I met William Faith on the recent The March Violets European tour, once in Zagreb, Croatia where he also performed with his current project The Bellwether Syndicate and in Brighton, UK where he again played with The March Violets who finished off their tour at Tomorrow’s Ghosts Festival in Whitby. While Faith is mostly associated with Christian Death, Shadow Project, Mephisto Walz and his main project Faith and The Muse, he formed the current…
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The Birthday Poems: An interview with Chris Connelly and Monica Queen
This month, alternative music legend Chris Connelly and celebrated Scottish vocalist Monica Queen released their collaborative album ‘The Birthday Poems’ via Jnana Records. Two of the brightest musical personalities to emerge from the Scottish music scene, they have united to celebrate the 100th birthday of Orkney-born poet George Mackay Brown. As such, this album is a fictionalized account of the romance between celebrated Scottish poet and author George Mackay Brown and his muse Stella Cartwright, as well as Stella’s friendship with Edinburgh born…
Read MoreAn Interview With KANGA
Recently, KANGA dropped her second full-length album, You and I Will Never Die. Mixed by Justin McGrath (Nine Inch Nails) and Brett Romnes (Brand New), and mastered by Nick Townsend (Dr. Dre, Garbage), she really comes into her own on this one. The evolution of her songwriting style is complemented by the superb production value and the lyrics tell a story of love, loss, and what it means to be home. As someone who’s seen…
Read MoreAn Interview With Ink Project
Order the album on Bandcamp Stream the album on Soundcloud In this interview, Ink Project frontman/founder Jez Lloyd talks about the new album, Ink Project’s history, the Blind Colour record label, and genre-bending. So, you guys are new to me and Rhythm Spirit definitely piqued my interest as a musician who loves the energy of combining different genres to form one’s sound. I definitely hear a lot of different musical influences in this project, i.e….
Read MoreInterview mit Laibach: 40 years and beyond
Since its formation in 1980 in former Yugoslavia, Laibach has become one of the most influential bands in pop culture. They were often banned and censored since their inception by the Yugoslav regime, but they still reached the international fame. After 40 years of continuous achievements, 30-something music releases, thousands of shows around the world and numerous other artistic endeavours, we finally had the opportunity to talk with Laibach about their rich and prolific…
Read MoreAn Interview With cEvin Key
On the heels of his latest solo release, Resonance, I had the opportunity to talk (well, virtually) with legendary brapmaster cEvin Key. Beyond his roots in Skinny Puppy and his involvement with numerous musical projects from the 80s onward- including Download, Cyberaktif, Doubting Thomas, and Tear Garden- his solo career began in the mid-90s in conjunction with the founding of label/collective Subconcious Communications. Resonance is his fifth solo album, at a point in time when he’s been…
Read MoreFront Line Assembly interview: Bill Leeb talks about “Mechanical Soul”, Noise Unit and more
The electro-industrial icons Front Line Assembly have just released one of their most inspiring albums titled Mechanical Soul. After Wake Up The Coma, which featured several guest appearances, this time Bill and Rhys opted for a completely different concept, resulting in an album which is on par with some of their best classics, such as Tactical Neural Implant. We talked to Bill Leeb about the inspiration, motivation, writing and recording process behind this extraordinary…
Read MoreWords Of Wisdom From The Lord Of Lard: An Interview With Raymond Watts of PIG
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with Raymond Watts of PIG (even though I actually emailed him instead…just use your imagination!) for some bacon-flavored banter about his new album, Pain Is God. You can get it here if you haven’t yet! Quick question about “Badland” to start…first of all, this song is definitely one of my favorites of the whole album (although it’s hard to choose…)! I was wondering, is the title a…
Read MoreInterview: Chris Connelly talks about “Graveyard Sex”, Bill Rieflin and more
Chris Connelly has just released his 23rd solo album entitled Graveyard Sex. After last year’s experimental Sleeping Partner, Graveyard Sex marks the return to his trademark sound. The album is emotionally fuelled, rich with dreamy soundscapes and most expressive vocals; it’s an intense and awe-inspiring masterpiece that could easily be his most profound piece of work so far. We took this opportunity to talk to Chris about his latest record and recent musical endeavours….
Read MoreAssemblage 23: Interview with Tom Shear
Tom Shear, mastermind behind Assemblage 23, talks us through these uncertain times and the creative process behind the making of Mourn. 1. When did you first start working on Mourn, was it before the pandemic and the lockdown? Tom: Oh yes, definitely. I’m always in a state of collecting song ideas, but the real bulk of the work started in the late summer of 2019. The album was completed in June, so there was…
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