Lovelorn Dolls Interview

LFdM is always ready to add in our bag new sound!
LOVELORN DOLLS is an endearing and cyber duo Ladyhell (lyrics, vocals, arrangements) and Corpus Christi (music, programming, guitars, production).

The last year they come with their second album: "Japaese Robot Invasion". An electro melodic rock concept with heavy guitars and catchy vocal lines.
We wanted to learn more...

Les Fleurs du Mal: Hi! Let's start telling us something about your band: how would you describe your sound to someone who never listened to your songs?

Ladyhell: Hi guys! Lovelorn Dolls is a mix of electro-pop-rock-dark sounds, with a female voice. A cross over between The Birthday Massacre, Depeche Mode, Marilyn Manson and many more influences from the 80s, the new wave, the gothic metal, ...

CC : it’s a mix of both influences.  We focus on melody, catchy song and heavy guitars.

LFdM: If you had to describe your new record to a totally profane listener, having the chance to choose just one song, which track would you pick up?

Ladyhell: Mmmm, very difficult, but I would pick up “Miss Friday Night”. Very poppy melody, with loads of synth, big guitar riffs, and angelic voice. 

CC: I agree with Ladyhell.  However if you listen to the whole album you will hear that we did not chose one song and copy/pasted it ten times.  You can expect some surprises.

LFdM:You are a dark rock band. Nowadays there are so many projects that belong to this genre, why does the dark/goth metal world seem to be so attractive in your opinion?

Ladyhell: Only today? Since I’m born, this kind of projects are very popular, but maybe they wear the name of “new wave” or “gothic”. I think we are the children of bands like Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, Lacuna coil, Placebo, Evanescence, and more. It’s attractive because it’s a music with loads of sensitivity, humanity, atmosphere is very important. There’s a lot of sadness and irony too. Teenagers may recognize themselves a lot in it.

LFdM: Where does your fascination with the dark and electronic come from?

Ladyhell: I don’t know … it comes from 80s and 90’s MTV, it comes from Tim Burton’s movies .. I’ve always liked music that moved me, that made me literally cry. Dark electronic music gives you that.

CC: I’m a bit new to electronic.  I’m a guitarist so I can listen to dark music without any electro touch inside.  But now I really enjoy to use keyboards and synths.

LFdM: Did you have any other kinds of experience in the music field, like some former band before, or this is your first one?

Ladyhell: Of course. I’ve been the lead singer of the band Skeptical Minds for 5 years. We released the album “Rent To Kill” and we played big stages with Epica, Lacuna Coil, .. to name a few. Then I also worked on a solo project for some times. I also like to collaborate with other artists, like Psy’Aviah, Junksista …

CC: I’ve spent 12 years in a band called Free Launch then I wanted to do something on my own and created a “rock/metal opera”. Ladyhell was the first singer I asked to participate to this.  Then we continued as it seemed that it was easy to work together.  I’ve been a fan of Laydyhell when she was singing in Skeptical Minds. 

LFdM: Tell us something about the main sources of influence of your music?

Ladyhell: My musical tastes are pretty eclectic: Madonna, Nirvana, Placebo, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Gathering, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Bat For Lashes ... Every music can influence me, as long as it is good and gives me the shiver. I want to be sent in another world for 5 minutes.

CC: I like heavy music but with melody inside.  It may vary from bands using simple riffs like in Rammstein to complex music like Dream Theater.

LFdM: Looking at the artwork of your album, one could find out something like little puzzle pieces, a gothic quarter, floating toys, a doll. What would you show to the audience? Soul, life, or simply... entertainment?

Ladyhell: We want to entertain, and make people have a good time. We want them to travel with us in a Japanese robot invasion …

LFdM:Your band needs clothes, accessories or something like that for the shows?

Ladyhell: Yep, on stage we wear special “lovelorn dolls” clothes. We pay special attention to look different on stage than in our everyday life. We think image is very important. As important as music.

LFdM: For us, Japan seems like a world of its own. What do attract you from the Japan world?

Ladyhell: What attracts me in the mix of modernity and tradition. I also like their culture, and in particular, their mangas, their drawings and clothes, their cult of “cute”. I also love their calligraphy. The people are a mix between delicate and brutal, it’s fascinating.

CC: Japan has invaded our culture, it’s a fact.  I’ve recently discovered Babymetal and I’m now a huge fan of that band/concept.

LFdM: Any plan for the future? Where we can follow you in the next months?

