But the production was a little difficult for both of us and we struggled a lot to finalize the different production steps. Sound-wise, lyrically and visually we both had some plans where we wanted to go. It was the first collection of songs that made up sense as an album to us and defined a direction we could imagine to continue and build up on.īias: The “Chaos”-album developed more under an over-all vision we had. We refreshed our gear and ended up in changing the vocals from English to German which helped us a lot to become more direct and authentic and in this state the “Grell”-album happened almost naturally. So we had to reset the whole setup and workflow to start with a new mindset. Poisa: Our first attempt producing songs for an album ended up after nearly one year, because we were not satisfied with the sound and the feel of the material. Q: You already released a few productions so how do you look back at the evolution from the early songs till the “Chaos”-album? For me personally, I respect the pioneering spirit but the influence is very harmless, I need a completely different musical energy. Without being disrespectful to the artists you mentioned, but they are already part of the music history with an exhibition in the local museum. The vital places where music developed back in the days aren’t there anymore. Contemporary music is much more interesting for us.īias: Only a handful of artists here in the city do Noise, EBM, Hard-Techno and Industrial stuff. We don’t care much about making music in Düsseldorf of all places. But we don’t continue this tradition, because we’re following a very different expression… more dark, more heavy, more aggressive. We have great respect for these artists and their work. The history of these bands is connected to the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and they leave a strong legacy. Poisa: We always get confronted with these artists and the time frame they came up in. I instantly think about Kraftwerk, DAF, Die Krupps… but what’s the impact of those artists on younger generations of musicians like Skren? Q: I noticed you guys are hailing from Düsseldorf. It enabled the liberation of my music from the academic approach and I now make music my art.
In my art studies I learned to be able to express myself in any medium. Instead of studying music I decided to study fine arts, focusing on sculpture and painting during these years. As a teenager I had to follow my personal taste in music to differentiate myself from the traditional styles of music that surrounded me. I play the piano since the age of 5 and my two older brothers really were into having a band and playing their music in our basement. Poisa: In my family music and art were always around. We continued making music during my studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and Skren was initiated shortly after the graduation. We got our first synth the Waldorf Blofeld which is still a part of our studio today. After I’ve been involved in various sound-projects Poisa and I started making music together. All my friends also did something with music and we pushed each other to get ahead. It was a very creative time with lots of artistic experiments. I programmed my first midi sequences on and old Roland Groove-box and learned working with a DAW. I wrote lyrics taught myself to play the guitar and the drums. Skren is part of our Industrial Riot-label that includes productions of Electronic music, art and all types of collaborations.īias: As a kid I was always listening to music-cassettes that my sisters recorded with 90s stuff like Clawfinger, Type O Negative, NIn, Faith No More. Skren: Skren is analog chaos and digital dust.
Skren definitely deserves a wider attention and recognition so I hope this interview will incite people to discover the ‘analog chaos and digital dust’ made by Skren. This might be the sound for further generations of Electronic artists. The production sounds raw and unpolished, but still visionary.
The fusion between all these elements creates a dark and powerful sound. I discovered an Electronic duo driven by multiple influences like Industrial, Techno and EBM. This work comes one year after the debut-full length “Grell” while they also released multiple singles. Hailing from Düsseldorf they this year self-released their second album “Chaos”. Skren is a German duo driven by ‘Bias’ and ‘Poisa’.
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