‘Unwanted Contact’ is the second single from the new 4 song EP, "Lima Syndrome" created by No Dream. This 4 song concept EP— written, recorded and produced in a dark cave at the bottom of NYC's East Village, created with the squeals and screeches of synths and untuned guitars — follows the story of a two sociopaths as they fall in love, two people with personality disorders that attempt to kidnap each other and spend eternity together.
By Kamil Bobin
Discovered via Musosoup
Kamil) Hey No Dream, super nice to have the chance to chat with you. What first got you into music?
I have been a passionate music lover for all my life. I have always been playing around in the music space, and finally decided to stop waiting around for my friends to get their act together to make some music, so I decided to do it all myself.
Describe your favorite and least favorite part about being a musician.
I really like being able to express myself in a very controlled and refined why that provokes extreme and wildly uncontrolled emotions.
What I really hate is the time to push your music out into the world. This moment can become really scary. It's the reason to make music, to push emotion out into the world, but you are also at the mercy and judgment of the world once your music goes out into the public.
Your latest song is 'Unwanted Contact'. Can you share with us the background of its creation and did any unusual things happen during its creation?
This song — being part of a 4 song EP — came about while creating a concept / story about two sociopaths that fall in love while hunting each other and capturing each other for eternal love.
How do you differ from most other artists?
It feels like I’m making the kind of music that was missing from the world. The kind of music that I wanted to hear. Not that my music is anything really special, but it feels like music is missing a lot of raw elements AND emotion and or latches onto one great sound and repeats that over and over (Witch house, I’m looking at you…). I really wanted to make music that felt emotional, yet raw and with a big mixture of musical influences — in turn, this appealed to me (and hopefully other like me) that struggle with ‘normal life’, connecting with people, they idea of blue skies and happy days… something that reflects my — and the world’s — anxiety, something that pushes people to listen to things that make them uncomfortable and are not perfect — unsettling. This is how I feel almost all the time, and I think a lot of people do too.
Where are you from and do you have a stable home or do you prefer travelling?
I live in New York City's East Village. I have a music and art studio here where I do all my creative work. I love being in NYC, but I really do love travel. I like to search for anything unique out in the world, anywhere that I might actually belong. Can't wait for the world to open up more and get back to travel.
How would you describe the music that you typically create?
I like to make raw, emotional music but more importantly I believe in DIY music creation. It's less about the high quality of recording and more of writing emotional music that feels like the kind of music the world should hear.
How do you nurture your own creativity?
I try to really focus on project based work. Like i'll work on songs in batches, knowing i'll work on the music writing for a bit before doing lyric writing and vocal production. Then I plan the design and art around the project, making it all work together and influence each part.
If you could go open a show for any artist who would it be?
Ideally I would find a really great set of bands around NYC and fall into their scene.
Who's your ideal musician to collaborate with and why?
I would love to work with a female vocalist or someone like Grimes or a Crystal Castles type group. Great energy, dark and messy.
What are your plans for the future?
Hopefully some live shows in the Summer of 2022! Stay tuned.