This is the fresh sound of the band, we got crazy with the recorded
channels in the studio. We had the chance to invite our heroes to play with us.
Mohai Tamás is probably the best guitarist in Hungary, my greatest influence. he
played in a jazzrock band called Faxni and the mighty East in the eighties. On
two tracks Borlai Gergely played some extraordinary drums. He is nr. 1. session
drummer in Hungary. The album was mastered by King's X guitarist Ty Tabor. Too
bad we had this idea too late to invite him to play some solos for us. Maybe on
the 3rd Yesterdays CD... This material is more powerful than the mellow
Holdfénykert, still prog, but with quality pop influences. Some sounds will
remind you of Holdfényert too, but this sound is fresh here.
You have gone back to singing in your native
language on Colours Caffé. Please tell us more about why.
First of all, Musea encouraged us, and we got
so many positive feedback from the States and Japan about this native language
thing. And this is heart warmint, you know... we talk, feel, sing and love in
Hungarian... in English it's more "popular" but converting these thoughts and
feelings are sometimes hard to translate. Hungarian is a very deep and rich
language. And as we found out from the reviews and critics, it seems to be
somehow exotical to proggers with open minds and ears. We are very thankful that
yesterdays is accepted this way. We are planning some English releases in the
future though. A concept album is in it's making process....
You have also released a couple of Eps and taken
part in various projects. Please tell us more about this.
Our friend Marco Bernard invited us to play on
Colossus Magazine's project albums: The Spaghetti Epic II, Inferno (for this
track Jonas Reingold joned us on bass), Purgatorio, Paradiso, the Tribute to the
Flower Kings, Tuonen Tytar II, etc. It's fun to write music so we got ourseves
involved. Music and prog is FUN!
How is the creative processes in your band from
coming up with the ideas to commiting them into an album ?
It's so very easy for us. We write songs in the
rehearsal room. Each member is very creative so only the limited ammount of time
can be the problem. Usually I am coming up with the basic ideas and later we are
working on them together. I am inspired by sounds of new instruments, I have 14
guitars and a piano in my living room, so there is an instrument for every mood
and occasion. It's so easy and fun to work this way.
Just to give those of us who are unknown with your
music a bit of a reference point or two: How would you describe your music ?
Imagine some Yes-like moods with touch of some
sixties vibes and quality pop influences. Some weeks ago I've seen Roxette
playing live in Budapest. It was a true progpop experience for me. That's no
surprise. If you are looking deep into it, you'll find Beatles infuences and
very clever mood hanges and instrumentation. Not only me, but the whole band is
inspired and open minded about these influences and musical ideas. Zoltán, our
bass player is listening to Megadeath and Chicago :)), Zsolt, the keyboard
player listens a lot of electronic music. Linda is into jazz and pop. Our
drummer, József is a jazzrock guy and I am the popwerpop and symphonic prog guy.
Near all these things Yesterdays is still a SymphoProg band. It's interesting,
but true :))
How is the concert scene in your area now and do
you get many gigs ?
We found out that Romania is a better place to
play prog than Hungary. Usually we got big audiences in Transylvania and the
radios are playing our radios edit versions in these areas. Thanks to the catchy
songs non-prog people are coming to our gigs and enjoying Seven too :). A proof
that prog can be popular. A lucky situation for us.
What is your plans for the rest of this year and
beyond ?
We try to play live as much as we can to
prepare ourselves for a live DVD recording. We have some new songs too for the
next record and many many new ideas too. So we are busy as always. So, the plans
go like this: a live DVD+CD and after thet a new album in
2012.
To wrap up this interview, is there anything you
want to add to this interview ?
Colours Caffé has just been released in Japan by
DiskUnion with OBI, japanese linear notes and a bonus disk with rarities and
interesting versions. We have put so much work in it, I think it's a collector's
item. So, if you are lucky, you still can get one Limited Editon double version
from Japan. Soon we'll start a competition on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/yesterdaysband" rel="nofollow - - www.facebook.com/yesterdaysband
.... stay with us. Thanks! :)
Thank you to Akos for this interview
Their PA profile is http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3834" rel="nofollow - & their homepage is http://www.yesterdays.hu" rel="nofollow -