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MOREGO talks about his new Downtempo Ambient Album “Solivagant”

MOREGO is a downtempo ambient/ IDM music project founded by Iranian music producer Mohamadreza Govahi (aka Morego Dimmer, Xerxes The Dark, Nyctalllz, Nahan, Blind Owl, Ostanes) in 2009, and is signed to the Canadian label D.M.T. Records. In his early years (2009-2013), MOREGO released a neo-classical and post-rock EP and demo album.
In 2013, MOREGO decided to switch to electronic music, and released a single called “Quasicrystals”. Solivagant is a mainly ambient/IDM album with a hint of chill-out. Mohamadreza is famous for his dark ambient project Xerxes The Dark, and his experimental electronic alias Nyctalllz.

Connected through arches of melodic ambient themes, Solivagant is a journey through dynamic downtempo ambient. Rhythmic patterns give structure by introducing minimal grooves, carried by melancholic neoclassical elements and organic sounds such as voice and piano.

Tell us about your project MOREGO. How was it born and how does it relate to your first project, Xerxes the Dark?

In Summer 2009, I decided to start a new project as some of my previous projects/bands were discontinued (like NaHaN, Blind Owl and Ostanes), and I wanted to experience with more rhythmic and melodic music. At that time, I’ve chosen the name MOREGO, which is derived from my real name for the music project. I started to compose some neo-classical opuses and needed a female vocal to record the vocal lines, but unfortunately couldn’t find a fitting one, so I used some VSTs instead. Then I released a demo in 2011 with the title “Departed Blind Owls”. After a while, I started to compose some ambient and post-rock songs, but due to a lack of budget the quality was not very good and I decided to release the song as another demo album under the title “Seasons of the Wrong Mind” in March 2013.

Xerxes The Dark is influenced by metaphysical phenomenon, alchemy, mystic and scientific issues. It reflects my dark side. But MOREGO is about my life and my personal experiences are the source for the music of MOREGO: dark and gloomy visions, as well as bright and somehow beauty things.

As you stated in earlier interviews, “Solivagant reflects a story behind a revenant man”, whose “favorite hobby is walking alone and thinking.” How do these activities relate to music creation for you?

Well, Solivagant can be translated as wandering (or walking) alone. I must confess that “loneliness” is the feeling that my soul has been experiencing most of the time throughout my life. Solivagant presents the beauties of loneliness and solitude. Being lonely can be very difficult too. My hobby is walking alone and listening to music while I’m thinking. Being alone can help you to focus on things, both negative and positive. Usually for solving a problem I walk and think about it and do some meditations. Most of the time, when I’m not listening to music, musical notes come to my head; rhythms, melodies, beats ect. Even if I forget most of them when I arrive at my destination, I believe that those notes infuse my unconscious mind, so when I’m writing music, they appear as inspiration.

What are some of the challenges you are facing as an experimental music producer in the country you live in and how do they influence your creation process?

I cannot receive my royalties due to paypal laws and sanctions and there is no good market for experimental music in my country. Earning money is important to survive in life and upgrading my studio as well as gear for live performances. Lack of budget forced me to do everything by myself, from photography and graphic design to promotion and press, from mastering to marketing. I spend so much time on music, but I’m not satisfied with the financial results. The worst thing for an independent producer is the lack of money, which can cause long delays for completing a project, because I must stop music production and go to work , save money (that is nearly impossible in our current situation) to buy my desired instruments, gear ect.

There are too many problems and issues here for artists, that I talked about in some of my previous interviews. Also I can’t tell most of the things here and now, but maybe in the future. Lack of budget, sponsorship, supports, respect are the most pressing issues that a producer is facing here. We have no rights here, as an independent artist / producer who performs and makes electronic music. Keeping ourselves motivated is a hard task, when you look back and see you have worked about 13 years, but you haven’t earned almost anything, you feel lonely and blue. But as long as I’m alive, I will live with music, for music and by music.

