Q: How was playing in Italy, did
you find any kind of difficulties ? Many
people think that Italy is not so well
organized under many points of view.
A: No, we didn't find any
problems playing in Italy. We were surprised
of the amount of people that came to our
concerts and helped us in many ways.
Q. Do you have any concept
before composing your music or you follow the
inspiration of the moment?
A. Both of them. Sometimes we do
follow the inspiration and sometimes we have
an initial concept.
Q. Your music and your sound
suggest sometimes images of your country
(Finland), and of indefinite northern
landscapes.
Do you think the environment has
influenced your music?
A. Yes, we can say that we have
been influenced by finnish landscapes, in the
sense that the enviroment always influences
music, but we think that our music comes from
ourselves, more than from the environment.
Q. Do you have a website?
A. No, we don't have it.
Q. What do you think about the
means and ways of communicating through
InterNet?
A. We don't know much about it,
we don't even have a computer. Maybe there's
too much talking about InterNet and too much
overhipe about it.
Q. What do you think about
InterNet and music, no copyright, no laws?
A. Good thing.
Q. It seem that drum 'n bass,
jungle and other phenomen hasn't influenced
your music?
A. No, we don't find
particularly interesting at the moment,
something yes, We're not so much into techno
.There are more interesting things elsewhere,
like experimental electronic music, for ex.
Neuton.
Q. How did you get to use the
machines, how did you get to have them?
A. The machines have been
especially designed for the performances by a
friend of ours, who is an electronic
engineer. Until this summer we have been
using only analogue machines. Now we're using
a digital sampler, so our music sounds a bit
different; it has helped us a lot with the
structure and we have new possibilities with
the sounds.
Q. Do you use any sequencer?
A. Yes, because the sampler
carries a sequencer, and it is particularly
useful for our live performances.
I want to add also that I know
there are different point of view between
digital and analogic machines, but the most
important thing for us is the sound, no
matter if it comes from analog or digital
machines.
Q. How happened that you worked
at a project with Bjork ?
A.(Mika) She listened to my
work, and she liked it and contacted me; I
was very surprised about it.
Q. Are you planning
collaborations with other artists?
A. Yes. We have a project with
Alan Vega ( Suicide) and Einsturzende
Neubauten.
Panasonic:
EP "Untitled" Sahko-
Recordings 1994 ( Helsinki-Finland)
CD "Vakio" Sahko /
Blast First 1995 (London-UK)
EP "Osasto" Blast
First / Mute 1996 (London-UK)
CD "Kulma " Blast
First / Mute 1997 (London-UK)
"Ende Neu Remixes"
Einsturzende Neubauten Our Choice / Rugh
Trade Recordings 1997
Die Larm:
CD "Untitled" - March
'98 Dune/SoundBuster
(D)
CD Compilation "Tomorrow
Never Came III" - January '98 Dune/SoundBuster
(D)
Interview made by Paolo Favati,
Daniela Luppino, Alessandro Nannelli, Alessandro Danti.
Artwork and images by Paolo
Favati.
Collaboration by Chain DLK
