5 Q&A With Post Death Soundtrack
Photo Credit: Monika Deviat
Can you talk about any specific themes or motifs that run throughout 'In All My Nightmares I am Alone?'
Yes. Primarily the priority is speaking my truth and creating the art I genuinely feel I need to make. I have to love it and it can't be dampened or heavily influenced by outside forces or for any commercial reasons. Taking on that spirit, themes that run throughout the project are often things I come across in life and process, then turn into metaphor, story or abstract dream language. Relationships, dreams, values like honor and loyalty, philosophy and spirituality, society, depression and mental illness, existential challenges, addiction, traumatic events and chaos, fear, love, perseverance, all things life and death. Much of the expression ends up venturing into the dark, and that is ok with me because I learned early on that music is a safe place to do that and there's beauty in it.
Was there any challenge that you encountered while making this album?
There weren't too many challenges when making this album technically. I was learning how to produce my own work as I made it, so there was some learning process and once occasion where I learned the hard way I should be constantly hitting the save button. Beyond that, it was mostly sleep deprivation that was challenging. I would be up for a few days at a time, wired and obsessed with finishing something.
Which song(s) from 'In All My Nightmares I am Alone' do you think best represent your artistic vision?
I think that the core sound tends to have some industrial and other heavy or cinematic elements, whether in mood or sonic impact. Songs like “Tremens,” “A Monolith of Alarms,” “Fast Approaching Radiant Light,” and from other albums, “Lowdown Animal,” “The Die is Cast,” “Chosen Sons,” etc, all contain the type of expression that defines PDS well.
How did you first become interested in music, and when did you start playing your instrument or singing?
I started with guitar at age 13, inspired largely by Nirvana. By 15 I was heavily writing and by 16 I was recording demos and albums.
Do you aim to convey any specific themes or messages through your music?
I'd like people to feel inspired or empowered by hearing someone expressing their truth in an uncensored way. The words can often be abstract, but the underlying emotion can easily connect and transform.
