Translation of Gravitonas at Förkväll TV4

Here you have an English translation from the program Förkväll 28/4 at TV4

( http://www.tv4play.se/noje_och_humor/forkvall?videoId=1.1616767 )

when Andreas and Alexander talked about Gravitonas:
(A is Alexander)

-What has happened with BWO Alexander ?

A:-BWO has taken a break, like you say. Martin Rolinski had the idea of having family and kids and so on, but it doesn't stop me from working. So I started to write together with a guy named Henke Wikström last Summer. And then we started to search for a singer to work with.
And the good thing with Andreas was the he write and produce himself.
We met one morning, started to work before lunchtime and by lunch the band was formed.

-That went fast.

A:- Sometimes all is so obvious in what you are going to do.
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-But Alexander before you discovered Martin Rolinski you looked at a lot of guys. At least 35 to find him. And now you have found a new hunk ?

A.- Yes(laughing), I think so myself.

-How did you get in touch ?

A:- Actually it was our record company. We have the same record company and they made the proposal that we should meet. They had just signed Andreas and thought he would be one of the big stars.

Andreas:-The called me and asked, could you consider to try out for Alexander's new project. And before I had answered Alexander took the phone and said, Hi you wanna eat breakfast ?
We had breakfast and then to the studio.

A:- We had written several songs that Andreas sung amazing and I was really touched first time I heard him and just wanted us to work together. But what was so cool with Andreas was when we same afternoon went to his studio and he played four of his songs that knocked me out. And then we have written the whole disc together very fast for less then a year are we already done. The album will be here to Autumn, but this is the first single.

-Andreas what have you done before ? We need to know more about you.


Andreas:- Before I have been in different projects and bands, mainly in a punkband.

-So you are a musician straight through ?


A:-He had his first listhit(1) in Japan last Autumn as a songwriter. Without my interference.

Andreas:- With a more dramatic band, but a totally different musicstyle. Then we met and everything went perfect.

A:- I think we have that in common, we have a passionation for music. But we also like theatre. And that is the side...we rather call Gravitonas for a project cause it will be more theatrically then most rockbands are.

- But why are you called Gravitonas ?

A:- You need a great name. And I heard this word and thought it was neat and Andreas also likes it. Then we googled it and it showed that Gravitonas is the Lithinuanian word for the smallest particle in Universe. And the advantage with an obscure word is if you look at Google there are only four hits. And then we thought why not call ourselves Gravitonas, cause then all hits will be about us. Now there is like 5996 hits on us and 4 on the other.

-That is really cool, but it sounds a bit like you are an art project ?

A:- Yes. you can say so.

-You are performance.

A:- Yes, we have nothing against being called a project. Normally when a band is called a project then it's often negative " But we are a band and we play together". But this is born in the studio and it is a project and we like that it is a project and it should be a project.

-Cool.

VIDEO is showed.

- A great song. Makes me happy.
-But all you touch become gold, isn't it so ?

A:- I do hope so. I don't think I've ever been so passionated for anything before. It's funniest ever with music. I love all the new that happens with Spotify. We were very anxious about this with the record company that all should be available TODAY. On all places today at the web you should be able to listen to Gravitonas, it should just be there.

- But this is different then other artists cause they don't like Spotify ?

A:- Yes, but I think it's great. I love it myself. Have everything available, have it on the cellphone,have it on the computer. Give friends tips. Make playlists.
We make playlists on our website with other artist's music that we like. We want to interract with our fans in a way that bands normally don't do.

- Cool. But why do you think so ?

A.- It's new. It's exciting that happens in the music industry. It has been very depressing the last 10 years with filesharing and so on that has made that artists have got lesser and lesser to use. This with Spotify is so exciting for us artists cause it is beginning to bring in money in the bransch again. We have 14 remixes out on this song already today. From day one.
And that was inconceviable just one year ago.

-But you are behind Army of Lovers, BWO, Alcazar. Why does everything you do turn out so well ? Why do you have success ?

A:- I work with great people. That is the truth. It is called outsourcing when you work in the business life. For me is it natural to work with great people. You are not better then the ones you work with, so it is.
I got touched the first time I heard Andreas singing and wanted to work with him. When he then wanted to work with me it was crystal clear.

-Which of your songs have you made most money out of ?

A.- That is hard to tell. I have had a couple of worldhits that has been number one in 30 countries but its' surely some song that I have written to someone in Japan that has brought most money in.For BWO it is Sunshine in the rain. But that wasn't our version. It was a Chinese cover version. It was first in China for 3 months or something.

- Let's see if you get some Chinese version.

A:- That shouldn't be wrong.

-Andreas with did you know about Alexander before you met ?

Andreas:- Not that much. I knew him of course but I didn't know so much about his personality. I knew what songs he had done. But all went very fast, just one breakfast.

-How is it to work together with Alexander ?

Andreas:- It's very instructive and fun cause we both have job Damp. We will both make things very fast but with quality so it goes fast when we work. But it feels like flow all time.

- And you work all night long if necessery ?

A:- Yes we are mixing and mixing again until all is done. It should be perfect before so we are satisfied both of us.

-You are a lot alike then ?

Andreas:- Yes or it wouldn't be working.
A:- I'm not so used to haul projects, but with Andreas we really share.It's rather so I wonder what he needed me for.

-Who has the final cut ?

A:- We think the same. We were mixing some song in the studio yesterday and it was like now is all right. Now it's four magic minutes. Now is beginning to end right and we both agreed.
Like it should be in a great band.You should have same musictaste and same vision.

-But Alexander you have the rumour of being very smart. Do you find yourself smart ?

A:- What do you think about that(asking Andreas) ? You knock me out very often.
Andreas:- I find him very smart. But mainly very interesing. But if that is cause he is smart or not I don't know. But very interesting and funny.

-Is it right that you learnt the Swedish postnumber catalogue when you were 6, Alexander ?

A:- Actually I did. I was very bored. We didn't have internet then so I learnt the postnumber catalogue instead.

- But that is really fantastic.

A:- If I had been 6 years today I had been sitting by the computers all day long and just sucked all in. Cause I love information and knowledge. I am cruel at Suedeco.

-But I have to ask. Sometimes you wear shorts.But now you are all black.

A:- Now it's gone. Gravitonas and BWO must look different. And I like the black side you can see in the video. The melancholy we have in the songs with Gravitonas. It's exciting. Now I can bring forward the guy in me that has been a fan to Kent and Depeche Mode for all years. Now I can bring out that side. Even if this is our own thing with Gravitonas. You will be hearing that inspiration in Gravitonas.

-You are influenced by Depeche Mode ?

A.- I think so. It's very visible.That type of melancholy that is between pop and rock that uses both guitars and electronic you will find in Gravitonas very clearly.

-How does it feel to wear pants again ?.

A.- It's a bit sticky. I have still handsome legs under. Shorts with socks that was my thing has become very hip. I love fashion. And I saw in all fashionblogs this Winter that the exhibitions in Paris had lots of guys on the catwalks coming in socks and shorts. And I was thinking now is my look hip, now I have to stop with it. Next Summer you are going to see guys in shorts and socks, that will be hip.

- But what about your beard ? It's your signum your beard.(talking to Alexander)
There are rumours that you needed to get a beard now when you created the group.(talking to Andreas)

Andreas.- I didn't have to. But we sat one day working and it became very silent and Alexander said, have you tried beard sometime ? I don't think so. Alexander said, can't you let it grow for a month ? Then we take the video and the photos.

-You both look great. Good luck with Gravitonas !