@@valera_pantera23 Дуже дякую)

Thanks Tim 🎸🌌

"Floating" is a special one :)

Thanks a lot, Gabriel!

Thanks a lot! Every ITB song starts with one melody (almost always improvised on the spot), then I continue live-looping and layering, with the hope that I don't destroy the layering with a catastrophic mistake (lol). Glad you're enjoying it!

I've collected a large number of pedals over the years, but the heart of ITB is two pedals: Strymon TimeLine (stereo delay) and Strymon Big Sky (stereo reverb). The day I finally had both of those pedals together was the day it all clicked into place. I also have a "secret weapon" or two, such as the Eventide PitchFactor and the Hologram Infinite Jets, which add some (often unpredictable) pitch effects and unique textures. When the mood strikes, I'll load the live guitar loops into Cakewalk Sonar (powerful, free Windows DAW) and use synths & samples for layering (such as the first two songs on Expanse Sessions III and most songs on Expanse Sessions II, Particles Collide, Vivid Memories, etc.). Hope that helps. Thanks for listening and supporting my music 🌌

@@InTheBranchesOfficial - Thanks for the info!

Thanks so much! Sorry for the delayed response; I've been on vacation in Europe.

Thank you for listening and for the support!

Always glad to have your support, Matty (assuming I remember your name correctly). Most coworkers and random people look at me like I'm crazy when I show them these albums. The contrast between fans who "get it" and everyone else is pretty jarring and makes me self-conscious about my art. I'm sure many other artists can relate, but it's a strange feeling that occasionally gets relieved by a positive KZfaq comment (like yours) or a Bandcamp purchase. Thank you for your encouragement and your reminders that the hard work of recording & releasing albums is not for nothing.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for listening :)

Thanks a lot :)

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

Glad to hear it! Thanks for listening and commenting.

Thank you! I just added another new album, Mirages. I appreciate the support.

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 :)

I appreciate that! Thank you.

The digital version comes with ultra-high-resolution cover artwork and three other variations of the cover design, but no digital booklet. theadaptive.bandcamp.com/album/wilderness-time-2021-edition

That's how it feels when everything clicks into place! Thanks for listening.

Thank you. "The Celestial Source" is my favorite, too. It's a live recording made only from one guitar, a loop pedal, and a few effects pedals. I don't know if it can be re-created! That would be a big challenge. A new album (Carpathian Dreams) has been released, and I'm working on the full-album video for it. Two new singles are also out on Bandcamp: theadaptive.bandcamp.com/

@@InTheBranchesOfficial thank you!🙂👍

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

Thank you very much. I often write my (subjectively) saddest songs without realizing it at all, just playing the notes and following instincts, not consciously trying to convey a specific feeling and not thinking much about it during the process. The song's meaning usually reveals its true self to me later, after I've forgotten about the process of making it. Sadness is the main quality that makes music meaningful and beautiful to me, so I really appreciate the comment.

It’s spreading. Slowly but surely.

Thank you! I call this style of music at least a few names: Ambient Guitar, Instrumental Ambient, Ambient Post-Rock. You may also enjoy Hammock, Robin Guthrie, Jeff Pearce, Billow Observatory, Stars of the Lid, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Hotel Neon, The Sound of Rescue, Sigur Ros

Big thanks for the comment, my friend. I've always been shy and hesitant about sharing my music, but feedback like that reminds me why I do all the hard work of finishing and releasing albums to the public. From a quick look at your videos, a collaboration between our styles could be something very special indeed. Keep in touch!

Muito obrigado, meu amigo!

I somehow missed your comment until today. Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it. A brand new album will be uploaded to KZfaq this weekend :)

@@InTheBranchesOfficial Looking forward to your new album :)))))

Do you ever play anywhere live or do any of the song video or we can see you play?

Thank you for the generous comment, Martin! I'm finishing up a new album and can't wait to share it (Soundcloud first, then Bandcamp, then KZfaq + globally). To answer your question, the main pedals that unlocked In The Branches for me were two specific types of effects: 1) A stereo delay pedal with a looper (Strymon TimeLine) and 2) A lush stereo reverb (Strymon Big Sky). When I found out the TimeLine looper had no tempo sync, I was disappointed for a moment. Then I tried it out, and found a nearly unlimited source of musical inspiration, drawing on decades of self-teaching and freely playing guitar for countless hours over many years. I've been investing into VST plugins like the SoundToys collection, many Waves plugins, and 2-C Audio Aether (top-notch software reverb, recommended). On my upcoming album "Carpathian Dreams", you'll hear the result of these new combinations of effects.

@@martinespinomusic I've been taking a break from performing live, but may get back to it soon. There's still a ton of unreleased In The Branches material waiting to be mastered and released, so that keeps me occupied outside of the day job. Stay tuned for a new release tomorrow :)

Thank you!

Sometimes I think these places wrote the music more than I did... Thanks for the nice comments.

Merci bien!

I've been meaning to do that for ages, but have been holding back since I wanted to remaster the album with new studio equipment. Perfectionism strikes again, hmm. I'll try to get it on Spotify this month. Thanks for the reminder!

​@@InTheBranchesOfficial no problem man hope its on there soon!

Glad you think so, thanks!

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Erik Wollo once said something like, "Making a song 100% perfect takes away its humanity. I try to stop at 98%." I keep that in mind while editing these live improvisations into albums.

@In The Branches I agree. In an age of AI and perceived perfection, a little bit of real human touch is refreshing. Listening to your works has inspired me to take a look again at music I have written and left in the hard disk for ages. Back then, I was merely using keyboards and sounds on Garageband. I recently purchased a Neuneber Immerse MK 2 and have since resumed work on my compositions. Thank you for the nudge. ✌️

Thanks a lot, I'm thrilled to hear it. Nice work!

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

Very well said, but then, after listening, you realize that you’ve been taken there