Truthseeker Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the musical project since the recording and new release of the new album?

I've just been working on getting the CD and cassette editions of the album printed. I'm working with a label on that endeavor, and we should have them printed in the next couple of months.

2.You recently released a new album, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical direction it has taking and also how much progress do you feel you have made since the last ep?

The new album is rooted in the same primary elements as the EP, and expands on them in several different ways. The songs on "Weightless at Dawn" were the first songs ever written for the project, but there was a distinct style to them that needed to be elaborated on. I had plenty of time to reflect on the EP before making the album, and that helped make a lot of progress as far as identifying what the Truthseeker sound is, and how to expand on it properly.

3.The music is all instrumental, you are planning on adding vocals in the future?

I consider it sometimes. Even if I started singing there would still be some instrumental pieces. That's just the way I write with this project.

4.What are some of the themes and images you bring out with your music?

I guess a "theme" I've worked with so far is is capturing a single emotion or a certain state of mind with each song, and staying on that single emotion/mindframe to the end, instead of bouncing around to different feelings. This way each song encapsulates a significant feeling or perspective that can be easily revisited by listening to the song again.

The imagery for me is, in the case of the new album, always a dark blue piece of scenery, of a place that's important to me personally. However it's as if I'm looking at it from the afterlife, and I'm observing these old places and these feelings that defined me when I was alive, but now I can look at them the same way we look at paintings and photographs right now, and draw a meaning from them as such.

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Truthseeker'?

The name came from a conversation with a friend I had for a short while. She was something of an adviser and teacher to me on a spiritual level, but she had cancer when I met her which she succumbed to just a few months later. In one of our conversations she told me I "have the soul of a Truthseeker." I don't know how deep the meaning was behind her saying that, but it was a nice thing to hear...so naming my solo project Truthseeker was a way of honoring and remembering the fact that this brilliant person believed in me on that level.

6.Currently the music project is solo but there was another band member in the past, are you planning on using using musicians again for this project or do you choose to remain solo?

Remaining solo just feels right. However I am interested in playing live at some point, which of course I would need other musicians for. As far as writing and recording goes, I feel really comfortable doing it alone.

7.According to the fb page, the project is signed to Dissociation Records, can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

That is my personal label, for the music I put out. It's not really a fully functional label (signing other acts, etc.) as it is just a moniker for all my independent releases.

8.What is going on with your other musical projects these days?

I'm in a progressive rock band called Vine with my friend Justin, and we are putting our first album together right now, which I'm very excited about. Other than that, I have just been writing a lot of new stuff, for Obsidian Tongue and Truthseeker.

9.What direction do you see Truthseeker heading into on future releases?

I'm always just chasing the sounds and melodies that are in my head, which I feel I'm getting closer and closer to. All I can say is future releases will be the style of music I hear in my mind all the time. I can't really explain the sound right now.

10.What are some bands or musical style that have had an influence on this musical project?

The sound is influenced by hard rock/classic rock, progressive rock, doom metal, classical music, and ambient music. The primary artists that inspire me with the band are Pink Floyd, Rush, Robert Fripp, Led Zeppelin, Anathema, Morne, and Cliff Burton's work with Metallica.

11.Has there ever been any live shows with this musical project?

Not yet. Hopefully soon!

12.Before we wrap up this interview do you have any final words or thoughts?

Thank you for your interest, and for inviting me to do this interview. It was a pleasure.

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Truthseeker/Blue Oblivion/2013 Full Length Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Truthseeker  which  continues  his  instrumental  mixture  of  doom  metal, ambient,  progressive  and  post  rock  with  the  album being  self  released  in  2013  and  called  "Blue  Oblivion".

  The  album  starts  out  with  some  acoustic  guitars  before  going  into  a  more  heavy  post  metal  direction  as  well  as  mixing  clean  and  heavy  parts  together  along  with  some  melody  and  solos  and  you  can  also  hear  elements  of  black  metal  on  this  record.

  As  the  recording  moves  on  you  can  hear  elements  of  doom  metal  being  added to  the  heavier  parts  of  the  music  as  well  as adding  in  a  small  amount  of  sound  effects  and  after  awhile  psychedelic  and  progressive  rock  influences  are  added  into  the  music  as  well  as  elements  of  ambient  while  also  not  utilizing  that  sound  as  much  as  the  ep  and  the  bass  guitars  get  powerful  as  the  album  progresses.

  Truthseeker  has  shown  a  lot  of  progress  on  this  ep  mixing  in  black  metal  and  psychedelic  elements  as  well  as  cutting  back  on  the  ambient  elements  while  also  retaining  his  sound  and  there  has  been  a  lot  of  growth  on  this  record.

  Song  themes  cover  darkness,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  album  as  well  as  the  last  song  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Truthseeker  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  instrumental  post  rock, you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Gravity"  "Ache"  and  "A  Holographic  Testament".  8  out  of  10.

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Truthseeker/Weightless At Dawn/Hypnotic Dirge Records/2013 EP Review

  Truthseeker  are  a  band  from  Boston,  Massachusetts  that  plays  an  instrumental  mixture  of  doom  metal,  ambient,  post  and  prog  rock and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  ep  "Weightless  At  Dawn"  which  was  released  by  Hypnotic  Dirge  Records.

  The  ep  starts out  with  dark  sounding  acoustic  guitars  and  a  few  seconds  drums  and  synths  start  to  kick  in  which  also  leads  to  some  distorted  post  rock  elements  being  added  onto  the  recording  before  going  into  a  heavier  doom  metal  direction  along  with  melodic  guitar  leads.

  As  the  ep  progresses  the  band  adds  a  good  amount  of  melody  to  their  heavier  parts  while  the  clean  sections  bring  in  progressive  rock  elements  and  they  also  bring  in  some  very  powerful  sounding  bass  guitars  and  on  the  fourth  song  you  can  also  hear  some  spoken  word  parts  being  utilized  in  the  background.

  This  band  shows  a  lot  of  diversity  and  originality  with  the  music  and  they  combine  doom  metal  with  a  lot  of  progressive  and  post  music  as  well  as  bringing  in  elements  of  ambient  and  atmospheric  sounds  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own.

  Song  themes  cover  poetry,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  along  with  one  of  the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Truthseeker  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  doom  metal,  ambient,  progressive  and  post  rock  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres, you  should  check  out  this  band  and  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Daybreak"  and  "Through  the  Waves".  8  out  of  10.

https://truthseeker1.bandcamp.com/