGcBjCBMEyuaZe2D11oCvxmBxLKc7GFtc2AIn_hUZwwKpYS0ZXjIq8ZPCk5ZOOLHLrOjJhiXIstCXzgbvSZ9mduEQFL6Ra7udrrWDasoELc=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></div>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4225583693/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://avethesound.bandcamp.com/album/easy-sound-of-av046-lp-gatefold">Easy Sound of / AV046 (LP gatefold) by THE BRATCHMEN</a></iframe>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-60944358903021741522022-01-14T18:04:00.002+01:002022-01-14T18:05:36.337+01:00Brent Seavers - BS Stands For<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo1505Inp8THfemXogm7hCnYxkOSslTnqlPa1v-6VYBCPpxrhqiDRugE8L9tMnHFIiNAbpIxswFn6bUToajZDCC7meaY2OUIWfiinChUZc3mDUEaWnnQomVxiaU8PsyMZOMa9KS7E8qq6-N_jH3tbXH2mGDNdK7Bssr6xSu8crKtVdaZiFB7ZhAiPK=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo1505Inp8THfemXogm7hCnYxkOSslTnqlPa1v-6VYBCPpxrhqiDRugE8L9tMnHFIiNAbpIxswFn6bUToajZDCC7meaY2OUIWfiinChUZc3mDUEaWnnQomVxiaU8PsyMZOMa9KS7E8qq6-N_jH3tbXH2mGDNdK7Bssr6xSu8crKtVdaZiFB7ZhAiPK=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><div><b>A couple of months ago, the German label <span style="color: red;">Screaming Apple</span> release the brilliant debut solo full length record of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Brent Seavers</span>. </b><b>Brent is best know for being the bass player in the Californian outfit The Decibels.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>When the pandemic started, Brent decided to record some of his original songs and ended with a full album on his hands. </b><b>Obviously there is some very DECIBELS-like material here, but going solo has allowed Brent to drift a bit forward in time, from mid-60's pop right up into the 70's and early 80's power-pop scene. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Brent Seavers channels his own brand of modish guitar, the pop sensibility and DIY appeal of early dB's, the mod-era WHO with a pinch of the JAM, but squeezed through his own filter that gives them his own sound. This is a real must buy!</b></div><div style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></div><b style="color: #2b00fe;">1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, what would you tell about you and your musical background to introduce yourself? </b></span><p></p><p>I grew up in a musical home and have been playing and writing music since a very early age. As a young kid, I loved watching the Beatles cartoons and Monkees episodes. I got my first guitar when I was 11, a drum set a few months later, and then traded my Star Wars toys for a 4-track tape recorder so I could start recording my own music. I started a few bands that played a few live shows but never released any recordings. I joined The Decibels in my teens as bass player and contributing song writer and have been enjoying every moment. They’re a solid group of musicians and great friends.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRUIdknbfsY-sK46htZ4YijZR9rr1XwJ5Xrjq4Yqp4Bpi8T1u6tkObZkp4DuHr_MAD_lYBU_FSfxKZLd25i_TUjSLUxJpGmvF5S4URZdYdFAlXL3o5vLqZ7lznWGQ9BvHGmCuAln0U8rUo1jQZ7oTXMdUcNnik126JnnMzm1sE0NX_v17LrnxP72Xa=s997" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRUIdknbfsY-sK46htZ4YijZR9rr1XwJ5Xrjq4Yqp4Bpi8T1u6tkObZkp4DuHr_MAD_lYBU_FSfxKZLd25i_TUjSLUxJpGmvF5S4URZdYdFAlXL3o5vLqZ7lznWGQ9BvHGmCuAln0U8rUo1jQZ7oTXMdUcNnik126JnnMzm1sE0NX_v17LrnxP72Xa=s320" width="216" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) If I'm not mistaking "BS Stands For" is your debut full length solo records. Since 1997, with your brother Dean, you are 1/4 of the Decibels. What decided to release a solo album now?</span></b><p></p><p>The solo album was pandemic-fueled. Being stuck at home in my studio with too much time initially compelled me to make a handful of music videos documenting the recording process and to keep my sanity (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/brentseavers">https://www.youtube.com/brentseavers</a>). After almost a year of that, I decided to record my own original music. There wasn’t initially a plan to release the recordings on any label. But after recording plenty of songs, I realized that I could.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) About this debut full length solo record, what can you tell about the recording process? </span></b></p><p>I’d sit down at the drum set, and record myself playing one of my songs. Then, I’d hit rewind, start the song again, and add the guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards, and whatever else the song needed. With the exception of a few hand claps contributed reluctantly by one of my kids, if you hear it on the record it’s me. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></b></p><p>I started recording music in an analog world and appreciate the process. I keep everything analog – tube driven, real instruments – up until the final step where I used to record directly to tape. At that point now, I record the audio digitally. There are rare moments where I record a track directly to tape and then transfer to digital, but not often. But I am very picky with my mic and tube-pre amp selections – pairing mics and amps with specific instruments - always chasing a specific sound. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) Are the songs on this record specifically composed for the purpose of this solo effort or are these songs you have composed over the years and deemed not fit to make it to a The Decibels record? </span></b> </p><p>Half of the songs predate the Decibels and were part of the reason I was asked to join the group. The other half were written during my time with the Decibels – Flatline being the most recent. Usually I’d bring a handful of songs to the group at practice, and we’d try them all out. The ones that clicked the easiest made it onto a Decibels album. I don’t think the group every said “no” to any of my songs. But since we had 3 contributing song writers in the group, not every good song made it onto an album. Both Dean and Joe have an extensive back catalogue of original songs as well.