All of the west is worth exploring, but those two are my favorite states.

Thank you, I'm glad you think so!

I love Meshuggah and Hammock equally... there are a lot of us out there. Get yourself a couple delay pedals and a volume pedal.

I AM IN THE SAME SIDE.

Same here! There's just something about going from one extreme to the other. I feel like it balances me out. Stupid I know but it's the only way I can describe it.

Go grab a volume pedal, a versatile looper. The timeline is great because it’s a delay and looper and then grab yourself a big sky reverb. Just those pedals alone will work wonders. Also a preamp pedal upfront. Strymon Makes a great pedal called the iridium Strymon, big sky, Strymon timeline, iridium, volume pedal I’m telling you. And you’re off Throwing the VST synthesizer Something simple for pads

Light music like this influences metal music. No reason to confine yourself to one thing only but we will never not be a part of the music community we love

Thank you, I really appreciate your support. This was an album of catharsis like none other. I felt so shy about sharing it with the world. Comments like these help me realize it was the right thing to do.

Highly appropriate. Thank you for listening.

You're welcome. Thank you for listening and commenting.

Thank you for continuing to listen and for the great compliment, David.

As a lifetime metalhead, I'll take that as a good sign. Thanks Josh!

Same here ✋

@@InTheBranchesOfficial Yeah snap, lockdown and home working has given me a new appreciation of this music - riffing is great, but no good for focus! This, on the other hand is perfect \m/

Is it some kind of fate of all the metalheads that they end up in this world of ambient stuff?

@@Sanjeet_1810 I think there's something to it. I think us (I hope you'll allow me to say "us" here 😄) metalheads are quite openminded and able to appreciate lots of different genres and music. There's also a lot of more modern metal and heavy rock with a lot of so called "wall of sound", which I think would be the "heavy" version of ambient guitar music. I personally also love music from Devin Townsend, Tool and Rabea Massad (also his Toska stuff) - and those are just my favorites 😂🤘

Hopefully my reply brings you back to such a beautifully relaxing song. I loved berserk, hated the trauma though. Been through enough in my own life. But it was crazy interesting. Thankfully this music makes me forget so much and helps me immerse myself into peace!

I owe you big thanks for that, because I don't really enjoy self-promoting. Every time someone else shares the music or says something positive about it, it's worth ten marketing campaigns. Nothing feels weirder than trying to sell someone my (often sleepy and very personal) music.

Few things make me happier than when someone says my music gives them a sense of peace or feelings of nostalgia. That's what In The Branches is for on a personal level. When I go a long time without hearing certain songs, they can hit me like a train when I hear them again. It's so personal that I hardly ever wanted anyone else to hear this music, in fear that people might criticize something private and special to me. But you and others have really made me feel better about sharing this private work with the world. Thanks again, Matty.

Many thanks!

Many thanks, this comment made my night!

@@InTheBranchesOfficial It's well deserved, you've made my night plenty of times with the music. Keep it up!

Thank you for the comment, Sami.

You wouldn't believe the views around Oregon wine country. I haven't been out there in ages, but I want to live there. A smokier version of that view could very well be happening right now.

@@InTheBranchesOfficial I can understand the feeling. i'm seeing vídeos about Oregon right now, the nature there is amazing...

That's great to hear, thank you Kloroks. I honestly grew up on metal, ambient, and early dark ambient music. Cryochamber has many gems. I hope you'll also get to spend time with the classics like Thomas Köner, raison d'être, Desiderii Marginis, THO-SO-AA, Voice Of Eye, Lustmord and Robert Rich, if you haven't already! These artists are some of my biggest inspirations.

Glad you like it. I have plans to "remaster" this video in 4K, using the original raw images.

