Incorporea é uma banda espanhola composta por dois elementos, D. Bloodless e Morbidus, que com o seu primeiro e único lançamento até hoje, a demo Tongue of the Moribund, nos presenteou com uma mistura sublime de black e doom metal, verdadeiramente melancólica que tem tanto de suave como de ríspido por vezes.

O baterista da banda é o dono da Oniric Records, uma editora de black metal espanhola com vários lançamentos de qualidade incluíndo alguns lançamentos portugueses.
http://www.oniricrecords.net

Oiçam a sua música aqui, e dêem opiniões:
http://www.myspace.com/incorporea

A Ritualis Metallum Infernalium teve o prazer de fazer umas questões a ambos os membros da banda e o resultado foi uma pequena e agradável entrevista à banda que humildemente admitiu até reconhecer a qualidade do underground lusitano, tendo tempo também para responder a variadas questões sobre a formação da banda e do seu lançamento.

Fica aqui o resultado:

1 - Hails, Incorporea! You are now the 10th band to be interviewed by Ritualis Metallum Infernalium and the third spanish band. I’m glad that you’ve accepted our request, could please start by telling us how did the creation of Incorporea occur and what do you want to achieve with the band? I am also curious about the band’s name, could you tell the readers how and why you chose it?

D.Bloodless: Hails Pedro and Ritualis Metallum Infernalium!!! Really thankful for giving us this chance. It is a fucking honour for us bro!!!
Incorporea was formed by me and Morbidus a couple of years ago. We were already friends and we met each other due to our common musical tastes and the UG activities both are involved in. We just wanted to start a new musical project together with the only aim of creating a definitive entity which could represent and reflect ourselves musically speaking... as for the band’s name, I was inspired by a book called “Corpore Insepulto”. Incorporea is the female form for a Spanish word which means absence of form or material body. I found a very representative concept behind that name and still think it suits our atmospheres really well.

2 – I tried to search information about Incorporea’s members on the internet, but I couldn’t find anything. The reason behind that was because after hearing your debut demo, I noticed an unusual coherency and mutual effort in order to create the atmosphere found on Tongue of the Moribund (TOTM). Do you have a musical past, related with other bands? In other words, is this your first band or have you played on other groups before Incorporea?

D.Bloodless: Yes, I’ve been involved in other musical projects before forming Incorporea. Nothing serious or worthy of being mentioned here I would say. I’m 32 years old now and I’ve been playing the guitar since I was 15 or 16. Morbidus plays the guitar too and this is not his first experience as a musician, although he had never played drums in a band before, but this question should be answered by himself I think...
Morbidus: As D. Bloodles said I have played in some bands and projects in the past but nothing serious. Just to mention few songs thath we recorded with Indomitus and released as a split with Mortinatum band some years ago.

3 – Speaking of atmosphere, the ambience found on TOTM is rather mournful, sometimes angry, but most of the time, very sorrowful and depressing. I am very curious about where and how do you gather the imagination to create the sad atmosphere, that represents the whole demo?

D.Bloodless: The creative process within TOTM was quite spontaneous and visceral definitely. Throughout my life I have been suffering from some depressive and mentally torturing stages and of course all those experiences became a strong source of inspiration.

4 – One thing that comes out pretty quick, as the demo starts playing, is the sound quality of the songs. For a first release, the quality is enormous, I mean, there is still a bit of rawness in it, but overall, the voice and the instruments is very clear and limpid. This is something that I have been witnessing for some time. Some recent bands are releasing debut albums and demos with an already great quality, not sloppy at all. For example, the Spanish band Eohl has also created a fantastic first album. My question is, how did you record the tracks for TOTM and how did you manage to give them this quality?

D.Bloodless: Thanks for the compliment, Pedro. We’re especially satisfied in that respect but I wouldn’t say we got a brilliant sound quality on TOTM. Yes, it is a more than decent sound quality for a first demo and also for the limited knowledge of musical production we have. The result is much better than expected considering the obsolete and poor equipment we used. We still can’t believe it! Haha. We recorded the whole demo using a very old AMD computer with a crappy sound card. Guitars, bass and vocals were recorded at home while drums were recorded in a free rehearsal / recording room using a few shitty microphones… We have nothing to complain about since we saved our money and on top of that got to capture the atmosphere we wanted in the end.

5 – Not only the production is crystal clear, but sound itself has its share of originality. Instead of hopping on the depressive/suicidal trend that has been spreading throughout the world, Incorporea opted to craft music beyond a genre’s limitations. Even if there are sections, where a Xasthurian influence is clearly noticed (which is not a bad thing), Incorporea has also included melodies and tones of sheer brilliance. Nevertheless I still must ask you, what are your major influences and what artists do you praise the most?

