BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//172.67.138.41//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.wmse.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-157866@www.wmse.org DTSTAMP:20240328T153801Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Phone Interview\,Specialty Programming CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: \n\nWhen the lead singer of I Don’t Konform sent out a demo al bum to Flemming Rasmussen\, the Grammy Award-winning producer of Metallica \, they never imagined themselves a few months later rehearsing with him i nside a hot Hogan on the Navajo reservation before recording their debut a lbum at his iconic Sweet Silence Studio in Demark. As Rasmussen states\, “ a specific technical element wasn’t what stood out for me but the raw emot ion and the thematic rage running through their music stood out as somethi ng refreshing and unique” – something true to the life of this heavy metal band from the Navajo Reservation.\nRez Metal is a film that chronicles I Don’t Konform\, a metal band from the Navajo Nation\, and their experience s after being discovered by Metallica producer Frederik Rasmussen\, who pr oduces their album. The film is a raw look at the alarming suicide rates o f young people in their community and how important metal has become to cr eate a vital support system and uplift those who are suffering. The film a lso reveals some interesting inequities in the music business.\nTune into WMSE as Station Manager Tom Crawford talks with Kyle\, a founding member o f I Don’t Konform and Film Director\, Ash Soltani Stone surrounding the fi lm’s showings as part of the Milwaukee Film Festival’s Sound Vision series . WMSE.org to stream or listen to the interview in the archives or simply tune your radio to 9:30 p.m. in Milwaukee.\n~From PBS.org: \n“What is “rez metal”? Rez metal is a one-of-a-kind sound that you don’t hear on the rad io or much on YouTube or anywhere else but the rez. It’s very obvious\, ve ry loud — a very distinctive sound. Some bands use that powwow rhythm and traditional songs and mix that into their metal songs. I personally haven’ t done that. Others write about our culture and heritage lyrically. The ba nd Ethnic De Generation\, in the song “Bloodland\,” the singer talks Navaj o during the bridge. And the band Testament\, in their song “Native Blood. ” The lead singer is Native\, and in the video there is a tribal dance in the beginning. It’s really awesome when bands combine the culture into the music.” \n\n \n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210519T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210519T143000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:interview: Ashkan Soltani Stone and Kyle Felter of ‘Rez Metal’\, a film showing during the Milwaukee Film Festival URL:https://www.wmse.org/event/interview-kyle-felter-of-rez-metal-a-film-sh owing-during-the-milwaukee-film-festival/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wmse.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ pster-pic-high-res-2-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\,medium\;https://www.wmse.org/w p-content/uploads/2021/05/pster-pic-high-res-2-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\,larg e\;https://www.wmse.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pster-pic-high-res-2-30 0x169.jpg\;300\;169\,full\;https://www.wmse.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05 /pster-pic-high-res-2-300x169.jpg\;300\;169 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
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When the lead singer of I Don’t Konform sent ou t a demo album to Flemming Rasmussen\, the Grammy Award-winning producer o f Metallica\, they never imagined themselves a few months later rehearsing with him inside a hot Hogan on the Navajo reservation before recording their debut album at his iconic Sweet Silence Studio in Demark. As Rasmussen states\, “a specific technical element wasn’t what stood out for me but the raw emo tion and the thematic rage running through their music stood out as someth ing refreshing and unique” – something true to the life of this heavy meta l band from the Navajo Reservation.
\nRez Metal is a film that chronicles I Don’t Konform\, a metal band from the Navajo Nation\, and the ir experiences after being discovered by Metallica producer Frederik Rasmu ssen\, who produces their album. The film is a raw look at the alarming su icide rates of young people in their community and how important metal has become to create a vital support system and uplift those who are sufferin g. The film also reveals some interesting inequities in the music business .
\nTune into WMSE as Station Manager Tom Crawford talks with Kyle\, a founding member of I Don’t Konform and Film Director\, Ash Soltani Stone surrounding the film’s showings as part of the Milwaukee Film Festival’s Sound Vision series. WMSE.org to stream or li sten to the interview in the archives or simply tune your radio to 9:30 p. m. in Milwaukee.
\n~From PBS.org:
\n“What is “rez metal”? Rez metal is a one-of-a-kind sound that you don ’t hear on the radio or much on YouTube or anywhere else but the rez. It’s very obvious\, very loud — a very distinctive sound. Some bands use that powwow rhythm and traditional songs and mix that into their metal songs. I personally haven’t done that. Others write about our culture and heritage lyrically. The band Ethnic De Generation\, in the song “Bloodland\,” the singer talks Navajo during the bridge. And the band Testament\, in their s ong “Native Blood.” The lead singer is Native\, and in the video there is a tribal dance in the beginning. It’s really awesome when bands combine th e culture into the music.”
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