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Flash
magazine ITA
Fresh Blood, one of the hystorical columns of the old
"Flash" dedicated to the upcoming bands,comes back. The
very italians Helalyn Flowers, electro-goth metal duo on
which we bet at closed eyes, baptize it! The good, nice,
willing and most of all determined Noemi and Max tell us
'bout various things, between past, present and future.
Always in this space you can find our opinions 'bout
their debut-ep "Disconnection", and a face-to-face with
Noemi...just to get pissed off the hard-liners of the "boring
interview"!!!
1. PAST
(influences, previous bands)
"Both we played in The Claw, band in between Nu and Goth
Metal, that then we splitted up to give life to Helalyn
Flowers in 2004. We felt the necessity to pour out our
many influences into something able to mix and
re-interpretate 'em, caughting the main elements of
genres such as electro, rock, nu/goth metal, industrial,
psych-pop, trip-hop, alternative, dark arriving to
soundtrack liked orchestral atmospheres. The Claw was a
good band, Helalyn Flowers is simply the band that we
always wanted to find in a music shop shelf!".
2. PRESENT ( debut-release and first feedbacks, from
foreignlands too)
"Our debut-ep 'Disconnection' is the result of six
mounths of sleepless nights and pure alienation! We
entered the Temple Of Noise Studios (Rome) during
February 2005 and completed the whole work in just two
weeks. we've tried to let our electro side breath
without suffocate of synthetic the rocker and catchier
one. Without doubt the sound is remarkable, thanks also
to the excellent production that has contributed to
caught each shade of ours in a well balanced way. we
started to promote 'Disconnection' by ourselves, taking
advantage of each mean at our disposal (web, radio,
magazines...) and the results haven't been late at all!
The feedback has been monstruous, concerning
foreignlands for first...In the States we're costantly
in rotation on various radios, there we're in a Top 10
together with very important bands such as Suicidal
Tendencies, Motley Crue and The Rasmus. In germany has
been founded a fan page totally dedicated to us, then we
dayly receive orders, congratulating mails, wedding
proposals (!) from UK, South America, Canada and Japan
in primis! we caught the occasion to thank from the deep
of our hearts all the Helalyn Flowers-addicted worldwide!".
3. FUTURE ( next plans, goals
and dreams)
"By now it would be perfect to concretize a deal equal
to our expectations. By the way, we're still proud of
the results reached 'till now in complete indipendence.
All that you get, photos, artwork, site, image,
scenographies, is totally fruit of our hands...and minds!
Besides we're actually working with intensiy on new
tracks that shall contribute, besides to our imminent
debut full-lenght, to the beginning of a long series of
concerts to which we're thinking in great, to present to
the spectators moments of pure entertainment and not of
mere and simple performance of our songs! The request
from our fans 'bout seeing us in tour with bands such as
The Birthday Massacre, HIM and Lacuna Coil are really
numerous! well, maybe it would be great to please'em,
don't you believe?!".
SPECIAL: THE FIRST TIME OF...N0EMI
THE FIRST MEMORY OF YOUR LIFE?
"When I was a child some workmen did the works at home.
There was one in particular who was usual to wake me up
in the early mourning and did jokes to me with the
broom-handle, how I was a billiard-ball!".
YOUR FIRST SCHOOL DAY?
"A perfect actress! Proudly I tried to not cry in front
of my mother, pretending to be happy...the day after I
got two panda-liked eyes 'cause of the effort!".
YOUR FIRST MUSICAL MEMORY?
"Di mille ce n'è...nel tuo cuore di fiabe da narrar...da
narrar!".
THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PLAYED?
"Besides the vocal cords, when I was 9 I was able to
play Steve Vai and Joe Satriani's songs with the flute
dolce, and a lot of celtic stuff, while my brother
accompanied myslef with the rhythm guitar. When I have a
bit of time I still have fun to play them again!".
THE FIRST SONG YOU COVERIZED?
"Extreme's 'More than words' when I was 10".
THE FIRST CONCERT YOU SAW AS A SPECTATRESS'
"Joe Satriani in Rome, but I really wanted it would be
the Metallica's one here in Rome, in 1992, unfortunately
I was too young and my parents took me otside the arena
to hear them while my brother was inside it (sigh sigh...)
still I regret it!".
THE FIRST CONCERT YOU DID?
"He he...pure trauma! I was been sent to sing pop/rock
covers in a roman club. As I entered it, I realized that
it was a tea-room, fullfilled with 10/12 over 50 dotties
who seemed they changed coiffure as soon as I did a
shrill...Like if it's not enough the basis got damaged
and I had to improvise a jazz version of 4 Non Blondes''What's
Up' accompained by a piano player jumped out of the
nothing!".
YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE IN STUDIO?
"A couple of years ago when I recorded the voice for the
role of Noter Dame de Paris'Esmeralda with an
indipendent company. Really emotional, but disquieting
at the same time...Maybe I felt a bit out of place?".
YOUR FIRST AUTOGRAPH SIGNED?
"Some mounths ago! A fan from Greece wrote me begging me
to send him a pic with dedication...what a sweety!".
THE FIRST TIME YOU DID TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR
POPULARITY?
"Just to enter some discos for free...by now...ehehe!!!".
THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN PAYED FOR MUSIC?
"It was for the realization of an artwork! As a musician
someone proposed me some concerts in theatres, but I
refused since they were badly oraganized. In fact they
never been carried out...".
THE FIRST THING YOU BOUGHT WITH THAT MONEY?
"Paper and blank cart-ridges for the printer".
THE FIRST TIME YOU FELT FAMOUS?
"Now!".
THE FIRST BAD CRITIC RECEIVED?
"Of being too much biting...but just because I'm usual
to face the truth directly, and sometimes it hurts!".
THE FIRST NICE COMPLIMENT RECEIVED?
"'Nice bottom'! But seriously talking, when I attended
the artistic high school someone told me that it seemed
like my paints breath".
THE FIRST TIME YOU GOT DRUNKED?
"When I was 18 mounth old! I was lonely in my bed and I
drained a bottle of perfume that was my mother's, that
was very expensive too! Never so strong yet! eheh...!!!".
THE FIRST TIME YOU GOT STONED?
"This was a really unforgettable experience! I was about
14 and together with some friends of mine I improvised a
formula for a greek depilatory wax. We mixed about ten
herbs, honey and glue, lighted the fire after which I
remember only that we woke up after two hours submerged
by smoke and totally stoned!
Sure not just like hashish...Id want to try it again!".
YOUR FIRST MAN?
"He was immaginary, when I was 6 I was convinced to be
the James Hetfield's girlfriend, ahahah!!!".
YOUR FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE?
"But...I...really...haven't had at all...Ahahaha!".
THE FIRST GOSSIP YOU HEARD ABOUT YOURSELF?
"At the primary school of being a whore! Was I guilty if
my mother dressed me with short skirts?...eheh!".
THE FIRST TIME YOU FELT THE PRESENCE OF GOD?
"When I woke up after the wax's smokes!". |
