Ecchymosis Interview - 2017

Hello and thank you for taking the time to talk with Cerebral Reviewment!

Wasumit : Hello Cerebral Reviewment, and everyone! My pleasure to be interviewed by you!

Polwach : Hey there! 

Can you start by stating who you are and your role in the band?

Wasumit : I’m Wasumit, bassist. And of course the latest member of the band.

Polwach : Polwach, drummer. Anal.

How long has each band member been doing their particular craft? 

Wasumit : Good question, trying to see how professional we are or what? Just kidding bro, OK, let’s start with me first. I have been playing bass for around 12 years now, I played normal stuff at first, and became a BDM bass player in 2008 (since I joined Intricated, another local band) and the bass humiliation way started from there. Twish can also play bass, as a guitarist he started when he was in high-school.

Polwach : I started doing drums when I was like 14, so around 14 years ago. I just realized I’ve spent the half of my life playing kits. Can’t remember when I started playing blastbeats tho. Maybe like 12 years ago or so…

Can you tell us about the history of Ecchymosis?  I know the band is still young, but have you had to endure any line-up changes?

Polwach : I formed Ecchymosis in January 2014 with Weerasak (vocalist) as he asked me if I was interested to play some sloppy and shitty BDM.  In search for a guitarist, we found Twish (already in the same goregrind same band as Polwach, Cystgurgle) around October that year. We released a demo in the same year. In 2015 we recorded a promo demo. Thanks to Peter (Dissevered) for sending the promo track to Daniel (New Standard Elite), we then got signed to the label in September 2015. We played without bass for some time until we got Wasumit as the bassist of the band in November 2016.

What are the main differences between the first two demos and the full length?  Obviously, production values change and budgets change, but you always stuck to a pretty raw approach, which we true fans appreciate.  What was the mindset like, after signing to New Standard Elite, as far as having access to new production/recording techniques and options?

Polwach : Actually the first demo is different from the second demo as well. Everything you hear in the first demo is improvisational. We didn’t write those songs. Unlike the second demo, we wrote the song prior to the recording session. The songs on both demos only consist of drums, 1 line guitar, and vocals. No bass at all. In the full-length we got more “professional” (eh…don’t wanna use that word haha), recording drums, guitars, vocals, and of course bass, but as you said, we have been keeping it raw all the time. Raw sound is surely our main focus. I’d say that the mindset has been constant. Raw and sloppy approach.

What are your lyrics about?  What is the writing process for new songs like?

Disgusting shit hahah. Morbid sexual intercourses with rotten corpses. Shit like that. We don’t want to get different lyrically. Just want to keep the gory concept that brutal death metal delivers. For all the previous songs we wrote our songs in the rehearsal room. First I came up with drum patterns or Twish came up with guitar patterns, then Weerasak came up with vocal patterns, then I and Weerasak came up with lyrics. The new songs will feature our new bassist Wasumit. They will be written in the same way the old songs were in, the only change is that Wasumit will also throw in ideas for guitar patterns as well. Simple process huh?

 

Walk me through a day in the life of Ecchymosis.

Getting up, drinking beer, jamming shit. That pretty much sums it up.

How is the scene in Bangkok currently?

Wasumit : Pretty good, not big but very strong, been like this for years. Fans are always supportive, every time we have shows they come, not many but very quality audiences. Every overseas band that came to play here they said like “Man, Fans here are insane, haha”. We also start to have a few new bands from the younger generation as well, and they are good. Love to see them getting stronger and stronger. 

Polwach : Man, love being in it.

Can you give fans one lesser-known band, out of Bangkok, that you would suggest checking out?

Wasumit : Sorry can’t pick only one, can I suggest more? Coz there is a lot of good bands from Bangkok, Thailand such as, Imbrued Blemishment, A Good Day For Killing (they are on hold now), Psychopathy, Tortured Animals, Pathological Sadism, Affective Psychosis and of course, my another band, Intricated XD Check them out !

How much do you like beer?

Wasumit : Fucking lots! Me and Polwach are really into craft beer, Weerasak joined in recently. IPA is our fav, really dig it. Our passion about craft beer is phenomenal, Twish is not quite a beer maniac but he can drink. We always try to have a mini party with the band members, all about beer of course!

Polwach : You can throw good beer in my funeral. I will rot in it.

How does the band feel about President Donald Trump?

Wasumit : He looks like Donald Dumb instead of Donald Trump, that’s it and not any more comments. Please don’t get us involved politics haha XD

Any last words to your fans?

Wasumit : Only one word but from the deepest bottom of our hearts ! THANK YOU for all the supports and spreading the word about us! YOU GUYS RULE AS FUCK!!

Polwach : Thank you so much for digging us. Your support is beyond the best! Guys our gratitude can’t be described in words. Thank you thank you thank you very much. Our appreciation also goes to Daniel Osborn and New Standard Elite for everything you’ve done for us. By the way dude I checked out your blog, fucking awesome shit! Really detailed and interesting reviewing contents. Unlike some idiot in the scene whom I think you can guess. ;) Thank you for conducting the interview with us. Goes greatly appreciated! Cheers!!!!!