SHR 07 FLANNEL - Sad Story's Ending

Flannel adalah band berasal dari Nagoya, Japan yang hanya terdiri dari satu orang bernama Tomohiro Wakai. Setelah pada tahun 2008  merelease album pertama bertitel Dear something dear someone   bersama series two recs, Flannel aktif  merelease beberapa single bersama label seperti Cloudberry, Edition 59, series two/egnog. Kini album kedua mereka bertitel Sad story’s ending direlease oleh label Indonesia Shiny Happy recs.  Album ini memiliki makna yang sangat dalam yang berisikan sebuah harapan akan berakhirnya bencana yang terjadi di Jepang saat ini di mana pasca gempa dan sunami mereka harus berjuang melawan radiasi. Di  album ini kamu akan mendengarkan hasil karya  dari Tomohiro yang menggarap seluruh lagu lagu  ini sendiri. Flannel benar-benar DIY pop band. Ketika menyimak lagu Flannel mungkin kamu akan teringat akan the radio dept, Letting Up Despite Great Faults bahkan Ride. Buat saya 3 kata untuk mendeskripsikan musik mereka adalah: Dreamy, shoegazery dan Spacey. Bagaimana dengan kamu? Simak sendiri dengan mendapatkan CD mereka di Shiny Happy Recs hanya dengan Rp.20.000. 

dengarkan lagu mereka di sini:

http://soundcloud.com/flannel-1/09-stroke

Interview with THE SATURDAY GUY

THE SATURDAY GUY adalah 3 pemuda dari bandung yang memainkan musik Indie Folk. EP mereka yg bertitel "Everlating doesn't last forever" baru baru ini direlease di England oleh label indiepop bernama Dufflecoat recs. Di Indonesia EP ini direlease oleh Shiny Happy Recs. Untuk tahu lebih dalam tentang THE SATURDAY GUY, Shiny Happy Recs menginterview Yossy lewat Yahoo Messenger. berikut perbincangan seru Eko dan Yossy, silahkan di simak:

shinyhappyrecords: Yos, awal terbentuknya the saturday guy gimana sih? Trus siapa aja orang-orangnya

yossy saturday guy: awal nya saya sendirian lalu ajak temen2 yg bs bass, drums, keyboard. setelah thn 2009, saya mulai mendapat jati diri musik saya yg ternyata jiwa musik nya ada di gitar pure akustik skrg ini jiwa2 utk main musik the saturday guy udah ada di Thonny Adrian (gitar/rythm backing vocal) dan adik saya ago(drums/percussions)

shinyhappyrecords: Jadi tsg hanya berdua?

yossy saturday guy: ber tiga sama saya
saya (gitar akustik, vocalis)

shinyhappyrecords: Tolong koreksi kalo saya salah, musik kalian folk/pop yang kental terpengaruh king of convenience? Gmn kalian mendeskrepsikan musik tsg?

yossy saturday guy: tenang saja eko, saya sgt menghargai utk masalah penilaian org terhadap genre (terutama genre di musik saya) kalo saya (jujur secara pribadi) mendeskripsikan musik saya dgn genre Indie Folk (krn sound kami akustik, dgn drum yg lembut/soft & bbrp perkusi, harmonika)  dan dream pop (akustik gitar dgn full delay dgn melodi mendayu2) sebenarnya bkn kings of convenience yg mempengaruhi kami tapi band2 dari sisi indie folk nya bisa disebut seperti Owen (U.S) , Angus & Julia Stone (Australia) , Kim janssen (Netherland), Neil Halstead (Mojave 3) dsb . dgn gitar akustik ber delay, saya kental memainkan pola note/pattern pop dgn ketukan down beat seperti The Sundays, Cocteau Twins, Math & physics club dsb, jadi saya bisa bilang itu adalah perpaduan antara indie folk dan dream pop.

shinyhappyrecords: Trus sudah ada berapa releasan sejauh ini?

yossy saturday guy: ini EP pertama yg sukses krn kami TSG sendiri puas secara pribadi releasean the saturday guy yg lain ada di kompilasi "sacred music" saya cover lagu as long as she's needed nya Trembling Blue Stars, ada di track 19, track terakhir di album sacred music, tp saya krg tahu. album itu sudah dirilis oleh gary sansom atau belum

shinyhappyrecords: Deskripsi yg menarik, saya penasaran ada apa dibalik nama the saturday guy?
 
yossy saturday guy: hmm lumayan rumit ini saya jawabnya, smoga bisa dimengerti 

1. saya tdk tahu apakah ini ambisi atau impian. tapi saya ingin jika setelah mati saya akan memiliki dunia saya sendiri, dan saya menjadi planet yg (mirip) saturn (saturnus). itu adalah planet terindah. kesimpulan pertama, saturday dari kata saturnus

