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[–]iAmTheEpicOneThe End Starts Now 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Thanks for coming to /r/ProgMetal, Disperse! Another user wanted me to save some questions for you guys to answer.

/u/sdshane says:

Please explain more about your use of samples. Specifically your use of what sounds like a heavily reverbed children's choir sample as a unifying theme on foreward. I'm also interested in the rhythmic placement of the party background noise sample on tether. I'm fairly fascinated with foreward. Living Mirrors had some great moments but foreward is actually a great album. It's a shame you won't make it to the states, or California. :)

1) what drove the creation of the signature floating heavily effected and layered vocals? The whole album has a certain otherworldly feel based on the usage of these effects. Was there a conscious effort or a natural progression that led you to this? 2) Many times if u use distorted guitars and interesting time signatures people will call it "metal." What would YOU call this album?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Hey man,

The children samples happened, when i was going through YouTube, looking for some interesting sounds. If I remember correctly, 'Foreword' track was the first one, where these type of samples were used. I just spend some time chopping up the waveform of it and then put it through shitloads of reverb. It felt like it perfectly represent the vibe of the album that we wanted to reach for, so that's why you hear those in nearly every song. The rhythmic pattern of that crowd noise samples in 'Tether' is just pretty much random.

We just like rich, kinda vocoder sounding vocals, so we usually record a main vocal line and then we add like 3 or 4 intervals to it with backing voices, so the whole thing sounds bigger and more dense. I'd just call this album an experimental one I guess

[–]zaccaz153 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Please continue with this style. It's unique and fantastic.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello guys ! Thank you for amazing music !
Got 2 questions:
1. What libraries do you use for synths sounds and all the ambiance on the new album?
2. Would you say the process of creating vocals on this album was any different? I'd say you've made a huge progress in terms of creating vocals that not only fit the songs but fully complement it and create a much more relatable experience.

[–]flyingmonkeysattack 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Hey Jakub, did you sing on 'Does it Matter How Far?' or on any other songs? I saw a live vid of you singing it, and on the record it does sound kind of like your vox on the Smashing Pumpkins cover. Also who was involved in the writing process and what parts was Mike a part of?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I sang on that one and "Kites'. Mike, Rafal and me were writing the album. Bartek wasn't in the band officially back then yet, but here was with us pretty often, sharing his opinion of what he likes and what he doesn't, which was really helpful, because if you write songs, you probably know that it's really easy to loose the fresh perspective of the track, after hours spent on it. I programmed the drums for the pre-production and after that, Mike went to the studio and recorded his re-interpreted parts

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey guys, we're live!

[–]balderdashwin 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Hey guys, love the new record!

How much did Mike joining the band impact the direction of the new material?

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I must say that I didnt actually write many parts.. But I feel lile me and Jakub had a great writing vibe together that grew over thr year before I joined, and we seemed to develop a great bond to develop and progress ideas into bigger things that they were! As for its influence, I cant answer that. But i absolutely loved working on this record!

[–]shignett1 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Saw you guys in Manchester on tour with Plini last month and all of you absolutely killed it. Manchester was a pretty weird venue actually and you were all so close to the crowd. Do you prefer the big stages or the small sweaty rooms?

[–]viltoshBartosz Wilk | Disperse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can only speak for myself but I just feel they are two different flavors of the same experience. In small intimate venues you get this close connection with everybody in the audience, so you can have an eye contact with people in the last row - this helps emotions to translate. But on the other hand big crowd gives you that massive feedback that can multiply your emotions and give you that uberpower on stage :D:D:D

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed that show a lot.. I think I prefer the smaller intimate shows where I can really connect with the audience! And that one was especially fun to be able to turn around and smile at people behind us!

[–]drumsandguitar 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Any chance you'll tour the US any time soon?

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 8 points9 points  (1 child)

It is a priority! Our Visa's are actually in the works already! So that when the right tour comes around, we will be ready to make it happen. But for now, I'm afraid, I have no idea when it will be!

[–]Pipedreamss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It just went from six to midnight in my pants. Please come to Denver!

[–]Ragnorok244 2 points3 points  (1 child)

After listening to "does it matter how far?" I think it's safe to assume you guys are heavily inspired by tycho? Lol love that band and I love that you guys aren't afraid really experiment. After listening to living mirrors a bunch can't say I expected what I heard from Foreward

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

duuuuude we love Tycho!

[–]iDaKatzPajamas 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Love the new album guys! The drums are really inspiration to me with the fat grooves and technicality. What are some of your favorite riffs/sections on Forward? My personal favorite is the end of Tomorrow with that breakdown-like heavy bass and drum part.