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXXaXBr-7cVlMSutNzIdRsZyTn2iLxS-J7nyYEf0-ozxmqVTjGfQ4SednygbSZSVzRVHh-SI-nD3sUThUfgM8yiAiwDPrcH6iR9AnHZq_Tf__xRPUFH40bCVpecSi1huNXjb-nrd1A7y3jW5RfdiTioI5GwMloAMHKgyG97xguwTkvOkl7g6KFzFov=s1629" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1629" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXXaXBr-7cVlMSutNzIdRsZyTn2iLxS-J7nyYEf0-ozxmqVTjGfQ4SednygbSZSVzRVHh-SI-nD3sUThUfgM8yiAiwDPrcH6iR9AnHZq_Tf__xRPUFH40bCVpecSi1huNXjb-nrd1A7y3jW5RfdiTioI5GwMloAMHKgyG97xguwTkvOkl7g6KFzFov=s320" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?<br /></span></b><p></p><p>I like writing about the honest moments in life. Falling in and out of love happens to all of us, but so does self-doubt and failure and pain and innocent infatuation. I never set out to write a serious or a silly song. I write about whatever is happening to me in that moment. Sometimes it’s love. But sometimes its maniacal laughter inspired by the insanity of living. I love when lyrics are honest even if they’re silly. Life is silly. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) Does your solo album mean that the Decibels are now on an indefinite hiatus?</span></b></p><p>Not at all! The Decibels are alive and kicking and wrapping up our next album. And honestly, it’s one of my favorites. Every member of the Decibels has life outside of music – which is a good thing else we’d lose our inspirations. And we each take time to live every aspect of our lives properly. No neglected hobbies or children in this bunch! 😊 So, album releases and live shows will happen less frequently, but only because we’re enjoying each aspect of our multifaceted lives. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) Do you have a new video on YouTube featuring a track from the new LP?? </span></b></p><p>When I recorded my original music, I didn’t film the recording process like I did on all those cover tunes music videos on my YouTube channel. So, the short answer is, not at the moment.It’s sometimes hard to give your best musical performance when you’re also the sound engineer, producer, camera operator and director. While it was alright for the musical performance quality to suffer a little for those cover tunes music videos, for my original tunes I didn’t want the music to be anything less than my best. But it could still happen. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) Are you gonna put a band together and perform this solo album on the road? Are you gonna play any famous cover songs? </span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTDw7GUOhqM6xwJazls__cDGynY0S6nRaAg9uIln4DrlloSiYsbhwLEhl7uEIcKMppc1aTTXOA6nF3nEhCTxdKUPj9lxrNlGZ94WMfPcnh_xnAXk9y9TqUXig78E7ObW8F9fWxWA0XtbxJVIPair9oNqrKhF9P6CYBlQMyldYEuKXYhsyesJPm6dK7=s2048" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTDw7GUOhqM6xwJazls__cDGynY0S6nRaAg9uIln4DrlloSiYsbhwLEhl7uEIcKMppc1aTTXOA6nF3nEhCTxdKUPj9lxrNlGZ94WMfPcnh_xnAXk9y9TqUXig78E7ObW8F9fWxWA0XtbxJVIPair9oNqrKhF9P6CYBlQMyldYEuKXYhsyesJPm6dK7=s320" width="240" /></a></div>I have been performing my original songs with a band here in California to help promote the album release, and would like to take the band on the road as more venues open up. My main focus is on original music for album releases, but I do have plans to make some more cover music videos in the near future.<p></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) Are there any bands in The USA today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><p>There are so many great power pop and pop rock bands in the USA that it would be near impossible to name them all. I definitely feel a connection to many local California groups that I saw as a kid - like The Odd Numbers and The Hi-Fives to name only two – who were a huge influence on my early music.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) To what kind of music did you listen to as a teenager? What were your favorite bands as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have an influence on your own work today.</span></b></p><p>As a teenager I listened to The Beatles, The Monkees, The Kinks, Herman’s Hermits, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, The Rolling Stones, The Ramones, The Jam, Nirvana, Green Day, Letters to Cleo, The Muffs, The Romantics, The Knack, The Smithereens, The Plimsouls, The Beat – pretty much early rock ‘n’ roll 1955-1965 and late 70s to early 80s power pop and punk.</p><p>I always thought that The Beatles, The Monkees, and The Jam were probably my biggest influences on what I write, but it seems that when I create songs they sound nothing like those groups. So, who knows? </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">12) What are the plans for 2022 as far as your solo career is concerned?</span></b></p><p>I’m about 6 songs into the next solo album, but have been focusing on finishing up mixing and mastering the Decibels next album. For me, The Decibels are my main focus. But I will continue writing, recording, and performing my solo music in-between Decibels projects wherever I find the time. It’s something that makes me happy. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">13) Anything you wanna add? </span></b></p><p>Sure, why not. If you’re a talented musician who is frustrated because you haven’t been signed to a major record label, stop it. Take a look at some of the artists currently on major labels. They sign just as much talent as total garbage. Don’t let such poor judges determine if your music has value. Make your music. Keep it honest. Discerning people are listening. What you do matters. </p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE: </span></b><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://brentseavers.bandcamp.com/album/bs-stands-for">https://brentseavers.bandcamp.com/album/bs-stands-for</a></b></span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2772413792/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://brentseavers.bandcamp.com/album/bs-stands-for">BS Stands For by Brent Seavers</a></iframe></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-22121619002076135812021-12-28T10:40:00.000+01:002021-12-28T10:40:49.426+01:00The Buttshakers - Arcadia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgruoe2TgVA7sSb28q2qJbfOVfVkMr6OB7IAuMcwTO4kVyTNa3YmNV9br-UR7DLbsWzGyf9wneYaFGXR-K-6qaEdrGjzO101gKYolWFQYfyzb23xy8mSoft1aKwqDzrL3fSCKTVu6hEjv3mQnQw2XGDDHsvahUGyCTU8NBnac6jGxvzllU3aKHYBP_E=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgruoe2TgVA7sSb28q2qJbfOVfVkMr6OB7IAuMcwTO4kVyTNa3YmNV9br-UR7DLbsWzGyf9wneYaFGXR-K-6qaEdrGjzO101gKYolWFQYfyzb23xy8mSoft1aKwqDzrL3fSCKTVu6hEjv3mQnQw2XGDDHsvahUGyCTU8NBnac6jGxvzllU3aKHYBP_E=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>French alternative Label <span style="color: red;">Underdog Records</span> recently released "Arcadia", the latest offering of The Buttshakers, a raw soul band from Lyon, France. So it was high time for this blog to talk to Ciara Thompson about this brilliant new record.</b></div><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know you, What would you tell about The Buttshakers to introduce yourselves? How long are you together as a band? Who is playing what instrument in the band nowadays? </span></b><p></p><p>Hi! We’re the <b><span style="color: red;">Buttshakers</span></b>, a raw soul band from Lyon, France. We’ve been playing together for almost 10 years now with <b>Sylvain Lorens</b> on guitar, <b>Josselin Soutrenon</b> on drums, and <b>Ciara Thompson</b> on the vocals. <b>Jean Joly</b> joined us on the bass two years ago, and our horn section changes around according to people’s availability (you know horns, they’ve always got work!) but for the last year we’ve been pretty stable with <b>Franck Boyron</b> on the trombone and <b>Thibaut Fontana</b> on the baritone sax.<br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About the "Arcadia" full length record, what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs?</span></b> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVpw2RS8ZoUnlBU1Im0Vi_I73BUBto8YsRlY7Z-MVpZAPH0YrZHVrQt2Cn9SOsCFHwd_OKgGrbPgJIDnWlPglBLZly1GBVQqYvT0itHPV24goRCWMrn8wxbwEglSthFv1IfatBRksQlripcRJCpA9lg7JSSmh_x9RjBBzbdbjgVUDvc-OWLhAAdebe=s1772" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="1772" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVpw2RS8ZoUnlBU1Im0Vi_I73BUBto8YsRlY7Z-MVpZAPH0YrZHVrQt2Cn9SOsCFHwd_OKgGrbPgJIDnWlPglBLZly1GBVQqYvT0itHPV24goRCWMrn8wxbwEglSthFv1IfatBRksQlripcRJCpA9lg7JSSmh_x9RjBBzbdbjgVUDvc-OWLhAAdebe=s320" width="320" /></a></div>We recorded Arcadia at Tontons Flingueurs Studio in Renaison, France with Pascal Coquard. This was our second time working with Pascal, and it was great as usual. Pascal has a mixed process – working with analog and digital. <p></p><p>We did our first 7”’s and our first album (Night Shift) as a live studio recording, but we’ve really worked on developing a richer, more elaborate sound since then. So for this album, we did bass-drums-voice-guitar together in the same room and then added the additional instruments one by one. It’s a long process, working element by element, layer by layer, but the end result is very rich. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you guys use the nowadays recording technology or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></b></p><p>Lol, kind of answered that in the last question. But yeah, we’ve worked in only analog – and we’ll probably work again in those sorts of conditions someday—but for Arcadia we used both digital recording and analog and then repassed on tape. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) Is there a main composer in the band or is everybody involved in one way or another?</span></b></p><p>Each album is different, but for this album, a lot of the songs were developed in a group form.</p><p>We wrote a lot of the album during or right after the first lockdown. During the first lockdown, we worked a lot with pre-productions. Passing around different pieces of music, taking the time to work over different ideas without being in the practice space in front of other people. </p><p>Luckily, we had started working on certain songs before Covid, so we had already had a base of material (like ‘Night Crawl’ and ‘Hear Me’). To be able to take the time and really work out different ideas and layers was very different then just practicing and hammering out ideas in the practice space. </p><p>Once we were able to practice in the same room together again, we must have been inspired because we wrote (and/or worked out previous ideas) half the album in about three months. Things just seemed to really jell once we had those couple months off to meditate and take a step back. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg26-oKkXtROLphtpyWVERVUCRHB7aQ6URYaUWEm8qLBnSciaFBDt3NL4gwjXJQKSPQgm71izI8ObFfD1dMm47m1qgflGayVZ1-aDipPWshOatCE8rw-Iu3CxterpgjUp_36DKu4Gk0Jpb2akg26RbyXZ4w6jhZg_rU6qu9A-s8kFn6IbVQEDr5RaM9=s1369" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1369" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg26-oKkXtROLphtpyWVERVUCRHB7aQ6URYaUWEm8qLBnSciaFBDt3NL4gwjXJQKSPQgm71izI8ObFfD1dMm47m1qgflGayVZ1-aDipPWshOatCE8rw-Iu3CxterpgjUp_36DKu4Gk0Jpb2akg26RbyXZ4w6jhZg_rU6qu9A-s8kFn6IbVQEDr5RaM9=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write the lyrics to a new song?