PARA LIA is a German alternative rock duo, who are based in Cottbus near Berlin.
Para Lia are celebrating the indie/alternative rock sound of the 90’s along with with stylistic elements of 80’s dark wave.
Επιμέλεια συνέντευξης: Βασιλική Ευαγγέλου-Παπαθανασίου
Fade to grey. Color or darkness?
Melancholy colored with darkness. It’s a dark love song about an artist loosing his inspiration = his muse, same as a lover who lost his beloved one. The song stands alone – as well as the song is part of a concept of the album, which is thematically about the relationships between art, artist, muse and creativity.
Gone with the flow. Where does the music take you?
Music always is and was therapy for me, in good and in bad times. Writing and playing own songs is an intimate act where you have to look inside yourself. So it takes you in a way to inner or opens the door to the one you are deep inside.
What brought you together?
Love. We were already a couple in life before we started as a couple in music too.
Have you ever argued about music choices?
No. We clearly know and also say what we like and what we dislike. But it is lost time to argue about a music taste.

Who is your favorite singer?
There is no special favorite singer for us. But we love Neil Young for his character and for being authentic.
What is exciting for you about dark love songs?
We love the combination of melody and melancholy. It’s a perfect couple and you can create deep atmospheres with it. Sometimes the darker shades of life are the ones with the bigger potential for inspiration.
What speaks directly to your heart?
The right music in the right moment.
Are you working on new music?
We do. There is a complete new album in the pipeline. We hope it will see the light of day by the end of the year or the beginning of the next one.
https://para-lia.de/
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