entrevista a the humms (en inglés)

♠ Posted by @jero22ind



Un grupo que ha sido una de las sorpresas de este 2011 y 2012.... Americanos en primicia para España:


How  was the beginnings of the band?

The HUMMS were formed in early 2008 by myself and friends, Tyler Glenn (Bass) and John Bleech (Drums). They left the band about 1 and ½ years in, that’s when I moved back to my childhood home and recorded LEMONLAND (the bands debut). In the months before the record was released, I put together another live band through folks I had met in Athens and on the road and re-formed the band.

-Influences (other bans)

My father (Clem Sayer), way too many bands to name other than just claiming wild tempo’d Rock and Roll music, Traditional folk and country songs like by The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, Rev. Gary Davis, The Chess Electric Blues sound, Sun Records.

-What do you think about the SOAP LAW?

I haven’t really been following that. Not to say I don’t care.  I know what it is and what it’s about. In my opinion it’s pretty fucked up, but worst case, folks learn to live without the internet again. Maybe that will pull some people’s noses out of their smart phones for 5 minutes.

-Tell us about your records

I’ve put out 5 or 6 if I can remember right. They are what they are and I enjoy putting them together. I end up taking so long with recordings most of the time but that’s necessary I suppose. The first record was 3 months, then 6 months and then 3 years. Then again sometimes, when you hear a finished track, you know it.

-What do you remember about the  beginnings ( Sayer Studio...)

I got into the Beatles and learned to play the guitar. My father bought me a 4-track tape recorder and I started recording myself and other things around the house like mom playing Hymns on the Piano. Since then  it’s been an ever-expanding thing, naturally. Currently the studio is 24-track and housed in a vintage auditorium that played host to Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and so many other folks back in the 70's. In fact, it was opened oddly enough on Halloween 1971. 

-¿Anecdotes?

Never lend money to a man with a sense of humor.

-Will you come to Spain?

I’ll say what a wise soul once said to me, “It is foolish to make plans, but one can have ideas”

-Is U.S.A a good place for growing up as a band?

I suppose it’s definitely not the worst place. I was raised from childhood in a Music Park, which is a great environment, but of course I didn’t realize that first off.

-Do you preffer U.S.A. or UK

UK on a rainy day

- Blood Sucking Vampire is a perfect song (How was it created)

The original drummer (John Bleech) came up with the idea to write a song about being trapped in your house by a "bloooooood suckkkkking vammmmpire". Originally it was a bit slower but we sped it up and I completed the song. 

-Anecdotes of the  Don't Think About Death ´s video?

I’m not really sure. Me and my buddy Benjamin Werner, who’s helped me on a few video projects got together and did a lot of it on the fly. The DTAD video was shot on a home cam, using a mic stand as a tripod.

-Your perfect fest. (groups (dead/alive) place)

The GA State Bluegrass Festival at the Shoal Creek Music Park.

-Future concerts
We have plans to play a lot more in 2012. This past year really kept things low key it seemed, but that’s good for anyone. It seems with The Humms, we will fire out like fire for 6 months and then scatter for 7 months. It’s strange but each time we come back it’s something new and better. But HEY we are playing live on the Athens College radio on Feb 3rd. You can go to their website and tune in through that,www.wuog.org we'll play at 8pm...I'm not sure what time that will be over there but I thought I'd mention!

-Others (all u wanna say)
For what it’s worth, I have another band I put together in 2011 called The Shoal Creek Stranglers.




More info;


http://www.thehumms.com/




 http://www.myspace.com/thehumms

Entrevista a Orange Room (English)

♠ Posted by @jero22ind
One of the best underground groups that I have ever listened, I hope they would be able to do everyting on this world, here I wanna show you a little bit of that group:


-¿Cómo empezó todo? (how did u start on this?)
PHIL - Lee and I grew up with a lot of music being played at home, and decided that we wanted to get involved. We've been in bands for about 13 years, but this one started about 4 or 5 years ago when we got together with some guys from high school and started writing a lot of original music. We've always been absolutely determined to have success as a band; it isn't a hobby to us.


-Influencias (Influences)
PHIL - The Beatles, The Who, Johnny Marr/ The Smiths, punk/new wave bands like The Jam and Buzzcocks, The Kinks.

