interview
Insects Theory
Rather allergic to photos but not to
symbolic images, the Insects The-
ory released the ep Selftitled, from
Nick Cave to trip hop and back.
Can you tell your path up to
“Selftitled”?
Selftitled is a selection of songs
from our repertoire that at the time
of writing the ep came together
better in our musical imagery. Ini-
tially we were planning to do a full
full-length but then we chose to do
this “experiment”. Condense the
almost four years of project activi-
ty in five songs.
There is an aura of melancholy
in your ep. Where did you come
from and with which moods did
you tackle the work?
The melancholy and the continuo-
us presence of something nega-
tive is a very present element for
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us. This does not mean that we
want to stop at the first obstacle
or be discouraged. For us, digging
into the human being to touch the
abyss is normal. It is the only way
we can truly know ourselves as
human beings. Giovanni: I am very
happy that people are aware of this
peculiarity of our music, it makes
me understand that I can transmit
what I feel inside of me. The fun-
ny thing is that although the music
is not in a mood so reassuring and
peaceful, we always play very quiet-
ly, we take our spaces and our ti-
mes, in order to better process our
songs.
I would like to know something
about the birth of “4”...
“4” is a metaphorical song of failu-
res in life. “4” symbolizes the four-
th place on the podium, that is, not
even in the ranking. The feeling
of discomfort that is felt on some
occasions is common but we must
not let ourselves be discouraged
and continue to fight for our own
goals. It was chosen as a single be-
cause we liked its soft
sound coupled with
such a heavy meaning.
What does the cover
factory represent?
The cover and the graphics of the
cd were made by me (Giovanni); I
have an attraction towards what is
post-industrial or post-human in
general. The factory is a visual me-
taphor of the world, where men
are assembled, forged to fulfill
their destiny.
“Selftitled” can be an anticipa-
tion of a future lp, or you will
your work only on short records
for now?
We have a full-lenght already writ-
ten but we prefer to concentrate
for now on the drafting of a fur-
ther ep that will talk about fear in
its most disparate forms. We also
have in mind a
piano and voice
cd only, and in
time we will see
what we decide
to put first.
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