Interviews About Albums: RHINO - Human Farm (2023)

In this new interview, we sat down with the Italian Stoner Rock band RHINO to ask questions about their album "Human Farm".

1. What can you say about Human Farm?

Rhino: Human Farm is our second full-length that had a complex and difficult birth. It conveys all the uncertainty that the world has experienced in the last three years, plus the personal life experiences that each band member had in these years as well. It also shows our musical growth, our research for the best arrangements, and a more pronounced psychedelic soul compared to the previous one. 

2. What is the meaning of the Human Farm name?

Rhino: The concept of Human Farm is the following: most of us are embedded in a mechanism forced by modern society, so, similar to factory products, human beings come out all the same, pushed to live like farm animals whose final purpose is to be cannon fodder. The only chance is not being alone, but being everyone and everything in the same condition. Being aware of this condition should give them a reason to react.

3. Which one is the composer of the Human Farm?

Rhino: All the members of the band took an active part on the composition of the album tracks.

4. If you had to pick one song, which one would you pick?

Rhino: Of course, there are some songs to which the band is more attached, and, maybe, one of these is Magic Water. Here are two reasons: the first one is because the song is dedicated to a girl who died many years ago. The second one: it’s a comprehensive trip into Rhino’s world: psychedelia, fuzzy distortions, wall of sound, and, in this case in particular, the amazing backing vocals of Cristina Chimirri.

5. Is there a special message in Human Farm? If there is what it is?

Rhino: Apart from the aforementioned song that has given the name to the album and inspired the artwork, the rest of the tracks have different meanings and inspirations on their own. We don’t wanna reveal really everything at the moment, so we wanna give to the listeners the chance to discover what’s behind the songs by themselves (perhaps the meaning can be different from person to person, why not!)

6. Are there some lyrics that you'd love to share?

Rhino: “We walk in line getting our destiny”

7. Which inspirations have been important for this album? Like musically or friends, family, someone you'd love to thank especially?

Rhino: Most of all, the album takes inspiration from each band member's everyday life. Every event, that occurred to each of us in the last years, has inevitably influenced music and lyric writing. Another aspect that led the composition is the research for a specific type of sound (which we’re very satisfied tbh!). Now, more than ever, we’d like to thank the friendship and the love for music that connect us, and that helped us to not lose the way and reach the goal.

8. Something to add?

Rhino: Thanks a lot Breathing the Core for the interview, enjoy Human Farm soon, and see you on the road!