Resin

Resin is the solo project of Prague-born cinematic, ambient, and industrial producer Niko Antonucci. Now living in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, Resin is setting up to release her next EP "Fidget" on August 25th. With the album just a few weeks away, we got a chance to speak with Antonucci about her history and "Fidget" in detail. Don't forget to hit the play button directly below: 



Resin:  Well, I have played with acoustic guitar for a few years but after getting more into industrial and drum’n’bass, I saw the potential of producing myself. With all the synths and libraries I unlocked the potential of the big sound I have always dreamed of, all that without anybody constantly telling me what the sound should be. And I’m still seeking, but having the possibility to work with endless instruments and sounds is very inspiring. 
Resin:  The transition was tough because back in Prague, I was a part of the music inner circle, the music community - I knew people, I knew how to get around, where to ask for favors. Here I didn’t know anybody except for my husband. I was stuck home. I believe that I moved here at the right time though. I made the commitment to produce myself and being in a strange world gave me the time, the isolation and the inspiration I needed, as well as the space to make mistakes and not feel judged by an audience. I had time to improve myself. 
Resin:  I don’t know if on my style but Nirvana was the totem I always looked up to. Other artists helped me understand my sound little better, helped me figure out how to express myself better technically. Nirvana defined me.


Resin:  I pretty much started producing in 2014 when I moved to LA. I have been creating under Libido which was the name I was using back in Czech. But I wanted to start over, without comparing myself to my older songs. I was ready to progress. I released a few songs last year and you can find them on iTunes and Soundcloud.
Resin:  I have been playing with few bands but it has always been mostly me. Producing made me feel free because I had the option of choosing more than one instrument, option of capturing my ideas and layer them with other ideas, recording strings at 2AM – that kind of stuff. I never considered producing myself until I had to. I ran out of options to make music that would please me since my guitar skills and equipment were so limited. I love guitar more than anything but I wanted more. I miss guitar so much though.
Resin:  I know when I feel inspired and things happen fast then. But I struggle with sticking to one sound, one genre. I would love to have a cohesive sound but I am torn between so many different directions. One day I’d write cinematic ballad with heartbreaking lyrics and vocals and next day I feel like dark psytrance and I feel embarrassed that I enjoyed writing my cinematic ballad from yesterday. I am scared to be classified because I really want to belong into the right class, I really want to be classified correctly - I don’t know how to classify myself.
Resin:  I’d say that it does have a common theme but as much as I would love to say that it is conceptual, it is not. There has been a theme that I tend to focus on, especially lyric-wise. But it also contains one of the most narcissistic songs I’ve ever written.


Resin:  I tend to write about my relationship to one particular theme that is repeating. But my perspective on that relationship is changing and that’s what I usually write about. Unless I feel really shitty, then I write about myself. 
Resin:  I am playing in New York on Aug 9 and then I have a few shows lined up in LA. The official release party is on Sept 9 at Bar Sinister. I am planning on releasing a full length album in spring of 2018. So I’m planning on shutting myself home in the fall to collect enough material.