The MIRAR Interview / Extreme Modern Metal Guitar / Thall

Nik Nocturnal talks with Leo & Marius of MIRAR
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[@farmered4232]

So it’s two polite guys in sweaters that have been flaying my brain like a 6th dimensional demon?

[@ronniemullinsjr.2247]

Always has been.

[@nathansimei8482]

esse foi o MELHOR comentário que eu poderia ler no meu dia kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk obrigado por me fazer rir pra caralho irmão!

[@sahamal_savu]

"flaying my brain like a 6th dimensional demon" sounds like a Meshuggah lyric. It just needs a "reealll-ah-tae."

[@kodaavkin_music]

its always the sweetest people making the most brutal music

[@charleschi843]

Like August Burns Red. Angry music for happy people. 😅

[@fotis66]

how tf does a jazz project became this brutal masterpiece

[@MirkoFustinoni]

Imagine someone in France thinking nowadays "I remember that guy's jazz school project, let's check what he's been up to" lmao

[@fotis66]

@ 300% 😂😂😂

[@GhoulVoon]

Well, Meshuggah could give you a hint, and then also just listen to some of the more weird and extreme jazz. Jazz seems to be a great platform for disturbing things of greatness

[@jrettetsohyt1]

Mick Gordon came from Jazz

[@Fenrirspike]

Mirar is modern jazz now

[@RoCrown]

The blond man looks like if the angel Gabriel were into cottagecore.

[@derekrose3328]

🤣🤝

[@sahamal_savu]

cottagecore? 😂

[@Ze_Davila]

I love how they are the most chill dudes ever while doing the most anxiety inducing music on the planet

[@DoctorKloebner]

that's a lot of words to say "norwegians"

[@malenky4057]

These two are the heavy Daft Punk.

[@KOOLEE88]

you know what's funny AF about that? Daft punk started doing live jazz LMFAO

[@s0lephasr248]

Nailed it. Can't wait for Mirar's: Random Access Memories 😝

[@cwrichardson3]

No, no, no. Far from Daft Punk.

[@Transferhell]

- Oh the girl on the left is beautiful. - It's a dude - Oh shit. He's beautiful.

[@BulletProofBacon]

Hahaha my thoughts exactly

[@IronJhon788]

That´s what I thougth at first. A real legendary femboy.

[@ShadowMorph608]

My thoughts lol

[@derekrose3328]

🤣🤝

[@phnxscod]

he does not look like a girl to me

[@mikerance4025]

Mirar will go down in history as one of the most incredible "accidental" success stories of lightning striking and these two incredible musicians finding each other and moving music forward

[@ProvenOW]

Watching this project grow since Lisette has been so exciting. I'm so glad they did this interview

[@Ze_Davila]

Man this is really awesome, they really deserve it

[@HeavyHart]

The beautiful riff toward the end of Rose Bonbon imo was basically them doing Lisette 2.0 but I really want a Night Prayers 2.0 with another majestic beautiful ending goddamn

[@ProvenOW]

@@HeavyHart Yeah Night Prayers may actually be my favorite. It has to be the most gut wrenchingly beautiful song they've made so far.

[@HeavyHart]

@@ProvenOW and it’s the most simple song they got but it just has so much groove and such a perfect creepy dark ambience throughout, sometimes simple is super effective! The ending melody is so gut wrenchingly dark but beautiful it just sounds like sorrow I love it

[@ashfallens]

Based Delta Sleep pfp, also, true

[@ethapher]

I’m so happy with the direction Mirar has taken. I remember when Lisette popped up for me and only had like a thousand views, and it shattered my expectations. Then the album threw in so many cool elements, and I’m just amazed. I hope big things happen for these guys.

[@casualflight3359]

That riff at like 2:10 on Lisette was on repeat for months when i first heard it. I even posted it in NIks discord when it had like 600 views. Godly riff.

