⭐️𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄: 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔 & 𝐃𝐉 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞-𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬⭐️

On December 15th, 2016, Placebo performed one of their 20-years-anniversary concerts at 𝑾𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒂 in London. That night, there was an afterparty organized after the show where Losers’ frontman, producer, radio presenter – and Brian’s friend! - Eddy Temple Morris was invited to play a DJ set.

On the next day, Eddy posted the picture you can see below on his 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 with the following words:
📢 “Was such a huge pleasure to see this old friend again and tell him he was responsible for my crying at a gig for the fourth time in my life. I felt very honoured to have been asked to play the after show by him - for old times sake."
To tell you more about the evening at Wembley, I’d like to share some excerpts of Eddy’s 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 he once did for 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒃𝒐 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕. He beautifully talked about overwhelming emotions he experienced during Placebo show, recalled the times when his friendship with Brian began and revealed his profound feelings he’s got for Placebo in his heart.

Photo credit: Ben Steadman / Eddy Temple-Morris IG account

⭐️𝐄𝐃𝐃𝐘 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄-𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐒
"𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐎 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆"⭐️
𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂: Hi, Eddy. Thank you for giving an interview. A year ago, I saw an interview where Placebo gave you an interview in 1998. Was it your first meeting with the band or had you known them before?
📢 𝑬𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆-𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒔: That was the first time I actually met them. I'd seen them playing before in a gig, I'd seen them already at festivals, but MTV was where we first met, in 1998. It was a Placebo special on MTV. But I think they kind of liked my vibe and they asked MTV: 'Can Eddy do the interview?' So, I was very touched. And that was the first time we met. They played a gig, and I did the interview with Brian, Stef and Steve at that time. And then Brian suggested that we went to a pub afterwards and had a few drinks, a chat, exchanged numbers and stay touched and over the years we became friends.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞-𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐓𝐕 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖
 https://bit.ly/3IcCUR3

𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂: Did you take more interviews with Placebo except this one or not?
📢 𝑬𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆-𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒔: It's the only interview that I have ever done with them. I would like to say – we became friends, I mean, me and Brian. And the next time we hang out was when I asked him to sing on my first album, the Losers first album. And he sang. I always wanted to do a cover of Summertime Rolls by Jane's Addiction. I thought there are only two people who can sing this song, aside from Perry Farrell. It could be Rob Harvey from The Music or Brian. I just asked Brian would he want to do it, he said: 'Yes, I love that song!" The rest is history.
[...]
And then I saw them at Wembley. And this amazing thing happened. The moment when they stopped playing and they just looked at the crowd. And the crowd started clapping. You know the one? And they clap, clap, clap, and clap. You know, at any normal gig a band say 'Thank you' and they come over playing after thirty seconds of clapping. They just let it happen. They just kept it going for minutes, and minutes, and minutes, didn't they? They just kept it going. If you leave a crowd normally to clap, they'll slowly stop clapping. But this is Placebo crowd just clapped like louder, louder and cheered screamed, louder and louder. And, you know, it was so much love there that I started crying. I had tears came up of my eyes because, you know, it was an emotion, it's really hard, you have to be some kind of a sociopath – not really, to react to that. Like involuntarily tears stared coming down my face, it was just such a moving moment. And it was only the fourth time in my life when I had tears at a gig. That was really special moment to me.

𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂: [...] What do you think about Placebo albums? Maybe you have a favourite one or ... a special one for you.
📢 𝑬𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆-𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒔: I guess it's different albums for different moods. I think my favourite track of Placebo is Pure Morning… I met Phil Vinall yesterday who was the producer of that track. And I said to him honestly if I have to take one Placebo song away and it was only one Placebo song that I'd listen to the rest of my life it would be Pure Morning. And he did that track. If you had to take one Placebo album with me to a desert island, I think it would be Sleeping with Ghosts bonus disk with only covers on it because there I got them doing T. Rex, I got them doing Kate Bush, I got them doing Pixies. There’s something really special about these covers. I love Placebo songs, but I really loved when they take a cover and they make it their own somebody else's song. And it's always cool songs because Brian has such a great taste…

Photo credit unknown

𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂: I've seen a photo of Brian on your Instagram and you wrote that you had played some music after the show at Wembley. Did I understand correctly?
📢 𝑬𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆-𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒔: Yes. So, Brian very sweetly asked for me to go DJ after that 20-years show at Wembley. I've got to see him a little after during my set and he came and I gave him a hug and a kiss, we had a chat. More profoundly he called me few weeks after that, just said: 'Listen, I wanted to say…' It was very sweet call, very, very honest. He called and said: 'I just wanted to say that I love you, I miss you and we asked you to come and play, not anyone else. We ask you for a reason because you've always been there for us and we've always been there for you. We just want to tell you that we love you that's why we wanted you to do this. It means a lot to us that you were there. You are kind of one of us'. I was very touched by that. And it was a huge honour to do; I mean that playing the aftershow. A gig of that size, a gig of this quality of a band what I really, really love. And I really do love Brian, he's a great guy – incredibly talented, very interesting character. So, I was really, really happy to do that.

𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂: It was the first time you played after Placebo gig as I understand. Or had you played before?
📢 𝑬𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆-𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒔: I think I played before. Think we did some festivals like MTV, and I was DJ'ing there. But it had nothing to do with them; I just had to be there. And sometimes I play before or after bands at these festivals. But this was like the first time when they did the anniversary show. Placebo fans and the band I feel like one big family. Brian coming and giving me a hug at the aftershow stuff. It definitely felt… and Stef giving me a hug and saying: 'Hello', and their manager… It all feels like a family. It all feels very warm and very valued, very close. I was very, very touched to be asked to do that.

𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂: Yes, it's a real sweet moment and I can understand you. You have been friends for a long time and as for me, it's interesting. Did Placebo influence you? [...]
📢 𝑬𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆-𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒔: Well, it's an interesting question. Have Placebo influenced me? I would say I use the word that is stronger for me –'inspiration'. They inspired me. And Brian has inspired me. And I feel there were points in my life where I needed to have Placebo musically just to help me get through. You know, to inspire me. I never listened to Placebo song and thought 'I want to write a song like this'. But I might listen to Placebo song and think 'it's so eloquent, the way that melody works with those lyrics.’ I definitely find Brian's lyrics very inspiring. I think he is a fantastic lyrics writer. I mean I love Placebo's music; they're one of my favourite bands of all time but I think not enough is said about what a great lyricist he is. And I often find myself just walking down the road like singing Placebo song all day long or just singing, maybe, just one line of Placebo song. It could be ‘Twenty years ago’, it could be a line from 'Nancy Boy' or just a line from couple years ago, it could be 'My computer thinks I’m gay I threw that piece of junk away On the Champs-Elysées'. I like singing a line to myself again and again. So, I'd say that rather than influence because like… I'm older than all of these guys. So, my influence has come from the very similar place, you know, from T. Rex or from Nine Inch Nails or whatever. So, I would say I'm inspired rather than influenced by Placebo but massively inspired and I do have a really strong emotional response to their music.
(𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑏𝑜 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡, 2017)
I hope you enjoyed the read, soulmates!

Post byOlga

DIGITAL 21 - Interview with Radio 3, part 2

𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆!

As I promised you last week, here is the second part of the English translation of the interview that 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒐 𝑹𝒖𝒊𝒛 did to 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍21 + 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒇𝒂𝒏𝑶𝒍𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒍 on the "𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆" show of 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 3 (Spain), on November 6, 2020, to introduce their new project and first album as 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔.

🔹𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒐𝒇𝒇, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: https://bit.ly/2ULBTIc

💫𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘭𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨!💫

✨👽 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙨 - 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙊𝙣 "𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚" 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝟯 🚀 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙄𝙄 ⭐✨

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Perhaps the message could be that, which I think you have expressed at some point, of some phrase made from the release of the album: "air to breathe ", and that we have to take care of our planet.
Stefan, The image on the album cover means something too, doesn't it?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Yes, I think we are very interested in where the planet is located in the universe and also the people, that we are each one, a universe in itself, right? And play a little with the image of so much space that there is and also that now we can't travel. So it's been kind of symbolic to be able to travel, if not physically, well, in the mind.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Miguel, also when we see a concert of Made For Humans, that there are dates out there in Russia, in Ukraine, they were going to have played at Sonorama (festival)... and I imagine that the thing will remain for 2021. Do these Made For Humans concerts also have an audiovisual component?

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Well, that remains to be seen because we really had ... is what you say, all the festivals last summer have messed up -for us, from all over the world, of course- and we were hoping that earlier this year we were going to do a concert in London, which would be a very special concert because it was a double concert. It was a Digital 21 + Stefan Olsdal concert, but it was also a Made For Humans concert, we were going to be the opening act for ourselves (says Miguel with a little laugh). So, it would be a beautiful concert in which we were going to be able to put together the repertoire because we haven't seen each other. So, as the situation has arisen again, we had to suspend it because we didn't dare to publish the sale of the tickets, that the tickets were sold and... At the last concert in London, that was in November last year and it was very very beautiful, people came from all over Europe, people came from Italy, from Germany, from France, it was very beautiful. We did an after party and we met people there and it was very nice to see the people who have traveled so much. And it was a very dangerous situation, to take out the tickets that people were going to buy, invest their money, buy a ticket and then, unintentionally, but they lost their money. So we have preferred to hold on and wait until the summer,when we hope the situation is resolved. So, we have the Sonorama and also the festival in Russia and some other festival, hehe.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: For those live shows, Stefan, everything is easier because here (with Made For Humans) you don't get to join up to eight (people) on stage, as it has been, but you two with your pots and that's it, nobody else, right?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Hmm… well, that's what we say now but everything can change.
Hahahaha (everyone)

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Yes!

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Knowing ourselves, there is always one more layer to add, to do. Well, in the end, it is to make a more explained experience for the public and there we will try. So, if we can do something more special with, I don't know, more machines or more people, well, we will use them…

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Totally!

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧:...but so far the project we have is in the studio, it's only two, but as I said, everything can change.

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Yes, yes.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: And what is better: outdoors. Well, now speaking precisely about this health situation. Maybe the ideal thing for this music would be outdoors, even if it was raining cats and dogs and even if it was bitterly cold, but the ideal thing for this music would be an auditorium, a theater, people sitting, which is also becoming a classic now, the people sitting in the few concerts there are, isn't it Miguel?

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Yes, the truth is that our first concert as Digital21 and Stefan Olsdal was in Gran Vía, in the Telefónica Auditorium and it was the first in an auditorium with everyone sitting, a deathly silence, one of those silences that are very beautiful for music and that for this music... I mean, at that time it was very exciting with the songs on "Inside", but with this music, with the silences that there are many times between chord and chord or between note and note, it would be very very nice if we could take it to an auditorium, yes.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Pepa Calzada is going to hit the key, "Open Forest" is going to sound and now we are going to finish the talk with Made For Humans.