</span></b><p></p><p>It depends on the mood really. For this album, I allowed myself to use pre-written texts. I’m always writing poetry, sentences, words. Anytime I hear something I like, a phrase or a word, I write it down in my notebook. </p><p>I really work off the title or first phrase – a song is like a book, you’ve got to pull your listener in and let them know pretty quickly what you’re talking about. Once you’ve given them the deictic elements of the story, you can take them where you want to. </p><p>For Arcadia, probably because we were writing during the pandemic, a lot of the texts are reflective. The pandemic made me think a lot about family, my childhood, and where I am now in my life. It’s strange going back to a place you only remember, that is part of you yet foreign. Or has become foreign. </p><p>A lot of the songs we were writing made me think about this idea of being a foreigner in your own country, in your own home, in your own mind. So the album is a reflection of what I see around me because I’m only an observer. I grew up in America, and came to France when I was 21, but it’s been 14 years that I’ve been living in France so I’m almost more French then American now. It’s a whole headfuck, but I don’t feel like I belong to either, or am a strange mix of both. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHDygZRRm1AjeVHbDr5a-1TNLcTP3ws5ktGVx3FJ7PKTU21U1HriJGu-DDje5_CJpmJA8MkZsnbh_SN-B8VD2U2dwQXVtFm_RlD2YBmeNa7PW8v7zepIqHTYLLdNtyxHthQzTWxZ7u5CM7WI7R9aEgtR7t6jKi98OPhr-IYtOdX0ymG2UOyXXZGCGJ=s953" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="953" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHDygZRRm1AjeVHbDr5a-1TNLcTP3ws5ktGVx3FJ7PKTU21U1HriJGu-DDje5_CJpmJA8MkZsnbh_SN-B8VD2U2dwQXVtFm_RlD2YBmeNa7PW8v7zepIqHTYLLdNtyxHthQzTWxZ7u5CM7WI7R9aEgtR7t6jKi98OPhr-IYtOdX0ymG2UOyXXZGCGJ=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) How would you describe the music The Buttshakers are playing? Is it soul? Is it funk? Is it groove? Is it all of that?</span></b><p></p><p>We always say we make music with soul – that has something to say, something to be. It’s a bold statement to make, for sure. But it’s really what we try to be. I guess that’s why we always say “raw” soul too. We try to make music that is authenticly us. And soul music is our main influence. We all listen to it, and feed off of its influences, roots, and offsprings. </p><p>There is “soul” in our music, but there’s also everything else that came from soul music or was made from soul music. We all listen to funk, americana, rocksteady, southern rock, afro, garage, jazz and a ton of other styles that influence who we are as musicicans. The great thing about being a “soul” band is you can use all these influences to make something of your own with, and that’s what we try to do with every album.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the LP?? </span></b></p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LAnmtEMZaWU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p>We recently came out with an animated video for our track HEAR ME. It’s a beautiful, film noir inspired clip that follows a woman in an abusive relationship as she finally confronts her partner and decides to leave him. We had the chance to work with an animation company called Millihelen Design who designed, developed, and animated the clip. They’re a American/Belgian duo working out of Antwerp. </p><p>We wanted something sublime visually to go along with this song because it’s hard talking about abuse. Especially in a post-me too/Time’s Up society, confronting domestic abuse and trying to put words to something that is so prevalent but so taboo was a challenge. </p><p>The message wasn’t too milk or profit from an ongoing social debate, but really we just wanted to put into music the idea that you can walk away. You can get out and find your peace. I feel like we focus a lot on the idea of victims, and not enough on surviving, knowing that you can move on. </p><p>That’s why the song is called “Hear Me” – we wanted to celebrate the fact that women can finally speak up and speak out. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8efAgXrAQzNytpzdVqWnsQECmg5fPFTj8x55zbM44R_wfZVBLZZEInPwMmW98VsQt-har4jOlYB7noXOODuCegrteUTpTy_fNcPQYDZl_ohOhmhLYUlStpEJ5moD5DKW7IA2ZHTIzQusGPdtGpJxsVdDDyACRvqlsDXk1luGqTyDLf6Jk-LXk0ZC7=s1280" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1280" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8efAgXrAQzNytpzdVqWnsQECmg5fPFTj8x55zbM44R_wfZVBLZZEInPwMmW98VsQt-har4jOlYB7noXOODuCegrteUTpTy_fNcPQYDZl_ohOhmhLYUlStpEJ5moD5DKW7IA2ZHTIzQusGPdtGpJxsVdDDyACRvqlsDXk1luGqTyDLf6Jk-LXk0ZC7=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">8) What can concert goers expect at a concert of The Buttshakers? Are you playing any famous cover songs during the gig? </span></b><p></p><p>Now for something much lighter – haha—no but seriously, Arcadia is a dark album, but in our concerts, we try to bring as much joy and light as possible. Music is a temple, a place everyone can go to tune in and tune out. </p><p>A Buttshakers concert is exactly that. We always try to get everyone to just let go. When you dance, you touch a part of yourself, you free a part of yourself that most people rarely let live. So for us, a perfect concert is playing our songs right and everyone shaking their tailfeathers 😉</p><p>We always play a cover or two – but we’re one of those annoying bands that always takes a lesser known artist or song. One cover that we’re especially fond of is ‘Clean Up Woman’ by Betty Wright. And sometimes when we’re feeling hot we’ll put in a ‘Land of 1000 Dances’ by Wilson Picket or ‘Slippin’ & Sliddin’’ by Little Richard. