The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Ep518: Year One of Absolute Elsewhere w/ Blood Incantation


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Paul Riedl and Morris Kolontyrsky of Blood Incantation discuss the incredible 1st year of the album "Absolute Elsewhere", how it's transformed their lives and art, the creation of the record, the band's deep interest in vinyl collecting and lots more.

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Topics Include:

  • Absolute Elsewhere transformed their lives: bigger venues, mainstream press, entirely new audiences.
  • Album allows new stage production; band already writing faster than ever before.
  • Now headlining shows in US; Europe tours were always headliners, just smaller.
  • Forbes called it one of most important death metal records in history.
  • Record serves as gateway, exposing listeners to extreme metal and progressive influences.
  • Vinyl LP format is their artistic endpoint; last two albums are side-long tracks.
  • Twenty-minute sides provide perfect breathing room for their narrative-driven compositions and riffs.
  • Maxed out Pro Tools voices at Hansa Studios during Absolute Elsewhere recording sessions.
  • First three records recorded live on analog tape; complete takes, minimal punch-ins.
  • Absolute Elsewhere used hybrid approach: drums on tape, then built digitally with Arthur.
  • Recording live on tape creates collective synergy and tension they want captured.
  • Band uses Oblique Strategies cards; asks "what would Trey, Chuck, or Eno do?"
  • Paul designs all layouts; collects test pressings and creates prototype covers himself.
  • Searching for roughly 200 more records; has specific rare pressings in mind.
  • Weakling's Dead as Dreams LP extremely rare; basement flood destroyed most copies.
  • Double album versus double LP distinction: complementary discs versus interrupted single work.
  • Songs start with riffs that suggest where to go; excitable band keeps moving.
  • Timewave Zero was critical palate cleanser enabling more holistic collaborative approach forward.
  • Tangerine Dream collaboration manifested unexpectedly; Thorsten used vintage Edgar Froese Mellotron samples.
  • Future dreams include Brian Eno, Steve Roach; already have secret collaborations lined up.

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