This Sound Pulsating Sensation Was An Inspirational Talk With The Iron Wolf Band

Juris Kaukulis talks about working on the album together with Gati Zaki: "Gati was approached two years ago, but we didn't meet until the studio works When we met again, he told me to send him something.

The first songs I sent him were "Late Spring" and "Doorbell" Gatis listened and immediately had his own vision.

As for producers, we have only had one long-term experience with Ginta Sol, who has influenced the sound of "Iron Wolf" on several albums, including " There are no women in my house", "Pink Dawn" The group got to know Gati Zaķi when he was still studying to be a sound operator, and is glad that now he is one of the leaders in this field in Latvia.

"Working with Gati was a better feeling, we met often during the year, " Kaukulis continues "Sometimes producers tend to erase the idea heard in the demo and start again, but Gat had an important demo recording.

We each brought our own experiences to the recording process For example, I look at music as a metalhead who has lived through his time trying to play post-punk.

Then Bunny comes along and shreds the guitar like I've never done before He recorded, performed and also participated in the selection of the repertoire.

For four songs that I thought could have been on the album, he said they were too sad or heavy After all, he largely determined what will sound on the album.

" The musician says that the creation of the album can be divided into two big periods - the time before the recording and the time after the recording If the audience had to be introduced to the songs of the new album at concerts, several of the "Jauni" album the songs have been known to listeners for some time, as they have been played in concerts even before the recording.

Kaukulis continues: "It turns out that this album includes two songs that can already be proudly called hits - "Tās dël nav beigas" and "Glāze", as well as the current single "Tu negaidīji rītu" is currently the most played song in Latvia for the fourth week on radio stations At first, we didn't plan to release this song as a single, so the success of "Tu negaiðiji rītus" is unexpected for us.

We hope and dream that the same will happen with other songs on the album " It turns out that the legendary song "Orange Hair" started to take off when it got into radio rotation.

Kaukulis says: "I can tell you one funny thing about the song "Oranži mati" The lyrics consist of only two main lines and four more lines at the end.

At that time, in the studio recording, we concluded that the song should not have so little text, so I wrote down additional lines recorded by Gints Sola Our publishers Iveta Mielava and Sandra Amerika came to listen to the recording.

At that time - in the long text version - her song "Oranži mati" was not even noticed Later, Gynt asked me why I had written so much text there, and took the text out in the field, sending the song to Yvette again.

I was surprised when she called and asked why we didn't show her the song then? This is the real one! It's funny - sometimes it seems like it's a shame to sing two lines, but it turns out that it's the right move " Kaspars Tobis adds to him: "This song is a record-breaker in general.

It has the world's simplest, By the end, everyone has engaged in some version of "Late Spring " On the other hand, the song "You didn't wait for the morning" came about exactly the opposite - it came and was ready.

Mārcis Judzis : When we wrote "Vēls pavasaris", we knew that it would not be a radio single But the song has nine versions, which means nine days in the studio, and the whole creative process - its writing took at least two months in total.

Aija Kaukule: The real version didn't take long to get hold of - you could feel that there was something in the basic motif, but it didn't catch on for an annoyingly long time Juris Kaukulis: The idea for the song came to me while playing the guitar and looking out the window, behind which was spring.

Quite simply - I sang what I saw and felt Later it grew with version after version of the arrangement until it all seemed too much, then too little again.

The composition of the album should also be considered in the context of the album Especially for LTV's 2023 holiday concert, which was directed by Fredis, "Iron Wolf" had prepared their version of the songs "Aluminium pig" and "Saki ja, saki ne" by the group "Lžežlīgīga tipa".

The listeners and also the authors of the song received it responsively, which makes Yuri consider the idea that now and then it could be played in concerts Aija Kaukule : I have a heretical thought about a cover album.

Juris Kaukulis : Yes, over the years we have accumulated a lot of covers, even "Autumn is coming to paint Latvia" by Ulda Stabulnieks Kaspars Tobis: Also "Mežrosīte"! Mārcis Judzis : By the way, "Lįgħalīgais tipis" wrote the song "Aluminium Pig" when they heard about the group "Iron Wolf".

Juris Kaukulis: Everything is correct! They were thinking of a chorus for the song, and someone told Freddie that there was a funny band called "Iron Wolf" Haha – we call our song "Aluminum Pig".

