Minotaur Project - Synthetic Minotaur (featuring Cobus Potgieter on drums)

The story of this video is that the guy who first gave me the idea to make videos of my songs came out with a "songwriting challenge" (sort of...), in which he proposed his drum tracks to be used to create a new, original song. Since it was about time for me to compose new material (and my latest isn't exactly finished yet), I decided to jump on the idea, so this song is made for the contest.

Cobus Potgieter was a drummer I always wanted to play with, and even that I'm after my long journey (1300km) to find a new home, I am still too far to make it happen. Now I got the chance. His recording was made as a cover for Breaking Benjamin's I Will Not Bow, he played drums over that song.

I turned it into something else, something I'd rather call my style. Something Minotaur-like, as usual :)

Something before any flame-wars: I recorded the song way before the video, which means what you see when I play is not exactly what you hear. I think it's pretty obvious that I consider myself a composer and a fan of music videos rather than a studio musician who actually can improvise the same thing twice (yes, on the bass a lot of the stuff was improvised by watching Cobus playing the drums, later on that was nearly impossible to recreate... or I just didn't give a damn, really). So my video was made for fun, I hope it's clear.

Technical data on Synthetic Minotaur:
Tuning is standard (kinda weird, really) (B)EADG(BE).
On bass I proudly used once again my Prolude bass head (BHV450L), about 50% of Tech21's Sans Amp, Aphex Bass Exciter, Peavey Grind bass with active EMG soapbars, new Rotosound Swing66 strings (and my newly bought tc polytune :D), and planet waves cables. No software sound modifications.

On guitar: my good old ART ECC unit, some Aphex Bass Exciter colouring, and a cabinet modeling as usual.

On drums I used a little tuning, but genuinely I didn't touch much, except the cymbals.

ProTools for mixing and mastering.

I'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU for the support from

PROLUDE AMPLIFICATION
http://www.prolude.hu

for making my life much easier.

Check out the facebook profile of Minotaur Project for more songs:

http://www.facebook.com/theMinotaurProject

and also I'd like to say a BIG THANKS to

COBUS POTGIETER
http://www.cobuspotgieter.com
youtube.com/deedlebag

for the inspiration he gave.

I hope you don't mind I used you video (not to mention the recording and... uhm... your name :))

I also would like to dedicate this song to my grandfather, who supports me a lot in every possible way.

Je voudrais dédier cette chanson à mon grand-père, qui me donne beaucoup dans toutes les manières possibles.

Quotes:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Metal Gear Solid (David Hayter) (1998)
The Sunset Limited (2011)

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[CarbonTigerOfficial]

@aazgash Did you use Reason for the synths? :) they sound familiar to me for some reason :) good stuff btw (y)

[aazgash]

@CarbonTigerOfficial No, only for the piano on the right side, the rest is from other software. Thank you anyway :)

[Ferigyerek]

Minden elismerésem a tiétek, az új Dream Theater albumról egy nótát se hallgattam meg 6x egymás után, ezt viszont igen és még sokszor meg fogom! :)

[aazgash]

@Ferigyerek Köszi szépen, örülök, hogy ennyire tetszik! :)

[jeremiahlimsf]

thumbs up if cobus brought you here :)

[BokelerWaker]

Thumbs up if Cobus sent you here. :)

[DrummerOtto]

Your songs are absolutely crazy!

[TheGh0stGamer]

Epic!

[MASTER1LINK]

Dude, you make one hell of an musician, and you better work more with Cobus, i mean these videos are like really well done :) good job!

[nero4527]

none negative hahha....

[nirolfik]

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[kalamboo]

Great bass sound!  :)