Ubel - German for evil

Ubel are a dark Ambient outfit with a strong Black Metal approach.There songs have some real depth and feeling to them that left me very impressed.They asked me to do a interview and i just had to do it,here it is.

1.First up,can you tell the readers how this band came together ?

LC:THE BAND IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY A SOLO PROJECT BY CHRIST INSULTOR FOR HIM TO JUST MAKE RANDOM NOISE.I JOINED IN LATE 2007 AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED IN VARIOUS WAYS.I WOULDN'T CALL THIS A BAND AS WE BOTH HAVE HIGHER PRIORITY'S.THIS I WOULD SAY IS MORE OF A VISION AND A VEHICLE FOR SATAN.WE ALSO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO WORK WITH US.WULV FROM FUNERAL DUST/FORESTS OF OLD CONTRIBUTED HEAVILY TO THIS ALBUM,BUT NO ONE HAS A DECIDED ROLE ON WHAT THEY DO.VERY STRANGE TO SOME BUT IT IS THE WAY UBEL WORKS.




2.The sound of the band is a mix of sounds and influences,how do you categorize the band ?


LC:I WOULD SAY THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT INFLUENCES,STUFF,LIKE THE SWANS,GODFLESH,MAYBE FIRST WAVE BLACK METAL,SUNN O))) AND DEFINITELY ABRUPTUM.THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN TERMS OF SOUND,BUT UBEL IS SO MUCH MORE THEN JUST THE MUSIC.I THINK IT IS BEYOND CATEGORIZATION!!




3.The music is dark and ambient,what inspires the music ?

LC:DEATH AND SATAN



4.Have you had many reviews and if so have they been fair describing your music ?

LC:NO WE HAVE HAD NONE.WE HAVE RELEASED 3 RECORDS BUT ALL PRETTY MUCH UNDER THE RADAR,WHICH IS FINE WITH ME,BECAUSE WE SEE THIS AS TRUE UNDERGROUND MUSIC WITH NO PLACE IN MAINSTREAM MUSIC OR CULTURE.


5.Do you see the band getting out and doing some tours ?

LC:THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE AN HONEST ANSWER TO THAT,I GUESS WE COULD,BUT A SHOW INVOLVING UBEL WOULD BE QUITE INSANE.IT WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFECT IN EVERY WAY,IN ALL ASPECTS OF PRESENTATION IF IMPOSSIBLE?NO.UNLIKELY?YES!





6.Tell us about some of the songs on the album.

LC:ALTHOUGH THERE ARE 6 TRACKS ON THIS RECORD,THEY WERE CONCEIVED IN A MANNER WHERE IT ALL FLOWS LIKE ONE VERY LONG RITUAL,WHICH IS ALL ANY UBEL RELEASE IS,EVEN THE SPLIT WE DID WAS CONCEIVED IN THE SAME WAY,EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 1 SONG.THIS ALBUM REVOLVES AROUND DIFFERENT FORMS OF ANTI COSMIC MAGIC,ESPECIALLY SEXUAL MAGIC.




7.Has it been easy for you to come up with ideas for songs and what is the writing process ?

LC:SOMETIMES YES OTHERS NO.THIS ALBUM ACTUALLY WAS STARTED ABOUT 1 1/2 AGO.WE HAD THE ROUGH BLUEPRINTS FOR THE ALBUM AND WERE DEEPLY INSPIRED TORTURE AND SEXUAL MAGIC FOR THIS RECORD.ANY ALBUM WE DO ALWAYS HAS MANY LAYERS TO IT,BOTH VISUALLY,MUSICALLY,AND IF AND WHEN WE EVER ADD VOCALS TO THESE SONGS,THE SAME APPLIES.THE PROCESS WILL START WITH A GUITAR OR KEYBOARD IDEA MOSTLY OR A HORRIFIC PERSONAL EXPERIENCE'S.ITS ALL VERY SPONTANEOUS.




8.What is your views on Satanism ?

LC:WE ARE INVOLVED IN A FORM OF ANTI COSMIC SATANISM.I WILL GO NO FURTHER ON THIS SUBJECT.




9.Give us some information on your recordings,when and where were they recorded ?

LC:WE HAVE A HOME STUDIO WHERE WE RECORD THESE RITUALS.I HAVE SINCE MOVED OVER AN HOUR AWAY,SO MY EVERYDAY INVOLVEMENT ISN'T AS MUCH.OUR FIRST RECORD BLASPHEMOUS SUPER CRUCIFIX WAS RECORDED BEFORE I JOINED.IT WAS SELF RELEASED AND OUT OF PRINT,UNLESS A LABEL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN RELEASING IT.THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED AT WOLFS LAIR STUDIOS AND IN MY OPINION IS FAR MORE SUPERIOR TO ANY RELEASE WE HAVE DONE.WE WILL NEVER BE A PRO-TOOLS SOUNDING BAND.NOTHING CLEAN AND POLISHED ABOUT US,I ASSURE YOU.




10.The songs on your Myspace page have a lot of Doom within them.Are you big fans of Doom Metal ?

LC:YES ABSOLUTELY.WE ARE ALL FANS OF FUNERAL DOOM AND EVEN TRADITIONAL DOOM AS WELL.BUT AS WITH ALL GENRES THEIR IS GARBAGE AND THE DOOM SCENE IS NO DIFFERENT.BUT BANDS LIKE BURNING WITCH,REVEREND BIZARRE,SHAPE OF DESPAIR,MOURNFUL CONGREGATION ARE BIG FAVORITES WITH US.




11.Where did the name come from ?

LC:IT IS GERMAN FOR EVIL.VERY SUITABLE.CLEAN AND SIMPLE AND STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.



12.Plans for the rest of this year and beyond.

LC:AS FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR,WE'LL PROBABLY LAY LOW,PROMOTE THIS ALBUM AS BEST AS WE CAN.OUR OTHER PROJECTS ARE VERY ACTIVE SO I DON'T SEE US DOING ANYTHING ELSE MUSICALLY THIS YEAR.




13.Unlucky 13th question.Have you got any long term plans on changing the sound around in future or do you think you will stick to the sound you have ?

LC:AS LONG AS THE MESSAGE STAYS THE SAME,THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.WE USE THIS PROJECT OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT,TO EXPERIMENT WITH ALL TYPES OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS AND STYLE,SO THE NEXT ALBUM COULD QUITE POSSIBLY SOUND VERY DIFFERENT.THERE ARE NO GUIDELINES.BUT YOU CAN REST ASSURED IT WILL SOUND EVIL,DEPRAVED,AND VERY DISTURBING.




14.Finally give the readers a rundown on how to get hold of your music.

LC:I STILL HAVE A FEW COPIES OF OUR LAT RECORD "SATANCI AUDIO TERROR"LEFT.KASPUTAN YAR RECORDS HAS COPIES OF THE SPLIT AND OUR NEWEST RECORD IS AVAILABLE FROM OUR LABEL "BENEATH THE FOG PRODUCTIONS"I BELIEVE BONE STRUCTURE MEDIA STILL HAS COPIES OF "SATANIC AUDIO TERROR" LEFT AS WELL