Pax East Interviews

WELCOME back to the Radio of Horror Show for this week. Tonight on the show we have Sundah51 the legendary game developer from Japan doing a Japanese translated Interview at the Shadows of the Damned booth and Walter Wood with Dark And Deep. Music tonight will be from the SPLATTERHOUSE Vinyl score I picked up and Castlevania Symphony of the Night

An Interview with Musician Amanda Gonsales

Amanda Gonsales is over seas and felt it better to do this interview by written Q and A

https://youtu.be/B4GbQ0FZ3os?si=EqfLjX3FTaNPwVfD

What inspired you as a singer
I’m from Brazil, so I grew up listening to Brazilian music. My first references were Elis Regina and Ney Matogrosso, for example. I was captivated by the intentions and well-defined vocal gestures of these artists and their stage performance – they managed to involve the audience in their interpretations. Then, I started to expand the references and found in Ozzy Osbourne and Till Lindemman, for example, an ironic tone that makes us uneasy, as it is full of density and at the same time a peculiar humor, which keeps us connected and needing to unravel each  moment of them intention –it delights me!

What are some of your songs
The first songs I composed were for “Sacro”: Noite morta, Umbra and Sigilo. I never considered myself a composer, in fact I made these songs to try to express the impact that the city of Évora, in Portugal, had on me artistically, so I found in composition a way to express more clearly the sensations I wanted to convey. The music producer helped me with the harmony and arrangements, I delivered the lyrics and the melody, and together we composed the other layers of the songs based on the references and inspirations I took to the studio.

What instrument do you play
I started my music studies with keyboard, piano and guitar, which helped me with my musicality, but I can’t say that I’m an instrumentalist. My focus has always been on voice and body and expressive work, which ended up taking me to the areas of Theater and Dance, adding to my singing and stage performance.

Who else is in the band and what they do
The musicians whose recorded “Sacro” were hired musicians. As the work is solo, I don’t have a group of musicians accompanying me. Coincidentally, many who played on the EP had already worked with me – some I already knew from college. But the instrumentation was very varied: violins, viola, cello, bassoon, taiko – a Japanese percussion instrument, percussion, guitar, keyboard and flute, so it took a large team to make this work happen.

What horror movies do you like
Interestingly, I’m not used to watch horror movies. However, one that I really like is “The Witch” by Robert Eggers. I believe that much more than joint suspense and moments of scares, the real terror resides in the human psyche and in personal relationships, in everyday life. I think the shadows – on a psychological level, are what really scare us, and that is what we need to deal with – this is the proposal of “Sacro”.



When you’re not singing what you like to do
When I’m not singing, I dedicate myself to creating my next work and studying the Creative Process. In fact, this is the topic of my PhD now, which I am studying at the University of Évora, in Portugal. Understanding how a creative process can develop in relation to historical heritage and how the artist can materialize the shadows of the place – which are not evident in its architecture – in this case, the Inquisition – the central pillar of the album “Sacro”.

Are you a fan of vinyl records?
Yes definitely. I believe that everything is becoming more and more superficial, and with music too. Relationships are more liquid, everything material exists less and less, and this changes our relationship with the world, with people. I wasn’t born in the era of vinyl, but there was still CDs and I believe that the materiality of records brings us closer to the entire aesthetic behind the work – which is extremely important for understanding that art and also music – as we often listened to the same songs.

Pax East and Ghostbusters

No show tonight as I recover from the long 4 day Pax East in Boston Massachusetts

I will have a lot of great interviews to play coming up about Pax East

Here is a couple new video about Ghostbusters in honor of Ghostbusters Frozen Empire out in theaters now.

The Real Ghostbusters DVD Review

https://youtu.be/5D8zSGY_-T8?si=l3EjfiR2IarISMIH

Extreme Ghostbusters DVD Review

Vampires and Monsters and Video Games

TONIGHT on the show we have Kelly Florence on the show with us to talk about the Science of Monsters and then my old friend Horror Show Jack the Fang Smith on with us to talk about his work and talent. Music tonight will be for the video game fans out there as we are traveling to PAX EAST next weekend and wont have a show but tonight music from Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth.

https://www.horrorfangs.com

Woman in Horror Month

Woman in Horror Month continues with Author Mef Hafdahl talking about her new books since she came on the show last

Music tonight will be from AXE and other awesome 80s 90s and more horror.

Manray and Vampires

On the show tonight Xtine Santackas manager of Manray who comes on to talk about the club’s One Year Anniversary since their reopening. We will play some music I shazammed by DJ Chris tonight.

Show starts at 10:00pm est http://www.wcuw.org

THEN from across the planet from Europe we have adult film star Christina Shine on with us to talk about sunlight Ambitions a new Erotica vampire thriller she made