Follow: www.facebook.com/morego.music

Listen: www.soundcloud.com/morego-music

Buy: www.morego.bandcamp.com

Tweet: www.twitter.com/moregomusic

Listen to the preview on Soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/d-m-t-records/dmtv010-morego-solivagant

Release Dates:

Bandcamp (September 26th, 2018): https://dmtrecords.bandcamp.com/album/solivagant

Beatport (October 5th 2018)

Released on: https://dmtrecords.bandcamp.com

 

 

 

Stay tuned and keep it dark, minimalistic and technologic!

Interviewed by Lisa Teichmann aka Schnuppofsky

 

 

“Techno Paranoia” – Salim about his new Album!

With its classical music influences, rupturing breaks and vibrant basslines, “Techno Paranoia” forces a bridge between music genres, dark and light dimensions as well as minimalistic and agitated rhythmic structures. We talked to Salim about what it all means, how he transgresses genre boundaries and how he navigates through the vast universe of sound.

What does the album title “Techno Paranoia” mean?

“Techno Paranoia” is the fear of technology, science, and what the future has to bring. Should we embrace it all or be worried? Will technology continue to help transform mankind or will it be our downfall? Only time will tell. Most of the tracks are statements or questions pertaining to those subjects. For example, in short, “Who Am I?” is about transhumanism and consciousness, “Television” touches on how hypnotized we are as a society by the media, and “Singularity” well, you can just ask Elon Musk or watch The Terminator for that. There are dark elements to the album for sure, but also ambiance and novelty. “Alchemy” and “Hollywood” are great examples of where they kind of leave the technological world behind and enter this metaphysical realm. The album is progressive in nature, shows off competing styles and displays sudden changes at times which is a metaphor of technology trends in our society today.

How do you see your music transgressing genre boundaries and how do you experiment with mixing different styles?

When I create a project I want it to be multi-dimensional but there’s nothing special that I do, I just do what I know. I feel too confined in a genre. Genres get a little vague nowadays so why get stuck in one? It gets too repetitive in style and I feel like a lot of electronic music out there is that way and there’s nothing wrong with that, but I just get bored. It’s like when you’re in school writing an essay but you keep saying the same thing over and over till you hit the required amount of words needed for the assignment. I don’t want the music to be predictable. So I try to bounce around different genres and subgenres in the electronic world in my own way. I put in a lot of research behind a track. It’s the only way I know how to fully express myself when creating audio to represent the subject matter. But honestly… a lot of people don’t care to listen to a song that switches up like that. It’s too chaotic or weird for them. People like predictable, so whatever.

The album displays an exceptional range of sounds, especially rhythmic elements of drums and percussion next to synthesized industrial sounds. How do you describe your approach in production for mixing all these sounds together?

I just go for it. I think just like writing you can sit down and outline your story and figure out where you want to go based on the feeling and intent of your thoughts. All I want to do is successfully translate what I am feeling to mp3.

It’s all about the beat, the heart of it all. It’s about the sequences you can create. I enjoy displaying a range of percussion. Every sound and arrangement has a purpose, a meaning. I don’t try to mix sounds because they seem implausible, I just mix them. Its showcased throughout the album but a good instance of that is in “Triangles” where the drum components were constructed and reconstructed over and over again until I found something fitting. If you focus on the patterns and progressions of your drums they will lead you on the right path.

I would like to thank Kamielle for the beautiful album cover. It really encompasses today’s world we live in with total surveillance and communication. The barbed wire in front gives off this feeling that we’re trapped inside this dystopia. Beautiful work. William Mahfoud with Woodworks Studios really brought out some brilliant dynamics in the mastering process. And this project was truly possible because of the sponsorship of Samuel Gagnon and the D.M.T. Records team.

Thank you Lisa (Schnuppofsky) for your time and this interview!

Listen to the preview on Soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/d-m-t-records/dmtc071-soon-to-be-announced-artist-techno-paranoia-lp-preview-mix

Release Dates:

Bandcamp (September 19th, 2018): https://dmtrecords.bandcamp.com/album/techno-paranoia

Beatport (September 28th, 2018)

Released on: https://dmtrecords.bandcamp.com

 

 

 

Stay tuned and keep it dark, minimalistic and technologic!