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) Are there any bands in France today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><p>To be honest, there aren’t many soul bands in France that are similar to us musically. There are a lot of great soul bands in France at the moment, like John Milk, Malted Milk (two totally different bands, I promise!) Elina Jones and the Fireflys – but they’re more r’n’b/Motown and I’d put our sound/live shows on the Stax side of the force. </p><p>It seems silly to say, because each band really has their own sound. But if we had to choose between Motown or Stax as the two polar opposites of soul, we’d be on the Stax side 10/10. </p><p>I guess the Adeline’s probably are the closest to our sound that you can find in France. I don’t know if they’re even playing anymore, but they were a damn good live band. Or the Ready-Mades. They’ve got more of a rocksteady vibe, but I think they put the conscious side of soul music ahead like we do. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) What are the plans for 2022 as far as The Buttshakers are concerned? Are you gonna tour Europe to promote the record?</span></b></p><p>We’re hoping to play wherever people want us! We’ve got shows announced for 2022, mainly in France. We want to defend the album in our hometurf 😉 But we always add international shows throughout the year as things come in! </p><p>That’s the beauty and the beast of playing live music – things change, get added in, and unfortunately with covid, get pushed back or canceled ALL THE TIME. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) Anything you wanna add?</span></b></p><p>Nothing more than, for first time listeners – listen to Arcadia as a whole story. It’s an album that’s best consumed in its totality. From ‘Back in America’ to ‘Gone for Good’, you have to let the story unfold and let it take you somewhere. </p><p>Thanks a lot for the questions! Cheers for 2022!</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURCHASE THE GOODIES HERE</span></b>: <a href="https://the-buttshakers.bandcamp.com/">https://the-buttshakers.bandcamp.com/</a></p><div><br /></div>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UGU7lSeG0Ts" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-45509106896870307902021-11-11T11:34:00.000+01:002021-11-11T11:34:45.249+01:00The Brothers Steve - Dose<div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLxt_XrgBsI/YYuXTTQ9OEI/AAAAAAAAMko/Cub3yX9TUnkH60n-7uXbh6rw6E13CyzFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/a0434597934_10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLxt_XrgBsI/YYuXTTQ9OEI/AAAAAAAAMko/Cub3yX9TUnkH60n-7uXbh6rw6E13CyzFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/a0434597934_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>Last month, Big Stir Records released "DOSE", the sophomore album from THE BROTHERS STEVE. This new release is not only featuring the very addictive new single “Next Aquarius”, but is also offering up 10 new songs which take the band's invigorating punk-pop sound in exciting new directions, folding in elements of psychedelia and glam rock.</b></p><p><b>This new material was written and recorded by singer-guitarists <span style="color: red;">OS TYLER</span> and <span style="color: red;">JEFF WHALEN</span> and is fueled by the chemistry of the live band: drummer <span style="color: red;">COULTER</span> (aka author S.W. Lauden) and bassist <span style="color: red;">JEFF SOLOMON</span> (Whalen's longtime band mates from the beloved LA pop-rock combo TSAR) and guitarist <span style="color: red;">DYLAN CHAMPION</span>. </b></p><p><b>Tracked and mixed at a secret LA recording studio, DOSE simultaneously captures the band's irresistible live energy while pushing their gleeful aesthetic into fascinating new territory.</b></p><p><b>So it was time for this blog to talk to OS TYLER about this new release. Here it goes!</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1) For the viewers of this blog who would not know The Brothers Steve, Can you introduce all the members of The Brothers Steve? Are these all the same guys who played on the debut album?</span></b></p><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T6GVu0HaYmA/YYzwfobcsYI/AAAAAAAAMlM/S5K4drk99Jo6qBi-5RoUZEz8GN8qCG8mgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/The%2BBrothers%2BSteve%2BPress%2BPhoto.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="2048" height="245" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T6GVu0HaYmA/YYzwfobcsYI/AAAAAAAAMlM/S5K4drk99Jo6qBi-5RoUZEz8GN8qCG8mgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/The%2BBrothers%2BSteve%2BPress%2BPhoto.png" width="320" /></a></div>Hey Eric, the <b><span style="color: red;">Brothers Steve</span></b> is a Los Angeles based rock quintet. There’s Solomon (Jeff S.) on bass and Coulter on drums, those two make a solid rhythm section that really gets people moving. Not everyone knows that Solomon once rescued a baby rhinoceros, carrying it on his back across a rushing river in a torrential rainstorm. Coulter has been one of my favorite drummers for a long time, so it’s a real delight to get to play with him, but he’s an unstoppable force in Monopoly, so look out if he ever asks you if you want to play. Dylan, Jeff W and Os (that’s me) we three love to sing harmonies together and share lead vocals, or trade them back and forth. If you listen closely, you can tell when things are really working harmonically: you’ll see a sunset orange and blue color pattern, and perhaps a badger, dressed in a top hat and vest, dancing down a country lane. On our new record, Dose, it’s all the same members from our first record, #1.<p></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2) About the "Dose" full length album, what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a "live" in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs?