Interview REMNANT official fanwebsite: http://remnant.netii.net/
Taken by: me
PART1
– How do you know each other?
Marie: Takmi was looking for band members and a friend of him knew me and so we came in contact.
– Why did you decide to call your band REMNANT?
Marie: (asking Takmi); Because the pronounce of the word REMNANT is very beautiful.
– Why did you decide to play this genre of music?
Marie: Because of our love for Horror (movies) and love for Gothic.
– Marie you write all lyric’s isn’t? Do you write first the lyrics before Takmi compose a song, or does Takmi first compose the song before you write the lyric?
Marie: Takmi first compose the song and then he let me listen to the song, so that I can write a lyric to the song.
– What is the most difficult thing for being in a band?
Marie: The need to be always creative.
– Did you have thought of joining a music label? Or do you want to stay independent?
Marie: Some years ago we joined Velvet Eden label “Panther Pink”. But that didn’t work out that well. For the future we want to stay independent under our own label Clockwork records.
– If REMNANT could make a movie, about what would it be about?
Marie: It would be a beautiful scary sad horror movie with children.
I want to thank REMNANT for making this interview possible.
Also a big thank you, to Kimberly (AVO STAFF) with helping me a little bit!
I want to thank AVO for letting me taking this interview.
PART 2 - 2015/05/11
What are the day steps of preparing for a live gig?
Marie: Regarding of a gig of Europe tour we took six month steps of preparing
What is the most difficult thing about creating an album or single?
Takmi: It's very important to create the right atmosphere for REMNANT. The lenght of the duration of a song and the lyrics should fit to the image.
What is your favorite place in Tokyo? and why?
Takmi: I really like Shibuya. Sometimes it's important to me because it has everything I need.
What is your favorite live venue to play at? and why?
Takmi: I like Shinjuku JAM. The obsolete atmosphere is good. It's the venue of a our upcomming organized event.
If REMNANT could be the opening act for any band in the world, which band would it be?
Takmi: There are so many, so I cannot choose. But if REMNANT would do an opening act for an outdoors event, it will be fascinating.
MisanthoroPia - was released at the end of 2013. Its a very nice album with a nice dark atmosphere. What was the biggest inspiration source for this album?
Takmi: There is much reflected inspiration in the production of MisanthoroPia. It's difficult to answer it specifically. But I can give you one of our inspirations; The horror movies of the film director Guillermo del Toro director where big inspirations.
Your favorite song of "MisanthroPia" and why?
Takmi: [Death wish] is my favorite. I think it's a song which worldview only can be expressed as REMNANT, including the production of the Show.
Marie, how do you get your inspiration for writing your lyrics?
Marie: At first I hear the made song and I bound the view of vampires sometimes or my experience and horror movies world view etc
I know your real age is a secret, but since you are not from this living world what is your undead(vampire) age?
Takmi: I reply that there at least 100 years passed XDD
Marie has studied in France, what did you study over there? Only the language?
Marie: In France I have studied in French at the school I stay in Paris and go to the school everyday The school was teached language but also French culture and communication and express what I mean in French
Marie and Takmi you two have both a dog. what is his/her name? And do you have more pet's?
Takmi: I have a chihuahua and she is called a Sally. Sally is my only pet.
What is your favorite alcoholic drink? beer, wine??
Takmi: I drink almost no liquor. But I like plum liquor.
Is anybody in the band a good cook?
Marie: it's me haha
Do you like Kabuki?
Takmi: I didn't saw any kabuki show yet. It's a Japanese traditional entertainment, so I'd like to see it sometime.
What is the best memory of the short European tour?
Takmi: I really feel happy about that I could meet the fans of REMNANT of all countries which we did visited this time. It's really reliable to have many people who say that they like an underground band like us in foreign countries.
Netherlands, Austria and Greece, what did you surprised the most, of those countries?
Takmi: I found that the air of every country was moderate and dry, and the good sound. I was surprised at the good meaning.
Is there any song which you would like to cover?
Takmi: For example, it would be exciting if REMNANT could cover and arrangement a song of Madonna.
Your Japanese favorite band?
Takmi: LUNA SEA is my favorite of all the time since the past.
What is your own biggest inspiration to be creative?
Takmi: When I encountered the regrettable situation in daily life, it's imagined.
I'll thank the band again, that they where so kind to answer a few more questions.
