interview with Digression Assassins
How is it that you started playing music? We discovered Dillinger escape plan 2004
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?
Mattias Sahlström aka Zorro / Guitars.
Andrés Breuer torres / Drums.
David catala aka Zalvatore / guitars & vocals.
Alexander Teklamariam / Bas.
Have you had other previous members? Many!
Did you make music even when you were young? Problably
Where are you from? Stockholm - Sweden
What year did the band form? 2005
What's your style of genre? Elegant Hardcore
What inspires you? The universe
How often and where do you reherse? The period we are into now after the latest recording album, aprox. once a week
How have you developed since you started with the music? We know eachother better now musicaly
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? Vinyls, food, and nerd stuffs different for each of us, some bicycling, others raggarrock and someone movies etc.
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? Yes we are, all tip are welcomed.
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? What's your offer.
What made you decide to make this music? It' an inner call
What are your songs about? Life cosmos and about time is now to make changes
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Everybody more or less
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? Music
Do you compose in a certain enviroment ?
Reherse place and home
Ideas
Have you done any covers live? No
What language do you sing in? English
What ages are most of your concert attendants? 18 - 55
What was your first gig like? Horrible
What was your latest gig? Kafe 44 and Copperfields both here at out town Stockholm
Have you had to cancel a gig? Maybe once
Where have you played live this year? Only stockholm
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? Whatever we get
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? At the very first begining of the band and Alot of different merch
Where can people buy your merchandise? Thru us: digressionassassins.com
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records nowadays? There's is needed both group of people, the music buyers oftem more pasipn to the art of musiccollectors, and the downloaders that are spreading the jungle telegraph, The music and sharing it.
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? To the better for bands like us.
What do you think of my work? Great, keep up all good creativity to whatever kind of art or movement you are doing wherever in the world.. Everything is connected
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? For hope getting more people to listen to our music, maybe gain some new fans
Do you have any role models or idols? Dalai lama
Why do you think that they exist? All is need to exist
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? Both
What have been your biggest obstacles? Getting the right members to this band
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Go with the flow
How do you get psyched for a gig? Some warming up
Do you have any new material? Yes Merkaba a new album consisting of 6 songs and the duration of 36 minutes
What are your web sites? digressionassassins.com
What are your plans for the future? Keepin it real
Do you have something to add?
Go to our website Digressionassassins.com
Download our music and donate some bucks or put a gig at your hometown with your friend local band or and book us there.