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OF SIN
Nativity in Black - Breeding Catharsis
By Adrian ‘The Energizer’ Bromley
"There seems to be a little confusion about the Lover of Sin
album," says Maitri, lead singer/bassist of cult gothic legends
Christian Death, "This is my new little baby and not a continuation
of Christian Death. I really wanted to start something by myself
and really focus on the music and raise it by myself."
But it is kind of hard to get that point across, even for critics,
when there is a title on Maitri’s solo album of Lover of Sin
that states "Christian Death presents…"
"Yeah, it is kind of confusing, but I guess the label [Candlelight
Records] felt it was necessary to get the band name out there and
associate it with Christian Death."
But what did you think about the label’s marketing idea?
Says the singer, "I think they should have done this as a Lover
of Sin project because there wouldn’t have been as much confusion
over the release, but at the same time if it came out as Lover of
Sin there would be all these questions arising and people not knowing
anything really about Lover of Sin."
Despite said obstacles facing the album, Maitri has done a superb
job of bringing forth darkened spirits, eloquent arrangements and
haunting passages with the work on the debut, a task she took on
by herself to create but did receive some quality help from an assortment
of friends and colleagues, most notably Valor from Christian Death.
"I think people will be really into what I have done here with
Lover of Sin, but I also think people should read up about the project
online before they give it a listen. Get some input about what the
project is about and about who is involved."
About the music she says, "I think people will be into the
nice pieces of music we have assembled for the debut, especially
some of them that are reminiscent of Christian Death (thanks to
Valor, who co-wrote some of the songs). I think those people who
listen to this record and are open-minded enough will be able to
look past the work of Christian Death and really be into what I
done here."
And the bonus to starting your own project?
"Well," she explains, "as we all know Christian Death
has been around for more than a decade now and there really is no
room to expand or try new ideas. The band’s style is set in
its ways. But with Lover of Sin it’s a huge opportunity for
me to go crazy and let loose and try new things. I’m very excited
about this project."
Unlike her role in Christian Death, which Maitri says "was
very hard to step into because it was something that already existed,"
starting with Lover of Sin was quite the opposite. "It was
quite easy to get going with this project. I just opened up and
let myself go and went forward with something that I wanted to do.
I knew from my experience with Christian Death that by the time
I got around to doing Lover of Sin I’d be ready to take on
the challenge and go with it. No hassles, no obstacles, just me
outlining what I wanted to do musically and making it come into
existence."
Seeing that this was the debut for Lover of Sin, what was Maitri’s
reaction to the finished product? She pauses to gather her thoughts
and then says, "I was very proud of the final results and the
way it made me feel the first time I played it back, but I also
felt very nervous and scared to how people would react to it. I
put so much anger and emotion and I really let myself go,"
she laughs, "so now everyone can see who I am."
And those emotions—were they hard to get down on tape?
"I was able to really effectively get all my ideas recorded
how I wanted them to be," she says proudly. "I am surprised
how smoothly this recording went. Actually, everything about this
record turned out better than I had wanted it to turn out.
"Making the new record has been such an experience. So much
going on, so many ideas coming and going to make the album come
together. It has been exhausting but rewarding," she says.
"I’m eager to see how things will turn out for the next
record. I mean, you spend so much time working on your debut that
when it comes time to make the second record the momentum is already
there and you know what works and what doesn’t and what you
want to try next. It’ll be interesting to see how things shape
up for a second Lover of Sin album, but I can guarantee it will
be a worthwhile journey for me and the fans to take."
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