A Story From Across the Pines - Interview with TALVI - 5/6/2026
A Story From Across the Pines - Interview with TALVI - 5/6/2026
1. First off, how are things for you in Finland? Has the winter weather left yet? Are you ready for the summer?
Hello there! Things are going quite nicely here. The world is in turmoil, but I try to keep my head busy and focus on the nice things that give me joy and peace of mind, and help me keep my sanity and everyday functionality: music, indie game development, PC games, and martial arts. The weather has finally started to turn warmer, nature has begun turning green, and I’ve already seen many migratory birds returning. However, on the last weekend of April, we had recurring wintry weather in spring, and there was snow coming down in many parts of the country. It’s like a yearly back and forth battle with the seasons before the summer finally gets about.
While I love winter for the beautiful and inspiring landscapes, nature sleeping under the blanket of snow, and all life slumbering in silence in a resting state, I’m absolutely ready for the summer, the increased amount of light, and warmer weather too. Winter is long and cold here in Finland, so it surely affects the moods, motivation, and also energy levels. Having close to 1 meter of snow over the car in the morning when one’s supposed to leave for work and also the roads still not plowed is quite far from serene and majestic winter wonderland postcard imagery. =D
2. Can you give a bit of background on your project and why it was put to rest in 2003, and what influenced you to revive it all these years later?
Talvi began somewhere during the later half of 1997. No exact dates written down or at least survived to this day. It’s also quite a long time ago, so some details are a bit hazy at this point. In any case, I was 15 years old and in the beginning of my black metal journey. I would have wanted to make BM, but I only had a small Yamaha for kids, soon followed by a cheaper end Casio, so I had to fiddle around with what I got. I was hugely inspired by Mortiis’ first era, Wongraven, and all kinds of viking/folk/black metal bands of the time, most importantly Isengard, Kampfar, Forlorn, Vintersorg, Borknagar, Thyrfing and Otyg. However, perhaps my greatest individual catalyst for Talvi was the song “I en svart kiste” from The Shadowthrone album by Satyricon. Without that classic piece, my project wouldn’t probably exist. Outside of metal, I was also greatly inspired by Nordic folk music, both traditional and contemporary, which furthermore forged my path already at this early stage.
Towards the end of ‘97, I didn’t have all too much to show yet, just some few simple drafts for songs. Ikirouta pt. I and II on my first demo derive from these earliest ideas. Also, all my school papers and notebooks from that time were full of my early Talvi logo sketches and drawings. I was apparently quite a lot in my own head during classes back then. As the first year would be over soon anyway, things started rolling more properly from ‘98 on. I was still learning how to play and compose while also developing my understanding of music and folk tunes, and during those first years I came up with tons of new melodies just as I went. While I was still living in my childhood home, I remember spending countless evenings in my room playing with my headphones on just before sleep, and then continuing in the daytime recording the new things on my computer. I was very productive all the way up to the late ‘02 or so, when my pace started slowing down remarkably.
There are multiple reasons for my hiatus, but I think the main reason was that the world wasn’t really ready for this type of music yet. It was hardly considered “real music” to begin with in the late 90’s and the early years of 00’s, and going all in with “black metal intros/outros/interludes” was an ultimate obscurity even in the UG circles, and something that could have never be taken seriously. It was depressing and discouraging for sure. On top of that I received a couple of devastating reviews of my Ikirouta demo ‘01, and as I was still young, it hit me really hard. However, as I’ve always been an optimist deep in my nature in spite of all the chaos in the world, I continued working with my project. New melodies simply kept coming, so I saved anything and everything.
Other reasons for slowing down and finally going on hiatus was simply life taking new turns on many levels, including f. ex. studies in the University of Helsinki, starting to play kantele, moving out from my childhood home and so on. During ‘03 I was already struggling with what I wanted for this project. I still had a vision of one day Talvi being a proper folk/black metal band, yet I was still stuck with just the keyboards. I didn’t have any proper contacts or know of suitable channels for promoting my stuff, so I remained a very unknown name with not much traces left behind. Ever since the beginning of Talvi, I had always felt completely alone, and now I was also lost with the whole thing. Finally, my motivation simply faded away for ages to come. I never planned to return to this project again.
Fast forward to the later ‘21, when I had found my old backups on one external hard drive and several CD-Rs, and also the earliest material on a couple of C-cassettes in a box full of my old stuff. I bought myself a walkman and got everything from the tapes to my PC, and also managed to “MacGyver” my way to open the old file formats in a modern DAW, and I quickly took MIDI exports of everything possible. At this point I only wanted to skim through what I had made a long time ago.