Ladyhell: Future is unpredictable, but you can follow us with some ep releases and some concerts…

Thank you guys!


Michela for LFdM

Tracklist:
1. Happy Valentine
2. The Thrill
3. Long Awaited Kiss
4. Japanese Robot Invasion
5. Miss Friday Night
6. Curse of the Crab
7. Just Like Heaven
8. Blood Moon
9. Jasmina
10. Wolfe Inside


LADYHELL - vocals, composer, writer.
CORPUS CHRISTI - guitar, composer.
SEDJEM - live guitar.
NICO DAVEL - live drums

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36 CRAZYFISTS:"Time and Trauma" - Recensione

36 CRAZYFISTS "Time And Trauma"
Data pubblicazione: 17 febbraio
Spinefarm Records

Track list:
01. Vanish

02. 11.24.11

03. Sorrow Sings

04. Lightless

05. Time And Trauma

06. Also Am I (il video ufficiale)

07. Translator

08. Silencer

09. Slivers

10. Swing The Noose

11. Gathering Bones

12. Marrow

13. Edge Of The End

14. I Erase

Anche per una band con oltre vent’anni di carriera viene il momento di fare un bel restyling per rigenerarsi.

Ecco perché Spinefarm Records, che da sempre mostra di avere particolare occhio per queste cose, ha messo sotto contratto i 36Crazyfists per la pubblicazione del loro nuovo album, dopo quattro anni di silenzio.

Per quelli che hanno vissuto la NuMetal Generation e per tutti gli amanti dell’hardcore nel senso più ampio del termine, Time and Trauma rappresenterà un corroborante ritorno al passato.

Lunatiche, frenetiche, adolescenziali, le 14 tracce sfrecciano velocissime prendendo ognuna un percorso diverso, ma convergendo alla fine tutte su di un unico binario stilistico comune al genere, senza far comunque diventare l’album nell'insieme troppo complesso.

Un risveglio, quello degli orsi di Alaska, che sarà in grado di rapirvi, scoraggiarvi e rinvigorirvi allo stesso tempo, grazie anche al ritorno dietro al basso di Mick Whitney, e di una voce pulsante e piene di energia, quella del loro frontman Brock Lindow, capace di prendere il sopravvento anche su qualche piccola imperfezione ancora da sistemare.

Time and Trauma sarà come una scarica di adrenalina nel momento più rilassante della vostra giornata, da provare.

7/10

Michela

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MAGI - Interview

The last 26 January MAGI have released Forget Me Not for Argonauta Records, The lead singer Brandon Helms talks about the blend atmospheres behind  this album and his sensations.

Here our album review.

LFdM: Magi “Evolution of a band”. Let’s start from this: what’s the meaning behind it? 

MAGI started out in 2011, mainly as a drone/noise project but I always wanted it to be much more than that. We recorded 2 ep’s at first and in 2013 work began on what became “Forget Me Not”. 
The name MAGI to me has no particular meaning but the concept of the band is built around Freemasonry.  I have always been fascinated in the history and secrecy of Freemasons and how they have so many influences on the founding of America.

LFdM: This summer you released two songs with a doom and post-metal athmosphere. 
The production is really good, and they also have a great emotional power. Can you tell us something about these singles?

Sure, the first single is titled “A Million Questions” and it is one of my favorites on the album.  
I think it sounds a little like ADAI in how its structured but that was not our intention.  I think that song best describes our sound and what we were going for on “Forget Me Not”.  The second was “The Silence We Display”.  It’s more of an experimental take on doom/sludge.  We just don’t want to end up sounding like everyone else out there.

LFdM: You’re going to release “Forget me not”. What are your aims? What do you expect from this album?

Really just to get our name out there.  Were not expecting anything other than that. 
We’ve been getting great reviews so far and could not be happier, we are also on a great record label in Argonauta Records, that helps to.

LFdM: Do you think there’s still something to change in your sound or are you trying to keep everything as it is now? I mean…are you trying to find new atmospheres or prefer to go on following your current path?

We are always going to try and expand and try new things.  We don’t plan on staying to close to one genre, but instead experiment and branch out and keep things fresh and new.  It sounds easier than done, sometimes it can be difficult to not get stuck in a comfortable zone instead of taking risk.

LFdM: Despite of your influences, many tracks (like From Oceans To Autumn and  Mountains Among Us) have a very powerful sound. What does it mean, to you, to play doom metal?

