Interview: Renato Sanson
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Heavy And Hell: A different
and diverse sound is what you show us in "Vigil". Melodies coupled
with progressive with poetic lyrics. Tell us more about the design of it.
Simon: Well, when scribbling the basic song, I
always start out with a riff or a melody. One this riff feels ‘ripe’, I
continue with the next emotionally ‘logical’ part, be it another riff or a
melody on top of it. Sometimes it’s funny, I often can hear the riff in my
head, or elements of it, before I am able to play it. So I basically have to
practice my own parts before I am able to play them. Maybe that’s how everyone
does it, I don’t know. I continue with this process until I think the song is
fine. Maybe I add little elements here and there to give it another twist or
dimension once in a while. This process takes quite some time for each song, so
you cannot say I am the quickest writer. ;) I recently said in another
interview that for me, the songs don’t feel progressive at all – they are
rather familiar. I’d love to listen to the album from a pure listener’s
perspective … Talking the lyrics – this album has the basic motive of “loss”,
be it the loss of a loved one or the loss of sanity, hence the title “Vigil”. I
tried to conceptualize stories around these motifs and found the language of
English Romanticism most suitable for this effort.
HAH: About the
letters, which seek inspirations and what message they want to spend?
Simon: In addition to these motifs, the lyrics
also bear a strong naturalistic imagery which often serves as a vehicle to open
a pathway towards hope and resolution of conflict. Be it freedom, peace,
humility – or death. So in these lyrics, there is often a light at the end of
the tunnel, although the tunnel itself might be at times very gloomy.
HAH: "Vigil"
sounds subtle and harsh at the same time, as well as artistic as well, with
great vocal lines and beautiful keyboards. What are the influences of the band?
Simon: First of all – THANK you very very much
for your kind words. I really appreciate that, Our influences range from the
Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal Scene (EUCHARIST, DARK TRANQUILLITY, GATES OF
ISHTAR), to more eclectic bands like DISILLUSION, OPETH, EXTOL or ENSLAVED, to
Power / Prog Metal bands like PSYCHOTIC WALTZ or FATES WARNING. We also have
some Ambient and Folk influences.
HAH: And what do
you think you get the disk to Brazil? The Andsolis have some knowledge of the
brazilian scene of heavy music?
Simon: We feel the cooperation with our
Brazilian partners SHINIGAMI has been absolutely great so far, and the first
reactions from Brazil have definitely been more than awesome. We are really
humbled. Well, as far as the Brazilian metal scene goes – we all know
SEPULTURA, of course (“Beneath the Remains” being my fave album, KILLER piece
of music), I also am a huge fan of (early) ANGRA – “Holy Land” is a
masterpiece. I have the impression that the scene in Brazil has a lot of soul,
that it is very vivid and idealistic, which is something I can closely relate
to. We probably would have to play a couple of gigs in Brazil to get to know
the more underground bands in your country. I really hope that such an
opportunity will open for us in the future.
HAH: What does
the band name?
Simon: The name goes back to a phrase or term
in the Old Norse language, “andsoelis”, which basically means “in opposition to
the sun”. It was used during spiritual acts or to describe the origin of
supernatural phenomena. I really liked it, the only thing I did is cross out
the letter “e”. The logo of course was created by the amazing and immortal Mr.
Christophe Szpajdel.
How is the
acceptance of "Vigil" the specialized media and fans?
Simon: The reaction has been quite positive so
far, the first few reviews were good to overwhelming (which was a bit
frightening in the beginning). You see, we have been creating “Vigil” in almost
complete isolation, and we intentionally stayed under the radar until it was
finished. So we did not really know what to expect, how it would be received in
the metal scene. Of course, there also have been negative to mediocre reviews,
and presently the album seems to polarize media and fans. But given the fact
that we came out of nowhere and that this kind of music is not very trendy, we
are more than happy.
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