wow! Well this has made my day! Its so undeserved though.. you people are way too kind.
i completely missed this thread at first, so much spam crap on this forum at the moment ive barely bothered even posting the last few days.. but i guess this one is worthy of a reply!! hehe
Goddamn, I think Softly may be the best song I have ever heard!
I am so very glad that you say these things about Softly, rather than like most people who say it about Forestall... because Softly is far more 'me', and the songs i have written recently are far closer to that style. In fact, the overall structure and feel of the eventual album can be represented by the song Softly. But its not perfect, there are many small changes (no structure or riff changes, just some 'perfections') i wish i'd made to that song, and that will be made in future, so its really good that you like it in its current form, the final version will hopefully be even better.
I hope you can get a band together to perform your compositions (haven't head unthroned yet).
My solo project really isnt made for performing, maybe way down the track ill think about it, but i really want to keep this as just me. I dont want to have band members to run things by or whatever, i REALLY DONT want to have other people who can have any influence on the writing of these songs, this project exists for me to express myself without limitation.
When it comes time to record i will get people to learn the stuff and play for me, and then that will be it... i dont want this to be a band because i want complete control over everything.
Unthroned is completely different.
My roomate loves the stuff as well, and he's not even into metal.
Indeed, ive recieved a lot of very good feedback from many people who arent into metal, which is a very good thing. But i guess thats coz my stuff isnt really metal...
BTW, any new songs in the works?
i have exams for the next 2 weeks. After that its time to record. I have 2 songs completely written that have been written for ages. And I probably have about 10 minutes worth of riffs that ive been playing around with for the past month or so, every few days i structure a few more together and keep playing around, eventually i assume that will turn into another song or two.
Im also in the process of writing a larger piece in the style of "Calm", a kind of classical piece that i have huge images for, very hopeless and dark and pained. But this will be a long and very complex song and will take months to write and perfect. And it may not eventuate.
As well as those there are a few tracks recorded for the album that you havent heard yet. Because unfortunately for you people i decided against uploading every single song as i recorded it, in the end i will be releasing an album, and this album wont be just a collection of songs, it will be a journey in itself, very carefully structured and songs carefully placed and edited if needed to achieve the desired effect in the overall journey. Hearing all songs one at a time will destroy this journey, in fact i feel that having heard Softly and Forestall so much the album will already be ruined in a way, broken apart in your mind when you eventually hear it, this is unfortunate but nothing i can do about it.
Yayogakk needs to release a new song everyday... Can't let pure genius go to WASTE.
I actually await his new songs as enthusiastically as I await opeth's new album.
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very kind words
He's been a big influence on me, and made me start my own recordings, which hopefully I will have up here ASAP.
One of the best things about all the responses i get to my music, is hearing how it has inspired others to get out there and put their best efforts in and believe in themselves.
What i do really isnt that amazing, there are many people on this board who are capable of the same things, they just havent had the right opportunities/inspiration yet, or dont realise it yet.
I shall eagerly await hearing your creations.
Seriously though, you have not only the gift of riff, but excellent composition skills as well, and I hope you can get a band together to perform your compositions (haven't head unthroned yet). My roomate loves the stuff as well, and he's not even into metal.
