Showing posts with label experimental. Show all posts
Showing posts with label experimental. Show all posts

Monday, 12 December 2016

The Kundalini Genie Q&A

Your name:
Robbie Wilson.

Where are you from?
Glasgow/Cumbernauld, Scotland.

Name of band:
The Kundalini Genie.

Who else is in your band?
Julia McTiernan.

How would you describe yourselves and your music?
Psychedelic blues and experimental electric Indian classical music.

Who are your main influences musically?
We both have many influences in music and too many to name but for this project our main influences are Ravi Shankar and George Harrison, for our psychedelic blues stuff The Sizlacks are a massive influence and so is The Black Keys' album 'Thickfreakness' and a lot of White Stripes stuff and going back to 50's blues and such.

What do you hope to achieve in music?
A complete revolution in the music scene.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
A solo sitar gig where there was maybe 30-50 people and everyone was dead silent and I was playing electric sitar and there was a real magic in the air, every bend and flourish was captivating the audience and there was a deep spiritual connection.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Not a lot really, maybe a stolen microphone.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 
It's hard because we have two main styles and both are so different. On one hand you have electric sitar and ambient guitar and the other you have electric fuzz guitar and drums. We have an electric sitar song which is a sarcastic take on Anton Newcombe's 'Pol Pot's Pleasure Penthouse' called 'Raving Ravi's Raging Ravioli' which is a 13-minute sitar piece.

Where can we listen to it?

Where can we find out more about your music?
On Facebook and Twitter under The Kundalini Genie and bandcamp under the same alias

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?
Dig!

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

The Foreign Films' LP grows to six sides

PSYCHEDELIC pop artist The Foreign Films has released Side 4 of his triple LP for free.

Bill Majoros, the man behind the music, says The Record Collector is a homage to the sense of wonder gained from listening to music growing up.

He told RealSoundsOK: "Growing up, my record player was a window into a universe of music.

"I fell in love with its magical, mysterious sounds; its ability to illuminate the imagination with songs from the past, present and even foreshadow the future.

"The Record Collector is the platform I've been using to share my experiments in songwriting. I've been releasing one "side" at a time from this multi-vinyl Collection, like scenes from a film that will eventually come together to complete the cinematic/sonic adventure."

Never one to do things by halves, the Hamilton, Ontario, artist has decided to expand the project with two more sides, now making this a triple vinyl offering of six sides.

Side 4 explores songwriting influenced by the golden era 70s' soul and art rock, while incorporating all of Bill's influences such as 60s' British, French and West Coast Pop.

You can listen to Side 4 at theforeignfilms.com where it is available at Name Your Price. You can also read more about Bill and his love for vinyl at The Vinyl District.


Friday, 29 January 2016

Forming The Void Q&A

Your name:
James Marshall.

Where are you from?
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.

Name of band:
Forming the Void.

Who else is in your band?
Jelly Boyd, Shadi Khansa, and Luke Baker.

How would you describe yourselves?
Fuzzy hard rock with atmospheric and progressive elements.

Who are your main influences musically?
Tool, Mastodon, Alice in Chains, The Sword.

What do you hope to achieve in music?
We strive to make unique music that combines elements that we enjoy into music that people can connect with.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Being invited to play the House of Blues in New Orleans and being featured on Metalsucks within a couple days of each other. 

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Every negative moment in this band is used to grow into something better so I wouldn't want to forget anything.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
Three Eyed Gazelle combines what I consider to be our defining elements as a band. It's atmospheric, heavy, and has an interesting touch in the rhythm section followed by a huge guitar solo and epic ending.

Where can we listen to it?



Where can we find out more about your music?

Friday, 6 November 2015

New Dimension Q&A

Your name:
Daniel Salvador.

Where are you from?
I'm from Ecuador, but I've been living in Canada for quite a few years now, it's like I've become Canadian too.

Name of band:
New Dimension.

