With your latest album “Lovecraftian Mystic”, your music creates obscure and ethereal feelings by creating a communicative channel with the vast subconscious, can you tell me how Vision of Ulnahar's music takes inspiration from the Lovercraft world?
Because of the Lovecraft world itself. The themes written and told in the stories are pure madness and as you mentioned obscure and etheral. I try to channel those written madness into fitting music to create a certain feeling which describes the madness. But this is only on page in the Grimoire of Visions of Ulnahar. Not everything here is about Lovecraft. There is more. Lovecraft is only a medium. Who can be sure, that all that he wrote about is not true? There are things behind the curtains of visible wisdom which only occurs to those who listen closley or ask the right questions and dive deep into the realm of shadows. So did I.
Since VoU is a fairly recent project, in what musical direction is developing?
The main focus of that project is Ritual Dark Ambient but in the future i will try to include tribal, psybient and Dungeon Synth elements into the music.
How does your music creation process happen?
Creating Music for this special project is like a ritual. I must be in a certain mood and certain energies must flow. If there aren´t such energies i can´t create music. So i take coffee, joss sticks (not always), shut down the light and dive into the music itself. It is a very personal process.
What other artists are to be considered when it comes to esoteric music and which carries messages from the occult world?
Shibalba, Akhkharu, Endvra, Lapis Niger, Aeoga, Aere Aeternus to name a few. Shibalba is meditative spiritual art and has been a great inspiration for my own music. Of course some old masters like Mortiis and Old Tower have inspired me too.
How important is the visual, the aesthetic appearance and image for VoU?
If VoU was to be represented by a pictorial artist what would it be ?
Very important of course. I think it would look very strange if i would create dark ritual and Occult musick with happy colours,
Some would say a certain image can create the feeling, that all this is only buisness or hard to say fake. But in this genre, and this is my opinion, the person behind the project is only a medium for the greater good. An this is what i want to show with my musick. I, as a person, does not matter. I am only a sorcerer, a mage or maybe a priest and behind me is more. Behind me there is the vast void without light and deep in the darkness there is Ulnahar.
An artist? Something dark, disturbing. Maybe a robed figure standing in the darkness enlighted by etheral lights. Something like this. I have the picture of the second Season of Stranger Things in mind. The red clouds and in between that lovecraftian sytle Monster. Something like this
In the future VoU could use the collaboration of other artists or even cooperate in some split records?
Sure why not? The split with Chaucerian Myth is on its way and i´m really looking forward to it. He creates such wonderful gems, so i am really honoured to work with him. And if some others want, why not?
What do you think about the current development of the DS scene?
I was really surprised how big this scene is. There are so many artist out there. This is wonderful. I always liked synth music. So i am very satisfied with the current scene.
Do you think that the "social media" world can be more of an advantage or a disadvantage or perhaps distort the messages of certain genres such as DS or black metal or dark-ambient music?
On the one hand it is surely an advantage. You can get in contact with fellow musicians, get news about the scene, new music for yourself,. But on the other hand of course if you want to create a mysterious project you should stay away from social media. But how do you want to spread your music? So you have to find a way to do both. Everybody should do like he desires. Thats all that counts.
According to you, what is genuine in this tendency and attitude of many BM bands and industrial-ambient music in giving a dark, mysterious or esoteric satanic image, there seems to be an inflation and excess of wanting to appear..... what do you think?
Thats a question you should ask the others. I can say, for me, that Visions of Ulnahar is not satanic. It deals with darkness, the Void and everything that lies beyond our imagination. But i would say that it has something to do with “shock” elements and maybe but only a few artists really believe in what they say.
In your opinion, what is the real reason for managing a "secret" music project?
Lately, especially in black metal there is a tendency to not reveal the identity of band members ... some even choose not to appear on social media or sites etc.
Same answer as above. In Black Metal the music is important not the artist (musicians). It has something to do with all that “trve evil” behaviour i think. Maybe they just want people to think about it and make it a riddle.
What do you think of valid justifications in doing this?
Making people think about who is behind that mask and just enjoy the music
Have you contacted so far with some record labels that seem to be interested in VoU music? If so are there plans for any prints of your albums?
One of my first releases are available via Swampkult Produktions. Its a split between Nebelwächter and me. There will be more
Free speech !!
Thank you for giving me te chance to do this interview.