-Anécdotas (anecdotes)
PHIL - We once had a rehearsal cut short by the police, who'd received numerous calls from our neighbours about the noise. It turns out they'd driven past a few times and liked our music, so they were very apologetic about asking us to stop. They even asked for a signed CD.


-Habladnos sobre vuestra música (tell us something about yout music)
PHIL - It's basically four guys playing drums and guitars and singing. We all listen to rock and roll, but we also have very different tastes, and I think that gives us a sound that is pretty hard to define. It IS rock, but it's something more than that if you listen. There are elements of dance too, as well as melodies influenced by music from 50 years ago. The easiest thing to do is listen and make your own minds up.
LEE - It's just honest music that everyone can relate to.
 
-¿Qué pensáis de la escena Británica? (What do u think about  the British scene?
PHIL - The British scene has always been important to world music, and there are still a lot of great artists emerging, people like Jake Bugg and Miles Kane, and bands like The Vaccines and Band Of Skulls. But there are great bands everywhere, it just seems a bit harder to find them nowadays because people seem more interested in manufactured pop and karaoke on TV. 
LEE - There are some great bands in Britain, but most of them go unnoticed because of the disposable shit that the record companies manufacture to try and sell as many records as possible. There's not a lot of credible music about these days.

-Sois de Liverpool ¿Qué se siente sabiendo que  es una de las cunas de la música? (You are from Liverpool; what do you feel when you feel that you are on one of the most important cities of Uk (musicalli)?)
PHIL - Well we formed in Melbourne, so we have a very open, international view. But we feel a lot of good energy in this city, and a lot of people support what we do. The musical history is great here, so it's nice to be a part of that.
LEE - The people in Liverpool love music, so they support bands that emerge from here. We have a very loyal fanbase in this city.

-The Beatles o Kasabian?
PHIL - I like them both, but for different reasons...The Beatles pretty much invented modern song writing, but Kasabian are great before a night out! And good music is all about how it makes you feel so they're both excellent.
LEE - Without The Beatles, there would be no Kasabian.

-¿Queréis tocar en The cavern? )Do you wanna play on the Cavern?
PHIL - We already played at The Cavern in April; it was a fantastic show, everyone had a great time!


-¿Qué no puede faltar en un día de ensayo (What do you need whe you are on the garage playing? (beers...))
PHIL - We all need to have fun while we rehearse; it lets ideas flow. Beer is good also.
LEE - I don't drink too many beers at rehearsal. I see it as work. Party time comes after the gigs!

-MCR está a escasos minutos en tren ¿Qué destacáis de cada ciudad? (MCR is so close on train, What do you like of  both cities?)
PHIL - We love both cities...Manchester has an amazing music history (The Smiths, Joy Division, Oasis, Buzzcocks) and it's always a good night out in Manchester. Liverpool feels like home now, we have so many friends and supporters here. Both cities are great.
LEE - They're both very different, but they're both equally as important to bands.

-Reading fest o Glastombury
PHIL - Probably Glastonbury, because it's the King of Festivals.
LEE - I would be happy to play either!


-NME, BBC... los medios se vuelcan con los grupos, ¿Esperáis que os ayuden un poco?. (NME, BBC... a lot of different media groups tend to suport groupd, Do you spect to be suported by they?
PHIL - It's always nice to receive support, from anyone. We want to get our music out to everyone in the world, and support helps that.
LEE - We are currently in contact with Dave Monks of BBC Merseyside, and he likes our music. Hopefully he will play some soon.

-¿Dónde podemos encontrar vuestra música? (Where can we buy your music?)
PHIL - Our music is available on iTunes.


-Fechas próximas y novedades (News and some dates)
PHIL - We just released our debut single, and will be touring major cities in the UK in the next few months.
LEE - We also just toured in Croatia, which was amazing! The fans really enjoyed our sound. We are excited to go back to more European countries to play our music.

-La gente (entre ellos yo) quiere veros tocar en España ¿Será posible?  (People wanna se u in Spain; Will It be possible?
PHIL - We would love to come to Spain, hopefully in early 2013...if you guys want to listen, we will come!
LEE - Any help from promoters in Spain would be great - email us!

