Featuring Aleister and 100FUEGOS from Afeccion Auditiva Interview by Ruud Dreessen aka ebm-industrial.nl | 12 januari 2010 5:13
01- For the first question will be - Thanks Aleister and 100FUEGOS that you have found time to give answers to these questions,How are you doing?
Aleister : Okay, eager to answer the interview
100FUEGOS: i am well and thankfull that we do this interview.
02-Hello Aleister and 100FUEGOS what noise do you make in Afeccion Auditiva?
Aleister: in the first EP, my involvement was only vocal, and the subject matter of the disk, because my instrument is percussion on this EP and we wanted to do only mild atmospheres, but for the first official album, the sounds that incorporate are Strong percussion and harsh voices.
100FUEGOS: the noise made in AA are just crude distortion of many sounds such as drums, synthesizers and one among other vocal sounds.
03-How's the start of 2010 been for you thus far?
Aleister: excellent, distilling liquor in my blood jejeje
100FUEGOS: very good with new ideas for AA.
04-do you know the netherland?
Aleister: that there is an excellent football team, orange clockwork
100FUEGOS: truth does not know anything about this country, but have heard they have beautiful women. Jajajaa
05-For a lot of people, this is probably going to be their first full introduction to Afeccion Auditiva so how about you tell us a little bit about how you guys know each other and how the band came together?
We met 10 years ago and always had a musical concern, our first project was called Acid Greek , heavy metal music, but setback, the Project never came out of the study, after 4 years, experimenting with music, and trying to express all our ideas, and give our opinions to the world we create Hearing impairment (Afeccion Auditiva)
06- Do you follow the electronic music electronic noise,dark electro, EBM aggrotech, do you have any other favourite bands?
Aleister: Out of three artists genre that marked my personal growth, music and theater, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, ac dc, kiss and personally Queen (Freddy Mercury) and the genre, Daft Punk, Rabia Sorda and Nachtmahr
100FUEGOS: In agrrotech, Hocico, Combiscrith, Suicide command are good examples to follow, and other genre are Herores of silence, Judas Priest, System of a down
07-How is your relationship with other electronic bands?
We have no relationship with any band and gender, because we have not had the opportunity to meet some, since we are new to the electronic scene.
08- Can you give us a brief run-through of Afeccion Auditiva story so far?
The first was to be clear what our musical and lyrical concept and the proposal that we wanted to show.Then began the work more difficult, it was to learn and adapt to what the electronic genre, as we came from another genre, that was in early 2009.Then came several months of experimenting, trying to mix and make different sounds, after that it was easier image we wanted to express our graph masks the anger that gradually evolve like our music.I have all launched our first EP, after that we are constantly working to make our CD and spread our infection.
09- How did you start to make music and what is Gothic for you?
We started experimenting with different programs on our PCs, trying to create different sounds, according to our tastes and what is gender
We think that the gothic is a lifestyle, is the way that many people express themselves identify as in many other genres
10-What did you guys do for a living before Afeccion Auditiva?
Aleister: I am a student in Mechanical, my passion are cars
100FUEGOS: work and am a graphic designer
11- When did you form Afeccion Auditiva? What inspired you to make music together?
the idea began to emerge about forming a band of Agrotech, ebm, was in late 2008 early 2009. What led us to bring together music, was the need to express our opinion on many issues, have fun and enjoy the music
12- What are your top ten favorite electronic noise,dark electro, EBM aggrotech Club Songs of all time? Who are you influenced by? What would you consider your favorite cd's?
Our Top 10
Muzzle, combicristh, Nachtmahr, the Ludovico technique, andusia, oh hases dawn when they were in the genre, Turmion Kätilöt, gid module, empusa, grendel
and our favorite cds
Aleister: Nachtmahr, cd Feuer Frei
100FUEGOS: Dawn of Ashes - Sacred Fever
13- What are the future plans for Afeccion Auditiva?
Work hard on the new album, due out in mid 2010.
14- Do you have a record label? Are you a member of any music organizations?
