Pieces TPA: ¡Fanzine! y "Vacaciones Permanentes"

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Isma Fest 2015

Todo empezó en el Trópico

"“Son of a Gun” fue la primera versión que hicimos y que adaptamos al castellano. Nos acompaña desde nuestro primer concierto, y le tenemos un cariño especial."

"Todo empezó en el Trópico
Arriba y abajo una y otra vez
Hijo del Señor, tú eres el mejor
Y nadie más te podrá ganar

El sol brilla en mi habitación cuando estás
Y comienza a llover cuando tú te vas"

¡Fanzine! 7" más info en:
- Elefant Records: http://elefant.com/disco/15620/fanzine

Reclaiming The Colonies, One State at a Time... "Fanzine"

It's been a fairly sombre past few days as news of the horrific terrorist attacks on Paris continues to unfurl. The fact that both a gig and a football match - the two constant passions in my life - were amongst the deliberate targets is particularly chilling. But the fact is that music is a cause for celebration and enjoyment. It transcends race, religion, ethnic division and anything else mankind wants to throw in its face... Above all, music should be about having fun...

So it seems quite apt that Los Bonsáis' new EP "¡Fanzine!"  - a collection of four unique interpretations of shamefully long-forgotten gems - should have recently fallen into my possession, and I can't think of anything more appropriate at this moment to cheer me up. Indeed the press release from their label, Elefant, sums up my thoughts far more eloquently than I ever could:

"...Every time we get our hands on a new LOS BONSÁIS release we realise how much we need their songs, like some kind of medicine that gets rid of the routine and the day-to-day, and fills you with joy, freshness, and the desire to live..."

Now I first came across Helena and Nel, from the Asturias region of Spain, thanks to their insanely addictive album "Nordeste" and now the duo have raided their  7" record collection to brighten my day. 

And while they may not be heading to Rough Trade or buying a limited edition of the Lurkers pressed on red vinyl the "Punks a tiempo parcial" still look as depressingly uniform ("...siempre van igual...") as those Part-time punks "walkin' down the Kings Road" of the Television Personalities' tongue-in-cheek original.  

This is a 160 km/h tour-de-force of lo-fi fuzzy guitars, pounding percussion that whizz through Helena's sweet vocals which end up getting gloriously multi-tracked on the song's chorus. The pair's version is faithful enough to the original as to be instantly recognisable yet adds enough of a twist for the band to claim it as their own - and as befits their own musical influences, these weekend punks are searching through the racks for some choice C86 cuts rather than The Banshees or Swell Maps... 
 

In the hands of The Vaselines, "Son of a gun" hit you with a wall of grungy distorted guitars before it veered towards Twee (especially during Frances McKee's angelic vocals). Here as "Hijo del Señor" Helena and Nel pay homage by giving the song the full-bore fuzzed treatment - buzzing guitars, metronomic drums - and great vocal interplay and harmonies. Trust me, this pair do vocals. The Spanish lyrics are not only a faithful translation, they also resonate well in their native tongue... a resounding "Olé" from over here! 

To be honest I'd never heard of Black Tambourine - an early 90's DC-based Twee band - or their song "Throw Aggi off the bridge", but having listened to the original it most certainly ticks all the prerequisite boxes. Musically, Helena and Nel remain incredibly faithful to the original - there's the added blurring at the edges (but hey, this wouldn't be a Los Bonsaís song otherwise) - while lyrically "El puente de Aggi" may feature a small mischievous sleight of hand - I suspect this is my favourite track of the quartet, if only because even the original is new to me.

The pair bring the curtain down with "Nada que hacer" - their version of The Pastels "Nothing to be done" (from the "Sitting Pretty" album) again remains faithful to the original - if anything this version's lyrics are even more heavenly than the original. For all their mastery of low-fi, guitar wondrousness, Helena and Nel's vocals are to be underestimated at your peril.

