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Partiamo dalla fondazione della band dove, quando e perché?!
Abbiamo iniziato 15 anni fa in una piccola città della Svizzera chiamata Friburgo quando eravamo adolescenti. Sapevamo che sarebbe stato incredibilmente difficile farsi notare suonando un genere che non è popolare in Svizzera e sempre meno in generale. Quindi abbiamo deciso che dovevamo esercitarci ad alta intensità e sviluppare il nostro stile. Abbiamo passato i primi 10 anni nella nostra sala prove suonando tutti i giorni della settimana e gli ultimi 5 anni suonando dal vivo e registrando nel nostro studio.
Abbiamo fondato la band perché tutti noi avevamo quella piccola cosa speciale nelle nostre anime. È il regalo più grande che abbiamo ricevuto: il fatto di esserci incontrati in una città così piccola.
Maxime è un batterista nato e ha suonato tutto ciò che poteva produrre qualsiasi tipo di suono sin dalla tenera età. Marco ha iniziato a suonare il basso perché pensava che fosse bello far parte di una band. Non sapeva di aver trovato la cosa che preferiva al mondo.
E io stesso (Stavros) sono stato affascinato dalla musica sin da bambino. Nient'altro al mondo potrebbe darmi le emozioni che potrei provare con la musica. Quando ho preso in mano la chitarra, sapevo che questo era ciò che volevo fare della mia vita.
Abbiamo iniziato a suonare insieme e ad ascoltare musica tutto il tempo. Eravamo amanti della musica e vivevamo in un mondo da sogno musicale. I primi anni furono belli e molto puri. Questi anni sono le fondamenta per quello che siamo diventati oggi. La passione c'è ancora ma ora sappiamo dove stiamo andando.
Che ci dite del vostro ultimo album "DSM III" ? , pensiamo sia fantastico e meriti di essere ascoltato qui in Italia1
Molte grazie. Cerchiamo di portare qualcosa di diverso con ogni singolo album che produciamo. Felice che vi piaccia :)
Abbiamo delle grandi novità, faremo i nostri primi spettacoli italiani tra il 26 ottobre e il 30 ottobre.
Com'è la situazione del Rock nel vostro paese, ha molto seguito ?
Non proprio. Nessuna musica per chitarra alle radio e i grandi festival prenotano xolo mainstream. Ma questo è lo scenario ovunque al giorno d'oggi. Il nostro scopo è riportare una certa filosofia musicale. La nostra ambizione è mostrare alle persone come la musica gratis può farti sentire se fatta con autenticità.
È un viaggio lungo e difficile, ma non siamo disposti a scendere a compromessi. La nostra musica deve rimanere pura.
Raccontateci del vostro paese e delle tue origini come musicisti.
La nostra sede è in Svizzera ma abbiamo tutti origini diverse.
Marco è italiano!!!!
Maxime è svizzero
E io Stavros sono metà greco e metà ungherese.
Siamo influenzati da un'ampia varietà di generi e culture, ma le nostre radici provengono dagli anni '60-'70, dove tutto era possibile musicalmente.
Qual è la vostra opinione sul rock n roll? Pensate che sia ancora vivo?
È davvero in un brutto periodo. Ci sono tanti fattori che possono spiegarlo. Ecco un elenco:
- La musica in generale non è così importante per le persone come prima. I social media sono diventati molto importanti ì e c'è molto intrattenimento ovunque (videogiochi, Netflix, sport online da vedere in qualsiasi giorno della settimana, ...).
- La musica è gratis!!! Con Spotify e roba del genere la musica ha perso molto valore. Una minoranza di persone compra ancora album fisici...
- La musica viene ascoltata in sottofondo. Le persone svolgono attività (allenamento, relax, ciclismo, lavoro, studio) e ascoltano musica per accompagnare questa attività. Pertanto un genere musicale facile da ascoltare si adatterà meglio a loro. Nella musica più complessa e dinamica come il Progressive Rock o lo Psych rock, spesso devi ascoltare album interi e dedicare del tempo per entrarci davvero.
La musica degli album non è adatta al modo in cui le persone ascoltano oggigiorno.
