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people’s privacy. The fact that with all of the internet applications out there today, people
having devices on them and interfacing with technology at all times, basically everything
about your life is recorded and tracked. Corporations, governments, criminals – whoever
- can find out most anything about anyone, as well as find anyone at any time. I found
it really interesting that we live in a world where the ‘Eye of Providence’ is a real thing.
It’s not some mythological god or idea; it’s the truth of science. It’s where we’ve come.
You really can see at all times. It’s not some giant eye in the sky that oversees us,
it’s actually billions of eyes, because you are seeing through your own devices:
your email account, your Facebook account, your GPS. Artificial intelligence
is advancing rapidly. It can be scary, but I also find it fascinating. So, I started
writing lyrics about all of these things intertwined and it became an overall
theme in the album. It’s not a concept album. It’s not as if the album is
about one thing - a good four or five songs do touch in that area heavily.
That’s why we decided to name the album Eye Of Providence.
You all had a lineup change about a year ago. Alissa left, and Vicky
took her place. How has that changed the band dynamic?
It changed it quite a bit. Previously, there was very little collaboration,
especially when it came to music writing. The way it worked was
very disconnected. I would write the music and then we would
work out some of the other instruments, like drums, and bass
with the guys. Then we would record it as a demo, and give it
to Alissa. She would write her lyrics and vocals. There was
zero collaboration or communication between
us on that. We never said, “Oh! Maybe
we should change that vocal
part.” or “Maybe the song
structure needs to
change to suit
the vocals.”
Everyone
just kind of
did their own
thing. Now it’s
much different;
everything is
talked about. We’re
all focused on the
same goal of ‘what
makes the song, as a
whole, better.’ It’s not
about my guitar. It’s not
about your voice. It’s not
about the drums. The song as
a whole is the number one priority
for everybody. I find that it’s a much
more mature approach to the writing process, and the
results are better. I feel that at times we ended up putting
too much together at once. Alissa wanted to have many backing
harmonies at the same time, and at the same time Chris wanted
Photo by Jeroen Aarts Photography | www.jeroenaartsphoto.com
people’s privacy. The fact that with all of the internet applications out there today, people
having devices on them and interfacing with technology at all times, basically everything
about your life is recorded and tracked. Corporations, governments, criminals – whoever
- can find out most anything about anyone, as well as find anyone at any time. I found
it really interesting that we live in a world where the ‘Eye of Providence’ is a real thing.
It’s not some mythological god or idea; it’s the truth of science. It’s where we’ve come.
You really can see at all times. It’s not some giant eye in the sky that oversees us,
it’s actually billions of eyes, because you are seeing through your own devices:
your email account, your Facebook account, your GPS. Artificial intelligence
is advancing rapidly. It can be scary, but I also find it fascinating. So, I started
writing lyrics about all of these things intertwined and it became an overall
theme in the album. It’s not a concept album. It’s not as if the album is
about one thing - a good four or five songs do touch in that area heavily.
That’s why we decided to name the album Eye Of Providence.
You all had a lineup change about a year ago. Alissa left, and Vicky
took her place. How has that changed the band dynamic?
It changed it quite a bit. Previously, there was very little collaboration,
especially when it came to music writing. The way it worked was
very disconnected. I would write the music and then we would
work out some of the other instruments, like drums, and bass
with the guys. Then we would record it as a demo, and give it
to Alissa. She would write her lyrics and vocals. There was
zero collaboration or communication between
us on that. We never said, “Oh! Maybe
we should change that vocal
part.” or “Maybe the song
structure needs to
change to suit
the vocals.”
Everyone
just kind of
did their own
thing. Now it’s
much different;
everything is
talked about. We’re
all focused on the
same goal of ‘what
makes the song, as a
whole, better.’ It’s not
about my guitar. It’s not
about your voice. It’s not
about the drums. The song as
a whole is the number one priority
for everybody. I find that it’s a much
more mature approach to the writing process, and the
results are better. I feel that at times we ended up putting
too much together at once. Alissa wanted to have many backing
harmonies at the same time, and at the same time Chris wanted
Photo by Jeroen Aarts Photography | www.jeroenaartsphoto.com
