11 - 95 by DJ Entox for The Skreem
Summer - 97 by Flint Michigan for Shimmer.
Winter - 97 by Mnemonic
01 - 99 by Brett Stephan
Summer 2000 "No more booze until we finished" (Somatics in Berlin)

1) Giauzar has a lot of element in its tracks, even some sounds you didn't really use in years. Is there a reason for that ?

Not really, maybe we're in a position now to look back on things we've done in the past and consider successful but I don't think it affects how we approach new tracks. We're also discovering new "softsynths" - it reminds us of the time we first started writing music - new toys to play with :-)

2) Is there a meaning to the word Giauzar ?

Yes, the first person who finds the meaning of the word and its relation to Somatic Responses and emails the correct answer to somatics@c8.cm will get a free CD and T-Shirt.

3) This record is dedicated to your father. Is this why it is sometimes
so gloomy ?

Its hard to say really as the tracks are not really reflective of that period of our life as they were written over a longer period of time, the track decisions may have been reflective of our mood but I thinks its more of a coincidence or just your preception or even our subconscious working out a few things via this medium?

4) Philip Muench collaborates with you on this record. What was his input ?

Phillip & Tim from Synascape sent us a cd of his electro pop album some years ago which we absolutely loved, we asked to do a collab so he sent us a cd of some vocals which you can hear fucked up on the tracks on the album. This is something we'd love to do as a full 12".

5) Being brothers working as a band for almost a decade, now, do you think you have a specific approach on composition ?

We've actually been writing for about 15 years, but anyway; Yes, we're always looking to write music in different ways. Giauzar is the first full length release that we did which was pc based only i.e. no hardware. This is quite a big departure for us & we think that the results are moving towards a sound that we've been looking for, for quite some time.

6) Year after year, you release of constant stream of music on several labels, and it seems that the world has really no impact on you. Is
Somatic Responses a really secluded affair ?

I really don't think we are secluded, I would rather use the word un-influenced. We maintain our point of view because of our relatively detached relationship to any specific scene and due to our location. We still hear the same music as everyone but choose not to follow specific trends, or at least try:)

7) On a recent record, you expressed your dislike to be considered as an idm band, but there's always really abstract and experimental structures
in your work. So, are you kind of an IDM band, after all ?

If you say so, we aren't interested in labels, stereotypes or genres.We're STILL very happy to be writing & even happier to be releasing music - that's why we're finally going to release a picture 12" at the end of the year (it's going to be a four track ep with 3 guest artists - we can't go into much detail at the moment - check our website for further info :-)

8) One of the main characteristics of Somatic Responses, is the way you crafted all your sound yourselves, when a lot of other relies on
samples. Is there a reason behind this dislike of samples ?

I don't think we are against samples as such, thats a bit extreme. What we don't like is artist sounding the same repeatedly and using the same templates for tracks.

9) A lot of musicians working in the electronic area tend to split up their production behind several aliases but it seems that you're only
active as SR. Is this project enough to express all your various emotions ?

Yes I believe it is, hopefully people who know our music know that we try to vary our sound. And when we do vary our sound it can also lead to new listeners, changing names for different projects would almost be like a job. I can't imagine walking into the studio and thinking "today I am project X or Y". It's just not us.
We think it could lead to a track sounding forced or contrived & totally unnatural. We feel the last few releases are definitely showing more sides of SR - soundscapes, turntablism, electro, gabber, hardcore / electronica.

10) And what are your plans for the immediate future of SR ?

We've just had a few T-shirts printed up as there seemed to be quite a demand for them, we've already mentioned the forthcoming EP on our own label (PHOTON EMISSIONS) & finally, we're looking to do some more work with Praxis, Hymen & Sublight this year.

Diolch yn fawr!

J & P

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