15 questions with… SCIFISOL

From pure hardware on stage to plugins in the studios, Christina Broussard has a refreshing attitude we can all learn from…

Christina Broussard of SciFiSol is becoming well known for captivating live electronic performances, while her music productions veer between ambient and industrial with intriguing vocal performances being the standout, unifying theme. Here she details the process and technology - which can veer between complete hardware or software - behind the varied SciFiSol sound.

1 Tell us a little bit about your musical background?

CB: “I’ve always been musical and began singing in choirs and performing as a young child. It was a natural progression for me to start playing in bands and I was part of a few punk rock experimental projects in my late teens. These were heavily inspired by bands like Sonic Youth and ideas surrounding the No Wave philosophy, which didn’t demand much formal musical training, only the will to express oneself with the medium of sound. I found that really appealing because I had a nonconventional upbringing, and the experimentalism of No Wave seemed to fit right in with my perspective on the world. In the late 90s, once I started going to electronic music events and raves, I got excited about the idea of making music with software because I saw that it provided the opportunity to achieve a specific vision without having to consider outside factors in the ever-changing landscape of my early life.”

2 What is your production philosophy?

CB: “It has changed over the years, having gone from super experimentalism to being more refined into something with recognisable song structures, and then back again. One constant has been the necessity to capture something that’s unique, something that stands out as the antithesis to commercial pop music. Much of the music for SciFiSol is based on my poetry and lyrics which tend to set the tone and inspire the production. It’s a darker tone that explores the psychosocial effects of culture on human experience and strives to capture an essence of mysticism that encourages subjective interpretation. ”