[@sirdo946]

@@casualflight3359 Duuuude same, Lisette came up i think in september-ish of 2023 on my YT, probably had a few thousand views... that riff was just something else. Rare case where you can actually specifically point out to THE riff or piece of a song that genuinely kickstarted the band lol Edit: just checked and i sent their Spotify profile to a friend on 24th september 2023. So i must've known them for at least a few weeks... Lisette dropped 16/07, i think we can literally claim we were there for this band in the first 2 months hahah, crazy

[@moremeditations3622]

It's crazy I feel like they've "blown up" in a niche way but they really deserve way more listeners, I think they have a very strong future

[@ThatDunmer]

I love that this whole interview is just an hour of Nik praising Mirar and I'm all for it

[@MtsBrg-ob6gf]

😂 would have loved some more open questions than the awkward silence after nik just gushing with enthusiasm, though 😅 get‘s better after 30 minutes

[@kdcsatx]

The way they let each other speak and allow space. That’s where the music comes from

[@sw_elian]

These two guys are so nice! I wish them success and thank you Nick for interviewing them

[@unknowngaming1432]

"We didnt change change the string for 10 years" Is such a real thing, lol

[@JohnSmith-th7lx]

I feel like this is the most excited Nik has ever been with a guest(s) on the podcast 😊 you can see he really admires these guys and the music they make

[@BulletProofBacon]

Tripping over his words like crazy

[@augustomatheus7894]

I imagine it's kinda like if Nik could do an interview with Daniel and Calle of Vildhjarta, back in their early days, when Måsstaden came out

[@twyjoshy7796]

Mirar has been such an insane influence for me and seeing people my age do cool shit is so awesome lots of love yall

[@derekrose3328]

FACTS 🤝

[@t.t.2977]

with heavy editing everything is possible. play this live without noisegate, than ur the man. but lets be real its not possible! so in the end its a very fake guitar playing style very unnatural and everybody can do this.

[@twyjoshy7796]

@ I’m not a guitar player, more sound design and production for myself, so the cons you listed are fortunately not too relevant to me! I will say that the two of them are quite obviously skilled guitar players but you may be correct that performing their songs live while maintaining the same impact and quality that their albums carry may be difficult or impossible. However I do want to mention that the atmosphere, production, sound design, and the interactions between the different sections of each song speak more to me since it’s like they’re constructing a music puzzle to create a unique environment and listening experience, with each of them wearing every music production and creation hat from start to finish. I do understand why some people value pure technical instrumental skill over other aspects and I think your point is a valid one to bring up, but I have to disagree with your assessment. I hope that you discover more artists that suit your tastes tho! Everyone deserves to enjoy music :)

[@Shamoart]

Those norwegian sweaters are so comfy. :D

[@DavidMiller-dt8mx]

Incredible. It seems like they don't even understand how awesome they are!

[@jaranth]

These guys have dropped the most creative metal I've heard in years, and they're awesomely wholesome.

[@76NOSAJ]

Thanks for this 1st Mirar interview Nik! Mirar, never stop doing cool stuff! (I don't think you should add another person, do your own vocals if you want.) Absolutely amazing! This is the future of metal! LFG!!!

[@lilienkranz9006]

Dudes are breaking the limits of what heavy music could be with those two pair of hands, that's crazy.

[@5tnblnkt]

Ripping off vildhjarta is not breaking the limits of heavy music lol

[@noparkingnoparking]

@@5tnblnkt it's not a rip off, do you even listen to music? how are you here, on Nik's channel and you hate bands that sound like other bands? who are these artists you listen to, that only work from pure unique inspiration and take no influences? jfc

[@5tnblnkt]

@@noparkingnoparking band literally sounds like an instrumental robotic soulless vildhjarta and nik and everyone here are acting like they reinvented the wheel just because they throw automatization and side chains on their riffs on ableton. Touch grass

[@caveta24]

​@5tnblnkt this comment is peak neck bearding material. Wild 😂

[@HollowEmptiness]

I was not expecting this

[@timcisario7908]

makes so much more sense now that he has a jazz background

[@FatboiSlingenrock]

These guys are game changers, I’m a huge fan of this band. Those breakdowns on the album are unreal🔥

[@knightartorias7043]

Absolute visionary stuff Leo and Marius are working on, Night Prayers is one of my favorite thall pieces and it's their literal first upload on youtube. Beyond excited, go Mirar!

[@ronstermonster1237]

Wow, Marius is a beautiful guy. Also, they both seem like cool, kind people. Mare was the most fun I had last year listening to any album. Hopefully they experience a lot of success in the future.

[@kraidenb.226]

The jazz background explains everything hahaha

[@marioCazares]

This was an awesome interview because I grew up on all the heavier EDM stuff and not modern metal at all. Hearing Mirar is like watching a cool crossover episode. It wasn't until 2020 that I really started to listen to metal and instantly loved it (being that I loved heavy music already). So hearing both in a song at the same time is a dream come true. I also agree @50:00 about Skrillex somehow always being 10 steps ahead haha! His sound design is absolutely nuts.