"¡Fanzine!" is just what the Doctor ordered. 10 minutes of pure indie-guitar heaven,  sweet vocals - and as hinted by the EP's title - a home made cover and mini-fanzine insert thanks to Helena (indeed the pair have their own fanzine and blog). The EP also gave me an excuse to dig our some of my old favourites to fill my head and escape to a better place.

¡Mil Gracias Helena y Nel!

Los Bonsáis
"¡Fanzine!" ( Bandcamp), Elefant)




http://reclaimingthecolonies-onestateatatime.blogspot.com.es/2015/11/los-bonsais.html

"Los Bonsáis" florecen con pop

La Nueva España - Asturias - Noviembre 2015 - Noelia Hermida

!Fanzine! en Mondo Sonoro

Mondo Sonoro noviembre 2015. Edición: Asturias/Cantabria.

Los Bonsáis Can Be (Their) Heroes Just For One 7″

"Our favourite Spanish Indie-Pop heroes Los Bonsáis released the superb Nordeste EP back in February and it instantly became one of our favourite records of the year. This week they’ve announced details of their next release, which flips the situation and tells us what their favourite records are.

The four-track, ¡Fanzine! single, is a collection of covers of some of the songs that have influenced the band, translated into Spanish and given the Los Bonsáis treatment. The tracks hark back to the C-86 era of Indie and show the bands love of all things jangling and melodic from TV Personalities to The Vaselines. This week they shared, Nada Que Hacer (Nothing To Be Done) a cover of legendary band, The Pastels, while our Spanish is far too limited to comment on the translation, we know it sounds every bit as exciting as the original.

¡Fanzine! is out on the 6th of November via Elefant Records."

For The Rabbits

https://fortherabbits.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/five-things-we-liked-this-week-30102015/

 

Mindies: ¡Fanzine!

Los Bonsáis versionan a sus grupos favoritos en un nuevo EP

Por Noé - octubre, 29th 2015
 

Los Bonsáis publicaron este mismo año su nuevo disco titulado Nordeste. Un conjunto de canciones noise-pop de enorme valor en el que de nuevo mostraban temas recurrentes, que nos pasan a todos a lo largo de nuestra vida y que como siempre nos arrancan una sonrisa. Canciones de gran inspiración como ‘Los Perdimos de Vista’ o ‘Como Si Nada’, haciendo gala del sonido twee pop. Si no teníamos suficiente con este nuevo trabajo, el grupo asturiano anuncia ahora un nuevo EP que se publicará en un single 7” en vinilo de color negro. Lo especial de estos nuevos temas que estarán recogidos bajo el título de ¡Fanzine! es que serán versiones de alguno de los grupos más especiales para Los Bonsáis como es el caso de The Vaselines o The Pastels. Además, estos temas han sido adaptados al castellano de una forma muy especial. Todo ello llegará acompañado con un mini fanzine en el que estarán incluidas las letras de todos estos temas. De momento os enseñamos como queda el ‘Nothing To Be Done’ de los Pastels en la voz de Nel y Helena.

¡Fanzine! (Elefant, 2015)

Punks A Tiempo Parcial [Part Time Punks] – TV Personalities
Hijo Del Señor [Son Of A Gun] – The Vaselines
El Puente De Aggi [Throw Aggi Off The Bridge] – Black Tambourine
Nada Que Hacer [Nothing To Be Done] – The Pastels

http://mindies.es/2015/10/los-bonsais-versionan-a-sus-grupos-favoritos-en-un-nuevo-ep/

Nada que hacer

Versión de "Nothing To Be Done"  - The Pastels

Grafic-Ho 2015 (Oviedo)

Punks a Tiempo Parcial

Así comieza el que será nuestro nuevo EP de versiones en 7"! Nuestro pequeño homenaje a cuatro bandas que nos encantan: Television Personalities, The Vaselines, Black Tambourine y The Pastels. Cuatro covers adaptadas al castellano por nosotros mismos y grabadas y mezcladas en Gijón por Ismael Piñera.