Who else is in your band?
It's just me. New Dimension is currently a solo act.

How would you describe yourselves and your music?
That's a difficult question. I feel like everything I've done, musically, has been just a beginning, an intro.
I started making electronic music, then remixing a few songs, and I just released a 'soundtrack-y' kind of EP less than a month ago. My music feels everywhere right now, but I know everything's for a purpose. Everything I've done has taught me something in some way, and I think it's just been - and still is - a learning process. Sometimes trying to get a song the way I imagine it in my mind basically 'forces' me to learn about sound design with synthesizers. Sometimes I learn about a new instrument, how to EQ it properly, and sometimes I even learn about myself, you know.
I personally feel that each song I release feels better than the previous one; I know that, for example, the EP I just released ("The Last One" EP) taught me a lot about mixing and EQing. From that I know that my next set of songs I'll release will sound better, because I'm more experienced than I was two years ago.
In terms of describing my sound: I can't describe my music with a genre, mainly because I know I'll end up making different songs from different genres. I've got a song that sounds like Deadmau5 (listen to "Yesterday"), then another one sounds like Hans Zimmer ("Dead"), and in a few years from now I may sound like Linkin Park, who knows? I think the reason for this is that I'm still finding my sound; there are certain elements and things that do make my music sound like my music, regardless of which song you listen to, however, at this stage I'm still defining what is and what sounds like New Dimension - and to me this is an exciting place/moment to be in.

Who are your main influences musically?
Well, my two favorite bands are Depeche Mode and Muse, but I've got various influences from many different genres as well. I listen to rock, electronic, classical, metal, all sorts of different things - I'm incredibly picky though.
I feel that only my two favorite bands have truly pushed me forward and really motivate me to keep going forward though. I think if it wasn't for Depeche Mode I wouldn't be making music, and I think Muse changed the perspective/way of how I listen to music.

What do you hope to achieve in music?
I, honestly, hope to get far. How far? As far as I can get, as far as my music gets me.
I feel like these years I've been - and I am - just building the backbone and the base of what's yet to come. Like I said before, everything's been a learning process, and I feel like in a few years this will really pay off.
I know that my favorite bands will not keep making music forever and my main hope or goal would be to fill in at least part of that space. Both bands are extremely influential, so my goal would be to be able to influence some people as well (at least a few! haha).

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
I'd say that there hasn't been a single highlight so far. I could say that the highlights are two remixes I've done ("Lost in the Echo" by Linkin Park and "Pale Shelter" by Tears for Fears), but it really depends on how I'm feeling. I think this goes for any music I listen to, it just depends on how one feels.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Well, there are a couple of things I've done I wish I hadn't done, but I always come back to the same point, which is that everything teaches you something. When I've done things I'm proud of and things I'm not so proud of, and when I've also made mistakes, I've learned something. If it wasn't for these 'moments I'd like to forget' I wouldn't be who I am today and I wouldn't know what I know.
But again, at this point, at this stage, the mistakes I make don't really 'weigh' what mistakes later on might. So I think it'd be wise to make as many mistakes as I can now haha

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
As of right now (October 2015) "Illusion" is still the track that can be said to represent my music. It was basically the first song I released - and that was about three years ago - but it's still the track that sounds most like 'New Dimension'.
I know that in the following year, I'll be working on one or two songs that will be seek to be very representative of my sound and that will hopefully make it easier for me to explain what New Dimension sounds like.

Where can we listen to it? 
You can listen to "Illusion" here: https://soundcloud.com/newdimensionofficial/illusion



Where can we find out more about your music? 
You can find New Dimension on:

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?
I'd like to say that "The Last One" EP will hopefully be the end of one New Dimension era, and that I'll be working hard to make sure that the next 'era' will be better than anything I've done before. I am definitely excited to go back and start working on demos and music again - in fact I may start doing that soon, but I don't want to say much about things I haven't done yet!
It was also great answering all these questions, so I'd definitely like to thank you Greg, for this interview, and for your time. 

