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Interviews
Claudio
“Pastor” Filadoro:
OK, let's see, a few months before I left Natas, the name "Buffalo"
was ringin' in my head, maybe as a way to think of me leaving the circle.
At this time I had some ideas that later became Buffalo songs. Basically
I left the band because I had some personal differences, not in the music,
the musical connection was always right every time we gathered to play,
but I disagreed with the way that they proceeded sometimes... Anyway,
I keep seeing the guys and probably Buffalo and Natas can share the stage
soon (We'll play together 8/8/2003 in Buenos Aires) Hellride Music: This is a very obvious question, but who had influenced the Buffalo sound? Was the first track on Temporada... a tribute to those that have influenced you and the rest of the band? Claudio:
That's right, I listen to a lot of music. I can't imagine a
day of my life without music. It's impossible to name all the influences
I have, but I will try... from the early jazz of Coltrane, to all the
Sabbath stuff with Ozzy, passing through Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Hendrix...
I love Whitesnake (old and new) and I personally like the good southern
rock of the Allman Bros and Skynryd, much of the ZZ Top stuff, Foghat,
80's pop and hard rock, Iron Maiden. Claudio:
All of the songs on this record were written by me, but the reason is
that I wrote most of the stuff before I made the call to the guys. They'll
all have chances to write new shit, that's for sure. We are a band, no
bosses. Actually we got a few new songs written by the entire band. Anyway,
I used to compose full songs, but we arrange them together. Claudio:
I've heard all these bands, but I don't like all of them. I think there
were 3 or 4 very good bands that were so far beyond the rest like Pappos
Blues, Pescade Rabioso, Invisible and Vox Dei. Claudio:
Sometimes it's kind of difficult to say, it has a lot to do with your
personal point of view. I'm not happy with our situation, but I have a
plate of food on my table everyday and I should be thankful for that.
But if you talk about music or art in general, the situation is very difficult.
You have to sacrifice yourself too much to have your own equipment and
even a decent instrument. Some time ago, when our money (Argentinean peso)
was equal to the U.S. dollar, it was easier to get your own stuff like
guitars, amps, etc. Right now it is almost impossible to do that. That's
how our scene is affected by the economic situation. And the fact that
a lot of young people are leaving the country is because they want to
what they like and not work in a fast food restaurant. Claudio:
It was an idea that we talked about for a long time and we realized that
is wasn't that hard to accomplish and we thought it would make the album
more interesting. Hellride Music: Tell us about the recording of Temporada De Huracanes. Where was it recorded? It appears you used analog recording equipment so I imagine this must have been muy caro? What equipment was used and is the same equipment you use on stage? Claudio:
Actually, when we began the recording, we didn't know that is would end
in an album. We decided to to it in the middle of the recording process.
At the same time that we decided to create our record label - "Dias
De Garage Records" - which is us mixing our strength with Jedbangers
magazine (An Argentinean magazine edited by Hugo Garica). So far, things
are going pretty good, so we planned to keep working with bands we like. All the guitars
were recorded with Ampeg and Marshall heads and Marshall bass and guitar
amps. The bass was recorded with Ampeg valvular heads and Ampeg amps.
The drum set was a mix of Mapex and Pearl with big bodies.... Claudio: I always played guitar and that's how I started, so it wasn't difficult at all to adapt myself to play guitar because I've never stopped playing it. It's the instrument that fits the best with me, and the best one when it comes to writing a song. Hellride Music: Do you have a favorite cut off the album? If so why? Claudio:
I love the album from the very beginning to it's end, really. But I have
my personal favourite: "El Peregrino" or "Rio Arriba".
Both songs seem excellent to me - two punch as an opening number and shows
you how the the album will be. I also love "Dormido Al Volante",
maybe because it was the last song I composed for this album and it's
closer to our new songs than the others. Claudio:
Gracias Hellride
Music!!! Thanks for giving us this space. And for the Buffalo fans and
those who will be fans soon, I would like to invite them to listen to
this album. If you are into rock, it will not let you down. I hope that
in the not so distant future, you will be able to listen to our new songs
that are going to record really soon. If you ask me to define our stuff,
I would say that it's like a freight train hitting you right in the face!
Gracias y Paz (Thanks and Peace).
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Crave
raw, heavy rock riff and massive stoned musical passages? Argentina's
Buffalo may be right up your alley. The brainchild of former Natas bassist
Claudio Filadoro, Buffalo is raw, unpretentious HEAVY rock n' roll harnessing
the energy of early Metallica with subtely and mind-expanding properties
of Pink Floyd. I was lucky enough to get Claudio's ear for a spell and
he was kind enough to answer.
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