Inkubus Sukkubus
March 1, 2000
Julie: What were your main objectives for the new album "Wild" and how did you go about making it?
Tony: The main objective was to make a better album than the last one. I changed the drum sounds and spent more time on the orchestration.
Candia: We wanted to create an album that was essentially very emotional, and got across the extremes we experience - on both a personal level and in a more general way too.
Julie: How has "Wild" challenged your previous music?
C: I personally love the orchestration that Tony's done on the new songs; it was very inspiring to work with, and made it very easy to let myself go when adding vocal lines!
T: It's more complex and I personally spent much longer on the production.
Julie: In what ways do you find the new album rewarding?
T: Well, selling more is quite rewarding, also being told that it is a lot better.
C: It was incredibly hard getting the thing out. We really did begin to think that it wasn't meant to be at one point - there were hurdles at almost every stage from writing to production. Certainly more than we've ever known - it was almost supernatural in an infuriating kind of way. When the album actually came out, and then was so well received it was incredibly rewarding. Nothing that comes too easily is ever that rewarding is it? There's real blood in each and every one of those discs...
Julie: Do you feel most people relate to your music for the pagan influences?
C: Many people choose not to listen too closely to some of our - shall I say - more thrusting pagan anthems, which is absolutely fine as it shows us that it's possible to enjoy the music on many levels. For some it's the lyrics that really matter, others it's purely the music.
T: Not everyone, so we have to ensure that the actual music is good as well.
Julie: Is the gothic scene in England still very underground, and what presence do you have in the scene in England?
T: To be quite honest, we play a major part, as we are always playing and hopefully helping to keep it going.
Julie: Can you briefly explain your inspiration and meaning to your favorite track on "Wild".
T: It's about being really free.
C: One of my favourite tracks at the moment is 'Wounded' which is essentially a vampyric song, sung from the vampyre's perspective to her prey. It's also about weakness of spirit and the importance of knowing what you really want in life and following it through thick and thin. Know your own mind and stick with it.
Julie: What are your main concerns as a gothic pagan band?
T: None really.
C: Keeping people interested in what we're doing and never becoming complacent. Tony.
Julie: Will you be doing any European Festivals in the Summer of 2000?
T: We are starting some right now.
Julie: How do the songs on Wild provoke emotions for you?
C: They express a wide spectrum of emotions for me. There's pure vitriol in 'Reptile', while 'Bright Star' is written about my feelings for mine and Tony's son. I guess it's a bit like going through therapy in public.
T: I think it is an exciting album in a romantic kind of way.
Julie: Wild, is a bit heavy sounding with a texture of orchestrations. How do you go about writing music?
T: I write the orchestra riffs first then put together the verse and chorus, then the drums are added, then guitars and finally the vocals.
Julie: Who is mainly in control in the band and how does that person keep it together?
T: Candia and I are in control, fortunately everyone else goes along with it.
C: If they know what's good for them.
Julie: Is it easy to write such songs with dark lyrics like, "Come take my hand.. I 'll lead you to madness, or Come hear wytches rune...?
T: Well, it comes naturally.
C: It's an oft-time dark world in which we live.
Julie: What is the band currently working on?
C: We're just preparing to go out and play a series of dates - you know, sorting out make-up, and fighting about who gets to wear Adam's basque when.
T: A new album (I've just finished one with Screaming Dead).
Julie : How well has "Wild" been perceived with fans and press and are you happy with it?
C: Very happy right now - it's selling far better than we could have hoped for and it's getting pretty good reviews too.
T: It seems to have gone very well, a few bad comments, but that's to be expected.
Julie : Any final statement you would like to add about anything?
T: Thank you to everyone who has supported us and given us a purpose to carry on.
C: Yes, thank you.
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