A Chat With: Shiny Glide
Great rock music has always come from a special place from within. A place inaccessible to those unable to truly cope with thorough introspection but Shiny Glide, and his latest opus of psych-rock heaven, shows that those that reap the benefits of doing so can create something magical. We got chatting to the man himself to dive deeper…
RR: What to you is the best rock album of all time and why?
Supertramp – Crises What Crises. All the songs on the album are great and powerful and simply timeless, the atmosphere and the sounds are very dreamy with some classic and psychedelic vibes which makes the whole album unique in its genre.
RR: How did you first discover rock music?
Through my oldest brothers when I was a little child, they used to like and listen a lot to Pink Floyd, Eagles, Neil Young, Nick Drake, King Crimson and lot of other great progressive and psychedelic rock bands of the seventies.
RR: How would you describe the current state of rock/alternative music?
There are a lot of great new bands and artists, the new indie rock and alternative rock scene is very creative and strong. I only listen to new artists and there is so much talent and variety that you can enjoy, also because we are in a very digital age where making music and producing great albums is not so hard and expensive as it used to be back in the old analog days. Besides that in these times it is very easy and fun to collaborate with other artists and musicians through the internet and to promote your own music in social networks.
RR: Who is your current favourite rock/alternative artist and why?
Too many to mention, in this period since I am kind of an insomniac I need and love to listen to very dreamy, hypnotic and relaxing music, so at the moment my favourite artist is Homeshake, his music is unusual,very ethereal, suave and minimalistic.
RR: Do you see the genre evolving in any particular way at the moment? For good or for bad?
Alternative and indie rock and also bedroom pop, lo-fi and psychedelic rock are always evolving, I am a Zen type of person and artist, I live in the present and I only listen to new music and artists who are very independent and produce their own music in their home studios and bedrooms, like I do.
There is much more intimacy and inspiration,creative freedom and real talent in independent and in all types of alternative music, and only good things can come from that. The only bad thing is that Spotify, Youtube and even Facebook and all the other digital platforms and networks are not paying well enough and giving enough attention and consideration to impendent artists. That is a shame considering that most of independent artists make and produce much better music than most mainstream artists.
RR: Can you tell us where the original concept for nocturnal flight came from?
I love the night, it is a time for dreams and creativity, for the essence and the soul to come to life, and to me it is very important to be connected to my inner self and my inner child in order to cope and to function in a pretty sad and horrible society and world. Besides the night, I love birds and their philosophy and behaviors.
Birds can fly anywhere they want without needing money, visas, passports and licences. Birds don’t build bridges and frontiers, like arrogant presidents and countries, if you want to be free and light and enjoy peace and universal love, you must learn from birds and be like a bird. That is why in the past my stage name was Seagull. Now I call myself Shiny Glide and this name was inspired by the albatross majestic, perfect and enlightening gliding flight.
RR: Did you encounter any issues at all when writing/recording the album?
I had so much fun with it, I love making music, I spend most of my time doing that,the only problem is the frustration for not being able to travel and tour because of the pandemic rules that are still very exaggerated and too strict here in Italy. This is another reason why I don’t like this place, too much bureaucracy, racism and mafia, now covid gave these people more reasons to hate and discriminate one another and even capitalize and exploit this horrible virus. Hopefully we are at the beginning of the end of this nightmare.
RR: How would you say the new material compares to your previous albums?
In my new material, I also produce, record and mix my music in my bedroom studio, while in my previous albums I used to pay for studio time and record the vocals and the guitar parts of my songs. Also in my new material I am open to other music styles like electronic music, lofi and bedroom pop and I use a lot of great midi-controller sounds in my new music but I will go back to my guitar based dream rock songs soon.
I am working on so many different type of sounds and projects, and I am trying to produce and release a single every month and at least three albums every year. I love it and I love to be generous to those who love me and my music.
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