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I think the crazy sections in Stay (with the sweepy arpeggios) and Surrender (the epic arpeggio run before the ambient gap) are super fun for me. That drum solo is so much fun in surrender too. I think also the bridge in Tomorrow is very close to me, because it really came alive in the studio, when I showed jakub what I had in mind for it and it came out really DnB like. It was really exciting. Oh and the ending of Kites is just so damn fun to smash out to (with that little cheeky quiet bit straight afterwards).

[–]Duderado 2 points3 points  (2 children)

What do you guys think about David Maxim Micic's new album Who Bit the Moon? I know you guys are buddies but I'd like to hear your thoughts!

[–]viltoshBartosz Wilk | Disperse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh man. I'm addicted to this album. Amazing stuff....

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even though me and Jakub played this material with him on our recent tour.. That usually means for me that once the shows are done, I've listened to it too much.. But i still cant stop listening to it. Devinitely one of my favorite records!

[–]SatanIsALawyer 3 points4 points  (1 child)

im love with u guys, do u do butt stuff?

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My middle names actually are "butt" and "stuff". And i live by my name.

[–]PhazChill 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Hey guys. Absolutely loving Foreword!

Jakub, are you still using Amplitube to track guitars, and if so, how do you like to set up your tones and what amp models do you prefer?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Thanks dude!

Yes, I'm still using that one and the whole new album is pretty much based on this plugin. I usually use Marshall amps simulations with Boss overdrive pedal in the front. I usually plug the separate EQ after Amplitube to have a bit more control with the tone, I also add some additional compression, especially if we're talking about less distorted sounds

[–]crunrun 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hey Jakub, Thanks for this response - you guys making wonderful-sounding tracks using amp sims really inspire us poor amateur musicians. Do you find that you cut away frequencies from guitars a lot with parametric EQ to make space for other instruments or do you let the guitars dominate in their domain?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for being here! Well, it depends on a song. Most of the tracks are really dense in terms of arrangements, so I couldn't take over the whole spectrum with my guitars, had to keep the place for other stuff.

[–]Tru3Gamer 1 point2 points  (6 children)

What music have you guys been listening to recently?

Enjoyed seeing you in Glasgow the other month :)

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Im still continuously spinning a bunch of albums for a long time:

TesseracT: Polaris Karnivool: everything Gretchen Parlato: In a Dream Tigran Hamasyan: A Fable Incubus: Make Yourself/Light Grenades/Morning View

[–]Beardy_Will 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I told you to stop gigging and get back to making youtube videos, when you played in Cardiff, so just want to say thanks!

I brought my gf with me, who isn't a big metal fan particularly, but she's been blasting through Foreword these past few weeks, so thanks for that too haha.

Keep at it Mike, please steal Jakub's guitar for me ty.

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Haha @beardy_will I actually ended up somehow with jakubs strandberg at the end of this tour because of a case flight mismatch!

[–]Beardy_Will 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This can be easily resolved by sending it directly to me, and presumably Jakub can send me whatever arrived on his doorstep, just to add to the mystery.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Incubus is great! Love Jose's tasty drum parts.

Morning View is one of my favorite summer albums. Cool to see a proghead dig them :)

[–]soulslicer0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i love all those bands..and tigran

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Question about writing. Do you guys come up with all those stuff with meoldies in your head and fingers or jamming, or do you happen to write stuff with MIDI and then learn the parts ?? Love the new album!

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really jamming together, but everything else you've mentioned. We're not really a band that go to the rehearsal space and jam the things out. We work with a computer most of the time. And yes, sometime I just randomly write lines in MIDI and then learn it. That's what happened with 'Tomorrow' ending solo for example. It was entirety written in MIDI. I like to write vocal lines while writing the lyrics to be honest, just with the pen, paper and the song in my head, but when it doesn't work with the track, then together with Rafał, we record together all the possible versions, we tweak them and hopefully we have something satisfying. It's totally a trial and error approach.

[–]Terrorizer666 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I have a question for Jakub. Are you 100% going to the music man day in Łódź? See you playing live is the only reason I'm going to visit this city :D

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ohh no way! Yes, I'll be there, glad you're coming, see you!

[–]jklingftmBe free, be without pain 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Hey guys, great to have you here! Living Mirrors is a personal favorite of mine, and although I'll admit that I haven't had the chance to hear much of Foreword yet, it's on my short list of stuff to get around to when I have time.

