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jueves, 18 de octubre de 2018

Entrevista a Zteben Blarg - Octubre 2018

SdP quiere agradecer ante todo y con creces el trato recibido y la comunicación en castellano pese a que nuestro invitado/entrevistado de hoy haya decidido contestar en inglés. No hay pedo Zteben, estate tranquilo. Agradecidos te estamos de que hayas transformado las cuestiones del español al inglés.

Si no entendéis el inglés podéis usar el traductor como hago yo. En el blog tenemos uno incorporado para estos casos.

Pero vamos con nuestro hombre en cuestión.

Es un Krewman, un Phantom Rocker, en el pasado creía en historias de fantasmas, es de Texas y algunos creemos que es un zyborg...

Sin mas dilación, el amo de las cuerdas a llegado a SdP, sigan leyendo...


1. Hi Zteben, how are you? Do you speak Spanish and / or do you really understand it?

Yes some, my mom's first language was Spanish. I read it better than anything.


2. Apart from playing the guitar and the double bass, do you play another instrument? How did you learn to play?

Yes, I play drums and little bit of keyboard when I was younger. I will have some shows with NYC band Spastiks soon, with me on drums. I also played drums for Phantom Rockers first and recorded the last album on drums, guitar and some bass. Played drums in two other Texas Psychobilly bands the Sewer Surfers and Humanoids. Played organ and keyboard on some other albums. I just learned everything on my own, before YouTube and the internet, haha. 


Zteben is double bassist in Klax


3. What are your influences and what are your favorite groups?

My influences are all over. Lately lots of NeoThrash, Hair Metal, Neo Rockabilly, New Wave, Dark Wave and Teddyboy. Stuff like W.A.S.P., Iron Maiden, Wild Rooster, Lucifer and the Hellions, Sisters of Mercy, Gama Bomb, Tears for Fears, Crisix


4. You played with Mark Cole, among others, how did you get to make appearances for The Krewmen and how was the experience of recreating psychobilly classics?

Man, that was a huge deal for me and very last minute. I was one of four guitar players considered? Only American aged punder 30 on the list, I think. Mark Burke is the one who put me on the pedestal. I got the go ahead and the rest was history. Still can't believe it happened. Tony McMillan is one of my favorite psychobilly guitar players too. We were supposed to do more shows all over the globe. But Mark Cole decided to retire and record one last MDC album "Kingdom of Scarecrow" (best stuff he has ever done in my opinion). I still talk to him and Dominic Parr  from time to time online. Everything clicked with all four of us doing the classic Krewmen songs. Glad I got to do that!

 Krewmen gig with Zteben in the six strings


5. You also play or have played with Phantom Rockers. For those who do not know it, how did they find you and what is the experience of playing in a group with a name in psychobilly?

They found me playing with a band called Sewer Surfers in San Antonio, Texas. Their drummer Scotty Teece was about to move to California. They needed someone who lived in Texas. So I tried out and joined. We went in the studio a few weeks later to record. Group is a lot of fun, always an adventure and I have gotten to play all over the world with them. You have to have think skin to be in that band. Lots of musicians can't handle it. We should be back in the studio next year for another album. 

 
 Zteben looks like a 
Phantom Rocker 


6. What other groups have you collaborated with? Which others would you like to collaborate with and which others you would not like?


Man, there has been a decent list for me. Lucky I have been able to pull it all off. Klax, Sickscrew (new band I have), Barnyard Ballers,  Phantom Rockers, Krewmen, Spastiks, Sewer Surfers, Pickled Punks, Ghost Storys, Humanoids, sure there's a few I'm forgetting. I would love to do some stuff with the Guitar Slingers or Moonshine Stalkers. Ha, any instrument they need a fill in on! Bands I wouldn't like, probably any band with drama or politics. 


7. Have you recorded new things with these groups?

Yes, Sickscrew I am recording with right now, also Klax is back in the studio. Sickscrew I'm on guitar, Spike from Barnyard Ballers on Vocals, Frank from TR6 and Oxblood on bass and Ralphy from Concombre Zombi on drums. It's a damn good line up.


8. In the past you had a very cool band that was called 'The Ghost Storys'. Why was it finished? What did you get to record? Who edited it? 
 
I moved to bass and the sound and changed. The idea changed, we grew musically and felt the name needed to be changed and move on. Recorded two demos and two albums. The albums were edited by Joe at RBI recordings in Houston, Texas. The demos were by Tucker our drummer. 


9. You are currently the frontman of Klax. In my opinion you are one of the current bands with more personality than there is in the international panorama. What do you think about this?.

Ha, I like hearing that. Klax is just something we do that we love. The line up has always been good to Klax. Right now the band chemistry is perfect. Very great musicians who have each others back. Klax of course I take more serious and we try to make it have depth musically. 

 Zteben at the Psycho Carnival in 2017


10. Why Klax? Does it have any meaning?

Yes, our 2nd album "Last Zyborg" is a concept album. Tells the story of a prototype, robotic, being that is planned for slave labor. He rebels and they have "Klax" a two particular STD virus to kill him in this situation. 


Cover of the Klax last album released 
in 2017 by Crazy Love Records


11. What do you have recorded ?, (records, demos, video clips, etc.) And under whom is it produced and edited?

Klax we have two videos and one more coming for the song Rock Salt, it has been in the making for almost two years! We have our first EP coming a Rock Salt single and working on a new album. Stuff has been produced by us Klax and Justin Osburn, Kevin Bailey, Ralphy Giron, Tucker and Ian Candler for different projects. 


12. Some people suspect that you are an android. What is true about that?

Hmm, hahaha, news to me... I barley sleep at times. I might be due for software update soon.

 
He is a tattoed android from Klax


13. Thank you very much for being there, you can add whatever you want.
 
Keep an eye out for the next Klax video Rock Salt and our upcoming vinyl record. Phantom Rockers next album and Sickscrew recordings soon! Cheers, adios!

 







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