{"id":149327,"date":"2019-12-12T07:14:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T23:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=149327"},"modified":"2019-12-12T10:30:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T02:30:41","slug":"follakzoid-interview-psychedlic-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/follakzoid-interview-psychedlic-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Across the desolate void of space: F\u00f6llakzoid discuss the psychedelic rock music scene in Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it’s lo-fi musicians like\u00a0Mellow Fellow<\/a> or indie bands like\u00a0Beach Fossils<\/a>, you can find a variety concerts and underground gigs at the live music venues in Hong Kong<\/a>. We interviewed Domingo, the guitarist from F\u00f6llakzoid, on how they craft their music and their interpretation on Chilean psychedelia ahead of their first gig in HK.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An interview with F\u00f6llakzoid<\/h3>\n
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F\u00f6llakzoid has played in a number of international alternative and psych music festivals, including Levitation, Primavera Sound and Best Kept Secret (Credit: F\u00d6LLAKZOID via Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hi, Domingo. Thanks for chatting with us. For those who just discovered you guys, what is the philosophy behind F\u00f6llakzoid\u2019s music?<\/h3>\n

In a way, we aim to disappear into a void.<\/p>\n

You guys are often categorised in the Krautrock\/Psych-rock genre. How do you feel about such labels? What drew you to build a sound reminiscent of that (even if not intentionally)?<\/h3>\n

Now that we look back on it, it makes total sense. But when F\u00f6llakzoid first started, we didn\u2019t know much about the krautrock scene. So when I started checking it out, we realised that all the German krautrockers were super influenced by the cultures in our continent. We spoke about this in the Vice documentary about krautrock. There might be some sort of gravitational vortex that made them look to our past while we inhabit the future.<\/p>\n

The album III<\/em> strikes me as more trance-like and minimal, whereas II<\/em> has got an obvious sense of exhilaration, what\u2019s the narrative in each of your albums? <\/h3>\n

We aim also to destroy the narrative (we know it\u2019s impossible).<\/p>\n

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F\u00f6llakzoid collaborated with Jason Pierce from Spirtualized on London Sessions last year (Credit: F\u00d6LLAKZOID via Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

F\u00f6llakzoid’s music is meticulously arranged, how do you figure out the interaction between the fine details and the big picture of the entire track \u2013 which is sometimes 12-minute long?<\/h3>\n

It’s a work of structure depuration, like micro and macro rhythm sections interacting with its minimal expression, while holding the silence in between. It’s also very organic.<\/p>\n

How would you describe the Chilean psychedelia scene? And how does coming from Chile influence your work?<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s powerful and localised in the underground. Psychedelia sometimes happens in noise gigs, art labs, techno raves or the streets, but less so\u00a0in the rock scene here. Nevertheless, Santiago has got a powerful vibe nowadays. <\/p>\n

It has influenced us in lots of ways. One of them being that most of the rhythm patterns that come out of the trance state we evoke are ingrained in our astral DNA \u2013 which sound very much alike the ancestral music from our continent \u2013 even though we haven\u2019t had direct contact with most of them yet.<\/p>\n

Are there any artistic works that have made a profound impact on you guys?<\/h3>\n

There are plenty. But I would have to say, the presence of any form of silence in an art form is my current favorite.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s such a nice surprise to see you guys touring in Asia, are you excited and what can we anticipate?<\/h3>\n

Yeah, we are excited and very focused. I think we should all expect the unexpected.<\/p>\n