2. mitologi yunani, God of Saturday adalah Planet Saturnus (Dewa hari Sabtu) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_%28mythology%29 Saturn is the namesake of both Saturn, the planet, and Saturday (dies Saturni).


shinyhappyrecords: Wah saya sama sekali ga kepikiran ke situ yos soal filosopi nama band kalian..sangat dalam


  yossy saturday guy: blm selesai ini juga mas eko, msh ada arti lain nya
 
shinyhappyrecords: Ok maaf dipotong... Silahkan dilanjutkan hehehe
 
yossy saturday guy: krn harap maklum, saya belajar filsafat , pecinta mitologi yunani dan astronomi, hihihi

shinyhappyrecords: Silahkan yos...dilanjutkan

yossy saturday guy: duh maaf, arti ke 3. the sad true day *ini plesetan yg paling pas sepertinya (plesetan dr beberapa teman yg mengenal saya, mereka berasumsi bahwa sebenarnya saya berniat menyelipkan (dgn misterius) didalam kata saturday itu ada kata sad ditengah2 nya)

shinyhappyrecords: Ehmm... Got the message

yossy saturday guy: kesimpulan 3 : hari sabtu yang sungguh sedih

shinyhappyrecords: Kenapa sad?

yossy saturday guy: silahkan bisa dilihat di lirik2 lagu the saturday guy nya hehe
semua pertanyaan2 krn kegelisahan dan keresahan dlm hidup pertanyaan2 yg tdk pernah terjawab bisa dimengerti tapi tidak bisa direalisasikan sebuah jalan yg "stuck" .. dan ujung2 nya hrs mengalami kebencian terhadap "sesuatu yang tak terbatas di luar kemampuan manusia" dan saya hanya bisa menulis lirik (berfilosofi) dgn metafora metaforatentang complicated lifekalo saya berpikiran seperti org mayoritas maka saya mungkin bisa berasumsi "dlm hidup ini ada takdir atau nasib yg mengatur hidup atau apapun itu namanya"dan jika hal itu ada. maka hal itu lah yg paling saya benci dari smua hal di dunia ini yg menimbulkan keresahan, kegekisahan dan beribu pertanyaan2



Shinyhappyrecords: Jadi intinya kebencian akan taktir ?

yossy saturday guy: ya benar, tapi sayangnya, disini saya tidak percaya takdir atau nasib.. hehe saya hanya bertanya2 dlm hidup, kenapa begini, knp begitu? apakah saya tidak dapat merubahnya? seperti apa yg saya mau? nah gitu intinya mas eko

shinyhappyrecords: Balik lagi ke ep "everything doesn't last forever", apa sih cerita dibalik title ini?

yossy saturday guy: *ini juga rumit . harap maklum sekali.

shinyhappyrecords: Silahkan dijabarkan

yossy saturday guy: 1. Everlasting Doesn't Last Forever , saya selalu berpikir bahwa apapun didunia ini tidak ada yg abadi bahkan sesuatu yg org2 bilang itu bisa abadi (pst anda sering melihat kompilasi yg bernama Everlasting Love, Immortality dsb)

shinyhappyrecords: Hehehe everlasting love.

yossy saturday guy: hehe nangkep yah mksd saya

shinyhappyrecords: Iya.. Lanjutkan

yossy saturday guy: 2. Saya kaitkan kalimat di tittle ini dgn analogi bhiksu yg merokok dan bermain gitar bhiksu sperti yg kita smua tahu. org suci, menjaga kesucian dlm menuruti perintah kitab suci, jalan hidup yg sgt sgt manusiawi, tp dibalik itu dia punya hati yg "idealis" . dia menemukan sesuatu seperti rokok dan kesegaran jiwa dgn bermusik
intinya : "tidak selamanya bhiksu adalah BHIKSU" tdk selamanya bhiksu itu kaku, taat aturan, taat tuhan nya, dia pun bisa menuruti kata hati utk mencari kebahagiaan dan cara dia menikmati hidup nya. "tanpa keluar dr batas manusiawi n sama sekali" 3. memberi pesan pada semua orang, bahwa inilah kenyataan yg ada dalam hidup. kehilangan sesuatu apapun, maka haruslah diterima. kembali kepada "sesuatu yg tak terbatas diluar kemampuan manusia"

shinyhappyrecords: Bicara tentang proses rekaman nih yos, kalian ngerekam materi lagu ini dimana sih?

yossy saturday guy: di bogor

shinyhappyrecords: Jadi sebenernya kalian band bandung apa bogor nih?

yossy saturday guy: bandung

yossy saturday guy: di bogor hanya tempat kita rekaman saja
ditempat adik saya ago

shinyhappyrecords: Itu di studio atau kamar? Gmn proses rekamanya yos?
 

