Berman Berbert (Malvina)
SPB: Your lyrics are very critical about a number of things. What kind of feedback do you get on this? Do you feel you have some influence on the world?
Berman Berbert: Well, in our case, since we’re from Brazil and many political issues here, …
Adam (Pilkington)
SPB: In the past the vocals were a shared duty. This approach is almost completely abandoned. What changed?
Adam: We were lucky to have a few different really talented songwriters in the band. Becca had started writing more as we prepped for our LP and was …
There we are again, back for another round. I don’t know how you are doing, but I am trying to focus on the positive things in life. The fact that it is summer does really help. I mean, a bit of sunshine can really brighten up your day, doesn’t it? …
As we (in Europe) have entered the second wave of Corona infections and life is getting more and more restricted I have to admit I feel a bit down. One day I am more affected than the other, but it is something that is on my mind a lot. I …
Vincent (Faux Depart)
SPB: Which records do you consider essential for the development of Faux Depart's music? Vincent: Well, we're big music nerds but if I have to name 3 albums that are key influences in our music, I'd say WIPERS "Is this real", WIRE "pink flag" and …
Just a question for you lot: what carrier do you prefer for your music? Personally, I still highly prefer to own physical products. I am old school in that sense. I don’t really have a preference for vinyl or cds. And while I am telling you this it crosses my …
Znous
SPB: Znousland 2 contains a cover from a reggae band which seems a very unusual choice for a cover, considering you play hardcore/metal. What made you want to cover this tune?
Znous: We make indeed some sort of heavy music but we have our roots deep in …
I listen to loads and loads of new music. Every now and then I take a break from that and I revisit music that I bought a while ago. The past few months were one of those breaks. I finally took the time to appreciate some albums I bought, but …
Shaf (Naedr)
SPB: Exploring a new (to me) scene is always interesting and the Singapore scene is largely unknown to me. Please be our guide and show us a couple of highlights of the scene, where should we start exploring in your opinion?
Shaf: To be honest we …
Alex Risburg (10,000 Years – bass/vocals)
SPB: III is a concept album that continues the tale that started on your self-titled debut album -- what books/comics/movies inspired you to tell this tale?
Risburg: The biggest inspiration for our concept is probably the works of H.P. Lovecraft and the …
Nostalgia
Do you at times dwell in nostalgia? I know I do. One music related subject is how much I miss record stores. When I grew up I would go to the record store every weekend. Not that I would buy something every week, I would just browse through …
Sometimes I wonder how I will look back at the time I am living in. Like right now, as the world is opening up again, how will I think of this spring in 10 or 20 years’ time? I know right now I think it is one of the weirdest …
July is a month I really enjoy. It is too hot to really do that much, which makes it a good time for reflecting on the past half year. Our year so far lists are a good point for me to look at what I missed. This is also a …
Cédric (Icare)
SPB: Charogne was written to be played live. Playing a 43-minute piece live seems like quite the task. Was the song intended like this or did it evolve into one epic piece (and a real challenge to be played live)?
Cédric: Charogne was always meant to …
Here in the northern hemisphere the seasons are changing. Europe is finally getting some rain. I don’t know about you, but this really does change my mood and the kind of music I want to hear. The time for music I associate with spring and summer is over. So I …
Antti (Mustasuo)
SPB: How do the folks from Mustasuo react when they hear the kind of music you play under the moniker of their district?
Mustasuo: I doubt most people in Mustasuo (the district) have even heard of our band, or if they have, they're keeping their opinions …
The kitchen table is the place in my home where I have spent a lot of time lately. Shortly after I finished my last column I didn’t feel too well. That quickly changed to feeling very ill as I ran high fevers. A couple of tests later and I knew …
It is when browsing through a boatload of year’s end lists that I begin to suffer from a strange form of FOMO. It is not so much the fear of going to miss something, but the fear of having missed something. Although I enjoy browsing those lists a bit too …
Welcome back! I hope you don’t mind the mess this time. I dislike it when people say this when you enter their house, as it usually means their house is ten times cleaner than mine. However, this time my house really is a mess. We are in the midst of …
Coen (Harsh Realms)
SPB: If you had to introduce someone to good music, which five records would be included in the homework assignment you'd give them?
Coen: Something new, something old?
We've been listening a lot to the new record by fellow Dutch punkrockers Antillectual. Their new …