</span></b></p><p>Our first record, #1, we had played all the songs live many times and we went in and recorded almost everything in a couple days. On this record, we got going right about the time the Pandemonium hit. So we never played the songs all together as a band. Due to the Global Phenomenon, we couldn’t all be in the studio together. So, the whole process was much more of a track-by-track scenario. But we’ve sung and played together so much, sometimes it really felt like we were all there at the same time, rocking and rolling, grooving and blending.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3) Do you use the nowadays digital recording technology or do you only work with analog machines in analog studios?</span></b></p><p>On the recording end, we're all digital. But we still try to inject some analog elements with a couple vintage tube amps and vintage microphones. And we’re still singing in analog! … But whether it’s analog or digital, I think the most important part to recording is capturing the feelings of the players. It’s like riding a horse over rolling green hills. If you're doing it right, anyone watching the horse ride feels a little exhilarated!</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4) One can hear a much larger range of influences than on the first record going from psychedelia to glam rock. How would you describe the music The Brothers Steve are playing today?<br /></span></b><p></p><p>Listen, everybody in the band is a total genius compared to me. And I don’t know if that’s a complement or not. But I know that Jeff and Jeff and Coulter and Dylan are all cultural vibraphones. They resonate with the sounds of the times. And they are deeply versed in music throughout the years and across the genres. So it’s wonderful to play with these talented, musically conscious players who act as a guiding light. </p><p>Me, I like to just let the parts happen as they may, let them all intertwine in whatever way, and if that makes the music Juicy Flumbulicious Poppadelia Delight, then that’s just fine. But yeah, I dunno, the music we’re making today should be a little bit of everything you love from every reference point in your consciousness, let’s call it: Pop Amalgamation or AmalgaPop. </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ad6lA96Fk4E/YYzvfrZRWOI/AAAAAAAAMk0/D8s9t28PHWgTh1fAB_R1H-seKLenko5nwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/The%2BBrothers%2BSteve%2BChampniss%2B1.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="2048" height="226" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ad6lA96Fk4E/YYzvfrZRWOI/AAAAAAAAMk0/D8s9t28PHWgTh1fAB_R1H-seKLenko5nwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/The%2BBrothers%2BSteve%2BChampniss%2B1.png" width="320" /></a></span>Jeff W. And I wrote all the songs on Dose together, and it’s really fantastic writing with Jeff, because he always has a number of underlying ideas or themes that he’s presenting and playing off one-another in subtle ways. Jeff has a plan and a vision and when we work together that provides a perfect focal point around which all the swirling ideas can flow and coalesce.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you guys write the lyrics to a new song?</span></b></p><p>It’s a funny truth that often Jeff and I think that a song we’ve both written is about different things. If you ask us each what Wizard of Love is about, we’d give you completely different answers. Same is true for Griffith Observatory and maybe for Mrs. Rosenbaum, too. So, there are times we’re writing a song and we each actually think it’s about a different concept, and we just keeping writing, each of us in his own direction, and let the two ideas interplay in whatever way they do. </p><p>Anyway, I don’t know if Jeff thinks of this at all while we’re writing, but for me one of the big underlying topics is that all the stories are being told from the viewpoint of an emotive android with just a hint of precognition and a suspicion that it's telling stories sent back from the future. </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6) Do you have a new video on youtube featuring a track from the LP?? </span></b></p><p>Yeah! Check out our super-calliope-psychedelic video to Next Aquarius. Some truly amazing image transformation … You can see it here:</p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIyqIyVdMWY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p>We also have a new official video for Electro-Love coming out soon! </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7) What can concert goers expect at a The Brothers Steve gig? Are you playin' any famous cover songs during the concert?</span></b></p><p>Expect the unexpected! We hope our gigs are high energy and joyful. And that you leave hoping you can see more soon. … We typically don’t do famous covers at our shows, unless you want to count television commercial songs from long long ago … but you never know what might happen next.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />8) Are there any bands in The USA today you consider yourself close to, musically speaking?</span></b></p><p>Hard to say. I don’t think there are a lot of bands out there with 3 vocalists trading leads and singing harmonies these days. Bit of a stretch and a turn around the corner, but maybe the Avett Brothers? Do we have something in common with Haim? Is there anything about what we’re doing that Harry Styles would find familiar? </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-51FrgDXcUHA/YYzwCTTTpII/AAAAAAAAMlA/8RTXNHWpHmAK70HSoq38NccBR31o6fyDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1276/1_nB7s3P0A_6gMQgb4cnoLGA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="1276" height="110" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-51FrgDXcUHA/YYzwCTTTpII/AAAAAAAAMlA/8RTXNHWpHmAK70HSoq38NccBR31o6fyDQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h110/1_nB7s3P0A_6gMQgb4cnoLGA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9) To what kind of music did you listen to as teenagers? What were your favorite bands as teenagers? Name 3 bands that you consider still have an influence on your own work today in The Brothers Steve.