iggor cavalera & drumcorps interview
drums, soul, & life via the void with christina. ingredients:
00:00 welcome
00:55 live drums as the instrument that speaks to iggor’s soul
03:29 iggor on aaron’s live drum sound, programmed with human energy
04:52 how iggor found drumcorps & their relationship
11:02 getting starstruck meeting john carpenter
12:25 making cinematic music that makes you trip without drugs
13:57 expending energy with aggressive music, for chill
14:42 making music with iggor’s brother max in cavalera conspiracy
16:44 max’s diverse musical taste and passion for research (and dub)
18:31 iggor’s new spoken word mixtape with an all-star cast of speakers
19:51 the power of women, laima and the “sisters with transistors” film
21:44 the origin story of iggor and laima’s project mixhell
23:26 aaron feeling constrained by dance music
24:34 sepultura lyrics & why iggor can’t relate to metallica
26:16 how you can’t control the gap between your intentions and the way music is received
28:24 the connection between the black flag reunion show in london and iggor’s decision to embark on the “return to roots” tour
31:00 aaron’s new ep “better days” - engaging with the darkest reality while refusing to yield to cynicism, hardcore ethos
33:52 the intensity of petbrick and the passionate reality of extreme music
38:02 the only reason petbrick exists is because of aaron
39:32 the code orange cutting room floor, too many tracks vs. minimalism
41:17 soul music and escaping formulas; what aaron and iggor share
43:04 the contrasting worlds of hardcore and industrial music - iggor’s experiences, then aaron’s experiences, from the ol days to his new life as a one man hardcore band
48:44 stage diving and the urge to take care of each other, boston hardcore
52:45 iggor’s charity work in uganda and palestine with “in place of war”
54:35 the tools to have a voice & post-capitalism with aaron
57:24 aaron’s anonymous letter that he carries with him & stories from iraq
1:00:50 iggor tape trading with norway
1:03:15 mixing metal to sound different
1:00:05 after sepultura, iggor’s decision to only work with people he loves
1:09:52 bill ward, black sabbath and stewart copeland and other life-changing drummers and why drums should be treated with the same reverence as guitar riffs. they are riffs.
1:11:02 cult leader and how the drums lead the guitars (which become a percussive element)
1:14:45 iggor’s dream collaboration: aphex twin