Featuring Tim Kasten / From [organic_cage] Interview by Ruud Dreessen aka ebm-industrial.nl 6 december 2009 13:31
Thanks Tim that you have found time to give answers to these questions,
1- For the first question will be - do you know the netherland?
Yeah of course! I know the netherlands,....I was 4 or 5 times in the netherlands.
The last time it was on November 27th 2009. I was playing at the "STORM Party" at the WATT Club Rotterdam.
2- Do you follow the electronic music scene, do you have any other favourite bands?
I will never follow any scene! There will always be things in common with other electronic music,... thats usual! But I always try to
get my own sound and style. Other favorite bands,.... yeah, I like K.D.A. a lot .
3- Greetings Tim could you please shortly introduce our readers your music project
[organic_cage] Please fill also a biographical resume about how,when and where...give us a more background information?
This project is my fled from reality. Everybody whoīs into a weird normal life, should know what I mean!
Without my music I am almost nothing! Itīs influenced by different kinds of movies, this sickening reality....The name [organic_cage] I have taken from the song "concatenation" by meshuggah. the lyrics of that song starts with : "a stale organic cage....."
I started the project in 2002, when every other band projects of mine wonīt work.
My style is raging between electro-industrial, powernoise and experimental, often the most intensive and direct as possible. Maybe there are some hardcore- influences!?... No borders! The idea of Organic Cage is a big, dark crowd... building one hell of a zombie-moshpit,......head bangin, feet stompin and overdosed of energy !
I always was searching for bands and acts I wanted to listen to, who are playing sounds with a kind of a "horror-attitude" or a "shock-sound",...(I donīt know how to discribe!)
Well, I guess I am trying to put these ingredients into my own sound! I like to create myself those sounds Iīve never got witnessed. (hehehe)
4- How did you start to make hardcore,Electro Industrial,and what is hardcore,Electro Industrial, for you?
I started 1998 with some "small budget software" Wow,...I was just 17,...hahaha! And I was so damn proud! haha
Industrial, Powernoise,.... itīs one of the best ways to get out !
5- What and who are some of your influences in hardcore,Electro Industrial,?
Oh I love the realistic sound of machines and robots! Those are more than just inspiring to me!
Also I love bands like "Combichrist", "Feindflug", "Merzbow", "K.D.A" and "Ice Ages",...just to say some of this genre.
6- What are your top ten favorite hardcore,Electro Industrial,Club Songs of all time? Who are you influenced by? What would you consider your favorite cd's?
- Combichrist - Vater Unser
- Suicide Commando - Hellraiser
- Feindflug - Stukas im Visier
- Kiew - Feierabend
- K.D.A. - nothing but your carcass
- Wumpscut - black death
- Ayria - my revenge on the world
- Terrorfakt - welcome to hell
- Drumcorps - down
- Organic Cage - Kill your TV (is this announcement ok? hahahah!)
7- Do you have a favourite track and album? tell about label Vendetta-Music
My favorite tracks and albums are based in the death-metal genre!^^
Vendetta,...yeah! Iīm glad to be a part it !
8- So tell me a bit more about yourself, such as musical?
Iīm such a normal type of human, with a fuckinīboring normal job,...and a typical german-like stressfull life!
I think i will end up as a lonley guy! (just kidding! )
9- By the way do you like my questions? tell me what you think about it! ;-)
Your Questions are Ok! ;)
10- What is the main idea, the message you want to leave to people who listens to you? What is your motto?
Some noise can cause serious damage of the brain!!! Build a monster moshpit and move like zombie !
11- Whats the name of your band [organic_cage] ? Whats the origin of that name? Have you changed the bands name before?
The name [organic_cage] I have taken from the song "concatenation" by meshuggah. the lyrics of that song starts with : "a stale organic cage....."
My explaination of these words is, that my real me is caught inside the body, which is the "Organic Cage",.....itīs build to hide the second face !
12- "your album" 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?
"malpractice machine" was released via SMK- Soviet Media Kontrol,.... a small, but effective label based in the USA.
The album was limited to 100 copies only!
There was no concept beheind the album, but being a machine!
13- When's the new album coming out?
The new album will be released via Vendetta-Music. But thats all I can say!
14-How is the current promotional tour going for supporting this album?
Thereīs nothing planned right now!
The few small gigs I have played until now were great. There were more people knowing me as I thought of !
15- What do you think of a modern hardcore,Electro Industrial,and about hardcore,Electro Industrial,scene?
Organic Cage is surely part of the modern sound !
16- Our usual question - what is hardcore,Electro Industrial, for you?
itīs one of the best ways to get out ! As I said in question 4 !
17- What was your best live experience so far?
Itīs everytime the best expierience to see people dance to the music I made!
18- Please list the name, age, school, and respective instrument of each band member
hahaha! all arrangements and manipulation by me! right now Iam 28 !
And by the way I am doing my "master in technic",...if this is what you mean with "school"!
19-What are your views on the current state of this hardcore,Electro Industrial, scene in maschinenpark bremen-ost Duitsland.in terms of creativity and audiences? And the scene in other countries?
Other countries a defenetly more into the scene in both ways, creativity and fans !
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?
Damn! These kind of questions are the most I have to answer!hahaha
This must be a conspiracy!^^ donīt?
My music happens from the inside! I donīt try or jam some sounds to get a song!
Ok,..jaming in a different way... I have a rythm in my head and try to get this done to my DAW.
21-What genre of music do you consider your work to be? Who are your major influences?
I am getting deep inspirations by some acts and artists in different kinds of music,..... mike patton, meshuggah, combichrist, khoma, dillinger escape plan, morgul, merzbow, thorns, chris liebing, ....and a few more !
I like to call my sound ELECTRO MASOCHISTIC POWERNOISE
22-Since the music industry is more open now to purely electronic music has this made things easier for you?
I think the www is the best way and the easiest way to share music and trade music, no matter what genre!
23-So what are their main influences as a band at the moment?
WHAT?
24-What is currently inspiring your material as an artist? tell me all about the hardcore,Electro Industrial,scene of maschinenpark bremen-ost Duitsland ?
Didnīt I say before ?
25-Do you think that people from the music press didn't expect you to grow up musically?
hahaha! I always think about that!
The funny thing is,...the most people always were thinkin I will never get any audience! now we see !
Well,..Iīm not grown up in this fact,... but as long as there are just a handfull of listeners, I will keep it up !
26-what is the key to making music from [organic_cage] and what inspires you to keep growing as a musician?
just as I Said before!
27-How do you see the future of download / Copyright in area of goth-hardcore,Electro Industrial,music ? What are the best ways to develop it in your mind?
difficult story ! It will go itīs way like water,...and we are all unable to do anything against illegal downloads!
the legal parts of this kind of trading is ok for me ! but I prefer physical CDs !
28-If there was one thing you want people to know about your band what would that be?
KILL YOU TV ! Keep supporting !
29-Please let us know about your upcoming plans, some new releases you like to confirm here
Well,...after the next album, I will try a thing called world domination ! hahaha
We will see what future will bring!
30-It has been a pleasure to interview you on your musical activity,Well,any last words to your ebm-industrial fans?
Thx for all the support,.....keep it up and keep in touch !
31-and what is next on maschinenpark bremen-ost Duitsland agenda?
Please no politics at the end of the story ! ;)
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?
YEAH ! take a look in here:
33-Were you asked to play or did you have to ask for a slot?
WHAT ?........... Thanx a lot !
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