</span></b></p><p>I personally lived in a small town in Kentucky when I was a teenager. Most of the music I heard was whatever was on the one Top 40 radio station in town. But I was and still am a big fan of E.L.O. and a lot of what those guys did remains an influence today. Our drummer, Coulter, tends to mention Nilsson when it comes to influences on our writing, or my writing in particular. I’m happy to list Harry Nilsson as an ongoing influence. One more … let’s see, I’ll say the Cars, especially the very early stuff.</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">10) What are the plans for 2022 as far as The Brothers Steve are concerned?</span></b></p><p>We’re getting ready to dive into a new song-writing cycle. And from there, move along the creative cycle and record some new tunes. I’m anticipating a new record sometime in 2022. I hope you’ll anticipate that too! </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">11) Anything you wanna add?</span></b></p><p>Hm. Just a little reminder to glow and resonate and to be a divining rod, seeking out and pulling in and sharing back all the love and joy and inspiration that’s swirling around us. Would you do me a favor and remind me that next time you see me? </p><p>Oh, and if you get a chance, give a listen to our new record, Dose. You can listen here on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7vjGNi3ls5JScXw8aAywMG">https://open.spotify.com/album/7vjGNi3ls5JScXw8aAywMG</a></p><p>Or here on iTunes: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-brothers-steve/1482189752">https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-brothers-steve/1482189752</a></p><p>Or direct from our amazing label, Big Stir Records: <a href="https://bigstirrecords.com/the-brothers-steve">https://bigstirrecords.com/the-brothers-steve</a></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4065251043/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dose">Dose by The Brothers Steve</a></iframe></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-86372334766244889792021-10-11T10:17:00.001+02:002021-10-21T19:57:39.889+02:00The On and Ons - Back For More<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zO_rsRJ5uVk/YWKcTgwQR4I/AAAAAAAAMi0/Vpt_3bfaXJ8HoQp5xdQ0TGnR5s-Hq1rFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1400/The%2BOn%2Band%2BOns-Back%2BFor%2BMore-cover-1400x1400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zO_rsRJ5uVk/YWKcTgwQR4I/AAAAAAAAMi0/Vpt_3bfaXJ8HoQp5xdQ0TGnR5s-Hq1rFACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/The%2BOn%2Band%2BOns-Back%2BFor%2BMore-cover-1400x1400.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Sydney’s finest power-pop trio, <span style="color: red;">The On and Ons,</span> is back with a new 12-track album released on Citadel Records. </span></b><p></p><p></p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"<span style="color: #2b00fe;">Back For More</span>" follows on from the band’s well received previous releases - “Calling” (2015), “Welcome Aboard” (2017), and the </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">mini-album </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">“Menacing Smile” (</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2020)</span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">All but one of the songs on this new record are written by <span style="color: red;">Glenn Morris</span> (lead vocals/guitar) and the band is rounded out with his brother <span style="color: red;">Brian Morris</span> on drums/vocals, and <span style="color: red;">Clyde Bramley</span> (bass/vocals). </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wVXWLDBfDks/YWKdxiZ4AxI/AAAAAAAAMi8/_3awfpvgUaAtsfGrTaaOJ6wEofLgytNrACLcBGAsYHQ/s720/clyde_ii.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="590" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wVXWLDBfDks/YWKdxiZ4AxI/AAAAAAAAMi8/_3awfpvgUaAtsfGrTaaOJ6wEofLgytNrACLcBGAsYHQ/w210-h256/clyde_ii.jpg" width="210" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">These guys have had plenty of past experience with bands like Kings of the Sun, Paul Collins Beat, and Hoodoo Gurus.</span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Right from the punchy "Vanishing Act", all the way through to "Better Every Day"</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> the On and Ons blend perfectly 60's melodies reminiscent of the Beatles or the Kinks and the energy of bands from the 70's like Big Star or BadFinger.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Glenn Morris song craft is improving with every new release, and he delivers here fantastic songs </b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>that will very soon become power-pop classics </b></span><b style="font-size: large;">in the great tradition of all the Aussie bands that we love so much. </b></p><p></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r935KRhU6F4/YWKeChWm7OI/AAAAAAAAMjE/WL9OpO35pwAd2aXdWomUScMp0rbG5BFTACLcBGAsYHQ/s433/glenn_iii.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="289" height="244" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r935KRhU6F4/YWKeChWm7OI/AAAAAAAAMjE/WL9OpO35pwAd2aXdWomUScMp0rbG5BFTACLcBGAsYHQ/w163-h244/glenn_iii.jpg" width="163" /></a></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>But whatever the various influences you might hear, the trio comes up with a sound of their own. Unique, timeless and fresh, with superb vocal harmonies and lots of powerful guitars. This new album comes out like a real masterpiece.