Song dissection: Trespassers

Trespassers is one of my more autobiographical songs. Sometimes it’s easy to write, if you just document what you’ve experienced. Musically Trespassers is from the lighter edge of the Unzyme spectrum – something that could be played on a plain piano. I quite like the solos in this song. The story, however, is the most interesting … Read more

The best band websites to mimic

Websites tend not to be a top priority anymore, which is a shame, because no social media profile can really do what a website does. A website is supposed to be the most reliable, coherent information source for your band. But that’s rarely the case. Band websites are more like social media link collections than … Read more

New Unzyme music videos to be shot even deeper underground – in mines

We’re going deeper underground. Or at least we’re trying to get permissions to shoot two music videos in two different mines. Suvi Liukkonen, the producer of the music videos, has started negotiations with First Quantum Minerals, a company that operates the Pyhäsalmi mine and Nordkalk Oy, which operates the Tytyri mine in Lohja. We’re also … Read more

Murderator – Ableton Live Glitch Effects Rack by Unzyme and Machine Interaction

Want to add some sparkling, rhythmical, dissolute and raging biomechanical glitch buzz effects to your tracks or live shows? If so, Murderator is for you! The original bleep sounds have been mined from a purposefully desecrated 80’s Hohner synthesizer. This glitch effect is perfect for experimental DJs, heavy electronic music and to impress your weird … Read more

First draft of the new music video

Sebastian Trzaska just sent me the first draft of our next music video. It will be very different from the other two we’ve released from the third album. We’re still working on a few alternative cuts, because the original idea, to show the events in chronological order, might’ve not been the best idea after all. … Read more

The key lines

I always write the music first, and then start working on the lyrics. For some reason, the original melody is so important to me, that I’m not willing to change it in order to write the lyrics more easily. I feel that if I replace the melody, the feeling of the song would lose something important. Relying … Read more