I hope in the future I get to explore that stuff more. Last year I was lucky enough to have a chance at making some music for a student short film and now I help with sound environments or music whenever needed. Well, I have a Letterboxd account, so I spend way more time watching films than I’d like to admit. Is it the case for you? And if so, which movies or soundtracks have guided your craft?
WWD: With a lot of ambient artists, there seems to be this proclivity with cinema and movie scores. “They’re like fish”, as David Lynch says. If I try to force myself to work on music (or anything creative), it usually turns out shit. I stop thinking about making music completely and watch films, play video games, listen to some albums or focus on schoolwork. WWD: And what are some techniques and habits that help you get inspired? There’s nothing specific, I just try stuff until it works. In some cases, I can finish a song in weeks, but some ideas take years for me to figure out. The time it takes for me to get something down, that I like, also varies. Sometimes it begins from a drum loop and other times from a chord progression or another musical idea.
I don’t really have a specific way I go about it and I just try to get an idea down and then build on it, until it resembles a full song. WWD: What does your artistic process usually look like? Do you always begin with a specific part to craft a piece, or is it a more so a general feel? Later on I realized I could ask my classmate Riku Kiviharju for the artwork, since his drawings fit the sound I was going for. Then we sent the songs out and 3 ambient songs got picked for an EP. Sonically they all fit together since I made them in the same period of time. WWD: How was the process creating Disintegration Works? Would you say you were looking to create a cohesive whole or rather three complete pieces on their own?Īt first, I wasn’t thinking of doing a full cohesive project, but I made a bunch of songs and the ideas just happened to fall into place. We caught up with the rising artist to chat about the way he comes up with ideas, the relationship between ambient music and cinematography, how his environment shapes his sound, and more! The result is a stunning three-tracker offering some cold, uniquely arid textured ambiances.
1’, Finnish producer vàr sofandi presents ‘Disintegration Works Vol.1’ on SOL. After being featured last year on Anjunadeep’s compilation ‘Reflections Vol.