dark greetings!!!
hope everyone is having a good week so far? here is a interview with a new label i discovered through my frien cristine {of italy's streben} i recently got his new/debut release and it is amazing band "nokturnal misanthropy" .read more to learn about this up and coming german label!! and all his upcoming releases.
best regards,and as always thanks for the eternal support!!!
patrick and winter torment e-zine.
nterview with robert brockmann owner of naturmacht productions.done by patrick.
1.hello robert how is your weekend going? please tell the readers a little about yourself.
Good
morning Patrick. The weekend was great, thank you. I was at a very good
festival called “Waldeshall Festival” in Thuringia with two of my best
friends. I saw many favourite bands of mine, for example
“Todtgelichter”, a black metal band from Hamburg.
Yeah
about myself: Since 20 years I am walking upon this earth, hehe. At the
moment I am studying history at the university of Bamberg (North
Bavaria). A nice thing, I can tell you. But I am still a complete Saxon,
I was born in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. Hehe
An
important thing about myself is the very deep connection to mother
nature, who is something holy for me. It is the biggest reason next to
the music that I am what I am.
2.when
did you first get the idea to create naturmacht productions?how did you
come up with the name for the label does it have a special meaning?
I
think it started last year that the situation in the scene became
unacceptable for me. I saw many bands which were great but complaining
about shitty labels. Next to that, the whole commercial development in
the metal scene was going on my nerves. I mean, profit must be but you
shouldn..t forget all moral and idealistic things upon it. So I had the
thought in mind, that maybe in the future, when I have some money, I
could make it better, to make a difference and make something against
and not juts talking at the end. But the creating itself was more a
spontan idea in April this year. And after I asked lil bit around and
some bands showed their interest, I just started it.
The
name comes from the forum I am running which is called “Naturmacht
Forum”. The meaning of the word is quite simple, “Naturmacht” means in
English “power of the nature” or “mighty nature” if you want so. If you
think it deeper as a metaphor it means for me, that the biggest power in
this world is the power of nature and life.
3.do
you run the label by yourself or do you have some friends helping you
out?what do you feel is the hardest part of doing the label? what is the
easiest part of doing the label?
Mainly
I run it alone. But I have much supporters. First my girlfriend Ida,
who helps me out with the designing and running the homepage. She
created also the Myspace-design with me. She is anyway a big support for
me in many ways. Then there are for sure my family and friends. Either
the bands itself are helping me out when they can, as I do either with
them. And you are either helping me, hehe.
Which
brings me to the great things. The greatest thing is for me to meet
nice people running in my way of thinking and acting. To come in touch
and talk with great musicians and artists. Also that my concept of the
company and my ideals are not lost, that much people like the whole
thing. And of course to explore much great music and support it.
The
worse thing is the paper shit for the state. Everyone wants to have
something from your cake, either they make nothing for it. For sure
there must be taxes, but I have to make also a report to some private
company called “GEMA” to prove that I don..t spread out licensed music.
But at the end it makes much fun and it is easy going!
4.do you have any advice to anyone who might be reading this who is thinking of starting up their own label?
First
be honest and interested in what you are doing, also in the music and
the musicians. Nobody wants another ignorant bastard which wants to make
just money. And you should have a good idea behind and you should hold
those ideals you have, whatever it costs.
5.you
have just released your first release italy's own "nokturnal
misanthropy--eterna notte".how did you come into contact with this
band? for the readers who might not know this band how would you describe their sound? what is the price to buy the cd?
Ouh,
I contacted them in the very beginning, it was with “In Dornen” and
“NordanVindar”, last mentioned is my own band, the first band who wanted
to work with me. I am still very grateful for that. Their sound is
quite unique. It is raw black metal with more easy but intense sounds.
The piano takes a very big part of it, so you can call it melodic gothic
black metal. But it is for sure not that pop gothic trash and the voice
is screamed and male. The price is 8 € including the VAT which is quite
high in Germany (19 %).
6.i
have looked over your sites and see you have alot of good bands coming
out soon.please tell the readers a little about some of your upcoming
releases and release dates?
