Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Evil Level Live

Born in the depths of Manchester’s shadows, Evil Level Live blends the raw power of Led Zeppelin, the sonic voyages of Pink Floyd, and the cinematic depth of The Cinematic Orchestra. Between stormy riffs and lyrical fire, each track is a journey through chaos, clarity, and catharsis. For those who dare to feel louder.

1-What is your earliest memory connected to music?

Our earliest musical memories come straight from our parents and grandparents.
They were the ones who opened the door for us: classical music echoing through the house, rock playing louder in the car, French pop lighting up Sunday afternoons… An incredible mix that shaped our curiosity.

There were also those family gatherings where the older ones started singing, filling the room with emotion.
As kids, we didn’t understand everything, but we already felt that music had a special power.

2-How did your passion for creating music begin?

Our passion was born when we started making music with friends.
We wanted to recreate the emotions we had felt as children — and share them with each other.
Those first attempts, old instruments, evenings spent playing without noticing time passing… that’s where it all started.

Very quickly, friendship and sharing became more important than technique.
Creating together became a way to understand each other, to connect, to vibrate side by side.
That simple and sincere spirit laid the foundation for Evil Level Live.

3-What’s the story behind your current music project?

Evil Level Live was born from the desire to prolong what we experienced among friends: creating freely, without pressure, purely for the joy of exploring together.
Our jam sessions became real idea laboratories. We explored moods, emotions, riffs repeated for hours… and that’s how our identity slowly emerged.

We don’t follow any strategy or career plan: Evil Level Live is a space for research, companionship and handcrafted creation.
We let ideas breathe, mature, and return when they’re ready. Some are born in minutes, others take months.

Little by little, this way of working — simple, honest, emotion-centered — shaped who we are today: a project born from friendship, passion and constant musical curiosity.

4-How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?

Our sound is a journey, somewhere between progressive rock and cinematic soundscapes.
We love building atmospheres, letting a riff evolve, repeating a motif until it becomes almost hypnotic.
It’s intense yet subtle, dark yet luminous — always centered on emotion.

Imagine music that takes the time to breathe, to surprise, to transport you — like a film told only through sounds and sensations.
Each piece is an exploration shaped by curiosity, friendship and musical research.

In short: our music aims to convey emotion and offer an immersive, unique experience.

5-What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?

We learned that patience and exploration are just as important as inspiration.
A riff, an idea or a song can take weeks or months to find its true form.
Learning to let our creations breathe and evolve slowly changed the way we compose.

Music isn’t an instant creation — it’s a process of discovery, patience and sharing.

6-What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?

We work with simple but precise tools: guitars, bass, drums, keyboards and synths for textures.
Each instrument has its role in building an atmosphere.

On the tech side, we use recording software to capture and explore ideas, but never to replace the spontaneity of live playing.
What matters is that everything remains organic and true to what we feel.

Our tools serve emotion: real instruments, human gestures, and software only to explore — never to cover anything up.

7-Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?

We’re listening to a lot of Pray for Sound and The Viotel Twight at the moment.
These artists create unique, immersive atmospheres that tell a story without words — exactly the kind of exploration we love.

8-How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?

Our personal experiences have shaped our music by making it more focused on the present and more free in its expression.
Over time, they have also brought a deeper, slightly darker sensibility — a way of approaching emotions as they truly are.

Every moment spent creating, rehearsing, or experimenting strengthens our approach to sound.
We let each riff and atmosphere develop naturally, welcoming what emerges from our shared musical instinct.

To sum up: our personal journeys fuel our curiosity and freedom, giving our music a sincere intensity — sometimes bright, sometimes dark — but always authentic.

9-What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?

We hope listeners discover that music doesn’t have to follow standardized verses and choruses.
We aim to create breathing spaces, moving harmonies, and atmospheres that take their time.

Our music focuses on emotion and creative freedom, in the spirit of bands like Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin.

10-What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?

Music has taught us the importance of human relationships.
Creating together requires trust and curiosity.
Each member brings their sensitivity, each idea matters.

Creativity is born from sharing, dialogue, and mutual listening.

11-What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?

The Bataclan — for reasons you can imagine.
A place full of history and emotion, where music becomes an act of sharing and resilience.

12-If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?

Without hesitation: Led Zeppelin. What talent, what energy!
And Pink Floyd, for their musical research and incomparable atmospheres.13-Where can our listeners follow and support your music? (Website,Spotify, IG, links)

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13. Where can listeners follow you?

Mostly on streaming platforms, thanks to our collaboration with our friend and producer Christophe Suzat.
That’s where our whole universe is available.

👉 Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/17Vx9T9t73p6DolImgRoqe?si=W1sC1MerRayYIQqAc2FwjA

14-Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?

We’re currently creating a resolutely rock album.
Our dream is simply to offer a high-quality record, faithful to our vision, without any artistic compromise.
To keep exploring, evolving and staying free.

15-What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?

We hope they’ll find emotion.
The same emotion that unites us in creativity — born from friendship, exploration and freedom.
Ideally, that each listen brings them closer to what makes Evil Level Live vibrate.

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We just want to thank you for this interview and for supporting independent artists.
It’s essential to give visibility to those who create with passion and freedom.
Thank you for your commitment.