● New Release/Alternative Atmospheric Pop/Oslo, Norway
The Silence Is Out Of Tune
"Cinematic alt-pop from Oslo, built on analogue organs and modular synths."
Oct 30, 20264 min read
The Silence Is Out Of Tune · Oslo, Norway
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● Editor's Note
The Silence Is Out Of Tune is the Oslo duo of Merete and Marius, and the EP of the same name turns divorce, longing and isolation into a dreamlike sonic world of modular synths, Rhodes and Farfisa organ. It plays like a film you drift into, and it leaves a mood behind.
● The Interview
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you before, and what makes it undeniably you?
Marius: Cinematic, noisy, screechy. melodic Merete: What Ma said, adding atmospheric Indie/ alt-pop/ rock, experimenting within the structure of a catchy pop- song.
What's the story behind the music you're releasing right now? Where did it come from emotionally?
Marius: Hope, longing, melancholia, loneliness and isolation Merete: Marius was going through divorce, so we dived into those feelings. It brought out my love lost- experiences as well, and we made them into a sonic world.
Is there a lyric or line in your upcoming release that you're most proud of? What does it mean to you?
“The Silence Is Out Of Tune” & “Listen to the music, only you can hear it”. These sentences touch upon the feeling of reality being distorted in times of external and internal pressure.
What do you want listeners to feel when they first press play, and what do you want them to feel when it ends?
Pressing play should be like turning on a dreamlike movie, when it ends like waking up from an intriguing dream that linger as a mood and a feeling lingering in your body.
What genre do you officially claim, and what genre do you secretly belong to?
Alternativ darkpop & Film music.
What emotion do you find the hardest to write about honestly?
Happiness
Is there a sound, instrument, or texture you keep returning to, one that shows up even when you don't plan it?
Modular synths & Electric organs and pianos like Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond, Farfisa
What's your creative process like? Do you write from life, from imagination, or somewhere in between?
Impro and then editing like collage until we find the idea and essence, then structure, lyrics, melody & the rest of the production
Do you make music better alone or with other people in the room?
Together
Are you consciously thinking about how a song will feel on a 15-second clip when you're writing it, and how does that sit with you?
No
What do you do outside of music that secretly makes your music better?
Marius: Hiking, Padling, Yoga, Meditation, Theatre, Family, Love, Life Merete: Being with dogs & my family & friends. Looking at the sea.
Was there a specific moment, song, or artist that made you think, "I need to make music"?
Marius: Jim Morrison and the Doors the first time I heard it on the radio as a kid. Wow! What the fuck, what is that hypnotic voice what is that organ tornado? Merete: When I was 8 yrs. old, I got to sing my favorite radio hit in the 70's, Paloma Blanca, into a microphone, accompanied by Electric organ with built in Rhythm-box in a hotel in the mountains of Norway.
What did your younger self think your music career would look like, versus what it actually looks like now?
A lot more glamorous and successful
How do you separate the artist version of you from the everyday version of you, or do you even try?
Marius: I don't even try Merete: Not me either
Are you the same person on stage as you are in the studio, and in real life?
Marius: Yes Merete: Hopefully a bit more fun
If a label called you tomorrow with a deal on the table, what's the first question you'd ask, and what's the one thing you'd never sign away?
Marius: Final cut Merete: What can you offer/ Authenticity
Has a platform ever changed the way you make music, and how do you feel about that?
No
Have you ever felt pressure to write a song around a hook that would work in the first three seconds of a video? What did you do with that pressure?
No
What does a good week on social media look like for you, and what does a bad one do to your head?
Marius: I prefer antisocial media. Merete: I care too much at this point, so a good one is when I get attention, a bad one is feeling ignored…
If TikTok disappeared tomorrow, where would you be? Do you have a plan that doesn't depend on any single platform?
Marius: I would applaud Merete: We are mostly on IG & FB
Have you ever had a song go viral, or almost go viral? What did that actually do for your career, and what did it not do?
No
Do you think streaming services, TikTok, and social platforms genuinely support independent artists, or are they just the new gatekeepers?
Marius: Harakiri Merete: Dance
Who are you making this music for? Is there a specific person, version of yourself, or community you had in mind?
Marius: We try to dive honestly into something that we like ourself, and have a naive hope that it may then resonate with others.
What does success look like to you, not in the industry's eyes, but in yours?
Inner calm, and lack of struggle. Managing to be in the music for its own sake
What do you listen to when you're not listening to music?
Nature, Wind, Ocean, Forest, Silence
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