He, yes quite full timetable. Hehe
The
very next ones will be “In Dornen” with its “Isolation”-album. Some
very nice acoustic electro project. And then Tantalos “Fiat Lux”,
philosophic melodic black metal. Both guys behind the projects are great
persons, we have much contact to each other. Both albums are unique
pieces of music. Both will come out soon on 25. October, the birthday of
my brother, who helped me either very much, so that is my little thank
to him.
7.if
any bands are reading this are you currently looking for new bands to
sign and work with? what styles will you support and release?
At
least now, after my uni has started, I will have less time and either
my money is not endless. Because of that, if they want to work with me,
which is always appreciated, they would have to wait until May, then I
can watch for new projects. But myself I don..t look for bands anymore. I
have much good ones. And I don..t want to take too much so that the
thing wouldn't go shitty then.
The main thing is that I like the music and the persons behind. In the end, there is no border in musical way.
8.besides naturmacht prod.are you currently involved with any bands or musical projects of your own?
Jop,
as I said already above in the two man project NordanVindar in which I
am working with my best friend Henrik, who was either at the
“Waldeshall”. Hehe
Any
interested people just have to go to the NP myspace page and then go to
the top friends. There the project is placed at the first place. Of
course, hehe!
9.you live in the great country of germany.so
i was interested in your opinion of germany's metal scene? who are some
of your all-time favorite german bands?are their any new up and coming
bands you think the readers should watch out for?
Good
question! I really like the scene mostly. Germany has a great black
metal scene. There is either a good heavy metal scene and very popular
pagan metal and medieval scenes. One of the greatest German bands is
“Helrunar”. They make fucking cold and very intelligent pagan/black
metal. But the whole metal scene is full of those bands and labels,
which are commercial and don..t have any deeper relationship to the
ideals of the metal itself, what is very sad.
Hehe,
they should watch the NP-releases. Fun. But hm, I cannot really give a
tip at the moment. I am not that updated with the next releases. hehe
10.when not working on label business what do you enjoy doing in your spare-time?
Much
things: reading, watching movies, sword fighting, playing nice
pc-games, sport, and of course making music. I also love to write, I am
writing in a RPG. Also poems. Walking outside in the nature is either
something very great to me, but I should do it more often, hehe.
And being a good boyfriend, of course. ;)
11.besides
the label you also are a writer for pest web-zine in romania and a new
writer for winter torment e-zine. when did you become interested in
writing for zines?
It
was like with the label. I always had it in mind, that I could do it
sometimes. But just after I created the label and got a tip for the pest
webzine and then, when Adrian searched for helpers, I decided to help
him out. And with you it just came from your site. hehe
12.what
are some of your favorite zines?in your eyes what makes a good/great
web-zine? have you ever thought of doing your own someday?
Winter
Torment of course! And the pest webzine. But at the end I am not that
over big reader of magazines anyway, I must admit. But for me a good
webzine must be honest and not to have only those praying for the big
bands that somebody reads or buys it. Something special at the end.
Hm not really thinking of it. There are enough good ones!
13.everyone
has their own ideas/opinion on what black metal means. So i was curious
of your opinion on the subject. What does the term "black metal"mean to
you?
For
me black metal is a way to live or metal commonly. But I am not an
arrogant butthead, who thinks that listening metal makes me something
like an elitist. All those misanthropical anti-human wanna be true guys
are at the end just poor humans, which are the fullest human beings:
arrogant, ignorant and narrow minded. And when I see how much people
forgot what metal really means, to be better and not just different,
then I feel lil bit sad about that.
Because
that is what black metal is for me: being better while living in a good
way with the good humans and fighting against the shitty ones.
In musical way it is for me the best way to combine different contrasts and create with that deep and unique feelings.
14.well robert thank you for taking the time to fill out this interview..do you have any final comments for the readers?
I thank you very much for that great interview, it was a big pleasure. I wish you all the best.
My last words: Thanks for reading! I hope there are not too much mistakes! Hehe
http://www.myspace.com/naturmachtproductions
