Cosecha Amarga
Here comes my first question: Your latest release Iscariot Gospel is a
monumental piece of Black Metal. 19 songs all total, clocking in at 59
minutes and 53 seconds-it is truly an impressive release. Now I noticed
that you hadn't done a release since 2009. Was there a particular
reason for long years of silence in between releases?
Vociferian
Iscariot Gospel, is a piece compiling all the band's past bestialest
ep's. It's a real blasphemic unholy bible for sure. Very representative
about what the band ever used to be dealing with... "Obey Profanatory
Forces"
Since 2009 I've been involved, as I already did in the
past, in several side-projects like the underground Death Metal of
MACABRA which I've worked at with Mark Riddick. Also with some more
personal, particular black metal endeavors:"ALIÉNANTE DAMNATION" &
"ÉBAUCHE NOIRE".
All these important projects kept me pretty busy
these years until I came back with Vociferian and that Digipack hellish
pillar unleashing... Then I began working on a track to make an EP
ready, so as to bring the beast back for real. And had time enough to
focus on a grand and brand new opus, with enough of personality and
conceptual interesting aspects than nowadays pathetic endlessly
rehashed, tasteless and used up so called "true black metal codes"...
Vociferian is first of all never doing the same thing twice, and voluntarily appart from any pre-established confining schemes.
Cosecha Amarga
You mentioned that you never do the same things twice, and you always
strive to break the boundaries of what some may refer to as "True Black
Metal." What do you feel distinguishes this release from all of your
previous works under "Volciferian"? What does Volciferian offer that
other black metal outfits don't?
Vociferian
I have no
pretention to bring something more or better than other bands do
nowadays in the scene. But I'm simply aiming to vehiculate an aesthetism
in music as in visual which offers a real aura... enough of the same
reedited artillery and in the same time a kind of "fuck off" to
conventional aspects of it all. Even like a fist in the face of so
called "modern/post/shoegazing... black metal". I work out the music and
feelings which I truly want to share, not something made to please the
classic BM audience. That's well my intention in this brand new album.
For example, I've worked all the artworks myself on this new opus. The
front/cover artwork is representing my own apocalyptic vision of
christian concept of "The Holy Spirit". I'm not afraid to give such
approach in a scene that only see "real" through stubborn ideals of
"pseudo-satanism" and so cold arrogance...
Yes the next
Vociferian cover artworks is giving my own approach of a christian
concept. And I don't give a f**k if people will like this or not. It's
myself from the deep of my musical devoted soul... nothing more, nothing
less.
The global concept of the full length is also very
particular. As it has been inspired with my quite recent "sacrifice"
about our world global self entertainement which is called "social
networks". According to me, since I've decided to finally introduce my
musical endeavors there, I've been able to see how vanity and "self self
self self and again self" have been catalyzed here, via this medium
that has become the only altar where people praise all their own
self-faced totem...
Musically, the album has only 2 long tracks.
It's still as raw as I've always wanted my music to sound like. It's
also very progressive for a black metal act. I chose to have the
roughest render and the driest sonorities. Because this opus well deals
about the ideal of purification and self interrogative... introspective
feelings and doubted certitudes, in which any peace or plenitude
potentially could have ever existed.
I also chose to write the
whole thing in french language. Because it truly serves the contrasting
aspects in the antagonizing emanations of the 2 tracks titles, which are
exactly to be pronounced the same way in my native language (the same
as the album title itself)... but then meaning way different and
opposing thoughts.
Cosecha Amarga
Other than the two track
titles that you mention are there any other track on this release that
speak to you personally, and/or that the listener should take special
note of?
Do you have any spiritual/occult leanings that you communicate through you're music?
What is Vociferian working on now?
Vociferian
These two tracks ARE the sustenance and inner emanation composing the
alpha and the omega of this brand new full length. It was meant to be
this way when I did prepare the conception of it. It's not a common
piece with a usual tracklisting, but well a complete ceremony in both
contrasting worlds serving the whole entity embedded in this new opus.
I always spread the voice of the lost elements through the speech of my
introspective intentions, beliefs, aspirations and most of all in
complete plenitude and agreement with the convictions that once gave
birth to the Vociferian's soul creation. Of course, and it's already
something answered in the name of the combo... that I'm here to deliver a
message encrypted in everyone of us...
At the moment we are
finishing conceiving the visual side of the deluxe gatefold LP vinyl
that will come as a real jewelbox for the supreme fragrance that this
album all deals about. The subtle perfume of purity... In opposition to
the stench of death, lies of the slying and parasiting crawl...
Also working at many other bands which I'm involved into for a long time
as well great and high quality reeditions. Pro-tapes, vinyls, CD
Digipack... For example the Conjüratör "Erosplattered" material will
come on a beautiful Gatefold LP 10' Vinyl reissue this coming december,
amongst many other reissues planned in 2016... Lüger, Goatholocaust,
Ébauche Noire, Vociferian...
Of course I always have new ideas in
mind that will probably enforce in my spirit with time to start
composing new essences for the next Vociferian's assaults.
Also
since I've signed all these tapes, vinyls reissues and coming Vociferian
on Von Frost Records [Canada]. I'm very satisfied with our
collaboration for the highly involved, dedicated and passionated label
it is. The owner of it being now more than the simple boss of a record
shop or any usual label manager. This meeting has been quite
providential for the future of my musical involvement and career.
Cosecha Amarga
Will Vociferian remain a solo project and mouthpiece for your own
personal expression, or might there be some live incarnation with a
chosen elite to communicate your message to a live audience?
Vociferian
It's a very recurrent question. And even if I'll never close the
window, I'm still thinking that live shows most of the time can just
destroy the atmosphere of a good recording. I've witnessed it many
times. The deception of something turning out ridiculous on stage, while
it sounded so bewitching listening at it all alone with your own way
and direction to feel it. I think music is made for everyone to
experience it on its own and with its proper developping emotions...
shows most of the time bring you back in the flock... where I prefer
music when it makes you feel unique and exceptional just giving it an
attentive and deep listen.
No collaboration of that kind is planned for the moment. Time will tell...
Vociferian
Also, as a conclusion to this interview, I'd like to return to the
source of what Vociferian will always be dealing about... these three
words which I'm carrying on my shoulders for years now and that more
than ever are making sense for the band and its supportive audience
nowadays:
OBEY PROFANATORY FORCES
VOCIFERIAN PAGE HERE. 
