AMORPHIS Guitarist On Skyforger - "People Have Said That This Album Is Kind Of Lighter, Which I Don’t Agree With"
June 20, 2009, 15 years ago
Founding AMORPHIS guitarist Tomi Koivusaari is featured in a new interview with FrantikMag.com discussing the band's new album, Skyforger. An excerpt is available below.
Q: Let’s talk about your new record, Skyforger. It sounds much more psychedelic and spaced out than your previous records in recent years. How did you make it sound so, well, out there?
Tomi: "Well, I’ll have to have a think about it. I guess it’s because of the mixing and the mastering. It doesn’t sound as compressed. So there’s more dynamics and space. You can just hear those small things a little better. And there might just be a bit more delay guitar maybe. I don’t know. Maybe it’s just delay guitar. The sounds are just more, like, dynamic. Spacey in a way. We didn’t do any more psychedelic stuff on purpose though."
Q: It sounds damn heavy as well alongside all the lighter progressive touches. What made you guys decide to follow that route?
Tomi: "Well, we’ve been doing gigs at the same time as writing albums ever since Tomi (Joutsen), our singer joined the band. I think doing so many gigs and festivals have affected our way to play on stage and in the studio as well. All the progress we’ve had has been natural; we never decided to use more growling or heavier guitars or that sort of thing. I’m glad to hear that you think its heavy, because most other people have said that this album is kind of lighter, which is something I don’t agree with."
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