✨(𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 "𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕")✨
🎶 https://youtu.be/cPjtlDcZOIA 🎶

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: I ask a few more little questions to my guests at a distance, today Stefan Olsdal / Placebo from London, from Madrid, Miguel / Digital 21.
Stefan, The second album of the other project is ready, right? In what will look or stop looking like "Complex" to "Inside"?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Good question. Well, we always continue with… well, there are two of us, me and Miguel making the music, so it's not going to be totally different from "Inside", but it's like an evolution. Maybe… well, it's hard to say… It's a better record! hahaha.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: And, as in the case before, when I said if "Open Forest" gave an idea of ​​what this album was - "Open Forest" which is still playing in the background - those two songs that you have already released Miguel, "High In The Sky" and "The New Thing", also give an idea of ​​what "Complex" is going to be?

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Buff! ehh.. yes, in a certain way yes, because it's clear that it is a forceful album and at the same time preserves the arrangements of classical instruments, as in "High in the Sky", the church organ. Ehmm ... maybe at times it has some more club element and at times it's more forceful… It’s hard to say, for me it's hard to say, I agree with Stefan… At first I thought that "Inside" was there, that overwhelmed me a lot, but I think it is at least like "Inside" or better. Today, I like it more than "Inside" because it's the new one, right? It's ready to go, but like he (Stefan) said, it's hard for us to tell, It's a session too close to see. What is clear is that we are very happy with the result and that is very difficult because a second album is always more overwhelming than the first one and the third, I think, at least is what I have seen in my life with my own albums and also with the albums of others. Always the second album is the most overwhelming and in that sense this album, we both are very happy with it, so that's the most important thing.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Stefan, And have you dared to sing a little more or not? Or well, to sing? Haha.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Haha, well I think so! :) I think that we both appear singing more on that album and ehhh ... maybe now we have both bands, let's say, we can push more to one extreme or the other, with the main band and Made For Humans. But yes, there were quite a few guest vocalists on the album "Inside" and on this one, yes, there are still, but also Miguel and I sang more.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Notice, Stefan, what I didn't know is that, before you met Brian and started the Placebo adventure, your very first story was precisely that, more or less, the electronic world. However, I met Miguel doing something else that was not what he later did with Digital 21; That is, you both have arrived at the same place but by different paths!

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Ha, well, yeah, yeah, I don't know... It's that the music takes you and no.. you can't control it. And well, starting with 13 or 12 years that I had, playing the drums and then the guitar and then I paid a lot of attention to electronic music and then I started my band, Placebo, which is more with guitars and then I don't know ... It's that music takes you and ...

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Sure.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: ... yeah, here we are now, Miguel and I, after so many years doing other new adventures :) haha.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Yes. Pepa, let "Hikikomori" begin to play while we are finishing the talk with our protagonists, who are here today on "Disco Grande" Radio 3, Made For Humans.

✨🎶(𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 "𝑯𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊")🎶✨
https://youtu.be/IybWBFw6tDs

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Ehhh… Short question and short answer. Miguel, What do you like the most? Remix or be remixed?

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Remix us! We remixed Timo Maas not much ago and it was a very nice experience. Also, Timo really liked the remix and it was really nice. :)

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Well Stefan, also short question and short answer. Notice how serious I am that at minute 58 of the program I ask you: When are we going to know something new about Placebo? Because this interview is with Made For Humans ;) Haha.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Yes. Well we are already finishing the album with Placebo, so next year it comes out.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Next year, you will have a bunch of work next year!

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 & 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Hahaha.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: You will not cope! Haha

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Totally!

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Well Miguel, Stefan, thank you very much for being there. It is always a pleasure that on Radio 3, by extension, on "Disco Grande" and in other programs, you always keep us up to date with your adventures. Congratulations on your work and looking forward to giving you a hug the next time we meet. Thank you so much. Regards.

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Thanks Julio, a hug.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Thanks to you. Take care, a hug.

✨🎶("𝑯𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊" 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈)🎶✨

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Made For Humans, today the protagonists in "Disco Grande", four songs from the album have been played in the course of the talk with Stefan Olsdal and Miguel / Digital 21. Pepa Calzada on the other side of the glass at the technical controls... (End of recording) 🎙️▪️

Thank you so much for reading dear Soulmates! Have a wonderful weekend. ☀️
❤️Lots of love & stay safe❤️
🪐𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒂🪐

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: https://bit.ly/3luCUA2
𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝑅𝑖𝑡𝑎 𝑀𝑜𝑙𝑘𝑜 𝑑𝑒 𝐿. 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑏𝑜 𝐴𝑛𝑦𝑤𝑎𝑦.
📸 Photo Credits:
Pic 1 - Javier Alonso and Marina Sanz / Open Forest Screenshot / Edit made by Rita
Live photos - Javier Alonso and Marina Sanz

DIGITAL 21 - Interview with Radio 3, part 1

Today I bring you the English translation of the interview that 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒐 𝑹𝒖𝒊𝒛 did with 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟭 + 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗹𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗹  on the "𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆" show of 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 3 (Spain), on November 6, 2020, to present the first album of their new project 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔. Great answers and lots of laughs that those who don't speak Spanish couldn't miss. The whole transcription of the interview is pretty large, so this is the first part and see you next week with the second part. Enjoy reading!

