*** PODCAST #140 Ryan (Dreamwell) ***

     After seeing Dreamwell rip it up downstairs at ZBR Fest 2023 and delving hard into their new album 'In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You', it was obviously time to talk to guitarist Ryan from the Rhode Island five-piece. Some topics covered: the ultimate Dave Matthews Band slapper, essential Coheed And Cambria albums, being related to Celine Dion, a Modest Mouse/Minus The Bear confusion, playing with Shai Hulud at your very first hardcore show, playing in Narrow Path, Sentry, Dreamwell, the post Level Plane barren wasteland of screamo, self-stabbings, signing to Prosthetic, etc. Bands played in this podcast: The Chariot, Loftus, Modest Mouse, Roy, Shai Hulud, and William Bonney. Listen to podcast #140 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

DREAMWELL

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1 The Three Starter-Pokemon of Pop Punk

MODEST MOUSE "Dramamine" (Ryan)

ROY "Rebel Hymn" (Dave)

2 Linked Up at the Starbuck's Drive-Thru

WILLIAM BONNEY "No Pizza" (Ryan)

SHAI HULUD "Two and Twenty Misfortunes" (Dave)

3 We Keep Getting More Deranged, and Bitter, and Tired, and Gross

THE CHARIOT "Sargent Savage" (Ryan)

LOFTUS "Next Stop, New Boundary" (Dave)

~Dave

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PODCAST #140 linked here

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https://youtu.be/sjqUs_MYPHI

SINEMA

Band: SINEMA
For fans of: Saosin, Valandora, Recover, Fall Of Troy, Chiodos Bros., Kissing Chaos, Beloved, Endor, In Pieces, Excitebike, and Anatomy Of A Ghost.
Genres: Punk / Rock / Post-Hardcore / Metallic Hardcore / Emo / Screamo / Skramz

Related artists: ?.
Country: Texas U.S.A.
Years Active: 2023-present

Label(s): Ephyra

     This band has been floating around my radar a lot the last month and after my man Tomcat McCone sent me another friendly reminder it seemed high time to check that shit out with a direct ear. First listen...decent. Second listen...hmmm I like those clean vocals more than expected. Third listen...oh fuck to the yes.

     2023's 'After the Flatline' is five tracks ripped straight out of 2000. Mixing emo/screamo with metallic hardcore and zesty post-hardcore singing, each song separates itself as a clear entity amongst the whole, but also blends well with the rest. A few notes:
1 - "Stutter": killer cleans, not too long, punchy screamy sections (albeit short), versatility is great, probably the most like Saosin
2 - "...And You Already Forgot": probably the weakest of the five as the singing is good but doesn't compare to the opener, really good heavy parts, balance of heavy/soft done very well, longest of the tracks, reminds me of Excitebike
3 - "Hard To Get By": very emo intro, the switchover at 1:45 is very cool and reminds me of Leer, the controlled freak-outs are amazing, a good mix of the sing/scream
4 - "Speak Your Mind": another good mixture of the soft and the heavy, pleasing to the ear but it doesn't boast the standout parts that tracks 1, 3, and 5 do
5 - "I Can't See Through The Mirror": definitely the heaviest/shortest jam and one of their best, the most "screamo" of the bunch, clean singing peppers the latter half instead of the former

     So if you need a hefty dose of nostalgia done really well then you need to follow this band, the next release might see them take right the fuck off.

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DISCOGRAPHY

2023 - After the Flatline EP (stream/buy here)

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(2023) SINEMA - "Stutter" (from 'After the Flatline')

https://youtu.be/dsWxwXVVEPM

(2023) SINEMA - "I Can't See Through the Mirror" (from 'After the Flatline')

https://youtu.be/n1ENm3XhwVY

(2023) SINEMA - "Hard To Get By" (from 'After the Flatline')

https://youtu.be/CglUqa0IdQk

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SINEMA additional links

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*** PODCAST #139 Jopo (Joliette) ***

Photo: Carlos Andres

     After being friends with Joliette's Jopo (guitar) for a decade and their new 12"EP release of 'Luz De Bengala' I knew it was time for this podcast. Definitely check out the new EP and their contribution to 'Cube', bot released on my label Zegema Beach Records! A few things discussed: Nirvana and getting cds in Mexico, 120 Minutes at 2am, the Warped Tour effect, two bands become one, recording at school, moving to Mexico City, The Great Ones Collective, the Life In Vacuum connection, riff soup in riff city, the new iteration of JOLIETTE and 'Luz De Bengala', the upcoming full length, a match made in cowbell heaven, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Encarsia, Life In Vacuum, Poison The Well, and Vendetta Red. Listen to podcast #139 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

JOLIETTE

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Buy 'Luz de Bengala' on 12" from ZBR

1 The Loss of Western CD Shops is Jopo's Gain

POISON THE WELL "Botchla" (Jopo) [official music video]

VENDETTA RED "Por Vida" (Dave)

2 The First Glimpse of Touring

LIFE IN VACUUM "Black Snow" (Jopo) [official music video]

ENCARSIA "Prog is for the Children" (Dave)

3 The Cowbell EP

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~Dave

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PODCAST #139 linked here

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