TTUM:

Thank you so much for the interview. Please introduce the band and yourself?

BORGAZUR:

Haha, you're welcome Ya'aqov! I'm glad to do this for a friend and brother in life. For the others reading this; my name is Jasper Lindeboom. I am Kildrith in our project Borgazûr and together with Niels Cornelis b.k.a. Ilithrir we are continuously working on innovative records of music that will add something to the scene.

TTUM:

How Borgazur was created, and since when exist?

BORGAZUR:

Borgazûr as it is now exists for some five years. Before that the band was called Verdelger, meaning Destroyer. It came forth of the idea to make underground true black metal. As soon as I came in contact with Niels Cornelis the band had just recorded a demo 'dit tranendal verlaten'. And the band needed money for it which I lend to them. In that year I got to know Niels very well and since then we've been close friends. At that point Niels worked together with whom was called Lethrir. And they were looking for other band members to fill up the band. Niels mentioned it to me and when I audited for vocalist I never screamed or grunted in my life. It sounded horrible and we had more beers at the time than we actually practiced. But after three or four rehearsals my sensitive throats started working and now I scream the stars from the sky. Other bandmembers came by, like Dathretiella and a bass player who's name I can't recall at the moment. But they left quite shortly after coming into the band. After the departure of Lethrir we were with the two of us. We had some auditions but we always kept being with the two of us and we're okay with that. We started writing stuff, rehearsed a lot and prayed for a record label. After a few years we decided to cut it off since we were both very busy doing other things. Niels was studying to preach and I was studying to write my book. (still unfinished) Untill Nokternal Hemizphear came up and I mentioned we'd want to record an album we didn't rehearse for almost a year or so.

Since I'd be heading of to Israel for an unknown while, we'd had to go into the studio very hastily so within three days after closing the deal we already entered Studio Forte. A studio with a good name here and we were recording. From that point we felt it had been worth rehearsing and we're working like maniacs now to write our new album. Since March we build up an entire studio with quality recording ability and proper tools to fine touch our recordings. Niels wrote 80 minutes of music for our next album. I've written quite some lyrics for it, designed nice artwork as I may say myself, and it's all just going very prosperous.

TTUM:

Why the name of Borgazur? What it means?

BORGAZUR:

The name Borgazûr was chosen because the lyrics, until I came in play, were based on a novel Niels was writing. Borgazûr is in the story the Fallen City of Ialon, a warrior that had a quest or something like that. I don't know. But the logo for Borgazûr was nice, and the name wasn't taken by other bands, and it is not so stereotype. I didn't particularly jump around in enthusiasm at first, but it is well chosen and it works well for me to work with.

It doesn't mean anything except it represents the Fallen City of Ialon J

TTUM:

Besides Borgazur, any other member have another musical project?

BORGAZUR:

Niels Cornelis has some personal solo projects that have no specific name yet. Also he cooperates with some friends to help them out or record stuff for them.

I myself only interfere with Borgazûr at the moment.

TTUM:

What is the message that you want to bring with your music and lyrics?

BORGAZUR:

We want to make good music that we like with influences that we like. The message is a message of our heart and we always make sure we both agree to what I write. Due to my personal studies I always want to put as much knowledge into our lyrics as possible. Yet it makes it harder to reveal the content. That's why I started making references towards other lyrics that await new releases. So in order to understand everything one should read the footnote-references in context of all the lyrics.

Overall our message has been shortly that we humans should not be trusting the things that will die along with us. We should build strong the things that live forever. We kind of preach about the vanity of evil now evil rules our world. In our 2P3 album that is our main theme. The fact that there are so many people mocking truth, deceiving and destroying good things and tolerate seduction as a marketing technique, is just like cancer disease. It's growing useless things that destroys the body of good things. We are a so called Christian band, but people shouldn't be scared off by this. In blackmetal, and many other metal genres the music lends itself for strong, passionate and a bit dark lyrics. So don't expect us to write just hallelujah Jesus gospelsongs etc. We are about prophesy and reflections on social systems and reflections on religion. We try to bear record of the truth.

TTUM:

How many musical productions have Borgazur?

BORGAZUR:

We have actually just one release. But we have our demo 'dit tranendal verlaten' laying somewhere but that's never been out for release.

TTUM:

How was received the new launch of your latest album 2P3: Alchemists Earth of Aeon A.C.? was the same for the first Dit Tranendal verlaten?

BORGAZUR:

We had different feedback on 2P3. It has been called 'psycho adhd blackmetal', which I thought of that it was quite funny, but true. Some people say they respect it, others exclaimed they love it, again others didn't appreciate the structural chaos… But there seems quite a market for it. We're sold in every part of the world through forty distributors I believe. At least, that's what I could find myself on the internet.

TTUM:

Do you have plans of making a tour outside of the Netherlands?

BORGAZUR:

Ah, well, that's still a bit hard actually since we're just with the two of us. But we're happy to dream about a big show somewhere. There's some discussion on this matter though…

TTUM:

What we can expect from Borgazur in the near future?

BORGAZUR:

You can expect a new full record which will be released in the first half of 2009. It will be part two of a series of multiple records. Expect it to be totally different from 2P3. This time the music will be a lot more orchestrated. It will be a very dark album dealing with the vane power of evil. Also our website will be updated big time, with a lot of material that will be interesting to read and investigate.

What is your goal with this?

Thanks for the time for this interview. Do you have any final comments for finish?

Well thanks you too my friend, I enjoyed our communication and hope I answered to your satisfaction. Any final comments… eehm…. well yeah, I want to call out for those that seek truth. I do not claim to have found it in full, but I just live for truth excessively and really want people to think things through. Let go of the lies, the false truth, the misconceptions or conformity to this, and think big of the truth. It is bigger then anything we know in this world, because otherwise truth is evil. And it just isn't. Truth is just, upright and fair. Change the world and find dominion to rule over evil, fear our Creator and give honour in everything you do. May he bless you all. If you have any questions, really about anything, just ask them, I'll be happy to research and try to answer!