PORNOKARAOKE Howdo you balance staying true to the original songwhile infusing it with your own electro-industrial sound? What challenges do you encounter during this process? A lot depends from song to song, some songs and artists deserve some more respect than others hahaha...We try our best to keep the songs recognizable but we can't promise anythingmore.Themain challenge is usually the vocal parts, as in many songs much of the recognizability lies in those, while I tend to produce a sort of death rattle sound that is reminiscent of everything but vocals. But hey, I'm the leader of our band so they can't sackme for it! Another challenge is, many "pop songs" have a catchy, but mostly cheapish, synth sound that we carefully try to replace with amore acceptable sound in electro-industrial environments.As far as the"band" thing is concerned, I don't see Porno Karaoke as a traditional band with a fixed line-up, but more as a collective with changing musicians & performers. What has been the most memorable or challenging performance for Porno Karaoke so far? Of course the first two shows in Brazil are very memorable, it was so great and a relief to see those Brazilians go wild for songs like 'Shoot Your Shot' & 'Sweet Dreams’, shouting the lyrics almost louder than Horny B. did. Another memorable performance was when we, almost exactly a year ago today, played at a crowded Magasin 4 in Brussels. Also here the audience spontaneously started dancing, from the first note we played and was pogoing towards the end of our set. Screaming and shouting for more … sadly our time was up. What are your aspirations for the future as a band? Are there any particular goals or milestones that you hope to achieve? Well,we are thinking of releasing an albumwith some our interpretations in the future and of course hope to make manymore people happy by playing at their bachelor parties, weddings, baby showers, divorces and funerals! One of our dreams/goals is to perform a complete Fad Gadget -Best of set... www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be - 26 - How do you handle criticism or negative feedback as a band? How do you use it to improve and evolve your performances? Once, at one of our first Belgian shows, we found ourselves in the wrong place, at the wrong time in front of the wrong audience...The friendly and daring promoter programmed us as a midnight surprise to play after a "very serious act" and before an apparently "very important autoscooter music DJ". Due to delays and technical problems the changeover didn't go as smooth as we would have hoped for so most people left the venue after the "headliner", while hardcore scootermusic fans waited for their beloved DJ hero.About 20 people were standing against the wall in the back...who didn't get our tongue in cheek perfomance... with crossed arms... just waiting for our set to end... But seeing those horrified faces didn't make us feel insecure... Quite the opposite! For us it was the proof we are doing the right thing! We enjoyed every minute of playing that show! Funnily enough we still did get some positive feedback,from people that wish to stay anomynous, in the aftermath! "It was the audience, not you!" hahahaha… So, have any negative feedback? Bring it on wussies! Can you share anyupcoming projects or exciting plans that Porno Karaoke has in store for your fans? Exciting plans? You bet! This year, for the first time since 2020 (Blame covid!) we're playing , once again outside the EU! :P At the renowned Infest festival in Bradford UK on August 25th! But before that we will be onstage in Antwerp together with Mildreda at the Djingel Djangel music club. And who knows, we even might pop up somewhere as a surprise act! You all have been warned! 11.08.Porno Karaoke + Mildreda@Djingel Djangel,Antwerp 25.09.23 Porno Karaoke &More @ Infest, Bradford,UK https://www.facebook.com/pornkaraoke Hamis HERIK
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