Photo credit: Radio 3

✨👽 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙨 - 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙊𝙣 "𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚" 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝟯 🚀⭐✨

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Time of "Disco Grande" here on Radio 3. Well, we are at 5:30 in the afternoon. I mean, it is about making the planned dual-band telephone communication with Miguel / Digital 21 and with Stefan Olsdal / Placebo who is in London, so they tell us details of what it is today, November 6, the release of the Made For Humans album.

✨(𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 "𝑨𝒍𝒈𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂 𝑶𝒇 𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈") ✨
🎶 https://youtu.be/aen9FtuIlgg 🎶

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: There is playing one of the songs that are part of this album that is published today and signed by Made For Humans, the project of Stefan Olsdal / Placebo and Miguel / Digital 21, and I think they are both already calling distance. Stefan, How are you? Hello, good afternoon...

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Hello, good afternoon! How are you?

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: How about there in London? We are confined, right?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧 : Yes, yes at home.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: At home. How long have you been at home?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Well, a couple of days now. It started two days ago.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Two days ago. Yes, yes of course. Now effectively the new regulations regarding confinement and mobility and being able to leave or not, effectively date from two days ago. And you Miguel? Where are you? Around here in Madrid, right?

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Yes, yes in the Madrid studio.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Well, you had to use your good skills to try to locate Stefan who we had lost, right?

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Haha ​​yes. (and he also says one word that I can't make out)

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: I am so far away, that's why.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Yeah, yeah, I can imagine. How close I have had you both years ago! When you came to present the first album of your joint project. Stefan, Is it normal for this tributary to come out? This kind of derivation from your other project from 7 years ago?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Well, ehh.. as two musicians, we always kept doing and writing and we realized that all the music that we were doing didn't square directly with the main band that we have together. And at the same time, with the confinement, the softer music let's say…more without the thing of… well, without the hype, let's say and we also have that side, me and Miguel, so it was like an opportunity to travel in that musical direction.

                  Photo Credit: Konstantin, Javier Alonso and Marina Sanz, edit by Rita

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Miguel, in the other (project) were your names, but here, you have given it a name. Why? Why does the other one go with your names in front and here you have put 'Made For Humans'? Which is still a curious name.

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Well, because the other one already existed, so we couldn't given it the name again, of course. We had to look for it ... we had to separate it of course, because it's totally different, but it has many points of union, the strings, everything that are classical nature instruments, do they have in common. But yes, a new name was good for separating it conceptually. Although on the other hand, for example, we don't have "Made For Humans" social networks. Social networks are still "Digital 21 and Stefan Olsdal", or "Digital 21 Instagram" or "Stefan Olsdal Instagram". Our social networks because we didn't want to duplicate our work, all (the work) that comes with social networks, you know? With which it is very close (the band) to us and it is clear that it's a parallel band that we have, but with another name for... well, another label so that the people who follow us know that's where it is the music more... instrumental and the vocal already stays for the main band.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: And who comes up with the name?

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Well, we are always talking. We are 1000 percent connected, because even when we have not seen each other for months, we are always sending each other ideas and without stopping to drop some ideas and others. And there were like… I don't know how many names! and there were fifty names and in the end, well, it was to find one...

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Don't tell me more, you put “Made“ and Stefan put “Humans“!
Hahahaha (laughs everyone)

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Totally! hahaha.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Stefan, this is good because we no longer have to sing. Which I think is even - -but in the final stretch of the talk, we will enter the field of the other project because here we are talking about this- we no longer have to sing or hire voices to sing, right? More comfortable, right?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Haha, well it is a bit difficult to do collaborations now haha. And yes, the feeling we had in those months was more to travel, a little more... more abstract, let's say, than music with voice.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Miguel, Are the songs of one project valid for the other or vice versa? Maybe it happens that a song from the other project we take away a bit of lyrics and we transform it into instrumental. Although you already said beforehand, 'well if we do this instrumental project it is precisely to differentiate it from the other', right?

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Of course. The truth is that we didn't need it because during the confinement we made at least 20 songs, so, there is this album but there are more songs in the breech. There has only been one song that has traveled from one project to another, which is "Hikikomori", which I think you have there...

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Yes, yes it is with which we will finish the talk, yes…

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Well, because that's going to be the b-side of the single that comes out on November 20, but the rest of the songs are all new, composed right in the confinement and the truth it was not needed (to take songs from the other project).

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Sure. Stefan, after seven years and almost twenty that you know each other; Let's say, one hits the key in one part of the world and the other hits the key in the other part of the world, and let's go. As if there were telepathy! Isn't it? In the connection…

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Yes and that coupled with the miracle of technology. The technological revolution that we are experiencing now and that is wonderful for us.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: Miguel, having a studio at home helps. Now that nobody can hear us: Who has the coolest studio? Does Stefan have it or do you have it?
Hahahaha (everyone)

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Let's see, Stefan's studio is cooler because it is in a mega house that is much cooler and with a mega family, because he has a family. And mine is less cool because I'm speaking from the studio, I live in the studio, which is a room. And so I don't even have a family, my family is in Malaga - my parents - but I mean, I don't live with a family which is less and I don't have the studio inside a house, I live directly in the studio, they are different things.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Yes, but I wanted to tell Miguel, that what he says is not true because he has a white studio and mine is all in black, so it's like Yin and Yang, hahaha so one doesn't work without the other!

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: That's true! :) Hahaha.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: The parts are equal.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: And are you jealous, each one of your property, as far as the studio is concerned? When Stefan has been in Miguel's studio, we have already said that it is a house-studio, and Miguel has been in Stefan's palace, we have already said that it is not a house only. Maybe someone wants to put his hands on and touch a button and say "take off, don't touch there!", or let him do it?

