HARAA

-Nice to meet you, Haraa. Please use three words to introduce yourself.
Haraa: Strange, Loner and Electric.

-What brought you to become an active musician?
Haraa: Music herself.

-Kosmische Musik is a strong influence of yours. Do you think of bringing it to a further step, making something revolutionary with it?
Haraa: Oh no, the KM is just one of my influence, but I don’t (and I don’t really want) to make it. I am very electric in music, and I heard many different style of music. I think I make “indie music”, because I record many different things, like folk song, or drone, electronic things, rock, and other. I don’t want any label for my work, I record all that I want, I got no limit in my brain and in my heart.

-Among your work, what is the piece that you think represents you the most, and why?
Haraa: Very difficult question, I got just one album and a side project (Ted Melvins), and I record many things for the next album. But I don’t got the answer, excuse me.

-Any song you’re ashamed of, and why?
Haraa: Good question: I don’t know too.

-If you had a magic wand, in what band would you play right now?
Haraa: With the Climax Golden Twins or Shellac.

-What would you say to Awa-news readers who might not know you, to convince them to listen to your albums?
Haraa: Let me sleep, let me dream.

-Would you like to live in a specific place just to be influenced by its atmosphere, like David Bowie did in Berlin?
Haraa: In Bordeaux, because this is a very beautiful place, and the musical scene is very good. Or maybe record in Quebec city, because I love this place, and I really want travel in Canada one day. Barcelona too, to record music about Antonio Gaudi work.

-Last but not least, would you openly admit that you are an Awaken fan?
Haraa: When I listen to “Beppu Nights” and “I Know Time Is Passing By…” live at Radio SI, I want to cry, because Snowcat got a beautiful voice, and an very important emotion through it. I love to me magnetised by Awa’ record, that’s a real pleasure to discover new records, and Gilles is a very cool guy, and I love it.

(interview from Awa-news, 2009 or 2010)