Blending dream pop and shoegaze textures with introspective lyricism, Avyne invites listeners into a deeply personal world. In this interview, she discusses dissociation, creativity, and the intimate process behind “Can’t Tell What’s Real.”
1. Your track “Can’t Tell What’s Real” explores themes of dissociation and perception. How do you personally connect with these ideas, and what emotions were you hoping listeners would feel when hearing it?
I think this song is my attempt at expressing a specific state of dissociation I sometimes find myself in. It’s this ‘in between’ state that I can never quite put into words. It’s just there.
My creative process is more so just letting things unravel themselves. I don’t actively look for a specific emotion, I like when people make up their own perspectives and tie them into personal life experiences. Everyone looks at life & art in such different ways, so I believe it would be unfair for me to have expectations when it comes to what someone feels while listening to my music.
2. You mentioned being influenced by dream pop and shoegaze acts like Chromatics and Slowdive. What about their sound or creative approach resonates most with you, and how did you reinterpret those influences in your own way?
I’ve always resonated with a more bittersweet approach to music and music-making, maybe it’s just what I grew up listening to. I love the specific dreamy & distorted guitar sounds and I’m always down to incorporate those into whatever I do. And I love reverb.
3. The song was produced and recorded in your bedroom. How did that intimate setting shape the energy or mood of the final track?
My music is extremely personal to me. Although my work environment paints the same picture, I think the intimate nature of it all ultimately comes down to how comfortable I feel in a space. I probably experienced and analyzed every single emotion I can think of inside my bedroom. I see it as a weird multifaceted isolated place, and that made it easy for me to experiment musically.
5. Your music draws from various art forms — cinema, photography, and fashion. How do these visual or stylistic influences find their way into your songwriting or sound design process?
I’ve always been really passionate about imagery & storytelling. My way of translating that into sound is paying attention to the colors, shapes, movements and stories that cross my mind while creating. Most of the time I’m looking to find the intention or message behind these thoughts and then shift it into music. Whether it’s the lyrics, sound design or both, undertones of what I’m passionate about or what I love are always present throughout what I do.
6. You’ve said your creative process gives you a strong sense of purpose. How has making music like “Can’t Tell What’s Real” helped you grow personally or artistically?
Every song or project I work on is a chance to find out more about myself, my craft and life in general. Making this track specifically gave me a sense of direction of what I want my music to be and do. Every day I stay deconstructing ideas of what a creative process ’should be’, and getting to the root of them. I’d rather focus on what feels authentic to me instead. I find that purposeful.
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