1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the solo project?
K.: Greetings, first of all it’s important to mention that we’re not a solo project, the band consists of 2 members. K. is responsible for vocals, lyrics and conceptual ideas, while V. is responsible for composing and recording the music. There were also several people involved in the recording process, but the band mainly consists of the two of us.
2.So far you have released an ep, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?
V.: Musically speaking we play black metal with atmospheric, post, death and doom influences. I try to use a lot of dissonance in my music while still keeping it melodic. So in overall we can call it dissonant atmo/post black but the most important thing for me is not genre tags but creating a specific mood or atmosphere with my music
3.A lot of your lyrics cover Occultism themes, which aspects of this path do you bring into your songwriting?
K.: That’s right that the lyrics are mainly occult themed. The concept of the EP revolves around a disciple engaging with a dark spiritual substance/entity and going through ordeals on this path. Concerning various occult schools or teachings, it’s mainly influenced by Gnosticism and incorporates some elements of Lovecraftianism and a bit of Hinduism as well.
In our following release I plan to dwell more into Hermeticism/Western Alchemy lyrics-wise.
4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Mórnu'?
K.: The word is completely created by us and is a name of this spiritual entity/substance which is discovered by the disciple.
5.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the ep cover?
V.: The man on the cover art is the lyrical hero of the album, he is depicted in a state of agony, which corresponds to some point of the EP. I’ve created the cover art myself, basically it’s a collage of several paintings
6.With this project you record everything by yourself, are you open to working with other musicians or do you prefer to work solo?
V.: Concerning this release all the music was recorded and mixed by myself, but we had a sound engineer who helped us with mastering. In the next recording we plan to elevate the quality of music by recording on studio with a drummer (this time the drums were programmed) and having a sound engineer both for mixing and mastering
7.So far very little is known about the project, do you prefer to keep a lower profile?
K.: We prefer to stay anonymous as we want our music to exist separately and have its own pure being apart from us as individuals
8.So far you have worked with 'Ground Media Group' and 'Frosty Rowan' on the physical versions of your ep, can you tell us a little bit more about these labels?
K.: Frosty Rowan is a Russian tape/cassette label which focuses on various styles of black metal as well some electronic music, such as dark ambient, noise and industrial. Mostly it’s pagan or occult themed
Ground Media Group is a Finnish label that found us on Bandcamp and offered to cooperate and release us on CDs, which we accepted gladly.
9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of black metal?
K.: As we’ve only released our first EP, we just gaining awareness and recognition on the BM stage. The reception on Bandcamp and other platforms was positive and we’ve received an offer to cooperate from Ground Media Group as well as letters from some metal zines. With our future releases we plan to continue gathering our audience, although the most important thing is, of course, the act of creation itself.
10.When can we expect a full length and also where do you see yourself heading into as a musician during the future?
V.: We plan to release a full-length by the end of this year. For now Mórnu is the most important project for me as a musician
11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
V.: My main influences include Aosoth, Zhrine, VRTRA, Thaw, The Great Old Ones. But at the moment I mainly interest to non-metal music such as ambient, industrial, experimental, noise
2.Before we wrap up this interview, so you have any final words or thoughts?
K.: This was just the first encounter with Mórnu in this realm as soon it’s going to return but in new forms and unknown shapes
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