Heroek talks to Kshitiz (“Kevin”) Moktan about coming up with the term "immigrindcore," why he prefers the recording process to playing live, the band's upcoming album "Jhyappa" on May 23rd, and more!
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📚CHAPTERS📚
0:00 Intro
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1:54 Welcome Kevin from Chepang!
2:11 Upcoming album "Jhyappa" out May 23
4:02 Choosing singles from "Jhyappa"
5:10 Chepang's songwriting process
6:02 Making short songs
6:47 The success of "Stacked" with Aelk Minsur
8:45 Meeting Aelk Minsur
9:20 Coining the term "immigrindcore"
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11:17 Chepang name origins
12:32 Connection to Nepal
13:15 Advice to new bands
14:00 Playing live shows
15:16 Recording process vs playing live
16:26 Favorite live performance memories
18:52 Inspiration during songwriting
19:57 Discovering punk and grindcore music
20:54 Does knowing music theory help making music?
24:35 Dream collaboration
25:30 "Bucket list" festival performance
26:14 Essential Chepang songs
26:53 Wrapping up
27:14 End screen