Fever 333’s Aric Improta Releases Experimental Noise Project

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Fever 333’s Drummer, Aric Improta, is no stranger to making noise, but his new project sees the drummer making noise using an array of different noises.

Titled ZHURMË – Which Google Translate says is Albanian for ‘noise’ – see’s Aric using everyday objects to create an array of interesting noises, using everything from a skateboard, to a metal bin, to glass bottles.

Talking to Kerrang!, Aric said “As a film major, I’ve been very interested in the work of foley artists and their creative contributions to enhance the viewer’s experience,”

“During quarantine, I decided to start this art project with my film collaborator Kevin Garcia, where we recorded a ton of found sounds then tried to compose a song around the noises we captured.”

The new experimental project also sees the drummer joined by Korn’s guitarist Munky, and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Ra Diaz. “[Munky] came out to the studio and improvised for three hours straight,” Improta added “He even brought a cello to experiment with. After everything was tracked, I went through all of the recordings, grabbed my favourite parts and built the middle and end around his work.”

“Both Munky and Ra have undeniably unique approaches to their instruments and I wanted to make sure I captured that, while still putting together something that felt different than their previous work. At times, I also made sure to change my initial work and compose around supporting their ideas. That way I would have also have to think differently.”

Aric also collaborated with film and TV composer Greg Johnson, who mastered and mixed the project, which Aric says made it feel more cinematic, adding depth and texture to make it “sound even more immersive than it did before”

“It’s probably my favourite project I worked on throughout 2020,” The drummer admitted. “I’d say Kevin and I each put in about 50 hours of editing, and it’s different to anything else we’ve done together. For me, that’s always the goal and I feel very fortunate to have had all of these unique artists willing to contribute to this idea.”

Check out the new song here (Video features flashing lights throughout):