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One Question Interviews: Scene Point Blank - Aideen
Feature — June 1, 2016
Aideen SPB: How did you get started as a music writer? And what was it that drove you to that direction? Aideen: I don't have the musical talent to be a musician, but I love writing and I love music so pursuing music journalism seemed like a natural …
Interviews: Tombs
Feature — June 4, 2016
The story of Tombs has been nothing if not turbulent. Line-up changes have been a constant issue with the band, but they have not affected their music in a negative manner. Today they return with the beginning of another chapter in their discography, and their most daunting line-up with the …
Interviews: SUMAC
Feature — June 21, 2016
In 2015 SUMAC released their debut album, The Deal, offering a first taste of their musical vision. Heavy riffs and unearthly grooves, coupled with a free form spirit ruled over the album. Aaron Turner, Nick Yacysyn and Brian Cook fulfilled their promise that SUMAC would be a full-time act, …
Interviews: Inter Arma
Feature — September 25, 2016
There was something distinct about Inter Arma and their sound from the very start, with their first release Sundown, but since then these guys have truly erupted into something terrifying, with Sky Burial and The Cavern paving the way and now capitalising with Paradise Gallows. We caught up …
Interviews: Psalm Zero
Feature — October 31, 2016
Psalm Zero returns a few years after the release of their debut album The Drain with the excellent Stranger to Violence. In this interview Charlie Looker, the main man behind the band, discusses the concepts behind Stranger to Violence, the evolution of the band's sound, collaborating with Zev …
Interviews: Unearthly Trance
Feature — May 1, 2017
Unearthly Trance is not your usual extreme metal band. Since day one, and the release of their debut album, they have been alchemically working towards their own unique sound. The break-up in 2012 might left some fans disheartened, but the release of Stalking the Ghost this year has definitely made …
Interviews: Justin Walter
Feature — May 16, 2017
Justin Walter recently released his new album, the fantastic Unseen Forces, masterfully conducting a sonic journey through the abstract realms of experimentalism. To further understand the artist's process we had a discussion with Justin about his new record, how his sound has evolved through the years, the process of …
One Question Interviews: Okkyung Lee
Feature — May 23, 2017
Okkyung Lee SPB: You have a classical background in your musical upbringing, but moved further and further into the experimental scene when you moved to the US. What was it that pulled you towards this scene, and what is the allure of a freer musical form? Lee: It …
One Question Interviews: Street Sects
Feature — July 5, 2017
Leo Ashline (Street Sects) SPB: There is a fair amount of your new album that was written focusing on the subject of addiction, which stemmed also from personal experiences. Do you feel that Street Sects has aided you, in that it acts as an outlet for your emotions? …
One Question Interviews: Brain Tentacles
Feature — July 11, 2017
Bruce Lamont (Brain Tentacles) SBP: You have a dense and complex sound, heavily featuring jazz influences and an extreme metal basis. Since you are all heavily involved in the more experimental edge of the heavy spectrum, what do you feel like is the next step for the sound of …
One Question Interviews: Amirtha Kidambi
Feature — July 12, 2017
Amirtha Kidambi SPB: Your new album features a fair deal of spiritual themes, for instance the themes of creation, destruction, rebirth and repetition. Do you feel that themes from your own background, such as Hinduism, bring a more personal and unique tone to your concepts, and act as an …
One Question Interviews: Bobby Kapp
Feature — July 25, 2017
Bobby Kapp SPB: You (and Matthew Shipp) come from two different eras of the NY free jazz scene. What did you discover in your recording sessions, about either the past and the present of the scene? Kapp: Although there is twenty years between us and each era …
Interviews: Dodecahedron
Feature — August 6, 2017
After a five year wait, avantgarde black metal outfit Dodecahedron unleashed upon the world their sophomore record, Kwintessens. Catching up with Michel Nienhuis, guitarist and songwriter of the band, we discuss the evolution of their sound through the years, exploring new themes and investigating the philosophical implications platonic objects …
Interviews: Rebecca Foon (Saltland)
Feature — September 3, 2017
Rebecca Foon is a prominent member of the Montreal experimental music scene. Having participated in acts like Set Fires to Flames, Thee Silver Mt. Zion and Esmerine, she embarked on her own with her project Saltland, releasing its first album, I Thought it Was Us But It Was All of …
One Question Interviews: Matthew Shipp
Feature — December 23, 2017
SPB: You and Bobby Kapp come from two different eras of the NY free jazz scene. What did you discover in your recording sessions, about either the past and the present of the scene? Shipp: The great thing about music is that, even though we are all a specific …
One Question Interviews: Father Murphy
Feature — March 11, 2018
Father Murphy SPB: In the past you have mentioned that religion is one of your main inspirations. What is your opinion on the influence of religion on the arts? Do you believe that great works of arts, like Michelangelo’s Last Judgement or Dante’s Divine Comedy would never come to …
One Question Interviews: Jarboe
Feature — March 24, 2018
Jarboe SPB: Given your long list of collaborations, which is the one band/artist not around anymore that you would have wanted to collaborate on a release with and why? Jarboe: The artist with whom a collaboration both adventurous and outside all comfort zones would have been a role …