I’ve always been a fan of bands like YOB, Rorcal, Old Man Gloom, Knut. I think these are our biggest influences. I love how they can blend raw power and heaviness with melody and atmosphere albeit earie to create something fresh. Lyrics and subject matter don’t mean as much to me as the power of the music itself. 

LFdM: Do you ever happen to think how you and your music will be ten years from now? 

Haha, no not really but it would be cool if people were still listening to our music years down the road!

LFdM: What is, until now, your most significant musical experience?

Oh man that’s a tough one.  If I absolutely had to pick just one it would be my first listen of Rosetta’s The Galilean Satellites.  One of the best albums I have heard in many years.

LFdM: Your lyrics are about current issues, such as communication, or the inability to communicate without new tools provided by technology. Do you think music, in general, suffers from this lack of communication?

In some ways.  I think everybody communicated better before there was so much technology, everything was more personal had more feeling.

LFdM: In every interview there is always a question about influences. Are there artist who inspired your sound, and what of them, in your opinion, is left in your own sound?

There are many influences we have but the ones that stick out the most to me are YOB and Knut.  I have always loved how they balance power and emotion.  I guess those would be the two biggest.

LFdM: After the release of “Forget me not” you’ll surely start a promo tour. Are you planning some shows in Europe?

Europe would be great but not likely due to many factors. I am the only guitarist in the band and in parts there are 3 or more guitars playing at once so that would be tough, along with the financials of it.  Who knows what the future holds though, I would absolutely want to tour Europe!

Interview by Michela 

Edit by Alessia

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THE PASSION OF OUR SOULS interview

Finland has always accustomed us to a particular type of music, made of inspiration, movements of the heart and a sophisticated style. Les Fleurs du Mal had the pleasure of interviewing a band that just comes from the land of ice, snow and music to talk a bit of their project and much more. Here: The Passion of Our Souls!

Les Fleurs du Mal: We know very well the finnish music scene and the wonderful landscapes of the country. Where do you come from?

Samuli: Hello!!! We come from the southern part of Finland. Julia is originally from  Hämeenlinna and I'm near Hämeenlinna too,  in the municipality of Janakkala. So we both live  less than an hour away from Helsinki, Tampere etc. 

LFdM: Elements of industrial, metal core, and melodic death metal are infused together to create something special. How did you start this project?

Samuli: We met  each other and we began to carry out together our passion for music. We have different kind of backgrounds in music. Julia has been singing and composing pop and rock music and I've been doing loads of different genres, but mainly metal, so that's how our styles came together.

Julia: We met last autumn and we found out we have a lot of things in common.  We both are very passionate about making music.  It was nice to realize that there is someone who really understands what you want to do in your life. We started working for our passion together, that's why the band has this name: The passion of our souls.  Basically that's how everything started.

LFdM: Melodic and Death are considered two forces in the finnish metal scene, I’m thinking about Omnium Gatherum or Sentenced. Did you learn anything from these bands?

Samuli: We have a lot of metal bands in Finland. I like some songs from Sentenced, but I can't really say that I learned from them musically...  Sentenced was a succesful band and as far as I know about Omnium Gatherum, they are quite similar to us, having very melodic and also rough stuff. They are well known in other countries and really succesful nowadays too. So if you work really hard for your things, you can get everywhere. Maybe that's the thing we learned from them? 

Julia: Both bands has beautiful songs, I like the lyrics by Sentenced. 

LFdM: Your music is very related to the creation of extreme countered situations: you suddenly go from a quiet part into a blasting black-like sequence and back into a softer one. What is your point of view? Could you tell us something about the lyrics? 

Julia: All the songs are basically love songs. The lyrics are written by me and they come from my own experiences and tell about finding a true soulmate and how I want everyone to find the love of their life. I really want to write about love because people are forgetting how important it is expecially when you're living hard times in this world. I want to send a message about caring and how important it is to show your feelings to the people you love.  

Samuli: That's how it comes... we wanted to make music  with catchy choruses and a bit of "Pop" touch, but remaining into Melodic Metal with influences from Death Metal etc.  

LFdM: The electronic parts are more prominent and the female voice is very impressive. How many hours  do you spend in the rehearsal room?

Samuli: Yes, Thank you. I knew that Julia can sing clean very well, but then we found out that she can actually do awesome growls as well. I was like.. huh... she has got some lungs!  We don't have  a rehearsal room with this band at the moment,  except home...  so we do all the rehearsals at home. 

