DECEMBER  20 2011:Interview with all members of  Samavayo(DE) an Alternative Stoner Band from Berlin including member profiles.

Stonerrock.gr :What 's up guys ! First i bean familiar listening Samavayo from Death March Melodies - Nasoni Records - i make Conclusions for this album that goes more to alternative rock including some influences of Tool , maybe Deftones and other Alternative Metal bands than stoner rock, do you believe that this record label put more into the stone rock scene ?

Andreas: Hey Dude, thanks for interviewing us. To answer your first question: Nasoni released a lot of blues and psychedelic influenced music from all over the world. First time I get in contact with Mr. Bier was when he released the bluerock band HEMPELLS from Berlin. This guys were friends and played in our clubs near school. At this time I started making music. Nasoni was a label that gave Samavayo a chance, when many other labels didnt, but even at this time Samavayo was more an outsider on his label, because we are more an alternative heavy rock band with lots of rock influences in general and also influences from psychedelic as we all liked the 60s and 70s rock and psychedelic music, but also metal and grunge of the 90s and of course stonerrock. But also we were the only band with that kind of style on his Label Mr. Bier trusted in us and helped us releasing our first album. I think Nasoni just helped a lot of stoner rock bands to grow, for example Colour Haze or Los Natas, The Great Escape, Liquid Visions or Nightstalker just to name a few. Lots of this bands released their first album on Nasoni Records. But this guy is a long time on planet earth, he saw artists growing and dying in decades, so what will come next, I don't know, lets be exited :-)

Personal Samavayo Profiles Members Info:
 

Andreas Voland Live gear: Yamaha Attitude II Billy Sheehan Signature, 8x10" Ampeg Bass Box from 70s, Reußenzehn BassPreamp MK Six, Crown Amplifier, Artec Effects, Rotosound Strings Favorite Bass player: John Entwistle Favorite Drink: White Russian Best Festival: Highfield Best Stoner rock band: Jimmy Hendrix (might be a little to early but definitly Jimmy already played all Stoneriffs that will ever appear:) Best 70's band: The Doors Best Samavayo song live: So long

 

Behrang Alavi Live gear: Yamaga SG1820A BL, Yamaha Pacifica Mike Stern on Sovtek Mig100, Marshal 4*12" from 70s, Artec Effects, Pyramid Strings Favorite Vocalist: Maynard James Keenan Favorite Drink: Corona Best Festival: Woodstock Best Stoner rock band: Sloburn Best 70's band: Black Sabbath Best Samavayo song live: Rollin

 

Marco Wirth: Live gear: Gibson ES 335, Orange Rockerverb 50, Artec Effects, Pyramid Strings, Metal Picks Favorite Guitar player: Jimmy Hendrix Favorite Drink: Becks Beer Best Festival: Fusion-Festival Best Stoner rock band: RotoR Best 70's band: Pink Floyd Best Samavayo song live: Heavy Song

 

Stephan Voland: Live gear: Rockstroh Drums, 5A Los Cabos drumsticks Favorite Drummer: dave weckl, travis parker Favorite Drink: Tyskyie Beer Best Festival: Sziget Festival, Melt Best Stoner rock band: stoner? what the hell is that? Best 70's band: Genesis (was a totally different band in the 70s when Phil Collins has been the drums and Peter Gabriel the singer)  Best Samavayo song live: Rollin

Stonerrock.gr :Favorite audience of all Samavayo live gigs / concerts , the most succeed live performance ; I discovered on the net fans from Japan who came this ?

Stephan: - there is not that specific gig being the best of all. but you can definitely say that festival gigs like rock am ring, melt, hurricane and high field have been very special for us. and of course all the hometown gigs in Berlin have been great, too.

Andreas: Yes, and we always enjoy playing outside of Germany, like for example our small three-show-tour in Greece, Athen, Thessaloniki and Alexandropolis, it was a great experience and we hope to come back soon!
In Japan we have specially one big fan. I met her on myspace once and she started a fanpage in Japan. Hopefully one day we will be able to visit her.

Stonerrock.gr :If some big mainstream label approach Samavayo , the band will be positive ti sign a contract , is there any prerequisite-(requirement) to deal with this ;

Behrang: if we agree then only upon making the music we like and appearing the way we want.

Stonerrock.gr :What s the opinion of  Stoner rock scene , this  (hype) will be continued ..... so strong ;

Andreas: Well I believe in things are changing always, so ..., just look back 40years...genres and hypes are coming and going with the time, but Music in general will be there for all times, if its Stoner rock or "only" rock music or whatever-music, for me its more important, that we will have the freedom to play our music. Don't forget: there are countries, where its forbidden to even listen to rock music...

Stonerrock.gr :Future plans of Samavayo ;

Behrang: making the next album, touring across Europe. playing show with other great stoner and heavy rock bands.

Stephan: making new songs, recording new songs and playing as many gigs as possible.... business as usual.

Andreas: yepp, and trying to make things better and increase ourselves.

Stonerrock.gr :Thanks guys for setting up  this fine interview , keep on Rollin ..