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Opening Needle Progress Q&A

Your name:
Dylan Middleton.

Where are you from?
Blackwood, South Wales.

Name of band: 
Opening Needle Progress.

How would you describe yourself?
The type of music that Michael Jackson's old monkey Bubbles would have produced (in his heroin years of course).

Who are your main influences musically?
John Frusciante, Meatpuppets, Department Of Eagles.

What do you hope to achieve in music?
Make some noise that stays away from the cliche, horrid music that engulfs today's popular culture.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Getting airplay on BBC radio was pretty cool, especially with the amount of shit they put out daily.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Nothing. Its all been one mini adventure.

Where can we find out more about you and your music?

Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?
If anyone wants to revive music to a decent state again, then that would be appreciated.

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

New EP from Piglet Outlet

SWEDISH avant-garde indie kids Piglet Outlet have released their four-track EP Paradise In Progress via Shallow Shit Records.

And Martin Sjöstrand from the label has been in touch to tell RealSoundsOK about the band.

He said: "This Malmö/Norrköping-based mutation consists of people from experimental dance heroes Slagsmålsklubben and underground indie pop acts Lavemangsmugglarna and Häxor & Porr. 

"Take the manic melodies AND the obscure madness of these acts and you have the sound of Piglet Outlet. This is truly the top of the crop of all that has come out of these maniacs' brains. So kick back and put this record on. Soon you'll be dancing. But you will also have nightmares!"

You can listen to the EP below and for more on the band head to facebook.com/pigletoutlet

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Crushcraze Q&A

Your name:
James Campbell.

Where are you from? 
Denver, Colorado.

Name of band:
Crushcraze.

Who else is in your band?
Daniel Feely (Keys, beeps, bumps, and live shenanigans).

How would you describe yourselves and your music? 
We make experimental indie-electronic pop music. 
James: Straight up music nerd to the fullest power, dog lover, news and media junkie, amateur artist, hots sauce condenseur, beatboxer, part time pc gamer and stone mason.
Daniel: Not here to speak for himself but is sporting a pretty amazing beard at the moment.

Who are your main influences musically? 
Honestly, it's hard to even say any more. For me, I have always felt like as an artist you should always try to saturate yourself with as many different types of music, genres as you can and soak it like a sponge. In the process you end up falling in love with aspects of a lot of different musicians/bands for lots of different reasons. Its hard to know what/who I'm being influenced by when I'm writing. I think that I'm actually more influenced by situations, or people. 

What do you hope to achieve in music? 
I think its the ability to share our music with a large audience and be self-sustainable while were doing it.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 
The best is yet to come!

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 
I...I, already did.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 
It would have to be one of our more recent songs, Bed Down With a Monster" off of our upcoming debut "Rag Doll Physics. I think this song shows a lot the different aspects that make up our sound and gives you an idea of what to expect from the album





Where can we find out more about your music?
Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask? 
Yes! Debut album Rag Doll Physics coming This summer. Follow us on social media for the most recent happenings!

Monday, 18 May 2015

New single from Colornoise

NOISE rock band Colornoise have released their new single Amalie.

The track is the first to be taken from the Costa Rican band's upcoming EP, due out in the later part of the year as the follow up to 2013's Polychronic.

They told RealSoundsOK: "Amalie was chosen as the first single as it signifies the evolution that the band has gone through. Originally we formed as a two-piece, but recently added Mari Navarro to the band to expand the sound.

"Earlier this year we spent time at Conquista Records for the production phase in San José, Costa Rica, where we're from. It was here we were able to explore our new make-up and get a little bit closer to where we wanted to be as a band. 

"This has brought a new mix of  texture and sound we are really excited for!"

You can listen to Amalie below and for more on the band visit facebook.com/thecolornoise

Friday, 15 May 2015

Captain A & The Commercial Monsters Q&A

Your name:
Eoghan / Captain A.