Julia: Actually I had never done growls before, so that was suprising for me too.  I sing a lot with my Pop Rock band SEELE and I also studied Complete vocal technique in Helsinki. I usually sing everywhere,  for example in my car . I also work with music all the time because I'm studying to become an audio engineer. So all of my days go with music somehow.

LFdM: Can you please tell us something about your production process?

Samuli: Sure! I'm just playing guitar and then getting some ideas to riff or melody and starting to develope that. Then usually comes a  clearer image about what I want to do with the song. I'm recording instruments and then we work together. That's how it goes at the moment. Recording and mixing happens by us as well. 

Julia: It was a lazy sunday when this project started. Samuli was playing his guitar and asked me if I could growl. I was like, well I don´t know, I can try if you want. I found it easy for my voice and it actually felt like this is really something I want to do more. Then I started to write lyrics and we figured out the melody for the first song. Then we made some more songs and that's how we created "Soulmates", which will be released in march 3rd, as a self-released physical  version and  a digital  version via all major digital distributors.  

LFdM: What do we have to expect about the new teaser?

Samuli: We released few days ago a full track for streaming on youtube. The song is called "Everything" and it's the second song from the upcoming "Soulmates" EP. Not sure yet which song or teaser will come next, but you can expect Melodic metal with Death metal influences and catchy pop-style choruses. ..and of course low female growls and clean  vocals.

Julia: I think that all the songs are not just for metal music fans. I think that popstyle choruses are something that also pop and rock music fans might like. I hope that you just enjoy the music and let your feeling fly with it :) Thank you very much and greetings to readers.

Samuli: While waiting that.. subscribe to our youtube channel and be ready when it comes.

Like us on facebook and Pre-order the album as digital via Bandcamp or physical via thepassionofoursouls@gmail.com

Thank you very much for the interview.  

Michela for Les Fleurs du Mal

Tracklist:
01. Give Me Your Soul - 3:26
02. Everything - 4:58
03. What Tomorrow Brings - 3:53
04. Till Death Do Us Part - 5:16

Members: Julia Mattila - All Vocals
Samuli Tuomas Mäkelä - All Music

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HATE Crusade:Zero - Recensione

HATE
Crusade:Zero
Napalm Records


TRACK LIST:
1. Vox Dei (A Call From Beyond)
2. Lord, Make Me An Instrument Of Thy Wrath
3. Death Liberator
4. Leviathan
5. Doomsday Celebrities
6. Hate Is The Law
7. Valley Of Darkness
8. Crusade Zero
9. The Omnipresence
10. Rise Omega The Consequence
11. Dawn Of War
12. Black Aura Debris
13. The Reaping (bonus track)

Tutti quelli che pensano che la culla del Black/Death Metal in Europa sia da ricercarsi prevalentemente nelle lande scandinave e teutoniche, dovrebbero fare un passo indietro, ascoltare "Crusade: Zero" degli HATE, uscito lo scorso 2 Febbraio in Italia, goderselo fino all'ultimo growl e poi scoprire che la band capace di cotanta potenza viene da Varsavia.

Dopo aver plasmato la scena metal polacca dell'ultimo ventennio, gli HATE,  la cui formazione risale al 1990, risultano attualmente composti da Adam the first Sinner (ATF voce e chitarra) Destroyer (chitarra solista) Pavulon (percussioni) e Kain (basso dal vivo). Arrivati a incidere il loro nono album, il secondo sotto Napalm Records, gli HATE vantano anni di gavetta, spesa nell'underground e vari cambi di labels e line-up, di cui uno, purtroppo, dovuto alla prematura scomparsa del bassista Sławek "Mortifier" Archangielskij, morto durante il tour nel 2013 a causa di una disfunzione cardiaca. 

"Crusade: Zero", registrato presso i Polish Hertz Studios, quelli che hanno ospitato anche Vader, Decapitated e Behemoth, per intenderci,  ti rapisce portandoti con sé verso l'abisso più profondo, lungo 12 tracce tiratissime, da ascoltare tutto d'un fiato.

"Vox Dei (A Call From Beyond)", strumentale, dalla durata di poco più di un minuto e mezzo, spalanca il cancello sullo scenario apocalittico con un ritmo inquietante e la sinistra presenza di violini. "Lord, Make Me An Instrument Of Thy Wrath" è ancora strumentale, poco più lunga della precedente, ma comincia a ricordarci che negli Hate le chitarre hanno un ruolo di un certo peso.