Glad you like it, thank you

I appreciate it. There are many ways to make ambient music. The key elements for me are the urge and ability to improvise, a looper, a delay pedal, and a reverb pedal. (The remaining pieces are also important, to be fair: Amp simulator, pitch shifter, compressor, volume pedal, wah, EBow, slide, mixer, audio interface, audio editing software, etc.). If you haven't ran away by now, you might be serious about wanting to learn... Aside from confidence in improvising layers, or rhythms and leads, or whatever you want to blend together on your instrument(s) of choice, I recommend finding a looper that sparks your creativity. I had to try out about 5 or 6 loopers before finding The One. The Strymon TimeLine delay pedal has a looper that lacks tempo-sync, but that turned out to be the magic ingredient that sparked Expanse Sessions and about 20 other albums so far. Not sure why, but it seemed to free me up from the "distraction" of tempo. I send the TimeLine signal into a Big Sky, then to a Yamaha mixer, out to a portable Tascam recorder. You can do all of this with software and a MIDI controller, as well. I haven't wanted to sacrifice my precious pedals, but will probably attempt to make an all-software-and-one-guitar setup very soon, for traveling. Hope that helps!

@@InTheBranchesOfficial Thanks alot for the reply, i've been playing guitar for 7 years, that info will be big help. I appreciate it.

Thank you for listening! Glad you're enjoying it.

That's inspiring to hear. Thank you for listening, Maz!

Sorry for the delayed reply, and thank you for the comment. We're continuing down the same path here, and I keep turning to music as well, to get through quarantine without going nuts. It really can help, and I'm honored if my own music offers that for others. All the best from Oregon.

You’re gonna be OK my brother, just so you can put these barriers in your mind. You can also push them away. Some of them may be founded in a real reality. Some may be found in a what if area and you can’t leave your life as what if this or that happensyou can only live proactively I wish you much happiness on your path

Thank you very much, Bambi!

That's a really inspiring reaction. Thank you.

@@InTheBranchesOfficial its hard to think of a higher compliment than giving another inspiration, no matter the amount. The guitar work, vocals, and the ambiance in this album is second to none. One of my all time top 5 albums.

@@achille5 Can't thank you enough. This music isn't for everyone, but I'm relieved to know that some people really understand what I was trying to do with Wilderness Time. This album was created during one of the hardest times of my life, as a kind of self-therapy.

Having seen the void, I know true suffering. As strange or ridiculous as it is may sound, when I listen to this, I hear the sounds of my old self crying for help or some kind of hope to hold on to as everything crumbled around me. When I listen to this, I feel like I can share and understand a piece of personal unspoken misery with someone who doesn't even know me. It feels cheesy to post this but, I hope you can understand my meaning.

@@achille5 not cheesy at all. Every now and then, I act like a musician and clear out my busy schedule for more than a week, to really make music. Living like an animal, socializing with no one. Just recording, watching old Cosmos episodes, and contemplating the universe. Wilderness Time is as close as I've gotten to my own Bon Iver "mono-in-the-woods" mode. In the context of what I happened to have been going through at the time, your comment makes perfect sense.

You're welcome and thank you for listening, Gifferd.

Thank you for listening, and for the kind words!

Thank you. Some people accuse Hammock of copying Sigur Ros, so maybe we're both guilty of that. Lol.

I love hammock They’re from my city Nashville 🙂

@@InTheBranchesOfficial what a compliment to be compared to hammock

Thank you, I appreciate that!

Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it

Glad to hear it, thanks a lot!

Thank you for listening and for the compliment

Why not both! I'd love to pick up a Fender Precision Bass some day soon. Thank you for the comment.

@@InTheBranchesOfficial I decided on both haha. But for the band I'm joining I decided on bass! P-basses are awesome, but I love the Jazz basses neck too much! Thanks for the good tunes man, I subbed, hope to see some cool stuff in the future!

Thank you, Artem

Thank you for the feedback... I'm glad to hear that my music can help those with tinnitus. If you'd like some recommendations for other sleep-friendly music, I highly recommend Poemme, Alio Die, Vir Unis, and early Vidna Obmana.

take sulphur powder ( MSM powder ). 2 tablespoons in morning. 2 tablespoons at night. in a month you'll have very little pain..

Thank you for such kind words!

Thank you very much!

Glad you think so, thanks!

Thank you, Jaden!

Thanks very much, Melissa. Glad to hear it.

Thanks, my friend. Glad you're enjoying the trip(s)!

I'm glad, too. Thanks for listening.

Wow, thank you! Sorry I missed this comment, I really appreciate the positive words.

Great to hear that my music helped you feel better. Thank you for the kind words!

Thanks for the kind words!

