sound so I could concentrate on the ritual. I’m the brain of Ens Imperfectissimum, and the others are the hands, in the background. Occult Odyssey is a project to which each of us contributes. In a magical sense, Ens Imperfectissimum is more about necromancy, originating from Palo. In Occult Odyssey, occidental influences are more central to the project. It incorporates influences such as demonology, thelema, and other influences we experience in our lives, in spiritual houses and orders. Are you influenced by other musicians? Frater Ra-Hoor-Khuit : In Occult Odyssey, I’m primarily responsible for the sound. I don’t consider it music, because we’re not trying to be musicians. We’re trying to create ambient and ritualistic sounds. We use noises and soundscapes and all that stuff. Most of our influences come from broad culture. We love experimental musicians like John Zorn and the loud sound of the band Sunn O))), and Boris, a Japanese band that released a lot of stuff. I think we’re primarily influenced by the experiences we have when making our music. We draw inspiration from meditation, dreams and rituals. We channel what we feel, what we hear, what we smell, what we taste. We try to incorporate those senses into our music. Frater Avferatvr : I didn’t know much about the genre when I joined the group. I was invited by Der Cadáver because of my involvement with the Ordo Templi - 9 - Orientis. That was my involvement, but I was interested in Zero Kama and making instruments from human bones. And we made a few. Der Cadáver : The most obvious and important influence for both Occult Odyssey and Ens Imperfectissimum is Zero Kama. Dark ambient is a beautiful genre, but the influences for our projects are more ritual ambient. Dark ambient has a certain aesthetic, but ritual ambient is about people performing a ritual. It’s really interesting and important for us to be here at this festival because we share influences with the other bands playing at Rituals Over Limburg, and we’re fans of some of them, like Sysselmann, Raison d'être, and Apoptose. There are other influences that are very important to us, especially for my project, Ens Imperctissimum: Aghast, Sigillum S, Sunn O))), Shibalba, Arktau Eos, Aural Holograms, and Halo Manash. Some of these projects have played at Rituals Over Limburg before. We love this festival. Sven VISTERIN Ens Imperfectissimum Occult Odyssey www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be
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