IT'S
A COLD WORLD
Enter:
Cryo
By: Johan Carlsson
Published: June
10, 2006
Swedish
newcomer Cryo made something
of a splash in May, when
the inspired debut album "Cryogenic" was
released. Me myself gave
it an eight and described
it as "a sort of best
of EBM". Martin Rudefelt
makes all the music by
himself, and here at Release
we thought it would be
a good idea to get to know
him a little better - and
feature a newcomer in the
Spotlight section. Here
are seven questions for
Cryo.
Ok, tell me a little
bit about yourself.
– Well, I’ve lived
in Småland (County in the
south of Sweden) for almost all
of my life, but now I live in Malmö,
which is a very nice town by the
way. I live alone in a nice loft
apartment, and it’s here
that I make all my music. When
I don’t make music, I’m
watching a good movie. Hmm… this
is starting to sound like a personal
ad, on to the next question!
How did you get into
making music?
– I’ve been working
with music for as long as I can
remember. As soon as I learned
to hit things I started making
music. My grandma played the piano
at silent movie theatres, and I’ve
taken that tradition a step further.
I played with some rock and hardrockbands
a long time ago. There’s
been a number of different electronic
projects as well, but nothing that
made it out of the garage. I bought
my first synthesizer when I was
13 years old, a Roland Juno 106.
I also bought a four-track tape
recorder that was writhing with
pain, playing my first songs.
What made you go from
making music in your
home to actually releasing
it?
– One of my biggest goals
in life has been to release a record.
I've sent out some demo’s
before, but this time my music
actually was good enough for some
labels - two Swedish and one British,
actually. I think that I have some
new ideas for the synth scene,
and I grew tired of making music
that no one will ever hear.
What kind of music
are you inspired by?
– I think every genre has
its good songs. When I don’t
listen to electronic music, I can
just as well put on a Dio album,
or why not Pink Floyd? When it
comes to electronic music, I’m
pretty strict. I don’t know
about a great many bands – especially
not Swedish ones – but my
favourites are Jean-Michel Jarre,
Kraftwerk and Front 242. A lot
of eighties music is in my MP3
player: What was pop back then
is often considered synth today.
Your music is quite
cinematic at times, for
example “Machine”.
– Movies can
convey strong emotions
that often give me inspiration.
Music transmits more of
a feeling than a story
to me, and that same feeling
can sometimes be found
in a shot from a movie.
My favourite movie will
have to be "Bladerunner".
The soundtrack by Vangelis
is wonderful.
The reception of “Cryogenic” has
been very good. What
happens now? Will you
ride the wave and tour,
perhaps release a single
(hint hint, “Vengeance”)?
– I hope I will
get more offers for playing
live, the feeling you get
on stage is hard to beat.
It’s interesting
that you mention “Vengeance”,
as another interviewer
ranked it the lowest. Overall
I’ve heard a lot
of suggestions for which
is the best track, so I
guess I managed to get
some variation on the album.
I don’t think I will
release a single, but at
some point I’ll start
working on a new album.
I don’t know which
focus it will have, but
it will definitely sound
like Cryo.
How do you work live?
I’ve seen in pictures
that you bring more people
on stage?
– I always bring a keyboardist
on stage, partly because I want
some of the music to actually be
played live – everything
played and sung goes out to the
speakers. A lot of synthbands don’t
seem to care about that – and
partly because it looks better.
I also use a pretty advanced setup
showing movies and still images
to the music. We in the electronic
genre will otherwise be behind
those who play everything live
on stage, so you have to do something
extra.
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