Interviews

What pushed you to compose music and to form Aarni?

MW: My obsession made me do it...you know, "bursting creative energies". I had begun writing material back in 1997 EV so it was about time I began to record the stuff...I didn't get the kind of input I'd have liked in the local band I was playing back then, so I decided to form my own group.

From what do you draw inspiration for the lyrics' themes?

MW: The multiverse... things I see, read, think about and experience. Those things have so far included at least: various esoteric theories and practices, the Cthulhu mythos and Fennougric folklore/shamanism.

So you're interested in these ancient and "secondary" (they say...) arguments. From what does these passion arise?

MW: Er, I don't know what you mean by "secondary arguments"...I can't really explain why I'm interested in these things, my mindbody just seems to be built that way. I feel it's irrelevant to search for the reasons behind. I believe I'm just expressing myself directly in Aarni's music/themes. Aarni functions as a form of therapy/creative vechile for me and hopefully as entertainment and/or source of pleasure for others.

'V.I.T.R.I.O.L.' is an acronym of...?

MW: Come on, you can hear/read it in the lyrics... it's a well-known alchemical motto. Or alternatively you can invent your own sentence from those letters...that can be more interesting ;)

What about the "hidden information" in the lyrics of 'Quinotaurus (Twelve Stars In Sight)'?

MW: I didn't invent the hidden message, I only put it there... seek and ye will find. It's very easy to decipher. Not surprisingly it's related to the song's subject matter.

OK Master, but sincerely I don't understand the lyrics. I also tried to find some information (I swear!) on the net, but...nothing! I noticed immediately, in the lyrics of the song, the repetition of ten letters (aaa c d ee g ii n o r t) in a sort of anagram, but I don't understand the meaning of the lyrics. I think there's a connection with the EU. Can you explain it better? Where did you found the texts?

MW: I don't want to take all the fun away from people who wish to decipher the code...Bathos isn't a Hollywood movie where everything is "pre-chewed" for the audience. So I don't wish to insult the intelligence of the listener...but here are some hints: yes, I fear there's a connection with the EU. And yes, there are repeating letters. You may be looking too hard, it's easier than you think...you're already half-way there. And you can ignore the chorus lyrics, they aren't part of the code. I think a recent best-seller book addresses the issue at hand, but if you'd rather seek information on the net, the website www.dagobertsrevenge.com, among others, should come in handy.

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