In "Death Liberator", il ruggito di ATF Sinner dà voce alla feroce vendetta dell'angelo caduto, che porta a termine la sua missione distruttrice verso il pianeta terra e il genere umano, in 6 minuti di pura angoscia, descritta nel refrain: My reign has come, my kingdom is here, Lucipher's dagger is covered in sangre.

Nella traccia successiva già incontriamo la mostruosa biblica creatura degli abissi. "Leviathan" ci atterrisce con il brutale growl Darkness will prevail Darkness must prevail, che si alterna a potenti e inarrestabili schitarrate dai tratti cupi e minacciosi che, poi, in "Doomsday Celebrities", grazie a quelle che sembrano scale arabe, raggiungono perfino un'eleganza inaspettata, come quella dei versi Now embrace the silence! Haunted by planets we are just remains of exploding stars.

In "Hate Is The Law", Sinner, dopo un assolo strumentale di un minuto e mezzo, si alterna a Destroyer ed entrambi continuano a pestare duro, secondo la legge dell'odio, proprio come il titolo della traccia, lasciandoci scivolare in un immaginario da brivido in cui il sangue che scorre a fiotti purifica e consegna a una demoniaca immortalità, come recitano in Baptized in blood I become divine.

La legge dell'odio, inevitabilmente, ci trascina in una "Valley Of Darkness" da dove, manco a dirlo, non c'è modo di fuggire, nessuna via d'uscita e nessuna destinazione There is no escape from the scanning eyes of death, Vague illusions you dwell, Destination - Nothingness.

Per imbatterci nella  title-track dobbiamo arrivare all' ottava traccia, Death reigns! My crusade, my apocalypse is coming near, recitano i primi versi di "Crusade:Zero",  in cui il genere umano, accecato da falsi idoli, divinità, demoni e anticristo, si prepara per l'ultima battaglia.

"The Omnipresence", terza traccia strumentale, dura poco più di un minuto e fa da ponte tra due pezzi velocissimi, dandoci il tempo di riprendere un breve, quanto vano, sospiro di sollievo, visto che con "Rise Omega The Consequence!" si riprende a pieno ritmo la discesa negli inferi, accompagnata da una sezione ritmica precisa, pulita, velocissima e da chitarre più tendenti ai riff metal e a sonorità malinconiche sul finale amaro We are our past failing to come back.

"Dawn Of War" dura poco più di sei minuti, di cui i primi due strumentali, ma questo dettaglio non deve trarci in inganno, perché come ATF Sinner apre bocca, capiamo subito di essere davanti a uno dei pezzi più massacranti dell'intero album, anche se siamo in dirittura finale e i versi Turn your heart to stone, turn your blood to fire fanno riflettere, perché personalmente credo sia davvero così che si può affrontare l'orrore di una guerra, se ti ci trovi nel mezzo, non davanti a uno schermo che passa le news del notiziario.

"Black Aura Debris", quasi due minuti di cupa quarta traccia strumentale, stende l'ultimo velo nero sul nostro terrificante viaggio fatto di oscure visioni apocalittiche e sanguinosi sprazzi di crudele realtà. In alcuni Paesi c'è anche una tredicesima bonus track dal titolo "The Reaping".

Allora, tutti pronti per l'ultima crociata?

8/10

Margherita Realmonte (Meg)



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THE DREAMING – recensione

THE DREAMING – Rise Again
Data pubblicazione: 10 febbraio
Metropolis Records
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Tracklist:

1. Alone
2. Painkillers
3. Kisses Taste Like Death
4. Empty Promises
5. Afraid
6. Throw It Away
7. Still Believe
8. Blink of an Eye
9. Destroy
10. Rise Again

Come avrete modo di leggere prossimamente nell'intervista che abbiamo realizzato con il loro leader Christopher Hall, parlare dei The Dreaming senza minimamente fare cenno a chi e cosa furono gli Stabbing Westward è praticamente impossibile, soprattutto quando si ha ancora impressi nella memoria e nel cuore le loro meravigliose melodie.

A distanza di quattro anni dal precedente “Puppet” (2011) la band Hollywoodiana pubblica, per la prima volta con la Metropolis Records, il loro terzo album.

Rise Again offre al proprio pubblico sofisticati spunti dark, accattivanti sfumature rock e consolida quello spirito industrial già presente nel DNA dei suoi esecutori.

