1. Can you name your top 5 favorite console games?
Seb: Streets of Rage
2, Thunder Force IV, Sonic 3, Secret of Mana, Jungle Strike. I was into
consoles during the 8bits and 16bits era, and didn’t find the same magic with
32bits consoles and their sequels. Mostly when graphics went from sprites to
3d, most games lost their genuine feelings. Then I mostly played on PC,
sometimes playing again 16bits games on emulations. I still own Super Nes,
Megadrive and Master System consoles with some games like SoM, SoR trilogy andTF
IV (both still my main inspiration, more than metal bands).
2. What’s your
favorite metal band or album? What bands inspire you?
Seb: No hesitation :
Rapture – Futile is my all-time favorite metal album and band. Other bands that I like are Shape of Despair,
Daylight Dies, Swallow the Sun, Ablaze in Hatred, Harakiri for the Sky (best
discovery since years along with Trees of Eternity), Helltrain, first albums of
Ebony Tears, Entwine and In Flames, Katatonia, In Mourning, Dawn of Relic,
Insomnium, October Tide, Slumber, The Sins of Thy Beloved, Trail of Tears, and
Thy Serpent album Death which is a gem (no wonder when you know who the lead
guitarist is).
3. What age were
you when you first started playing music?
Seb: I was around 17
when a thrash metal guy met me in a bus and quickly gave me a guitar to start
playing in his band. But nothing came from it, I wasn’t ready for this
instrument. Around the same time I remember practicing Zelda theme on a Casio CTK
80 keyboard for fun, and soon after decided to invest in a PSR-280 synth to
make solo doom songs. I recorded dozens on cassettes.They sound like the
foundations of CI somehow.In 2005 I acquired a Korg Triton for Inborn Suffering
first album recording. In 2007 I bought my PRS SE Custom guitar and the same
day without knowing how to play guitar – I still don’t really know,started
recording death-doom songs inspired by Ablaze in Hatred.Between 2007 and 2009 a
first unreleased full album was made, including some songs that ended up on
Further Nowhere like Midnight Sun and Even Dies A Sun.
4. Why did you
pick doom as your main genre?
Seb: Black metal was
the first metal genre I was introduced to. But when discovering quickly after Finnish
doom death bands (through a Spinefarm compilation), this reminded me Thunder
Force and Killer Instinct tracks that I was listening for years.This symbiosis
of heavy rhythm guitars and ethereal leads.All made sense to discover that this
style had a name, doom metal. Since I was listening to trance before metal, I
started mixing those sounds together after time.
5. What do you
enjoy doing outside of music?
Seb: I have a passion
for science and science fiction. Being a 2d/3d artist, I do graphic design stuff.
My previous job was doing 3d visuals in coordination with scientists. I follow
science improvements that push the boundaries of what we call reality.
6. What software
are you using in creating your album covers and booklet visuals?
Seb: It’s a mix of
various 2d and 3d programs. If you have to try one, go for Element 3D from
Video Copilot. These guys create the most exciting plugins, and offer a reactive
support.
7. What is it
that inspires you about space and universe the most? What is it so special
about space that makes you represent cosmic theme on every single of your
releases?
Seb: Thousands of
exoplanets starting to be discovered.Hundreds of billions of stars in our
galaxy.A trillion stars in Andromeda.2 trillion galaxies in the known universe,
which is 90% yet unknown. And still we consider to be alone. Trying to
visualize a frontier to our universal sphere appears both vain and certain. Is
there a wall? What lies behind the wall?...The day mankind will stop trying to
conquer itself on Earth, and instead start to thrive under a different sky, we could
realize how much insignificant a life of war is, to a night of wonders. This is
simply what makes me dream the most.
8. You probably know that you and Jari have a very solid fan base in the Eastern European block. You can play one gig maybe in Moscow or Saint Petersburg? Have you discussed a possibility of performing live both as Enshine and Cold Insight anytime soon?
Seb: It seems so. We
would enjoy playing live in Russia with Enshine, if we had some propositions.For
Cold Insight, I’m pretty sure any live members could play the set for both
bands. To justify the time spent on founding and rehearsing a live line-up
would require to have several dates, though.
9. Can we expect new albums from your side project Fractal Gates? Any plans to play a gig in Russia as a member of Fractal Gates?
10. Is any of the tracks from Further Nowhere based on novel, book, poem or movie or it’s just personal life experience?
Seb:Most songs have
dual meanings, one sci-fi and one more spiritual / philosophical. Stillness Days
and Even Dies A Sun titles are inspired by Eckhart Tolle books. Deep and
Distance are inspired by personal experiences. The other songs are just
imagined.
11. What are
your future plans for Cold Insight? Can we expect a follow-up to Further
Nowhere?
Seb: I’m working on
the second album and some songs already have vocals
recorded in studio. I don’t plan to let 10 more years pass before the next
release.
12. Would you like to say few words to your fans or anyone who has already supported you by purchasing copy of “Further Nowhere” album?
Seb: I’d like to
thank the fans for their patience and their interest over the years. Looking
forward to hear their feedback on Further Nowhere. Pre-order the upcoming debut album from the artist himself at https://coldinsight.bandcamp.com/album/further-nowhere-2
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