Hail men! Please
accept my late congratulations with final release of Talbot’s new album
“Scaled”! What are you doing right now to promote new stuff?
Magnus: Thanks! At this moment we're resting
and preparing for our upcoming tours. Also we're gonna release our first Lp
very soon, in July.
Jarmo: Yep, new tours are in works indeed.
And I'm also finishing the new album of my
electronic outfit Blood Pavilion. Album will be out on August 1st.
“Scaled” album sounds
totally fresh and powerful, it is full of dynamic, it’s full of life. Yet,
songs titles are dealing with dark side of being – specters, shadows and
hallucinations. What kind of images did you put in your songs?
M: Yeah, dreamy and surreal mood have been
always a part of our lyrics. They are kind of supporting the overall heavy wall
of sound, putting a new layer of psychedelia in it.
How often does your
vision of Talbot concur with visions of your listeners?
M: Surprisingly often, as I can read from
feedback we get.
M: Actually, producing by ourselves seems to be
the easiest way at this moment. Since we don't have any deal with labels, that
is the only way to spread our music.
J: We have no interest in waiting for something
top happen. It's easier just to do it, not to sit around and hope that maybe
some day…..
Your previous work
“EOS” was re-release once or twice, but didn’t you think to do vinyl edition as
this glorious format became only more popular with time?
M: You're right. Just in that time we did not
make it financially. But we're gonna do this afterwards, in near future, for
sure.
J: If the stars align right, then maybe even
this year. If not, then later.
It took 3 years to
start and finish this second full-length, did you have a kind of artistic crisis? Or
do you see no need to write music regularly collecting your experience
carefully through the time to embody it in Talbot’s songs?
M: Actually we just didn't have any time to
deal with writing because there was quite much touring between. And also I was
living outside homeland for a while. The writing process took about a year to
finish.
J: We had some bits and pieces actually in 2011
already...
The album’s production
is perfect; I can sense every curve of every riff. What is your secret of such
high quality?
M: Hmm.. well thanks! As a record producer I
just don't do any discount to my work.
The sound must be good, but organic, even if
it's not perfectly played, it should remain it's groove. I'm personally not a
big fan of modern over-produced and polished metal-sound.
I guess that such
question may sound as insult if we speak about Talbot, but let us clarify that
moment – are you free of concrete influences of other modern bands? Talbot is
self-sufficient formation, you walk your own path but a whole direction to post
and doom music was chosen by many bands nowadays.
M: I think you can find many influences in our
music from many different genres. But mostly we are happy with the fact that we
do not sound like any other post-metal band and I think for us its a easy thing
to do because of our instruments, which are putting a strict limitations on our
musical creation.
J: I think it's really hard to be free of any
influences. And is it even necessary, to have no influences?
No, I think not
indeed. I remember that Talbot had a really big tour about 1 year and a half ago, you
even visited Japan
J: Look for contacts and then make a contact
with those people. I have literally been browsing the internet for days, just
to look for contacts of promoters, blogwriters-reviewers, webzines etc. 8-hours
a day, 7 days a week. Maybe there's some easier ways too, but it has worked for
us so far.
M: Music culture in Japan
Hah, man, I remember
that you’re tattoo master, so do you have any new tattoos onto your skin? Do
you hone your skins onto yourself?
J: I have a few new ones, yep.
And the last question
for today – do you have any new songs which weren’t included into “Scaled”? Is
there any chance to get one more tiny release of Talbot in nearby future?
M: Unfortunately, no.
J: But a tiny or not so tiny release - yes.
When it's the right time, maybe sooner, maybe later.
Hah, wait man. Suddenly we’ve received one more question to you from a common friend - Guillaume (The Bottle Doom Lazy Band guitarist). So attention, here is his question: “do you remember about the goat in Tours?”
J: Yes, the goat was really cool! It happened in Tours, France. It was the last show of our first European tour. The old guy had the goat on a string and just walked into the clubs and shops with it. He-he.
Hah, wait man. Suddenly we’ve received one more question to you from a common friend - Guillaume (The Bottle Doom Lazy Band guitarist). So attention, here is his question: “do you remember about the goat in Tours?”
J: Yes, the goat was really cool! It happened in Tours, France. It was the last show of our first European tour. The old guy had the goat on a string and just walked into the clubs and shops with it. He-he.