Where are you from?
North West Ireland. Donegal to be precise. It's the same rocks that make up the Scottish Highlands. It's coastal and rugged postcard Ireland.

Name of band: 
Captain A & The Commercial Monsters.

Who else is in your band?
Well I'm addicted to collaboration so there have been about 20 or 30 people through the doors over the years. I basically just borrow people from other bands so we play with different line-ups all the time. The live band right now is, with the band I'm stealing them from: Rohan on bass (Velvet Alibi), Neil on keys (Comrade Hat), Orlaith on clarinet/vox/sax (Calamity Gin), Mike on drums (The Poxmen), Fionn on guitar (The Caledonia Highly Strung Orchestra).  

How would you describe yourselves?
Oh dear, I've made about 10 albums over past ten years. I like to change genre every record. There was Asian folk, Irish folk, electric things but i suppose the main thing I do is big collaboration. The 'Dreams' record I'd say is melodic, psychedelic, experimental, layered megapop. Live we really go for the traditional band thing, big noise, lots of wig outs and harmonies and crescendos and things. 

Who are your main influences musically?
The past few years I'd say Bowie, various prog, lots of soundtrack music. My voice is in the range of Cohen and I often come back to 'I'm Your Man' when I need a kick as it was big record to me as a teen. I'm happy with noise as I am with lyrics, melody is everything though. 

What do you hope to achieve in music?
Exactly what I'm doing right now. Being surrounded by great musicians and making lots of sounds. More live shows would be nice. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
There is nothing I like more than when at the end of a gig, you can feel a buzz in the room that didn't exist before the tunes began. People are up, chatting, glowing. I think that might be what it's for. 

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Bad sound, lost in translation. Not good for gig goers or bands either. 

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
I'd pick something from the 'Dreams' record - it's not out yet though. From that record I've come to see 'Friday Night Amazing Light' as getting closest to what I'm trying to do on record. I barely play on it myself, I just kept instigating people to do their own thing and one morning I just woke up and this beautiful thing had emerged. Right now, only 'Richer' is public - it definitely represents the Dreams album - changing the instruments a few times in the tune without losing it, very lush sounds, collaboration, more than one singer, a bit trippy and honest. 

Where can we listen to it?


Where can we find out more about your music?

Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?
Place all of your negative thoughts into a tuna sandwich, hand feed it to a crow.

Monday, 27 April 2015

Video for Enchanteresse from Scattered Clouds

Picture by Francesco de Gallo
EXPERIMENTAL trio Scattered Clouds have released the video for their new single Enchanteresse.

It is taken from the Hull, Quebec, band's first full length The First Empire, which was released via E-Tron Records on April 21st.

They told RealSoundsOK: "The video is a visual collage of found imagery compiled by our friend and collaborator Mike Dubue. It opens up feelings of internal tension, exploring themes of self and identity."

Scattered Clouds has evolved from a home solo project into a three-piece - Philippe Charbonneau, Pierre-Luc Clément and Jamie Kronick - who say their music "sits somewhere between pop songs and the spirit of experimental noise".

Watch the video below and visit scatteredcloudsmusic.com for more.


Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Third World Empire Q&A

Your name:
My name is Sam Arias. I am the lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player. 

Where are you from?
I'm from Washington state, the Puget sound to be exact. But I currently reside in Modesto, California, in the USA.

Name of band:
Third World Empire.

Who else is in your band?
The band members are Mike Wims on bass. Matthew David On the drums. And our newest member Dave Armstrong on lead guitar.

How would you describe yourselves?
I would describe us as a easy going group of guys, no ego here, very down to earth individuals. Each of us with a strong passion and genuine love of music. Our music, I'd say, is alternative rock, with a touch of the experimental while giving a slight nod to the grunge era. We've heard comparisons to Audioslave, Tool, Pearl Jam, A Perfect Circle, even some Black Sabbath and Danzig, which we usually laugh about. We don't really set out to create a signature sound. We just write and what happens, happens. So our songs can range from the dark and heavy, to the slow and thoughtful. Most of our songs float somewhere in between. But we do above all else, lean towards the melodic, no matter what the song is. Whether it's fist pounding, head banging rock, or a eyes shut tight, feel it deep in your soul melody.