In the beginning of ‘22, I got this idea of putting up a Bandcamp page just for the first demo, but then I decided to make a quick remastering of the second demo Lumiusva, which was originally intended to be released in ‘03, but in the end never happened. Luckily I had pretty much everything in their places in the old files. Just some small tweaks and adjustments here and there to make it all sound more listenable; volume balances, key velocities, stereo panning, reverb, that sort of stuff. Some timings and harmonies were a bit off, but this would do. The 2nd demo out, fire and forget. A conclusion, over and done.
Except that I was far from over and done. I then remembered I had heard the term “dungeon synth” from a friend some year or two earlier, and I started searching for more info about it. I came to learn that this is a whole world of its own, with numerous subgenres, a dedicated scene, local circles and all kinds of activity, an overwhelming amount of artists, labels focusing solely on DS, and people even performing this stuff live. It was just so surreal. It felt like having lived in a cave for a long time, then coming out to see how the world has changed a lot since the last time I visited the outside realm. Even though I still feel a bit of an outsider coming from a different era and quite different looking world, I’m also sincerely full of joy knowing there’s a place for me after all, and I’m not alone anymore.
At some point during the spring ‘22, I started fiddling around with the keyboard and trying to catch some of the notes & style of the long gone past just for fun, and even to my own surprise, I came up with something that turned into Kuurankajo pt. I. At first, I released the song as a single, but during the upcoming weeks and months, more ideas kept developing in my head, and by the later half of September that year, I had wrapped up a comeback EP consisting of 5 completely new songs. Talvi was back and alive again! Then, I returned to explore the old and unfinished/unreleased material, to try and reach out to the vision I had in the past, and to sort of pick up from where I left, to continue this old project with the skills and equipment of today.
3. What is the primary equipment you use for your recordings? Do you use any of the same equipment you did back in the first era of your music?
Back in the very early days, I simply recorded my earliest melodies on tape with an old Sanyo cassette deck from the late 70’s/early 80’s which had these robust small mics on the left and right corners. These recordings were mostly just memos and drafts for possible future use. I then got myself a Sound Blaster Live! Platinum sound card which came with a front panel for connecting external devices to PC. I then plugged my Casio (CTK-431, RIP) to it with MIDI cables, and recorded stuff using Cubasis VST 4.0. I’ve never been too deeply into audio tech though. I didn’t succeed in getting the Casio sound transferred to the computer, so I had to resort to the 4MB General MIDI soundfont that came with the SB card, and which can be heard already on the 1st demo.
Nowadays I’m using the Producer Edition of FL Studio, and for keyboards, I’ve got Novation FLkey MIDI controllers in 25, 37 and 49 key versions. As for the sound, FL Studio supports soundfonts, and the good old soundbank from the past works without issues, so I’m extremely happy that I’ve still got my familiar “classic Talvi sound” to work with! =)
4. I’m aware nowadays you engage through many media platforms and online forums, were you always this active in the underground or is it more just a modern convenience?
In the past, the (online) world surely was different. There was no social media the way there is nowadays, no streaming platforms or proper dedicated music sites for hosting songs. Generally the whole internet was new and felt like another plane of existence full of wonders, yet digital formats were still seen as a rather niche computer nerd thing, and definitely not as a serious way to distribute “real” music yet.
Physical releases were the real deal. If it wasn’t on CD/vinyl/tape, the music didn’t “exist”. Later so popular MP3’s were still mostly for shady lower quality album/song rips or random short clips here and there in BBS servers and personal home pages, which were a thing in the later 90’s and at the turn of the millennium or thereabouts. Lossless formats were too much for the internet speeds of the time. For a few years, I even had a Talvi home page with a fancy visitor counter and guest book where people could leave messages. I shunned the MP3’s etc., so I didn’t have any songs online. Even later when MySpace was a thing, I didn’t put the Ikirouta demo there. At that point I had moved on to other things in life, so I didn’t even come to think about it.
I used to be an active member and even a mod/admin on a couple of Finnish metal forums during the first years of 00’s, as the phpBB style boards were very popular back then, and I also used to write album reviews to a Finnish online metal media between the years ‘03-’17. In the beginning I focused on viking/folk/black metal as a natural choice, but later also doom metal and stoner rock, as I developed a great interest in that stuff over the years. I attended gigs a lot and was a regular face at certain rock/metal bars in Helsinki. So, there was plenty of networking back then, and we also had a few IRC channels for late night chats with friends and local circles.
