MILA V

MILA V

On Static, the artist sculpts raw energy into a refined form. The EP builds on the instinctive experimentation of her earlier work, Cracks, while sharpening its focus. Drawing on influences ranging from Metalcore to EBM, she finds calm in extremes, channeling overwhelming sounds into something deliberate and whole.

This music comes from a personal place. Writing Static was cathartic—a way to release bottled-up energy and frustration. Improvisation played a key role, allowing her subconscious to surface freely without premeditated direction. Often, the lyrics’ meaning revealed itself only after the fact, a reflection of the intuitive nature of her process.

After years of independence, she approaches collaboration with clarity. Producing solo for eight years has honed her sound and sharpened her sense of self. Now, with the Static live show, she unifies her vision across sound, staging, and lighting—an intentional and precise storytelling experience.

Your sound in Static feels raw and unapologetic. How do you translate such intensity into your music without losing control?

I wanted to play around with textures that have a raw and primal energy to them, but finish them in a way that feels slick and smooth. So there is a duality in the music that comes together as whole. With my previous EP, Cracks, which was also released on Vinyl, I really let intuition and instinct lead the way and tried to free myself from restrictions in my head about what music should sound like. This resulted in a more experimental record very dear to me. With Static I wanted to kind of embody the rawness of Cracks but in a more refined way. For me this really worked out. But I am still learning and growing everyday, I think I have a natural gravitation to things that other might find overwhelming, cause it actually brings me peace. From a young age I was already listening to more extreme music like Metalcore, Screamo, Deathcore and harder electronic styles like Hardcore, EBM and Noise. I still think I managed to find a balance on Static even tho the vocals and the beats and synths are quite powerful. Now I am actually really focussing on my voice in a a more direct unlayered way, and figuring out how to say more with less.

Tracks like Renos Carpool and Respect feel like confrontations. Are these battles drawn from your own life, or are they more abstract reflections?

They are definitely battles drawn from my own life, but sometimes they come to you in abstract ways. Opposed to writing lyrics, I would just put on the instrumental, put on my microphone and kinda start improvising, and before I knew it a whole verse and chorus would come. I think this way of writing is very interesting, cause it’s almost like giving your subconscious and unfiltered way out, being like, hey actually, let’s not numb you, you get to just speak out freely now. There is no, “im gonna write a song about this or that situation, or this thing that happened to me”, it just blurts out, and you’re like, “Oh, I guess this was on my mind and I did not even realize.” It also makes way for very interesting metaphors, where initially even I don’t understand what’s about, and then the more I listen to it, it reveals itself.

You’ve built your music as a one-woman act. How does this independence shape your work and its place in today’s scene?

I think it’s good to discover things by yourself and really challenge yourself to learn and progress. Also it is something so personal and sacred that you have to protect who is intervering with it. Now that I have been producing for the past 8 years, I’m ready for more collaboration because I have a strong idea of who I am and where I am heading, and how I want things to sound. I also noticed that sometimes when you are handling every aspect by yourself in a Live Show, it’s hard to really give your all for every aspect. For the Static Live Show, I’m trying to find a balance between operating gear, performing and also working together with a light and stage designer (Mysterious Creator/Dimme van Harten) for the first time. After experimenting with different set ups for years, I think it’s time for me to tell a more thought trough and precieze story that reflects on every aspect of the show.

The mix of raw beats and layered vocals in Static is incredible. How do you decide where to push precision and where to let chaos in?

This is something I’m still developing and I think finding this balance is more of a life long search than an end goal. I think I’m also in a life phase where I find allot of solace in making my surroundings very calm and keeping to myself, so I can put all my energy into what I am making and trying to bring across sonically and visually. For me now, chaos works best when it has a framework thats more precise.

Venues like Tresor and Lentekabinet have their own stories and energies. How do these spaces impact your music and performance? 

I think you cant’t let it impact your music and performance too much because in the end it’s about the energy that you are bringing to the table. You really need to be sure about what your intention is and what you want to bring across. But if anything, it can really enhance it. Whether it’s because a milestone because it’s something you already always went to in your home place and dreamed of performing, like Lente Kabinet, or a place thats is just drenched in an iconic energy like Tresor. In Tresor it was quite interesting because I was performing in the cage and I could not see anyone in the crowd, so I really had to rely on myself that the vibe was right.

photography ZAHRA REIJS

creative direction JESSICA VAN HALTEREN & RICARDO VAN LACHTEROP

styling RICARDO VAN LACHTEROP

mua ALESSA ALBA

hair LA TOYA VELBERG 

photography Assistant SILVIA ARENAS

MILA V



Interview by DONALD GJOKA

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