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: The truth is not because, note that sometimes when I go to London, we are recording and all this, because usually they want me to stay in a room of the house and usually I stay inside the studio, you know? I mean, because I feel better there and he leaves me there in the studio, hahaha to spend the night there. And it's the closest thing to being in my house, being in a studio and well, besides it's also bigger.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: What happens is that I have to sleep for at least five or six hours every night but Miguel doesn't, so I leave him in the studio because there he is engrossed and there he can work all night.
Hahahaha (everyone)

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: See how we are finding out more about that project. It was logical that in the end, for so long that they have known each other, they would end up precisely in the other project seven years ago and in this one here today, on Disco Grande Radio 3 presenting their songs, remote conversation with Made For Humans.

✨(𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 "𝑳𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏")✨
🎶 https://youtu.be/NKJvOqCrXzc 🎶

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: What is playing is "Liquid Moon", another of the songs included in the Made For Humans presentation album. Now when we make the next stop in the talk, "Open Forest" will sound…
Stefan, Did you want it to be precisely that song that was played afterwards, the one that you released at the beginning as a sample, so that the staff would have an idea of ​​everything, of everything that was going to be on the album?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧: Hmm… it’s that the songs have a tendency, yes to us, the order… and I do not know, is like a feeling... to follow a feeling and that song that follows sounds very good after "Open Forest". It is another side of sound and the other side of emotions and sounds that we want to convey.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨: There are no lyrics, Miguel, in the songs, but there is a kind of vindication. It can be done, I don't know! A call to something that is out there and we want it to be better without the need for lyrics? Maybe music is enough.

𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥: Yes, I think we over the years -because as you say, we knew each other a thousand years ago- we have always been talking about this crazy thing that happens in the world, right? That the human being is taking his own oxygen with which he has to breathe and that it is crazy to think for example, that most of the fires (forest) are caused worldwide. And the human being has to breathe the air that is being eliminated. So both "Open Forest" and many of the songs on the album, because we chose titles that had to do with that or that had inspired us.
The album I believe that by making instrumental music we have connected with our feelings more and also with nature and the world around us. Or maybe it was the moment we were… We were talking that we were at the moment most... because we really started recording the album almost in the middle of March, that is when everything started, all this madness that still continues. So I think it has been reflected in all those things that we both felt at the time and also that we both have been thinking about for a long time.

✨ 𝑻𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒅… 

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: https://bit.ly/3luCUA2
𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝑅𝑖𝑡𝑎 𝑀𝑜𝑙𝑘𝑜 𝑑𝑒 𝐿. 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑏𝑜 𝐴𝑛𝑦𝑤𝑎𝑦.
Live photos by  Javier Alonso and Marina Sanz

Post by Rita

BRIAN MOLKO: MY SEVEN DEADLY SINS
ROCK SOUND INTERVIEW (2003) 

Outspoken in the press, dolled-up on stage and once one of the most notorious party animals on the scene,
Brian Molko isn't shy of breaking a few rules. Who better then, to quiz about the Seven Deadly Sins?

Photo credit: David Willis

1. VANITY

“That's a good one. I'm the vainest of the band, definitely. Myself and Stefan spend a lot of time in front of the mirror playing with our hair and worrying about our clothes. I have a lot of “Does my bum look big in this?“ moments. I think it winds Steve [Hewitt] up a bit, but he's a vain guy too, only in a more masculine way. It's a very big part of what we do I suppose and a very big part of what pushes you to go on stage. I don't think there'd be as much dressing up on stage if there weren't a great deal of vanity involved. So I'm 100 percent guilty.“

2. ENVY
“Envy makes me think of that moment in Spinal Tap where the band meet some rock star who's bigger than them and they're all nice and friendly. Then when he walks away they call him a wanker. I'm guilty of that moment as well, though the bands it's with will remain nameless. But I'm envious of lots of things. I'm envious of people with better bodies than me, people who are taller than I am.“

3.GLUTTONY

“I think I'm coming out of my secret over-indulgent stage. That was basically most of my 20ies where I'd take anything that was going and too much of it at any opportunity. I think it was very much a case of trying to numb a lot of my insecurities and low self-esteem by putting myself in a haze and avoiding reality. I'm better now, thankfully.“

Photo credit: Carole Epinette

4. LUST
“Oh, my favourite! I'm a very lustful person, mainly towards other people. My lust means I have huge moral dilemmas on a daily basis. It's got me into far too much trouble. But unfortunately, no matter how much make-up I put on my face I can't alter the fact that I'm a man.“

5. WRATH
“I don't get angry that often, but when I do it's in a way that's quite particular to people who are small in stature – when they lose it they really fucking lose it. It's a bit like a pressure cooker, I have a tendency to let it build up inside of me then really blow and go apeshit. I start throwing stuff around and screaming. It's not very healthy and it's not a pretty sight. I get very upset when people treat us with disrespect in life in general. I have this feeling that people treat me like a kid a lot and look down their noses at me. That makes me very angry. But I think it's a kick back to things from my childhood that I haven't got over.“

6. GREED

“I'm not a particularly greedy person, I'm actually quite generous towards the people that I love and care about. I'd like to be filthy rich but then everybody would. I'm not obsessed with material possessions that much apart from records and clothes. I just don't see the point really. Being in a band doesn't make you greedier, it makes you more ambitious because every time you meet a challenge you have to set new ones and try and rise to those.“

Photo credit: Jesus Aparicio

7. SLOTH

“I go through stages but in general I'm a hard worker, I always have been. I find it difficult to take breakes because I'm so used to each day being full, I just get restless and I have to force myself to relax. But when I do get the chance I just do absolutely nothing. I'll sit around for days and try to shut my brain off, watch Neighbours twice a day. You feel a bit lost when you come off tour because there's no one to make your coffee for you or light your cigarettes!“

Source: Rock Sound (2003)
Edit: Silke Mitteregger

Entrevista con Javi Marvel 2017 - "El sondido de Placebo es rabioso, visceral, pero a la vez muy elegante."

