Interview with Sebastian of Antigama |
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Diabolical Conquest (Mike Reeves): Antigens stimulate the production of antibodies. Similarly, Antigama stimulates the production of adrenaline! But what does the word really mean? Antigama (Sebastian): The word Antigama perfectly defines our music. It contains everything you can hear on our albums which is playing without limitations and attribution to any style. We are open to every kind of experiment and try to combine many different, seemingly incoherent elements. That's what Antigama stands for.
Antigama: Szymon usually becomes some kind of the fifth member of our band. We've worked together for a long time, we are good friends and the effects of our work can be heard on the albums. He is a great musician as well as a pro in his job and is evidently developing. We'll record the new album for Relapse together. There's no use changing the things that work for us…
Antigama: Ha ha ha – you are 100% right! People often complained about the duration of that material because of its diversity. The last piece, entitled with the album's name, was seen as a kind of fill-up while it's the Antigama's full-worth closing song. At the present moment we have lots of new stuff with lots of guitars so the complainers will have much fun ha ha.
Antigama: Unfortunately we still haven't made the video. There was no time to prepare the clip because of Mitch's responsibilities in Napalm Death. We're still waiting to make the idea come to life and hope to do something after the release of the Relepse's album.
Antigama: Herman Rarebell is a side project where I play with Krzysztof of Antigama and the guys from Third Degree. HR is a 100% intensive old school grindcore inspired by the old school music in the style of Repulsion, Napalm Death, Terrorizer, Extreme Noise Terror etc. So far Herman has released a 3-way split with Antigama and Third Degree and the full-length album „Too Late For Peace”. For us the band is a change from playing in our mother bands and a great opportunity to make some furious music in the way we've grown up with.
Antigama: I have no idea because I don't put much interest in the scene. I'm balancing in a different area ha ha. In my opinion the American bands are working as hard for their successes. It all depends on your personal views on the originality of music. Thankfully there's much place in the scene and everyone has his chance.
Antigama: Goblin, Ennio Morricone, Fabio Frizzi, Napalm Death, Repulsion, Godflesh, Zombi, David Bowie, Tangerine Dream, Kiss, Johnny Cash, Krzysztof Penderecki, Brutal Truth, Terrorizer, Luis Bacalov, Edda Dell' Orso, Howard Shore, Claudio Simonetti, Stelvio Cipriani – the list doesn't end and is still updated…
Antigama: I think that we'll consider playing gigs and tours after we release the upcoming album. There are plans but it will all be known after the premiere. We don't play gigs at the moment as we are very busy with rehearsals.
Antigama: In general Lucas sings the same things as on the albums. Sometimes he improvises though, and that may change things a lot. It all depends on the emotions and the band feeling but he deals with live vocals very well.
Antigama: Music is the main interest. I collect albums, learn about the composers and musicians unknown to me. I like to spend time with my girlfriend and our dog, meet our friends, walk and ride bikes – ha ha, I just lead a normal life.
DC: The first time I heard 'Zeroland', I watched Polanski's 'The Pianist' the same day. You guys probably have plenty to say about this film that is set in your home city of Warsaw. What films are your favourites? Antigama: Polanski is the classic. I love him. The story in „The Pianist” is very close to me as one of my interests is history. Yes, the movie was made in Warsaw – it was the only possibility… I love cinema and collect movie soundtracks. There are millions od great movies and good directors. Too many to name just a few but I would say Kubrick, Polanski, Passolini, Hass, Scorsese, Argento, Bava, Fulci, Coppola, Cerda, Koterski, Murnau, Lang, Cronenberg – and many more!
Antigama: From what I'm experiencing I can assume Antigama will become an even faster and twisted band than it's now. The sound has improved and it will all be heard on the next album. But we don't abandon our previous achievements of playing close to experiment. The album will be very differentiated and it is what we want to be. We are still far from perfection but we're working on it!
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