Carriegoss ist das elektronische Musikprojekt von Gwladys Orbs. Seit 2018 kreiert die französische Künstlerin melodischen Darkwave mit einem tanzbaren und einhüllenden Sound, der verzaubert. Kürzlich hat Gwladys ihre EP La force dense du vent veröffentlicht. Der Song „Gus“ ist ein besonders schöner Ohrwurm mit sensibler Dynamik und ruheloser Klangposesie, der mühelos in Dauerschleife laufen kann. Im Interview spricht die Künstlerin über die aktuelle Veröffentlichung, den Sound von Carriegoss und ihre ersten musikalischen Erinnerungen.
Foto 1 & 2: © Mélanie Le Goff – Photographies
Who is behind Carriegoss? What made you decide to start the project?
I’m Gwladys, a french girl living in Britanny, Rennes. I’ve started the project by composing music alone in my bedroom. I was practicing bass and drums in bands and wanted to compose songs on my own. I began to use MAO and synths to produce demos and share it on the internet quickly.
If you had to describe your music in terms of not music … what would you say?
I could use the terms nostalgic, romantic but energetic. I want people to feel emotions and dance at the same time.
Forget about genres for a second – Carriegoss’ music sounds like …
A Sunday afternoon party in the woods by autumn with Kathy Long and wolves.
What are your first musical memories? When did you first fall in love with sound?
I fell in love with The Cranberries‘ first album Everybody else is doing it, so why can’t we? at a very young age, listening to it every day. I was also strangly obsessed by the Winter part from Vivaldi’s Four seasons.
What are you looking for in music?
The songs I listen to the most are not the most intricate ones. I’m caught by melodies, distinctive voices, messages easy to identify with. I like simple songs I can easily remember and sing again at first listen. The best songs are the ones you can quickly remember.
Foto 3: © Gart Algar / Foto 4: © Studio Carlito
Which person, artist or incident inspired you when you first started making music?
I was influenced by EBM and wave bands from 80’s like Nitzzer Ebb, Oppenheimer Analysis, Turquoise Days, Kas Products, Martin Dupont, A flock of seagulls; and actual bands like Buzz Kull, Perverse State, Tearist, Lovataraxx; and labels like Detitri Records, Dais records.
What is the most surprising record on your CD-/Vinyl-shelf?
The most surprising one is Gina X Performance album „Nice mover“, I enjoyed it a lot when discovering her. It was the combination I was looking for. Dancing structures with powerful vocals, funny but fierce messages.
What impact do your surroundings have on your art? Which sort of mood produces the best song?
I’m not that much influenced by mood or emotions. I like to feed my imagination by watching films and playing games. I love video games, they bring my senses to new journeys. Zelda for instance is such an incredible game.
Your EP “La force dense du vent” will be out soon. Can you tell us some things about the process of the creation of it? How does the birth of a new composition happen for you?
La force dense du vent is a six song EP I made on my own still in my bedroom. I compose songs when I’m relaxing. I wanted this EP to sound direct. I sing on a higher tone than on the previous releases, because this is the way I sing live. I also bought a new synth, the Minilogue XD and wanted to use the same sound on each track. I like to be constrained by the use of a restricted setup when composing music. Otherwise, I have this bad feeling to disperse. I always use the same synth for my bass sound like Polysix vst, and the same drums like 707 TR. The birth of a new composition happens when opening my ableton and writing a new bassline to which I oppose a synth melody, and at the end I try vocals. I often try new songs, but I don’t save the whole stuff.
How does the visual aspect relate to and reflect your music?
I like to paint and draw, and I wanted to release my own visuals for this project with the exception of the cover of the EP Touch, released by my friend Badame l’Ambasadrice. For Carriegoss I was thinking of narrative visuals with a touch of darkness, inspired by the universe of Charles Burns.
Which instrument will surely NEVER be heard on a Carriegoss track?
Aha, good question! A banjo on a reggaeton beat I would say.
What’s next for you? What are you most looking forward to?
I’m thinking of composing new tracks but with my bass guitar. I play bass guitar when playing Carriegoss live, but I’ve never recorded these songs.
Foto 5 (rechts): © Studio Carlito
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