Artist Interviews

Q&A: Violens

By | Published on Wednesday 24 November 2010

Violens

Jorge Elbrecht formed Violens in 2007 after he found himself with a growing number of songs that required an outlet beyond what he could manage on his own. A revolving line-up eventually settled on Elbrecht, Iddo Arad and Myles Matheny, and then the band began making serious moves.

The trio released an eponymous EP in 2008 which pricked up a lot of ears, and their debut album ‘Amoral’ followed last month. Tonight they begin a UK tour supporting The Drums with the first of two nights at The Forum in London. Before that, we spoke to Jorge Elbrecht to ask the Same Six Questions.

Q1 How did you start out making music?
I started playing guitar when I was ten and got a four-track when I was fifteen. And it was all downhill for the health of my ears from there.

Q2 What inspired your latest album?
We wanted to imagine and try to make what we wanted to hear on the radio, and in bars and coffee shops, etc.

Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
First, one of us has to have a melody or chorus idea we think is worth chasing after. Then Iddo and Myles and I work through parts and sounds and figure out the structure.

Q4 Which artists influence your work?
OMD, Burzum, Crass, Martin Newell, The Wipers, Ulver, The Misfits, The Dead Milkmen.

Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
I’d probably just let them listen and leave the room, being there’s a tad awkward!

Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future?
Pretty basic, we just want people to hear it and be able to access it. We’re really excited about our new songs and the year ahead of us for touring, etc. We just want to keep playing and making music as long as it makes sense to us.

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