In the South
of Spain, in an ancient city is a thriving music scene. A scene we are getting
to know and becoming extremely interested in. Singer/songwriters, blues tinged
rockers, conscious observers and this part of Spain may just turn out to be
Europe’s new go to spot for aspiring musical poets / artists.
Cádiz is home
to a band of four Rock N’ Roll souls who are harvesting great alternative
sounds with keen eyes on the happenings around them and the world outside their
seaside hamlet. A mix of concern, understanding and a lust for freedom driving
them to push even further into the world and have their voices, their cries and
honest rock sounds heard.
Forgoing many
of life’s clichés and choosing the music they make as their savior this band is
not just on a mission, they themselves are the mission.
Through the words of vocalist Edin Malamadre; Meet Last
Drop…
I find it interesting that until a few
months ago I had heard very little of Cádiz and now you guys are the second
rock act we’re digging from the ancient city. What’s going on there in the
Cádiz music scene?
I really like
this question. I think that we are living our Golden Age here in Cádiz. There's
a lot of really good bands, with a lot of talent and a lot to say. And the most
important thing, with very different musical styles. We have, as you know, The
Electric Alley, The Broken, Sexaine, The Shooters, G.A.S DRUMMERS, Diabulus in
Extremis, Common Places, SeekInside, Ogro, Chochosymoscas Grind...A lot of
amazing bands.
We always
have been very creative in the south of Spain and I think that it had to be
reflected somehow, no matter what musical style we are talking about.
'Sin Tregua', this is a song about
seeking Truth. TRUTH in capital letters. I think that TRUTH only can be found
inside of you. You are your Master and your Pupil. Everything in between is a
handful of shit. Everything begins and
ends in you. This is why I sing in the chorus "Truth is spinning..."
It's like a wheel, with no beginning and no end.
What is the history of Last Drop?
We are just a
bunch of motherfuckers that want to play Rock N Roll. We have been playing for
three years now, more or less. We have released one EP with 4 songs and we want
to record our first LP before this year ends. With a music video of course.
You tackle some social thoughts,
perhaps with some disdain and despair… would you call yourselves activists or
just concerned humans with instruments? The line “¿Quién jode nuestras vidas?”
seems intense.
We are not
activists. We are just people with eyes in our faces and hearts in our chests.
There's no disdain in our songs nor despair. Only rage. And Hope. But not naive
hope. Hope in mankind as a beautiful disaster that that to sail in trouble
water. The line "who fucks with our lives" it's about that.
We sing in
Spanish because is our natural language. i really like bands that sing in their
mother language. I think that it is more interesting and more difficult than singing in English. I'm not saying that I don`t like bands that sing in
English. I'm ok with that. But, for me if a want to express deep feelings and
ideas, I have to do it in my own language. If not, I'm feeling superficial.
'11' is about manipulation. I don't
know why but, all the big tragedies use to happen in a day eleven. 9/11. 11M,
the earthquake in Japan...I don't know why but, that makes me think that there is
a reality over our reality that escapes to our control. And we are controlled
through chaos. Chaos is the best way of controlling. If you are confused, you
are easily controllable. This song is a desire of escaping about that control.
So what do you believe is the most important problem the world faces right now?
This is a
very difficult question. I think the most important problem that we have to
face is the loss of our freedom. We are losing our free will and our
individuality in a very subtle way. We are being ruled by criminals by psychos
that don’t care about us. Politicians are useless. They are not there to serve
us. They use us like pawns in the game. We are losing our freedom and it doesn’t
matter which country we are talking about. It is the same everywhere. Poverty,
lack of justice, etc it is all related with that. So I think that we have to
recover our value as human beings. If we are not free, we are not humans.
Last Drop is laying down some killer
guitar riffs, who are the bands musical heroes?
Hahaha, thank
you. We have a lot of influences. For me, the master of puppets is James
Hetfield. But, what we, as a group, have in common is Pearl Jam, Stone Temple
Pilots, Soundgarden, Heroes del Silencio, Queen of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu,
Mars Volta, Guns n Roses, etc...
'Ensayo Y Error (La Docilidad Del
Miedo)' is a song about feeling guilty without having committed any crime. It's
a song about being an slave of your elf. if you are an slave of yourself, that
is, you are the perfect slave. You don't have to have chains. You are your own
chain.
I usually can tell from listening, are you guys recording in a studio or at a home?
We recorded
in Studio 79 in Jerez with Rafa Camison. A guy with a lot of talent as a
drummer and producer. We recorded there live, with the whole band playing at
the same time and then we added vocals.
When will you tour outside of Spain?
I hope we can
tour abroad as soon as possible. We are willing to do it. We have no limits.
'Despierta': Awake. You have to be aware
of who you are. And you have to assume that you are a grain in the mountain of
shit that the world is. If we are not aware about that, we have nothing to do.
We are lost. The world is lost.
What are 5 things the world absolutely needs to know about Last Drop Band?
- We are four in the band. Koke (lead guitar), Manuel( bass), Mike (drums and vocals) and Edith (vocals / rhythm guitar).
- Our name comes from and Scottish pub where the criminals that were going to be killed took their last drink before they die in the gallows.
- We made the cover of our first Ep with our own blood.
- We have a lot of songs and we want you to listen them.
- Rock is our only religion.
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