Line Up:
Martin Storm-Olsen On Vocal\Guitar
Dimitry Sukhinin On Guitar
Eyvind Waersted Axelsen On Bass
Simen Kandola On Drums
Well,Friends Of Aristocracy!
We speak again of our newsroom, where in a little while, we will begin in all your emotions, the interview 144 of the Aristocracy.This time, we'll talk to a band that has elements of Grindcore, Punk and Hardcore. In addition to very technical progressive elements.
We are talking about a band that started their career in Russia and is now based in Norway. The band makes a fast, loud and totally heavy sound. The band in question is called Defect Designer and they show us last month, their first EP titled as Neanderthal. Before the interview, we have to thank the band for answering our questions and we go to a song of theirs before our interview.Dimitry Sukhinin answer our questions.
A1:Talking about the composition work in Neanderthal?
Dimitry Sukhinin:Hey! Dmitry from Defect Designer here! Most of the songs were composed very long time ago, but it was too straightforward to fit in the previous releases. “Neanderthal” opener is new, while “Wrinkles”, “Trolls”, “Luddites” and “Vlad” are coming from around 2000-2004, if I am not mistaken. Pigsty was composed with my previous band Wyvern in around 2004. “Time, Forward!” is composed by a Soviet classical composer Georgiy Sviridov, coming from 1965. Obviously, all the older stuff had some changes and new riffs and old riffs removed or modified, but the key ideas have been breeding for quite some time. The lyrics are all new, though.
A2:Why is this work meticulous?
Dimitry Sukhinin:It, indeed, is. I would say, it requires a lot of tries or experimentation and repetitive actions to make sure parts sound good and they sound good together.
A3:What kind of reinterpretation did the band want to give on this album?
Dimitry Sukhinin:We wanted to have a very straightforward record. Like old good Sepultura. Well, apparently, we do not sound any close, but the main goal was to do a straight in-the-face record. It is very different from the previous records,we did take our time to record it and we did not have any studio constraints. We used Martin’s “Sounds of O” studios: https://soundsofostudio.com/ . More time means, we could listen to results and re-record as many times as we wanted. I am in particular very happy with vocals that turned much better than on two previous full-length albums. Never coming back to a studio to do vocals again!
So, it was a total DIY process, even the drums - we did them in our rehearsal space.
Composition-wise the records are much more barbaric and less elegant than the previous records and we wanted to keep this barbaric charm for the release specifically.
Now, the next album will be quite different, when it comes to composition.
A4:Is the fifth song a reference to nosferatu?
Dimitry Sukhinin:Vlad. Vlad is a vampire.Murder stopped being legal,so he is suffering and missing the old good times, when blood was more accessible.
A5:What are the grind influences in this album?
Dimitry Sukhinin:No, we did not have any grind influences or references on the record, I would say at all. Rather thrash or thrash/death like Sepultura. When we saw that, we are labeled as “grindcore”. So, no grind-influences at all. I personally think,it is best when other genres influence the composition then it turns more spicy.
A6:Some literature or film inspire the band?
Dimitry Sukhinin:Our “Ageing Accelerator” album had a song “Berenice” that was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s Berenice short story. It helps with the lyrics, but definitely does not have any impact on the music,which for me is the key.Original sound tracks to movies probably play biggest role.
A7:What´s the idea behind artwork´s album?
Dimitry Sukhinin:We used Ian Miller’s work. I really like Ian’s works, it is a world of magic. Google him and check his works,it is marvelous and the works are actually quite diverse.That work is a nice match, but, most likely, it looks great.
A8:Why the band have this name?
Dimitry Sukhinin:It took some time to come up with the name. We were brainstorming. We were just thinking back that time of how cool some defects may look:When an architect drops a glass and the way the cracks and then uses the cracks as part of the design Or how the accidentally spilled paint can look sometimes,unique and beautiful. So we thought, why won’t we try to make something progressive, yet uncontrolled. Well and it is a nice combination.
A9:How is Defect Designer different from your previous bands?
Dimitry Sukhinin:I can only compare with bands I have/had been playing in. Defect Designer have fewer limitations, I would say. More open to different things. If we would like a pop melody we like,we put it and do not cut it just because “oh, it is not death metal”.We have a Portishead cover! There are glam rock moments in the upcoming work. We have keyboards and samples, if they make a song better. If we compose a trip-hop song an r’n’b or powerviolence, that sounds good, we will go for it.
A10:What are Luddites?
Dimitry Sukhinin:Luddites are people who are against technology. It is a term, that originates from a society of people who feared machines would take their jobs, so they were destroying textile machinery. Funny enough, even though, new technology and automation always creates more jobs, there still are luddites these days - protesting against automation, machinery and progress. Middle ages, 19th century or now,you always meed these people who are against any new undertaking, that will send you to the future.
Old-fashioned and useless
Our labour's in threat
the horrid machines
take away our bread
In desperate rush for
last backwardness days
we have to remain
in a previous age
A11:How are the band's progressions made?
Dimitry Sukhinin:I wish things were more stable, but life is life. We have too many lineup changes, and it does not speed up anything. Especially when you play complicated stuff.
Composition-wise, I used to do all the music myself, but now we have material that has me and Martin 50-50. The next full-length album after the one that we record now, will have Martin’s riffs and full songs. It is nice to combine riffs,you get a monster with strongest parts from two people - and different heads help make different unexpected turns.
A12:How band arrive to Transcending Obscurity Records?
Dimitry Sukhinin:We were playing in UK with Diskord. It was 2018. There were some fantastic bands in the two gigs we had, including Plague Ride and Atvm and also Cryptic Shift, Void. I connected with Lee and Jake from Plague Rider and found out about the band Live Burial, that Lee was a part of and Jake would rejoin later on.And I checked their “Forced back to life,” it was fantastic!! That time we were looking for a label for Defect Designer’s release and I wrote to a label in, I think, 2019.
A13:Some critics say that your music has a naivete. The chance you will agree or disagree with this review is now and please justify your point of view?
Dimitry Sukhinin:Neanderthal is definitely a simple and barbaric, straightforward record. Nothing intricate if you compare to other works. So if this is the meaning.Yes, totally agree.
Our lyrics are also quite simple. Maybe, we need to get a sophisticated lyricist Like Dan Swano .
A14:This album is conceptual?
Dimitry Sukhinin:No, we are not Dimmu Borgir. Making a “conceptual” album is something I do not get. It sounds like a compromise to make things fit a certain idea for the album.
A15:What is Wrinkles?
Dimitry Sukhinin:Every wrinkle of your smile
Slowly smooth out when you die
Every wrinkle of your smile
They all smooth out when you die
A16:The band feel differences between Ageing Accelerator and now in Neanderthal?
Dimitry Sukhinin:There are very different records. Both composition and approaches. Our intention is to not make similar releases. With Ageing Accelerator and Neanderthal we have definitely reached this, the records sound like two different bands. I wish I had much more time for Ageing Accelerator’s vocals. Ageing Accelerator is a very mature record, when it comes to composition. Every split second is thoroughly tested and thought, it had literally thousands of changes and iterations.
A17:Why can this work be called experimental?
Dimitry Sukhinin: I do not know. It is up to you to decide!! Thank you for your time! Check out our music and tell what you think! https://defectdesignerband.bandcamp.com/
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