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The instrument rock band from Warsaw, Poland, are set out to bring you music that evokes strong emotion and involves your own interpretation. Tides From Nebula bring you a playlist full of space, cosmic climate, natural atmosphere, sea and vegetation themes. The band currently have three albums under there belt; ‘Aura’, ‘Earthshine’ and ‘Eternal Movements’, that have been inspired by science and spirituality. In the words of Adam Waleszyński “We feel our music in our own way, and we don’t want to give the listeners the full image. Interpretation is the personal thing.”
Lara Kisel – Tides are an instant image of a movement of waves in the ocean (but does have various meanings), and a Nebula is a cloud of ‘interstellar’ gas and dust. If I’m correct or even close I hope… what inspired you guys to create the band name? What meaning, do you feel, does it give the band for a music enthusiast?
Adam Waleszyński – Yes you are correct. When we started to play together we wanted to pick a name which would describe the whole cosmic sound we were making. Przemek our bassist came out with a “tides from” part when he was at the classes at school. He wrote a message to us, and after that our friend Maciet, came out with the other part of the name – Nebula. We liked the sound and the flow, and most of all it was a full image with the music we were making that time. As for the listener I hope that this name gives the image which we saw when we were picking that one up.
LK – You are very much fascinated by space, cosmic climate, natural atmosphere, sea and vegetation. What is enchanting about these things that stimulates you to create music about them?
AW – We always loved the naturalism in music, and also naturalism in making of the music. When music flows by itself, totally naturally, then you are not tired of it. It makes you even happy in every way – while playing and listening. Cosmos, space, vegetation are all natural and in the same time endless – that is most fascinating thing about that. Above all of that I think that music and comos, and all that naturalism I am speaking off are having a lot in common.
LK – You have three albums out so far ‘Aura’, ‘Earthshine’ and your latest release ‘Eternal Movement’. For ‘Earthshine’ you worked alongside film and theatre music composer Zbigniew Preisner. You mentioned “We put our all in to ‘Earthshine’ our very beings, what we have created makes us very proud”. It has also received a great reception from fans and media. Has there been a lot of pressure with the creation of ‘Eternal Movement’ to keep that repute? How has the reaction been so far to your new release?
AW – There is always a small pressure somewhere in the brain, but we don’t think about that. We are trying to stay 100% focus on the work and the music. The reaction for the ‘Eternal Movement’ is very good. I think it’s the best reaction we had so far in our short history. Of course things alongside with ‘Earthshine’ were going veeery good as well, but now I think we are getting a lot more attention from media in Poland and the whole Europe. We have not met any bad reviews for example which makes us very happy.
LK – How was it working with Christer Andre Cederberg, who also did Anathema’s last album?
AW – It was hell of a fun! Those 11 days we spent with that guy in the studio were like a dream. We didn’t want to leave the studio when it all ended. Of course it was hard work, sometimes even 14 hours a day, and we were tired, but still after going back to the hotel we were talking about everything and nothing like old friends. Christer is a great producer, but hell, he is also a great psychologist and very talented musician so we found the similar language very fast.
LK – ‘Eternal Movement’ is about the movement of life, of the world. Looking deep into the atom and the energy that creates movement. In an online statement you mentioned “All we are, all we see is movement.”. Do you believe in stillness, is there anything that is truly still?
AW – Wow, You got me here! Well, there is one still thing which is the present moment, but in the same time it doesn’t exist, because it already happened. You are here and now, which is still, but already in the past. [laughs]
LK – [Laughs] I suppose so, didn’t think of that. ‘Satori’ is a Japanese Buddhist term, meaning awakening/enlightenment. Do you guys believe in science or spirituality?
AW – We believe in both. There is a huge power in science – you just have to look around, and also there is a massive force in spirituality in every human being.
LK – There is a lot of talk about you guys having emotional guitar work. What emotions do you want to evoke from your listeners?
AW – Well, we feel our music in our own way, and we don’t want to give the listeners the full image. Interpretation is the personal thing. That is what we want to give to the receivers of our music. Of course there is always a main mood in the song and most of the people find the same general emotions in the songs, but sometimes there are some who find completely something else and hear something else, and that is the most fascinating!
LK – The artwork makes an interesting piece, it gives off a futurist style, displaying space and movement. Is the Futurist art movement something you guys are influenced by?
AW – Nope. To be honest we are not into art so much to be influenced by it.
LK – Your current tour makes an intriguing line up, with Hacride and The Ocean. How is the tour so far?
AW – When I’m answering the questions we are before the third show. This package is amazing and the tour so far is really great! People who are attending the shows are very good for us. Can’t wait to go for more shows. It is our first time when we are playing day by day for 29 days! Please write me an email next month and then ask that question! [laughs]
LK – [Laughs] We shall catch up with you then! So, what are you most looking forward to about Damnation Festival?
AW – To see all those great bands who are going to play there! Can’t wait for that for sure!
LK – What do you have planed for your performance at Damnation?
AW – You can be sure we are going to give our 110%.
LK – Thank you for your time Adam and goad luck with the rest of the tour.
Band Members
Adam Waleszyński – Guitar
Maciej Karbowski – Guitar, keys and piano
Przemek Węgłowski – Bass
Tomasz Stołowski – Drums
Band Links
http://www.tidesfromnebula.com/
https://www.facebook.com/tidesfromnebulaofficial