As for music, back in the release year of 2001, I took some copies of the Ikirouta demo (home printed/burned CD-R, hand-numbered and limited to 50 pcs) to a couple of local record stores of the time, as they had these small demo shelves for newbie bands and projects to promote their stuff. Other than that, I mainly distributed the demo around to friends and close circles, and also at gigs and bars.
In addition, I was very active in buying, selling and trading albums, and stuff went by at a hectic pace on a weekly basis for years. I was in contact with many UG distros of the time, and I got to know and see the metal underground a great deal. In time, as with many things, also this activity became less and less, and then faded away almost entirely. Nowadays I buy physical albums more rarely, but then again, I’ve supported many artists and bands with digital purchases when there’s no physical stuff existing or available.
Nowadays I’m mainly using FB, IG, Bandcamp, and Ampwall, I’m on several Discord channels, and last year I also made myself an account on BlueSky just in case, although I haven’t been too active there. Even though the internet has become a lot worse place in so many ways compared to its earlier years, I’m happy how music and any form of art for that matter can reach people around the globe in more ways than ever before, with all these possibilities to promote, distribute, connect, network, organize, and arrange everything possible “between the earth and the sky”, so to speak.
5. Being that Talvi, of course, is a project focused on winter, your compositions have a very winter-like atmosphere. How do you consciously go about creating a winter melody, or ambience? Are there other atmospheres or ‘moods’ that have influenced your works?
My main thing with Talvi has always been in the Nordic-inspired folky tunes, and I think it’s thanks to these folkier BM bands that I’ve always connected this type of melodies first and foremost to the Nordic nature, wintry woods and snow-covered landscapes. I don’t know how much it has been a conscious thing for me to go after the wintry atmosphere in particular, as the theme has always been there by default, sort of “carved in tunes”.
I compose by feeling and mood, and also just play around with what I find sounding catchy and interesting. I tend to choose instruments depending what kind of images the melodies paint in my mind. For example, I often use oboe for when a small forest creature is crawling under the rocks and snow crusts, french horn or synth brass when the melody is rather heroic or castle-like, strings when I see spruce trees covered in snow, whistle for when the cold wind blows over the tree tops, flute when walking on the frozen fields, bells for nocturnal moments of stillness in minus degrees, and so on. It’s very intuitive actually.
I’ve come to notice many other artists labeled as “winter synth” are distinctly more ambient in comparison for their style, so oftentimes I’ve found myself pondering if the whole winter thing is just in my own head, release titles, and album covers due to the affiliation with BM. But I’m absolutely happy that others can hear the “winter” in my music as well.
6. You recently held a live performance at Echoes From the Dungeon, how was that? How did you go about choosing the setlist for it, were there certain songs that were hard to cut?
Echoes from the Dungeon Fest II was an amazing experience! Extremely well organized and everything worked. The venue was functional and had separate areas for the stage, bar and merch/labels, there was food and even a special craft beer for this particular event. I had the honor to meet awesome people, the atmosphere was warm and welcoming, and the positive feedback and encouragement truly melted my heart! =)
I’d say the current setlist has taken its form quite smoothly during a longer period of time without too much struggle with which songs to include and which ones would be left out along the way. I’ve been striving for a captivating beginning and a conclusive ending, and everything in between flows naturally, all together forming an immersive and self-reflective journey through the wintry Northern landscapes. I’ve also tried to build the set in a way that all songs would be manageable in a live setting, all the while also delivering broadly all those things that make Talvi. Also for the future setlists, I try to keep any new changes in a sensible scale, as in, switching a song or max. two at a time, so that there’s always something familiar to accompany those new additions.
7. Speaking of live performances, your live debut was at a show with Nest! How do you think that performance compares to your later ones, was there anything you changed in your setup/aesthetic afterwards?
I’ve known AT of Nest since ‘01/‘02 or so, and we’re good longtime friends sharing similar mindsets, interests, world views, sense of humour, and so on. Additionally, he has helped me tremendously over the years with all things music, and he has also built my 15-stringed custom kantele. Sharing the stage has been great fun too! =)
My live debut on January ‘24 in Helsinki was an evening of stress, panic, sweat, and shaky fingers, and with tinnitus and somewhat turbulent feelings afterwards. The event took place in what I'd call quite a random suburban pub, where half of the audience consisted of our friends we had invited, and the rest were some pub regulars from that locality. The performance itself went as wobbly as expected, the sound was screwed at least for my ears, and I felt completely outside of my natural habitat.
