The mastermind behind one of the best 2016 black metal albums — Throane's debut ‘Derrière Nous La Lumière’ — Dehn Sora filled in a short questionnaire.
Chief characteristic of your music
Unpleasant, humble, ceremonial.
The state you usually make music into
From punching walls to complete serenity. Repetitively.
How to reach it?
It is unfair that it cannot be controlled.
Main lesson you learned throughout your artistic career
What worked once never work again.
Main disappointment you have about it
No real disappointment, just choices I have not understood.
Your favorite (morning) rituals
Difficulty to awake, then coffee with a cigarette.
3 artists who influenced you the most and favorite works by them
Life
Deathspell Omega 'Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, circvmspice'
Ingmar Bergman 'The Seventh Seal'
3 books everyone should read
I'd say Bhagavad Gita, Marco Aurelio thinkings, your own diary.
The best mind of our generation
There is one raising everyday.
What does Paris look like nowadays?
Paris looks like a constant surprise.
Which place in the world would you like to live in?
Ghent, Belgium.
The place you feel at peace in
One where there is no connection to the outside.
Your favorite album art right now
Your favorite album art designed by you right now
Hope the next one, but lately got a special feeling around the Jarboe / Father Murphy 10" ep.
Your favorite music video right now
If you could make a collab with any band / artist, who would it be?
Olivier de Sagazan
Church of Ra is
Growth
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