ElectroMagneticPulse
ElectroMagneticPulse (EMP) is a solo psych-rock/electronic artist and producer from Bondi, Australia - fractalizing into the mystical depths of the psychedelic sound, alchemically blended in electronica, encoded with esoteric themes.
Awaken
Wann immer ich Psych-Rock in Kombination mit Industrial und Electronic lese wird es spannend für mich. Wenn das Ganze dann auch noch mit einem Schuss Art-Pop oder Dark-Pop versehen ist, ja dann
muss ich einfach reinhören.
"Awaken" von ElectroMagneticPulse (EMP) wurde vor einem Monat veröffentlicht und ist der Opener seines Konzept Albums "Awaken/Reset". Thematisch behandelt es (das Album) die Schattenseite des Lebens, die Ängste erschaffen durch das Tun und Handeln der Menschheit. Dem gegenüber stehen Liebe und Harmonie, gewissermaßen das Licht des Lebens. Was jeder Einzelne daraus macht bleibt am Ende offen oder zumindest bleibt ein Funken Hoffnung Herz und Verstand vereint zu sehen.
Die musikalische Ausarbeitung ausgesprochen gut realisiert. Beinahe der experimentellen Electronic zu zuordnen, entfalten die Klänge des Synths, im Zusammenspiel mit Rock Elementen, ihre düstere Stimmung, um nur von melancholischen Melodien unterbrochen zu werden. Der Opener als Start zur Thematik. Das Leben im Hier und Jetzt, ein Leben in Moll mit der Perspektive handeln zu können um diese zu ändern. "Awaken" by ElectroMagneticPulse psychedelic Rock meets Electronic meets esoteric meets you.
Q&A
ElectroMagneticPulse is...?
ElectroMagneticPulse is an emerging neo-psych solo-artist and producer (Ali Nooriafshar) from Bondi, Australia. Blending psychedelic-rock with beat-driven electronica to create a mystical-pop sound encoded with esoteric lyricism, unlocking universal understandings within.
Who inspired you to make music in general and especially to the song "Awaken"?
I was always inspired by the music of MGMT, Ok Go, Midnight Juggernauts and Muse to name a few. The mix of psychy space-rock and off-kilter electronic sounds got me excited but I never picked up an instrument and I always just assumed I couldn't make anything myself.
The emergence of DIY bedroom-rock during the 2010's got me excited and confident enough to pick up drumming, strum a guitar, buy a synth to start playing around and finally give it a crack.
Been jazzed about playing and production ever since! I think 'Awaken' and this album definitely comes from my sentimental love and connection to the 'Black Holes and Revelations' era of Muse though.
How long do you normally spend on finding the right sounds for a song?
There's some tracks on this album where I recorded demo vocals straight off my iPad and then later went to record properly on my mic but for whatever reason the original demo take sounded better.
I have heaps of moments like that where I just roll with it if it sounds good but in contrast, at other points I can certainly cycle and get precious about my sounds and tinker on things for an eternity!
"Awaken" is the opener on your new Album, how would you describe "Awaken/Reset"?
"AWAKEN / RESET" is a concept album that crystallises our current juncture in time and space - a splitting prism of reality left in the wake of catalyst, divinely birthing a revelatory ‘coming-of-age’ for the collective.
Thematically, it puts a spotlight on the collective shadow, bubbling our fears to the surface incited by broken systems, profiteering and a technologically driven erosion of natural life whilst juxtaposing it with an emerging light dawning through a culturally harmonic resonance of people healing with unconditional love.
Painting a picture of potential paths ahead, it leaves it to the listener to decide what they wish upon the world as we shift into a new paradigm. Sonically, it's spacey arpeggiated synths meet grungey guitar riffs, punchy rhythms and bombastic bass-lines juxtaposed to airy, hypnotic vocal melodies that layer the dystopic and utopic soundscapes.
What is your creative process like?
Sometimes ideas just come flowing out of nowhere and I need to drop everything I'm doing and let it all out in one session and at other times I'd record an 8 or 16 bar loop and just listen to it for ages on repeat until I'm inspired again.
I consider my creative process to be something akin to 'channelling' in a flow-state. I let everything that comes through breathe on it's own and trust that it'll all fall into place.
What's your most useful talent besides music?
To be honest, I'm a video professional first and foremost so I've been doing freelance directing, filming and editing for over a decade which is why I thoroughly enjoy making all of my own video content for my music.
I also come from a painting and illustrating background from when I was a kid (something that also has come in handy when I'm making an album cover...)
How would you describe 2021 in a sentence?
A boiling crucible about to overflow.
What was the first ever Pop/Electro/etc. song you listened to or remember?
My mum introduced me to the music of the Bee Gees when I was really young and I remember she had these old cassette's she gave me so I'd listen to tracks like 'Night Fever and 'How Deep Is Your Love'. Really digged that falsetto and groovy 70's disco haha...
Do you remember your first ever self-written song?
Yeah I remember I recorded a track for an ex-girlfriend's birthday card once upon a time, long before I properly made music. It was a short and rough minute long thing which was just me singing accompanied by synth.
What’s next for you?
I'm working on a music video for 'AWAKEN' over the next month. Ive also got a couple of collabs I'm working on with some artist friends too but other than that I'm not sure yet...
I released two albums last year and I loved the whole process so I can only imagine I'll work on a new project again in the coming months. Would love to do an electronic score or something more ambient and progressive maybe? We'll see...
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