Who are your main influences musically?
Our influences, well that's hard to pin point. You've got a group of guys each of us with a strong eclectic taste in music. I'll just list some names, ok? Here it goes, Beatles, Mamas and the Pappas, Tool, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Slayer, Monkees, Radiohead, Faith No More. On and on, that's straying a bit from your question, sorry.

What do you hope to achieve in music?
Well we hope to achieve what most musicians do, notoriety. I wouldn't say fame, or rock star status. We're not delusional, but yeah we'd like people to know our music. To enjoy it, to have people be excited to share our music with others. For there to be a fan base eager to hear our latest offerings. It'd be amazing to have people sing along at shows. I think if we could be able to keep progressing as song writers and musicians, that'd be ideal.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Finally getting a proper recording of our songs has been the highlight. Just being able to push play, sit back, volume cranked. You can't help but smile. It took us a minute to adjust to and then accept that it was us. Once it sunk in, it was like " Damn we sound good" :)

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Bad shows, haha. Empty gigs, But it's how you earn your wings, right? Besides that, trying to find a permanent replacement for our original guitarist. It took us a while. We even tried to find a new vocalist instead and I would've just become the primary guitarist. Doing my best Edge impersonation. :)

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
I guess Matryoshka, though I'm partial to Guttermouth. But I think the song that really represents us as a band is one of the songs we've yet to record. Its called GENERATIONS. It'll be recorded soon, so keep an eye out. Back to Matryoshka, it's a modern alternative rock sound. Built on a strong melodic bass line. A driving drum beat. Haunting and heavy guitar play. Infused with powerful, dynamic vocals. 

Where can we listen to it?

Where can we find out more about your music?
You can find us on Facebook, Soundcloud, YouTube, Twitter, instragram. Just search for THIRD WORLD EMPIRE.

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

Little Moon and Fox Killer Q&A

Your name: 
Little Moon (Katherine Berger).

Where are you from? 
Cleveland, OH.

Name of band: 
Little Moon and Fox Killer.

Who else is in your band? 
Fox Killer (Todd Berger).

How would you describe yourselves and your music? 
FoxKiller and I are midwesterners who’ve travelled and pursued living life in polarization to the status quo. Although we are reserved, and unpretentious, we feel compelled to push ourselves out of staying comfortably quiet and just want to love others with our music. We’re willing to be transparent with our art to be candid about our life’s journey.

Fox Killer and I create experimental electronic music, of which we write, perform, produce, mix, and master ourselves. Our diverse musical preferences help us blur the lines between genres. We employ a fusion of synths, acoustic modeled loops, and traditional rock instrumentation, that gives an ambient shoe-gaze rock vibe, with driving back-beats. Our music incorporates a build up of breathy vocals and densely layered musical arrangements. It’s our goal to make these songs cinematic soundscapes that feel evocative and other worldly. We've penned these songs to inspire others to explore God and all His surreal beauty.  

Who are your main influences musically? 
Some influences are: Tycho, Massive Attack, Dj Shadow, Radiohead, Múm, Aphex Twin (85-92 Album), Björk, Billy Corgan, Sonic Youth, Beck, Sigur Rós...

What do you hope to achieve in music?    
We hope to connect with people on a deeply spiritual level and create beautiful music atmospheres that are undeniably inspired. We write thoughtful lyrics that don’t drag people down into some deep-pitted depression. We also try to create unique blends of sounds that hopefully defy the stereotypes of EDM instrumentation and worship music, to disrupt the stylistic ideals often found in both genres.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 
After the debut of our “Release the Stars, pt.1” EP, a couple people have written to us, sharing how this music has affected their perception of who God is in a very beautiful way. You know, we get that everybody is in a unique and delicate place with their perceptions of faith. But the feedback we’ve heard so far is that our music unpretentiously causes one to rethink their deep held views of faith and religion. So in all seriousness, in our minds we’ve already “made it” in this musical journey… by touching even just one man's heart.  


