Interview with Paul G. Marchesani

What has been inspiring you lately?

Hmm honestly I’ve been relistening to “Baths - Cerulean & Obsidian" albums again. The controlled chaos of it all is really inspiring me to write some really fresh stuff and helps me think outside the box. Also have been living in the slushy-mallsoft goodness of “O c e a n   S h o r e s” when I need a good dissociative chill out. Lately I’ve also been getting into some 1999-early 2000s Pinback as well!

Do you have any new singles, videos, or albums out that you would like to

tell me and your fans about?Yes! Forest Kids Collective - Galileo Grandiose is available pre-order right now (release date April 25th) on CD, Cassette and Limited Edition MiniDisc! Of all the albums I've released this might be the most cherished. Originally written back in 2017. Exploring a plethora of psychedelic experiences, creating this album I was in rare form. Although I never felt like it was complete. It took years of me leaving on and off the back burner of my projects. Coming back to the album in different era's and focuses of the collective. I consistently found myself re-mixing, adding new elements, re-dubbing/recording parts. In 2021 & 2022 I finally was able to get the album in a place where I felt it was a completed work. With the help of Angel Marcloid's mastering skills the album now exists in a quality I never thought possible. This is it. This is the latest masterpiece from the Forest Kids Collective. Available at forestkids.bandcamp.com

Do you have anything else that you would like to talk about or promote?

Yes! Also available on the Forest Kids Collective store is “The Poolrooms'' on DVD! The third official installment of Crossing Bridges’ OST series (The Backrooms OST / WEIRDCORE OST). The Poolrooms OST features a full visual adventure through the infinite maze. Written; Directed and Music by Crossing Bridges; Rendered, Co-Directed and Designed by VAPORAMA. Now available on DVD and coming soon to Limited Edition VHS!

How can your fans best keep up to date with you, any socials you want people

to check out?

Definitely checkout forestkids.bandcamp.com for immediate updates on merch, new releases and free download codes! Also FOREST KIDS COLLECTIVE on YouTube as well for music videos, mixes, and more! And of course you can find @forestkidscollective on Insta/Facebook/Tiktok and @forestkidspa on Twitter ~ ALSO Crossing Bridges now has its own instagram @crossingbridges.fkc