- La musica deve essere compressa e prodotta in un modo che puoi qui sul tuo computer, su un boombox o sul tuo telefono. La musica come la nostra con un'ampia gamma dinamica non rispetta queste norme.
- La musica rock non è popolare perché non ci sono grandi nomi emergenti. Le band classiche sono ancora venerate e oggi i tributi hanno più successo degli originali.
- ... ci sono una serie di altri motivi ma continuiamo ...
Ci vuole dedizione per credere ancora nel futuro della musica. Questo è quello che stiamo facendo. Stiamo viaggiando di città in città per presentare la nostra visione della musica Rock.
Il nostro blog qui in Italia cerca di fare del rock n roll la musica più ascoltata, tra i più giovani, hai un'opinione o un consiglio a riguardo?
È fantastico. Questa è l'unica strada. Dobbiamo stare insieme e fare le cose con amore e passione.
Il mio unico consiglio è: “continua a farlo. Non mollare”!!!
Quali sono i vostri artistì preferiti?
Anni '60 anni '70
Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, ….
Dopo l'età dell'oro
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, King Ventriglio e il Mago Lucertola, Tame Impala, Nirvana
Molti molti altri…
Vi aspettiamo in Italia a breve!
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Starting with your band foundation where, when and why?!
We started 15 years ago in a small city in Switzerland called Fribourg when we were teenagers. We knew that it would be incredibly hard to get noticed playing a genre that is not popular in Switzerland and less and less in general. Therefore we decided that we needed to practice with high intensity and develop our style. We spent the first 10 years in our rehearsal room playing every day of the week and the last 5 years playing live and recoding in the our studio.
We started the band because we all had that special little thing within our souls. It is the biggest gift we have received: the fact that we have met each other in such a small city.
Maxime is a natural born drummer and has been hitting everything that could make any sort of sound since a very young age. Marco started playing bass because he thought that it was cool to be part of a band. Little did he know that he had found his favorite thing in the world.
And I myself (Stavros) have been fascinated by music since my baby days. Nothing else in the world could give me the emotions that I could feel with music. When I picked up the guitar, I knew that this is what I wanted to do with my life.
We started playing together and listening to music all the time. We were music lovers and living in a musical dreamland. The first few years were beautiful and very pure. These years are the Fondation to what we have become today. The passion is still there but now we know where we are going.
We started 15 years ago in a small city in Switzerland called Fribourg when we were teenagers. We knew that it would be incredibly hard to get noticed playing a genre that is not popular in Switzerland and less and less in general. Therefore we decided that we needed to practice with high intensity and develop our style. We spent the first 10 years in our rehearsal room playing every day of the week and the last 5 years playing live and recoding in the our studio.
We started the band because we all had that special little thing within our souls. It is the biggest gift we have received: the fact that we have met each other in such a small city.
Maxime is a natural born drummer and has been hitting everything that could make any sort of sound since a very young age. Marco started playing bass because he thought that it was cool to be part of a band. Little did he know that he had found his favorite thing in the world.
And I myself (Stavros) have been fascinated by music since my baby days. Nothing else in the world could give me the emotions that I could feel with music. When I picked up the guitar, I knew that this is what I wanted to do with my life.
We started playing together and listening to music all the time. We were music lovers and living in a musical dreamland. The first few years were beautiful and very pure. These years are the Fondation to what we have become today. The passion is still there but now we know where we are going.
What about your last album "DSM III" ? , we think is amazing and it deserve to be listen here in Italy
Thanks a lot. We try to bring something different with every single album we produce. Happy you like it :)
We have some great news, we will our first Italian shows between October 26 and October 30.
What is the mood about Rock in your country, it have a lot of following?
Not really. No guitar music on radios and the big festivals book mainstream acts. But, this is the case everywhere nowadays. Our purpose is to bring back a certain musical philosophy. Our ambition is to show people how free music can make you feel if done with authenticity.
It’s a long and difficult journey but we are not willing to make any sort of compromises. Our music has to remain pure.
Thanks a lot. We try to bring something different with every single album we produce. Happy you like it :)
We have some great news, we will our first Italian shows between October 26 and October 30.
