2020-03-01 Total Guitar

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TOTAL GUITAR MARCH 2020

EGO KILL TALENT

MeettheBrazilianrockbanddoingbigthingsontheirownterms...

W

e’veallprobably

seensomesort

ofgigoranother

wherethe

musicianson

stageswapinstrumentsfor

amoment– butconsidering

theyhaveareshuffleforevery

song,Brazilianalternative

rockersEgoKillTalentare

takingthatconcepttothe

extreme.Andwhilesuch

creativefluidityprobably

soundslikeanylivesound

engineer’sworst nightmare,

the São Paulo-based quintet

have been supporting names

as legendary as Pearl Jam,

QOTSA and SOAD on home

soil and across Europe. It’s an

unusual formula, but it’s one

that’s working for them...

“Weallplayguitarandbass

inthebandandtherearetwo

drummers,includingmyself,”

saysco-founderJean

Dolabella.“Afewyearsago

wedecidedtoletthemusic

happennaturallyregardless

ofwhowasplayingwhat

instrument.”Thislight-bulb

momentledtowhatfeltlike

havingoneline-upforone

songanda differentline-up

foranother.“Itwasweirdat

firstbutalsoveryrich,

musicallyspeaking,sinceit

broughtdifferentelements

andtexturestotheprocess,”

continuesJean.“Thoughit’sa

complexwayofcollaborating,

puttingegosasidebrings

morebenefitsthansetbacks.

We’rebrutallyhonestwith

ourartandthat’sledtosome

amazingthingsandhuge

opportunitiesforthisband.”

Thefivemusiciansrelyon

amixture Fender and Gibson

guitars on each side to bring

out the best in whichever

member happens to be

holdingit atthetime.These

are fed into Orange amps,

with some additional colour

coming via their delay and

octave pedals. “We have the

Rockerverb 100 on one side

and the Thunderverb 200 on

the other,” reveals Jean. “The

main sound is basically a more

creamy distortion out of the

amp before any pedals, more

crunchy rock than harsh

metal tones, using ambiences

to add detail and some octave

fuzzfortheheavyparts!”

“WE’RE BRUTALLY HONEST WITH OUR ART AND

THAT’S LED TO SOME HUGE OPPORTUNITIES”

FOR FANS OF Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, QOTSA GEAR Gibson SG, Fender

Stratocaster/Telecaster, Orange Rockerverb 100/Thunderverb 200

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