SERJ TANKIAN Says Forthcoming Album Represents 'A Whole Different Sound For Me'

July 19, 2010

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian recently spoke to Billboard.com about his forthcoming solo album, "Imperfect Harmonies", which is scheduled for release on September 7 via Serjical Strike/Reprise Records.

"I made rock records for so many years, with SYSTEM OF A DOWN and [2007 solo debut] 'Elect the Dead', and I wanted to create something different for myself," Tankian told Billboard.com. "'Elect the Dead' was more of a straight rock record, done layer by layer. On ['Imperfect Harmonies'] I threw everything at the wall and then started taking things out, which is the first time I've done that. It created a whole different sound for me. It was a good departure."

Tankian told Billboard.com his primary musical goal for "Imperfect Harmonies" was blending organic and electronic elements within the music, and using the orchestra as "a full-fledged band member" rather than just sonic window dressing.

"On a lot of rock records you hear the orchestra in back; it's kind of buried so that the guitars and drums can dominate the frequency," Tankian explained. "I didn't want to do that here. I wanted it to be a fair balance, so my guitars ARE the orchestra in this case. I didn't use a lot of guitars on this record, but I made the orchestra rock. I made them go wild."

Read the entire report from Billboard.com.

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