Dodsfard Interview

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• 1. Can you tell us a little bit about the project for those that have never heard of you before?

  Dödsfärd is a solo project where i explore different concepts and sub-genres inside the black metal genre. I write, record and mix everything, and do the artworks.

  2. How would you describe your musical sound?

  Old-school black metal mixed with small parts of many different genres i listen to, like shoegaze-soundwalls, the feeling and atmosphere of folk music's , and of course quite a lot of synth.

  3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the project explores with the music?

  It varies from demo to demo. The first is about death and misery, while the second demo explores other themes like anger, violence and spiritualism.

  From this point it's hard to say, Demo III is mostly about ghosts and fears, while sleeping trees, dungeons so deep is very influenced by folklore and nature.

  4.I have noticed that the musical style has changed with each recording, are you planning in this direction on future releases and if so where do you see the music heading?

  Yes, i've always enjoyed exploring concepts, and when i find one i like it often turns out as a new demo. While i doesn't plan my albums very much, i will probably find more interesting subjects to make music about. I's hard to tell where i'm going, but more albums will be released.

  5. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the projects name?

  Dödsfärd basically means "journey to death), and i guess thats what dödsfärd is trying to do, make you experience something darker than your everyday life, death.

  6.Currently there is only 1 member involved with the project, are you open to working with other musicians in the future?

  I'm not sure actually, right now i'm comfortable being the only member in dödsfärd, it has been like that for years. I often have a hard time working in bands and stuff, but with Céleste it mostly turns out great, so if someone else ever will play in dödsfärd, it's probably gonna be him.

  7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or received any interest?

  I am releasing some demos on rigorism production pretty soon, but i don't know. I do print tapes at home too, and take orders.

  In the future, of course i'm looking for a label, releasing music is fun, especially on a label that already got bands you like released.

  8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal?

  Pretty non-existent, i got 40 likes on Facebook and appear in some russian bm-forums when i release something. That is pretty okay though, the few who likes it really does enjoy my music, and that feels great.

  9.What is going on with the other musical projects these days?

  Alot, i got a project with Monde Céleste from my hometown that just released on paradigms recordings, lovesilkpalemilk, a blend of shoegaze, post-punk and post-black metal.

  I have a few other solo projects in different genres like stoner (shitheap.bandcamp.com), lo-fi horror influenced synth (neukoln.bandcamp.com) and Swedish psych/folk (trollet.bandcamp.com); these projects are pretty dead though.

  With Céleste, i also jam and play alot, we've put together a small post-punk band trying to get some live shows, i could link you a jam recorded on an old dictaphone from the 70's when i find the tape.

  10.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

  Anywhere i guess, it depends on what happens in my life, what kind of people i meet and befriend (or dislike), what kind of music i listen too and other things that inspire me.

  11.What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

  I listen to alot of stuff like post-punk, shoegaze, stoner, garage rock, swedish hippie-prog, psychedelic rock; old stuff like that and still so much more.

  But music that inspired dödsfärd is mostly oldschool black and shoegaze, and some post-rock. I've loved bands like burzum and emperor since i was like 13 years old. I listened too and got inspired by Monde Céleste many months before i got to know him, and he has shown me loads of good music.

  One band that especially inspired is Lustre, "Serenety" is amazing

  
  

  12.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

  Almost nothing to be honest, when i don't record i spend time with my girlfriend or discuss/discover/play music with the few people who find it as interesting as i do.

  Oh right, i do read alot of philosophy and classic literature, my favorites are Sartre and Nietzsche

  
  

  13.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

  Don't use triggers

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Dodsfard/Decay/2013 Single Review

   This  is  the  final  review  of  a  recording  from  Dodsfard  with  the  music  being  raw  and  primitive   ambient  black  metal  with  the  single  being  self  released  in  2013  and  called  "Decay".

  "Decay"  starts  off  with  drum  beats  and  slow  black  metal  guitar  riffing  and  then  the  synths  kick  in  along  with  more  quiet  sounding  black  metal  vocals  and  at  the  4  minute  mark  they  start  utilizing  some  depressive  elements  and  the  song  for  the  most  part  retains  the  same  piece  throughout  it's  entire  9  minutes.

  Song  lyrics  cover  dying  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive sound  with  the  only  song  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Dodsfard  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  primitive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  single.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Dodsfard/Demo IV/2013 Review

  This  is  another  review  of  a  recording  from  Dodsfard  with  the  musical  style  being  an  instrumental  form  of  ambient  black  metal  with  the  demo  being  self  released  in  2013  and  the  fourth  in  the  series.