We have no record, nor are members of an organization, not now jaajaja
15-What are you currently listening to on your MP3 player?
Aleister: rammstein, Daft Punk, combicristh,
100FUEGOS: Anducia, the last album Nachtmahr, AA, nurzery, Dawn of Ashes, Heroes del silencio
16- By the way do you like my questions? tell me what you think about it! ;-)
its realy very interesting :)
17- What is the main idea, the message you want to leave to people who listens to you? What is your motto?
Aleister: often selfish beings we are, we forget everything that surrounds us, and we only focus on our ambitions, and let ourselves be manipulated by any political system, social and religious, who want to see the truth in a world where you use it, x brand of clothing or Standard but have a proper image, you will not be anyone, where they spend millions, millions at any stupidity and people are starving. Through AA want to explore these facts to criticize, disseminate and is, an outlet for people who feel like me
100FUEGOS: I want to impart my message is nothing more than a protest to the different systems obsolete in the world, that do not
18- What’s the name of your band? where did the name come from? or what's the story behind the band name?
Afeccion Auditiva –AA-, which in English would be , 100FUEGOS create the concept, to represent that society has rejected before people to this genre, we want to represent what we are for them a disease, as represented by a noise storm ... there is audtiva condition. Best concept impossible.
19-If people don't know what you and your music are about, how would you describe Afeccion Auditiva?
As an electrical noise
20- EP "PELIGRO DE MUERTE" 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,"PELIGRO DE MUERTE" Tell us a few words about the concept of this?
Danger of dead , PELIGRO DE MUERTE, is the preamble to what we represent, life threatening, is a warning to be afraid or stimulation and curiosity of what will be our next cd which we have not yet finished, but is in the process. It is a sign that is there, that although we sometimes see the obvious looking for more, and that represents these short atmospheres of our EP. Simply danger
21- Some quick fire questions: gitar or synthesizer?
All you have to do with keys.
22-band or solo
band
23-How is the current promotional tour going for supporting this album?
This album is broadcast online, for what will be the first record, and we will present in some local
24- What do you think of a modern Gothic and about electronic noise,dark electro, EBM aggrotech scene?
Aleister: the gothic scene has had tremendous growth, there is a lot more festivals and more support to this kind music. It is impressive, the growth that has taken 10 years, where there is now a wide range of bands and festivals to hear.
100FUEGOS: this whole electronic scene is undoubtedly something new for us, because our country, this genre in general, is very rarely seen. But internationally, the genre is already well advanced and supported, in staging many of the bands are creative and able to express personally.
25- What's your favourite track of yours?
Aleister: G.S.S (gobierno, sociedad, sistema)
100FUEGOS: actually I have no favorite in the EP.
26-What and who gets you excited about music today?
Aleister: Although this artist has plummeted level since fallen as the much criticized but all the songs of antichrist superstar and Hollywood are always hard to enjoy it and will detonate in my reactions.
100FUEGOS: in reality the music of today is little conceptual, and few bands, I encourage the other side of the bands who always encouraged me to listen is the first disk system of a down
27-Our usual question - what is music for you?
Aleister: music for me is the way to drain, many things, from ideas, feelings, expressions, is a world where you can make real, your senses.
100FUEGOS: music to me is the best way to express myself, to protest, to get my true feelings.
28- What was your best live experience so far?
Our best experiencie, is compound outher music and people can listen our music.
29- Please list the name, age, school, and respective instrument of each band member
Aleister: Name: Aleister Mercury Wolf (as it was before he died), male, age 24 years, UTI and Atema institutes mechanical percussion instrument in the band
100FUEGOS: Name: 100fuegos, male, age 22 years, darias design institute, an instrument in the band, everything having to do with keyboards.
30-What are your views on the current state of this electronic noise,dark electro, EBM aggrotech scene in Venezuela in terms of creativity and audiences? And the scene in other countries?