yossy saturday guy: ah cuma di kamar pake soundcard dan PC saja, kita hanya band amatiran pas pasan hehe yg paling ribet adalah drums n percussions yg dimainkan ago
alat2 dia banyak seperti chimes, (dia pinjem diem diem dr gereja) dibawa kekamar spy bs ditodong mic, krn ga mgkn bawa PC nya ke gereja bass pun pinjem

shinyhappyrecords: Iy ga apa2 yos asal jangan uang kolekte gereja juga di pinjem hehehe
yossy saturday guy: hehe

yossy saturday guy: ga lah

shinyhappyrecords: Just kidd

yossy saturday guy: kebetulan adik saya guru drum disitu, jd aman2 saja
*untungnya

shinyhappyrecords: Yos, cerita donk tentang etchnic version dari you don't need a fool like me!

yossy saturday guy: itu saya rekaman jam2 pagi di studio temen jam 2 pagi
saya kolaborasi sama seniman dari sumedang, sahabat karib di seniman bangun pagi (komunitas pemusik jalanan)namanya kang Ato. Dia main suling bambu sunda
di awal lagu dan saya rubah tune gitar di senar2 tertentu, skr saya uda lupa itu tune settingan nya gmn. kok bisa sama sama sulingyossy saturday guy: *ajaib

shinyhappyrecords: lalu disitu ada latar suara sungai atau air terjun?

yossy saturday guy: oh itu , itu akuarium . jaraknya 4 meter dr pintu studio temen
saya todong pake mic

shinyhappyrecords: Sadis...

yossy saturday guy: sblm saya rekaman sama kang Ato, saya punya konsep di otak "ini lagu harus terdengar seperti sedang di pegunungan tibet bersalju (alias tempat bhiksu2 ) "
dan intro ini sengaja seperti lagu pengiring meditasi atau yoga, berbau dataran tinggi tibet
maka hrs ada suarau natural seperti air utk menyatu dgn alam
yossy saturday guy: *suara

shinyhappyrecords: Edan, benar benar terkonsep

yossy saturday guy: Terimakasih untungnya, kang ato bisa memainkan note seperti itu dgn suling bambu (krn biasanya suling bambu dimainkan dgn nada yg sunda bgt)
 

shinyhappyrecords: Makanya saya awalnya agak bingung.. Ini etchnic sunda atau apa ya kok terdengar seperti lagu dataran china..seperti film kungfu
 

yossy saturday guy: tepat ,itu lah konsep nya (pegunungan tibet tempat para bhiksu dilahirkan)itu ethnic tibet. Sebenernya saya dapet inspirasi itu waktu meditasi di kuil di daerah lembang
 

shinyhappyrecords: Gimana ceritanya tuh bisa sampe meditasi disana?

Yossy saturday guy: menenangkan diri: saya suka pergi ke gunung bawa gitar
kadang saya duduk di bawah pohon di lembah, atau di kebon sayur yg ga mgkn ada orang disekitar situ (kcuali petani2) klo uda malem saya pindah ke atap/balkon atas rumah.ditempat2 itulah inspirasi ku datang
 

shinyhappyrecords: Bagaimana jika pohon2 itu lembah2 itu nantinya berubah jadi gedung2 pencakar langit? apa kamu akan berhenti main musik?
 

yossy saturday guy: ah tidak..aku pst menemukan landscape2 baru lg..: selalu ada gunung2 di dataran bandung ini yg blm terjamah manusia kok

shinyhappyrecords: Ceritain donk yos gmn ep ini bisa nyasar sampe ke England
 dan Gmn perkenalan kamu sama Gary!
 

yossy saturday guy: ya ampun. mgkn itu "miracle"awalnya hanya teman biasa saja.. saya bahkan ga pnh berpikiran dia itu akan membuat sebuah records sejak saya kenal Gary, byk "impian" dlm list hidup saya yg ter finishkan, saya beruntung sekali kenal Gary, lebih beruntung lg. dia suka lagu2 saya dan dia mau merilisnya dengan senang hati

shinyhappyrecords: Pasti banyak fans dari luar sana setelah ep ini direlease ya ? Gimana respon mereka?
 

yossy saturday guy: saya malah ga tau fans saya siapa aja sebagian besar bukan temen saya dan saya ga kenal mereka
 

shinyhappyrecords: Ya itu dia yg dinamakan fans hehehe
 

yossy saturday guy: sejauh ini respon (yg deket2 atw dr teman2 saya sendiri)
mereka suka lagu2 nya, oh ya mungkin begitu. itu fans namanya yah? hehe
saya lebih suka mereka disebut "listener"

shinyhappyrecords: Lanjut yos

yossy saturday guy: please
 

shinyhappyrecords: Gig gmn yos, kalian sering manggung manggung ga? Ada cerita menarik sekitar manggung kalian?
 