  "Demoner"  starts  off  with  ambient  synths  and  then  the  drums  and  fast,  primitive  black  metal  guitar  riffs  kick  in  turning   the  song  into  an  ambient  black  metal   song  with  some  melody  being  thrown  into  the  guitars  as  well  as  slowly  down  at  times  while  maintaining  the  blast  beats and  fast  parts  along  with  a  few  seconds  of  clean  playing.

  Vocals  and  song  writing  are  absent  form  the  demo  with  the  music  being  all  instrumental,  while  the  production  has  a  very  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  only  one  song  being  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  demo  from  Dodsfard  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  instrumental,  ambient  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Dodsfard/Oljud (demo III)/2013 EP Review

  This  is  a   review  of  another  recording  from  Dodsfard  with  the  musical  style  going  back  to  being  raw  and  primitive  black  metal  while  keeping  some  experimental  elements  and  the  demo  was  self  released  in  2013  and  called"Oljud  (Demo  III)".

  "Introduktion"  starts  off  with  some  avant  garde  style  clean  guitar  playing  along  with  some  sound  effects  and  distorted  black  metal  guitar  leads  with  low  screams  in  the  background.

  "Dodsfard"  starts  off  with  a  clean  sound  from  the  guitars  which  leads  to  some  distortion  and  grim  sounding  screams  and  then  the  drums  kick  in  along  with  some  slow  and  dark  sounding  black  metal  riffs  before  getting  faster  and  more  primitive  with  blast  beats  as  well  as  some  primitive  guitar  leads  before  going  back  to  the  slow  and  clean  parts.

  "Trollen"  starts  out  with  clean  playing  from  the  guitars  and  dark  sounding  avant  garde  ambient  synths  keeping  the  same  sound  throughout  the  song.

  "Spoken"  starts  off  with  background  noises  and  tortured  sounding  screams  before  the  avant  garde  elements  make  their  way  in  the  music.

  "Maulsoleum"  starts  off  with  a  classical  sounding  synth  before  going  into  a  more  atmospheric  and  ambient  direction.

  "Slottet"  starts  off  with  some  distortion  before  heading  off  into  drums,  grim  screams  and  slow,  primitive  black  metal  riffing  while  also  adding  in  some  avant  garde  synths  which  leads  to  the  guitars  and  drums  getting  faster  as  well  as  mixing  in  distorted  parts.

  Song  titles  are  in  their  native  tongue  and  seem  to  cover  dark  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  raw  and  primitive sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Dodsfard  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  primitive  black  metal  mixed  with  experimental,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Dodfard"  and  "Slottet".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Dodsfard/Sleeping Trees, Dungeons So Deep/2013 EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Dodsfard  with  the  musical  style  being  experimental  black  metal  this  time  around  with  the  the  ep  being  self  released  under  the  title  "Sleeping  Trees,  Dungeons  So  Deep".

  "Sovande  trad"  starts  off  with  some  acoustic  guitars  and  reverb  sounds  as  well  as  mixing  in  synths   and  drum  beats  before  going  off  into  a  primitive  black  metal  riff  along  with  the  synth  adding  in  ambient  parts  and  as  the  song  moves  on  an  atmospheric  guitar  lead  makes  it  way  into  the  music  briefly  and  then  it  goes  to  softer  and  experimental  sounds.

  "Trolldom" starts  off  with  avant  garde  sound  effects  before  the  drums  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  kick  in  while  also  keeping  the  experimental  synths  until  the  primitive  black  metal  riffs,  blast  beats  and  grim  screams  make  their  presence  known  in  the  song  for  a  few  seconds  and closing  with  the  synths.

  "Det  Svarta  Tornet"  starts  off  with  distorted  clean  guitar  playing  which  leads  to  the  drum  beats  and  experimental  black  metal  riffs  while  also  switching  back  to  the  cleaner  parts  at  times  and  adding  in  new  elements.

  "Morkret  infaller  snart"  starts  off  with  kraut  rock  style  synths  before  going  into  a  more  ambient  direction  while  also  adding  in  drum  programming  and  avant  garde  elements.

  "Vid  Skuggans  portar"  starts  off  with  experimental,  avant  garde  synths  and  they  stay  in  the  same  direction  throughout the  song  while  getting  louder  towards  the  end.

  "Sorgens  Timme"  starts  off  with  very  distorted  dark  ambient  synths  and  the  song  is  only  30  seconds  long.

