We first interviewed Seventh Circle’s Adam Pederson back in Issue #4. We spoke at length then about his album The Struggle, it was a great interview with a guy that puts out a generous helping of dark and emotional music. The Struggle was one of those exciting new finds that I was really impressed with, and was quite honestly surprised at how good the album was when I first heard it. Since that interview Seventh Circle has released several great projects you can check out here…
Adam decided to re-release the expanded version of The Struggle. This gem has been remastered and has a second disc of the demos which is really cool. The demos were basically the tracks before Eric Clayton got on board with the project, and they are really pretty amazing as you can hear the tracks in their original glory which is something I like to do. It’s always cool to hear an artist’s vision before anyone else is involved with the project, you get the purest view of the music that way. Adam answered a couple of questions about the new release and I wanted to pass it on. Most of our readers who are fans of Saviour Machine will really dig this record, not because the affiliation with Eric, but more because the music that Seventh Circle created here is dark, intense and full of melancholy that is completely unsettling in some songs, and then surprisingly comforting in others.
This album made my top 5 picks from my “best of 2013” list, and I highly recommend headphones to hear the story and all the various layers of sound and ambience. Pop on over to the bandcamp site and support this project with money! Support your independent music.
What are the differences in the new release, what you wanted to change and why, and what people can expect to hear with the new vs old?
The main reason behind wanting to remaster it was simply because when I did it back in 2008, I didn’t know that much about mixing and mastering. I’m certainly no pro now but I listened to the album and knew I could do better… I think it sounds louder, clearer and has more bottom end which is what I wanted to achieve. It’s a definite improvement. It just so happened the five year anniversary was coming up. I also had some rare tracks that I thought would be cool for people to hear. I didn’t sell many of them and still have them for sale at seventhcircle.bandcamp.com. Check it out and if you like it, please buy it.
Any new news on upcoming stuff?
I am hoping to release HUMAN Part I this year… Hopefully by mid-late summer. I have to record vocals on about ten more songs, then edit them… then mix and master the album. A lot to do but once I find a good studio to record vocals it won’t take me long. I’m also working with a couple friends on an electronica project called Chrysalis Eyes… that page is here: chrysaliseyes.bandcamp.com. I am proud of what we are coming up with there and we hope to release an EP this year as well.
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