yossy saturday guy: manggung. haha
 

shinyhappyrecords: Hahah iya begitulah bahasa kondangnya gig
 

yossy saturday guy: kita cuma maen di gig2 kecil sperti garrage sale atau di car free day dago pas hari minggu atau di acara kampus unpar (krn temen2 thony *gitaris ku jg ada yg suka lagu2ku) tapi kita hanya maen di gig kalo ada undangan aja
 

shinyhappyrecords: Itu yg bawain lagu koc aku liat di youtube itu gig dimana?
 

yossy saturday guy: itu di garrgae sale nya temen2ku dr unpar *garrage
gig kecil2 an aja utk menghibur yg belanja hehe
 

shinyhappyrecords: Yg nonton dibelakang kamu cewek geulis euy hahahha
 

yossy saturday guy: haha itu pacarnya temen ku kita kolaborasi utk lagu the sundays
dia singer n guitarist nya, suaranya pas utk lagu the sundays
 

shinyhappyrecords: Pantesan deket sekali ya di Video itu kirain dia diehard fansnya tsg heheh
 

yossy saturday guy: diehard? bruce willis itu film favorit dr saya kecil Hahaha
namanya alfa, kita juga upload di youtube pas cover lagu the sundays
 

shinyhappyrecords: Kalo saya suka karate kid yg lama hehehe
 

yossy saturday guy: haha tapi saya paling suka MacGyver
dan Back to the future*marty Mcfly
 

shinyhappyrecords: Saya lebih suka my secret identity atau the greatest american hero hehehe
 

yossy saturday guy: jd sharing childhood movies
 

shinyhappyrecords: Hahahaha

shinyhappyrecords: Lanjut yos pertanyaan yg ga ada hubunganya sm musik
 
yossy saturday guy: silahkan, saya takut ditanya tentang cinta..
jangan yah
 
shinyhappyrecords: Hahaha, Karena kamu bilang gt, ya ud bisa diceritakan gmn kisah percintaan kamu yos
 
yossy saturday guy: ah tuh kan bener, ga mau jawab mas eko
maaf, makanan kesukaan saya saja yah
 
shinyhappyrecords: Apa itu dituangkan dalam lagu even If I gaze?
Hehhe
 
yossy saturday guy: -_-" ampun mas ga bisa jawab saya
saya mau nanya dulu. apakah di lagu even if i gaze . artinya sungguh mudah dimengerti yah?
 
shinyhappyrecords: Mungkin kalo orang langsung mengartikan lyric itu dengan hanya sekali mendengar lagu itu bisa dibilang iya
Tapi saya yakin itu ada makna lain
 
yossy saturday guy: tepat dugaanku hmmm...apakah saya HARUS menjawab nya ?
atau saya boleh memilih utk tidak menjawab?
 
shinyhappyrecords: Iya donk... Jawab jawab jawab..
 

shinyhappyrecords: Kegiatan sehari hari apa aja yos selain main musik?

yossy saturday guy: cari nafkah hehe
 
shinyhappyrecords: Apa rencana kedepan yos buat tsg ? Terobsesi utk jadi band besar ga?
 
yossy saturday guy: ga ada, bln Agustus pertengahan ni saya mau ke bogor recording album berikutnya title albumnya "Snow Sighing on Winter" album dgn tema musim dingin , utk mendinginkan pikiran sampai akhir tahun
 
shinyhappyrecords: Bakal direlease dufflecoat lagi?
 
yossy saturday guy: iyah
 
yossy saturday guy: eko pun boleh merilisnya kalo berminat
 
shinyhappyrecords: Minat sekali yos

yossy saturday guy: terimakasih sekali , saya menghargainya

shinyhappyrecords: Ya sudah yos...kayaknya  sudah semua saya tanyakan... sudah jam 2 pagi jg..thanks ya atas waktunya.
 
yossy saturday guy: sama sama eko, saya terimakasih juga




Dengar lagu The Saturday Guy disini:
http://soundcloud.com/yossy_saturdayguy/the-saturday-guy-even-if-i

Interview with FLANNEL

This time around I’m going to introduce you a finest DIY pop band from Nagoya, Japan which consist only one member named Tomohiro Wakai and he named the band as FLANNEL. It’s really a fun thing to do that Shiny Happy could release their LP Sad Story’s Ending .I’m quite sure that FLANNEL will be listed down as your fav pop band. Here is the interview with Tomohiro Wakai , check this out:

Shiny Happy: Hi Tomohiro, I’m glad that finally I could release Sad Story’s Ending in Indonesia.:) What are u busy at right now? I heard you’ve been preparing for the release with peru indiepop label. What label? Could you tell us!