Ya disponible en pre-venta en la web de Elefant: http://elefant.com/disco/15620/fanzine

Fecha de salida: 06-11-2015

The RadioNowhere Vinyl Dungeon 8.October.2015

 Divertidísima entrevista para Vinyl Dungeon de Radio Nowhere antes de nuestro concierto en Londres con la traducción de Ana y las preguntas de Christopher!

special guests: THE SCHOOL and LOS BONSÁIS

THE DOORS - LA Woman
SUBURBAN LAWNS - Unable
JOHNNY CASH AND TENNESSEE TWO - Get Rhythm
PAPA TOPO - Sangre En Los Zapatos (Mi Amor)
THE SCHOOL - Every Day
BECK - Loser
THE FIVE SATINS - In The Still Of The Night 

LOS BONSÁIS - Después De Todo ...
JAN AUGUST - El Cumbanchero
BOOK OF LOVE - You Make Me Feel So Good (Flutter Mix)
THE SCHOOL - Put Your Hand In Mine
ELVIS PRESLEY - Burning Love
TIM TEN YEN - When The Song Applies To You
LAS MOSQUITAS - Tu Seras Mi Baby

 https://www.mixcloud.com/radionowherecloud/the-vinyl-dungeon-8october2014-the-school/

photo credit: radionowhere.org

photo credit: radionowhere.org

Nuevo Videoclip: Vacaciones Permanentes

"Vacaciones Permanentes" es nuestro nuevo videoclip! grabado en: Indietracks, Londres, Manchester Popfest y Asturias!!

Canción incluida en Nordeste!: http://bit.ly/1z4H29c

RadioNowhere at Elefant Party - 15.August.2015 - The Lexington, London, UK

  Fotos y crónica de RadioNowhere de nuestro paso por Londres, además tuvimos una agradable charla que pronto será publicada en forma de podcast, muchas gracias a Christopher y Ana

 

 

 Review Elefant UK Party by RadioNowhere

 

Los Bonsáis play the best clean songs

We had the pleasure of chatting to Nel and Helena early in the evening to find out what they’ve been up to and the plans for their new record which will be coming out early next year. For this, we attempted doing some simultaneous translation for the first time which resulted in a lot of giggling and bewilderment from everyone involved (hopefully to be edited before it reaches your ears - the interview will be broadcast soon on The Vinyl Dungeon - follow us on Twitter @vinyldungeon/@radionowhereuk for more details.) Later that evening, the Asturian band took to the stage to delight us with a set which included some great 'clean' songs, classics, material from their latest album Nordeste and a genius cover in Spanish of Part Time Punks by Television Personalities. We were also very excited to get copies of Temporal, the fanzine produced by Los Bonsáis which is dedicated to independent and alternative pop culture.

photo credit: radionowhere.org

photo credit: radionowhere.org

photo credit: radionowhere.org

photo credit: radionowhere.org

 

complete review: http://radionowhereuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/radionowhere-at-elefant-party.html 

Retorno de Londres y Manchester

 The Lexinton (Londres) 15-08-15

Salford, Manchester y Manchester Popfest.

Many thanks to: Elefant Uk, Liz,Tim, The School, Papa Topo, Ana, Christopher, Radio Nowhere, Manchester Popfest, Andrew, James and all the people in the world!

Próximas fechas! Londres y Manchester

Indietracks 2015

Podcast Indietracks 2015: "TRUST THE WIZARDS"

"TRUST THE WIZARDS" Podcast Indietracks 2015! Sobre el 12:30 hablan de nuestro concierto!

 http://goo.gl/hc5ABM 

Festival Review: Indietracks 2015 | Music on The Indiependent

"I went to see the Spanish noise-pop duo Los Bonsais. Signed to Elefant Records, the band were refreshing as they sung in their native language, and backed that up with shoegaze influenced chorus on the guitars. They blasted through their set with some infectiously short songs,  the sunny backdrop providing a relaxed atmosphere"


http://the-indie-pendent.com/festival-review-indietracks-2015/2/