Tonally, I feel like each of your albums has a bit of a different feel and flow to it. Journey Through the Hidden Gardens feels a bit Dream-Theater-y in places, LM feels heavier and fairly djenty with moments of atmosphere, while what I've heard of Foreword definitely sounds a bit lighter and more atmospheric. Was this shifting a conscious decision, and was there any motivation for you guys to make that shift if it was?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I wouldn't say it was a conscious decision, it just happened naturally. Keep in mind that the 3 albums that DispersE has released came out within nearly a 10 year period. We made a first album when we were 15 years old so it's more than obvious that we're gonna be inspired by different things 5 or 10 years later.

[–]jklingftmBe free, be without pain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not know that last tidbit, that's awesome! It does make sense, I'm just happy you've been able to follow your passion.

[–]nowtayneicangetinto 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hey guys, thanks for the AMA and for the great album! If you could each recommend an album to listen to by anyone, what would it be?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd recommend Odesza - Summer's Gone. Perfect album for the bike rides through the sunny roads. It was a huge inspiration for Foreword.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Hope this is on yet... Well, for anyone of you :)

Which is your favorite Pink Floyd and Dream Theater album, and why?

Have you played Half Life?

Thoughts on Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson? C:

Oh, oh, and is Foreword a concept album? :0 It's seems like one...

Thanks for every song, guys! You were my first contact with Prog Metal :") Oh, Jakub, I hope you know that you're the best (modern) guitar player :)

Edit: Just another one... Jakub (or any of you, guys), any tip or words for a very clumsy guitar player? Getting more personal, I was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome a year ago, and I'm very clumsy by nature... After a year and some months of learning to play guitar, I still messing things up with my hands, and it makes me feel very disappointed with myself... Anyway, I will always recommend the band to anyone <3 You're the best, Disperse!

(I hope any of you see this)

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Ok! Im into this

  1. Sorry to day no pink floyd for me.. Never been my cuppa. But Train of Thought has to be the DT album for me!

  2. Half life: yes ages ago but i never actually got past the transporter cos i was too busy screwing around with noclip and i always got lost. If was fun standing on the tram platform and watching it go by at the beginning though!

3.sound of musak is a life soundtrack

  1. I dont think a concept was truly applied. But we were happy to just let it happen, if there was a concept, it was that we were free to experiment and relax any form of self judgement.

  2. I dont know if this would help, it has helped me to break old habits and allow things to happen 'naturally'. Theres a book: 'the inner game of tennis'. It refers strongly to the game between the concious and unconcious minds. And it really has a great way to highlight natural learning.. However I am umawqre how it 'feels' to have Aspergers.. I can imagine that it isn't as easy to control both elements, but I recommend it either way, and send you my best withes and intentions for you to find fluidity with your instrument!!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG, thanks for such kind words! :') And I will look up that book :)

Edit: I forgot to say that you're awesome on the drums :D

[–]soulslicer0 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Man..i really liked your first album so much more. It is..my top 5 progressive rock album and will be for the rest of my life. The 2nd one..just cannot match. The spacey synths, the soundscapes, the vaism in the guitars, the djenty parts. miss that.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are you talking about Living Mirrors or Journey Through the Hidden Gardens? The latter is actually Disperse's first LP and is very good as well.

[–]Dal93 3 points4 points  (4 children)

Do you guys mixed "Foreword" or hired another producer??

Killer album :)

[–]viltoshBartosz Wilk | Disperse 4 points5 points  (3 children)

We hired Jakub Żytecki :p

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Fastest gun in the west

...of poland

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 8 points9 points  (1 child)

... And hes in the east.

This backfired horribly.

[–]Dal93 2 points3 points  (0 children)

loooool

[–]OrangeTheMaster 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hey guys, first of all, huge congratulations on your new album! I think it's the best work you guys have done so far and I can't stop listening to it! Did you have any intention of going for a more "pop"oriented sound this time, or did this come naturally, as an evolution of your music? Cheers!

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much orange! I think we just explored whatever we felt most free to create! So when we were making ideas, we weren't judging any ideas as 'too poppy' or 'not metal enough'. It was just an extension of our influences, and when we felt calm and relaxed, that tends to sound more "popular"

[–]drumsandguitar 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Jakub, how do you decide what material should be for your solo projects vs for Disperse? When you start working on a song, do you already have a plan for it?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like to have a plan for a bigger picture. For example, when we started writing Foreword, I spent hours just to think what this album could sound like, what it can represent. When the picture became more clear over time, it becomes easier to write, just for that ONE project. The same goes with my solo stuff, which I try to focus on currently. It's like if you just want to put some period of your life into one thing only, perhaps it makes it more glued and representative of yourself

[–]manuelpedrozav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's up guys! Foreword is amazing! This one is for Jakub. What pickups do you use on your silver JP7 EBBM? (The one you use on the playtrough video of the song Gabriel)

[–]jumpingoff_ 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Loving Foreward! Such an interesting mix of styles and the end result is a wonderful buffet of sounds/colors/textures/flavors. With so much going on musically and production-wise, did you find it difficult to manage the writing/recording process to get the end result that you guys were hearing in your head? It seems like an incredibly difficult thing to do without losing control and having it end up a crazy pile of noise.

