By Kelley Simms
MURMUR'S PROG-METAL
lineup changes and a change of scenery.
After moving to Chicago, Vogels ended
up living on Nachtmystium vocalist
Blake Judd's couch. This friendship
opened the door for the two bands to do a
two-song split in 2011. After another hiatus, Murmur has re-emerged to bring its
finest and most eccentric representation of
the band to date with its self-titled sophomore album (released last month on
Season of Mist).
Mosh: You did a two-song split with
Nachtmystium in 2011. How did this come
about?
MV: When I first moved to Chicago, I
lived with (Nachtmystium vocalist) Blake
Judd and moved into his place as a roommate. I met him a year before that through
the music scene and got to be pretty close.
I needed a place to stay and I stayed at his
place for about 10 months. One day he
asked if I wanted to do a split EP and of
course I said yes. I played the synthesizer
live with them once and I played bass for
them a few times live when they needed
someone to play. I was already familiar
with the band and I was already close to
them. They were looking for someone to
do a split with and there I was in the next
room! So it worked out perfectly and it
was better for us as far as exposure.
Mosh: How does the new album differ from
your debut?
Matthias Vogels: The new one really
Mosh: You also create the band's artwork?
MV: I did the first cover as well as the new
one. The three-headed bull illustration on
Murmur's Matthias Vogels (far left)
"It's only going to get weirder"
– Matthias Vogels
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