{"id":2965,"date":"2022-08-05T02:40:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T02:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostinthenordics.com\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2022-08-05T02:40:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T02:40:15","slug":"patrick-doval-soulless-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/05\/patrick-doval-soulless-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Doval &#8211; Soulless Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinthenordics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/patrickdoval_277598349_160534143003907_2297141950329430226_n-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2966\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E58\"><strong>Hi\u00a0Patrick, how are you today?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E62\">I am doing well. Thanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E64\"><strong>For those that haven\u2019t heard of you yet, how would you best describe your sound, and who have been your biggest influences so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E68\">My music is very retro sounding. It has an 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s chill vibe to it. I\u2019ve been influenced by so many great artists and bands from the 60\u2019s, 70, 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s. Legendary Alternative Rock bands from The Cure and Depeche Mode to Singer\/Songwriters like Hall and Oates and Simon and Garfunkel to Rock N\u2019 Roll bands like Led Zeppelin and Guns and Roses to Rap artists like Ice Cube and Tupac to Classical music of Bach, Handel and Beethoven. I just love music and there are countless artists and bands that have inspired me along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E85\"><strong>Do you remember what the first song was that made you want to start a career in music?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E89\">\u201cCome as You Are\u201d by Nirvana and \u201cWish You Were Here\u201d by Pink Floyd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E91\"><strong>You have just released your new single \u2018Soulless Machine\u2019. Can you tell us how that track came about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E95\">I was inspired to create a music video with a dystopian theme and then write the song to the visuals like a soundtrack and that\u2019s exactly how the track came about. When I was finished with filming, I began to write the song to my video and after recording, I contacted Pete Parada to play drums on my track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patrick Doval - Soulless Machine [Featuring Pete Parada]\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tg1W6Ud0N94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E103\"><strong>And is there a story behind it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E105\">During the Covid pandemic I was frightened like everyone else and glued to the TV 24\/7. I soon felt a self-imposed isolation from the horrors of this world, as I formed a figurative wall to the media. After months of having no inspiration, I finally gained the strength and courage to begin to create music and \u201cSoulless Machine\u201d is the story I created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E123\">The main theme behind the song is The mind control and social slavery of the surveillance state of Big Brother is a major theme in the music video and lyrics of the song. \u00a0I was also inspired by many cult films on this project such as Pink Floyd\u2019s\u00a0The Wall, John Carpenter\u2019s\u00a0They Live,\u00a01984, a silent German expressionist film from 1927 called\u00a0Metropolis\u00a0and the ending of\u00a0The Wizard of Oz\u00a0when Dorothy and her entourage discover an ordinary man with a loudspeaker\u00a0behind the curtains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E140\"><strong>Can we expect a new EP or even an album from you in the near future?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E142\">Yes. I\u2019ve been writing songs and hopefully I can have a release in the not too distant future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E144\"><strong>What would you be doing right now, if it wasn\u2019t for your music career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E146\">I\u2019d be working as an Actuary in the corporate world, a profession I walked away from to pursue music and be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E151\"><strong>And finally, what is the best piece of musical advice you have ever been given?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E153\">Musical advice: Keep it simple and never give-up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Patrick Doval\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/6oXZJSLLfSSLaZdT8Hl9wr?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi\u00a0Patrick, how are you today? I am doing well. Thanks. For those that haven\u2019t heard of you yet, how would you best describe your sound, and who have been your biggest influences so far? My music is very retro sounding. It has an 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s chill vibe to it. I\u2019ve been influenced by so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discover"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}