SeaOfTranquility.net recently caught up with SIRENIA founder Morten Veland. An excerpt from the interview is available below.

SoT: How do you feel (new album) The 13th Floor compares to Sirenia's other albums?

Morten: "The biggest difference I suppose is that The 13th Floor is the first album that I have produced myself. And most of the recordings were done in my own studios. This was a very nice and relaxed way of working for me. Mostly when you are in another studio, you are always concerned about the time scedule. You have these deadlines and the price is constantly rising. When I work in my own studio it's more peaceful, and I can take all the time I need to get everything just the way I want it, down to every little detail. This was a new way of working for me, and I really got to push myself hard. I admit that I felt more pressure with this album as I had much more responsibility on my shoulders this time. I think that this new album covers it all. I mean that there is material on the album that has strong parallels to what we have done on all our previous albums in addition to some new stuff that the listeners might not have heard from Sirenia before. There's a lot of variation in there, and it feels like taking three steps behind and one forward in the same time. My personal opinion is that there should be stuff on The 13th Floor that will please all our fans, whether they prefer At Sixes And Sevens, An Elixir For Existence or Nine Destinies And A Downfall. This was my vision for this time, to make an album that would reflect what we had done so far musically in addition to adding some new elements as well."

Go to this location for the complete interview.