Euphoric State - Ghost Iris
Anecdotes of Science and Soul picks up where pioneers like Tesseract, Periphery, Erra and Volumes have revolutionised the Metal-core genre, and delivers 10 tracks where striking clean vocals and diverse growls create a contrast which reflects the themes of the songs dealing with the issues of identity, dreams and delusions. The album explores diverse moods and atmospheres, with an aim to provide the listener with an experience that is as catchy and varied as it is hard-hitting. The album was recorded in collaboration with producer Jeppe Anderson, who is known for his work with successful bands like Amaranthe, Raunchy, Mew, Volbeat, Cold Night For Alligators, Invisius and Scarred By Beauty.
Released - February 23, 2015
Album - Anecdotes of Science & Soul
Label - Long Branch Records
Length - 3'30"
Key - A Minor
Time - 4/4
Band Members -Jesper, Nicklas, Sebastian, Daniel.
Instruments - Drums, Guitar (with overdub), Bass, Vocal (with overdubs), Synths, Samples, Percussion.
The track starts with a 2 bar interlude on guitar in A Major then moves into the main key of A Minor for the intro with Drums, Guitar, Bass and a Synthesisers playing the main chord progression of A5, C5 and a second Synthesiser arpeggiated version of these chords respectively except for an extra chord at the end of the 4 bar loop which is a F5.
This continues for 8 bars to which it changes to the first verse where vocals are introduced with a sample that is reversed to help build into this which continues for 16 bars to which we are introduced to the Pre-Chorus where the main synth is then taken out but an 808 bass drop for emphasis and more percussive riffs, overdubbed guitar acting as a harmony over the top for three bars where there is a 1 bar break when the guitars are panned hard left then hard right with a small glitched sample leading into another 808 bass drop for another 4 bars which then transitions into a 16 bar Chorus where there is a tambourine playing over the top of a now cleaner vocal line which has overdubs of guitar and vocals to help emphasise the change leading into this with a similar key structure except for a change to Dm9 and G.
There is second verse but this only goes for 8 bars which then leads into a bridge where the guitars become more simplistic and the drums are playing fills over the toms with the introduction of 2 new chords in Asus2 and Esus4 which is played for 16 bars to which then we are re introduced to the main hook of the song with a passage where the guitar is playing a solo over the top for 16 bars which then leads back into another 16 bar Chorus after which the Pre-Chorus becomes the Outro.
Nicklas usually brings riffs (and often entire songs) to the rehearsal space, they then listen to them again and again changing around anything to help the song progress, Sebastian does some drums and we then do vocal melodies. A song is never completely done though. In the studio additional song writing takes place. All drums, guitars, bass, keyboards and vocals recorded at Rythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark by Jeppe Andersson. Produced by Jeppe Andersson. Guitars co-produced by Chris Kreutzfeldt. Mixed and mastered by Jeppe Andersson.
The overall sound of the song is constant with the Djent which is a sub-genre of progressive metal, named for an onomatopoeia for the distinctive high-gain, distorted, palm-muted, low-pitch guitar sound first employed by Meshuggah during Mid-1990s in Sweden and United Kingdom.
Djent as a style is characterised by progressive, rhythmic, and technical complexity accompanied by a dense layer of polyphonic groove. An example is the song CAFO by Tosin Abasi. It typically features heavily distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, syncopated riffs, and poly-meters alongside virtuoso soloing. Another common feature is the use of extended range seven-string, eight-string, and nine-string guitars. Another common theme among these bands is that many of them are signed to the same record labels, especially Sumerian Records. As a whole, Sumerian isn't exclusively a djent label, but even bands who weren't formerly djent bands who have since signed with Sumerian have leaned towards it, probably due to pressure from the label. An example of that would be the latest Dillinger Escape Plan LP, One of Us is the Killer, which features a lot more of that sound on it than anything Dillinger ever released on another record label.
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