Next weekend Sabotage Club will host a special event; Feedback Fever - A Fuzz Club Festival In Lisbon.
Two nights dedicated to six bands, unfortunately, Nonn won't be here, but we will have the Portuguese band Summer of Hate instead. 10 000 Russos and Dreamweapon are the two other portuguese bands playing, both representing Fuzz Club, as well as the italian duo Throw Down Bones and the french SerVo.
Pretty Lightning, the German duo of Christian Berghoff and Sebastian Haas will be one of the acts sealing this so very special collaboration ( my favorite club and my favorite label ), and that's the main reason for this interview. It was one of the bands I had on my "things to do list", and this was the perfect time. Listen to their music and read what they have to say about it, let yourselves go on these two perfect summer nights.
Two nights dedicated to six bands, unfortunately, Nonn won't be here, but we will have the Portuguese band Summer of Hate instead. 10 000 Russos and Dreamweapon are the two other portuguese bands playing, both representing Fuzz Club, as well as the italian duo Throw Down Bones and the french SerVo.
Pretty Lightning, the German duo of Christian Berghoff and Sebastian Haas will be one of the acts sealing this so very special collaboration ( my favorite club and my favorite label ), and that's the main reason for this interview. It was one of the bands I had on my "things to do list", and this was the perfect time. Listen to their music and read what they have to say about it, let yourselves go on these two perfect summer nights.
Songs
to Nowhere - Could you introduce Pretty Lightning to our readers and
perhaps talk about how you guys met and how the band started?
Pretty
Lightning - Hi! We were small town kids/teens from the southwest
of germany who were strung out on garage punkrock. Starting a band
just seemed likely.
STN - Is there a story behind the name of the band? Could you share it with our readers?
STN - Is there a story behind the name of the band? Could you share it with our readers?
Pretty
Lightning - Yes, it´s the story of 80000 Volt:
As
a Dragon Eye Morrison undergoes electro-shock
treatment for his aggressive behavior. The levels of sheer energy
absorbed by his body over the years allow him to channel and conduct
electricity. Now an adult, Morrison works in the city as a reptile
investigator and has learned to channel his rage through the
performance of aggressive guitar-based noise. Meanwhile, Thunderbolt
Buddha, a TV repair man turned vigilante, who has the same
electro-conductive powers after a childhood accident, goes after
crime bosses and gangsters. When both men learn of each other's
existence, Thunderbolt Buddha challenges Morrison to a final showdown
on the rooftops of Tokyo.
STN - Could tell us a bit more about a couple of songs? I would like to suggest Mantra de Morte.
STN - Could tell us a bit more about a couple of songs? I would like to suggest Mantra de Morte.
Pretty
Lightning - Mantra de Morte was recorded to celebrate 10 years
of MeuDiaDeMorte Rec. MDDM is run by a founding member of Datashock,
a collective of friends playing improvised free-folk-spook-kraut
music.Both of us are also part of Datashock, it works like a base,
as all (loose) members have also different bands and projects that
are connected through the collective. And there are quite a few:
Schrein, Flamingo Creatures, Yagow, Bunte Truppe, Phantom Horse...
When MDDM and Datashock turned 10, a 10 disc lathe cut box set was
released, which features most of these acts.
STN
- How was the music scene while you were growing up? Was that
something that influenced you to start a band?
Pretty
Lightning - There was a little punk scene and that´s where most
of the Datashock members know each other from and we´ve been all
playing together in different bands ever since. So yes, it all
started back then.
STN - In this time, what were the biggest challenges the band had to face?
Pretty Lightning - I don´t remember any real challenge, and it should never be. I mean, recording an album for example is always a lot of work if you do it mainly by yourself and this can be challenging. Figuring out news skills, long recording nights, exhausting rides on one side / shows that don´t get confirmed on the other side... this can all be challenging of course, but that´s also what it´s all about, somehow, isn´t it?
STN - Where did you learn to play? Did you have lessons or anything like that?
Pretty
Lightning - We both had a few lessons, but that´s a long long
time ago, it was before we even met.
STN - How did you buy your first gear?
STN - How did you buy your first gear?
Pretty
Lightning - It was bought by our parents. Thanks again!
STN - Can you tell us how was your first rehearsal?
STN - Can you tell us how was your first rehearsal?
Pretty Lightning - No clue, I seriously don´t remember.
STN - And the first show?
Pretty Lightning - I remember that exactly. We were lucky because we had the chance to open for Quintron and Miss Pussycat. We were really overanxious and we could barely play our instruments. Well, not much has changed since then, but we´re getting used to it.
Pretty Lightning - This Machine is Running - The Rythm of Ooze, 2017
STN - How did you got acquainted with Fuzz Club??
Pretty
Lightning - Of course we were aware of Fuzz Club before they even
knew about us. The first time we actually met was at Eindhoven Psych
Lab, but we only had a brief chat. About a year later they invited us
to contribute to one of their Reverb Conspiracy releases. When Fuzz
Club got in touch again around a year later, we had just finished a
new record, it was a good timing. And it was the first time we didn´t
have to send out our stuff out to different labels, it just worked
out straight away, lucky us! But even before Fuzz Club we were very
lucky having the opportunity to work with amazing record labels.
Fonal Rec., Cardinal Fuzz and Sound Effect Rec. were all really
great, not only musicwise.
STN - What can we
expect from your show at Feedback Fever - A Fuzz Club Festival In
Lisbon, where you’ll be sharing stages with your label mates, Nonn,
Dreamweapon, 10000 Russos, Throw Down Bones and SerVo?
Pretty
Lightning - As we´ll come by plane, our gear will be a limited,
so maybe it´s gonna be a bit more stripped-down, but still cool.
Hopefully ;)
STN - If you could time travel,
were would you like to go see a show or play?
Pretty Lightning - Marble Moon - ( A Magic Lane of Light and Rain, 2015 )
Pretty Lightning - 2200, it would be interesting to hear what music sounds like in a few hundred years.
STN - What song or band is currently blowing your brains out?
Pretty Lightning - 75 Dollar Bill, they are about to release a new record this (or next) month and we´re both excited!
STN - The last word is yours!
Pretty
Lightning - Thanks for your questions, see you soon. Looking
forward!
Mais Info
https://prettylightning.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/prettylightning/
https://fuzzclub.com/portfolio/pretty-lightning/
https://www.facebook.com/events/415374599195412/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cxUlm72bVm4fGkmWWjzkG?autoplay=true&v=A
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