Marked For Death
Interview d'Emma Ruth Rundle, par Sargent House
TSH: Firstly congratulations on such a profound album with ‘Some Heavy Ocean’… Though it was exhausting emotionally and marked by personal struggles, how cathartic and compelling was it to express your convictions and state of mind with this collection of enthralling songs?
TSH: It’s been mentioned that you literally moved into Sargent House’s home studio in Echo Park, sequestering yourself for two months writing and recording, what was the level of focus like during this period?
Emma: Thank you very much. Writing and recording “Some Heavy Ocean” was a trying, yet cathartic experience. As the songs became more fleshed out and instruments other than guitar were added I certainly felt something like a sense of relief.
Emma: This is true - I stayed locked away down there for a bit and woke up each day to work. It was an intense time and the focus was there but that’s not to say there was no experimentation. Each song required its own approach and arrangement. Because there was no deadline and I was working out of the home studio, there was a lot of leeway in how and when we did things. For instance, if I felt that recording vocals for a certain song would be done best at night in an upstairs room, we could wait the day and prepare for that. Recording this record was unlike any other recording experience I’ve had.
