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Interview with Miraculix
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delusional
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Posted : Mar 4, 2005 02:16
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Yes, we're back with one more fiiiine interview! This time we hit Miraculix for a long chat and the result is really interesting, we believe. You can read a bit of the interview here and check out www.psylosophy.com if you want the whole thing PLUS some nice media Thomas was kind enough to offer. Here ya go...
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Thomas Hammarström is the guy behind the worldwide famous act Miraculix. His tracks are known as the finest blend of Psychedelic and Goa Trance, bringing together melodic yet dark and mysterious ambients that really light up the mood. We had some time to talk to him and we not only discovered he's a great guy, we also found out that he is already planning a third release, that he loves a wide range of music styles, he's obsessed with extraterrestrial life and that he supports 100% drug-free music. Thomas was kind enough to throw in some exclusive media for you so don't miss this one!
Psylosophy: First of all, who is Miraculix?
Miraculix: Miraculix is 24-year-old Thomas Hammarström from Örebro in Sweden.
Psylosophy: When did you start producing music?
Miraculix: I started playing the Piano and Guitarr while I was very young and then later on, as computer were more and more introduced into society, started playing around with different music programs like ReBirth and Fast Tracker, I'd say Miraculix started around '98 or something as I became more and more interested in electronic music.
Psylosophy: Who or what got you into the Trance scene?
Miraculix: I can't remember exactly what got me in to the techno/trance scene. It was just good music to listen to. I do remember the time I first heard Goa Trance. It was my older sister on my father's side who had brought me a tape with this type of music on, while She was here to visit us. I must have been around 12 years old or something and I remembered thinking to myself how awesome the music was. In 1998 I visited my first psytrance party which was held up in the mountains in my hometown. The party was promoted by the owner of StoneAge records, Jonas, who had done a'lot of parties up there. The Örebro psytrance era ended in 2002 when a heroin addict visited the party and then later died by an overdose in his own home. The media blew it up to something they called "The first ecstacy related death in Swedish history" and it was all because he had visited that raveparty up in the mountains. The local police felt like they had to do something about it and stopped all coming attempts to threw parties there in the future. The man who died would probably have died in either way after taking that overdose in his home, it was just bad luck he had to visit the party so the media got something to blame it all on. I had many friends who knew this man and that's why I know he was a heroin addict, the news never mentioned anything about that at all. They put it out like he had never touched drugs before he came to that party that night which was all wrong. May he rest in peace.
Psylosophy: That's a shame... Are you pro or anti drug consumption on psytrance parties?
Miraculix: I'm against drug consumption at parties but there's very little I can do about this so I mostly just "go with the flow". I wouldn't do any drugs myself though.
Psylosophy: It's actually kind of refreshing to hear that...
Miraculix: Never heard that one before, ah? 
Psylosophy: Yeah, I have, but the scene seems to be falling towards the direction of mass drug consumption, and so it's always good to hear people who are simply pro-music...
Miraculix: That's me for sure, let the music be your drug!
Psylosophy: Where do you get your inspiration?
Miraculix: Sitting in the studio playing on the synths is always great but I always end up playing melodies that wouldn't fit in a psytrance track. But as I sit there playing, I constantly modify the sound and before I know it I have created a sound which I'm happy with and seconds later the sound is recorded on to the computer and put in to the sequencer. Many, many hours later that sequencer is turned in to a huge puzzle with sounds all over the arrangement.
Psylosophy: Who are your biggest influences, as far as artists go?
Miraculix: I'm amazed by the amount of good tracks the guys from GMS pumps out of their studios in very little time. I admire Infected's production quality as well as their compositions, they're great musicians.
Psylosophy: Do you have any sideprojects?
Miraculix: I have recently started up an old project with an old friend of mine. He's been producing experimental music for many years now and we both share the same love for electronic dance music even though he doesn't seem to appriciate the psytrance tracks I produce. The new project should sound more like an Electro vs. House project but there's so many genres of music you can create you never know where inspiration will take you.
Psylosophy: That's cool, shows you're pretty open-minded to other styles of music.
Miraculix: I'm extremely open-minded regarding other genres of music. Only thing I don't like is garage punk or any other genre of music which sounds like a competition of who can make the loudest noises with their instruments.
Psylosophy: And while on the subject of collaborations, who would you most like to work with?
Miraculix: I'm not sure. Maybe a collaboration with the old style Hux Flux would be cool?
Psylosophy: Hell yeah!!
Miraculix: Hehe!
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Check out the full interview, photos and media at www.psylosophy.com
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scobbah
Kiriyama
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Posted : Mar 4, 2005 16:43
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Very nice interview, Thomas is a nice guy. 
All though I'd appreciate if you ask us, Mandarin.nu, before using our pictures (check the orange logo in the bottom right corner). No cold vibrations though.  |
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delusional
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Posted : Mar 4, 2005 22:11
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Hey man,
Thanks a lot. I noticed the logo on the bottom, but since Thomas sent those photos and actually asked us to put them up, I figured that would be permission enough. I guess I could have told you anyway, so sorry. I'll add a small credits note, don't worry 
All the best
Ed (Delusional)
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scobbah
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Posted : Mar 6, 2005 17:48
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Thanks delusional! |
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