5 Questions with
leperwitch

1. If you could play a 5-act bill, who would the other 4 be?

Damn, that's really hard to answer. If I really had to narrow it down, I think I would go with a Justin Broadrick project like Final, then Pharmakon, then someone who's been on the Japanese scene for a long time, like Dissecting Table since I'm very fond of his work. After that, I'd probably just add a couple of friends on the local scene to the bill, because why should I just get to have all the fun by myself? 

2. What noise album do you love that more people should know about?

Two come to mind - Sutcliffe Jugend's "Pigdaddy" (2008) and Viviankrist's "Cross Modulation" (2019). Both are great yet rarely discussed. Pigdaddy is grimy power electronics, but with a surprisingly melodic and well-structured undercurrent to it (Kevin Tomkins is a better songwriter than he lets on). Viviankrist is the noise/industrial moniker of Vivian Slaughter from Gallhammer, and Cross Modulation is a fantastic instrumental album of very creative rhythmic noise compositions.

3. What’s your favorite piece of your setup?

After all these years, my favorite set-up piece is probably still my MS-20. I'm still discovering new ways to use it, plus it integrates so well with every other piece that I own. Recently I was also gifted a custom modular box from Modular for the Masses, and this modular box combined with the MS-20 makes for some truly hideous racket. Got to give a nod to my WASP as well. I'm an 80s power electronics gal at heart.

4. What’s an unlikely influence on your music?

Anybody who knows me well wouldn't be surprised, but 90s alternative and grunge actually influences my work quite a bit. I learned how to scream from listening to Courtney Love in Hole songs, and a lot of my songwriting is nicked from Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains. There's a few of my synth riffs that are kind of just reimagined Alice in Chains riffs.

5. How would you describe LeperWitch in 3 words?

Three words? Cathartic, confrontational, and complex. I like to straddle the lines between having songs with deep layers of meaning while also having a surface-level interpretation that catches the listener's attention. It's also been an outlet to manage a lot of personal baggage.