And what’s the moment you want to forget? 
When mixing and mastering each song, we ran outside in the dead of Cleveland winter, to repeatedly preview the tracks through our car’s sound system. It’s sort of our right of passage for each song. As you can imagine, it’s no small job for the two of us to pull off each track. We meticulously worked (and froze our asses off).

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
“This Shallow Grave” is a great representation of the contemplative nature of our music. This song was written based on my personal struggle with the spirit of the fear of death. And my victory upon realizing that when Christ rose from the dead, he disempowered the spirit of death. So I now can live every moment of life empowered, in peace, and confident that it is not fear, but the gentle Spirit of God who will come to meet me at my end. 


Where can we listen to it?


Where can we find out more about your music?
TWITTER: 
https://twitter.com/LilMoonFoxKillr
FB: https://www.facebook.com/LMATFK
WEB: http://www.littlemoonandfoxkiller.com/

Anything else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask? 
We’re in the process of completing our first full-length recording, and you can get more info and future tour dates at LittleMoonandFoxKiller.com

Monday, 16 February 2015

Dirty Minutes Q&A

Your name:
Hey! My name is Sam Gerendasy.

Where are you from?
I'm from Portland, Oregon.

Name of band: 
Dirty Minutes.

Who else is in your band?For the most part I do the whole composing, arranging, and producing alone, but work with the talented Madi Arnot for live performances.

How would you describe yourselves and your music?
My music is bi-product of accessible recording equipment coupled with an ongoing existential crisis. I'm never satisfied even from some of my favorite tunes. I eventually grow sick of a genre's format so my goal is to see if I can make music that is less predictable, more engaging, and still enjoyable. 

Who are your main influences musically?Philip K Dick. He defined science fiction as being a genre of novels where the protagonist is an idea. That really stuck with me. I try to write each of my songs as if they were a collection of characters playing out a scenario in a hypothetical world. 
I don't have many direct influences from other artists, but some of my favorite to listen to are Pretty Lights, Foals, Opeth, Flume, The Roots, Blackalicious, Mr. Bill, Phantogram, Marian Hill, Netsky, Herbie Hancock, Purity Ring, Santana, Justice, Guidance Counselor, Helio Sequence, and the Gorillaz. Definitely a lot of the Gorillaz. 

What do you hope to achieve in music?I have all these ideas for a song but have limited knowledge on how to get them recorded. Hopefully that'll stop being an obstacle at some point, but I feel like it's an obtainable goal ya know? One of the more difficult ways to grow as a musician would be creatively. There's always room to grow.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Just starting this project has been uplifting for me! I've been a drummer in bands for the last eight years. Now writing my own music without rules or a format feels natural. If I'm lucky there will actually be a noteworthy highlight.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
I have a folder on my external drive called "old projects". It's full of everything I want to forget.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?Upcoming track off my debut called "Chew Z". 
I'm not even done with the mix at this point, so I'm going to link you to the 2nd best choice: Fireworks & American Noise. Yeah, this song may have been technically difficult for me to produce, but it was the easiest to write because the character of the song was so clear to me that it just kinda evolved on it's own. It only gets 2nd choice because it is so far from being an accessible song, it takes a second to really hear what it's saying.

Where can we listen to it? 
Where can we find out more about your music? 
I hate Twitter but I'm fairly active on it. If you don't mind an occasional 140 character rant or seeing me pick fights with celebrities, follow me at:
https://twitter.com/DirtyMinutes
Otherwise I have a tame-ass Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dirtyminutesmusic
And of course, soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/dirtyminutes