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INTERVISTA DARK MIRROR OV TRAGEDY – Band (ENG)

Posted on 17 ottobre 2014 by KarmaKosmiK

After the review of their interesting “The Lunatic Chapters Of Heavenly Creatures”,Hypnos Webzine is glad to meet South Korean band Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy and their Symphonic Black Metal.

Hi guys! Welcome to Hypnos Webzine! I would like to start this interview telling you that I consider your last release as one of the most interesting Symphonic Black album that I’ve listened since a couple of years. I hope also that the first feedbacks that you have received are good as mine.

Band: Hello! Hypnos Webzine! we are really happy to meet you.

Well, I’ve read that your monicker, Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy, is referred to the mirror used by Nostradamus to tell the future. Why did you choose this name and how it represent your music?

Band: The theme of Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy‘s music is the “Tragedy of modern humans”. We think we are living in a tragic society. As you know, Nostradamus is one of the most famous prophet who saw the tragic future through the mirror. So we made band’s name as Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy because we want to talk about our tragedy.

The band has more than ten years of activity, you started in 2003 if I’m not wrong, so would you like to tell your story to our readers?

Band: We were formed in 2003, M.Pneuma and Gash was original member, and we released the first album in 2005. We had a lot of playing in Korea, we released an album in 2009, an EP in 2010. And finally we released the greatest album, called “The Lunatic Chapters Of Heavenly Creatures” this year.

Speaking about “The Lunatic Chapters Of Heavenly Creatures”, in the review I’ve described your style as a mix of Dimmu Borgir’s Symphonic Black of “Spiritual Black Dimensions” and the eclecticism and the Baroque elements of Covenant’s “Nexus Polaris”. I don’t know if you agree with this opinion of mine, but how do you describe your music? What are your main influences?

Band: We like Dimmu Borgir, but didn’t try to make this album like Dimmu Borgir. We love all metal music and classic music, folk music. We just think this album contains these things.

Some arpeggios in “Virtuoso Of The Atmosphere” and “The Name Of Tragedy”, beside the elaborate parts played by Zyim, make me think that some of you have a strong classical background due to conservatory study. Is it true or this love for the Classic Music is strictly personal?

Band: Zyim is preparing for conservatory study now. She is a great player who can express own phrase style. Most of arpeggios of piano was made by M.Pneuma who is really inspired by Bach and Beethoven. The violinist, Arthenic is a scion of the most famous classic family in Korea. ConfyVerse, Gash and Reverof, they studied their own play in college. Senyt and M.Pneuma didn’t.

Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy is a seven-pieces band, so it’s like a mini-orchestra. Is it complicated to compose music in this condition? How does the creation of a new song take place?

Band: Yes. We are so big family and really fastidious. After the recording, it took over 100 tracks, sometimes it took even 300 tracks. It is very hard work. Most songs were written by M. Pneuma, Senyt or Gash. And M. Pneuma arranged that with orchestration. After that, we play together and arranged it again.

I think that the best tracks of the album are “Dancing In The Burning Mirror”, “Virtuoso Of The Atmosphere” and “The Name Of Tragedy”, where an interesting female voice appears. What tracks do you think represent the essence of the band at its best?

Band: We love all the songs of the album. But the most one is “The Name Of Tragedy”. As for Korea fans, they like “Unwritten Symphony”. About “The Name Of Tragedy”, the female singer was the member of Ethereal Sin, Japanese Symphonic Black Metal Band. But she leaved the band. We really appreciated her singing. About other albums, we love “Angel’s Ascension” from our second album.

“The Lunatic Chapters Of Heavenly Creatures” has been released by italian label WormHoleDeath Records. How did you get in touch with this label? Are you satisfied with their work?

Band: WormHoleDeath Records is pretty kind and really good at work. They showed us their trust. While we were searching labels related with the bands we like, we had the chance to contact with them.

Since your previous full-lenght, “The Pregnant of Despair”, and excluding the EP “Under A Withered Branch”, almost five years have passed before “The Lunatic Chapters Of Heavenly Creatures”. Why such a long time? What have been the reasons for this long wait?

Band: In South Korea, there is no one who plays metal music. After the 2nd album, we wasted much time to find new Violinist and Pianist. And we need much time to make better songs.

Unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to read the lyrics of the album, but looking at the title in which there’s the word “chapters”, it seems that there is a common theme that gathers all the tracks. Is this correct? Would you tell us something about the themes that you write in the lyrics?

Band: As the title “The Lunatic Chapters Of Heavenly Creatures”, it is story about the people who live in tragedy. Each song has the character kinda artist like dancer, composer, sculptor, astrologist, etc, and they all became crazy like the people who live in modern society. Someone lost future, someone held fast something even if they lost his humanity, someone was imprisoned in himself, someone fell into expansive delusion. They live in tragedy like us. They reflect us. This album is the story about our own tragedy as society.

