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Savi0r

Jones: It kind of just happened. I had already released two prior records on my own and wanted to perform live. I met David in 2006 when he was performing with Anguidara. I had the show booked and didn't want to do the whole Britney Spears thing by myself on stage, so I asked David if he would play keyboards. I scheduled the first practice and wasn't sure if David was going to make it because of his band, so I invited Victor to play keyboards in the band. They both showed up to the first practice, and Victor brought his guitar. I never really thought of having guitars in the band, but everything just worked out really well.

What are some of the unconventional influences for your music? What do you listen to when you're not pumping your fists to Front Line Assembly, Sisters of Mercy, etc.?

Jones: I've definitely been heavily influenced by industrial music, but also by other genres and artists: anything from hard electro like Hocico to metal like Exodus, and even pop music like Justin Timberlake.

LaRocco: I really love music in general, but probably Radiohead, The Faint, Elliott Smith, and Joy Division. Lately I've been listening to Peter Bjorn and John, Kanye West, and the Silversun Pickups.

Wright: I've been a metal-head for some time, so steady aggression has always been huge in my influence. As of recently I'm mostly jamming to In Flames and Zeromancer, as well as anything off of the FiXT label (Celldweller, LVL, Subkulture and so on).

Your music includes many elements, from the more organic piano sounds to heavily altered electronic noises. Is there an instrument you'd like to incorporate but haven't had the chance to yet?

Jones: Well, on the record were working on we've used sampled drums and software synths. In the future we'd like to experiment with live drums and more hardware synths. David wants to use his circuit bender and photocell-based Theremin in the live show, but we just haven't found a spot for them yet.

What is the industrial music scene like in the Sacramento area?

Jones: It's growing really fast. We've actually got a good number of bands making a name for themselves like [syndika:zero], EXO, Anguidara, Cystem Cex, and C/A/T. The clubs here are really supportive of the bands. We have received a lot of support from Bryan Hawk of Club Asylum and DJ Darkstar from Club Darkness.

LaRocco: I've been going to clubs in Sacramento for about eight years now, and the scene is a lot more open now. I hear more variety in the music the clubs play and the bands in this area than I did before.

Wright: It's definitely improving and moving. I'm hoping everyone that's out there right now in Sacramento can grow from the local scene and beyond.

What is the show or album that made you stand up and declare that that was what you wanted to do, to say 'I want to put on makeup and growl into a microphone?'

Jones: I was reluctant to do live shows, since I thought electronic music was too difficult to perform live by myself. I think my biggest inspirations for going live were Hocico and David's band, Anguidara.

Wright: Hands down for me was the track 'Dissolved' off of Circle of Dust's self-titled debut album. It's what really pointed me at where I'm at. Actually doing live shows for an electronic-based act can be difficult, as I learned through my first efforts in shows.

LaRocco: For me it I was when I was younger. I heard Siamese Dream by the Smashing Pumpkins, and it really inspired me to learn guitar.

When will you be releasing your next album?

Jones: We're currently mixing and mastering the album right now. It's called Gray Matter. We're shooting for the end of August, if everything goes well.

How does it compare to the others? How is it different?

Jones: When I first started making music it was more experimental industrial. The last record, Futures End, was a dark electro/industrial record. This is the first record with Victor and David. With Gray Matter, we are taking electro/industrial from Futures End and adding more organic sounds like guitar and David's keyboard playing. This album is like writing a whole new book on Savi0r.

LaRocco: I think the main difference is the production. Every track has vocals, and the vocal melodies are put more to the forefront than on the past albums.

What do you want people to know about Savi0r before they listen to even one note of the music?

Jones: We're incredibly serious about our music, but joke around and laugh constantly while making it.

Wright: I'd say to take our sound with diversity in mind. We're not a straight four-on-the-floor industrial band from start to finish but try and mix and match.