Interview with Go!Zilla

Go!Zilla is an Italian band from Firenze. They sound mainly like a garage punk band with a stronger beat than the usual, although in this last album, Modern Jungle's Prisoners, they seem a bit different we can easily find that warm beat that draws us to them. That and much more such as the powerfull and meaningful message they are spreading with the new album. They are playing in Portugal, yesterday they played at Sabotage, on the 26th they will be playing in Barcelos and the next day they will be heading to São João da Madeira. Don't  stay in the couch!!

Go!zilla by Titouan Massé

Songs to Nowhere - Could you introduce us to Go!zilla? It’s been a bumpy road regarding the line up of the band...you started as a duo, and you are now a quintet! How did that Happen?

Go!zilla - Always trying to renovate and find new inspirations and sound to propose to whoever is following us but in particular to ourselves.

STN - What led you into music?

Go!zilla - Music is a big world made of messages to send, of sound exploration: the idea of recreating your “world” during an Lp or a live set and “inviting” people to discover it is definitely one of the main reasons.

STN - Did you ever study music or this came naturally as a will to play?

Go!zilla - Yes all of us had a different approach to music, someone at university, I (Luca) had private lessons from different teachers plus I went to a guitar and music composition school for a couple of years as well. 

STN - Are you involved in any other bands or artistical projects?

Go!zilla - Not at the moment, but I work for a booking agency so I feel like I m doing enough!

STN - What are your major cultural references?

Go!zilla - Nice question but quite impossible to answer, I had classical studies so but first references in terms of art and culture arrive from Ancient Greek, and Romans. Nowadays we like to discover what’s going on or what happened between the 60/80s in Africa and south of America, where, at the same time of the rest of the world, was happening a revolution that was involving art and the pop culture.

Go!zilla by Clemens Mitscher)

STN - You’re Italian but have always preferred to sing in English. Never thought of recording at least one song in Italian?

Go!zilla - The English language is mainly cause we want to have the chance to perform everywhere, and also cause fits better into our music. I felt like sometimes I would have loved to try but simply that moment hasn’t come yet.

STN - How did you go acquainted to your record label?

Go!zilla - The actual record label came to us after seeing us in Paris and Brussels quite a few times. Was pretty easy to deal with.

STN - What were the main differences between recording Modern Jungle Prisoners and the previous álbuns and EP’s?

Go!zilla - The recording session went differently on this as we used the studio of a friend of use in Firenze, which is also our sound technician. We record basically one song each day starting from the drum and ending up at night with the vocals as I felt better singing one song per day and same for the rest of the instrument, you re more concentrated.

STN - Could you please be a bit explanatory about the choice of the title Modern Jungle Prisoners? I think it ‘s a bit self-explanatory, but I would like to era from you.

Go!zilla - Is a game of world between the sound which is composed using percussions and tribal Rhythms also and the mental captivity that the world nowadays is forcing you into the cause of internet and the social network and everything.

Evil is Satisfying - Modern Jungle's Prisoner - 2018

STN - Modern Jungle seems to have taken you into a different path then you were in Sinking in your Sea, was it something natural or a conscientious choice?

Go!zilla - Both of course, but mainly natural, as answered from the first question were constantly trying to evolve and move on towards new sounds and experiences.

STN - Who does your artwork? The new album seems quite different from the previous stuff you released.

Go!zilla - Is the first record where we used a picture as the main cover. The graphics instead was made by Elzo DURT which has collaborated with us already several times. We consider he's the “Michelangelo” of the 2000s.

 STN - Could you talk a bit about the songs on Modern Jungle Prisoners, the writing and the path to their final form and position on the album?

Go!zilla - We have worked out the whole record since the beginning with the idea that every song should have been linked to next (or past) one. In the studio we have created the various links playing a little part of the piano, or synthesizer or leaving feedbacks from guitars or else. The setlist went pretty natural in this case!

STN - You’re from Firenze, how’s the music scene there and in what ways has it influenced you?

Go!zilla - We don’t have much and most of the 

cool shows or at least, inspiring and interesting for us are organized by Annibale Records which is our label as well.

STN - What bands influenced you more?

Go!zilla - Let's say what bands will influence us in the future? We want to take more inspiration from Italian composers, soundtracks and else ;)

STN - Is music your main occupation? What other occupations, jobs or hobbies do you have?

Go!zilla - Everyone of us has different occupations, I do have a booking and rental agency and so I just work in music even tho sometimes I d rather turn off my mind from this world and doing something different.

STN - Name the last song or álbum you listened to that really left an impression on you!

Go!zilla - Ehehe hard question: we discovered some band that we like as Cannibale from France or Indianizer from Italy, more exotics sounds.

STN - What can we expect from your shows in Portugal?

Go!zilla - I think is our 4th time over here and from the last tour has past 2 years so we hope to have left good memories and to have fun as in the past


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