Featuring Christian from Deadtronic Interview by Ruud Dreessen aka ebm-industrial.nl 19 december 2009 14:59
1- For the first question will be, do you know the netherland?
Yes i know, i was in Vlissingen at the Terra Gotha XIII-nice country;-)
2- Do you follow the electronic music scene, do you have any favourite bands?
YES X-Fusion, Tactical Sekt, Combichrist, Wumpscut, The Retrosic...
3- Greetings Christian could you please shortly introduce our readers your music project Deadtronic. Please fill also a biographical resume about how, when and where...give us more background information?
Deadtronic is an electronic-industrial project, it was found at 2003 in the east of germany-in saxony,it`s the joy for great music, to express feelings and to assimilate events....
4- How did you start to make Electro/Industrial and what is Electro/Industrial for you?
At the beginning i starts with a Yamaha Synthesizer S03 in a small corner, later more and more instruments come along and now i have a studio in my sweet home.
Electro/Industrial is the best form of music. Its all for me!
5- What and who are some of your influences in Electro/Industrial?
All kind of things are influences... the surrounding area, my work with colleagues, my friends and family...
6- What are your top ten favourite Electro/Industrial Club Songs of all time? Who are you influenced by? What would you consider your favourite cd`s?
Top ten? Very difficult... some are... Maneater-The Retrosic, Blut Royale-Combichrist, Traiters-X-fusion, Marsh of the dead-Wumpscut
7- Dou you have a favourite track or album?
Album: God of Hell-The Retrosic, Beyond the Pale-X-fusion, Bunkertor 7-Wumpscut...
8-So tell me a bit more about yourself, such as musical?
Music is a very important part of my life, I love it to be on stage and it`s cool to see how a song is created by me and to invent the lyrics...
9- By the way do you like my questions? Tell me what you think about it!
Questions are interessting but so many;-) and repeating themselves;-)
10- What is the main idea, the message you want to leave to people who listens to you? What is your motto?
To have fun and think about the message (each album has a message) Motto: Endtime...!
11- What`s the name of your band? What`s the origin of that name? Have you changed the band`s
name before?
No changings... DEADTRONIC... I created by myself
12- Tell me about your demo`s „Dead&Dying“ 2006 and „Visionen vom Untergang“ 2007 where
did the concept come from? And whats planned now that your album is finished? Or anything else you`re working on? And your album 2008 tell me why this title, „Contact Death“?Tell us a few words about the concept of this? The concept from the earlier albums i imagine all by myself! Contact death deals with the themes
Death and Endtime and their negative sides. I work on new tracks for me and remixes for other bands.
13- When`s the new album coming out?
31.12.2009 and it`s called SCHWACHPUNKT:MENSCH
14- How is the current promotional tour going for supporting this album?
It`s no tour planned, only some promotional gigs in the east of germany! Maybe you have some gigs for us;-)!
15- What do you think of a modern Electro/Industrial and about Electro/Industrial scene?
The modern scene is stronger than ever although many musicians orientates themselves on the Oldschool music. Oldschool is omnipresent....
16- Our usual question-what is Electro/Industrial for you?
See above at question 4....
17- What was your best live experience so far?
To play with KIEW, Painbastard, Steinkind!
18- Please list the name, age, school, and respective instrument of each band member?
Christian-27-music, text, voice...
Martin -27-keyboard
Axl-23-keyboard
19- What are your views on the current state of this Electro/Industrial scene in Germany, in terms of
creativity and audiences? And the scene in other country?
In Germany it`s very hard for new bands to proof themselves for the audience because there is a
very small place for new bands..
20- You have very nice numbers.....................tell me about lyrical compositions what you can tell
about the done work? How does your music creation process work? How do you create a song?
In the majority of cases spontaniously...at first compositions and then the text.
21- What genre of music do you consider your work to be? Who are your major influences?
We are Deadly-Electro-Industrial...
Major influences: family, work, environment...
22- Since the music industry is open now to purely electronic music, has this made things easier for
you?
No, i didn`t notice that it became easier. For me it is still strong to become famous.
23- So what are their main influences as a band at the moment?
See above
24- What is currently inspiring your material as an artist? Tell me all about the Electro/Industrial
scene of germany?
See above
25- Do you think that people from the music press didn`t except you to grow up musically?
I can`t answer it at the moment...
26- What is the key to making music from Deadtronic and what inspires you to keep growing as a
musician?
The competition with other excellent bands!
27- How do you see the future of download/Copyright in area of goth Electro/Industrial music?
Illegal downloads should be forbidden. To create songs or albums-with the lyrics, musicand layoutoccupy much time for the bands...But legal downloads are the future as well as the internet... Downloading songs it`s comfortable...
28- If tere was one thing you want people to know about your band what would that be?
Catchy Sounds, Vocals and Lyrics with amazing Live shows !
29- Please let us know about your upcoming plans, some new releases you like to confirm here?
New Album SCHWACHPUNKT:MENSCH - 31.12.2009 Remix for Halo Effect-Hammer the Gear Orkus February 2010- Presentation of the new album inclusive the publicaton of the song „Diagnose“Also be presented of an american compilation called „Industrial Underground“- date: spring 2010
30- It has been a pleasure to interview you on your musical activity. Well, any last words to your ebm-industrial fans?
Keep listening us and keep fidelity
31- And what is next on Germany agenda?
Christmas and New Year`s Eve
32- Thanks for your time! Great work on the albums and good luck with everything.any How can fans-to-be gain access to your music? Do you have a website with sample songs or a demo CD?
33- Were you asked to play or did you have to ask for a slot?
We hope you have some gigs for us:)
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