Entrevista con Jafi Marvel by Susie Bosco - Placebo Anyway

Placebo Anyway meets Jafi Marvel.

El artista español de pop-rock electrónico se ha reunido con nosotros para una entrevista en la que hablamos de sus proyectos musicales y de la gira mundial de uno de sus grupos favoritos, Placebo.

En tu larga trayectoria musical Jafi Marvel ha trabajado con grupos como Niños del Brasil o Los Nervios, ha compartido escenario con Fangoria, OBK, Glamour to Kill o VNV Nation.

Le hemos visto en escenarios como la Sala Heineken, El Sol (Madrid) o en festivales tan importantes como el Rock in Rio Electrónico entre otros.

Placebo celebra su 20 aniversario con una gira en la darán 6 conciertos en España*, entre ellos estará un show in Logroño, residencia actual de Mr. Marvel.

Placebo Anyway: ¿Cómo fue para ti cuando te enteraste del concierto de Placebo en Logroño?

Jafi Marvel: Fue una verdadera sorpresa. Y también una alegría. No esperaba poder disfrutar en Logroño de una de las bandas que más me ha marcado, siempre acabo desplazándome a ciudades más grandes para ver conciertos de este tipo.

Placebo Anyway:¿Qué esperas del concierto? ¿Qué canciones deberían estar en el set list para ser un concierto perfecto de la banda británica?

Foto créditos:  ORN MRC Notimex - Marzo 2017

Jafi Marvel: Seguro que va a ser un concierto inolvidable, es un tour de aniversario, con lo que van a sonar temas que nos van a traer grandes recuerdos.

Para mi cualquier setlist que hagan va a ser acertado, pero claro, tengo mis temas indispensables: Teenage Angst, Nancy Boy, Pure Morning, Every You Every Me, Black-Eyed, Taste in Men, Special K, English Summer Rain, The Bitter End, Because I want you, Ashtray Heart… Creo que si sigo acabo nombrando el 99% de los temas Ja ja ja.

Placebo Anyway:: Vamos atrás a los años noventa. ¿Recuerdas cuándo escuchaste por primera vez a Placebo?

Jafi Marvel: Sí, perfectamente! Estaba en casa de mis padres, en Zaragoza. En la televisión había un programa sobre Mountain Bike en el que de repente sonó Nancy Boy. Subí el volumen y me quedé escuchando hipnotizado. Al día siguiente hablé con amigos hasta que descubrí quiénes eran los responsables de ese sonido que me había cautivado.



Placebo Anyway: Hay muchos músicos en el mundo, pero te gusten o no, Placebo destaca, deja huella. ¿Cuál es el motivo en tu opinión?

Jafi Marvel: Yo creo que es la personalidad de su sonido. Es rabioso, visceral, pero a la vez muy elegante.

Placebo Anyway: Tus seguidores están felices dueños de tus tres trabajos discográficos en solitario:

'Jafi Marvel’ (Satélite K, 2009), grabado en Berlín bajo la producción de Luis Miguélez y Juan Tormento (Glamour to Kill, Dinarama, etc.)

‘Discordia’ (Satélite K, 2012), grabado en Madrid con Big Toxic como productor (Fangoria, La Fura del Baus, Dirty Princess, etc.)

 ‘Inevitable’ (Rock CD, 2014).

y ‘Maldito Insomnio’  (Many Kisses Ltd. / Satélite K, 2015)

 grabado en Zaragoza  y masterizado por Luis Sancho en 12+1 Estudios.





La discografía completa y los créditos: aquí

Placebo Anyway: ¿Podemos encontrar influencias o inspiraciones de Placebo en tus discos?

Jafi Marvel: Sin duda. Puede que no sean perceptibles, pero están ahí. El sonido de sus guitarras me ha llamado siempre mucho la atención y me marca desde hace años.

“Daño”, un tema de mi tercer disco “Inevitable”, aunque tiene unos sintetizadores muy presentes, para mí es 100% Placebo.

Ver los vídeo clips de Jafi.

Foto créditos: Digital 21

Placebo Anyway: Stefan Olsdal es un gran amante de España y de sus artistas. Actualmente apoya a artistas jóvenes y colabora con Digital 21. ¿Cómo sería una posible colaboración con Placebo? ¿Te gustaría trabajar con ellos como banda, con Stef y sus proyectos también más electrónicos o compartir escenario?

Jafi Marvel: ¡Desde luego! Cualquiera de las opciones sería un lujo. Imagínate, compartir escenario con Placebo! ¡Wow! ¿Cómo decir que no a eso? El proyecto de Stef con Miguel (Digital 21) también lo sigo de cerca. Miguel es un buen amigo que, además de ser un gran músico y productor, no para de organizar fiestas y eventos en la noche madrileña. En más de una ocasión ha contado conmigo y ha sido siempre un placer.

Placebo Anyway: Otra manera de colaborar con ellos sería en un proyecto social. Sabemos que en tus conciertos siempre están presentes.

