are the most authoritative voice in Chile to discuss independence. With new album under his arm, the international "Kick", and a parallel project on track, the band gives lecture on artistic autonomy and powers your anecdotes traveling the world. A Gun Edi not interested in pontificating. Nor need. 17 years of musical activity support the word of the singer and guitarist of Panic, the founder of the band, along with Carolina Three Stars. With the bass came from France, freehand carved a reputation now falls into the category of religion, and ended up back in Paris without having planned, after two failed record deals that only encouraged his belief in the independent management. Thus, accumulated material distributed in Eps and six studio albums. The last one, "Kick", confirms the reputation of the band with distribution in England, France and Chile, through the Chemikal Underground prestigious labels, and Quemasucabeza Tigersushi.
"We are still making music because we have the support of many people in Chile. That gives us strength to continue the hard life of an independent band in Europe, because if here is difficult, beyond what is much more. What is great is that our audience has not only consolidated but has grown and is not just generational spans many ages. That is very satisfying, was the sap that allowed us to keep believing, has been more important than you might think. When we come, we actually strengthen and nurture the essence and the basis of what we do because there are not a group of compatriots, we are invited, immigrants, "says Guns.
"In France it went very well with" Subliminal Kill (his penultimate plate, published 2005), but then continue to reach many groups and quickly disappear, which is normal. Luckily, always EPs that we publish and we kept playing the hype, but the strength and solidity of the background we had to be a strong group here is more valued in England. When they write about us, define us as "indie superstars" local. Have importance to them, although not as well known, "says the musician. A panic, nobody gave him the blessing of his homeland. The myth to which the group has been exposed, inside and outside the country, is due to the pioneering nature of their emancipation label in the Nineties when he founded Combo Drives.
"I think maybe, but other people did before us, we were the first to say publicly that we did not care to give us money to make a record and we did what we wanted just because we liked. "Songs to Learn to Sing" (his second LP, 1997, after making his debut two years earlier at the EMI with "Pornostar") cost just $ 150, "says the frontman. As an act of consequence, the band released "Kick" in Chile under the label Quemasucabeza, freezer seal, another icon of discretion. "It's a great pleasure. With them until we had a meeting in Combo Drives to see if editing them their first album. In the end, decided to build his own firm. Since then they have done a very good job and took the most important album of music in Chile, "Gepinto" Gepe, which will be by far as best we have done the past decade. I have much respect for them, "said Edi guns.
addition to the Latin translation of post punk that involves his new delivery, the group's recent board of Panic is the entrance to a circuit whose membership is unthinkable for the national average. After a gig with Sal P. (Leader of the legendary New York punkers Liquid Liquid) in London, Chileans agreed with Alex Kapranos and Paul Thomson of Franz Ferdinand, members of the public on that occasion, opening concerts of the Scottish band. It was there that filed a friendship that led to "Kick" was recorded in the study of Europe, with advice dream: it was recorded by Paul Savage (The Delgados drummer and collaborator of Mogwai, Arab Strap and The Twilight Sad, etc) and mixed by Gareth Jones, head of works of Wire, Depeche Mode, Einstürzende Neubauten.
While walking his new largaduración group, is preparing the documentary "Rock Of Ages", which records a journey of the quintet to the north of our country, which took advantage of traditional patterns of square of the song format. "It was a sound free unlimited search of gender, with the same zeal curious that has marked our history. " After five years without major releases, Panic is updated. "We were so fast, because we do not stop doing things. What happens is that the company recently developed a culture where everything is ephemeral and is very fast, and there is little depth excavation of the artwork for lack of time. Younger generations are stuck in that stuff. From music to human relationships, all expect instant gratification and if not, think not worth it, "said Edi guns.
In that spirit tempered, not carried away by the rush of others, comes a return so nourished by ideas as which raises the tandem of "Kick" and "The Rock of Eternity." South Pole and North Pole of a planet free of commercial contamination. "Now, everyone can make music and have their reputation to Andy Warhol, but on the Internet. Of course, all this huge amount of groups that arise, which can defend its live music are a minority and those with a common vision, even less. This generates many simply lose patience, leave aside his career, and this is how disappear. The philosophy of "do it yourself" has changed, you can have a seal and able to do well, there is the option of not having it and that you find things alike. With anything, you can make music and promote it, with luck, you can run the crack. "
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