INTERVIEW AVEC PATER NEMBROT

INTERVIEW AVEC : PATER NEMBROT

Bonjour à tous . Une fois avec n'est pas coutume vous trouverez une interview avec le groupe italien Pater Nembrot dont le dernier opus a été chronique il y a peu  ici . .Le groupe  revient notamment sur sa carrière , ses influences tant au niveau des textes que de la musique et nous parle de ses projets pour 2016 et de la scène italienne actuelle . Philip Leonardi , le guitariste et chanteur du quatuor s'est prêté au jeu des questions - réponses .
A mes amis français : le groupe recherche des salles en France pour étoffer sa prochaine tournée européenne qui démarre en septembre et faire ainsi une première incursion dans l'hexagone . A bon entendeur ...

StonerandMore :Guys could you please sum up the history of the band ?

Pater Nembrot :PATER NEMBROT FORMED IN 2004FROM THE ASHES OF TWO PREVIOUS BANDS:
HAPPY MURDER (PHILIP) AND WISH OF TO CHANGE (JACK).
WE DID A COUPLE OF SHOWS WITH ME ON DRUMS BUT WE SOON UNDERSTOOD WE WERE IN NEED OF 

A REAL DRUMMER.
CLARENCE JOINED THE BAND SOON AND EVERYTHING WENT ON QUITE GOOD FOR AT LEAST 10

YEARS! IN THE FIRST PERIOD WE PLAYED TOGETHER, WE MADE A COUPLE OF DEMOS AND DIY 

RECORDS . 
THEN WE RELEASED OUR FIRST OFFICIAL ALBUM IN 2008 THANKS TO LEO AT GO DOWN RECORDS .
THAT WAS OUR LAST PIECE OF MUSIC SUNG IN OUR OWN LANGUAGE, ITALIAN. 
ACTUALLY IT WAS GOOD AND LET US TRANSMIT A MUCHMORE POLYEDRIC MESSAGE I THINK,
BUT WE DECIDED TO TURN THE LYRICS IN ENGLISH, MAYBE JUST BECAUSE WE WERE TIRED OF IT.

WE TOURED QUITE A LOT FOR THE PROMOTION OF “MANDRIA” . IN ITALY AND GERMANY AND THAT

 WAS THE FIRST TIME WE MET SAMSARA BLUES EXPERIENCE . GOOD FRIENDS, COOL GUYS AND 

GREAT MUSICIANS...IN 2011 WE PUBLISHED OUR SECOND ALBUM,"SEQUOIA SEEDS" AND WE 

WERE THRILLED TO SPEND A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A REAL LEGEND FOR US, 
ENZO VITA FORMER AND GUITARIST OF "IL ROVESCIO DELLA MEDAGLIA", ONE OF THE MOST I

MPORTANT ITALIAN PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND EVER . TOGETHER WITH PFM, OSANNA AND NEW TROLLS. 
IN 2013 WE RELEASED AN EP CALLED "EXTENDED PYRAMID", PLAYED AGAIN IN GERMANY, AUSTRIA,

 SWISS, HOLLAND, MET A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS AND COOL PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. 
IN 2014, AFTER A DECADE OF BEING A POWER TRIO, WE DECIDED IT WAS THE RIGHT TIME TO 

INTRODUCE SOMETHING NEW IN THE BAND ; SO WE STARTED LOOKING FOR A SECOND GUITARIST 

AND THEN RAMONA JOINED. 
WE SPENT ALMOST ONE YEAR REHEARSING AND ADJUSTING ALL THE MUSIC IN ORDER 
TO BE READY FOR NEW LIVE SHOWS, IN THE MEANTIME WE HAD SOME SPOT 
APPEARANCES - THE BEST ONE WAS IN GREECE AT FUZZTASTIC FESTIVAL 2014 FOR SURE. 
FINALLY WE DID IT, HAD OUR 3RD FULL LENGHT CALLED "NUSUN" WITH A NEW LINE UP 
AND WE ARE NOW PLAYING IT LIVE ACROSS ITALY!

StonerandMore : Any line-up changes so far ?

Pater Nembrot : THE MOST IMPORTANT LINEUP CHANGE FOR US HAPPENED IN 2014 WHEN RAMONA 

JOINED US ON GUITARS. WE ALL LOVE HER TUNES, HER MUSICALITY AND HER POINT OF
VIEW ON ARRANGEMENTS AND RIFFS . 
SHE LITERALLY BROUGHT US MUCH MORE ENERGY AND SOUND ESPECIALLY DURING OUR LIVE SETS. 

StonerandMore : Your main musical influences ? 

Pater Nembrot : A LOT.I COULD SAY I FIRST FELT IN LOVE WITH MUSIC LISTENING TO GRUNGE 

 AND PUNK ROCK. MY FAVORITES AT THE TIME WERE NIRVANA , ALICE IN CHAINS , MADSEASON ,

 SOUNDGARDEN , SONIC YOUTH AND SCREAMING TREES .