Jafi Marvel: Sí, creo que todos podemos aportar algo y, ya que estás en un escenario con un micro en la mano, cuesta muy poco ayudar o recordar a la gente que no todo es diversión. El VIH sigue siendo un gran problema a día de hoy y cuesta muy poco tomar precauciones, hay que recordarlo de vez en cuando ya que parece que no es tendencia para los medios ni el sistema sanitario.



Placebo Anyway: Ahora nos vienen la mente los charity shows de Placebo como en Ankor Wat (Bangkok 2008) que estaba enfocado en el tráfico de seres humanos; el de Leeds (U.K. 2015), donde apoyaron la fundación CALM y también el ‘In Aid of The Mercy Centre, Bangkok' en Utrecht (Holanda 2015) ¿Qué les propondrías a Brian and Stef para llevar a cabo un proyecto juntos?

Jafi Marvel: Seguro que aparecían numerosas posibilidades: refugiados, desahucios…

Placebo Anyway: Queremos despedirnos con una invitación a tu página web donde encontramos tu agenda, discografía, tus vídeos y una tienda online.

http://jafimarvel.com

En tu Facebook podemos descubrimos de ti otra faceta artística más.

www.facebook.com/jafimarvelmusic

Jafi Marvel: Imagino que te refieres a las sesiones como DJ que estoy realizando últimamente.

Ya cuando vivía en Zaragoza me gustaba ponerme a los platos alguna que otra vez en los bares o pubs que frecuentaba. Me gusta hacer que la gente baile y lo pase bien, y eso a veces es una responsabilidad.

Con mi faceta de DJ, mientras ando liado en el estudio grabando nuevo material, me quito el “mono” de escenario yendo a pinchar a Clubs y eventos por toda España.

Placebo Anyway: Sabemos que has participado en Especiales dedicado a Placebo. ¿Qué tal la experiencia y habrá un pre y/o aftershow event que a lo mejor diriges tú?

Jafi Marvel: Es cierto, la primera vez que sonó en directo nuestro último disco fue en una fiesta Placebo en Madrid.

La verdad es que no me había planteado organizar nada ¡Viene Placebo a la ciudad que a día de hoy es tu casa! Anula cualquier otro plan que pueda surgir para ese día… ¡y para el siguiente! Je je je Solo ponte tus mejores galas y déjate llevar…

Placebo Anyway: Muchas gracias por la entrevista. Nos vemos de nuevo en Logroño y contamos con tu concert review.

Jafi Marvel:  Muchas gracias a vosotr@s. Si podéis acercaros por Logroño, aquí tenéis un guía.

Entrevista por Susie Bosco - Placebo Anyway  

Placebo WorldTour – España – Entradas:

• Sala Razzmatazz Barcelona 26.04.2017
• Sala Razzmatazz Barcelona 27.04.2017 (entradas agotadas)
• Wizkink Center Madrid 29.04.2017
• Palacio de los Deportes Granada 04.05.2017
• Palacio de los Deportes Logroño 06.05.2017
• Mallorca Live Festival, Mallorca 12.05.2017

Entradas: http://aplaceforustodream.com



Photo credits: Diego Figueroa @halofiveo

• Placebo página web oficial: www.placeboworld.co.uk
• Jafi Marvel página web oficial: http://jafimarvel.com   
• www.facebook.com/jafimarvelmusic

• Placebo Anyway: www.facebook.com/PlaceboAnyway
• Placebo Anyway Blog (Centrefolds): http://centrefoldsculture.blogspot.com

        Entrevista en inglés

Interview with Jafi Marvel - "Placebo's music is enraged, visceral and at the same time very elegant."

Interview with Mr. Jafi Marvel  by Susie Bosco for Placebo Anyway

Placebo Anyway meets Jafi Marvel / April 2017

Spanish pop-rock electronic artist Jafi Marvel met with us for an exclusive interview where we speak about his music projects and the Placebo World Tour 2017.

We would like to introduce to you Javi Marvel:

In his long musical career he has collaborated with very well-known Spanish groups like Niños del Brasil or Los Nervios, shared live stage with Fangoria (friends of our beloved Stef Olsdal), OBK, Glamour to Kill or VNV Nation.



We saw him playing at important Spanish venues such as Sala Heineken, El Sol (Madrid) or at important festivals like ‘Rock in Rio Electrónico' among others.

Jafi is a huge Placebo fan and will not miss the show in Logroño, where he currently lives.

Placebo celebrates their  20^th anniversary and during their World-Tour they will play 6 shows in Spain. *

Placebo Anyway: How did you feel when you heard about Placebo’s concert in Logroño?

Jafi Marvel: Yeah!! It was a big surprise for me. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy a concert here in Logroño of one of the bands that has inspired and influenced me the most. I have always had to go to other cities to enjoy bigger concerts like this one. So it made me really happy!

Placebo Anyway: What do you expect from the show? How would the perfect set list be in your opinion, for this concert?

Photo credits: ORN MRC Notimex March 2017

Jafi Marvel: I’m pretty sure it will be an amazing gig that I will never forget. It’s an anniversary tour, so we will listen to songs that will bring back lots of memories.

For me, any set list they choose is great; nevertheless, I have my preferred list of songs:

Teenage Angst, Nancy Boy, Pure Morning, Every You Every Me, Black-Eyed, Taste in Men, Special K, English Summer Rain, The Bitter End, Because I want you, Ashtray Heart…  I think That If I keep going I will end up naming 99% of their songs (Laughing)

Placebo Anyway: Let us travel back in time to the 90’s. ¿Do you remember the first time you listened to Placebo?