Flannel: Hi Eko, I’m so glad too! I’m so happy to work with you, and thank you for introducing me to indiepop fans of Indonesia.Yes I’ll release next single from susy recs in Peru. Do you know this label? This single includes 3 new tracks that aren’t inclucec in the album and format is 3” CD. I’ve finished recording , so now I’m just waiting for release day. It will be released sometime this year.

Shiny Happy: Lets go back to the moment when you started with Flannel. When and how you started the idea in making this project?

Flannel: I started Flannel in 2004. Before then, I was making songs from about 14 years old, though I didn’t try to have someone listen to my songs for a long time, because i was so shy and wasn’t confident of my songs. But one song that I made changed my mind and started to upload my songs on some free streaming sites like myspace. That was the beginning.

Shiny Happy: was there a single moment that made you want to be a musician?

Flannel: one day I thought that I was saved by a lot of songs, and if I could save or help someone by my songs even it’s just a little influence, it will be so wonderful, And then I’ll be able to reply the kindness music that saved me as a result. Maybe it was a moment.

Shiny Happy: Why do you decide to have a concept as “one person” band which is only 1 person in the band?

Flannel: one reason is that I am laying weight in making the recordings more than do gigs. Other reason is I want to control song details all by myself.However, because it is limited that I can do alone, I think whether acting with someone is also good for me.

Shinny Happy: With only 1 person in the band how do you usually perform on stage? Do you have additional musicians or you just simply using Laptop or anything else?

Flannel: when I’m on stage , I usually sing with playing bass guitar, and have additional musicians, two guitars and drums. My live recording is now on sound loud, so please check this: http://soundcloud.com/flannel-1

Shiny Happy: Dreamy, Shoegazery and Spacey Do you thing those 3 words represent your music? please describe more about your music!

Flannel: I guess these are the important factor of my songs, but not all. I’ve been influenced from the music of various genres. Well...I can’t describe exactly with words.

Shiny Happy: What’s your lyrics deal with?

Flannel: More about conflict of my mind I felt or feel now. And rest are about love.

Shiny happy: to me Your first Lp Dear Something, Dear Someone is one of great LP , could you tell us about that release!

Flannel: Thank you for your kind words! I recorded these songs among 2007-2008. Chris from series two records offered me to put out the album, so I completed the album by making a new tune, and choosing from the tune that had already been recorded. I think this album is very suitable for listening with headphones and watch sun goes down on the hill.

Shiny Happy: How many releases do you have so far? What are they?

Flannel: So far I released 1 album “dear something, dear someone” (series two recs) and 3 singles: “drops”(cloudberry recs),” close”(Edition 59), “thinking about you”(series two/egnog recs) and now I will be released 2nd album from your label, and 4th single will be released. I also participated in some compilations.

Shiny Happy: The title of this album is Sad strory’s ending, any story to share regarding this album title?

Flannel: You know Japan encountered big earthquakes and tsunami. Moreover, there is a radiation poisoning too and it exists in the total mess. So the life seems to be tragic for many people. But I think that sad story’s ending is not necessarily to be sad. It could be happy one if all we believe in. I included such a desire to this title.

Shiny Happy: How do you record all the songs from this LP? Do you record those songs in your room or other place? Tell us more!

Flannel: I recorded all tracks in my room. I don’t use any studios for recording ever. Neither, I don’t use laptop except do mastering. I usually record songs with digital MTR and sequencer, Fender guitar and bass and the other stuffs. I love DIY ways.

Shiny Happy: Do u gig a lot?

Flannel: I do gig rarely. I’ll do next gig in November this year in Japan. More details are coming soon. So stay tunes! I hope I could do gig in Indonesia someday.

Shiny happy: Which gig has really stayed in your mind, the show you can’t forget! Why?

Flannel: the starlet japan tour 2008 is! In Nagoya (my hometown), I played as a front act of them. Before gig, we talked many with them while drinking coffee in the cafe. They were so kindly and friendly. It was a wonderful time that I can’t forget.

Shiny happy: It’s just my opinion, so far you’re the best pop band that Japan has . How do people in Japan give respond to your music? Do you have a lot of fans there?

Flannel: thanks! I’m so happy to hear that! But I’m known only to small number of people in Japan. I don’t release any CDs from japanese label except a few compilations and do gig rarely. These are the reason, I guess. Of course I’m full of the gratitude and think there is a meaning that makes the song even if it’s a little number.

Shiny Happy: Please tell us about Japanese indiepop scene!

Flannel: There are so many good indie band and label in Japan, also a lot of indie band come to japan to do gig all around the world. So I think the scene is active in the lucky circumstane.

Shiny Happy: what other japanese bands I should hear !

Flannel: you must listen “Bertoia”, “ Caucus”,”Sloppy Joe” Or you already know them? And you must check these labels: “High Fader recs” & “TKO”

Shiny Happy: what’s your biggest ambition for Flannel?

