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231/∞: OLDCODEX - Feed A

OLDCODEX Interview Excerpt #01: About Feed A

Interviewer: With words such as “sins” and “footsteps”, you have woven your reflection on the past into the lyrics of Feed A.

YORKE.: Although we say being creative is to “imagine and destroy”, when we have destroyed something in order to regenerate it, the thing that is destroyed can never be used again. That’s why remnants are left behind. I’m standing on top of a massive collection of the remnants - that was the picture in my mind. And I want to do something with the remnants. Yet, instead of picking up and gathering the remnants, I climb on top and look over them. I was trying to match the song with that kind of mood.

Ta_2: The song got heated up as I sang it. YORKE. worked together with me during the recording session, and it went by rather quickly.

YORKE.: Ta_2 is is more in the groove when I’m there. *laughs*

Ta_2: Compared to the directions from the director and the engineer, who focus more on the bigger picture, YORKE. saying “I want to do it this way here, can you sing it like that for me?” makes me feel better.

YORKE.: I can’t say anything about the technical part though. My comments are usually like “be even more emotional”, or “it’s better to act cool here”. Another thing is the delicate pronunciation of English lyrics. I dwell on the nuance of every one of the R’s.【Not very sure about this sentence ><】We even impressed an engineer who worked with us for the first time. He was like, “Ta_2 is really getting what YORKE. is saying!” *laughs* We always get each other. That’s because we’ve been performing on the same stage, and Ta_2 understand the effort I made to take care of the R’s when writing lyrics. I guess the essence is our love towards making better music. And that has nothing to do with the selling. I wish I can get directions from Ta_2 when I’m singing in the booth too.

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Interviewer: How did you come up with the title?

YORKE.: The basic idea was “if there is something to give”. Although “Feed” has the exact meaning I wanted, I was not a fan of how the word sounded by itself. Then I thought “Feeder” would be nice, but that’s the name of a British band, so… *laughs* Finally I came across “Feed A”. I wrote it out and I liked the way it looked. I knew this was the one, so yeah.

~from B-Pass Magazine (September 2015 issue)

Feed A (2012) Directed by Clarke Mayer

God Eater OPENING: “Feed A” English TV Version~*

  I stumbled upon this jam while looking up OLDCODEX PVs and I was blown away by the music and fantastic animation so I decided to cover this INCREDIBLE song! I will definitely check this show out! I hope you like it! Enjoy ♥

English Adaptation/ Vocals: @manabingu / @manadarkmagiciangirl

Original Artist: OLDCODEX

Instrumental: Micheal Pham

MDMG Studios 2016

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PV OF THE DAY: “Feed A” by OLDCODEX