D.Bloodless: Thanks again for your words. We honestly think our sound is clearly influenced by the most “old-schooled” side of depressive / decadent Black Metal. We also are directly inspired by Black-Doom Metal and of course some Suicidal Black Metal touches can be found here and there… It doesn't necessarily mean we must be considered as a part of a trend and we do NOT want to be connected to it gratuitously. Trend seems to be present in the media too and many “reviewers” and other wimps without criteria are popping up lately proving how “true” and “orthodox” they are. Regarding our major influences, that’s always a hard question… I personally love atmospheric, cold, majestic, grim, depressive Black Metal, Black-Doom and ancient Doom Metal. The list of worshiped bands would be too long to be mentioned here, but one of my biggest influences is named Katatonia (early-mid) definitely.

6 – As far as I know, one of you guys is the owner of your label, Oniric Records. Oniric Records, for me, is synonym of quality and is a trustworthy label that I believe it will release a lot of magnificent albums, in the future, since it already released some good ones in the past. Do you find that this is the best option for a band, to be simultaneously the owner on the label and a member of the band? What are the advantages of being in that position?

Morbidus: Really thanks for your words! For our first demo we prefer to have the total control for a good promotion and distribution so I think the best decision is to release it under the banner of Oniric Records but this isn’t going to be a eternal union, we are open to offers from other labels, of course.

7 – I must confess that you reminded me of a Portuguese band that I’ve already interviewed in a recent past, called Crystalline Darkness. Probably you have never heard of them, but you should check them out, they have a really interesting approach to black metal and recently have played their first live concert, which if I’m allowed to say, was memorable. Anyway, you reminded me of them, because of your “task organization”. One of you plays the bass, guitar and does the vocals, being that person, D. Bloodless. Morbidus does the percussion. Do you follow this scheme in all the recordings? Did you ever felt that you could need a hand, for example a bassist, on your sessions?

D.Bloodless: Really cool band. I listened to “Melancólica Nostalgia” and I must admit their stuff is brilliant… Yes, we’ll work as a duo in our future releases too. We see no need to change our methodology, since both feel very comfortable working that way. We’re a studio band and we’ll search for some session musicians only if we have the chance of playing live someday.

8 – TOTM wasn’t an easy release, as you say on your MySpace. Apparently, you started the recordings of the three songs, on September 2007, but you’ve only concluded it, on June 2008. What happened with the recording sessions that made you took so long to finish them?

D.Bloodless: The only problem for us to delay the recording sessions was incompatibility, so to speak… We had to work more slowly than expected due to our jobs and other personal matters. Anyway we also wanted to take our time and get the best results within our means.

9 – I heard that you were preparing for a MCD release, including a video clip, which is something very rare, for the black metal bands nowadays. I mean, that’s really uncommon, we all know those Satyricon and Immortal clips, but seldom do we find a black metal video clip on today. Nevertheless, that may also turn out to be a good idea, since I always thought that a good song, with the right images, could be transformed into a piece of art. From where came the idea of doing a video clip and are you really going to do it?

D.Bloodless: Morbidus suggested the idea of making a video-clip for one of our songs and then include it on a future release. I thought it was a cool idea and maybe a MCD, containing a reissue of TOTM, could be a good format to do that… But it’s only a future project right now. Yes, I totally agree with you. If you are able to find the suitable images and its suitable combination to complement the atmosphere in the song the result can be really impressive. It could be a very interesting experience and of course we would love to do it. Let’s see what happens…

10 – It look that you are also forging a new song to be released as a 7” EP, sometime soon. What can you tell us about this new song? Will it be similar to what we found on TOTM? Have got any new ideas for the recording of a full length?

D.Bloodless: That’s right. We are rehearsing and arranging a new song and yes, it will keep the same atmosphere and sound that can be heard on our debut demo. This new track is a bit faster maybe, but it follows the same stylistic direction and conserves the same feeling. We’d love to have our stuff released on vinyl sometime so labels get in touch if you’re interested!!! Yes, we are planning to do a split 7” EP but still won’t reveal anything… still soon to talk about a debut full-length. We will need to travel outside and invest tons of effort, money and dedication, but as soon as we’re ready you can expect a piece of absolute decadence and gelid emotions.

11 – Portugal is a country that I’m sure it would receive you very well, in case of a concert. But, you are only two individuals, which makes it physically impossible for now. Is there any possibility of witnessing Incorporea performing live one day, in Portugal? Have you ever searched for guest musicians in order to have the line-up to perform live?

D.Bloodless: That would be amazing, believe me!!! I am sure the response would be great since you have an incredibly devoted scene. I really worship and respect Lusitanian Black Metal art since it is one of the most dedicated alliances within Black Metal worldwide. Maybe someday, when we’re ready to do some gigs, if the opportunity arises, we’ll search for some Black Metal musicians interested in joining us for a live performance. Live shows are not a motivation for us right now…

12 – This interview has reached its ending, like everything in this life. Do you want to share anything else with the readers?

D.Bloodless: Thank you so much Black Blood Brother. Maybe this is the most interesting interview we have answered so far. We appreciate your great support and good words towards the band and wish you the best with RMI. And also thanks to everybody reading this!

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