Sebastian Crugley/Alldrig Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your musical projects?



I’m a 25yo male musician from Buenos Aires (Argentina), mostly known for being the force behind “Alldrig” & “A Magnificent Cold”. I’ve been playing in bands since 2008 and releasing music by myself alone since 2015.





2.What are some of the musical styles that you play with your various musical projects?



My music goes from atmospheric/depressive black metal (Alldrig) to piano based music (A Magnificent Cold) and dark ambient / drone / field recordings (OSTs)



3.You have some albums that are in more of a black metal direction while some go for more of an ambient or post rock direction, do you feel you are very diverse as a musician and have a lot to other to many different musical genres?



I don’t have any barriers on styles or genres (music has no rules imo). I basically try to represent in sound whatever image comes to my mind most of the time. I wouldn’t call myself diverse because solo artists then to repeat themselves, but you can say that I try to be it. Also, trying new genres/styles is a great experience for anyone.






4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects you have explored with your music?



Chronic depression, past experiencies, anxiety, suicide, narcotics, melancholy & loss…



5.You have played in a full band before but for the most part record all the music by yourself, how would you compare to two?



I’m my experience doing things all by yourself gives it a more personal tone and feeling, than making a project with other people. I mostly stopped playing thinking on making a full band because of this, having in mind that I do music primarily for myself and then of others.



6.Do you have any experience doing any live shows with your musical projects?



I’ve played A Magnificent Cold tracks in a few gigs, but most of my live experience comes from playing in bands and not from my projects. It’s really hard to find people committed here and I don’t have the motivation/time/money to make a live band happening.



7.On one of the albums you also worked with 'Phantasos', how would you compare your style to theirs?



I contacted him to collaborate on the Scars as Sovenirs EP since my voice did not worked out as I wanted: His vocals are waaay better than mines *haha*. I think he deserves a lot more attention than what he had.
He does a more raw, background-ish DSBM than what I do in Alldrig (kinda like Uten-Hap).



8.With your solo project you have also been a part of a few splits, can you tell us a little bit more about the bands or artists you had shared these recordings with?



I’ve done dark ambient splits with multiple artists that I love, but thinking about it, Sun Trough Eyelids and Epiglottis are the first ones to pop up on my head. Sun Trough Eyelids does a nature/ritualistic take on the genre while Epiglottis has a more melancholic tone. You can check them and more of their works on Bandcamp.



9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your recordings by fans of black metal, post rock and ambient?



It’s hard to please everyone, people that follow me for my black metal projects rarely likes my dark ambient or piano music and that can be said for other genres. However, most of the reaction I had in every project I released was nothing but positive.





10.What are some of the current musical projects you are a part of?



I’ve a few new projects to be announced in the upcoming mounts that I won’t unveil until then. A Magnificent Cold is my main project for now. Maybe we will see Alldrig coming back this year too…



11.Where do you see yourself heading into as a musician in the future?



I would really love to land at least a finger on the world of film/videogame music, I’ve been wanting to do that for so long but, sincerely, I don’t know the how.



12What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?



I don’t really know what influenced directly my music, you can say legendary names like Lifelover, Ulver & Nachtreich I guess.
Nowadays, I’ve been blasting A LOT the new Obscura album “Diluvium”, the infamous Cerebral Bore album “Maniacal Miscreation”, Forest of Shadows “Departure”, the entire Carach Angren  discography (can’t get enough of these guys)  and some future bass / synthwave / witch house playlists (in the background to get work done).



13.What are some of your non musical interests?



Philosophy, neuroscience & StarCraft.



14.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?


For those who supported me these past years; it’s been a blast for me.

Expect a lot of new music in the foreseen future!
Thanks to OccultBlackMetalZine to doing this interview.
Cheers from Argentina.

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Alldrig/Introspective Existentialism/Depressive Illusions/2016 Full Length Review

  This  is  the  final  review  of  a  recording  from  Argentina's  Alldrig  which  shoes  the  music  going  into  more  of  an  ambient  style  of  depressive  black  metal  and  the  album  was  released  in  2016  on  cassette  by  Depressive  illusions  and  if  called  "Introspective  Existentialism".

  Ambient  style  synths  and  nature  orientated  soundscapes  start  off  the  album  while  one  of  the  tracks  is  very  long  and  epic  in  length  along  with  the  ambient  and  atmospheric  elements  being  mixed  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  music  as  well  as  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  post  metal  direction.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  tremolo  picking  can  be  heard  which  also  gives  the  songs  a  more  raw  feeling  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  depressive  black  metal  screams  that  are  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  On  this  recording  Alldrig  take  his  depressive  style  of  post  black  metal  into  more  of  an  ambient  direction,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  existentialism  and  depressive  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Alldrig  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  ambient  and  depressive  post  black  metal,  you  should  check  out t his  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Melancholy  Germ  I"  and  "Individualism,  Aneuryism".  8  out  of  10.

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Alldrig/Departure/2015 EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Argentina's  Alldrig  which  continues  the  atmospheric  and  depressive  style  of  post  black  metal  from t he  previous  release  and  the  ep  was  self  released  in  2015  and  called  "Departure".

  Keyboards  along  with  some  atmospheric  soundscapes  and  after  the  intro  the  music  goes  into  more  of  a  heavier  direction  while  also  keeping  the  elements  that  where  presented  on  the  ep  along  with  the  drum  beats  being  mostly  programmed  and  clean  vocals  can  also  be  heard  at  times.

  Elements  of  post  rock  can  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  music  while  the  vocals  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  cries  and  depressive  black  metal  screams  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  and  also  bringing  in  elements  of  shoegaze  as  well  as  one  track  being  an  instrumental  and  all  of  the  music  sticks  to  a  slower  direction.

  On  this  recording  Alldrig  remained  true  to  the  atmospheric  and  depressive  style  of  post  black  metal  that  was  established  on  the  previous  release,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  depression,  life  experiences,  misery  and  drug  themes. 

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Alldrig  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric  and  depressive  post  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Vicious  Circle"  and  "Monochrome".  8  out of  10.

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Alldrig/Uncontrolled Dreams Of Exploding Skies/GS Productions/2015 CD Review

  Alldrig  where  a  solo  project  from  Argentina  that  played  a  very  depressive  and  atmospheric  form  of  post  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2015  album  "Uncontrolled  Dreams  Of  Exploding  Skies"  which  was  released  by  GS  Productions.

  Rain  and  thunder  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  tragic  sounding  keyboards  a  few  seconds  later  while  the  solos  and  leads  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  and  depressive  style  which  also  mixes  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  songs  at  times  as w ell  as  the  tremolo  picking  giving  the  songs  a  more  raw  feeling.

  Clean  playing  can  also  be  heard  at  times  while  spoken  word  parts  are  also  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  recording  along  with  the  vocals  being  mostly  high  pitched  depressive  black  metal  screams  as  well  as  some  of  the  tracks  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  as  the  album  progresses  acoustic  guitars  can  also  be  heard  briefly  and  a  couple  song  also  brings  in  clean  vocals,  when  the  music  finally  speeds  up  a  small  amount  of  blast beats  can  be  heard  and  the  album  closes  with  a  cover  of  Lifelover's  "Cancertid".

  Alldrig  played  a  style  of  depressive  post  black  metal  that  is  very  slow  and  atmospheric  sounding,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  depression,  life  experiences,  drugs  and  misery  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Alldrig  where  a  very  great  sounding  atmospheric  and  depressive  black  metal  solo  project  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Dysthmia"  and  "Somewhere  Along  Our  Lives".  8  out  of  10.

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