I am a follower of the South Korean cinema, worshipping master Ki-Duk or Park Chan-Wook, just to mention the most important ones. What I have always liked in their cinema is their ability to tell delirious stories, but always using unexpected points of view. I have found this feature also in your music, that in some parts is also very cinematographic. So, are you influenced by your cinema and what are your favorite authors and movies?

Band: We are also big fans of Ki-Duk and Park Chan-Wook. They have many fans in Korea. “Bad Guy” (2001) of Ki-Duk and “Thirst” (2009) of Park Chan-Wook are the best. If you can catch the unexpected point from our music, maybe it will be our ethnicity. Hahah. We think Korean like cogitation and fantasy, fantasy is good medium of creation. well, we really like the movie “Landscape in the Mist” of Theodoros Angelopoulos.

Here in Italy, the South Korean metal scene is not very known. How is the situation for a metal band in your country? Is it easy to play live? Would you suggest us some bands worth to be discovered? Do you think there’ll ever be a chance to see you live in Europe?

Band: The Metal Scene of South Korea is very bad. We think South Korea is one of the worst country for Metal. Only few metal fans and few metal bands are enjoying Metal. But you can find the great band in Korea. We recommend the band Method; tThey are the best Korean Thrash Metal band. You must check them out. We always want to go to Europe. If there is a promoter who wants to call us, please tell me.

Well, this was the last question. Thank you very much for your availability! It’s usual for our zine to leave the end of the interview to the interviewed, so feel free to close in the way that you prefer.

Band: It was a pretty great interview, great time. We love this. We will release a split album on october with Japanese Symphonic Black Metal band Ethereal Sin, please check this out. Thank you Hypnos Webzine and thank you all metal heads. We hope to see you again. Keep metal.

Autore: KarmaKosmiK

대략적 해석본입니다.

대강 해석본입니다. 

Well, I've read that your nick, Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy, 
is referred to the mirror used by Nostradamus to see the future. 
Why did you choose this name and how it represent your music? 

=> D.M.O.T으 노래의 주제는 대부분 "현대인의 비극" 에 관한것이다. 
나는 현대인들이 생존에서 가장 큰 비극을 느끼고있다.
너도 알다시피 노스트라다무스는 중세의 예언가중 가장 퍼퓰러하고 많이 알려진 예언가이다.
나는 우리가 살고있는 세상의 보편적 비극에 대해 이야기 하기 위해 이런 팀이름을 이렇게 지었다.

The band has more than ten years of activity, 
you started in 2003 if I'm not wrong, so would you like to tell your story to our readers? 

=> 2003년도에 내가 GASH와 함께 밴드를 결성하고 2005년에 첫 앨범을 냈다. 
그뒤로 수많은 공연과 창작활동을 하며 시간을 보내왔고 
2009년에 2집 2010년에 EP앨범을 2014년에 3집 앨범을 냈다. 

Speaking about "The Lunatic Chapters Of Heavenly Creatures", repeating what I have written in my review, 
I've described your style as a mix of Dimmu Borgir's Symphonic Black of "Spiritual Black Dimensions" and 
the eclecticism and the Baroque elements of Covenant's "Nexus Polaris". 
I don't know if you agree with this opinion of mine, but how do you describe your music? What are your main influences?

=> 나는 DIMMU BORGIR를 좋아한다. 하지만, 이번 앨범을 DIMMU BORGIR 처럼 만들기 위해 노력하진 않았다. 
나는 대부분의 메탈음악과 클래식음악, 포크뮤직을 사랑한다. 그런것들이 자연스럽게 표현이 되었다고 생각한다.

Some arpeggios in "Virtuoso Of The Atmosphere" and "The Name Of Tragedy", beside the elaborate parts played by Zyim, 
make think that some of you have a strong classical background due to conservatory study. 
Is it true or this love for the Classic Music is strictly personal?

=> Zyim은 Classic Piano의 정규과정을 준비중인 학생이다. Zyim은 프레이즈 표현력이 훌륭한 연주자이다.
곡들에서 나오는 PIANO 아르페지오 프레이즈들은 대부분은 내가 만들고 있다. 바하의 선율과 베토벤의 프레이즈 진행방법
에서 많은 영감을 받아 제작을 한다.
Zyim 외에 Arthenic은 한국에서 가장 유명한 클래식가문의 후손이다.
ConfyVerse와 Gash Reverof는 한국의 실용음악 학교의 정규과정을 수료한 연주자들이다.
Senyt와 나는 전문 음악교육을 받지는 않았다.

Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy is a seven-pieces band, so it's like a mini-orchestra. 
Is it complicated to compose music in this condition? How takes place the creation of a new song?