  Song  themes  cover  darkness  and  weird  type  subjects  with  the  song  titles  being  in  their  native  tongue,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  ep from  Dodsfard  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  experimental  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS INCLUDE  "Trolldom"  and  "Vid  Skuggans  portar".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Dodsfard/Demo II/2013 EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Dodsfard  with  the  musical  style  being  a  raw  and  primitive  form  of  old  school  black  metal  and  the  ep  was  released  in  2013  under  the  name  "Demo  II".

  "Into  The  Rotten"  starts  off  with  some  primitive  old  school  style  black  metal  riffs  before  utilizing  blast  beats,  getting  faster  and  introducing  the  grim  screams,  while  also  slowing  back  down  to  the  opening  riff  and  adding  in  guitar  leads  before  going  back  to  the  faster  parts  as  well  as  mixing  in  mid  paced  sections  and  the  song  closes  with  guitar  distortion.

  "Hell  Has  Risen"  starts  off  with  some  depressive  black  metal  riffs  and  slow  drumming  before  shifting  off  into  blast  beats,  faster  and  primitive  riffing  along  with  the  high  pitched  screams  while  also  slowing  down  at  times  and  adding  in  dark  sounding  guitar  leads.

  "Torture  Of  Flesh  And  Soul"  starts  off  with  fast  drums,  old  school  black  metal  guitar  riffs  and  grim  screams  while  also  adding  in  a  little  variety  to  the  riffing  and  only  slowing  down  for  a  couple  of  seconds  while  also  adding  in  mid  paced  sections.

  Lyrics  cover  darkness  and  death  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  old  school,  raw  and  primitive  sound  where  the  bass  is  very  hard  to  hear.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Dodsfard  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw  and  primitive  old  school  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Torture  Of  Flesh  And  Soul".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Dodsfard/Demo I/2013 EP Review

 Dodsfard  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  a  very  raw  and  primitive  form  of  black  metal  with  lo-fi  and  post  rock  elements  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  ep  "Demo  I".

  "A  Land  Of  Decay"  starts  off  with  a  slow  post  black  metal  lead,  slow  drums  and  low  end  black  metal  vocals  before  going  into  a  more  mid  paced  direction  and  adding  in  black  metal  guitar  riffs  while  also  maintaining  the  post  elements  of  the  beginning  and  around  the  3  minute  mark  shoegaze  soundscapes  make  their  way  in  the  song  and  closes  it.

  "Bound  To  The  Flesh"  starts  off  with  a  slow  drum  beat  and  black  metal  melodies  coming  from the  guitars  and  then  it  is  silent  for  a  few  seconds  before  powerful  sound  effects  kick  in  along  with  some  black  metal  riffs  and  trash  can  style  percussion  which  gets  faster  and  darker  as  the  song  moves  on  while  also  slowing  down  at  times.

  "The  Treachery  Of  Mankind"  starts  off  with  some  drum  beat,  melodic  and  atmospheric  black  guitar  guitar  riffs  before  speeding  up,  adding  in  a  blast  beat  as  well  as  going  into  a  more  mid  paced  direction  while  also  going  back  to  the  slow  and  fast   parts  at  times.

  "As  The  Dark  Sun  Rises"  starts  off  with  a  slow  old  school  black  metal  riff  along  with  some  drum  beats  before  going  into  a  faster  and  more  primitive  direction  which  also  brings  up  the grim  screams  and  blast  beats  and  close  to  the  3  minute  mark  the  song  slows  down  while  still  maintaining  a  primitive  sound.


  "Death"  starts  off  with  a  slow,  old  school  and  dark  sounding  black  metal  riff  along  with  some  drum  beats  which  sets  up  the  pace  for  a  brief  guitar  lead  and  then  the  blast  beats  kick  in  as  well  as  some  fast  and  primitive  guitar  riffing  for  a  few  seconds  before  reverting  back  to  the  slow  sound  of  the  beginning  while  also  mixing  in  some  melody  this  time  around.

  "Forest"  starts  off  with  clean  playing  from  the  guitars  before  the  distortion  and  drum  beats  kick  in  and  the  song  gets  more  dark  and  melodic  with  a lot  of  traditional  old  school  black  metal  sounds  which  sets  up  the  pace  for  the  blast  beats,  fast  and  primitive  guitar  riffs  which  shortly  go  more  into  a  mid  paced  direction  after  that  and  adding  in  a  melodic  post  metal  guitar  lead  and  the  song  closes  with  the  faster  parts  and  clean  playing.

  Songs  themes  and  lyrics  on  the  demo  cover  darkness,  while the  production  has  a  very  dark,  old school,  raw  and  primitive  sound  and  you  can  not  hear  the  bass  playing  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Dodsfard  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  and  primitive  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Bound  To  The  Flesh"  and  "Death".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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