[@stepan.tichyy]

This is so bizarre and great. Love these guys. Thanks, Nik for the interview.

[@GhoulVoon]

Det hadde vært så sykt gøy om dere fikk spille på Kongsberg Jazzfestival, på Energimølla. Skal mase hull i hodet på ledelsen der 😂 You are awesome and I sincerely hope to experience you playing live 😁

[@anotherscandinavian]

Hadde vært gøy med en konsert i Oslo, til å begynne med. Aldri sett gutta live én eneste gang

[@GhoulVoon]

@anotherscandinavian Javisst, konsert er stas uansett 😄

[@kingnary9th688]

@@anotherscandinavianja, nei, de har ho aldri spilt live ahah. jeg håper de gjør det sooner than later!!

[@Marius_ae]

@@anotherscandinavian Spørs om det er mulig å gjenskape musikken deres live, med tanke på all produksjonen, alle effektene på gitarene og det at de bare er to personer

[@dahonNiLaura]

This is metal from another galaxy

[@michaeljohnston8891]

I found it interesting when they talk about evoking certain imagery when they play. As brutal and insane as Mirar is, there’s lots of subtle timbral nuances to how they play. Really just shows how high level they both are on guitar

[@Dragonlochd0815]

Thank you so much for this. And we need a Mirar/Darko US collab, please.

[@ziggszag1650]

They def messed up and used their webcam mic XD Great interview tho its cool to see the faces behind the madness.

[@Vanaxul]

As long as they can continue mixing their song like they do, that's fine for me XD

[@chets7529]

50 mins in and never noticed before your comment, guys are super chill

[@OriginArticle]

their music is very much like a classical painting, clear and concise brush strokes of melody where its needed through their classical guitar and piano passages, to their deep thall movements and their riffs that have a chromatic ending to the phrases are where the artist gives a depth of field with some blurry aspects and somehow still having its own definition

[@JoshuaMansfield-x6s]

Seeing Mirar live in Norway would be amazing

[@sebastianthiel282]

Watching Mirar play live anywhere in the world would be great. 🎉

[@majorminus66]

Massive fan of these guys! Thanks for making this happen Nik!

[@HHHkol]

Great to see Mirar here, buying all albums today

[@TuneL0wDieSl0w]

Beautiful people; Beautiful music. What a Legendary duo

[@X6277X]

For many years I’ve been exploring the electronic music a lot and fell in love with the hardest, craziest, distorted dark stuff you can find there (Gabber, Industrial etc) Then I moved to modern Metal music and started exploring that. And now I discovered Mirar which sounds like that crazy electronic stuff, but made with Metal instruments, and that’s awesome, I love it.

[@andallicansayis]

❤

[@vaunted1208]

❤

[@OriginArticle]

Thall

[@MegaLaban12345]

So sweet to see these two get some attention!

[@heythaian]

The blonde guy is so pretty omg

[@becs_forlife]

Oooh bach ❤ yeees that's why i love this haha brutal version of bach is what i needed in my life thank u!

[@rastadarocejnica]

With Amon Tobin at the same event? Holy Moly!

[@domiissartier2774]

Kudos to them, rising stars for sure!

[@SirJoshua5150]

Great interview. Thanks Nik!

[@billynotreally8746]

Once I showed Mirar to my friends while we were driving through Istanbul after a rehearsal. Suddenly, some thug cut us off, stopped, and tried to open the door, with his right hand in his pocket. The funny coincidence? The terrifying music (in a good way) turned out to be the perfect soundtrack for a seriously scary situation. Legit to say that I nearly died to the sounds of Mirar haha. Huge respect to you guys ❤

[@jovanies9751]

Did not expect that deep voice from the first word spoken 😂😂😂

[@ghost_to_a_ghost]

these guys are rad. i always love listening to artists talk about making music this brutal. you know these dudes rescue kittens and puppies while completely terrifying the masses.

[@stefanpaul4439]

Love these dudes, so nice and polite. Playing the most hellish stuff ever 😀

[@silentshadowdnb]

I reckon you guys should tee up a collab with Koan Sound. That would be a match made in heaven!

[@nerdyoutube7847]

So glad I caught this

[@matiassanjines6955]

that sweepicking coment felt like a personal attack

[@LegendaryVodnik]

Excellent interview 👏

[@HivernaalChannel]

Bravo les gars ! Ne vous arrêtez jamais !