=> 맞다. 상당히 복잡하다. 곡잡업을 마친상황에서 좋은 사운드를 위한 레이어링을 포함한 오디오 트랙이 
적은 경우 100개 많은경우 300개까지 간다. 곡의 대부분은 나 혹은 Gash 혹은 Senyt가 작곡을 하고 
내가 그위에 오케스트레이션과 편곡을 가미하는 식으로 진행을 한다.
그렇게 나온곡을 모두 합주를 하면 다시 조율해 최종편곡을 한다. 

I think that the best tracks of the album are "Dancing In The Burning Mirror", "Virtuoso Of The Atmosphere" 
and "The Name Of Tragedy", where an interesting female voice appears. 
What tracks do you think represents the essence of the band at best?

=> 나는 이번앨범의 모든곡을 사랑한다. 
하지만, 내가 가장 좋아하는 곡은 The Name Of Tragedy 이고 
한국에서 가장 반응이 좋은곡은 Unwritten Symphony 이다.
The Name Of Tragedy에 나오는 여성보컬은 Ethereal Sin이란 일본의 Symphonic Black Metal Band에서 
건반과 소프라노를 담당하고있던 양반이다. 아주 훌륭하게 노래를 해줘서 존나 고맙게 생각한다.
하지만 안타깝게 그녀는 현재 Ethereal Sin에서 탈퇴했다.
그외에 기존 앨범에 수록된 곡들중에는 2집에 수록된 곡인 Angel's Ascension을 가장 좋아한다.

"The Lunatic Chapters Of Heavenly Creatures" has been released by the italian label WormHoleDeath Records. 
How did you arrive to this label? 
Are you satisfied with their work?

=> 웜홀데스의 직원은 매우 친절하고 일처리가 매우 신속하고 철저하다. 
웜홀데스는 기존에 내가 흥미있게 들은 밴드의 레이블 정보를 보다가
우연히 알게 되어 컨택하게 되었다. 

Since your previous full-lenght, 
"The Pregnant of Despair", and excluding the EP "Under A Withered Branch", 
have passed almost five years to see the actual "The Lunatic Chapters Of Heavenly Creatures". 
Why so long time? What have been the reasons for this long wait? 

=> 한국은 메탈 연주자들이 절대적으로 부족하다.
2집 제작 후 바이올린과 피아노 연주자를 구하는데 많은 시간이 걸렸다. 
또한 곡들에 더 많은 에너지를 쏟기위해 더 많은 시간을 필요로 했다. 

I am a follower of the South Korean cinema, 
worshipping master Ki-Duk or Park Chan-Wook, just to mention the most important ones. 
What I have always liked in their cinema is their ability to tell delirious stories, 
but always using unexpected points of view. I have found this feature also in your music, 
that in some parts "" is also very cinematography
So, are you influenced by your cinema and what are your favorite authors and movies?

=> 김기덕과 박찬욱감독은 나도 좋아한다. 
두 감독은 한국에서도 많은 지지자가 있다. 
그중 김기덕감독의 "나쁜남자" 와 박찬욱 감독의 "박쥐" 를 매우좋아한다. 
우리 음악에도서도 그 감독이 가지고 있는 반전포인트들이 느껴진다면 
그것이 한국인들의 민족성이 아닐까? H
나는 한국인들은 깊은 사색과 공상을 좋아하는 민족이라 생각한다.
공상은 창작과 연결되는 좋은 연결고리이다.

한국영화외에 좋아하는 영화는
Theodoros Angelopoulos 감독의 Topio stin omichli Landscape in the Mist를 가장 좋아한다.

Here in Italy, the South Korean metal scene is not very known. 
How is the situation for a Metal Band in your country? 
Is it easy to play live? Would you suggest us some bands worth to be discovered? 
Is there a possibility to see you live in Europe?

=>한국은 메탈상황이 매우 좋지 않다. 전세계적으로도 이렇게 상황이 좋지 않는 나라도 드물것이다. 
매우 적은 메탈팬과 매우 적은 메탈밴드들만 활동을 하고 있지만, 
간혹 아주 훌륭한 연주력과 음악을 가진 밴드들이 있다 
그중에 나는 Method라는 스래쉬메탈(뉴스쿨) 밴드를 언급하고 싶다. 
기회가 있다면 유튜브등에서 한번 들어보길 추천드린다. 
유럽공연은 우리는 항상 희망하고 있다.
우리를 원하는 공연 프로모터가 있다면 언제든 우리에게 연락해라.

Well, this was the last question. 
Thank you very much for your availability! 
It's usual for our zine to leave the end of the interview to the interviewed, 
so feel free to close in the way that you prefer

=> 인터뷰 즐거웠다. 
10월에 우린 일본에 Ethereal Sin이란 일본의 심포닉블랙메탈 밴드와 
Split Album을 발매한다. 이번앨범에 비견해도 나쁘지 않을 곡과 연주가 수록되니 기대해 주기 바란다.

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