Featuring Ludovico Technique Interview by Ruud Dreessen aka ebm-industrial.nl | 26 december 2009 21:41
Thanks the Ludovico Technique that you have found time to give answers to these questions,
Attention readers we do not speak Dutch, so please forgive any mistranslations.
For the first question will be - do you know the netherland?
yes we're familiar with the Netherlands
Do you follow the electronic music scene, do you have any other favourite bands?
We are big music enthusiasts, however the scene we are more closely associated with is Industrial. We are influenced by old school industrial from the 1970s and 1980s
Greetings the Ludovico Technique could you please shortly introduce our readers your music project the Ludovico Technique Please fill also a biographical resume about how,when and where...give us a more background informations?
The name itself stems from the drum-assisted aversion therapy found in the novel and film "A Clockwork Orange", in which the patient is forced to view violent imagery which injected with experimental medication in an attempt to condition the subjects behavior.
It is harsh industrial music highlighting the dark aspects of the human experience as well as the depths to which the human mind can deteriorate.
How did you start to make Industrial / Experimental and what is Gothic for you?
We write music that is true to the nature of ourselves and gather inspiration from emotions, ideas, and personal experiences. "Gothic" is a culture.
What and who are some of your influences in Industrial / Experimental?
Some of our influences would include; skinny puppy, front 242, Einsturzende Neubauten, Das Ich, etc.
What are your top ten favorite Industrial / Experimental Club Songs of all time? Who are you influenced by? What would you consider your favorite cd's?
Collectively, we all have a wide variety of favorite albums and artists.
Do you have a favourite track and album?
There are many albums and tracks that we enjoy, I don't think it is possible to narrow it down to one.
So tell me a bit more about yourself, such as musical?
Well, we will just released our new EP via download through itunes.com and it will be available for purchase through our website in mid January. You can also hear us on the new Alfa-Matrix compilation Endzit Bunkertrack
By the way do you like my questions? tell me what you think about it! ;-)
yes, they are very good questions.
What is the main idea, the message you want to leave to people who listens to you? What is your motto?
An artist must stay true to themselves and they will see better results.
What’s the name of your band? What’s the origin of that name? Have you changed the band’s name before?
The Ludovico Technique is a drug-assisted aversion therapy from the novel and film A Clockwork Orange.It involves the patient being forced to watch violent images for long periods of time, while under the effect of drugs that cause a near death experience.The idea is that if the patient is forced to watch the horribly graphic rapes, assaults and other acts of violence while suffering from the drug effects, the patient will assimilate the sensations and then become incapacitated or very ill either attempting to perform or even just witnessing said acts of violence.The Ludovico technique is an artistic semblance of the psychological phenomenon known as classical conditioning which is a form of associative learning that was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov.
12- your new EP where did the concept come from? and whats planned now that your album is finished? or anything else you're working on? Tell me why this title,Tell us a few words about the concept of this?
The concept of the new EP is basically an accumulation of past and present experiences and the very core of emotions. Once the album is finished we plan to do a tour around the country (USA) and in the future we plan to go overseas as well. Some Things Are Beyond Therapy, well as it is open to personal interpretation, to us it means that some things good or bad you have to get out in a way, we go the artistic route.
When's the new album coming out?
The EP is currently available for download through itunes.com and other music download website. You can see a full list of them on our website theludovicotechnique.com. Then in mid January it will be available for purchase on the website.
How is the current promotional tour going for supporting this album?
So far, it has been going very well. We have gotten very positive feedback from many different people around the world. We have a very devoted fan base and are always making new relationships with fans and peers alike.
What do you think of a modern Industrial / Experimental and about Industrial / Experimental scene?
The scene seems to be doing very well in the recent years. It seems like more and more people are getting into industrial.
Our usual question - what is Industrial / Experimental for you?
Industrial to us, is something that just naturally comes out in our music
What was your best live experience so far?
Every show is an experience all to itself.
Please list the name, age, school, and respective instrument of each band member
Ben V - vocals
Jayson Fiend- keyboards
Virus - keyboards
R - drummer
What are your views on the current state of this Industrial / Experimental scene in Florida Verenigde Staten .in terms of creativity and audiences? And the scene in other countries?
Industrial music is not quite as big in the US as it is in other countries.
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?
By searching every facet of the mind and bringing together raw emotions artistically and presenting them in a musical fashion.
What genre of music do you consider your work to be? Who are your major influences?
industrial.
Since the music industry is more open now to purely electronic music has this made things easier for you?
Some things have been easier some more difficult.
So what are their main influences as a band at the moment?
Our influence are drawn from many things, but as we said before the main influences are stemmed from emotions, ideas, and personal experiences
what is the key to making music from the Ludovico Technique and what inspires you to keep growing as a musician?
We are always growing as people and learning from new life experiences and as long as we have that there will be inspiration for the music.
How do you see the future of download Copyright in area of goth-Industrial Experimental music? What are the best ways to develop it in your mind ?
As a musician it's disapointing to know that people illegally download music, but with the increase in websites such as itunes.com more people are starting to get out of it.
If there was one thing you want people to know about your band what would that be?
Check out the EP at our website theludovicotechnique.com and be sure to go to alfa-matrix.com and check out the compilation Endziet Bunkertracks with us featured on it.
Please let us know about your upcoming plans, some new releases you like to confirm here
We're going to be promoting the new EP and continuing to tour in support of it with a full tour in the spring.
It has been a pleasure to interview you on your musical activity,Well,any last words to your ebm-industrial fans?
Do what you love and is from the heart,anything else and you are wasting ours/ your time.Check out our new EP at
www.theludovicotechnique.com and we are featured on Endziet Bunkertracks
and what is next on Florida Verenigde Staten agenda?
USA mini tour.
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?
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