ALMORA
Almora impressed us with
their debut album...Now? Now they simply astonished us, since they managed
to maintain their sound and at the same time enrich it with so many beautiful
and breathtaking elements... Almora also have the ability to talk about
serious social problems through the spectre of fairy tales, which makes
the final result even more enchanting... We should all see the world through
the eyes of the kids... things would be much better this way...
1.HELLO SONER! HOW ARE YOU? WELL...
LET'S SUPPOSE THAT YOU ARE JUST A METAL FAN, NOT INVOLVED WITH THE BAND
(I KNOW THIS ISN'T POSSIBLE, BUT LET'S TRY) AND YOU LISTEN TO THE NEW ALMORA
ALBUM. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK OF IT?
HI NIKOS, I’M FINE... IF I WEREN'T A MEMBER
OF THE BAND, WHEN I'D LISTEN TO KALIHORA’S SONG, I SUPPOSE I'D LIKE IT.
I THINK THAT THE NEW ALBUM IS VERY GOOD, BECAUSE WE WORKED WITH A GOOD
TEAM.
2.YOUR PREVIOUS ALBUM, AS ADNAN INFORMED
ME, SOLD MANYCOPIES IN YOUR COUNTRY. IS IT TRUE? DID THIS SUCCESS INFLUENCE
YOU IN THE WAY YOU WRITE YOUR SONGS? I MEAN DID YOU RESTRAIN YOUR NEED
FOR EXPERIMENTATION FOR THE FEAR OF REDUCING THE SALES?
YES IT’S TRUE. "GATES OF TIME" SOLD MANY COPIES
IN OUR COUNTRY, BUT THIS SUCCESS DIDN’T INFLUENCE ME AND MY NEW SONGS.
I WRITE JUST WHAT I FEEL IS RIGHT FOR ME.
3.HAS YOUR DEBUT ALBUM BEEN DISTRIBUTED
OUTSIDE TURKEY AS WELL? IF YES, IN WHICH COUNTRIES? WHAT KINDOF FEEDBACK
HAVE YOU RECEIVED?
OUR DEBUT ALBUM WAS SENT TO GERMANY, JAPAN,
JORDAN, U.S.A. FROM TURKEY BUT IT WAS NOT DISTRIBUTED OUT OF TURKEY. ALL
REVIEWS ABOUT “GATES OF TIME” ARE VERY WELL. ESPECIALLY FOR NIHAN.
4.NOW LET'S COME TO THE NEW ALBUM AND
ESPECIALLY LET'S CONCENTRATE ON THE SONG "CEHENNEM GECELERI/THE HELL-NIGHTS",
WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHER SONGS YOU'VE WRITTEN TILL NOW.
WHICH IS THE STORY OF THE SONG AND WHERE FROM WAS IT INSPIRED?WHICH IS
THE PROCEDURE THAT YOU FOLLOWED TO CREATE IT?
YES, THIS SONG IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER
SONGS. I USED EASTERN MELODIES IN THIS SONG BECAUSE IT REFERS TO DEAD CHILD
DUE TO THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
5.ANOTHER SONG I WANT TO STAND UPON
IS "KURSUN ASKER",WHICH IS WRITTEN IN YOUR MOTHER TONGUE, WHAT DOES THE
TITLE MEAN AND WHERE ARE THE LYRICS REFERRING TO?
THIS SONG IS ABOUT THE 7-15 YEAR OLD CHILDREN
WHO FIGHT IN MANY MEANINGLESS WARS IN THE WORLD. THIS IS THE GUN-MONOPOLY’S
GAME.
6.NOW IS "KALIHORA'S SONG" STORY BASED
ON A FAIRY TALE THAT YOU'VE LISTENED TO DURING YOUR CHILDHOOD OR A STORY
MADE BY YOU? DO YOU BELIEVE THAT FAIRY TALES CAN WORK AS SYMBOLS THAT CAN
HELP US UNDERSTAND REALITY? DID YOU EVER THINK TO WRITE A BOOK WITH FAIRY
TALES? I THINK THAT YOU'D BECOME A GOOD WRITER.
THIS STORY WAS MADE BY ME AND THANKS A LOT
FOR WHAT YOU THINK OF ME. I BELIEVE THAT IF WE SEE THE WORLD FROM THE CHILDREN'S
POINT OF VIEW, MANY PROBLEMS WILL END IN THE WORLD. SOME PUBLISHING HOUSES
OFFERED TO BOOK THIS STORY.
7.YOU DO THE LEAD VOCALS ONLY ON THE
SONG "PRINCESS OF RAIN". WHY ON THIS SONG? IS IT A SPECIAL COMPOSITION
FOR YOU?
YES, IT’S A VERY SPECIAL SONG FOR ME, BECAUSE
THIS SONG IS ABOUT MY WIFE. SHE HAD ALWAYS SUPPORTED ME TILL NOW. I LOVE
HER TOO MUCH.
8.RECENTLY A BIG TERRORIST ATTACK TOOK
PLACE IN ISTANBUL. ARE THE PEOPLE AFRAID OR DO THEY CONTINUE A NORMAL
LIFE? DO YOU THINK THAT THE U.S. WITH ITS EXTERNAL POLITICS HAVE HELPED
TERRORIST ATTACKS MULTIPLY AROUND THE WORLD OR NOT? AND WHY?
YES PEOPLE WERE AFRAID FOR A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME. BUT AFTER THIS, LIFE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I GUESS THIS ATTACK WAS
MADE BY ENEMIES OF PEACE. I’M CURSING THAT MURDERER. I BELIEVE ALL PEOPLE
ARE BROTHERS. EVERYONE IS MY BROTHER IN THE WORLD. I HOPE PEACE WILL BE
ESTABLISHED ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
9.THE COVER IS ONCE AGAIN GREAT! WHO
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT? IS KALIHORA THE GIRL PAINTED?
THANKS A LOT! THE COVER IS CREATED BY METIN
AKBAS. HE’S A SUCCESSFUL YOUNG PAINTER.
10.A NEW YEAR HAS STARTED AND I WANT
YOU TO TELL ME WHICH ARE YOUR WISHES AND HOPES?
I WISH PEACE, HAPPINESS AND A GOOD LUCK TO
ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE NEW YEAR.
11.WHICH SONG WOULD YOU DEDICATE TO
THE WOMAN OF YOUR DREAMS?
PRINCESS OF RAIN, SINCE THIS SONG IS FOR MY
WIFE. (SHE’S THE WOMAN OF MY DREAMS).
12.IN WHICH MOVIE SOUNDTRACK WOULD
YOU LIKE TO HAVE TAKEN PART OR HAVE COMPOSED?
ABSOLUTELY “LORD OF THE RINGS”! BECAUSE I’M
A BIG FAN OF “LORD OF THE RINGS”.
13.WHICH TITLE DO YOU THINK COULD SUM
UP ALL YOUR EFFORTS FOR THIS BAND TILL NOW?
A BAND THAT MAKES MUSIC SINCERELY. THAT’S
ENOUGH FOR ME.. AND I HOPE ALMORA IS IN THE HEARTS OF OUR FANS.
14.THANK YOU! THESE LINES ARE YOURS...
THANK YOU NICK! BEST WISHES, BEST REGARDS!
Nick "William_Kidd"
Parastatidis
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