[Marc]: We’ve known each other since our teenage years, and we’ve always been very close friends. Music has always been something we shared deeply.Years ago,we had the chance to play together in a band called Suicidal Nation—you can still find it on Spotify. Even back then we understood each other perfectly, and we used to build the band’s songs together from scratch. [Lluís]: When that project ended,we kept creating music anyway—writing new ideas and teaching ourselves how to produce everything on our own. We constantly sent each other small demos, learning and improving along the way. While Marc began developing Darkways, I started a progressive punk project that unfortunately never took off. [Marc]: When I finished the first singles, I talked with Lluís and we began shaping the whole conceptual universe around the album. Eventually our friend David joined to complete the live lineup, though he’s no longer part of the band for personal reasons. Honestly, Lluís and I complement each other extremely well creatively. Working together makes everything easier, and I think that’s very clear in the new singles—and it will be even more evident on the upcoming album. imagination: what would the tagline be? Something that captures the essence, the mood, the soul of your sound. [Lluís]: It’s hard to imagine—truth is, we’re very ordinary people, so it would probably end up being a pretty boring movie. I think the image people have of musicians in this scene is a bit distorted. We work incredibly hard to make this project happen,we wake up early, no drugs, and we try to be as professional as possible to deliver the best show to anyone who comes to see us. Our songs reflect our own perspectives on the reality around us, and our sound feeds on our concerns, longings, and memories. It would be very difficult to create an “interesting” storyline that captures all of that in a movie… maybe someday. [Marc]: This adventure has only just begun. I guess we don’t have that many“cinematic” experiences to tell yet. If that movie gets made —who would you cast to play yourselves? And who would have to direct it? [Marc]: Two bearded actors—one bald and one with dreadlocks (laughs). As for the director, it would have to “I like the night, Darkness is my only friend. I like the night, And the night likes me.” Your sound draws from many different worlds — rooted in rock, punk and metal, but drawn to the allure of 80s electronic music, goth rock and darkwave. Which artists or bands within each of these genres have inspired you the most, and how have they influenced what Darkways has become? [Marc]: We’re influenced by an enormous range of bands across different genres, including very extreme ones. As a teenager, the bands I followed most closely were Iron Maiden and other classic rock acts. Later I got into Swedish death metal—In Flames,At The Gates, Soilwork, Arch Enemy… [Lluís]: Then we got into hardcore: Madball, Sick of It All, Walls of Jericho, Terror, Born From Pain… Many of the bands I still listen to today come from punk rock—Hot Water Music, Propagandhi,Venerea, Crim… [Marc]: And of course, we’re also inspired by many current darkwave and post-punk artists: She Past Away, Twin Tribes, Boy Harsher, Night in Athens, Ductape, The Spoiled… [Lluís]: Honestly, we could go on forever. There are also many synthwave artists we’re passionate about. Darkways: The Movie. Still fiction for now — but who knows, maybe one day reality. I’m counting on your - 5 - be someone good at capturing everyday life, because as we said, our journey is only beginning and our lives are still very normal. From fiction to reality — your first album, Resonance, released through Young & Cold Records. How did this album come to life, and how did your path cross with the label? [Marc]: Resonance came together in a very eclectic way. It’s a more experimental construct, because we first worked on the singles individually without having a full album concept in mind. [Lluís]: When we decided to solidify the band, we started shaping ideas to connect everything into one album, and we shifted the artistic direction quite a lot on a conceptual level. We realized that the story we want to tell can’t be contained in just one album… so there will be more. Regarding Young & Cold Records— we contacted several labels ourselves. A few showed interest, but Young & Cold felt like the best fit, both ethically and commercially. We’re very happy with the whole team; they allow us to remain independent as artists and support us in every decision. The mood of the album feels very melancolía — like www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be
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