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Entheogenic Interview and Article Digital Oracle Mag
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Full Vol 1 Pdf Oct . Nov 2011
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Entheogenic
~WARM WELCOME to Our Interview station~ ! We are so thrilled to be able to ask and have answered a few questions from you~
1: What defines Entheogenic's style of music?
Many things I suppose, but here are a few words I can think of now to describe our style of music:
Electric-acoustic-psylove-downtempo-worldfusion-organic-dub-trance-shamanic-fullon-chillout.
2: What drove you to choose the name Entheogenic?
Once Helmut & I had written, recorded & produced the 1st album (self-titled 'Entheogenic') which took around year & a half to finish back in 1999. We needed a band, project name ! This was not an easy task.. We felt from the depth & emotion in this record, it needed something appropriate to express what the music meant to us. After a lot of head scratching & umms, one evening browsing the interweb for inspiration, the word Entheogenic boldly popped up on the screen, neither of us had ever seen or heard this word before, it sounded different & deep ! So we googled it & eventually found it's profound meaning. Quite naively & positively we choose & stuck with Entheogenic..
3: Can you tell us a little bit about your past albums and how they impact your current albums?
The 1st album (recorded in France on the edge of the Gresigne forest) was very much the beginning of the journey for us in electronic music creation, I had been tinkering & tweaking for a few years but never actually completed anything, Helmut came along & after many ceremonies we managed to write & finish a complete album ! This was the first time for either of us & was very rewarding. After a successful release & launch of the 1st album we immediately wanted to get straight back in the studio. The 2nd Album 'Spontaneous Illumination' was an epic journey & took over 2 years to complete ! The attention to detail was awesome & the inspirational drive to create something extra ordinary was profound. It turned out to be worth while the effort, It peaked & stayed at number 1 in the German national Chill-out charts for around 12 weeks ! The following release 'Dialogue Of The Speakers' was a collection of tracks mostly remixes by various artists (Ott, Youth, Shulman) & a couple of new tracks by Entheogenic & was beautifully compiled by Chillcode Records. This album gave us a very much deserved time out & break from the intensity of working in the studio. The 4th album 'Golden Cap' (Named after the highest Neolithic hill on the southern coast of Avalon where we would visit regularly & discovered much magic & awe there) was written after a difficult move & transition to the UK ! With a more stripped down approach & minimal style we decided to try & do something a little different to the 1st 2 albums, but yet maintain a depth & quality within the music. We feel that 'Golden Cap' reflects a difficult transitional & experimental period for us.. which then lead to the creation of the 5th album 'Flight Of The Urubus' again with a much more minimal structure than the previous albums, it was written & recorded in about 8 months ! FOTU marked the 1st release on the record label 'Universal Symbiosis Records' & shows a much more jazzy element inspired from Helmut's love for Brazil plus our 1st taste of experimenting with guitars within this project.
After Helmut left the band in 2007 & moved to Brazil, I decided to continue with Entheogenic & focused on developing USR.. I started writing a few tracks & very much wanted to get back to our psychedelic roots of long deep & emotional soundscapes like the 1st 2 albums, which slowly evolved into the creation of 'Gaia Sophia'.
4: After the creation of 5 released albums what is special and unique with "Gaia Sophia"?
I cannot really say that there is anything special or unique about 'Gaia Sophia' except that this was my 1st solo attempt at writing & recording an album, which proved very hard & intense ! Plus the opening track 'Love Letters To The Soul' is over 27 minutes long..!
5: Where does your inspiration come from while working in the studio ?
For me personally & I can probably speak for Helmut too.. Nature & landscapes & the sea has always inspired me to see & hear music visually in my head. Of course life & dealing with ones own difficult & troubled emotions & converting this in to music has always produced a sense of deepness in Entheogenic. ..
6: Which festival in what country (or which part of the world) has been your favorite on an energetic level so far?
Hmmm, I could not say a favourite place or festival as every event is always different & full of new surprises! But I have been very lucky to travel the world with the music, notably Brazil (Universo Paralello) & Mexico (Ometeotl) & Costa Rica (Geo-Paradise). Of course the bigger festivals like OZORA in Hungary are always very epic.. & also my local festivals here in the UK 'Sunrise' & 'Waveform' are always great fun !
7. Piers, Any new special plans for the future or up-coming projects?
After 10 years of Entheogenic, I am considering starting new projects with the focus of playing live instruments. Being a long term guitar / bass player & singer. I feel it is maybe time to go an extra step into the world of acoustic recording & performing. Jamming with musicians is a real passion of mine & for me personally is a more refreshing approach to music than dealing with computers all the time ! But having said that I know there will be many more Entheogenic tracks on the way in the near future & with a more live musical element coming into to play, I feel this will evolve into a proper Entheogenic Live-Act with full live band & visuals etc..
8: During the 3 years that no albums were released were you working on your newest ? How long did "Gaia Sophia" take you to produce?
As this was a solo attempt.. Yes 'Gaia Sophia' took around 3 years to produce ! Though this was not working everyday with the same intensity like the 1st 2 albums. But after some very long intense moments the album was finally completed earlier this year & released in May.
9: Where does the spiritual journey play a part in connection to your sound creations?
This is always a sensitive & personal topic, as I believe all artistic creation is of a spiritual nature whatever the intent ! But as nature & healing plants is very much a driving inspiration for me (as for many others) this channel for sure opens up & produces a connection to spirit & other realms. Padmasambhava since the age of 18 has been very important & a powerful guide for me & has helped me through some very difficult times ! This has played a large part in the music creation that we channel...
10: In your many years of festivals, massive parties and extravagan events, what is your most psychadelic and memorable moment?
Apart from birth, which I don't remember too well ! It would have to be my 1st LSD experience & then later on my 1st psilocybin experience ! Both of which were taken alone & deep in nature ! No words can fully describe our full break through experiences, so I'll let the music do the talking...
11: What is the meaning and essence that Entheogenic is trying to to your listeners from all over the world
To listen within & not to be influenced by too much external goings on.. Our music does require full attention from the listener, which is almost in a sense, meditation. Through the use of electronic & organic infusion of sounds we aim to set out creating the perfect soundscapes for the listener to discover internal nature & Gaia Sophia. Peace !
By . Digital Oracle
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