Here is the 68th installment of the Dreams of Consciousness podcast, featuring an interview with Palm from Osaka, Japan.
I haven't interviewed many Japanese bands for the blog; as much as I love their music, the language barrier often proves to be an insurmountable challenge, making interviews impractical. Luckily, Osaka's Palm has a natural translator in bassist Will de Monchaux, an Australian transplant who speaks fluent Japanese and was able to relay my questions to his bandmates and their responses to me.
I caught up with the band at Rumah Api, on the Malaysian leg of their South East Asian tour. Their gig coincided with the Indian festival of Deepavali, and we did the interview outdoors while fireworks went off in the background. We discussed the history of the band and the reason behind the 6 year gap between albums. We also talked about the Hokage venue that Palm vocalist Toshi operates in Osaka.
My thanks to the members of Palm for speaking with me, and to you for listening.
TRACKLIST:
taken from the EP Die Consciously, Live Consciously
Japanese Nightmare
Rot Away
taken from the album My Darkest Friends
All of Hate, All of Rage
Filth
taken from the EP The Unusual
Ex Owner is Fucked
Dedicated To Humanity
Honorable Death
taken from the album To Live Is To Die, To Die Is To Live
palmjpn.com
Palm on Facebook
Palm on Bandcamp
To Live Is To Die, To Die Is To Live through EVP Bandcamp
Hokage Music Bar (Toshi's venue in Osaka)
Hokage on Facebook
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