Each group's repertoire includes songs that we would not expect to hear at a concert For my part, I can mention the songs "Kūkas konfektes", "Dievi krīt", "Fresh meat for cannibals", which I have probably heard only at the concerts of the release of the album "Manās tėmės vyšin nav" in 2004.

It should be mentioned that "Iron Wolf" shared his dressing room in "Musical Bank" with Mika Dukur and Ivo Fomina, who also joins the conversation at one point The musicians pulled each other on the tooth.

Juris Kaukulis: We love the audience and we always play what they want, because we know what they want Of course, there are situations where when someone comes and names the year in which we played songs from the album "Dead Seagulls".

When will they be played again? And then we stand and think - where were you then - in 1993, when we played "Dead Seagulls" Then almost nobody came to the concerts, so we started playing something else.

To tell you the truth, we have played songs from this album in concerts as well At the previous "Palladium" concert, this was the song "Dead Liar" with a new, Latvian version of the text.

Mārcis Judzis : I have this heretical idea – to create a program of songs that we haven't played for so long that we seem to have forgotten Juris Kaukulis: You can dream.

Marcis Judzis: OK, I'll take this on myself! Juris Kaukulis: Marci, everything is correct! Marcis Judzis: I think it should be done! Aija Kaukule: But let's not hide it, that some of these old songs will also be played at the "Palladium" concert! Mārcis Judzis: That's why we listened to those old albums Juris does not reveal that we had a rehearsal of the old songs.

Juris Kaukulis: For example, "The Gods Fall" I can play calmly, go from hand to hand Everything is not so easy, I have forgotten the lyrics and harmonies of some songs.

Aija Kaukule: Juris still sings all the lyrics by heart Juris Kaukulis: I don't have a good memory! Mārcis Judzis : Yes, yes Juris Kaukulis: I'll tell you how I do it - I record a song at home and listen to it on the way to Riga.

On the way, it sounded like a ring and "stayed at the fingertips" Interesting! As for the "Jauni" album, I don't know where it will take us yet, but I like it! With this album, in its early days, I had time to sit with myself more and make music by myself in my own home.

Experimenting with synthesizers and guitars in solitude, the walls of my garage sometimes vibrated until the morning light That pulsating sensation of sound was inspiring.

Aiga Leitholde: How do you feel this time when the usual doesn't work anymore? Ivo Fomins: Nowadays, nobody wants to work anymore Juris Kaukulis: Only you work! Ivo needs that award, and he has been participating in "Music Bank" for several years now.

Marcis Judzis: He doesn't need it, he himself Ivo Fomins: I'm tired myself.

Aiga Leitholde: Let's model the future! Ivo Fomin: The future - for him? As the future: Sigulda, Liepāja, Valmiera, Alūksne, Daugavpils Juris Kaukulis: We have always been in search and we are moving forward.

Aiga Leitholde: Rock is not dead! Juris Kaukulis: If he is dead, long live the dead! Aiga Leitholde: By the way, I recently spoke with a music teacher who told me that seniors listen to hip-hop, but seventh-graders pick up guitars, they like classic rock Juris Kaukulis: The guitar dealers I know have also said that some time ago the sale of guitars had dropped by 30 percent.

This has changed at the end of last year It turns out that young people like American rock.

Mārcis Judzis : When "Måneskin" won Eurovision, it also made many young people interested in the sound of the guitar But I want to add that hip-hop has always been in fashion! Before "Iron Wolf" I have been both a rapper and a raver.

"Onxy", Nana - in my time, I only listened to "Prodigy" more than hip-hop Juris Kaukulis: In my youth in the eighties, I was intrigued by the collaboration between "Run-DMC" and "Aerosmith".

Now influenced by kids, I listen to ASAP Rocky and I'm a Lil Peep fan In my eyes, Lil Peep is the "Nirvana" of today.

He, too, is now dead and plays in that concert where such men are expected But there's still something about a guitar snarl! And that "something" always keeps us together as well - a little gray-haired young people.

Marcis Judzis: We are used to each other when we can read each other's thoughts just by looking at each other Juris Kaukulis: We have been together for a long time! Mārcis Judzis: And let's keep well! Aija Kaukule: That is exactly what can be appreciated in these turbulent times.

Highlight the text and press Ctrl+Enter to send the corrected text fragment to the editor! Highlight the text and press the Report an error button to send the corrected text fragment to the editor! And that "something" always keeps us together as well - a little gray-haired young people Marcis Judzis: We are used to each other when we can read each other's thoughts just by looking at each other.

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