Black Matter Phantasm
01
What is your name / age / nationality ?
Szymkowiak
Joseph / 32 / French
02
How did you get into noise ?
I must have been 16 when I found the Venerology album by Merzbow in a small shop that essentially sold Black Metal. I had bonded with the salesman so he knew my taste for extreme sounds and managed to bring back grind cd's from small labels worldwide. It was natural that he presented me with this Japanoise album. I was intrigued / fascinated by this formless mass of sound, but at the time I didn't have the necessary references to understand it so I left it in a corner of my room before selling it back. It took me a good 10 years and lots of grind albums to meet up with noise again, notably through Tumour but also the incredible Mutilated Infant by Anal Birth - Anal Cunt - Urine Festival. I discovered Incapacitants by chance and it wa a revelation: this was the music I had been looking for without ever finding it, this was exactly what I needed. The doors opened for me, through a vast stretch of land where I immediately felt at home.
03
How did you choose the name of your project / What does it mean to
you ?
I am an obsessional, psychotic, artist. Images appear to me all the time, narrations, cut-ups fed by my anguish - the black matter is this formless mass which nests in the Chthonian abyss of my being, it is a dark god, something both inert and moving, a frozen horror of which I can only see the gelatinous surface. Maybe all this stems from a phantasm from a psychoanalytical point of view. The name of my project is therefore extremely personal. It illustrates my subconscious, just like my walls do. I sometimes delve very deep to find the substance for them, and to translate them into sound puts me in a state of trance. There is something of the ritualistic to it and it is very important to me.
04
Which one of your releases would make the best entry point into your
work ?
None - each release is a cornerstone with its specificities, it's weaknesses and strong points. Each holds a unique importance to me and I could not elevate one to the detriment of the others.
05
How do you record ? (live, sequencing, multi-tracking etc..)
My set-up is in constant change. At the most minimal I only use one pedal plugged directly into the soundcard, but I also already had 15 pedals in a chain. I record on one or more channels of the mixing table, with white noise, contact-mics, guitar, cassette deck or cd-player as source.
06
What is your favorite piece of gear ?
It is difficult for me to answer this question. As I said previously, I am an obsessional artist, therefore I have phases when this pedal will be indispensable to me until I can't stand it anymore. After a while I'll rediscover it. On the other hand I could not do without fuzz. I love fuzz, any kind of fuzz. If I could I think I'd buy every fuzz pedal there is.
07
Do you play live ? How is it different from your releases ?
I play live once or twice a year, without it being a necessity for me. I love the intimate and personal aspect of HNW. I can't stand playing at very high volumes, which is the main difference with recording.
08
Who would you like to collab / make a split with ?
A collaboration with The Rita or Werewolf Jerusalem would be perfect.
09
Do you listen to other types of sound/music ? Which ones ?
Of course. Black metal and grind still represent an important part of my buying and listening habits. All types of music with a ritualistic inspiration interest me, as well as contemporary music, classical, blues, neo-folk.. The list goes on...
10
What is your favorite record at the moment ?
Limbonic
Art - Moon In The Scorpio
The Rita - The Voyage Of The Decima MAS
Solmania - DLO
Arkhon Infaustus - Orthodoxyn
The Nahàsh Atrym Productions Bandcamp is HERE
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