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Danica Swanson
@danicaswanson
Black Stone Sanctuary proudly presents a long-form interview with Ulf Söderberg, aka Sephiroth. An early version was released in 2018 to Substack paid subscribers only. I'm over-the-moon excited to release the updated version publicly on @paragraph. If you’re among those who’ve been banging on the quality-over-quantity, impact-over-engagement drum (keep it up), I invite you to give this a read. The creative process for the interview spanned several years — a slowcore record for us both — and it’s 100% human-written and -edited. Ulf is my all-time fav musician, full stop. Collaborating with him marks a high point for me as a music writer. If you haven't heard of him despite his stature, it may be because his music isn't on Spotify, Apple, BC, etc. Copies of his OOP albums go for astounding prices on Discogs. His work can only be heard unofficially on YT. Enjoy! https://paragraph.xyz/@blackstonesanctuarypm.me/scandinavian-heritage-an-interview-with-ulf-soderberg?referrer=danicaswanson.eth
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Ghostlinkz
@ghostlinkz.eth
It’s such a pleasure to read an interview packed with so much substance. I already know I’ll need to go back and read it a few more times just to dig into all the gems that were mentioned. Huge thanks for taking the time to put this together! A few snippets that really stood out to me: > A quote from John O'Donohue always brings to mind Söderberg’s music for me: "I always think that music is what language would love to be if it could." > Learn how to be sensitive. Open your senses like a child. > When you walk past that sweet spot, the sound will reach you for maybe half a second. If you're not trained and skilled and you don't open your senses, you'll miss it! > Gear is seductive and fun, but ultimately it's not the most important thing. Creativity beats gear every time.
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Danica Swanson
@danicaswanson
Love it! Thanks for reading, and for the encouragement you've given me along the way. I appreciate those quotes too. I'm with him 100% on the importance of creativity over gear.
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