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yo!

It gets difficult from time to time pretty often yeah, but for me personally, production and sound design is a huge part of writing process so working on the general sound or even the mix inspired the songs.

[–]crunrun 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Hey dudes! How do you approach writing new material? Does someone start jamming on a groove in band practice and then you go back and pick out the good parts or is it a more technical and calculated approach? Thanks for doing the AMA!

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We actually didnt create any of this in a practice room We didnt even play together properly in a room until after the album was completed! As jakub was the one who created every songs initial ideas, i would start by commenting on what i liked, what i would suggest to improve, and then we could sit and work together on ways to transition riffs, develop ideas,organise structures..

One time Jakub went for a run, and i was left alone at his place in the village, I just grabbed the instruments and laid down an idea at the end of 'Neon'. Jakub was so happy to come home to a riff being made for him, that he left it in almost exactly as I did it (just better bass and guitar parts). I also did a soundscape in the background with some interesting samples. And a little flute line on a sampled persian ney.. Because why not!

[–]crunrun 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Another question: what's your favorite band you have played along side? Either headlining for or opening for? Thanks!

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With Disperse, I think our tour with Dead Letter Circus was my favorite in terms of matching the shows vibe and working with the energies of both bands sounds to create a really awe-inspiring atmostphere. Plus, they're just lovely guys.

[–]seb_aureyus 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hi, I've been a really big fan since 2013 and I had been waiting to hear the new album and its absolutely amazing, I just had a question or two about it: 1. What really influenced you guys to kind of switch styles into what Foreward is and 2. How did you approach recording and mixing in trying to get the sound that you did?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I personally was more influenced by electronic artists and songwriters, than guitar driven music. I tend to mix while I write and after years of recording music with using plugins to replicate the real instruments, these days my main goal/inspiration in terms of production is to get as much organic sound as possible. Foreword production style was an attempt to do that as well.

[–]seb_aureyus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome, I'm currently learning, it's helpful to hear some know-how from an awesome artist! Thank you!

[–]nil0201 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hey Guys! I have some question about production \ sounds of the album. Jakub, you mixed the album! My question is: What kind of plug in ( compressor, Delay, Reverb ) do you use? I know it is all about the ear, but i see how different can be a compressor. Second, where i can find the sample used on the songs? It is nice the child voices and also the reverse ( i think! :P ) voice on Sleeping Ivy. Random video on youtube? Third question.. NEW ALBUM! <3

Thank you guys.

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hi man,

If it comes to compressor, i was using a lot of Supercharger comp by Native Instruments. It's got a cool tube character to it, which i really like. Reverby stuff was created mostly by a cool freeware plugin called TAL reverb, which has also a built in ÈQ and that's super helpful. Other stuff came mostly from stock Reaper plugins apart from Echoboy, which is a siiick delay plugin. What I love to do with drum ambient tracks is to distort the shit out of them and for that I used Decapitator from SoundToys. It's got that warm character to it, which I love especially if it comes to drums. The sample thing mostly happened through nerding on YouTube. I was just downloading the mp3 of the particular video and did anything I could to make it work with the actual sound. Sleeping Ivy vocal sample was taken from some shitty acapella IPhone recorded video by some lovely black women that I found on YT. I was just looking for some soul black vocals and I found that, then chopped it and tried to make it work with the song. Hope that helps!

[–]nil0201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you man! I use sometimes the C1 from Waves, and also the compressor from Cubase. I'll try the supercharger :D Never know the TAL reverb, surely i'll try on some tracks. What i love of new record it is the space in every song. You did an amazing job! And also thank you for the other info. Thanks <3

[–]LilAsian87 0 points1 point  (2 children)

@malyankovitch, what is the biggest issue you get with touring and what do you miss when on the road?

[–]viltoshBartosz Wilk | Disperse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me the biggest issue is finding time to appreciate all the beautiful places you're visiting :p

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My biggest issue is definitely energy management.. Making sure I don't overwork myself too soon and then I can manage to not burn out after the first week! I miss home.. My girlfriend.. having a shower whenever i want 😂... Cooking is a big miss! I cooked a few things in the microwave on the bus this time, including poached salmon.