In addition, I had carried with me some 20-year-old traumas from one very unfortunate live performance gone horribly wrong in pretty much every aspect in the past, and ever since I used to have nightmares for ages to come. However, now I was encouraged to hop on the live board, and as I was able to practice properly and work on my own terms only, I felt there’d be my chance to joust off any and all negative experiences from years back, and finally put an end to the nightmares and my ever so obstinate stage fright.
I kept diving to the deeper end, as just a couple of months after the debut, my 2nd show took place at Northeast Dungeon Siege MMXXIV, in Worcester, MA. It was my first time in the US and also my first time travelling outside of Europe. Modern DS circles were still a new and odd world to me, not too many knew me and I didn’t know anyone, so I was extremely stressed out and also very overwhelmed about what would come out of all this. Luckily, it turned out good. My set went a lot better compared to the debut, all the feedback that I got was positive, and I think I managed to deliver something completely different for the audiences there. The trip to the States was a fantastic experience, I made many new friends, and it surely was a weekend of a lifetime for someone coming there from these faraway Northern lands. I also had a blast sharing the Airbnb accommodations together with DIM, Quest Master, and a fellow Finn & also a longtimer in wintry themed music, Jääportit.
Echoes this year was my 5th show with Talvi. I still had some issues with the sound coming in my direction, some struggle occurred with timings, and my shaky fingers still lived a life of their own on a couple of songs. But all in all, it went very nicely already. Every new show thus far has been an improvement to the previous one in a way or another. The more I get to play, the more I want to do it soon again, and the more I learn and get used to being in front of the audience, the more natural and relaxed the outcome will be.
My setup has remained the same so far; a keyboard, laptop, and audio interface. For future shows, I’ve now got proper high quality in-ear monitors, which I hope will help out in getting the sound levels better at my end. Although using backing tracks like many of us do, my current set of 7 songs and ~35 mins has over 40 different melody parts that I play live, so there's plenty of stuff to memorize and make it all flow smoothly. For aesthetics, I’ve got my battle-mage looks on the stage, and my own photos projected on the wall/canvas behind me where possible.
8. Talvi is the only project of yours I am aware of, are there any others we should know about? Have you thought about dabbling in other things, Black Metal for instance?
In addition to Talvi, I’m only having my indie game dev. project as my other artistic freetime activity. Since 2018 or so, I’ve been working on a traditional adventure game in the style of f. ex. the good ol’ Sierra classics, as those were among the most memorable games I grew up with when I was a kid. Making a game of my very own is a childhood dream finally coming true. =)
For those who might be interested in this kind of stuff, coding and world-building are made in Godot, for graphics I use POV-Ray for the pre-rendered 3D stuff, and then Corel PhotoPaint for the minimalistic level design. So far I’ve made 2 soundtracks using FL Studio and a free VST plugin called TuneFish4 for the sounds. Main inspiration for my game music comes from the 90’s tracker/MOD music, which I have fond memories of. The legends such as Purple Motion, Skaven, Captain, Jester, Elwood, Robert Allen, Andrew Sega a.k.a. Necros, and Siren a.k.a. Alexander Brandon has all been of great influence in this field for me.
Both soundtracks are available for listening here:
https://ampwall.com/a/alienroosterhead
As for any other projects, I also used to have a kantele project in the past, but that’s another life story as a whole. But in short, it was my attempt to make folk metal based on the Finnish and Baltic-Finnic folklore, kantele playing, and runo-singing traditions (alliterative trochaic tetrameter, to be precise). I’ve got a master's degree in Finno-Ugric linguistics, so back in the day I drew a lot of inspiration from my studies in languages, history, and also culture. My approach to these themes is solely academic and scholarly, and the songs revolved around ancient agricultural life; everyday cycle, working on the field, harvest, family, relationships, animal tales, and also a couple of spell songs appeared here and there. Along finishing my studies in the university in late 2010, also this project sort of came to its end.
