Band Interview: flyingdeadman
Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life are pleased to bring you an interview with French post rock band, flyingdeadman.
1. How did you get started as a band?
The band is quite old, the musicians changed lots of time, the two former members are Aurélien and Fabien the two guitarists that are in the band since the beginning about 15 years ago. Firstly we played a kind of neo metal / post rock music with a singer. The vagaries of life meant that some had to leave the group. In 2010 we decided to turn to an atmospheric post rock with two guitars and samples. Then three years ago Damien on drums and Christophe on bass came to enrich the group. Our goal at the beginning was just to have fun playing music together.
2. How would you describe your sound?
With flyingdeadman we play a kind of cinematic post rock as we use dialogues taken from old movies into some songs. We try to create a music full of emotions. Our aim is to make the listener travel, to imagine a story that could be different for each listener.
3. What bands/artists would you say have influenced your style of music?
Sigur Ros, Explosions in the sky, This will destroy you and Russian Circles are maybe our biggest influences, they have all in their creations stunning intensity, lots of emotions and so beautiful melodies.
4. Has the rise of YouTube & music streaming helped or hindered you as a band?
It helps us a lot to be known even if we’re not famous. In France post rock is not a popular music, most people listen to other styles so thanks to internet we can be listened to all over the world. That’s pretty cool.
5. What do you enjoy doing when you’re not making music?
Personally I like to walk in the nature and to read.
6. What are your future plans musically? Tours?
We work the songs we use to play live to be ready when we will be authorized to go back on stage. We also start to compose the upcoming Ep that will be released in one or two years.
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