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Back for More</span> is definitely their best offering so far and it is filled to the rafters with catchy and powerful tunes that will keep you humming till the sun goes down. A must buy!</b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Available to buy from:</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Citadel Mail Order:</span> <a href="https://www.citadelmailorder.com/jsp/cmos/discs/on_and_ons_back_for_more.htm">https://www.citadelmailorder.com/jsp/cmos/discs/on_and_ons_back_for_more.htm</a>l</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Direct from the band:</span> <u><a href="http://theonandons.bandcamp.com ">http://theonandons.bandcamp.com </a></u></span></b></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4019717668/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://theonandons.bandcamp.com/album/back-for-more">Back For More by The On and Ons</a></iframe></p><p><b>Here is a video of the opening track, VANISHING ACT.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3S9_crZz3ko" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p></p>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283159965671034574.post-19102113218651336542021-10-03T09:44:00.002+02:002021-10-03T16:14:25.896+02:00THE MIGHTY GORDINIS – Sounds From A Distant Galaxy LP on TOPSY TURVY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BmoLBA0F-Zc/YVh_15Z8s2I/AAAAAAAAMh8/Dbo9kP6KUSMnR8vBiDpkdgve9J9Jtl19ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1533/Mighty%2BGORDINIS%2BNEW%2BFront%2BCover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="1533" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BmoLBA0F-Zc/YVh_15Z8s2I/AAAAAAAAMh8/Dbo9kP6KUSMnR8vBiDpkdgve9J9Jtl19ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/Mighty%2BGORDINIS%2BNEW%2BFront%2BCover.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">The MIGHTY GORDINIS</span> started out in the summer of 1998; their first two albums („Kiss my Wheels“ and „For Bosomaniacs Only“) were a mix of punky hot rods songs and surf instrumentals, while the third one „Fueled on Fuzz“ was fully instrumental and the last one, in 2007, „The Future looks like yesterday“ was a full vocal one.</b></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_yXOSiSFxVU/YVleoVRJGgI/AAAAAAAAMiM/hvThg10fahMs-Oy8cM-tYVRfpz4Q9hldACLcBGAsYHQ/s944/0023581234_10.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="944" height="220" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_yXOSiSFxVU/YVleoVRJGgI/AAAAAAAAMiM/hvThg10fahMs-Oy8cM-tYVRfpz4Q9hldACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/0023581234_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>After that, the four members went their own ways for a while before the 2021 MIGHTY GORDINIS-reboot with their new full instrumental album. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The band is now reduced to two members: <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Nico Leonard</span> (The MOON INVADERS, The CAROLOREGIANS, ADOLPHE SEX ET SES MACHINES) on drums and Hammond and <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Eric St John</span> (Les VICE BARONS, THE RATBOYS, THEE MARTIAN BOYFRIENDS, THE EVIL FUZZHEADS) on Fender Jaguar and bass.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9i673X8IhYg/YViB5Yyr_QI/AAAAAAAAMiE/uIOhJeenOFssOm5yoJ3-hXhoykSYYyjwACLcBGAsYHQ/s1621/mIGHTY%2BgORDINIS%2BbackCover%2BGREEN%2B20.07.2021.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1621" height="316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9i673X8IhYg/YViB5Yyr_QI/AAAAAAAAMiE/uIOhJeenOFssOm5yoJ3-hXhoykSYYyjwACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/mIGHTY%2BgORDINIS%2BbackCover%2BGREEN%2B20.07.2021.png" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The title of the album „<span style="color: red;">Sounds From A Distant Galaxy</span>“ reflects their new musical expansion of influences, exploring some grounds they never dared to go to before: they incorporated some kraut rock elements („<i>Five Miles South of Mumbai</i>“), some dub sounds („<i>Grabuge A Khartoum</i>“), some spy movie soundtracks („There Is No Such Thing As A Former KGB Man“) and even some cool groovy influences à la Acid Jazz, be it Corduroy or Mother Earth („<i>Gun Powder On Your Collar</i>“) – anything to keep them away from the traditional surf sound. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>That being said, they did include a couple of classic surf tracks like „<i>Jaguar Hunters And Headshrinkers</i>“ or the cover of „<i>Shockwave</i>“ (original by ZORBA & THE GREEKS). </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So this album, limited to 300 copies of colored vinyl only, displays a very large palette of sounds made for the never ending listening pleasure of the broad minded groovy people.</b></span></p><div><b><span style="color: red;">Purchase a physical copy here</span> : <a href="https://soundflatrecords.de/releases-brand-new/">https://soundflatrecords.de/releases-brand-new/</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: red;">Purchase a digital copy here : </span></b><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://themightygordinis.bandcamp.com/">https://themightygordinis.bandcamp.com/</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3801148469/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://themightygordinis.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-from-a-distant-galaxy">Sounds From A Distant Galaxy by The MIGHTY GORDINIS</a></iframe><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>ratboy69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12590044170573062783noreply@blogger.com0