Well, "Redshift" is
an improved version of our 1st EP
Self titled "Cosmos"EP
this time the concept is heavier, we tried to insert more orchestral elements
 
it''s darker i would say in general
and the songs are heavier and dense
all the songs are tense
 
a lot of orchestral elements
some parts you will hear violin, cello, piano
instruments
we did not have in the 1st EP and it brings a different
characteristic of string instruments, keys...
in case of piano
so...
it brings a different characteristic
the first one had a lot of guitar, leads,
guitar duets
it did not have this musical appeal in general
guitar was the evidence
in this case, "Redshift"
the appeal is the band
the band appears equaly
 
in the first one the guitar was the front of the project
so, i think
it was the thing that changed more
today, with the facility of recording at home
and make your own productions, the first EP i did everything alone
and things became
bigger than i expected
and people started to ask me a show
"when we will see Cosmos live?"
"wanted to see it live"
it started to hammer in my mind. And now, when it will be possible
and when the "Redshift" was almost finalized
Ed Garcia, my friend of VITALISM
He tell me that they would do a show
of their newest EP and we want you playing with us
 
but for it you need a full band
it was my chance
to have a full band with me to play live
first guy that came in my mind was
Edu Garcia, John Wayne's drummer
he plays with me for a long time, he always liked progressive metal
he is a virtuoso
i decided to ask him
he accepted quickly
he liked the idea of the band
 
he was a great choice, he is a dedicated guy
he learned the songs very fast
i liked
when he (Rogerio) released the first Cosmos and he tell me that was recording a new one
he asking me
it gave me a mood to play
he sent me the songs
i'm learning and i'm having fun with it
looking forward to
do it live!
Playing with Rogerio relieve me
it's very cool
i look to him and we have a strong security
actually, what gave me more mood is the fact we have more things to do, you know?
it's not forced
we enjoy it
and it's instrumental
And FIFAS, he is ex-bassist of Aurora Rules, a band from Goiania
And we always talked by internet, facebook
 
about Cosmos, if it one day would become a band
and he was always disposed to help
to play in the the band if i needed one day
he was always near
and...
he came to live in São Paulo in the end of 2017
first time i  thought: "Who will be the bassist?"
Fifas came in my mind
directly, because we always spoke about that and he was living in São Paulo
talked to him and he accepted quickly
it was very simple, he is an incredible bassist
he will add a lot in the band for sure
he learn the songs very fast
he is very dedicated
in january
Rogerio contacted me and asked
what i was doing, if i was still here, if i would continue here
i tell him i was living here. Since the begininng we talked about you do a thing in Cosmos
and now i need to form a full band
and i want to know
if you are available
if you are intererested. Just in time i said YES
we scheduled to make a promo session (photo shoot) and
it catched me, the way they work
seriously, out of common
when i listen to the songs was very easy the process
i seems...
if i had helped to write the songs
i had not done it different, i think my ideas are similar with their ideas
and the idea of having a band
of course
is touring, play all our country
and the world, we don't have a vocalist and it is very good, it is a global thing
it not has a language
so it helps a lot the band
to play in Europe
Asia, US
So, the idea of having a band is touring Brazil
and other countries and as i said
the instrumental open a lot of doors
and our music is heard around the world
i joke days ago that
our songs are more downloaded in Texas  than in Brazil
so it has a big appeal out of Brazil
the album cover was made by XTUDO
the same artist that made the first one
he is a monster
very talented
i didn'd think 2 times to ask him again
because the final result of the first EP was incredible and i tell him
my idea, the concept of "Redshift"
and he traveled in a crazy thing
the cover
is incredibly illustrated
the drawing you can't understand in the first seeing
but
when you start
to pay attention in the complete illustration
basically the man is looking through a telescope
in a hole
and when you look at the other side
it leaves the green and blue and goes to the red
it is the Redshift concept
so, he knew how to
illustrate very well what i wanted to say with the musical concept
of the EP. This year we have
some things to do, some surprises
we are very excited with this release
with the final result of mix, done by Marcelo Braga. You can't wait for this fucking EP
Redshift means a big achievement for me,
a big dream, a personal achievement
i really hope you enjoy it
when it drops, you listen is all platforms,
Youtube, Spotify, Deezer, iTunes
Google Play and a lot more. It helps a lot the band
to continue, to do more for you guys
and...it is really
a big satisfaction to relese this work
so i hope you enjoy, see you soon!
