Living in a frozen ice paradise.

I think I have always tried to create music that I would want to hear. That I would get lost in. Music that makes me go off to an icey wonderland in my head. I know sounds weird but I think I like the image of an icey wonderland cause its so serene looking. Has a calming effect. Most people think of a beach , which is cool too but I dunno. Maybe its cause I like to create a sound that gives me images of sliding glaciers and a noise I think they would make. I always thought that when it was snowing somehow it was so calm and peaceful. So thats where mellow dreamy sounds running out of the guitar speakers get real dreamy like you are floating on clouds. Like when you have those dreams that seem real......I always had dreams growing up of flying through the air. And it really felt like I was flying. It was scary at times cause you get conscious about what is going on then you just let go and feel strong enough to fly. This is life. But what I try to bring out of my guitar speakers is all these images in my head.Kind of how like a glacier has a wide bass from the ice melting down the sides because the top point is closet to the warm sun. The light from above feeds my mind Sometimes consciously sometimes unconsciously. Inside my body the day dream and nocturnal dreams melt from my mind down into my hands and fingers and bleed onto my guitar strings blending together as one. Floating through the guitar cable into the guitar head which decifers all the images coming through and translates them so they can travel through the speaker cable and then in turn.......they pour out of the speaker cabinet. Sometimes dripping out slowly like melting ice and snow, sometimes searing out like an icestorm and sometimes like a blizzard. Anyway these travel out into the airwaves of life , I hope you catch them and can feel what I feel to our music. Because it brings me great happiness and it would bring me great warmth to make people happy this way. Whatever the place is in your head that makes you happy and at peace I hope Costa Nova can be a part of it.
Much love,
Andy

Hot and getting hotter

Holy crap do I love it when it's hot outside. I walked out for lunch today and immediately felt a swagger in my step and a loosening of the shoulders as the heat just wrapped me up. Summer is coming and I couldn't be more ready. I'm always optimistic at this time of year: everything seems much more open and available when it starts to get hot. Even here in LA, where it's nice all year round, there's something special about the advance of spring. Makes me feel like a flag unfurling, saying "People! Check me out!" It also makes me wonder, "Hmmmm...what kind of trouble can I get into today??"

We've been cranking on this ep, and I can't wait for everyone to hear it. Every day we seem to grow a little more, become better at our craft, expand deeper into our talents. That's what this whole thing is about anyway. Just seeing how good we can get at what we love. And the new songs keep coming....like wax melting to reveal hidden treasures inside. I just want to keep going and going and going. We are providing soundtrack for summer, so let it roll!

-- kg

Recording News:

Costa Nova in the Studio

Costa Nova has been working furiously in the studio over the last few weeks recording our new EP at the Hobby Shop with Producer/Engineer Duane Burda (TGTES, My Ruin)  We are really excited at how great it is turning out and extremely grateful to finally have current recordings that reflect the new sound of Costa Nova after all the changes and advances of the last 2 years.   We are planning to have a CD release party in June or July so keep an eye and an ear out for our new music.  

Also in May, Kevin, Andy, and Gilday (and Courtney, the reluctant president of our fan club) all moved in together to a new house in Silverlake.  It has been awesome to have our own house and be able to just jam out on stuff whenever we want to.  Courtney hasn't wanted to kill any of us yet so it must be going good.  We're gonna have a house warming party in July to officially announce that 'Casa Nova' has opened its doors for business.  It should hopefully be the beginning of many killer after-parties to come.

hugs n kisses,

Gilday