Tittytwisters
When I first heard
the name Tittytwisters, I thought it was a really strange and unusual band
name. To be honest with you, I love Tarantino's movies, but I didn't remember
that this name came from one of his greatest films "From Dusk Till Dawn"...
This is one interesting point you'll get from this interview. If you want
to find out some more, all you have to do is just read below...
1.HELLO! FIRST OF ALL SINCE YOU ARE A NEW
BAND LET’S START FROM THE BASICS. GIVE US SOME INFO ABOUT THE BAND AND
PRESENT US THE CURRENT LINE – UP…
OK, TITTYTWISTERS ARE:
ELE (ELEONORA ARCURI) – FIRST VOICE AND
LYRICS
DANI (DANIELE CANNOVA) – SECOND VOICE AND
BASS PLAYER
JONNY (JONATAN BULFON) – GUITAR PLAYER
AND SONGWRITER
LED (LEANDRO PARTENZA) – DRUMS
2.I READ IN YOUR BIO THAT THE BAND HAS CHANGED
ITS MUSICAL STYLE A BIT. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO DO THAT? DID THE NEW MEMBERS
THAT HAVE COME INTO THE BAND MAKE YOU DO THIS CHANGE OR WAS IT SOMETHING
THAT YOU HAD IN MIND FROM THE BEGINNING?
WE STARTED AS A CROSSOVER BAND WITH A LOT
OF SCREAMS BUT WHEN WE CHANGED THE DRUMMER WE DECIDED TO REDO SOMETHING
OF OUR STYLE TO GET THE BEST FROM THE SINGER AND FROM THE SONGWRITER. SO
WE STARTED MAKING MORE MELODIC SONGS USING A LOT OF ORCHESTRAL AND ELECTRONIC
ELEMENTS.
3.WHICH BANDS AND MUSICIANS DO YOU THINK THAT
HAVE INFLUENCED YOUR STYLE? NAME 5 OF YOUR ALL TIME FAVORITE ROCK/METAL
ALBUMS.
IT’S A HARD QUESTION! WE LIKE A LOT OF
MUSIC SOUNDS AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING CAUSE WE CAN PLAY A LOT OF
STYLES FROM A LOT OF INFLUENCES… LET’S GO WITH OUR LIST(THE FIRST THAT
COME IN MIND):
PANTERA – COWBOYS FROM HELL (RIP, DIMEBAG)
NIGHTWISH - WISHMASTER
KORN – FOLLOW THE LEADER
PRODIGY – THE FAT OF THE LAND(ROCK/DANCE)
THE LAST ONE IS NOT EXACTLY A ROCK/METAL
ALBUM BUT IS A VIRTUAL ALBUM THAT INCLUDES EVERY FANTASTIC DARK/NEW WAVE
80’S SONG FROM NEW ORDER, DEAD OR ALIVE, SOMETHING FROM MADONNA, BRONSKI
BEAT ETC…
4.LET’S TALK A BIT ABOUT YOUR DEBUT ALBUM “IN
THE SILVERY WATERS”. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO COMPOSE IT? WHICH WAS
THE EASIEST AND WHICH COMPOSITION TOOK YOU MOST OF THE TIME TO COMPLETE
AND WHY?
WE COMPOSED IT IN ONE YEAR AND IT WAS RECORDED/MIXED
IN 15 DAYS. THE EASIEST SONG FROM THE ALBUM WAS “FUCK THE POWER”. IT’S
A SONG THAT WE PLAY FROM OUR FIRST DEMO AND WAS REARRAGED WITH ELECTRONIC
ELEMENTS. THERE ARE ONLY RAPS AND SCREAMS SO IT’S VERY EASY TO RECORD IT.
THE HARDEST ONE WAS "ETERNAL PAIN", CAUSE
THERE ARE A LOT OF MELODIC PARTS THAT WE HAD TO REBUILD DURING THE RECORDING
PROCESS (A BIG STRESS!!!)
5.AS I ALSO SAW YOU HAVE LEFT YOUR PREVIOUS LABEL.
WHY IS THAT? WHAT DO YOU WANT A LABEL TO OFFER YOU IN ORDER TO CUT A DEAL
WITH THEM?
THE OLD LABEL COULDN'T GIVE US WHAT WE
NEEDED EXCEPT FOR THE DISTRO AND SOME PROMOTION. NOW WE HAVE TO PLAY OUTSIDE
ITALY WITH A LABEL/BOOKING THAT GIVES US SUPPORT FOR TOURING AND A WIDER
PROMOTION.
