Today we did an interview to the French electronic multi-genre composer. " Ludovic Leprêtre" who released their work under different monikers.
https://ottovankleist.bandcamp.com
https://elpretromaniaco.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/sona-nihil
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXryt8Kdhtbp793HDKuXJtw
During the years he released his work in labels like Hexx9 Records, EK4T3, Cian Orbe & Cursed Monk Records. Beign Part of tons of v/a compilations, like the midnight radio compilations, Black Mara records, Noctivagant collective between others.
Also collaborationg with artist of the dark ambient & experimental music scene like Occult Odyssey, STAHLSCHLAG, Eisenlager , Ruairi O'Baoighill & others.
- What is the meaning of your
artist/project name?
- "Sona Nyl" & "Cathuria" monikers was taken from H. P. Lovecraft
universe
- "El Prêtro Maniaco" comes from a friend
because of my passion for european 70's horror movies and my surname Leprêtre.
- "Otto Van Kleist" (aka OVK) is an evil character from a Mario
Bava movie.
- Finally "Evolva" my most recent project, is to represent my
evolution from dark music to something more positive.
I also make 80's kitchy covers under the
name of "Jean-Michel Jalle" just for fun. My friend Qiluem found this one because
I play synths and lived at the gates of a river called "La Jalle". So
it's a funny reference to Jean-Michel Jarre.
- Which is the concept behind your music project, how
you categorize your own music?
My will is to help people who suffer.
Sometimes it's hard to believe because of my early very dark works. But the
message behind my music is to show that you can transcend suffering by making
music as a cure.
- Do you release music only under your
main project? do you have other active or past music projects or monikers?
Sorry for I already answered to this
question upper 😅. But I need to separate my music in different projects
because I love so many genres. I can do dark ambient as well as dancing electro
or disco covers.
- Favorite music genres??
80's music, soundtracks from 70's
european movies and old anime, metal (from glam to death)...
- in what year did you start making
music? which was your first band/project?
I started at the age of 12 alone in my
bedroom playing electric guitar. Recording with headphones on tapes. Thereafter
I was playing in a band called "Hic Jacet" (1rst demo available on GodHatesGod
records).
link: https://godhatesgodrecords2.bandcamp.com/album/hic-jacet-ghgr-019416
- Which inspiration you have from the
place where you live? There's some inspiration from your country in your music?
I love nature and folklore. Sometimes my
inspiration comes from it. Walking in the woods… Sometimes from a movie I saw…
or from life events.
- Which are your favorite visual/plastic
artists who inspire your work?
Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci. They have a
very aesthetic approach in film making. I love their work.
- How do you see the current Underground
music scene of the music genre that you are involved?
As I don't consider to be involved in
such a genre, I don't think I'm able to answer. I don't have much contacts in
the music scene as I'm a very shy person. And I don't want to belong to a genre
and be its prisoner.
- Favorite popular & also underground composers/music projects?
So many !! And it depends on so many
things. As I'm doing this interview I listen to a lot of death metal
(Benediction, Obituary, Cancer, Massacra…), Italo Disco (Spagna, Plastic Mode,
Modern Talking…).
- Do you make live performances? If you
do, can you talk us about the experience?
I used to when I was guitar payer or DJ. But now I do not. But never
say never 😉
- Which is your favorite song/composition
and album created by yourself?
My favorite song is my remix for Mater
Suspiria Vision "Baba Yaga". I remember saying to Cosmotropia De Xam
"I want to make it sound like an old Kim Wilde song" 😅 and he
says "oh yeah let's do it !" 😅. I'm very proud of it. Turned
a witch house tune to a neo new-wave hit 😅 link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qXsaS8hLKo
My favorite album is my Evolva
"AuralDreams" (Ek4t3) because it's a positive one. I was down but
made something for good.
- Tell us about the concept & the
creation process of one of your latest EP / ALBUM
For Evolva, the process was to transcend
myself. To find the will to present beautiful and naive music. To let my
darkest side sleep and be proud of my brightest. The album is synthetic,
aerial, rythmic and esoteric with a taste of new-wave music.
listen from EK4T3 Bandcamp/soundcloud:
https://ek4t3.bandcamp.com/album/evolva-auraldreams
https://soundcloud.com/ek4t32nd/sets/evolva-auraldreams
- Tell us about the underground music
scene in your city, and which are your favorite artists from your country?
Is there underground music where I live ?
I don't know. I'm a very solitary person. Sorry I don't have much to say for
your question…
- As active musician, What inspire you to
create more and more content? From where
you find the inspiration for be a music creator?
Everything inspires. At the moment, I'm
working on a soundtrack for a book about vampires. Music is everywhere in my
life. I remember as a child, I used to create melodies in my head everytime.
Like the soundtrack of my life. Like if I was living a movie. Inspiration is
everywhere.
- Any anecdote that you want to share
with us in the creation of some track?
For the "Abandonned places" split with Filmy Ghost, I went to a supposed haunted place called Domaine de Tanais in
France to find inspiration for my tracks.
released by Cian Orbe in 2017 links:
https://archive.org/details/cior-45-ovk-filmy-ghost-abandoned-places
https://hearthis.at/cian-orbe-collection/set/otto-van-kleist-filmy-ghost-abandoned-places-2017-cior-45/
- Any news for the rest of this 2022 in your music project or future
collaborations?
I'm working on a soundtrack for the
writor Nazteratom and on a Simple Minds cover song.
- Any other thing that you want to say to
your listeners?
If I have listeners reading this I want
to say "merci beaucoup". I wish all the best to everyone
and thank you very much toInternet Daemon for invite me to this interview.
