Heartbreak's music has been described as a combination of the upbeat melodies of Italo and the dark energy of metal. Not an obvious pairing, perhaps, but one that works to great effect. Signed to the always cool Lex Records, their debut single, 'We're Back' is out now, and the album, 'Lies', follows on 22 Sep. We spoke to Argentinean vocalist Sebastian Muravchix and British producer Ali Renault, who make up the duo.
Q1 How did you start out making music?
Sebastian: I started playing guitar to make up for giving up chess, which was a bit of a shock to me and my family. My first song was called 'The Electronic Pacifier'.
Ali: I got a guitar for my thirteenth birthday and started a metal band called Synaptic Explosion.
Q2 What inspired your latest album?
Ali: Musically, everything from techno to disco and metal.
Sebastian: We wanted to represent the different stages of work Heartbreak's been through for the last two years and we found that 'Lies' have been in various ways, an important theme for us from the very beginning.
Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
Sebastian: We talk, we write a drum loop, we talk, we write a bassline, and then we let the flow take over.
Ali: We try things out in front of the machines until we are decidedly excited about what we're creating, then we let nature take its course.
Q4 Which artists influence your work?
Ali/Sebastian: Black Sabbath, Drexciya, Juan Atkins, Obituary, Mad Mike, Jeff Mills, Jean Baudrillard, Alden Tyrell, Stefano Pulga, Salvatore Cusato, and countless more.
Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
Sebastian: Remember that music is not meant to fit your lifestyle, it's meant to change your life.
Ali: This isn't music for the faint hearted.
Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest single/album, and for the future?
Ali/Sebastian: Our US tour will be announced shortly and we've got plenty of live dates in the UK. We shall prove that Heartbreak and 'Lies' can be positive forces.
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