Keeping to a concept gives me that much more incentive to story-tell through my phrasing and how I structure and arrange the music. “Lastly, writing to the restriction of the concept is helpful for me. With a concept, I can visualise what I want the feel of the album cycle to be, what I want my videos, photos, artwork wardrobe all to look like, etc. I’ve always been heavily inspired by artists such as Björk, Nine Inch Nails, Tori Amos and Michael Jackson because they all put an immense amount of thought into their artistry in very different ways. Your releases are generally concept albums. Whether it’s music, food or sex it’s all about quality over quantity for me.” My legacy is important to me and I’d never rush a release because that’s what kids want these days. However, my music has much more in common with winemaking – it takes a while and is a long process but is so much better as time goes on. A lot of people like beer on tap and that’s great, nothing wrong with that.
“I used to really beat myself up for taking a while in between releases, but as I get older I’m much more accepting of myself. Because there aren’t lyrics there’s so much more responsibility note-to-note to captivate a listener’s attention while also expressing a mood with notes. Instrumental material is very difficult to write, much harder than anything with vocals and most instrumentalists will 100 per cent agree. It’s always taken me a while to write music. “Yes, I have a ton of new music in the works which includes the follow-up release Away With Words, Part 2 which will be released in 2020. Are there plans to record another studio album? Image: Andrew Minarik Your last album, Synapse, was released in 2017. A note sings on a bridge pickup differently than it soars through a neck pickup, which affects my vibrato pace and style. Both react differently with dynamics and techniques, which to me is an important way of how guitarists convey emotion. Tapping and legato sound much more fluid when using the neck pickup most of the time. I’d say it’s a 65/35 ratio between neck and bridge. I feel that can be abrasive if not used properly with high-gain setups. “I enjoy a fuller, warmer saturation rather than a sharp/precise sounding saturation.
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