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Interview : Lauri from Dive

When and how was your band created?
We started Dive in 2003. We did two demos shortly after that and now we are working on an ep and an album, which will hopefully be released later this year.

Where is the name of the band coming from?
Dive is about looking inside of ourselves, about the things we're keeping under the surface.

What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
Joy Division, Depeche Mode, The Smiths and Kate Bush are main influences for myself. The boys are into Ride, Swervedriver and other noisy indie hulabaloo.

What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician in Finland?
We are in the great position because we have found the right people to work with. They are hard working and they believe in the same things that we do. It took time but now we are mainly happy.

How could you define your style of music?
Today I would call it sophisticated new wave. Tomorrow something else.

During the years how has your musical style changed?
When we starded, our music was more or less punk music. I still love the attitude that punk bands have and it?s good to see them live. But I like to do more melodic stuff and songs that touches our audience. In the beginning it was just rage.

How do explain these changes?
It's the way we always wanted to go, but we didn?t first know how. Now it's all here. It feels very nice.

What are topics you treat in your songs?
They are mostly sad love songs. We are now working on new tunes that are much happier. But even in our darkest songs there is a glow of light somewhere.

What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
Probably some of the new ones; Apart or Shiver. They just work so well. Songs you can dance to.

Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
I'll choose gigs. We are blessed to have such a lovely audience every night. I can't see doing this without playing gigs to our fans. I love to talk with them after the shows as well.

During the process of making a song, what is the moment that you prefer?
I prefer the beginning and the end. In the beginning I?m alone with the song and it takes me to another places. I'll always try to cacht a certain mood to each song. Then we try the song with the boys and if and when it starts to work, it is incredibly touching.

A stupid question but... what is among all the songs you've been listening in your life the BEST song?
It must be Kate Bush with Hounds Of Love. I love the mood and the intensity on Kate's vocals.

What is your opinion, as a musician, regarding internet?
As we are an indieband from Finland it?s a nice way to promote our music. That's why we have fans in the States and UK. And who knows maybe in France too!

What are your projects ?
I'll try to make Dive as good as I can. That's my project.

What "image" do you have of French music?
I'll have to admit that I don?t know french music that much. I read sometime ago the biography of Edith Piaf.

Is there one French song that you prefer? If so, what song is it?
Any of Edith Piaf's songs. Perhaps "L'hymne à l'Amour". We used to listen to it with my father when I was a kid.

Interview by Vincent Lefrançois - 2006