Flannel: I don’t have any ambition at least so called ambition. All I want is to keep singing until my dying day.

Shiny Happy: Tomohiro, please list down your top 5 favorite bands!

Flannel: Nowadays top 5 are: 1. Under Electric Light 2. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart 3. Letting Up Despite Great Faults 4. The Radio Dept 5. Bertoia

And all time top 5 are: 1. Rocketship 2. Venus Peter 3.Ride 4. Teenage Fanclub 5. My Bloody Valentine

Shiny Happy: what other activities do you do beside playing music?

Flannel: I made hand made printed T-SHIRT before but now I mostly play with my daughter. She’s so cute.

Shiny Happy: What do you know about Indonesian Indiepop scene?

Flannel: I know some cool artists like Astrolab, Brilliant at Breakfast, Anne Marrie, Mocca, Twisterella, Funny Little Dreams, etc. I guess an Indiepop scene in Indonesia is wonderful as well as that Japan, US and Sweden.

Shiny Happy: do u have any message to people in Indonesia?

Flannel: I hope you can enjoy my album. And If I can give pop fans in Indonesia a chance to become interested in indiepop scene in Japan it would be greatly appreciated.

Shiny happy: thank u for the interview Tomohiro 

Flannel: Thanks for everything, Eko! I hope we’ll meet someday in Indonesia or Japan

Listen to Flannel's songs Here:

http://soundcloud.com/flannel-1/09-stroke#

SHR 06 Skittle Alley "My Good Star"

                                                   

Skittle Alley adalah band asal prancis yang hanya terdiri dari 1 orang bedroom popper bernama Fanou. Skittle Alley telah banyak merelease LP, EP, Singles dengan record label di berbagai negara seperti series two, heyho, anorak, dufflecoat. Kini mereka merelease EP mereka yang bertitel my good star bersama shiny happy recs. EP yang terdiri dari 5 lagu yang akan membawa kamu ke nuansa band sarah recs seperti Brighter & Another Sunny Day.

SHR 05 Robert Church and the Holy Community - Los Tres De Canarias

                                                                                 

Ini salah satu releasan shiny happy recs yang tertunda lumayan lama akhirnya keluar juga, Robert Church and the Holy Community adalah band lo-fi pop  terbentuk tahun 2006 di stockholm, sweden. Mereka hanya terdiri dari 2 orang bernama Rickard dan Joel. Nama band ini berawal dari jokes tentang seorang yang sangat religious bernama robert yang tentunya mempunyai komunitas suci tapi dia sangat suka minum beer. Ketika kamu mendengarkan lagu mereka mungkin kamu akan teringat akan beat happening, Yo la tengo, oh custer! sweet sweet concorde bahkan the radio dept. Album Los tres de canarias ini sebenarnya adalah rerelease dari album mereka sebelumnya tapi dikemas lebih berbeda oleh shiny happy recs.

Interview with ROBERT CHURCH AND THE HOLY COMMUNITY

                             
This is an interview between me(Eko) and a great lo-fi pop band from sweden called Robert Church and the Holy Community, their LP Los Tres De Canarias available on Shiny Happy Recs. check this out:

                                         
Shinyhappy: Firstly, could you introduce yourselves!

RC&THC: RC&THC are Rickard and Joel and we started playing and make music in 2006. We live in Stockholm, Sweden. All our music is produced in our studio in Hornstull. We play pop music.

Shiny Happy: When I first listen to RC&THC the first thing I would like to know is how did you guys come up with the name Robert Church and the Holy Community? I was thinking you guys are singing church songs but when I read the lyrics it’s not so religious ?

RC&THC: We came up with the name one night back in 2006 when we had a little too much to drink, and made up this super-religous guy named Robert Church. Then we just liked the sound of Robert Church and the Holy Community. And NO, we do not sing religious folk songs.

Shiny Happy: How many releases you have so far, what are they?

RC&THC: We have released a quite a few records/tapes/singles on different labels since 2006. The latest was Los Tres De Canarias on tape on Fox Pop Recordings co. You can check out our site for more info about our releases. www.robertchurch.se

Shiny Happy: You guys are playing lo-fi pop music, Who gives Robert church and the holy community strong musical influence?

RC&THC: We like the Ramones, Firehose, Devin The Dude and stuff like that.

Shiny Happy: This album title is Los tres de canarias which is a rerelease with different packaging.This album consists some bonus songs from your previous EP Wizard On Fire and 2 songs from the singles. What’s different between the album Los tres the canarias and the EP Wizard on Fire?

