- Last Winter (meaning of the name, short bio, discography, highlights, .):
We get that one a lot, which is weird because I read a lot of interviews and there are some bands out there with crazy names and they never get asked that. Well, we all grew up in Florida where it's 90+ degrees about 9-10 months out of the year. The only change in the weather is around Wintertime. It such a small time, but a special one. It just seemed like aperfect fit for what we were trying to do musically.
-- "Under The Silver Of Machines" (rehearsing / writing process, recordingprocess, label, .):
About half of the album is new material. Some of it was taken from a Japanese release through Fabtone records, but there are tracks that no one has ever heard. I'd say our newer tracks show a little more maturity than our past ones. We have developed a writing style that allows us to experiment, but still not stray too far from what we are trying to do. "Under the Silver of Machines" sounded like a great Sci-Fi movie. Haha. We just wanted a title to represent the wonder of space and with all the satellites and machines orbiting us all the time, it just fit. We actually ended up using samples of radio signals broadcasted in the 40's that have made their way back to our satellites. Very cool.
I definitly learned a lot recording the album. I experimented with some very unorthodox techniques, and tried alot of new things. I also had some help from James Wisner... I do a lot of tedious work for him in my spare time, and he was kind enough to let me bring some tracks over once in a while and utilize some of his most valued equipment. He also pointed me in the right direction everytime I lost my mind and my ear. It takes a rare individual to be a producer full time. A psycho you might even say! Love you James.
We are good friends with fellow label mates Hand to Hand. I believe they gave a cd to Lifeforce and we were contacted by them about a year or so ago. Lifeforce was looking to branch out into the "rock" genre and we were going to be their first band. After a couple of months of chatting, we realized this was a great opportunity for us. We knew we would stick out from the rest of the roster like a sore thumb, but it's just the kind of attention we were looking for.
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- Lyrics (influences, subjects, ideas, messages, .):We always like to write about things people can relate to. Everyday life. Every member of the band contributes to our lyrics. As a result of our sick obsession with space, lines like "M31 will guide me there" make it in to our songs occasionally. Look it up. We all learn something new everyday. The lyrics to "The Violent Things" we're influenced by negative some of the negative (yet necessary to learn from) experiences we've been through during our journey thus far in the music industry.
-- Album frontcover / artwork (who, why, meaning, .):
We went for a darker, industrial feel with the artwork (courtesy JohnRadford) because we thought it went well with our album title. All the album art goes along with that same theme. Spacey/Industrial/Dark. We thought it was a nice balance paired up with the music.
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- Live tour to promote the new record:
We are doing two cd release shows in Orlando, Fl. One on the 24th at Virgin Mega Store and then another one a week later, which should kick-off our tour. We are finalizing the US tour as we speak. A European tour can be expected in the near future as well!
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- Musical (and other) influences:
Our musical influences truly span across the spectrum. All of us are huge fans of all the 80's bands. Of course, we went through the Grunge Era (which some of us still haven't let go.... Fro). I'd say the biggest influences, musically, would have to be Hum, Def Leppard, Smashing Pumpkins, Dredg, and The Used. As far as other influences, I'd say the biggest would have to be Space. Everyone in the band has a fascination with it and we use it as a constant theme in our lyrics. While most bands have arguments about which part goes where in a song, we have arguments as to which constellation we are looking at. Wow! We're really not that cool...
-- Final Message:
Whatever you do, do it twice!
Thanks Fenix!
-Entrevistador: RDS
Entrevistado: Cameron
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Este é já o terceiro álbum dos Easyway e, desta feita,
apresentam-nos um conceito diferente. A acompanhar o CD áudio vem um DVD que
inclui uma longa metragem, making of e videoclip do tema “The Viewer” (com a
participação vocal de Sarah Bettens dos K’s Choice). Nunca fui grande fã dos
Easyway mas, ao ler a nota de imprensa, mesmo antes de ouvir o disco e ver o
filme, pensei que algo mudaria na minha opinião. Mas infelizmente isso não
aconteceu. Não sou grande fã deste tipo de sonoridade Emo/Pop/Rock, e para que
algo me chame a atenção, tem de ter qualquer coisa mais que os clichés do
género. À primeira vista, gostei do conceito. Mas ao ouvir o disco, fiquei com
uma sensação de déja vu que se instalou no início e não saiu até ao final. Há
temas mais calmos semi-sinfónicos que funcionam mais ou menos (“The Viewer II”
por exemplo), temas mais “post-qualquer-coisa” e um pouco mais pesados
(“Setentia” ficou-me no ouvido), temas mais enérgicos e até com alguns toques
progressivos (“Luxuria”), ficando-se a maior parte pelo estilo típico dos
Easyway (“Aurora” tem uma toada sinfónica que me agradou), mas isso não chega
para safar os mais de 46 minutos que acabam, mesmo assim, por se tornar
maçadores para quem não gosta do estilo. A voz sempre no mesmo registo Emo
torna-se irritante ao fim de alguns temas. Falta-lhes mais dinâmica,
diversidade, e até alguma velocidade e peso (não estou propriamente a falar de
Metal, mas algo mais puxado dava outro ambiente Rock mais apetecível). Como já
referi, serve para fãs do estilo. Os outros, não irão encontrar muito que lhes
chame a atenção. De qualquer modo, palmas pela vontade de inovar e dar mais
qualquer coisa ao ouvinte (e neste caso, espectador também). www.easywayrock.com / www.myspace.com/easyway / www.myspace.com/ragingplanetrecordsportugal / www.ragingplanet.pt
