1. So at first can you introduce your band, members and how you know each other?
We are brothers (Patty and Willy), and always we make music, sometimes separated, each one with his band, until we formed Orgullo Sur. Orgullo Sur joined us musically and consolidated in our position and ideas, and that has not changed today. The band has changed it members a lot of times, but always we, the founders playing. To the present, and with fiexd formation Orgullo Sur is:
Willy: Guitar and voice
Patty: Voice
Carlos: Bass
Ricky: drumm
2. When and why came decision to start Orgullo Sur and why that name? What does it means?
At the 2006 was started the project, we wanted to do a diferent and unique band, a out of control band, but with neat ideas; and born Orgullo Sur, a reflection of our lifes. The name of the band say everything, we are southerner and proud, we are more than grateful for everything that gives us this place.
3. Did any of your members play in any band before Orgullo Sur?
Yes, we had streetpunk projects, that time was with colored hair, leather
clothing hehehe, that project lasted one year, and later we decided make
Orgullo Sur.
4. You have EP out on Shout Proud Records and now new album on Pure Impact. How did you get into contact with European labels and how do you satisfied with their work? Also make a short addvertisement on your new album.
The contact with SPR was something very spoken, we have desires to make a 7”, and Dirk became interested in that idea, and he likes our band and the result is a very good EP, the EP was sold out in a few days and the people talk good things about the band. For the contact with PI, we send a biography of the band for the newsletter, alter that we talk with Peter until we have the idea to make our CD debut for Pure Impact and Peter says yes. Our new album is charged with skinhead life, football, beer, love to our city and patriotism, with rock n roll skinhead and the classic oi! with a melodic touch. We believe that gona be a great CD, have a lot of voices on chorus, much chants like the stadium, is everything the skinheads wanna hear. On the CD are 9 songs, 8 written for us and the last track is a cover of a old Chilean rock n roll band
TRACK LIST:
Fin de Semanas
Al estadio
Cirus Bar 1962
Puerto Montt
Chicos Skinheads
Salud por los Skinheads
Sexo en la leñera
Skinhead Chile
Rock del Mundial (The Ramblers)
5. Who is responsible for making music and lyrics? And what are your lyrics about? What are your musical influences?
Willy write the lyric and make the music for all songs, the songs are about the love for our city, everything that has give us, football, friends, a pub, and tradition. Also we say in our songs the things what happened here, in the south, our parties with our friends, our drinking and the life like a skinhead. The patriotism always be a issue for the lyrics of Orgullo Sur, we believe that is a really important thing. The musical influences are varied, rock n roll, British oi!, some from France and Italy. Also punk rock. We listen much music, specially oi!, but we wanna make something with our personal touch, and i believe we achieved.
6. Can you describe the scene in your area or in Chile in general because it is little bit exotic for us - bands worth hearing, pubs, clubs, crews zines etc...? I know only Bombardero zine...
The Chilean scene is really divided, red shitheads for a side with his sharp lapdogs, nazis with his NSBM, Internet incorrects who visit antifacists pubs, and us a little crew who make fanzines, music and private events. We believe that is better stand away of that shitheads, we have a very small group of supporters in our country, with those people is very well, they are true and loyal, “they aren’t a tribe who just wanna go for the alcohol and be friends of the world”. Orgullo Sur have a friendly band called “MAC & LOS GUAREN KORPS”, that is a rock n roll skinhead project, from a very good friend, and we help him with the music, that is funny project and you can hear here www.myspace.com/mgk.mrskinhead and you just know Bombardero, and we, here in the south, make the zine, because is the one and only chilean fanzine
7. One important thing....you and football? And can you describe the situation on Chilean terraces?
The Chilean terraces are more violent every day, but is funny, we come for our club, the club of our city “DEPORTES PUERTO MONTT”, the team is in second division, but the passion we feel is more stronger every day. For that we have a song for our team and we thing in make a special album for the fans of our team. Coming soon…
8. Where can we order your stuff like CD´s, T-shirts...etc..? And do you plan to release your new album also on vinyl version?
You can buy our music on the labels (PI and SPR) or contact with us. T-Shirts, hooded sweter, swetshirt,etc, you can buy in the web shop SOUTHERNER – STREET & CASUAL, they make the official Orgullo Sur clothes:southernerchile@hotmail.com or also you can contact us on skinheadhools@hotmail.com. Yes, we have desires to make our CD on vinyl, we are spoken about that, but we need talk with Peter and more time.
9. What about the gigs do you like playing live and how it is with the gigs in Chile? Are there problems for skinhead bands to find the place for playing?
We make private and little gigs, and that gigs are very funny, we like play live, that is fun, with beer and friendship
10. Do you know anything about Czech republic?
Yes ,I hear some bands, but i know more about the fanzines like Boots & Braces, and Real Enemy, Still Crucified and of course your webzine.
12. Plans for the future...
We put out our CD, we come to the studio to record new songs for the next year, for a split with a friendly band and a 10” with 6 songs.
13. Last words...
Thank you for interesting in our band, your zine is great, is a great contribution to the scene and for us, the musician. We took the oportunity to say thanks to all the fans around the world. If you are interested in contact with us, inviting to go out, drink some beers, insult us, tell us Jokes, or inviting to play in your area, write to:
http://www.myspace.com/orgullosur
Keep the faith!