Спасибо за комментарий, он напоминает мне, как мы можем иметь схожий опыт на противоположных сторонах Земли.

Merci bien!

You're welcome and thank you. My history is much the same, and I still listen to music with blast beats more than anything else. This may be hard for some to believe. Anyway, I really appreciate the comment.

@@InTheBranchesOfficial that’s awesome that you replied man. I’m actually in a hardcore band but due to this corona shit, we haven’t done any shows or even jammed at all.. keep up the good work and I subscribed and waiting for more.

Really glad to hear that my music is helping you. Thanks for listening.

I'll make sure Wilderness Time is always available to those who want to hear it. Thank you for the support!

Thank you, Marti. I appreciate it!

I appreciate it. Thank you.

Thank you!

Thank you for the kind words, Anne. The recording sessions for Wilderness Time were a rare opportunity for me to dedicate time to recording and songwriting, alone in Montana, for several days at a time. I was unemployed and recovering from some traumatic times, but had never felt so free before. Something was captured in these songs that cannot be faked or re-created, and I appreciate it any time someone else understands where the music is coming from. All the best from Oregon. -Shane

In The Branches Usually in our toughest times we can create very beautiful artwork and this truly is an amazing work of art. I was currently listening to this track today and I continued thinking about Oregon, so funny that you mentioned it in your comment. I’ve always wanted to go visit one day. I can only pray that you are in a better place in your life now and that things are okay. I really hope they are! All the best from Illinois, -Anne

@@annoftheforest3835 The air finally cleared up today, and I couldn't be more grateful. Thanks again.

In The Branches I’m glad to hear that everything is going well! :)

Thank you, Carl. Greetings from Oregon!

Thanks a lot for the kind words, Fred. I'll keep an eye out for the albums you mentioned.

You're welcome and thank you!

Thank you, Fran!

Thanks a lot!

I appreciate that! You're welcome and thank you for listening.

Thank you, Jorge

Grazie, Mickael.

Sorry for the delayed reply, and wow, thank you. Hammock absolutely changed my life when I discovered "Breathturn", and its album "Chasing After Shadows... Living With Ghosts" remains one of the most important discoveries of my adult life. I love all of their work, but the next release that comes to mind is their Longest Year EP. There's nothing else quite like it. Speaking of profound ambient music, have you heard Bvdub? He's very prolific, so you can find a wide range of styles in his albums. Hammock, Bvdub, Carbon Based Lifeforms, and Erik Wollo are probably my biggest inspirations. Thanks again for the comment.

@@InTheBranchesOfficial Oh thanks mate! No, I’ll hear him. Thanks for recommending, brother! Hope you release more albums like these!

It's there! open.spotify.com/album/7iTq6kDw51enBSpU3FeZDo

@@InTheBranchesOfficial thanks, i love u

I missed this comment earlier but wanted to say a big thank you.

@@InTheBranchesOfficial Hey thank you for the reply. But this album really took me places. This is one of those albums that is part of your Life's soundtrack. An album you call upon to remember good times, to escape or to inspire. I'll always come back to this album, it's very special. Great work.

@@zeefour it's inspiring to hear that. Thank you again.

Yes, I've been meaning to re-make this video as a 4K version without red flashes. It was a bug in the Red Giant video effects I used at the time. One of these days, you'll get a nice new version :)

Hi George, thanks for asking. This album is registered with BMI or ASCAP, so I believe that means KZfaq would automatically detect the copyright. I'm not sure what the implications are, but am interested in finding out more. Email me if you'd like to discuss: shane@theadaptive.net

@@InTheBranchesOfficial Thank you sir!

Apologies for the delay, and thank you very much. Like many other musicians, the Strymon company has blown open my creativity as a recording musician. Eventide also makes great effects, and Yamaha makes great recording/monitoring equipment. For nearly all ITB songs, I don't use a computer except for some light edits and mastering at the end. Everyone's perfect hardware stack is different, so experimenting with any equipment you can access is the key. My list of equipment is pretty long, but the core elements outside of the electric guitar are: the Strymon TimeLine Delay (its wide stereo delays and built-in looper are a must for me) and the Strymon Big Sky Reverb (their more affordable BlueSky is the next best thing, but saving up for the Big Sky is worth it). Hope that helps!