Here's the Google Translation of the article. As smart as Google is, they could use a little work on the verb congigation.
glasnost
sounds of the future
by: alfredo mejia
photo: ariel pena
One thing that is more secure, Bryan, bassist
Glasnost, like broccoli and orange, for
At least that is what first makes it clear as we
prepare for the interview. Across
the computer in an armchair with embossed animal
sit the same Bryan, Dan, Omar, Chuck (NYLON misquoted Chuck as Chris no worries),
Respectively, bassist, keyboardist, guitarist and
manager of the banda, and through the cell have
Brandon, the lead singer. With a new EP and two
presentations at the last festival South by South West, Glasnost is one of the greatest bands
Houston, a city hardly known for his scene independent music.
The history of the banda is summarized in a few
keywords: friends already involved in projects
music, they decide to pool their minds and
something incredible, mixing a bit of electronics,
pop, 80's synth, and especially rock. Brandon was
drummer, but in the absence of a good singer decided
standing in front of the microphone: "It was easier to get
A new drummer, a singer," he says.
Despite having clear influences electronic
Glasnost's music has a touch dark and dense layered with a sound very similar to what
My Bloody Valentine. "We all love MBV, I think it has always been on our minds to
When making music, "says Dan. "Obviously what we do is dance, but we get into
showgaze whole wave, "says Brandon from
the phone.
His latest release, The Great
Divide is just a taste of what may
do. Contains only three songs, "Come
Alone, "" Static "and" The Great Divide ", in addition
four remixes chosen through a
contest in a blog. Glasnost is safe passages,
"In the study we are very free to say our
opinion. Glasnost comes from the word "frankly"
or "transparency" in Russian, and decided to become
the name, we can be objective and find
Best for banda, no egos or anything that
stand.
I can not resist asking about her
song "Steal Your Thunder," which has never
been officially launched. "It's one of our
first song, people tend to like very much,
definitely draw in some way, but
we close a cycle. " The meaning,
Brandon laughs: "I do not like taking out the laundry, but
used to go out with a girl who had these great
ideas but they never completed at the end I
and she ended up doing was complaining that I used say 'you're stealing my thunder. " "In some ways
it is stealing to make a song about it," Bryan said on the other side of the couch.
On its future plans, they commented
who hope to release a new EP later this year, keep doing remixes and possibly a tour.
"We just recorded three songs, do not carry a calendar of when to leave it all, but
we are definitely working on that. " The
be waiting.