HAD MY PROGGY AND KRAUTY PERIOD ;I LITERALLY CONSUMED RECORDS LIKE "UT" BY "NEW TROLLS"

 OR "ELECTRONIC MEDITATION" by "TANGERINE DREAM" .I LOVE EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC, MADE BY

 MUSICIANS WHO LOVE TO BE THEMSELVES WITHOUT MOCKING ANYONE ELSE. WHO'D SAY "IT'S 

BETTER 

TO FAIL IN ORIGINALITY THAN SUCCEED IN IMITATION" . ALL THE MUSIC SHOWING THIS KIND 

OF ATTITUDE IS THE KIND THAT THRILLS ME MOST .





StonerandMore: Could you describe the new LP ? The tracks , the lyrics ? 

Pater Nembrot : WELL, IT'S DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE THIS (ANY?) ALBUM ONLY WITH WORDS, 

BUTI'LL TRY. 
IMAGINE A PLANET OUT OF TIME AND SPACE , WHERE GIANT SQUIDS HIDE IN THE DEEEP SEAS , 

MAGICIANS , AMAZONS AND BOWMEN FIGHT DIFFERENT BATTLES , STEAM ENGINE AIRCRAFTS FLY 

WHILE MUDDY RIVER'S WATER FLOWS . THEN IMAGINE SOMEWHERE A STAGE AND A BAND PLAYING  

MUSIC ON IT. THAT BAND WOULD BE PATER NEMBROT PLAYING ALL THE SONGS OF OUR NEW ALBUM 

"NUSUN".
MORE DIRECTLY, NUSUN HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN A VERY INTENSE PERIOD FOR ALL THE MEMBERS 

OF THE BAND. FAMILY ISSUES, HEALTH ISSUES, WORK ISSUES, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO HAPPEN 

AT THE SAME TIME . WHILE DIFFERENT - EVEN OPPOSITE - FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS COEXISTED 

BETWEEN US IN THE BAND . AND THAT MAYBE HAPPENED BECAUSE BEFORE BEING A BAND WE ARE 

GOOD FRIENDS. 
I THINK THAT ALL THESE ATMOSPHERES WERE CANALIZED INTO THE MUSIC AND THE SONGS OF 

NUSUN, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A RECORD ABOUT PARADOXES, BIRTH, HEALING, ATHEISM AND 

SPIRITUALITY. 

StonerandMore : What´s the creation process ? Who's doing the lyrics , who's composing the music ?

Pater Nembrot : I USUALLY BRING THE FIRST IDEA, THE FIRSTRIFF, AND I USUALLY WRITE 

LYRICS TOO, GENERALLY AFTER THE SONG HAS BEEN FINISHED, IF VOCAL PARTS ARE REQUIRED. 

 THEN THE BAND STARTS DIGESTING THAT FIRST IDEA, CHANGING IT, ADJUSTING IT, SHAPING IT,

 JUST UNTIL IT IS OK FOR EVERYBODY. 

IF YOU WANT IT TO BE EXACTLY HOW YOU FIGURED IT...YOU HAVE TO BE READY TO ARGUE! 

StonerandMore : What about the italian heavy rock scene today ? It seems to us quite busy with gigs , 

active labels , a lot of bands ...

Pater Nembrot : THERE ARE A LOT OF COOL ITALIAN BANDS AROUND, HEAVY LIKE THREE EYES 

LEFT, CLASSIC LIKE SMALL JACKETS OR MORE PSYCHEDELIC LIKE ANANDA MIDA. 
ACTUALLY THERE ARE A LOT OF SCENES. THERE'S A LOT OF UNDERGROUND...WHAT IS MISSING

 MAYBE IS THE ABILITY OF GETTING TOGETHER, A LITTLE BIGGER, MAKING COOL FESTIVAL LIKE 

IT HAPPENS IN GERMANY FOR EXAMPLE IN ORDER TO LET THE WHOLE SCENE GROW...

StonerandMore :What are you plans for 2016 ? 

Pater Nembrot : WE WILL BE TOURING ACROSS ITALY UNTIL MAY/JUNE. 
THEN, WE ARE STARTING PLANNING A EUROPEAN TOUR FOR SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER AND THINKING 

ABOUT A VINYL VERSION OF THE ALBUM. SO WE'LL START SOON TO LOOK FOR A LABEL INTERESTED 

TO JOIN US IN THIS PROJECT. 
ABOUT THE TOUR, WE ACTUALLY NEVER PLAYED FRANCE AND THIS COULD BE THE RIGHT OCCASION 

TO DO THAT! 
IF YOU LIKE OUR MUSIC AND WANNA HELP, JUST SUGGEST US SOME COOL CLUB OR VENUE WHERE

 WE CAN BRING OUR MUSIC, 
THAT WOULD BE SUPER APPRECIATED!

StonerandMore : Hope to see you in France . Good luck for your new Lp and upcoming tours !

A+

jeanmid