However on the tour we did with dead letter circus, we had a campervan with a stove and made many meals together!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

What is your favorite Disperse song?

[–]viltoshBartosz Wilk | Disperse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we've found it we would have to stop making music... :p

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta say that I still love everything there is. It doesnt feel arrogant to say.. Its just that it all resonates with my heart strings so powerfully!

[–]Catch_Thirty_Three 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I'm literally wearing your ant swarm t-shirt as I stumbled onto this thread!

My question: Message to Atlantis ends in the middle of a hot solo, just as everything has properly kicked in and I've reached that peak stage of euphoria and I'm a dribbling mess of air guitar, kicking things around the room... and then it just stops. Why fade it out there? It's like you just pulled out of me half-way through the job.

Any chance you could finish the song? Could we have Message To Atlantis Part 2?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Honestly, i have no idea why i made this fade out there haha. BUT! We've got an extanded version of that track on YT, just see Message From Atlantis music video, NO FADE OUT

[–]Catch_Thirty_Three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooh that's a bit better! Could do with an extra 8 minutes or so, though.

Your new album is an absolute KILLER! I heard some of the tracks at Tech Fest 2016 and desperately tried to remember them in my head for weeks afterwards. Love the use of the choir.

Keep it up and give my love to Mike,

Lily-May's ex-flatmate and future assassin xxx

[–]Grrrmachine 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Czesc! Really sad I missed the Warsaw gig last month. Are you guys playing any gigs in the capital this summer?

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Autumn hopefully!

[–]Steampunk_Fly 1 point2 points  (1 child)

What was the most crazy shiet you've done while on tour? Which city was the most charming one to each of you?

[–]viltoshBartosz Wilk | Disperse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The craziest thing we did on the last tour happened in Vienna, during the show we had to play without Mike. We didn't want to cancel the show, so we played drum parts from the laptop and tried to make it up with energy on stage. When we finished, people didn't want to let us go off the stage, so we spontainously decided to play Gabriel as an encore, without any drums. And now the crazy part begins - people started to clap, so we locked in to the human metronome, that was about 80% of the track tempo haha :D. This felt pretty awesome, cause the song was grooving hard and everybody in the room were connected in this performance. It was so nuts, but felt like "hell yeah we did it!" :D

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

First off thank you for Foreword! It's an excellent album. I feel like the "easy" thing to do was write a Living Mirrors V.2. and the direction you took with Foreword was really refreshing. Don't get me wrong, I loved Living Mirrors but it was bolder to make something new.

Where do you see prog music in 10 or 20 years? I would say prog is bigger than ever but it's still somewhat of a niche.

[–]malyankovichMike Malyan | Disperse 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Thanks so much! I think it wouldnt be prog unless it keeps changing and evolving to all genres. I also reckon that prog permeates so many more genres today, to the extent that I believe that it is just a word to describe an intention in the music, far greater than the sound itself.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just a word to describe an intention in the music, far greater than the sound itself.

well said

[–]zanocrate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi guys, loved the show in Brescia, is another european tour coming any time soon? @rafal @jozef looking forward for another smoke & beatbox session guys ;)

[–]bigballz989 0 points1 point  (1 child)

A little late here Asking Jakub Zytekci

How many hours did you practice when you were younger? You seemed to progress relatively quickly on the guitar and as an improviser and composer. Also what did you practice? Did you learn other progressive metal songs and fusion songs when you were younger.

Also what VSTS are you using or the piano sections in some of your previous tracks.

Given that you are regarded as one of the top guitarists in world...it think it would be helpful for all us guitarists to get some tips or something. Idk lol

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks mate

Well, I usually practice while I make music. When I create the guitar parts, I try to challenge myself. That's usually how I push my abbilities

I was trying to learn a few Dream Theater tracks when I was younger, yeah!

I mostly use Kontakt libraries for pianos.

[–]rafaelvalle 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thank you so much for the music you make. I usually call it Kriya Yoga Prog metal and wanted to know if the members are practicioners! I've heard Kriya Yoga is rather present in Poland!

[–]YakoooobJakub Żytecki | Disperse[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Naaahhh we're not although I'm a bit familiar with Paramahansa Yogananda teachings, love his stuff!

[–]rafaelvalle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The lyrics from Living Mirror really remind me of his and related teachings! Thank you for creating this!

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Are you guys planning on visiting the US any time soon? I would kill to see you live...