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Podcast: Dreams of Consciousness
Episode: 283: Seven Impale
Description: Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 283 features an interview with Benjamin Widerøe, Fredrik Widerøe, and Stian Økland of Seven Impale.
Bergen's Seven Impale hail from the unofficial capital of Norwegian black metal, but their music is a far cry from the grim and frostbitten scene that sprung up around them. Organs and saxophones weave through the sextet's compositions, leading to a singular kind of prog rock that's both jazzy and heavy.
I spoke with Seven Impale saxophonist Benjamin Widerøe, drummer Fredrik Widerøe, and vocalist/guitarist Stian Økland about creating saxophone parts for heavy music, and why songwriting is a c...