Explosive Cerebral contact:
Martín Lazarte Castro
Jr. Huamanpoma de Ayala 257
Lima 32 - Perú
PhoneFax: (51) (1) 578-3048
e-mail: mlcexpz@telematic.edu.pe
1) First introduce everyone to MTA.
a: Mourning the Ancient was technically born in the Autumn of
1995. It was a vision of ours to reflect our philosophies of this life and
furthermore to promote the music we are interested in. We started out doing
photography with very little more than a ten dollar camera and the desire to
express our feelings through images. Our photography expresses many things,
some more symbolically than it is apparent. A vast array of emotions and
visions are incorporated into the images. We had originally planned to
release on paper, but as the years went by, we decided to debut on the
internet, for now at least.
2) Why do you do this project, what do you want to do with this?
b: Mourning the Ancient is a vehicle of unconventional thoughts and
dreams. The sword of truth in a world of lies.
a: I work on Mourning the Ancient because it allows me to express my
views and thoughts in a way that is not possible through any other outlets.
3) Which are your fave bands, artists and writers, are you into occultism or
satanism?
b: Favorite bands are many. Depending on the mood I am in. Those that
come to mind though are; Burzum, Siebenburgen, Weltenbrand,
Arcana, Opera IX, Puissance, Ordo Equitum Solis, Abigor, etc. ...
I've read a lot on the topics of occultism and Satanism in the past, but
I've found the ancient 'heathen' deities, in their unpolluted form, to be
the closest to spiritual truth. Much of this has been polluted by
Christianity, bloodshed, ignorant-biased writers and time. One cannot find
true 'truth' in any book. A lot of lies, assumptions, ignorance and lies
paraded as truth are abundant though.
a:
My favorite bands are much the same as Mike already mentioned. I
take interest in reading works by Nietzche, amongst a few other less 'main
stream' philosophers. I myself, relate with the heathen religions of the
past also.
4) Please tell us some more about the production of your video.
a: Our video, which we've been planning since '95, will be
released midwinter '99. It will be much in the styles you see in our
photography, running probably about 45 minutes. It will be produced/shot and
done entirely by us, except for the soundtrack, which will be done by a few
well known underground artists, and some not-so well known artists. It will
be available in limited quantities in the United States on the NTSC VHS
format, and further, even
more limited in a few other world VHS formats. So basically, there will be
three VHS versions, which will have different cover art/additional footage
depending upon format. Those souls that appreciate our photography will most
definitely enjoy our video.
5) What do you know of Peru and South America?
b: Actually, I know very little about Peru and South America in general.
It seems we've gotten a lot of interest from that region since our debut,
more so than a lot of other parts of the world, to my surprise. I'm not sure
if this signifies a strong music scene or... its quite fascinating though
how the world is linked through this style of music. I can't see any other
style of music having such a strong underground and devout following.
6) You use a lot of mythological icons, what do you think about Vikings
and the ancient cultures?
b: Well, being as the Vikings were the last people of Europe to fall to
Christianity, I hold a good deal of respect for them, and for many other
reasons for that matter. I feel helpless but to think about Christianity
when I think about the ancient cultures/religions of this world. Since it
had such a destructive impact on them. Looking back upon the 'heathen'
religions of the world I find them to hold a lot of ideals that the present
world entirely lacks. Such things as truth, courage, bravery, family,
culture... the church has ravaged the world, country to country, and
continues to do so, in my opinion.
a: As our name depicts, I mourn the ancient ways of life. Perhaps the
world is in desperate need of a plague to give back a sense and meaning of
the worth of life. We are born into a society that relies on technology far
too heavily. All of the comforts and luxuries we enjoy now, might one day
cause great suffering when they are gone. Our ancestors understood what
survival and struggle were, I can't really say that many of us do anymore.
We are all experiencing a gradual loss of our survival instincts, in
exchange for worthless knowledge of this age, that will be outdated in
another century.
7) Are you into politics, what do you think of it?
b: I'm not very interested in politics, beyond those of life in general.
I believe the world ruling systems to be entirely corrupt, selfish and
entirely motivated by power and greed.
a: Trying to decipher the lies behind lies...and so on...is a difficult
task when it comes to politics and politicians. I distance myself from such
worldly affairs.
8) How did you see the matters that happened in Norway a lot of time ago?
b: Well, in general, speaking of Varg, I don't believe he ever could have
known the controversy he would cause as he walked up Euronymous' stairs that
night. The music scene is pretty much split on this, some side with
Euronymous, some with Varg. What is important though to remember is that
when you glorify such things as death, war and killing, you cannot go crying
when it happens to you. That night both of them would become legends in
black metal, as the names 'Burzum' and 'Mayhem' will be talked about for
many years to come.
9) Any future plans?
a: Right now we're concentrating our time and energy on the
upcoming video. Shortly thereafter we will release a photo cd-rom containing
a lot of never seen before pics from our demo-days, along with a lot of
newer material. We also plan to release other video's to follow this
release, and publish Mourning the Ancient on paper.
10) Any last comment?
b: Well, those interested can
view Mourning the Ancient at : http://www.mourningtheancient.com Our
email is : sunlessdawn@mourningtheancient.com and last our postal address
is:
Mourning the Ancient
P.O. Box 45637
Omaha, NE 68145
USA
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