I just recently made a Bandcamp page for it in case anyone wants to check it out:
https://nostatuskantele.bandcamp.com
Furthermore, I’ve been having an epic/trad. doom metal solo-project bubbling under since 2008 or so, and it walks the paths of Solitude Aeturnus, Candlemass, Memory Garden, and Trouble, my personal doom favs of all times. So far I’ve got material composed for a full-length album, but unfortunately, even up to this day I still haven’t recorded any complete finished songs. I think in this case, there’s simply so much to do, but so little time. Also, this project has been rooted to almost a decade of mentally darker phase in my life from which I’ve then managed to move on. Perhaps one day I can return to this project when time has hopefully healed me enough.
When it comes to black metal, I think everything essential has already been made, so I wouldn’t really have much to give in that field at this point. For me personally, black metal is a 90’s nostalgia thing these days. From time to time, I make trips down the memory lane with the 90’s classics, but as for my own musical activity, I’m sufficiently occupied with Talvi and AlienRoosterHead for the time being, as I’ve got plenty of future plans for both. Also, the older I get, the more I want to focus on just a couple of things at a time to keep my head together and actually get something done and finished. =)
9. What are some of your favorite albums, both in and outside of Dungeon Synth?
The list of my favorite albums in different genres could easily go up to several pages, but I’ll try and gather up some of the most important ones that have played a fundamental part in my own musical development throughout the years:
BM + related + viking/folk/etc.:
Abigor: Opus IV
Bal-Sagoth: Battle Magic
Black Swan: When the Angels of Twilight Dance
Borknagar: s/t & The Olden Domain
Darkthrone: A Blaze in the Northern Sky
Dødheimsgard: Kronet til konge
Fall of the Leafe: Evanescent, Everfading
Forlorn: The Crystal Palace
Immortal: Battles in the North
Isengard: Vinterskugge & Høstmørke
Kampfar: Mellom skogkledde aaser
Limbonic Art: Moon in the Scorpio & In Abhorrence Dementia
Otyg: Älvefärd & Sagovindars boning
Satyricon: The Shadowthrone
Seth: Les blessures de l'âme
Thyrfing: Valdr Galga
Ulver: Bergtatt
Vintersorg: Hedniskhjärtad, Till Fjälls & Ödemarkens son
Doom metal etc.:
Candlemass: Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Memory Garden: <the whole discography>
Solitude Aeturnus: <the whole discography>
Trouble: s/t (“Psalm 9”), The Skull, Run to the Light & s/t (1990)
Gothic metal:
My Insanity: Still Dreams in Violent Areas
Tristania: Widow’s Weeds
Type O Negative: Bloody Kisses, October Rust, Life is Killing Me
DS/synth/etc.:
Mortiis: Ånden som gjorde opprør, Keiser av en dimensjon ukjent & Crypt of the Wizard -compilation
Wongraven: Fjelltronen
As for all the music I’ve been into during my life, the most important genres would be the 90's Scandinavian viking/folk/black metal, then 80's & 90's doom metal (especially from the US and Sweden), 80's AOR and glam/hair stuff, 80's synth-pop, 90's tracker/MOD music, also the classic American blues, renaissance era a cappella choirs, and of course traditional & contemporary Nordic folk music. And if anything more modern or closer to nowadays, then synthwave has been a huge thing for me for the last 10 years or so.
10. What does the future hold for Talvi? Can we expect a Full-Length sometime, perhaps?
Currently I’m working on the next release which will most likely continue my “tradition” of 5-song EPs. I’m having material for a possible bonus song as well, but let’s see how it turns out. It’ll also be my last “hybrid” album where old meets new, as in, the main themes and base melodies date back to the 1st era of Talvi, but which have then received new flesh around the bones with completely new compositions, harmonies and arrangements. This way I’ve managed to work all those previously unreleased and almost forgotten memos and fragments into finished, complete songs.
My primary way of song building ever since the beginning has been to compose and gather material over longer periods of time, and when feeling like it, I sit down and go through all the stuff I’ve done thus far, seeing which melodies fit together and start taking form into songs, and which ones still need more time and work.
