{"id":29950,"date":"2015-06-30T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toiletovhell.com\/?p=29950"},"modified":"2015-06-29T21:12:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T02:12:00","slug":"an-interview-with-turkish-darkwave-band-she-past-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/an-interview-with-turkish-darkwave-band-she-past-away\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with: She Past Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>She Past Away<\/strong> took some time away from their busy schedule to sit with us on The Toilet. For those not familiar with the group, they are unique;\u00a0goth rock and darkwave, that&#8217;s, well, dark for a change. The kicker? They&#8217;re from Turkey, and sing completely in Turkish, giving it a strange and melancholy vibe. Anywho, we got to talk about the music, Turkish culture, food, and everything in between, with one of the most unique and dark bands out there.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>For those unfamiliar with the band, tell us a bit about the history of the band, and your influences.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She Past Away<\/strong>: The group was created in Bursa, and since then we have moved to Istanbul. We have been actively performing since 2009. We have published one EP <em>Kasvetli Kutlama<\/em> (\u201cGloomy Celebration\u201d) in 2010, and our debut album <em>Belirdi Gece<\/em> (\u201cThe Night Emerged\u201d) in 2012. We released our second album, <em>Narin Yalnizlik<\/em> (Delicate Loneliness) in May.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the things that has struck me and many others as unique is where you&#8217;re from (Turkey). When I think of Turkey, at least from what my dad has told me about\u00a0the place when he was there, it&#8217;s not exactly a place you&#8217;d think of when you think of cold and atmospheric goth. How would you describe it there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are in the middle of Asia and Europe, and there&#8217;s an interaction of many cultures present here. But unfortunately it&#8217;s a Muslim country. It came over time and wherever there is Sharia it&#8217;s very restrictive. We still have to talk about any darkwave subculture.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_81513\"  width=\"320\" height=\"240\"  data-origwidth=\"320\" data-origheight=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5_Sj6OJ9Xw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you describe some of the current political climate over there? Does that affect some of the possibility\u00a0of touring there and getting your music played\u00a0locally?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is very poorly managed, and how the elections are approached. We hope that something will change. We can not do a lot of concerts here. But this is more because of a lack of darkwave music originated from here and a lack of followers. It has done several events and concerts, though. We are a very popular band in the underground market, and playing concerts that offer bands that play other styles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has it been like being perhaps the only band of your kind over there, given the conservative nature of Turkey?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actually, no. Many Turkish rock, indie rock, metal, and electronic bands are from here. 80&#8217;s darkwave culture is here too, rather than the overwhelming conservative is here too, I think.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you decide on the name She Past Away (which is an interesting play on words, btw!)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can read in two ways, and because we prefer it. It makes sense to post. We preferred to be uncertain and\u00a0strange. Some mistakenly thought we were doing it. It&#8217;s pretty funny. We do not think that such a group must comply with the rules of grammar names.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toiletovhell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/she-past-away.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29952 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toiletovhell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/she-past-away.jpg?resize=720%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"she-past-away\" width=\"720\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/she-past-away.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/she-past-away.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You&#8217;ve been touring almost nonstop since <em>Belirdi Gece<\/em> came out. How has the reception been so far?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve played many concerts after long intervals between albums. We went to some places twice and have had generally good responses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any plans for touring here in America, Canada or South America?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the coming months we will play in Peru, Chile and Brazil. We want to play in Canada as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any talks with labels over here in those areas?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The other point that really stood out to me is the fact you sing completely in Turkish, and the first time I&#8217;ve heard Turkish sound cold (then again, most of my\u00a0experience of hearing it is from <em>3 Dev Adam<\/em> and really bad Turkish remakes of Western films. Bad examples!). Was this a natural decision, or something that came over\u00a0time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you evaluate it with the old B-movie Turkish remakes of films sentiment, yeah, pretty much. Really bad movies! But I enjoy watching them.\u00a0The main reason is they speak Turkish and speaking Turkish is in our being, and makes us feel alive, in the way that best represents us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What kind of feel does Turkish give that you feel would be missing in English?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We promise to make music that reflects our inner world. It would have been a distortion if we sang in English, and it would be far from sincere.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_71448\"  width=\"320\" height=\"240\"  data-origwidth=\"320\" data-origheight=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5OsETaZhBzE?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nI recently saw your live set in Portugal. Was that in a cathedral or castle? The venue looks incredible!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, it was a pretty impressive place! It was an outdoor festival. The church was a place we played in the castle. And it was enormous!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you say has been the best place to play live so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hard to choose, but above our churches, and concerts in Mexico in the festival atmosphere are good. Those are the most memorable ones for us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A lot of people I&#8217;ve known, and myself included, have always gone between goth\/industrial\/darkwave\/etc. and metal. Do you see She Past Away catching on with some\u00a0of the heavy metal crowd, and are there any metal bands that you like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to others, underground heavy metal is very popular in Turkey and from time to time I come across a really good group, usually death metal or black metal group. Last time, I found out about a good industrial metal band called <strong>Black Front<\/strong>, who are fairly successful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some of your plans for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week we released our album. We have an expected plans to publish within the next few months, and some concerts. <em>[<strong>Note:<\/strong> the album was released in May]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Any more videos planned for the near future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are working on a new video. We are putting it together.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_54401\"  width=\"320\" height=\"240\"  data-origwidth=\"320\" data-origheight=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GMWyynapnsM?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>OK, as I&#8217;ve mentioned before, all I know of Turkish movies is <em>3 Dev Adam<\/em> and really bad remakes of western television\u00a0shows and movies (<em>Batman, Superman, Star Wars<\/em>,\u00a0etc). Are there some good Turkish films or tv shows you&#8217;d reccomend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Somersault in a Coffin, Home Is Against The Aall, Cheap Novels , Muhsin Bey<\/em>, and many other great Turkish films come to mind . I would\u00a0recommend that you watch <em>Bulabilrsd<\/em> with subtitles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any other Turkish bands you&#8217;d recommend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kim Ki O, Rhythm 0, Kara Cephe, Cenk Taner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And, last but not least, I always like talking cooking with bands at the end of interviews! Any recipes you&#8217;d like to share, or good Turkish food besides the\u00a0usual that you&#8217;d recommend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Turkish cuisine is very rich cuisine, but unfortunately I&#8217;m not a good cook. I can recommend things, and things you must eat if you come here. If you are not a vegetarian, then try iskender and pita. And pita types of food such as meatballs, and dry beans for vegetarians, dishes like stuffed sarma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anything else you would like to add?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the interview. Our new album is out now, on digital and CD format and will be released very soon on LP. With love!<\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Check out She Past Away&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/shepastaway\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a> page and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepastaway\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepastaway\/photos\/a.10150776504929222.428312.137746409221\/10151522951239222\/?type=1&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">Image Via<\/a>)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She Past Away took some time away from their busy schedule to sit with us on The Toilet. For those not familiar with the group, they are unique;\u00a0goth rock and darkwave, that&#8217;s, well, dark for a change. The kicker? They&#8217;re from Turkey, and sing completely in Turkish, giving it a strange and melancholy vibe. Anywho, we got to talk about the music, Turkish culture, food, and everything in between, with one of the most unique and dark bands out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":30657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[478,370],"tags":[4369,4370,4367,4368],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/885449_10151522951239222_1420195636_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}