LUTOMYSL's interview for SMAGP 666 War-Metal zine (Serbia)
(publication date - 14.07.06 l.t.)

 

  • Ave Lutomysl, black negative art of destruction has been created in form of ``Catharsis`` album. Can you tell us more about your art…? How do you see ``Catharsis`` from your inner perspective…?

    - Art must talk for itself. "Catharsis" is the most brightly expressed and clear LUTOMYSL's Outburst up to date. As always. Jet Black Metal Art in its purest form.

  • Missing of extreme underground scripts and other acts which presenting extreme music reflected, on fact ,that I didn't found much information about Lutomysl,so I must summon directly from you more information of Lutomysl early days, did you had projects and bands before Lutomysl………?

- LUTOMYSL began as PROFANE SOLITUDE in 2001 a.y.p.s., under this name two albums were recorded: "Awakening…" and "Emptiness" (not so long ago they were released on one CD under the name "Awakening in emptiness" through MORBID WINTER records and on MC through RAVENHEART productions). After that, I started to Act as LUTOMYSL and for now I have five full-length albums: "The Challenge" (CD - EASTSIDE, MC - ANCIENT NATION production), "Winter of humanity" (CD - again EASTSIDE, MC - PROPAGANDA), "I(')MQUI(nt)ESs/cENCE" (CD and MC - TOTAL HOLOCAUST records, LP - MASQUES ET GLAVIES productions), "Decadence" (CD - MERCENARY MUSIC, MC - PROPAGANDA), "Catharsis" (MC - PROPAGANDA, CD is planned on MERCENARY again in the end of the year). That's all, but not the end.

  • With ``Catharsis`` album I introduced My self with darkness of Lutomysl`s art.I`m very curious to know more about music side of early Lutomysl work.How did your art sounded on previous releases? From your opinion how much Lutomysl developed skills of composing …….?

- Every release of LUTOMYSL has its own unique features and this goes to sound too. First of all I tried to reflect the ideological aspect of each album in their sound, but of course it was straitened by financial and technical reasons.
I guess, not too much, because this isn't the goal of mine. First of all I'm trying to achieve the full musical transfer of spiritual content of the Creations and composing skill develops of necessity, I'm not working on it.

  • Very obscure and dark song called``Jet Black Metal Art`` blew me away when I listened ``Catharsis`` for a first time. Beside that, this is only song with poem written on English language .For poem I can tell that reflecting your inner/individual feeling of what black metal art is. It will be more then interesting for me if you can give me more background of that song/poem………?

- I tried to compose the song, which so fully as possible would describe my vision of what my Art is. I can't call it "Manifest", but it's something like this. About the essence - I can't tell you more, than Lyrics does.

  • All others poems has been written in Ukrainian language. With this question I want to go deepen into Lutomysl ideology, so can you write me more about Lutomysl lyrics which are written in Ukrainian…? Are they connected with obscure darkness of ``Jet Black Metal Art``…?

- My poems on "Catharsis" are written in Russian, not Ukrainian. It's very hard to talk about what Lyrics are, avoiding such banal phrases, as "Oh! It is about darkness, coldness, blasphemy, etc.", which tells nothing. I can only say, that all poems are connected among themselves and you can get an idea about other Lyrics by reading "Jet Black Metal Art".

  • Layout is in old spirit of abyssic underground. negative (6), dark (6) and evil (6).I didn't found information that is responsible for this design of black art. Did you design layout of booklet….?

- I am responsible for all designs on LUTOMYSL albums, except "The Challenge", when I hadn't enough skills to do it. I didn't try to do create some "old spirit" in "Catharsis" layout, only Feeling, which I had in that period.

  • When we are on this topic, I have opportunity to find information that on album Decadence artwork is a painting by Mihaly Zichy.How much you are interested in other genres of art beside music one…?

- In literature, mainly, but I can't say that reading influences me a lot, so I don't see the reason to talk about it.

  • As I saw Propaganda was released Lutomysl albums on MC format only, but for CD versions were edited by various labels such as Mercenary Musik, Total Holocaust Records,etc.Did propaganda edited ``Catharsis`` on CD together with MC format this time …?