[@EdgarGtzArteche]

A collab with Igorrr would destroy the planet. Make it happen.

[@nachoruiz1538]

Fuckyea great work on both sides!!

[@rkennett79]

on the collab side, I want a heavy ass song with a crazy talented opera singer.

[@Phillytruth]

that album is so good. i cant stop listening

[@brunomtk6979]

I love night prayers so much. So good to see how Mirar look like. I thought it was only one guy.

[@RaouaBejaoui]

Love how Nik is fanboying 100% of the interview

[@benjaminsgr2571]

A chaque fois que j'écoute Mirar, j'ai l'impression d'être en enfer, je me dit que c'est CE SON qu'il doivent passer en boucle là haut 😅. L'ambiance est surpuissante, si intense... chapeau 👏👏👏 En plus un des deux est français 🥳

[@yjm_iniestaylikoski]

the story on how mirar formed is so fucking random hahahahahahha

[@Fenrirspike]

An interview with Mirar!? In the words of Jared Dines "Let's Gooooooooooo"!

[@Eg.601]

That is NOT what I expected mirar to look like. I also expected 5 members with the amount of noise coming out of their songs, instead of 2

[@bbwait2718]

Would love to see their Classical/Dubstep playlist 😂

[@koyaanisqatsiuruz7464]

Would love merch!

[@equiusoceano8493]

As I'm watching this it's -10F with an additional wind chill of -45F (WI,US) Mirar is what is feels like.

[@gregmoon4470]

I didn’t know that some of the cast of Home Alone is in one of the heaviest/creative bands on the planet.

[@Diehard40kfan]

Those are the most metal sweaters I've ever seen.... 🤘😠🤘

[@raymancouldbe]

I totally explained their music to some friends as a Doom-esque game soundtrack. Especially their new drop. It's funny you mentioned that at the end of the interview.

[@GojiraShikari]

Wheres my Mirar Igorrr colab

[@ChawShaka]

they need to make sweaters merch

[@JoshuaMansfield-x6s]

Also Olafur Arnalds and Mirar collab would be insane.

[@beautifuldreamer0811]

Oh my god, I NEED this! Olafur Arnalds is my most favorite modern composer. How incredible would that be!!!

[@MCFC-OK1416]

Say hello to the future, my friends.

[@jrettetsohyt1]

Yes, Mirar Doom

[@rottenamiigo9443]

The music commands your attention. I like that. I like that a lot. ❤

[@Kirashevanel]

These boys need some merch

[@Victor9Victor9]

Johan and Tanma in a Parallel World

[@ThisisStephennn]

I love their sweaters

[@HiddenAccount1337]

Imagine another album from Vildhjarta or HLB this year. That would be the confrontation for thall album of the year.

[@TheCivildecay]

They look so cozy :)

[@madeintaiwan5376]

I volunteer for synth/keyboard player! I'm Classically self-trained and this would be such a fun project to collab on. Right up the alley of my solo stuff, as is. HMU Mirar!

[@EthanRadell]

ABLETON HYPE!

[@matiraffa]

So cool, dude. You should have Paleface next 🤟

[@WoWMinGM]

I love that Leo is a TOE enjoyer. Vildhjärta's coolest riffs imo.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Ah yeah love Mirar they're the Xiu Xiu of black metal

[@sespool3588]

I need this album on VINYL IMMEDIATELY

[@spator6663]

I love mirar

[@bbwait2718]

I hope some days they use some pieces from J.B.Lully, this would be such a banger! ❤

[@AzziSenpai]

I love that Nik had a pick in his hand like the entire video but wasn't playing guitar 😂

[@PaulvonderHeyden]

Please bring Buster to your show

[@fgcfdfjTheWhitechapelFan]

First, New PALEFACE SWISS. NOW, MIRAR LINE-UP REVEAL?!

[@MaestroKatProductions]

They post playthroughs too on the band's instagram btw

[@fgcfdfjTheWhitechapelFan]

@MaestroKatProductions nice

[@jrettetsohyt1]

Mirar could easily be remixed into bangers in edm, hip hop, industrial.

[@xCousinCletusx]

I want to know how tf they got the screaming sounds. Did they take a trip to hell and come back?

[@demirdokum7318]

I won't lie, they look kinda sweet together.

[@alpenjodel24]

Dudes look like they would educate you on classical music on a house party but they unleash fckn HELL upon you.

[@avocadotron]

We need book marks on these interviews