Con la sua innata capacità di far vibrare ogni singola corda e nota, lasciando che sia la musica a plasmare l'uomo e non viceversa, il "ritorno" di Walter Flakus (tastierista/compositore/programmatore degli Stabbing Westward) nelle fila di quella che da sempre è stata la sua famiglia, ha contribuito a conferire più spessore ai dieci brani presenti nell'album. 

Passionale, emotiva, a tratti quasi ipnotica, la voce di Chris bilancia i propri stati d’animo, mentre si percepisce, nella composizione dei testi, ancora una certa vulnerabilità, da rivedere rispetto al suono.

Sicuramente, rispetto al passato, l’obiettivo principale è stato raggiunto, se non altro quella rabbia e quella passione che sembravano essersi allontanate sono riemerse come una fenice, che a testa alta si è infiammata di tutta la propria creatività.

7,5/10

Michela

Members:
Christopher Hall – lead vocals
Johnny Haro – drums
Carlton Bost – guitar
Franccesca D'Struct – bass
Walter Flakus –  keyboards

Interview with SOEN

The masters of progressive metal are back with their second album.

Last november has been released 'Tellurian' (Spinefarm Records) and our blog had the pleasure to talk with their drummer Martin Lopez.

LFdM: Hi Martin, thank you very much for your time.

Tellurian has just seen the light. First impressions?

ML: Very positive, It has been received well by both our audience and the media.

LFdM: Cognitive and Tellurian, two very nice and accurate albums, but diametrically opposed. 

The first with a clear stylistic references - see Tool, Opeth - the last more personal, almost visceral. What's behind Tellurian?

ML: Mainly a lot of time and hard work.

We have developed as a band and refined our identity as a band.

Cognitive was done quite fast without really knowing each other musically while Tellurian took a lot longer and we got to know each other musically in the process.

LFdM: I find that Ekelof has a very deep and passionate voice, able to communicate the sense of each individual track to the audience. Is it the kind of interpretation that you always had in mind from the beginning?

ML: I wanted clean vocals but didn´t have a clear idea of which kind of singer we wanted.

As soon as I heard Joel´s voice on the music I knew it was the perfect fit and that we could create some really emotional music together. We share the vision of how music should sound like.

LFdM: Despite only two years have passed, it seems that this album needed a long time to be developed: from the attention to details to the mixing of sounds. How important was the choice of the new producer?

ML: Our guitar player Kim produced the album, same as Cognitive. All details and compositions were ready before we started recording Tellurian.

LFdM: The songs have a lot of pace, there are clear ethnic references, a very good job. Who came up with this idea?

ML: Myself, I play and listen to a lot of “World Music” so it comes naturtally while writing songs.

Ethnic music tends to add a spiritual vibe to the songs that fits perfectly Soens musical vision.

The pace changes is our way to keep our music dynamic and adventurous.

LFdM: A spontaneous reflection comes about the combinations of melodic and dark vocals opposed to the most epic and challenging references. What can you tell us about that?

ML: We try to add as many influences as possible while maintaining the flow.

Variety makes music more interesting.

LFdM: About epic themes, we can say that Tellurian is a bit 'like a ship that has sailed over seas, from progressive to post-rock. What are your main influences?

ML: I don´t know what post-rock is so I cannot agree.

Progressive rock is to me, bands that play technical and compicated stuff while we just try to write good songs without really caring if it´s complicated or not.

LFdM: How your past musical experiences have been used in this new band?

ML: Everyones experience is reflected in Soen, It´s a part of who we are and it´s present while writing or performing music.

LFdM: Who are the Soen? Can you describe yourself individually?

ML: I rather describe us as a group.

We are 5 guys who love music doing the best they can, still learning and developing.

LFdM: In many bands there is the tendency to find an almost forgot post-punk sound. Which tools have nowadays the bands to re-creates curiosity in the younger audience for this kind of sound?

ML: The best way is by seeing rock bands live, just forget everything else and be there, be a part of the show and feel.

LFdM: Speaking in terms of production, the digital age has made life easy for many people, even those who did not own the basics for this profession. Let's face it: sometimes this works against more deserving people. What is your position on that?

ML: It´s both good and bad but i still believe you´ll never write better music just because you have a better production.

Music comes from the inside and computers can´t help you there.

LFdM: Will we see you soon in Italy?

ML: Yes we have two shows in a few weeks.

19.03 Bologna, Alchemia Club

20.03 Rome (Mezzago) at a club called Bloom.

I love the Italian crowd and we´re really looking forward to these shows!

LFdM: We love you too! 

Interview by Michela Edit by Alessandra