1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
We're four 25 years old guys from paris.
The line up is drums, bass, two guitarists including a singer.
The project began there almost a year ago now!
2.Recently you have released your first album, how would you describe your musical sound?
We self-produced this album because we wanted to build it as we imagined, from the compositions to the final sound we have on tape.
We seek to recreate what we do in our rehearsals in paris.
So we recorded in the same studio where we played for a year no, without guitar overdub and without artifice
The overall sound of this demo is very raw and blurry and that's how we see our compositions because the general atmosphere gives another sense to the different melodies.
3.The band was formed early this year but have already released their first album, do you feel that you put a lot of time and effort into the band?
We took the time to choose some songs, and to keep the others depending on the future of the project.
For this demo, we chose the first 4 songs we made as a band, but in a year of work we were able to prepare other compositions for other future projects.
We expected to be ready to release this demo, but also to have enough material not to lower the pace.
4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with their music?
there is no fixed subject, or something that we are prohibited.
There is a lot of work on the texts. They are written so that even detached from the music, it is balanced and has a true sense.
They are written in rhyme, as a a poem or prose.
Although for the moment the lyrics are not in booklet or accessible, know that we are looking up for each piece to create more something like text on a music than song lyrics.
For the tracks of this demo, DELUGE is about changing role, depending on the situation between two people in the current society and A LA CROISEE DES AMES deals with the influence of society on the way we think but another track is talking about transformation of the sun.
It is each time different subjects, but each time they are topics that we believe timely
5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Cepheide'?
Since we are french and that all texts are also written in french, we wanted to find a french word that was connected to the general atmosphere of our songs and that at the same time evoked the recurring theme of astronomy
6.Has the band done any live shows or is this strictly a studio project?
We will surely make live shows before the next album, but for the moment nothing is confirmed
7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
From now on we had to work without label and we produced and recorded this demo alone. We are not really searching for a label but we'll think about it when the time comes.
8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of atmospheric black metal?
The project comes out of the shadows and we are not looking to do a lot of promo, however we had a lot of very positive and encouraging feedback, a lot of support which was not expected, so we were pleasantly surprised that people to be receptive to our vision of black metal!
9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
We all have parallel projects so when we formed this band the aim was to make every effort to do our best, we will see what will be the result of this!
10.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?
We are four so there are very diverse backgrounds.
We can say that the main influential band are ASH BORER , ARS DIAVOLI , URFAUST , ELECTRIC WIZARD , DRUDKH ,GODSPEED YOU…
what are you listening to nowadays ? … hexis , the psyke projet , woods of désolation , Deathspell Omega , Solstafir , Russian Circle , Converge …
11.What are some of your non musical interests?
there is a great fascination for wine, the way that it oldens.
a great interest in cinema which sharpens our thinking in another form of art equally wide
Astronomy is also omnipresent. It has directly inspired us our cover, the title of some songs and the way to write texts
12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
leave the imagination to what we listen
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