SON VAE discusses haunting new album “Son Væ”, DIY creative process, forming artistic identity

As an extension to an already lengthy 11-artist interview, we sat down for an in-depth interview with Peter, also known as Son Vae, a 16-year-old freelance musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, visual artist, and writer who has just released his third self-titled album, Son Væ (also known as architecture). This record is the culmination of all of Peter’s creative endeavors, reflecting his highest ambitions as an artist. With a focus on creating something entirely unique and idiosyncratic, Peter wove fragments of ideas dating back to some of his earliest moments as a musician into the fabric of the seven tracks on the album, making it his most complex, technical, maximalistic, and experimental work to date. Peter created this album entirely on his own, down to the visua...

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