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MORPHEUS
MUSIC MICRO-INTERVIEWS
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Music Micro-Interviews consist of three brief, no-nonesense
questions that can be absorbed quickly and digested easily.
We ask the same questions to all artists so that we get
to see different views on the same matters. We really appreciate
these great musicians giving us their time and we certainly
enjoy the opportunity to have a little more insight into
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-----Aude |
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-----Australis |
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What drives you to make music? |
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I can say,
it's like the faith... it' like to be mystic... I need it...it
's a question of "to be alive" but it depends, most
of the time of my feelings. And it's more easy to me to write
something or compose when I'm sad...but sometimes when I'm
very happy it works too. |
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What drives you to make music? |
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The need for
expression; the desire to touch other hearts. In my perception,
music is an emotional vehicle far more honest and intimate
than spoken words. It pierces through cultures and political
borders reaching for sensible spirits
regardless of the little differences that prevent us from
other forms of communication. I make music because it gives
wings to my soul and sets my emotions free. |
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Why did you choose the name Aude? |
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It's my real
name...and I couldn't take another one because...it will be
another identity...so not me...
Maybe Icould change just for a new project with a group!
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Why did you choose the name Australis? |
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Taken from
the ancient tongue that forged many modern languages, the
name "Australis" is full of meaning to me and the
music I create. It comes from the old latin that means "from
the south" which relates to the millenary culture that
surrounded my first decades of life and that invariably has
shaped my spirit. |
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What’s the piece of music that you are most happy with
from your own output and why? |
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I suppose
that I'm happy each time I do something new but for the
first
album I'm crazy about the track "Leonie" because
it's dark and deep
inside for me and very exiting to sing!
And for the next album I'm happy about a sweet song I wrote
for a baby...it's a lullaby...it's hard for me to sing it
because I'm always about to cry...if you come to the concert
the 30th May in Paris you will understand....
3.05.05 |
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What’s the piece of music that you are most happy with
from your own output and why? |
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Since
composing is for me an intense emotional process, I find
this question difficult to answer without feeling I am beeing
incomplete.
I could however mention "Turning Point", from
the debut album "Lifegiving", as a particular
one. Life has special moments that shake our foundations
and change our points of view thereafter. "Turning
Point", inspired in personal experience I must admit,
describes one of those lifechanging moments.
Another particular piece is "Sacred Earth" from
the same album. Painted with the acoustic sounds of disappearing
ethnos, that piece speaks musically about the long broken
relationship that once existed between men and nature when
we still considered ourselves part of an important balance.
During the production of "Sacred Earth" I had
the honor of having the participation of a performer of
native instruments from South America which greatly contributed
to this piece's special colors and message.
20.05.05
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-----Gaudi |
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-----Spatialize |
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What drives you to make music? |
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A love, passion
and fascination with sound and its ability to express and
communicate anything and everything through it!
Music is a unique medium in that it allows powerful communication
without the barrier of language.
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What drives you to make music? |
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The feeling
when creating a new track, particularly the moment when an
idea starts to come together, is a great feeling; the rest
of the world melts away as you become more and more absorbed
with the music. You feel a sense of freedom and my hope is
that I can transmit this feeling to the people listening to
it. I imagine the urge to create music is the same as any
artistic discipline; creating for creation’s sake. It’s
also great fun using all the great new effects and tricks
in modern music technology! When I was younger listening to
bands like Ozric Tentacles and Banco de Gaia really sparked
my interest in music technology. I just had to know how the
hell they were making all those great sounds! |
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Why did you choose the name Gaudi? |
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I didn’t
choose this name, Gaudi is my Mum’s surname, my name
is Daniel.
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Why did you choose the name Spatialize? |
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A friend of
mine (who is now playing live synths with me) saw the name
“The Spatializer” on an arcade game. He thought
that would be a cool name for a music project….so I
stole it off him! I didn’t know at the time but it’s
also a real verb. If you type Spatialize into a search engine
you get a whole load of crazy stuff about spatializing time,
history and sound. The sound of the word also just seemed
to fit what I was trying to achieve with music i.e. to feel
spatial and free…and it just stuck. Everybody spells
it wrong or mixes it up with Spiritualized though! |
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| Q :
What’s the piece of music that you are most happy with
from your own output and why? |
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Last year
I had the honour of remixing Bob Marley - an artist who,
for me, epitomized with his work what music is all about.
He truly broke down barriers with his music, spreading positive
vibes and uniting people of all races and beliefs.
I have the same feeling about my most recent
production of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – another universal
ambassador of spiritual positivity.
25.05.05 |
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What’s the piece of music that you are most happy with
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I’m
sure this is a common answer but it’s usually the
track that I am working on at that present time or the last
one I have finished. At present I’m just getting into
using Logic and so I’m enjoying the fresh and modern
sound that I’m making with that. Usually the best
tracks aren’t too linear and sound to you like something
you wouldn’t have done yourself. I suppose I’m
trying to make music that I would describe as sonic ambience;
ambient music with a solid backbone and a sonic tinge because
ambient music doesn’t have to be boring! The last
fully completed track (for future release) is one called
“Mu” and that comes quite close to that aim
for me. My favourite though off the first album is Lunar
Space Dub because the atmospheres seem to have a life of
their own and I’m still digging that bassline….
25.05.05
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| Q:
What drives you to make music? |
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I haven't really choosen
to make music. I think it's a natural thing. How can we fight
against Nature? |
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What drives you to make music? |
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Many things
drive me to make music, such as an inspirational landscape,
personal spirituality, and life in general. But the music
comes naturally, nothing in particular is in my mind when
the music is initially created, but as the music creation
evolves I begin to visualize and realize the inspiration for
the music. |
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Why did you choose the name Cell? |
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I like the idea of cell...a
very small organism, which can live without anything else,
in a good environment, comfortable. |
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Why did you choose the name Numina? |
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When I first
bought Robert Rich's CD "Numena" over 10 years ago
I looked up the meaning - which means the idea that there
is life in inanimate objects - and I discovered a few different
spellings for the word and went with "Numina" as
a project name because I felt its meaning connects so well
with the creation of music.
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What’s the piece of music that you are most happy with
from your own output and why? |
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My favourite track is
"Phonic Peace For Tibet" (on the album "Phonic
Peace"-Indica Music). It's my favourite one 'cause
it's like a small revolution, like a prayer, very sweet,
very smooth. And I feel really concerned about the Tibet
problem, too.
27.05.05 |
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What’s the piece of music that you are most happy with
from your own output and why? |
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This is a hard one. I'm quite happy with
everything, but I will have to break it down into two
releases. My first release, "Evolving Visions"
really was the catalyst for where I am today with my music.
Evolving Visions was my official first release for Numina
and it was the album that fine tuned the Numina sound
and vibe and so much of that album was created under intense
moods at the time. The other release, which I am most
proud of, is "Sanctuary of Dreams" (On Hypnos
Recordings). Sanctuary of Dreams was the culmination of
several years of introspective thoughts and feelings and
ultimately, I think, the best production I had ever done
on an album up to that point. It's deep, intricate, and
harbors a lot of personal emotions for me.
Jesse Sola
18.06.05
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