NOIAINOIA also sounds fatter to me where VMG sounds roomy. But we embraced the extremes of our sound more – the sludge, the shimmering parts, even classic galloping metal and hardcore. Mosh: How would you compare NOIAINIA to your debut album Vertical Mass Grave?īrian: They’re pretty consistent in terms of length, attitude, gear, naturalness (no clicks!), sequencing, and artwork. But the tried and true model of a label still gets you more exposure and helps with things like booking agents and festivals. The downside of course is no one externally is saying, “I believe in you so much (that) I am going to risk some money on getting you further and selling your album.” In today’s DIY digital age we have some advantages. Which many times with a label, you are always asking, bugging, wondering, bitching. You can also know exactly what is being done for your record. Jason: The advantages are that you can retain complete control and 100 percent of the profits outside of distributor share. What are the advantages and disadvantages of owning your own label? Mosh: The record was released through your own Cracknation Records. And since reviews seem to think our music goes in so many stylistic directions, I’m glad our title covers a lot of terrain Nuclear annihilation? The rapture? Suicide pact? Dropping a toaster in the fish tank? It’s up to the listener (to decide). When it came to “No One Is Alone If No One Is Alive,”it immediately struck me as a profound, simple, beautiful, and brutal lyric all at once. We also have really strong opinions, so we needed a “eureka” moment to coalesce around. We knew “Aortic Flower” would be “the single” but didn’t think that title represented the album as a whole. In rock, it goes from the Beatles’ Please Please Me up through Behemoth’s The Satanist. Mosh: Speaking of that, the album’s title actually appears as the chorus of an entirely different song.īrian: Naming your album after its standout track is so old fashioned. the dead bodies swinging from trees like fruit, but then Brian just repeated the chorus phrase from the track “Aortic Flower” and we were like, “Yes please, that.” We originally wanted to focus on the idea of the “Whorchard,”i.e. Jason: I guess like most of the darkest elements of our band, the title was kind of funny at first. What’s the meaning behind it and the cover art? Mosh: No One Is Alone If No One Is Alive is a great title. Vocalist/guitarist Jason Novak, guitarist Brian Elza and drummer Dan Brill took turns firing off clever quips about the band’s latest album title, their own record label and their “eureka” moment. The trio’s second full-length album, No One Is Alone If No One Is Alive, was independently released on its own Cracknation Records last year and has received just praise for its innovative approach. The musical potpourri of local band Czar (featuring former members of electronic/industrial bands Acumen Nation and DJ? Acucrack) fits right in, too. From the city’s early love of the blues, soul, gospel and jazz, to the birth of house music, to the uprising thrust of industrial, alt rock, sludgy doom metal, et al, the Windy City has graciously hosted a plethora of genres. MaCzar: L to R: Jason Novak, guitar/vocals Dan Brill, drums Brian Elza, guitarĬhicago is known for churning out an eclectic blend of musical styles.
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