Interview:

I believe music and spirit derive from the same source. Both are related deeply with the powers of the subconscious mind, which in itself is eternal and boundless since it transcends time and space. I think of all kinds of art, music is the most abstract, and thus it affects the inner mind without filter or delay. It hits the center of perception which forms reality without limitation. There is a possibility that music transcends its conscious form, being some notes played on instruments by parts of a human body. It then becomes spirits exchanging information. At least with good and intense music that is. You see, I have been involved in many forms of experimenting with the mind, which is one of the reasons of our strong relation to the occult, esoteric, and H.P. Lovecraft. These are all present from our first release “What Dwells Beyond” and have become more influential ever since. When I write songs it is the subconscious speaking: pure spirit. Our lyrics actually represent images captured while letting the mind roam freely under impressions created by the raw music. It’s like we cast the lyrics out of the music, and only we are the ones to filter it in our certain way. As far as I am concerned, as a producer and audio engineer, that is the only way to create “real” music. Everything else sounds dishonest, artificial, untrue, and plastic! So we basically act not as creators but as filters until the time comes when man is able to deal with the real thing: pure creative chaos!

“I believe music and spirit derive from the same source.”
– Alex ‘Snakes’ Warfield, guitarist in Philosopher