NORDVARGR
AMBIENT/NOISE WAS TERMS
THAT REALLY I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH. THIS LUCK OF KNOWLEDGE THOUGH DIDN'T STOP
ME TO MAKE THE INTERVIEW WITH HENRIK - MASTERMIND OF THE BAND. A GUY THAT
PLAYS THIS MUSIC FROM THE LATE '80'S. ANYWAY THESE ARE THE WORDS OF A DARK
SOUL.., ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANX ALEXANDER SOROTOS FOR HELPING ME TO
MAKE THIS INTERVIEW AND TRUSTING OUR SITE.
1.FIRST OF ALL POINT OUT THE MOST
IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF THE BAND'S HISTORY AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO THE
FANS.
Well, Nordvargr is not a band,
it is my name... I have been making music / noise since the late 80´s
in many formations. Most noteworthy is MZ. 412, Folkstorm, Hydra Head 9
and Toroidh.
2.WHAT DOES NORDVARGR EXACTLY MEAN
AND WHY DID YOU CHOOSE A NAME THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT YOU COME FROM THE
NORTHERN SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES?
Nordvargr means roughly "wolf of
the north" and it is, as I said, my real name - Henrik Nordvargr Björkk.
3.GIVE US YOUR OWN DESCRIPTION FOR
YOUR MUSIC. PERSONALLY I DON'T KNOW IF MUSIC IS THE CORRECT WORD TO CHARACTERIZE
WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I MEAN THAT WHAT YOU HAVE CREATED ACCORDING TO ME COULD
BE BEST DESCRIBED AS FEELINGS. DO YOU AGREE? NAME SOME OF THE BAND'S INFLUENCES.
I don’t limit myself to just making
one "kind" of music - I make serious compositions, free form noise, ambient,
ritual and research audio. My feelings do play a great part in my creations,
and almost always the music is a pure reflection of myself.
4.YOUR ALBUM WOULD BE AN IDEAL SOUNDTRACK
FOR A HORROR MOVIE. DO YOU AGREE? WHICH MOVIE WOULD YOU SELECT?
Yes, some parts of Awaken has cinematic
qualities... I am not sure what movie it would fit though...
5.WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH
NORDVARGR AND WHERE DO YOU IMAGINE TO BE AS A MUSICIAN IN 10 YEARS TIME?
I can’t say that I have a specific
goal with my compostitions... maybe only that I want to move people’s minds
with it. Music that makes you FEEL something. My satisfaction comes mainly
form two things: Keeping sane - if I didn’t make this music I would probably
go mad, it is an outlet of my enormous creativity which must be released...
the other thing is the ability to affect other peoples feelings with my
music.
6.DO YOU THINK YOU COULD RECREATE YOUR
MUSIC LIVE? IS IT A MUSIC FOR LIVE SHOWS OR YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SUCH
A THING?
It is possible to recreate much
of what I am doing in a live set, but when playing live I prefer to play
with my more violent projects... Live performances where people are just
standing behind a laptop/synth is plain boring to watch - I want confrontation!
7.IF YOUR MUSIC WAS AN EMOTION WHAT
WOULD IT BE? IF IT WAS A PAINTING WHAT WOULD IT SHOW?
It would be a mix of hate, fear,
pain, sorrow but also power and hope. A "Nordvargr" painting would be very
dark, almost totally void of bright colours. But all this is when I do
dark ambient as on "Awaken"...
8.IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET THE
CREATURE THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK HIM?
9.WHICH SONG OF YOURS WOULD YOU DEDICATE
TO GOD AND WHICH ONE TO THE DEVIL AND WHY?
I don’t believe in any of them,
so that would be nothing.
10.IF YOU COULD BE A HISTORICAL CHARACTER
FOR A DAY WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AND WHICH PERIOD OF HIS LIFE WOULD YOU
LIKE TO LIVE?
The last minutes of the guys (guys)
who flew into WTC. I really would like to know what goes through the head
of a person who is that fanatical.
11.WHAT TITLE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS INTERVIEW
TO HAVE?
That’s your job to find out.
12.WHAT WOULD YOU TELL TO THE FANS
TO CONVINCE THEM TO BUY YOUR RELEASE INSTEAD OF SOMETHING ELSE?
Because it is good... I have been
accused of being too productive and release to much stuff, but the truth
is that I always try to release my best things - music that I can stand
for. I make hours of music every year that never gets released because
I don’t feel that it is good enough to share with the world. I combine
both quality and quantity, IMHO.
13.THANK YOU! HAVE I FORGOTTEN TO ASK
YOU ANYTHING AND YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION?
No, I think that wraps it up nicely.
Keep music evil.
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