Thus, in addition to working with the older material, I’ve got plans and also new music in the works and gathering up for several future EP’s already now as we speak. Furthermore, next year it will be the 30th anniversary for Talvi. Although I didn’t release anything officially until the spring of ‘01, it’ll be 30 years since I composed my very first melodies for the foundation of this project. So, I’ve already started brainstorming some special stuff for the year 2027. If all goes well, there will be cool (heh) things ahead! =D
And of course, I’m also looking forward to perform live again, both here in Finland and hopefully abroad as well! =)
Oddball questions to end:
1. What is the best Finnish cuisine?
My absolute favorite ever since my childhood has been “siskonmakkarakeitto”, word-by-word translation ‘siskon sausage soup’. The word “siskon” derives from the French word “saucisse”, ‘small sausage’, but has come to the Finnish language via the Germanic route: “Sausischen” in German, “siskon” in Swedish, and from that it’s then loaned to this very typical and common Finnish dish. “Siskonmakkara” is a type of mild and smooth-textured fresh sausage made of pork, squeezed from its casing into the soup, and cooked together with the rest of the ingredients which usually consist of potatoes, carrots, onion, rutabaga, parsnip, and celeriac. For seasoning, I also use garlic, laurel leaves, black pepper and allspice, and I always add several vegetable stock cubes in the soup as well to give it even more full-bodied flavour. And for when serving in the bowl, some fresh shred parsley sprinkled on top. =)
As a fun-to-know thing, the Finnish word “sisko” means ‘sister’, so the English translation can also be twisted into something like ‘sister’s weenie soup’. =D
2. Do you believe in ghosts?
I’m a very down-to-earth person by nature, and I base my world view in science, research, and academic approach as objectively as possible. Even though I’ve had my share of reading a lot about ancient cultures and religions, or goofing around with all kinds of cosmic abstractions for fun when I was younger, I’ve never been religious or spiritual myself. Any kind of beliefs or supernatural things, while of course interesting from a scholarly point of view, have always been quite distant to me when it comes to actual everyday life. Living by a doctrine, ideology, or philosophy has never felt a natural or well-fitting way for me.
I see myself as a wanderer, observer, explorer, and survivor in a universe that is ultimately very mechanical in its core and nature, yet fascinating, beautiful, and full of “wonders” already as it is. Humankind has barely scraped the surface of everything that still waits to be discovered outside of our home planet.
3. What are some of your favorite works of film?
Speaking of space, my favorite works of film are actually in science fiction. I’m a huge fan of Star Trek (more precisely: TOG, TNG, Voyager, and DS9). I also love Babylon 5, and I place it on the same line with TNG as my top sci-fi series of all time. Farscape is also great, and I liked the remake of Battlestar Galactica too.
As for movies, I’ve always been a huge fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger for his classic movies from the 80’s and 90’s (f. ex. Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator, Commando, Predator, Raw Deal, Total Recall). For other movie stuff, my favorites include the first Alien, Blade Runner, The Blues Brothers, and Tron (also, while being newer stuff, Tron: Legacy).
For cartoons, I grew up with the good ol’ Looney Tunes. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Transformers were also my thing in the 80’s, and in the 90’s of course The Simpsons. I missed Futurama when it was actually released, but watched it just a couple of years ago and had a real blast with it. From my childhood I also remember an 80’s German cartoon about Alice in Wonderland. It was dubbed in Finnish, and the whole series was trippy and psychedelic as hell. =D
Oh, almost forgot, a special mention to Monty Python! I’m a huge fan of the Flying Circus and also the movies by the Python group, especially the classics The Holy Grail and Life of Brian. Also movies having individual Python members, particularly Jabberwocky, Yellowbeard, and A Fish Called Wanda are high on my list. And of course the TV series Fawlty Towers!
4. The outfits you wear in photoshoots / live shows are absolutely badass, do you have any fashion tips for other dungeon crawlers?
Thanks! My current stage outfit is mostly a combination of stuff that I’ve come across over a longer period of time and smacked together for this “battle-mage” kind of look that I feel is quite fitting for the project. In one old promo pic from ‘99, I had a black velvety cloak that I once bought from a local gothic clothing store in Helsinki. I don’t have that one any longer, but along with resurrecting Talvi, I wanted to pick up this old idea of a hooded/cloaked figure, develop it further and make some gradual upgrades as I go. The result so far is a gear in which I can cast spells without heavy armor getting too much on the way. =D
I’m probably the last person to give any sensible fashion tips, hehe. I’d say a good general guideline would be to do what feels natural, fits the theme of the project, and goes along the atmosphere of the music. So far I’ve seen just awesome and well-thought outfits from people both in their photoshoots and also on the stage!
Thank you Talvi for your time, it is a privilege to be able to talk with you and I look forward to talking more! As far as the interview, I’ll end it there, but you can write any final words or thoughts below:
I think I wrote quite a lot already, haha. xD Many thanks for having me, I truly enjoyed babbling around and about! Also my heartfelt thanks to the DS community! You are the best! Stay true to yourself, and see you all online and hopefully at fests and shows as well! =)
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