Pachyman: New sound routes, same free spirit.
With five albums in tow, Pachyman He has earned a unique place within independent music: a project that starts from the DUB and reggae, but never stops expanding to new textures. Your most recent work, Another Placeit reflects that need to explore different territories, both in composition and in production. In an interview with Indie rocks!the musician shares how it was to shape this album, the role that intuition plays in his creative process and what will bring to Mexico in his next concert in the Indie Rocks forum!
Indie rocks!: Now that you talk about writing music, I wanted to ask you about your new album Another Place. I think he left a few months ago, right?
Pachyman: Yes, it left about three months ago. I was in Europe, on tour, when the album came out.
Indie rocks!: And how do you feel now that the world can already listen to it?
Pachyman: I feel very happy with the result. It was a time to release what I had been doing and dare to explore other sound areas. It is my fifth album and wanted to try new things, experiment with different ideas. I had time to find the balance between what I was doing before and this new path, but as an artist I feel satisfied with what I achieved. Perhaps the public perceives it in another way, but for me it is a personal achievement.
Indie rocks!: You mention that it is your fifth album. It seems that in this process you sought to rethink who you are as an already established artist. What conclusions did you arrive?
Pachyman: I didn’t know very well how people would react, but I’ve never worked thinking about that. Making music is a very personal trip. I felt that I was ready to propose this kind of thing and I thought: “If it moves me, surely someone else too.” What I learned is that you have to follow instinct and heart. If you need to evolve, do it.
Indie rocks!: In this album they feel new layers: reggae, but also post punk dyes. How did you get those influences to remain consistent?
Pachyman: It was a long process. I listened to all the songs in sequence, changed the order, I saw what worked and what did not. I listen to music in Shuffleof very different genres, and thus treated this album: testing combinations until everything made sense. I recorded many songs in my studio, which helped them share the same sound character and cohesive better.
Indie rocks!: Production is very striking, especially in the battery and the sound wall. Was there something new in that aspect?
Pachyman: I did not move away much from my usual instruments, but I did experience with the recording process. I tried different microphones, different locations, looking for new nuances. My study has a very marked sound, and I took advantage of it in different ways. That was the newest: record from another perspective.
Indie rocks!: How is your fifth album, what did the fun and exciting process maintain?
Pachyman: The subject “Hard to part.” It was one of the first ones I recorded, without the intention of making an album still, just for fun. I left her for a while, but always returned to her until she ended up being the first single. I like to work like this: create for fun, and if something works, better.
Indie rocks!: Now that you keep composing, where do you feel that your music takes you?
Pachyman: I’m still exploring. I like that darkest path I tried in Another Placemaybe I follow it, or maybe I lean more towards him LEVERS ROCK. I am in the test and experimentation phase.
Indie rocks!: You will soon play in Mexico, in the Indie Rocks forum!. What can the public expect?
Pachyman: Whenever I have touched in Mexico, it has been opening for other bands or at festivals, and the experience has been incredible. The Mexican public is one of the most receptive and energetic. This time I come with a quartet and it will be the first time I present this format in Mexico. I’m going to play drums, sing and be very active on stage. I promise a show With a lot of energy and vibrates high.