Jafi Marvel: Of course! I was at my parents’ home in Zaragoza (Spain). I was watching a TV program about the band Mountain Bike and suddenly I heard 'Nancy Boy'. I turned the volume up and I listened mesmerized to the song.

The next day I spoke with some friends until I finally found out who was the band responsible for such kind of mesmerizing cool sound.

Placebo Anyway: There are many bands in the world, we whether you like it or not, Placebo are special, different, a band which leave a mark on us. What do you think is the reason for the band to have such an impact on people?

Jafi Marvel: I think it’s the personality of their sound. It’s enraged, visceral, and at the same time very elegant.

Placebo Anyway: Your followers are happy owners of your 4 solo albums:

‘Jafi Marvel’ (Satélite K, 2009), recorded in Berlin and produced by Luis Miguélez and Juan Tormento (Glamour to Kill, Dinarama, etc.) 

 ‘Discordia’ (Satélite K, 2012), recorded in Madrid and produced by Big Toxic (Fangoria, La Fura del Baus, Dirty Princess, etc.)

‘Inevitable’ (Rock CD, 2014).

 and ‘Maldito Insomnio’  ( Many Kisses Ltd. / Satélite K, 2015)

recorded in Zaragoza and produced by Luis Sancho en 12+1 Estudios 

Complete discography and credits here.

  

Placebo Anyway: Do we find some Placebo influences or inspiration on all these albums?

Jafi Marvel: Without any doubt!! It might not be obvious, but it is there. The sound of Placebo’s guitars has always caught my attention and left a mark on me over these years.

For example, “Daño” (Hurt) a song on my third album “Inevitable”, even though, the synthesizers are very present, for me it’s a 100% Placebo.

Check out the Javi's videos.

Photo credits: Digital 21

Placebo Anyway: We all know that Stefan Olsdal is totally in love with Spain and their artists. Currently he supports young artists and is collaborating with Digital 21. ¿How would a possible collaboration with Placebo be? Would you like to work with the band, or with Stef and his electronic projects or even share the stage with them?

Jafi Marvel: Of course I would! Any of these options would be a kind of a luxury for me. Only imagine being on stage with Placebo!! Wow!! How could I say no to this!!

I follow Stef’s project with Miguel (Digital 21). Miguel, who’s a very good friend of mine, and a great musician and producer. He organizes lots of parties and events in Madrid too, and has counted on me in more than once occasion. It has been always a  pleasure for me to collaborate with him.



Placebo Anyway: Another way of collaboration with Placebo would be a charity project. We know that in your concerts it plays a big part.

Jafi Marvel: Yes it does! I think we could do something. As you are with the microphone on the stage, it’s very easy to help and remind people that not everything in life is fun. For example, Aids is still a big problem nowadays and you don’t need a lot of effort to take precautions. It’s important to remind it every once in a while, because it seems that for the media it’s not an issue, not even for the sanitary system.

Placebo Anyway: Speaking about charity shows, our conversation reminded us of Placebo’s charity shows such as Angkor Wat (Bangkok 2008) which was focused on human traffic, or Leeds ( U.K 2015), where they supported CALM, or the In Aid of The Mercy Centre, Bangkok in Utrecht (Netherlands 2015). What kind of charity project would be your proposal for a collaboration with Brian and Stef?

Jafi Marvel: I’m quite sure there would be huge amount of possibilities: refugees, evictions…..

Placebo Anyway: We would like to say good bye with an invitation to your webpage, where we find your songs, videos, news and an online store.

http://jafimarvel.com

On your Facebook page we discovered another important detail about your music career.

www.facebook.com/jafimarvelmusic

Jafi Marvel: I suppose you mean my DJ sessions, that I’ve been doing recently.  Ever since I’ve lived in Zaragoza I have loved djing at the pubs or venues I used to go. I enjoy encouraging people to dance, to have a great time and this, sometimes, is a big responsibility but I love it.

When I’m in the studio recording new songs, I stop  my DJ projects around clubs and event venues all over Spain, and I have to remove the “I want to be on stage” vibe from my mind. It makes me feel better!

Placebo Anyway: Thank you very much for the interview. See you soon in Logroño and we count on you with a Placebo concert review!

Jafi Marvel: Thank you very much dear Placebo Anyway Team. If anyone of you and your Facebook followers want to come to Logroño. I’m here for you!!

Interview by Susie Bosco – Placebo Anyway / Supervisor ,  translation correction Diana E.T. Fogin



Placebo WorldTour – Spain - Tickets:

• Sala Razzmatazz Barcelona 26.04.2017
• Sala Razzmatazz Barcelona 27.04.2017 (sold out)
• Wizkink Center Madrid 29.04.2017
• Palacio de los Deportes Granada 04.05.2017
• Palacio de los Deportes Logroño 06.05.2017
• Mallorca Live Festival, Mallorca 12.05.2017

Tickets: http://aplaceforustodream.com

Foto créditos: Diego Figueroa @halofiveo

• Placebo Official Page: www.placeboworld.co.uk
• Jafi Marvel: Official Pagehttp://jafimarvel.com  
• www.facebook.com/jafimarvelmusic
• Placebo Anyway: www.facebook.com/PlaceboAnyway
• Placebo Anyway Blog (Centrefolds): http://centrefoldsculture.blogspot.com

Interview by Susie Bosco. Translation correction and supervision by Diana E.T. Foghin

Interview Spanish version