Interviewed by Lisa Teichmann aka Schnuppofsky

 

“A thin dance vibrating through the doors that have been closed for ages.” – SISTAL about his release “UNKNOWN”

The music producer Stas Sursyakov a.k.a. SiSTAL fills his compositions with musical mystery, which causes the listener to dive into a meditative and hypnotic state. The true thing for him is not what he sees, but what he feels when he observes. And the sharper the feelings, the more desirable it is to express them through music. SiSTAL believes that music can tell more about a person than the person himself/herself and therefore one has the opportunity to see the world through her/his perception.

With atmospheric rhythmic structures and minimalistic sound textures, SISTAL’s album occupies the threshold between ambient and techno. Let’s see what he has to say about it!

In one sentence, how would you describe your album?

A thin dance vibrating through the doors that have been closed for ages.

What was your favourite memory or experience in producing the album?

Every person sooner or later asks himself the question of who am I? I think that our being is an empty vessel. From it you can draw knowledge and skills. All the answers we need are inside us. Jesus spoke to his disciples: if you do not lose yourself, you will not find yourself. He said that we must follow our own emptiness.

If we divide the seed of the fruit from the tree, then we will see emptiness. But from this emptiness grows a tree. There is a void in the center of the seed. The same can be said about people. Emptiness is the unknown for our understanding. But it is an empty vessel through which we can contemplate, enjoy and feel the depth.

Unknown – is a void in which I am dissolved and feeling the totality of my existence.

How do you describe your approach to sound design and minimalism?

The music is everywhere. You can hear it, even when you are in silence. And from all the sounds that are around us, I choose only those that are close to my inner state at the moment of inspiration.


Soundcloud Preview: https://soundcloud.com/d-m-t-records/dmtc055-sistal-unknown-ep-preview-mix 

Release Dates:

Bandcamp (July 29th 2018): https://dmtrecords.bandcamp.com/album/unknown-3
Beatport (July 29th 2018): https://www.beatport.com/release/unknown/2323983

Released on: https://dmtrecords.bandcamp.com

Stay tuned and keep it dark, minimalistic and technologic!

 

Interviewed by Lisa Teichmann aka Schnuppofsky

 

Interview with Kill Acid on Space about his release “Vibrations from Space”

Kill Acid on Space was born in Bari, Italy. He begins as a young man to experiment with new sounds to use in his live set and in its productions. Lover of vinyl records and analogue instruments. His style is dominated by techno music with electronic and ambient contrasts. He is always looking for inspiration and innovative ideas to make his music unique.

With his first release on D.M.T. Records, Kill Acid on Space invites the listener to an interstellar journey through atmospheric textures of sound, with bright, clear fragments that form the dark matter of “Vibrations From Space”.

We talked to him about the story, the production process and his future plans for the EP.

What is the story of “Vibrations From Space”?

“Vibrations From Space” comes from my passion for the universe and nature. In this album I tried to represent an interstellar musical journey composed of very deep and environmental sounds. This EP has been composed in a challenging period of my life which is why it has very dark sounds that represent my state of mind in the moment of production.

How would you describe your approach to producing the sounds of this EP?

As stated above, my state of mind at that time helped me to pull up a sophisticated work, with special and magnetic sounds.

The approach I had with the sounds of this album was a mixture of my instruments, like drum machines, synthesizers, and field recordings made by me in nature.

You produce a variety of electronic music genres. How do you think ambient music integrates into other genres such as techno?

I really like to experiment with new music ranging from techno to ambient. These are the two genres I love the most. I always try to fill my techno creations with atmospheric sounds, because they seem more complete that way. Ambient sounds are fundamental to my musical background, from production to live performances.

Do you have upcoming gigs planned, where we can listen to this material live?

I’m working on organizing some summer dates, especially with my new band “The Alchemical Theory”. All updates in this regard will be available in the coming weeks on my social pages. Thanks.

Stay tuned and keep it dark, minimalistic and technologic!

Listen to the preview on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/d-m-t-records/killacidonspace-vibrations-from-spaces


Release dates:

Bandcamp : Pre Sale : June 6th 2018
Beatport : Pre Sale : June 8th 2018
Bandcamp : Official Release : June 13th
Beatport : Pre Sale : June 15th 2018

Released on: https://dmtrecords.bandcamp.com

Interviewed by Lisa Teichmann aka Schnuppofsky