Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Interview With Heptaedium

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 INTERVIEW WITH HEPTAEDIUM
We at N-Core Lives decided to do an interview with Heptaedium. Hailing from Paris, France and billing his music as Baguettecore, he recently released "How Long Shall I Suffer Here ?". Heptaedium appeared on the N-Core Lives "Glitched" comp and released two great Nintendocore albums "Kawaii!!" and "Underground Business".  The interview was conducted by Travis. Heptaedium's most recent album can be found at https://heptaedium.bandcamp.com/releases



Travis:
I am happy to be doing this interview as I am a fan of yours. Each album you have released has been enjoyable. We at N-Core Lives were happy to feature you on the compilation album "Glitched". You just released "How Long Shall I Suffer Here?” so I figured it was good time to reach out to you for an interview. How are you?

Heptaedium:
Not too bad thanks. It's a shared pleasure.

Travis:
One of the reasons I have enjoyed your work so much is that it is super heavy. The guitar work in your music is certainly a staple in the Heptaedium sound. What kind of guitar do you use and what sort of amp/FX processor do you use in your recording process?

Heptaedium: 
Happy you appreciate. This album is indeed way more "guitaristic" than the previous ones. It is also more more violent, raw, direct, dark...

I got an ESP Horizon fr 2 and a Jackson Soloist. Both tuned in drop B (B, F#, B, E, G#, C#) with fat string gauge (12/56 ErnieBall). For this album I mostly used the Soloist.

And I also used a POD HD PRO X or the guitar amp emulation. After messing around and experimenting you can easily find some aggressive sounds in it.

Travis: 
How did your relationship with Apathia Records begin?

Heptaedium: 
I knew this label for a while because some of the bands I really appreciate are part of their roster (Pryapisme =^..^= , HAH, öOoOoOoOoOo ...). Once "How Long Shall I Suffer Here ?" finished I sent them. They appreciated my universe and then I signed with Apathia.

Travis:
Do you mind being labelled as Nintendocore? How do you see your music in terms of genre?

Heptaedium:
Not really but it kindles people's curiosity. Actually I even think Nintendocore is more a movement than a music style. I mean, there are a lot of artists self-proclaimed "Nintendocore" who play every kind of metal. The compilation you just mentioned is a good example, and that's pretty great!

I often say as a joke I play "Baguettecore" to not rack my brain. Try to explain to someone else this kind of music... I gave up haha

Travis:
Are there any artists you are really enjoying right now?

Heptaedium:
Yes ! Agalloch, Bell Witch, Veil Of Maya, Frontierer, Hate Eternal, The Algorithm, Pryapisme, Venetian Snares, Oyaarss and many many more...

Travis: 
Is there anything you can tell us about your creative process? Do you start with guitar riffs, synth lines, etc?

Heptaedium:
It depends. Most of the time I start wanting to express my feelings, strumming my guitar for a while, finding some drum patterns, and then add synths.
It works like an adventure.
I very rarely start a music by the end ... Usually I start with the first riff, then the second, the third so on... and then I see where it leads me! Sometimes it's just a dead end, sometimes I have moments of doubts, sometimes there is a plot twist! And I try to advance to the end of the story.

Travis:
Do you make your albums with song placement in mind? When “If The World Would Stop Spinning I Don’t Think I’d Miss It” I felt like it was perfectly placed in the middle of the album. Was that intentional?

Heptaedium:
Yes, most of the time when I finish a music I know where it will take place in the album, if it goes well with another or not. That's my way to tell a little story, to make travel.

Travis:
Do you have a favorite VST?

Heptaedium:
With no hesitations, Chipsounds from Plogue. It's kind like the motherships, no, the final boss of the chiptunes VST! It's very comprehensive! I even BOUGHT it, just to say.

Travis:
What is next for Heptaedium?

Heptaedium:
First I'm gonna bite something because I'm really hungry.
Eventually later in the day I would go poop because I did not poop yesterday. Something is already knocking at the gate.
Also, a 7 tracks EP is planned for February 2018!

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