What is the mood about Rock in your country, it have a lot of following?
Not really. No guitar music on radios and the big festivals book mainstream acts. But, this is the case everywhere nowadays. Our purpose is to bring back a certain musical philosophy. Our ambition is to show people how free music can make you feel if done with authenticity.
It’s a long and difficult journey but we are not willing to make any sort of compromises. Our music has to remain pure.
Tell us about your country and your origins as musicians.
We are based in Switzerland but we all have different origins.
Marco is Italian!!!!
Maxime is Swiss
And I Stavros am half Greek and half Hungarian.
We are influenced by wide variety of genres and cultures but our roots come from the 60’s-70s’ where anything was possible musically.
How is your opinion about rock n roll? You think is still alive?
It’s really in a bad place right now. There is so many factors that can explain this. Here is a list:
- Music in general is not as important for people as before. Social Media has become super important for people and there is a lot of entertainment everywhere (video games, Netflix, Sports online to be seen any day of the week, …).
- Music is free!!! With Spotify and stuff music has lost a lot of value. A minority of people still buy physical albums...
- Music is listened to in the background. People do activities (workout, chilling, cycling, working, studying) and listen to music to accompany this activity. Therefore a music genre that is easy to listen to will suit them better. In more complex and dynamic music like Progressive rock or Psych rock, you often have to listen to full albums and dedicate some time to really get into it. Album music is not suited to the way people listen to nowadays.
- Music has to be compressed and produced in a way that you can here it will on your computer, on a boombox, or on your phone. Music like ours with a great dynamic range doesn’t comply with these norms.
- Rock music is not popular because there are no big names emerging. The classic bands are still worshiped and today the tribute acts are more successful than original acts.
- … there is a variety of other reasons but let’s continue…
It takes dedication to still believe in the future of music. That’s what we’re doing. We are travelling from town to town to present our vision of Rock music.
Our blog here in Italy try to make rock n roll the most listened music,in the youngest people, do you have an opinion or advice for it?
This is fantastic. This is the only way. We have to keep together and do things with love and passion.
My only advice is: “keep doing it. Don’t give up”!!!
What are you prefer artist?
60s’ 70s'
Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, ….
Post golden Age
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Tame Impala, Nirvana
Many many more…
Cheers
Stavros
We are based in Switzerland but we all have different origins.
Marco is Italian!!!!
Maxime is Swiss
And I Stavros am half Greek and half Hungarian.
We are influenced by wide variety of genres and cultures but our roots come from the 60’s-70s’ where anything was possible musically.
How is your opinion about rock n roll? You think is still alive?
It’s really in a bad place right now. There is so many factors that can explain this. Here is a list:
- Music in general is not as important for people as before. Social Media has become super important for people and there is a lot of entertainment everywhere (video games, Netflix, Sports online to be seen any day of the week, …).
- Music is free!!! With Spotify and stuff music has lost a lot of value. A minority of people still buy physical albums...
- Music is listened to in the background. People do activities (workout, chilling, cycling, working, studying) and listen to music to accompany this activity. Therefore a music genre that is easy to listen to will suit them better. In more complex and dynamic music like Progressive rock or Psych rock, you often have to listen to full albums and dedicate some time to really get into it. Album music is not suited to the way people listen to nowadays.
- Music has to be compressed and produced in a way that you can here it will on your computer, on a boombox, or on your phone. Music like ours with a great dynamic range doesn’t comply with these norms.
- Rock music is not popular because there are no big names emerging. The classic bands are still worshiped and today the tribute acts are more successful than original acts.
- … there is a variety of other reasons but let’s continue…
It takes dedication to still believe in the future of music. That’s what we’re doing. We are travelling from town to town to present our vision of Rock music.
Our blog here in Italy try to make rock n roll the most listened music,in the youngest people, do you have an opinion or advice for it?
This is fantastic. This is the only way. We have to keep together and do things with love and passion.
My only advice is: “keep doing it. Don’t give up”!!!
What are you prefer artist?
60s’ 70s'
Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, ….
Post golden Age
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Tame Impala, Nirvana
Many many more…
Cheers
Stavros