Basarabian Hills/Interview with Florian

Interview by Jay Parker

Hi guys this is Jay reporting from Bogota, Colombia...

Today I'll be talking to Florian, from the awesome atmospheric BM band Basarabian Hills from Moldova...

1) Tell us about Basarabian Hills. When and where was the band formed? Why was the band formed?

Basarabia was the old name of my country. Due to its beautiful scenery it was called a " Piece of Heaven". I decided to pay a tribute to my native land creating the band Basarabian Hills in 2011 in the town Falesti, Republic of Moldova.

2) Describe your sound in 5 words.

- Melancholic, Soothing, Magical, Mystic, Sadness.

3) Tell us about your releases from first to newest.

- Spirit Of The Native Land - (Full-length 2012) . - A Breath Of The Wide Valley - (Full-length 2012). - In The Stillness Of The Codrii - (Full-length 2013).- Groping In A Misty Spread - (Full-length 2014). - Enveloped In The Velvet Cloak Of Midnight - (Full-length 2015). - Attraction - (Full-length 2016). - Eerie Light Of Fireflies - (Full-length 2018). - The Path Of Hope - (Full-length 2021).

4) Your sound is like a Black Metal Forest, rich with nature and harmony. What inspired that sound? How do you write your epic songs? Who has been your biggest influence?

- There are moments in life when you need sometime of solitude, to put your thoughts in order to decide some important questions. The best place to achieve is the midst of nature, a path in the woods. My music expresses the conection between nature and humanity, love for the hills and valleys of the Motherland and The Spirituality of The Night Forest. In creating my music, I was mostly influenced by Lustre, Burzum, Nokturnal Mortum, Fear of Eternity, Negură Bunget, Austere, Summoning, Woods of Desolation Evilfeast and many others...

5) What are your plans for the future?

- Soon there will be released a new album “The Path Of Hope” - (Full-length 2021), which contains 4 songs. In them I tried to express the idea that, “In Order To Search For The Light, You May Have To Cross The Darkness”.

6) Tell us about the metal scene in Moldova, recommend some bands for our readers to check out!

- In Moldova Black Metal is not very popular, but we have some bands that you can check out! - Viscol, Advent Fog, Ad Patres, Caligo, Chordewa, Witch Desire, Mapoi Tarani, A Refraction.

7) How do you see Black Metal evolving in the next few years?

- Nature is Beauty and Eternity. To my mind Atmopheric Black Metal is the link to it. So it definitely has a future and may be new styles will apear as this kind of music became so popular. Its purpose is to make people aware of the uniqueness of our planet, of its heavenly scenes.

8) Would you like to add anything for our readers?

- I hope that people will enjoy listening to my music, which mainly expresses the feeling of walking through the Eternal Forest.