Epignosis

Epignosis wrote: (although my wife will sometimes walk by with a bizarre look on her face and then I know I'm probably not doing something right ).

What did she do when you were testing out your Koenjihyakkei style vocals?

Rune2000 wrote: Very entertaining interview! The only downside is that you talk very little about music. It would have been interesting to know more about how you get your music inspiration, write and record the material. Maybe I'm just missing the point with these interviews.

Well, it's not like I'm too hard to get a hold of! 

As far as musical inspiration goes and how I write music, I essentially just mess around on one of my instruments until something "falls into my lap" so to speak- something I've not heard before.  I will often place my fingers at random frets or keys, play, and see how it sounds.  If I like it, I begin to construct around it.  Original music for me almost never begins with a melody- it begins with the chords.  The chord progression gives birth to the melody.

This is why I almost never practice anymore.  Every time I sit down with a mind to just practice, I wind up writing music and it goes from there.

I almost never record more than ninety seconds of music in one day.  I'm constantly going and coming, letting what little bit I've recorded "sink in" before I continue with it.  This leads to a lot of scrapping because if part of a piece doesn't grab me after a while, it's gone.

This means my music takes years to create.  Some of the music that will be on this next album (and the album after that and the album after that) was started years ago.  One piece of music I've been sitting on for almost nine years now- and it still isn't finished.  However, it doesn't sound stale to me yet, and that's how I know I have a winner.  I'm sure opinions will differ in that regard, but I don't write music with a bunch of other people in mind.  I get to be the sole judge of whether something I've written and recorded passes muster (although my wife will sometimes walk by with a bizarre look on her face and then I know I'm probably not doing something right ). 

akamaisondufromage wrote: No denial from Salty John as yet.  And A Person had to think about it a while

I posted my denial in the Shred.

No denial from Salty John as yet.  And A Person had to think about it a while

Epignosis wrote: I could be wrong though.

A Person wrote: I would like to point out that last comment of Rob's is simply not true.

Meaning he could not be wrong, right? Glad you came out.  After all, you're hardly the first people to find true love, or at least get the hots for each other, at PA.

Opos, my mistake, as I see that his last comment in this thread actually was

Epignosis wrote: Damn, I look good.

EDIT: All kidding aside, this interview really was a very enjoyable read.






Edited by Logan - August 21 2010 at 00:58

I would like to point out that last comment of Rob's is simply not true. 

It's been months since I've read anything on this side of the forum... But this was interesting. Good job interviewer. Great interview Robert.

A Person and Salty Jon ? I had no idea.

I thought this was going to be done by Rob himself for a second 

Nice interview, Torodd (and of course Robert)!