-AA-Venezuelan scene is emerging is not a genre that is handled a lot here, here the public is more heavy metal, punk, death metal, black metal, so the scene is very small yet, but is evolving. Unlike elsewhere in Latin America, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina, the scene and is consolidating, there are more festivals, more people supporting, among others.
31- 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?
Aleister: In the letters we always try to touch taboo subjects in the first EP, the lyrics were not the protagonists, but the message is clear. Whenever we play the world topics relevant for this reason the lyrics always have a message at the bottom. We hope not to be mistaken, but try to have a concept in each item, not make music, to make it.
100FUEGOS makes the skeleton of the song and aleister adds percussion and lyrics.
32-What genre of music do you consider your work to be? Who are your major influences?
we believe it is electronic noise, but they can call dark, dark dark aggrotech and electro.
33-Since the music industry is more open now to purely electronic music has this made things easier for you?
Of course, in the '90s was more difficult to make music like this, but today it is easier to do your job and dissemination of experience, and record companies are more open to this kind of bands.
34-So what are their main influences as a band at the moment?
Muzzle, combicrisht, Nachtmahr, the Ludovico technique, amdusia, Dawn of Ashes when they were in the genre, Turmion Kätilöt, gid module, empusa, grendel, Marilyn Manson, Freddy Mercury
35-What is currently inspiring your material as an artist? tell me all about the electronic noise,dark electro, EBM aggrotech scene of Venezuela ?
What inspires me as an artist is the society we live in, or the world we live in, because if the world was hearing there were no lectures
36-Do you think that people from the music press didn't expect you to grow up musically?
If, due to the country where I do not think we expect much of us as etse genre is booming here. Expect to be surprised ajaja
37-what is the key to making music from Afeccion Auditiva and what inspires you to keep growing as a musician?
Aleister: The key of our music making, is the world, aleister are various reasons that inspires me is expressing myself, and seeing the world every day is more entertaining
100FUEGOS humanity inspires me especially Latin Americans.
38-How do you see the future of download / Copyright in area of goth-electronic noise,dark electro, EBM aggrotech music ? What are the best ways to develop it in your mind ?
Aleister; for my CD format is dying, I think in 10 years the music will be online, though of course this does not stain the magic of a physical disk, where you can see the photographic and creative band.
100FUEGOS, I see it in two ways, it's good that copies can know quickly before people and the bad news is that the labels do not acquire what they want.
39-what was your childhood like?
Aleister, my childhood was traumatic really strange.
100FUEGOS: my childhood was normal, but in a society filled with violence, chaos, insecurity as it has always been the city where I live caracas.
40-If there was one thing you want people to know about your band what would that be?
Despite everything we do, there is a human after all.
41-Please let us know about your upcoming plans, some new releases you like to confirm here
For now release the album in the year 2010, making the first official video d ela banda, and depending on all live shows. And why not? Go to holland xD
42-It has been a pleasure to interview you on your musical activity,Well,any last words to your ebm-industrial fans?
100FUEGOS: my words for the fans, to continue listening to music, either to us or any other, but they expect more than AA.
Aleister: I feel like 100Fuegos, and remember that dance dance in hell, and that while destruction is pain or other music that makes them suffer, and there will always be a safety valve that will be music
43-and what is next on Venezuela agenda?
For now the album and live shows
44-How can fans-to-be gain access to your music? Do you have a website with sample songs or a demo CD?
Through our myspace can hear, and if they want to hear this EP, they can search the web, thanks to the spread of the people who listen and support us to spread it to other ears, blogspot and websites, communities and also by a download link that appears on page
45-How has your music evolved since you first began playing music together?
Evolution is ongoing, started from the first sound, and still has not stopped and we never will. And that will see our first record.
46-How is the new line-up working out?
Still the same line, working between the two.
47-And, finally, what does the next twelve months hold for the band?
Working hard, drinking, smoking, but especially enjoy our project
48-Any last words?
Thanks Ruud for this support and this excellent interview, we hope someday play in your country, and many thanks .. and to remind everyone to enjoy.
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