If our premiere of «Run Away» was a glimpse into a stark electronic landscape, and our full review mapped its contours, then this conversation is the excavation of its bedrock. Here, the artist reveals the deeply personal seismic events that shaped the terrain of «That Cold Body.» We interweave his words with reflections on the finished work, not as a simple Q&A, but as the final, crucial layer of understanding.
About the New Work: The Roots in Trauma
(Club Furies) CF: «Kassidy Human Waste That Cold Body» is an alias that evokes a powerful image. What is the central narrative that ties the ten tracks of this new album together?
(Kassidy Human Waste) KHW: The name Kassidy Human Waste comes from afar. When I was 18, I created a 70 cm horror doll from a little girl’s mannequin. I scratched it and painted blood and bruises; it was quite scary. I decided to call it Kassidy. When I thought about doing a side project to Subzero almost 10 years ago, I decided the new moniker would be Kassidy. While Human Waste was because I wanted a name and surname for this project, I wanted one that would represent my low self-esteem and be very impactful.
CF: The album’s title, along with songs like «Old Orphan» and «The Other Side of You,» suggests an exploration of identity and rootlessness. Could you elaborate on the conceptual themes you wanted to address?
KHW: The album’s main theme is the premature death of someone very dear to me and its aftermath. When I was 19, I found my mother lying on the kitchen floor. When I touched her, her body was extremely cold, and I realized I was touching a corpse. This episode gives the album its title. I was adopted, so before I was adopted, I was in an orphanage, and when I was left alone again after my mother’s death, I was an orphan for the second time. This thought process gives rise to the title «Old Orphan.» While «The Other Side of You» is dedicated to a person very close to me who seems to have two very different sides, at the time I was composing that track, I was thinking a lot about the two sides of that person.
CF: Sound design is crucial. How would you describe the palette you built for this project? Was there any new technical process or equipment that defined the sound of this album?
KHW: This album was born in 2023. I was learning new things and wanted to move away from techno and get closer to composing melodies and musical orchestration. I produced everything digitally as usual. In two years, I composed about 25 tracks that I was satisfied with, but I discarded 16 and decided to release only the ones I was extremely fascinated by.
Inspirations and Sound: The Cinematic Filter
CF: Beyond music, what other sources of inspiration—such as literature, film, or personal experiences—fueled the creation of this work?
KHW: Mostly personal experiences translated into music. But I’ve been very inspired by film music, by artists like Hans Zimmer and Michael Giacchino. Every time I made a track, I imagined what cinematic scenario it would be suitable for. I really want to work on film soundtracks, even though that’s never happened yet.
CF: Music can be an emotional journey. What emotions or moods were you trying to evoke in the listener throughout the album’s sequence?
KHW: With this project, my goal is to move the listener. To make them feel that orgasmic sensation that only music can provide. If anyone was saddened or moved by listening to my album, I’d like to know, and that would be the most beautiful thing for me. In that case, it means they’ve understood my music 100%.
Correlation of Sound with Track Names: Literal Emotions
CF: Tracks like «Anxiety, Panic And Depression» or «Dies Irae» have very direct titles. How does the sound correlate with their names? In what way do the sound, rhythm, or atmosphere of these songs literally correlate with their names?
KHW: The «Dies Irae» is a 19th-century composition composed for funeral mass and widely used in cinema as omens of death. Many famous musicians have written their own versions of the «Dies Irae,» such as Mozart and Giuseppe Verdi. It was simply a tribute and was consistent with the concept of the album. While track 8 came together in one piece, it was very special to make, as if it had built itself. It conveyed so much to me, and I decided to name it after today’s common problems. Anxiety is rampant, as are depression and panic attacks.
CF: «Maybe One Day» sounds like a glimmer of hope. How is that spark of optimism materialized within the general soundscape of the album, which based on other titles seems darker?
KHW: Maybe One Day is the first track I made in April 2023. It was that spark that made me think I could do something different. It gave me a glimmer of hope both while I was composing it and while I listened to it again. And I hope it gives that feeling to other listeners too.
About the Alias: A New Vessel for a New Soul
CF: What is the meaning of «Kassidy Human Waste» and why was it the chosen vehicle instead of «Subzero»?
KHW: The name change was essential to distance these new sounds from my heavy techno past. I didn’t want anyone to listen to the album expecting club music and be disappointed, so I made that clear right away.
CF: This new alias is very visceral and seems loaded with its own narrative. Is it a character, a story, a statement? How does this alias converse with the music on the album?
KHW: This new character is a new chapter in my approach to music. I’ll definitely make some more techno EPs in the future, but for now I want to focus on this new way of exploring music.
Other Relevant Points: Control and Future
CF: Why close the album with «The Rain (Increased Control Rework)»?
KHW: Increased Control is a friend of mine who lives in Berlin but is originally from my area of Italy, I really like his music and his approach to music and so I proposed him to participate in the album since in my opinion it would have been an added value
CF: Looking to the future, does this album represent a definitive new direction?
KHW: I definitely want to make more conceptual albums with this project and I’d like to collaborate with as many artists as possible. I hope to be able to tour it as much as possible.
Conclusion
This contextual dialogue completes the trilogy of our coverage. From the premieres’ first impressions to the review’s analytical map, and now to this foundational narrative, each layer has deepened the understanding of a release that is as much a personal exhumation as it is a musical achievement. Kassidy Human Waste has not just produced an album but has authored a stark, sonic testimony, proving that the most profound electronic music is forged not only in the studio but in the unforgiving crucible of lived experience.
Artist: Kassidy Human Waste
Title: That Cold Body
Label: Self-release
Release Date: December 4th, 2025
Support & Buy: LOADING
Tracklist
1. Old Orphan
2. Ruyn Away
3. Sunlight Again
4. The Other Side Of You
5. Endure
6. The Rain
7. Dies Irae
8. Anxiety, Panic And Depression
9. Maybe One Day
10. The Rain (Increased Control Rework)
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