I can die on the TV

thelinks, based in California and French Switzerland, link up sunshine and
precision: rays of colors surf upon a rock-electro wave that can prove
unpleasant to the commercial tide's (too) formatted ear:


Cover by Blou.

thelinks, d'origine Suisse Française et Californienne, allient rigueur et
soleil - un reflet ricochant sur une vague de styles divers à tendance
rock-electronique qui provoque une symbiose artistique déplaisante à
l'oreille trop formattée par la déferlante commerciale.


QUESTIONS/ANSWERS to The Links

thelinks was founded about 15 years ago by thierry christinaz and is designed to link as many a style of music as possible into 1 style: thelinks'!i love music,not a particular style.i'm no good at talking about this but i'd say my music is like a huge sunday brunch:all you can eat; all you can mix!yes,i love food,too!

Why this name?

thelinks came to me because all styles of music mix in my head!f.inst.; if a band loves heavy metal,they wouldn't choose "daisy" as a name...or would they?so links lead me from 1 style i love to another.also, i compose mostly using electronics with a voice in a large sense:in my musical world,they're lots of cables,wires..which 'link' it all into the making of a song!i love 'getting there' as much as 'being there'!

Do you play live?

mostly 'small' gigs but in lots of places:the US,london,barcelona,switzerland...2 of our CDs were modestly distributed (musikvertrieb) in 22 countries (what is called 'alternative distribution') and i've had a couple of opportunities to get into 'the bigger industry' but, to make a long story short,it soon made me quite sick!

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

it is no longer a meat industry;it's a human industry!...if one's goal isn't to become 'a star' at any cost.but what wouldn't people do to be on TV?

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

yes,if the label is not only interested in huge steaks with a lousy sauce!

Band History:

i don't like yesterday;i love today and tomorrow!but if somebody's interested, i'm quite open to providing information.
thelinks, based in California and French Switzerland, link up sunshine and
precision: rays of colors surf upon a rock-electro wave that can prove
unpleasant to the commercial tide's (too) formatted ear: this
duo -D.JD.Thomas on drums,Tchrist,voice,mechanics,compositions- is
distributed in 22 countries by MusikVertriebAG (D). thelinks feel quite
happy about this great news;however remain close to "distribution's great so
long as artistic freedom prevails!."

Your influences?

thelinks love'em all!every sound has an influence on me; i wouldn't be anything without them!...one more thing i never understood: why do people always need 'names'?music is not names;it floats and it isn't concrete,material;it's feelings,discovery and open-mindedness.any deep and absolute attachment to one thing is comparable to drug addiction.music (and art) should widen the horizon and not only bring mental reassurance,comfort.

Favorite spot?

the earth is beautifuly small.

Anything else...?

thank you for reading,listening and if you are a musician or not,think of communicating with me if you like!music is not only there to have a good time;it's food and i love to dance,too.


COMING UP SOON:
Like most self-respected musicians,I don't much care to talk about my music,probably because I don't know how so I find it much easier to say...just listen to it;it's music not a book or an endless speech!Everybody tells me it's the perfect easy way out!just TRY!!(this has taken me days to write).
Music chose me because I exist within and because of it.Most of the time I don't master the results;it seems somehow that at an undefinable moment,the song "feels" right when I get chills,goose pimples running up and down my body.I never stop working on a song before this happens.This has nothing to do with self glory,just a mysterious,perhaps superstitious,sign that the feelings I wanted to transmit into the song are in it now;that is,in my opinion.
It is also sensual feedbacks I get from my work that no money can buy.It feels like real life like being in love!
I'm working on my 5th CD :"on sex","dalai lama" are 2 songs part of these 2 CDs you will be able to listen to here soon.
ON SEX speaks of...sex...exposing endless activities while true meeting might just be stranded on a street..
DALAI LAMA is the only lama that won't spit in your face because the animal lama's habit is to spit when afraid while the dalai lama is walking grace...(many human beings are afraid and therefore can become violent)
COUPLE speaks of...couples!indeed,what can couples do in this day and age but be frail and dusty...on rusty rails!orchestrated in electronic-baroque style,it says: "I miss you".
LOVE IS JUST WATCHING TV speaks of the state of love travelling through the United States-Larry Kogan,a crazy guy I met in California wrote the lyrics.He wanted Bob Dylan to sing it but,obviously,he could never get a hold of B.D...so he said to me:"here,just take it!
WILD WOMAN speaks of lost love in a very poetic manner while frustrations inevitably lead to visiting wild women...who,sometimes,wanted me so bad...
COLOR ME red,orange,yellow,green,blue,purple speaks of us all being different from one another and yet essentially the same.This short CD (4 songs) was an order I was proud to work on.It was expressely made to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the 1st Gaypride in 1969.My niece,who was 5 years old in 1999,sings in it...NOTE that this song is not downloadable here because we are allowed 20mo and I insist on keeping the best mp3 quality possible,I could not upload it...COMING UP SOON,THOUGH!

Last but not least on this site INTELLECTUAL LIBIDO was the opportunity for me to show off my French (ah..ah...),chorus is in English and it speaks of a woman I used to know...she thinks too much...

Well,I'm gonna leave you now because people are going to start thinking I'm a writer!!!