WE DON’T WANT TO MAKE A NEW CD ONLY FOR
A CONTRACT ANYMORE!
6.DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW SONGS READY? IF YES, DO
THEY MOVE ON THE SAME PATH WITH YOUR PREVIOUS RELEASE OR HAVE YOU ADDED
ANY NEW ELEMENTS?
WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW SONGS, THEY ARE ALSO
BETTER AND WE SPEND MORE TIME TO REARRANGE EVERY SINGLE PART. THE NEW SONGS
ARE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO “THE ROAD TO HELL”, “ETERNAL PAIN”, “FUCK THE
POWER”… “LAPIDE” WILL BE A SAMPLE SONG OF THE NEXT RELEASE, A SOFT ONE.
7.IN OUR DAYS WITH TECHNOLOGY EVERYBODY CAN EASILY
PRODUCE A GOOD ALBUM IN HIS/HER HOME AND ALSO THERE ARE SO MANY LABELS
THAT EVENTUALLY HE/SHE WILL FIND ONE TO RELEASE HIS/HER WORK. MY QUESTION
IS WHICH IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT THE NEW MUSICIANS HAVE TO CONFRONT
NOWADAYS?
IT’S NOT EXACTLY SO EASY TO PRODUCE A GOOD
ALBUM. NOW THE STARDARDS FOR QUALITY WANT A PERFECTLY TUNED VOICE, A PERFECT
MIX, A POWERFUL MASTERING, NOT ONLY A “GOOD ONE”. YOU HAVE TO “KNOW HOW”
TO MAKE IT BY YOURSELF, IT’S NOT EXACTLY THE JOB OF A MUSICIAN.
A MUSICIAN HAS TO TAKE MUCH MORE CARE OF
HIS LOOK, A MUSICIAN HAS TO GET THE BEST FROM THE OTHER AND SOMETHING UNIQUE
FROM HIMSELF.
IN THE PAST IT WAS EASIER TO GET THE REAL
SUCCESS IN MUSICBIZ IF YOU WERE REALLY GOOD, NOW IT’S EASY TO TRY IT AS
INDIE, BUT IT’S NOT THE SAME!
8.BY THE WAY TITTYTWISTERS IS A STRANGE NAME FOR
A BAND. HOW DID YOU CHOOSE IT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
WE CHOSE TITTYTWISTERS CAUSE WE LIKED TARANTINO’S
“FROM DUSK TILL DAWN”. TITTYTWISTER WAS THE NAME OF THE BAR, NOW WE ARE
TITTYTWISTERS! IT’S STRANGE, OK, BUT IT SOUNDS COOL.
9.WHO WRITES THE LYRICS IN THE BAND? WHAT KIND
OF THINGS INSPIRE YOU TO WRITE ABOUT?
ELE WRITES ALL THE LYRICS. THE LYRICS ARE
SOMETHING ABOUT PERSONAL FACTS, LOVE, HATE AND SOCIAL ISSUES. ELE’S FEMALE
SENSIBILITY GIVES SOMETHING MORE TO EVERY SONGS. A MAN USUALLY CAN’T DO
THAT.
10.YOU HAVE ALSO DONE A VIDEO-CLIP FOR THE SONG
“LAPIDE”. WHO IS THE DIRECTOR AND WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS SPECIFIC SONG?
WE HAD TO MAKE A CLIP FOR THE LABEL BUT
WE STOPPED THIS COLLABORATION SO WE DECIDED TO FREELY PUBLISH THIS CLIP.
DANI IS THE DIRECTOR AND POSTPRODUCER.
WE SELECTED THIS SONG FOR THE ITALIAN LYRICS
AND FOR THE THEME OF THE LYRICS. THEY’RE ABOUT WHAT MEN DO USING GOD AS
AN INSTRUMENT OF WAR, A WORLD OF BLOOD AND NOT A WORLD OF PEACE LIKE THIS
GOD WANTS.
11.WHICH WAS THE WEIRDEST QUESTION THEY HAVE EVER
ASKED YOU IN AN INTERVIEW?
12.THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS!
THE LAST LINES BELONG TO YOU…
AND YOUUU, YOU BELONG TO MEEE (LENNY KRAVITZ)!
EHEHEH… OK, STOP JOKING, WE HAVE TO SAY: “PEOPLE, DON’T STOP SUPPORTING
THE BANDS WORLDWIDE… BUT SUPPORT US MORE!”
AN ENORMOUS KISS FROM ELE AND THE BAND!
Nick "William_Kidd"
Parastatidis
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