RC&THC: The biggest difference is that Los Tres… is recorded on 8-track cassette recorder and the Wizart EP is recorded in a studio. So the songs are maybe a bit more lo-fi sounding on Los Tres. We first released Los Tres De Canarias on Fox Pop. It contains 8 tracks. Now its the same tracks plus four tracks from the Wizard Ep and some more extra tracks coming out on Shiny Happy Records.

Shiny Happy: What does Los tres de Canarias mean? Any story to share?

RC&THC: In 2008 we went to the Canary Islands for two months. And almost every night we listened to this band, three old spanish men wearing sombreros and playing guitar. Thats where the title comes from. The three men from the Island.

Shiny Happy: Now about the recording, how do u guys record your songs? How do you make your songs as lo-fi as you have in the album?

RC&THC: Los Tres De Canarias is recorded on Joels old 8-track cassette recorder so it sounds really lo-fi to begin with. The rest of the songs is recorded on a computer in our studio with the same instruments and stuff. So it sounds pretty lo-fi whatever we record on.

Shiny Happy:What other Swedish bands are making lo-fi pop similar to you?

RC&THC: Don´t know that many bands that make similar music to us, maybe Peace In Our Time, Hari & Aino.

Shiny Happy: You guys are from stockholm, tell me about indiepop scene there! Any other good bands I should know?

RC&THC: A lot of good indiepop bands come to play here so there is a good indiepop scene here. Shout Out Louds, Hari & Aino are good, think they are from Stockholm.

Shiny Happy: most of great indiepop bands are coming from sweden. could you share to us how the things happen there regarding to Indie pop Scene!

RC&THC: A lot of good bands come from here and they play here too so the indiepop scene here is very good. You can always watch good bands. But we have not been playing live for some time now so we have not been a part of it. We spend most our time recording and making music instead.

Shiny Happy: now about the gig, do u gig a lot? Which gig is really memorable for you and why?

RC&THC: We have not played live for a while, hopefully we will start this fall. Just the two of us with a drum-machine and some gigs as a four piece too, drums, bass and two guitars. Most memorable gig have to be when we played the Indietracks Festival in the UK back in 2008. That was really fun. Lots of good bands playing too.

Shiny Happy: What’s your plans in 2011?

RC&THC: Start playing live and we have another tape comming out on Fox Pop Recording co this summer.

Shiny Happy: What do u know about Indonesia indiepop scene? Do you know that the radio dept are playing in Jakarta? When will it be your turn to play in Indonesia?

RC&THC: Don´t know that much about the Indonesian indiepop scene. We have heard Annemarie, on Plastilina Records, they sound good. Didn´t know Radio Dept are playing in Jakarta, we would love to come to Indonesia and play. Any Festivals coming up??

Shiny Happy: Do you have any message to people In Indonesia?

RC&THC: Please buy the new RC&THC release over at Shiny Happy Records!!!


Shiny happy: Thank you for the Interview Jb Any last words?

RC&THC: Thank you, hope to see you in Indonesia.


you can listen one of their song from the album los tres de canarias called 1/10 here:
http://soundcloud.com/user2594745/03-robert-church-and-the-holy

Interview With SKITTLE ALLEY

This is an interview between me(Eko) and Fanou from Skittle Alley. Their EP called My Good Star is Available on Shiny Happy Records. Enjoy!

Shiny Happy: Fanou, How did you start liking and playing Indie Pop Music?

Fanou: Everything started when I've seen my first indiepop concert. It was a Sarah Records' festival in Toulouse. There, I was totally seduced by this kind of music. With some friends, we then decided to start a pop band with the few chords we only knew.

Shiny Happy: Do you still remember the fisrt pop song you made? What ‘s the title of the song and when did you make it?

Fanou: I can't remember quite well the first pop song I've ever written. I can be very "productive" and very often I can't remember the titles and the chords. It's because I write all my songs instinctively. So I can't answer your question exactly.

Shiny Happy: what’s your activity beside playing music?

Fanou: I listen a lot of music. I also watch TV series. I like to travel and to be with my friends sharing a good meal and a good glass of wine.

Shiny Happy: now about Skittle Alley, It would be cool if first you introduce to us who are people behind Skittle Alley and how you guys got started!

Fanou: Skittle Alley is my solo project since 2004. As I said before, I've been playing in many different bands (Caitlin, Blooming Park...). Now, Guillaume from the band Doggy also plays with me when doing concerts. He does the backing vocals and keyboards.

Shiny Happy : Lets Talk about My Good Star EP, how long did you take to finish this recording ?

Fanou: I'm a very dreamy person and I like to watch the stars in the summer sky. Everyone has a good star shining for himself or herself, some kind of good luck. I've spent only a few times to record this song, as all the other ones. When I'm recording a song, I do everything continuously. The composing ideas just come one after one. So, when I write a song I need two or three hours, including the recording and mixing.

Shiny Happy: How did you record the songs? Could you tell us more about the recording process of this EP!

