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When and how was your band created?
We formed Spiha in autumn 1998. Excactly 5 years ago. First there where Me, Daemon and the singer Henry. There were some others but they slowly faded away. After our first show, newyear 1999 we got a record-deal. We signed to R.I.P. Metamorhposis records from Espoo, Finland. Ville Maila who was the manager saw our show and was blown away. The record is very hard to get because it was released just before the recordcompany disolved. So when then gigged for a couple of years had a lot of line-up changes. Fortunately we managed to form a working team and the record “Egoreactor” was soon reality.Also lowfrequency records got very interested in us.
Were is the name of the band coming from?
For many people Spiha means: Spiritual Hallucination others have said that it is Satans people of hell´s abyss:))). To be honest, you can read spiha if you turn the BYRDS logo upsidedown.
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
There´s a lot of influences, because we are six in the band. ac/dc, maiden, beatles, doors, alice in chains, alice cooper, venom, stones, jeff buckley.. and to not forget the bluesy stuff, Hooker, Otis Redding.
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician / singer (in Finland)?
The winter is very long here in Finland. About half the year. At that time its good to spend a lot of time writing songs, rehearsing and arranging them. Its very cold outside and not much to do. So there´s one positve thing. Also its a pleasure to do some gigs during the winter.
The negative side is being poor and starving.
How could you qualify your style of music?
Spiha is just a mixture of old and new bands. You can hear the personal favorites of everybody in Spiha. We just try to make good music.
Have you ever considered the possibilty to change totally your style of music? If so, what style of music would you choose?
We are constantly influenced by different music. At the moment I listen to a lot of old blues stuff, the new type o negative is amazing. Bootsy Collins kicks too.Back in the 80´s I hated The Smiths. But know its a different sound in the bell. Maybe we could be the most clumsiest disco act ever.
What are stories/topics you tell/treat in your songs?
There are no big issues in our songs. The lyrics have to rhyme and go well with the songs. The lyrics are very straight forward stories about our lives.
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
Personally I like, altamont, egoreactor, if I fall. They are all nice to play. We play all of our songs live. Next week we´re gonna make new songs for the next album. Were going to play a couple of new songs during our Finnish tour in september. Just to get them right.
Do you tour regularly? Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
Both are very different environments. Impossible to compare the studio and the livestage. Except you have to perform very good in both of them. It was a pleasure to record our new album and also it has been a blast playing them live. We get better every time we enter the studio or the stage.
During the process of making an album, what is the moment that you prefer?
Just turn the volume up and hear the thunder of the bass:)
