Travis Orbin - Dyed In Grey Session - "Another Obsession" & "An Excerpt Of Nothing"

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Ahh, the end of the Dyed In Grey video series. This is actually how the album is intended to begin; with a relaxed, groovy intro tune followed immediately by a fiery tech fest, which I think is brilliant. "An Excerpt Of Nothing" is the third of the tunes (out of three, with "Sphere Of Light" and "Deadhead" comprising the others) presented to me with only two guitar parts via Guitar Pro, the guys deliberately allowing me to build my drum part from scratch.

The choruses were partially improvised, as Adam and Pete requested some changes when they came to the studio for drum tracking, making it a bit more cutting and heavy. I also wrote parts from scratch for "Another Obsession", for the demo featured only an acoustic guitar. I wanted the drums to have a different vibe to complement the stark difference in this one, so I used Taylor's old Pearl Masterworks kick, my 15" TRX MDM hats and big Craviotto snare (this was long before my Pearl endorsement, obviously).

I rehearsed AEON for the first time the night prior to tracking, then knocked it out right in front of the guys. It was a close shave! Haha. There's a funny moment when the footage cuts from me wearing pants to shorts around 2:17. I was having some trouble nailing the double bass burst and sought to get a little more comfy, clothes-wise. You'll also see me doubt myself around 4:07 after the crazy fill-in, thinking "we'll see if it's right in the mix, because I have no idea right now."

Dyed In Grey is hard at work tracking the last bit of vocals, so the release of this full-length shouldn't be delayed much longer. I'm quite anticipatory!

Full drum set transcriptions:
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/shaftninja/?action=view&current=an...
Tempo = 120 BPM
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/shaftninja/?action=view&current=dy...
Tempo = 155 BPM

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[AnarchyAnt89]

I can't get over how rhythmically creative you are. A joy to listen to/watch!

[shaftninja]

@AnarchyAnt89 Thanks so much!

[shaftninja]

@ShittyMcPoopyBalls No.

[MrUnicycleguy]

His face says that he messed up at 3:36, but my ears only hear perfection...

[rollinfever15]

Can you give us a tour on recording and such!

[himynameisgus]

is that a truth kit? its awesome!

[theflyingcrud]

the syncopation is awesome! your vids never get old

[fregodrum]

Come on travis! Another video! I've been waitin like 2 weeks to see another one! Do you still do work for cyclamen? Cause those vids are my favs!

[maplehappy]

i'd love to see a vid that shows the chart! like, off in a corner :)

[nickhajek]

I can read very basic drum sheet music and to imagine what the transcription for a part like this is that's he reading this entire video is simply mind boggling.

[dimebag333x]

When you watch Travis play it's alot like watching a movie, you want to see what he's going to do next.

[scaxxomaxx]

WE HAVE TO GO DJENT, KATE!

[gonadiator]

Travis, not sure if this has been asked before, but have you ever attended any school for music? Or any college at all for that matter?