- No, as I said before, "Catharsis" will be released through MERCENARY MUSIC in the end of the year,

  • For ,received promo of ``Catharsis`` with original pro-done booklet, I can only write that propaganda did a great job with this releases and also in promoting nihilism of black art such as Lutomysl.How much are you satisfied with cooperation with STABAATH and KHLYST from anti-human Propaganda…..?

- I'm fully satisfied with their work. PROPAGANDA is the most Honest and Dedicated Underground Activity, which I know.

  • Lutomysl you took a part in creation of Lucifugum`s album ``Back to Chopped Down Roots" and "Sociopath: Philosophy Cynicism"Why you are not a member of Lucifugum anymore….?

- I never was a member of LUCIFUGUM, only so called "session musician". They have complete line-up now and there is no necessity in my participation.

  • Beside you I found out that Amorth played drums. Is Amorth a permanent member of band or we can consider Lutomysl as one-man band….?

- LUTOMYSL was, is and always will be one-man Activity.

  • Hell,war and hate is how I imagining Lutomysl live ritual, but I'm unfamiliar with information so I will ask you is Lutomysl performing live ( with session members ) or it is a studio project….?

- Studio-project. As for live-performances, in a whole my attitude is positive, but I don't see myself on the stage.

  • Before Lutomysl, band has been called Profane Solitude.What where reasons for changing of name…? Also if I'm not wrong you have album and best-off recorded in that period, can you write me more about that era of band…?

- Almost all of my Lyrics are on Russian and a little bit on Ukrainian languages, so it's natural, that I wanted to have Slavonic name. Also this name reflects the essence of my Art better.
I haven't "best of" releases. PROFANE SOLITUDE recorded two albums and "Awakening in emptiness" includes both of them fully.

  • Mentioned above Amorth was (or still is) member of Ukrainian famous Nokturnal Mortum, are you in contact with others member of N.M and ``Pagan Front``what is your opinion about their ideology like Aryanism, paganism, anti-subhumans and anti-commercialism …?

- I know Varggoth personally and respect him for many things, but his way, so as the way of other members of this so called "organization" ("so called", because it hasn't necessary things to be called so) has nothing to do with Black Metal ones , so I'm not interested in their ideology. And I can't say that "anti-commercialism" is one of their goals.

  • Hell…..on received flyer from Propaganda, I saw great picture of sheded blood beside a guitar. I know that some bands have strong ideology of auto aggresion, depression, mutilation Do you enjoying in pleasure of pain which only self-mutilation, cutting and finally suicide can give you …?

- The conception of this picture differs from the conceptions of the bands, you are talking about. It is of Pain and Suffering of Artist, whose Art bears Gleam of Him. Bloody Flaming Art…
I have some experience in the listed things…

  • Ok before end some usual questions, as we know Ukraine have some killer underground act such as Lucifugum, Astrofaes, Nokturnal Mortum, and tones of other. Is any young or not so famous bands are worthy (by their music and ideology) from your opinion to be mentioned here….? Can you recommend me some of them please…?

- No, there are no such acts. At least, I don't know about them.

  • Increasing a previous question with retrospective of past and present of Ukrainian underground.It`s seam for me that in past of Ukrainian metal abyss, there was much more cooperation and strip relation among the bands, but somehow I saw that some of bands are very distance by ideology and view on underground. What is your opinion of Ukrainian underground in past and today…?

- There was strong Monolith in the past, called ORIANA. Time destroyed it and today we have much more bands, most of which aren't Black Metal now or never were. But those, who bear His Gleam, will always remain Burning. I don't care about other, so called "scene".

  • Are any of books or writers left influence on Lutomysl work; do you reading a lot…? Which are books, poems or written topics are interesting for you..?

- I already answer on this question somewhere higher.

  • This is and of interview. With future plane of Lutomysl close this dialogue…666

- I'm composing Music for next, eighth album now, which would be the last part of trilogy, begun with "Decadence" and "Catharsis" albums. Also some lyrics are ready now. Main purpose is to complete this and I'll move in this direction.

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