24-05-2017
STORMWIND FANZINE ISSUE 3
YAYLA INTERVIEW
SW: Just simply tell me what is your influence for this
amazing deep dark music? I know this is a very fast start to a interview even
without a hello but I am really so excited about the release.
-Don’t worry Cem, you
and me need no intro as we talk everyday. And as for the others, I am sick of
introducing myself they can check my other million interviews. My influence is
a shell of unexplored mental orgasm through artistic extremity. Concordantly,
anything can be an influence for that, and taken under this looking glass and
seen through it. I want to explore new territory, and I am not afraid to look
into the darkness. I hate the fact that extreme metal is life loving normalized
piece of shit nowadays, danger and darkness influence me.
SW: I know that there are so many good reactions to the
release from all around the world and it is already sold out. Please tell us
the formula of how to create a charming melody. What is the secret behind this
glory? I know this sounds like as the same question that I have asked but this
is something different. This is not a question of influences but the secret
formula.
-The biggest secret
is knowing how to have pleasure, and pushing the boundaries of joy. The more
you enjoy the better it gets. Sounds like a simple cliché but this very thing
is the key to success and extremely hard to do actually. People don’t know how
to enjoy what they do and make enjoyable art (for themselves). They try to
please and do things with fear, so they make disgusting banal shit. So the
biggest secret is just enjoy your work without limits. Fuck people who get in
your way, you shouldn’t get in your own way. On a more practical level there
are many secrets, don't know where to start. I don't take the guitar in my hand
unless I absolutely feel the urge to, which makes me make the best melodies.
When I play I record everything so nothing gets lost. Then I select thee most
elite melodies and make songs with them so there is no mediocrity. I also steal
a lot from orchestral composers, like for example I put a track they did on my
DAW and imitate all the parts with my guitars, and delete the track and add
drums and Vox. I am very creative, millions of approaches like these, I don't
mind sharing them if people want to know, so they aren't secrets really.
SW: Tell us about how and for what reason you started to
this project.
-To push
boundaries... We started it in high school with my best friend to push the
boundaries of audial extremity. We listened to extreme bands but we wanted to
exaggerate the things we liked about the extravagant things about metal, which
we did. We don't work together anymore, its been ages I talked with him. I have
been alone in doing this for a long time.
SW: There is a word as Yayla in Turkish. Is this the same
Yayla or does it have any other meaning in another language?
-It is the same word,
and we named it when we were 16. I do not believe in meanings to be a constant,
like the swastika, how it used to mean peace etc. Now the general public identifies
it with Nazism. I used that word to signify my love for nature and disdain for
humanity as in not giving a fuck what people thought.
SW: Were you expecting that kind of a huge reaction from the
fans while you were recording the album?
-Of course I was, I
spent a lot of time and effort on making and promoting it. I think it should
have had even more of a reaction but maybe next time. People are generally not
very ready for the work that I make so at the same time it’s a miracle that it
gets covered at all.
SW: What is the place of music in your life. Is your life
and your experiences also an
influence for your music?
-Yes it is very
intertwined with my life. My music is all about me and my life and how I see life
and everything. The music I listen to influence my life greatly as well. It is
a sublimation tool I use not to do mass murder. But then again, everything is a
tool for me.
SW: I know that you are also in fine arts. This makes you
multidirectional and probably
drawing is a part of your music creating process. Am I
right?
-Everything I make
influence other things I make on multiple levels. I paint as I learn things about
making music and the music through film, vice versa etc.
SW: The second song took my attention. Is it just a song
title or do you really think that
everyday is death for us? If yes, then why?
-Yes but death is a
good thing.
SW: These are my questions bro. We will be pleased to hear
if there are more to add.
-BJK is the greatest,
there is no other.
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