BW&BK Exclusive: TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Violinist ANNA PHOEBE On New Solo Album - "Before This I Had No Idea What A Blastbeat Was"
October 26, 2008, 16 years ago
Picture by Alistair Guy
In a recent interview with BW&BK;, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA violinist Anna Phoebe discussed her forthcoming metal solo album Rise Of The Warrior, featuring AFTER FOREVER members Joost van den Broek (keyboards) and Sander Gommans (guitars). Following is an excerpt from the interview.
“What was amazing was hearing the music from the demos being transformed into what’s on the album,” Anna says. “We recorded the drums first, and watching Koen (Herfst) play along was amazing. And he added little things, which made a difference. All the musicians added their own elements to the tracks, which was meant to happen, and that really brought the music to life. Hearing Koen doing a blastbeat was shocking, for example, because before this I had no idea what a blastbeat was (laughs). What was really great – and this is completely thanks to Joost – he brought in what was a ready made band. They were people who had played together before, and they all play really well. It wasn’t just a bunch of session musicians.”“I love Sander,” she adds. “He’s amazing, and he’s so tall (laughs). To give him his metal credibility I have to say he’s a monster, but he’s got the kindest heart. He brought all the guitar parts to life. Again, Joost recorded the guitars for the demos, but hearing Sander come up with his own riffs, it really added a lot. It’s really different, too, because my experience doing the TSO stuff or my Gypsy EP, the guitar is very melodic, like a voice. On this album Sander has given it this raw, gutsy, mean feel to it, which I really love. That’s something new for me.”
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