A new band had been born
After some days playing in "La Valla", Roberto decided to left playing with us because he really didn't like it. We were three then: Chema (bass), Karl (keyboards and guitar) and myself (keyboard). The beginning was like Chaos. We played music without sense and also we made some covers, specially by Depeche Mode and Doors.
Karl made some songs taking pieces of our disordered songs. We used to record our music sessions and sometimes I used to play the "djembe" into the keyboard. Our first songs as a band were: "terror", "los fantasmas" and "vamos al castillo". I don't know if they were a good songs or crapy ones, but I enjoyed that period of time with those cracy guys going to a big park and playing that songs with our instruments while we were drinking beers and litres of coke (specially Chema).
We began to think what name we could put to our band and some friends were giving us somr advise. I tell you that is not easy to choose a name for a band. We tought thousands of them but any was really reliable. In the end we decided to call our band 7D.
After some days playing in "La Valla", Roberto decided to left playing with us because he really didn't like it. We were three then: Chema (bass), Karl (keyboards and guitar) and myself (keyboard). The beginning was like Chaos. We played music without sense and also we made some covers, specially by Depeche Mode and Doors.
Karl made some songs taking pieces of our disordered songs. We used to record our music sessions and sometimes I used to play the "djembe" into the keyboard. Our first songs as a band were: "terror", "los fantasmas" and "vamos al castillo". I don't know if they were a good songs or crapy ones, but I enjoyed that period of time with those cracy guys going to a big park and playing that songs with our instruments while we were drinking beers and litres of coke (specially Chema).
We began to think what name we could put to our band and some friends were giving us somr advise. I tell you that is not easy to choose a name for a band. We tought thousands of them but any was really reliable. In the end we decided to call our band 7D.
posted by Enriko at 5:42 AM
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Aclaración de Carlos: Te has hecho el lio con la cronología. La música "sin sentido" (es decir, improvisaciones basadas en la repetición de algún motivo) sólo la grabamos con Roberto en el grupo, tanto en la Valla ("Terror" y "2 acordes" el 27 enero 96)como en casa de Chema ("Din don din" y "Adolf" el 23 de marzo 96). Con Roberto también hicimos versiones de Depeche y Heroes del silencio (a The Doors no los versionamos hasta 1997, cuando ya teníamos teclados grandes). Cuando Roberto dejó de tocar con nosotros (entre abril y mayo 96) fue cuando dejamos las improvisaciones y sólo hacíamos versiones. Alguna vez hicimos alguna sesión rememorando "Terror" y "Adolf", pero ya no improvisamos nada nuevo.
Aclaración 2: Eso de que Carlos hizo algunas canciones tomando trozos de nuestras improvisaciones es incorrecto. La única improvisación que utilicé para convertirla en una canción coherente fue "2 acordes". El 23 de septiembre 96 hice una versión, y en octubre o noviembre hice otra más lenta y bastante mejorada. Esa podría decirse que fue la primera canción (seria) de Seven D. Es decir, una canción estructurada, no una improvisación. La grabamos el 5 de diciembre 96, todavía con los teclados pequeños.
Aclaración 3: "Fantasmas" y "Vamos al castillo" son del 97 y no son improvisaciones. Cuando tuvo letra, "Fantasmas" pasó a llamarse "Jesus today", y tanto su estructura como su sonido habían cambiado notablemente. A "Vamos al castillo" le hice una letra, pero no os la enseñé. Empecé a cambiar los arreglos una y otra vez y al final la dejamos aparcada.
Comentario personal: creo que tuvimos buenos momentos, tanto en la etapa de locura con Roberto como al hacer versiones elaboradas de DM (ese Behind the wheel con el plato rodando en el suelo al principio). Era divertido, y al final eso es lo único que cuenta. Pero claro, de locura y versiones no se saca un disco...
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