More info:

David Fonseca + Lucía Scansetti (cocnierto Joy Eslava)

♠ Posted by @jero22ind
El viernes la sala Joy Eslava fue testigo de dos conciertos perfectos:

La noche empezaba con Lucía Scansetti, una joven que con un teclado y acompañada de  una guitarra supo hacer enmudecer a una Joy entregada,  la voz angelical de Lucía hizo especial un concierto breve pero intenso.  

Supo conectar desde el inicio con el público y muestra de ello fue su cara de felicidad.  Ella supo hacer su trabajo de forma magistral y los temas tranquilos y sosegados que sonaron  fueron una carta de presentación para los que no la conocíamos y para los que la conocían una  confirmación de su don.





Don David Fonseca  ha dejado latente que  es un grande y que su banda sabe estar a la altura, podríamos decir que es un "Showman" y un virtuoso pero sería no terminar de definirle porque estamos ante un GRANDE.

 Su entrada en el escenario fue muy simple y al enfundarse la acústica (que  alternaría con una eléctrica y un teclado) sumió a la sala una atmósfera de fascinación, placer y ganas de buen directo.    Personalmente está transformando los directos y podría ser denominado el "Elvis" del siglo XXI, conectando con el público en todo momento.  Nadie podía esperar que las dos horas de concierto pasasen tan rápido (no pudimos saborearlo del todo y eso es una pena).

Ante todo debemos decir que un set list como el que pudimos disfrutar tiene mérito dado que no olvido los temas clásicos y de una gran pequeña versión (Al teclado y a la guitarra) que fue un toque perfecto y es que Hurts  sonó de manera brillante, parecía que  don J. Cash estaba en el escenario, pero era Fonseca, un Fonseca sincero y entregado (como en todo el concierto) que hizo que conectásemos con el un poco más.

Se nota que los directos son uno de sus puntos fuertes y es que el viaje sonoro era tan variado (momentos rock, folk e incluso más dance) que  hicieron enmudecer y gritar a la sala y que el respetable conectase con Fonseca y los suyos. Escuchar una voz desgarradora como la suya en directo y que se ponga a bailar o a saltar en el escenario es algo que solo unos pocos saben hacerlo... y el supo mostrarse natural,  no solo en el  trato si no tambien en los momentos donde la guitarra sonaba frenética o buscaba acordes medidos tanto en la guitarra acústica como en la eléctrica.

Cuando he dicho que es un showman lo digo con conocimiento de causa.   En primer lugar actos como leer un poema, ponerse a cantar en mitad de la sala (entre el público),  enfocar al público con 2 linternas o directamente interactuar con el público y hablar en español y contar los entresijos de las canciones es algo que es loable y que a mi me hizo  ver algo más de su grandeza.  La parte visual que vimos  en el concierto con tomas a David o a la batería y los distintos vídeos fueron una muestra de lo cuidado que son sus shows en todos los aspectos.

Quiero destacar por un lado   la colaboración con  Alberto de Miss Caffeina  en I’ll Never Hang My Head Down“ dando una visión especial a un tema consagrado pero que nos permitió ver que tiene el ojo puesto en la escena nacional y por  otro la esencia de un concierto medido desde el minuto uno donde tanto las guitarras y el bajo como los teclados y la batería dieron grandes muestras de la esencia de  David Fonseca.  Se nota que la banda son uno y que ante todo aman la música.

Gracias por dar la vuelta a todo el repertorio y por mostrar que   At your door  y The 80's  sonaron mejor que en el disco y eso es dificilisimo.


Set list.

  1.  Under The Willow
  2.  Armageddon
  3.  A Cry 4 Love
  4. At Your Door
  5. IT Means I Love You
  6.  The Beating Of The Drums
  7.  Kiss Me, Oh Kiss Me
  8. All That I Wanted
  9.  I’ll Never Hang My Head Down
  10. This Raging Light
  11.  Superstars II
  12.  Stop 4 A Minute
  13. What Life Is For
  14. The 80′s
  15. I Would Have Gone And Loved You Anyway
  16. Hurt (Nine Inch Nails cover)
  17.  I’ll See You In My Dreams