Fanou: As I told you before, the song is written continuously. I record with "garageband". I start with the rythms, then the bass, the guitars, the vocals and everything else after.

Shiny Happy: what’s the story behind the lyric ”my good star”?

Fanou: There's no particular story. It's just the belief that everyone has a star shining in the sky and protecting him or her.

Shiny Happy: Tell me about the lyrics! What are your lyrics deal with?

Fanou: The lyrics... Well, I can't really explain how they come into my mind. My english is very limited and I'm conscious that sometimes my turns of phrases are not correct. But, for me, lyrics are not so important. I know I shouldn't think like that... But I believe I use my voice more as an instrument so that the song is tuneful.

Shiny Happy : What’s your favorite song in this EP and why?

Fanou: I like a lot "My dear friends" as it a very personal song about my friends who are living in the south of France. As I'm from this part of the country, these are my roots talking. But I can say that, in fact, I love all the songs featuring on this EP.

Shiny Happy: When I listen to your songs, it’s quite remind me of Brighter or even Trembling Blue star , in this EP i could feel the echo of brighter especially in the song “if only word would be easy”. How deep is brighter give you influence in making your
music?

Fanou: Brighter is my favorite band. I'm really touched by this musical melancholy and I can confess that it's the only band that can make me cry when I listen to it. So, to me, it's a very strong feeling. But I also like a lot Trembling Blue Stars too. Bobby and Beth have fantastic voices.

Shiny Happy: I remember First time I knew Skittle Alley when you had a release on Series Two records, how did you sign up with series two? could you tell us about that release !

Fanou: The "meeting" with Chris from Series Two Records was a total stroke of luck, through Myspace. He's been listening to my songs and he really enjoyed my music. First of all, he asked me to be part of one of the numerous compilations he's been releasing. Then, I sent a demo featuring several songs to him. He offered me to release these songs because he thought it was a pity no one could listen to them and that they were worth appearing on a record. This CD was a good beginning for me and it gave me the opportunity to release other records.

Shiny Happy: Again about the releases, I found that Skittle Alley Has so many releases with different label from different country, as I know you have released some stuff with labels like Series two, anorak, hey ho, bubble tone club 7, dufflecoat and now with shiny
happy. I assume that you have been so active in indiepop scene how do you get involve with indiepop scene?

Fanou: The indie pop scene is actually as fertile as it was during the Sarah Records' years. There are more and more interesting bands appearing all over the wolrd. And I think it's really great that we can discover exciting new bands.

Shiny Happy: If Skittle Alley active during 90’s and you guys got offer from two different labels they are Sarah Recs and Slumberland recs, which label would you prefer to choose and why?

Fanou: Of course, Sarah Records. All the bands that made me want to do indie pop were Sarah bands. I most particularly think to Brighter, The Field Mice, Another Sunny Day and many mores.

Shiny Happy: what’s your goal with skitlle alley in 2011?

Fanou: Just to do some other records and so that many more people can listen to my music.

Shiny Happy: Now about the gig. Do u gig a lot?

Fanou: I don't play often live because of my work. I work on saturdays and it's the day that people often offer to me the possibility to play. But I try to do more and more gigs to gain more self-assurance on stage.

Shiny Happy: Which gig is really stuck in your mind? Meaning to say, the gig that really can’t you forget. Why?

Fanou: The first indiepop concert I've ever seen. It was a Sarah festival with Blueboy, The Orchids, Northern Picture Library and Harvey Williams. I was really impressed !

Shiny Happy: to Fanou, please list down your top 5 favorite indiepop bands!

Fanou: Brighter, The Field Mice, Trembling Blue Stars, Harper Lee and Blueboy.

Shiny Happy: lets talk about indiepop scene and It will be a coolness if you tell us more about France Indiepop scene, I just know some bands from france like Watoo watoo, young michelin, I think you have more story to tell and I guess people are more
curious than I !

Fanou: The french indie pop scene is not so fertile nowadays except some bands you're talking about and some more as Doggy, The Wendy Darlings, Anne Bacheley and My Raining Star.

Shiny Happy: What do you know about Indonesia Indiepop ?

Fanou: I'm an huge fan of the Indonesian pop scene. It's a kind of Sarah Records' revival with some great bands as Annemarie, Sharesprings, Leach Me Lemonade, Astrolab... They really write very beautiful songs and they perfectly correspond to what I appreciate.

Shiny Happy : Do you have any message to indie pop lovers in Indonesia?

Fanou: I hope you'll enjoy my music and I really hope to go to Indonesia and play live there one day or another.

Shiny Happy:  Thank you fanou for the interview :)

Fanou: It's my turn to thank you too ! :-)


You can listen one of their song  from  my good star EP here:
http://soundcloud.com/user2594745/skittle-alley-if-only-words