Mors Principium Est - Inside the Project - My Home, My Grave

[@joecrandall4092]

I recently just discovered you guys. Amazing stuff, just to find out your not in the band anymore. So sad, seems like you were the driving force behind the writing. Truly great stuff

[@Kalmah-ic5nf]

This is an album that I've listened to countless times and I still get chills just by the mention of it. One of my favorite albums of all time...

[@andygillion]

So rewarding to read this. This is what it's all about for me. Thanks for taking the time to comment 🤘

[@Dub2k4]

Yes please continue . With regards to the song, embers of a dying world could be a start and you can give a bit of details of how long it took to finalise it, how vocals came in etc…

[@Cineiga]

Watching this after knowing that Ville left Mors Principium Est (🤡) is a bit sad, but at the same time it's comforting because it's clear more than ever that what we love about MPE, Andy's music, it's still there and will continue to amaze us, only with a different name.

[@juanjoseparra9566]

Best song on the album so far! Sick composing, And the solo is perfect! You're the man Andy!

[@andygillion]

Cheers Juan! Much appreciated :)

[@Ezop717]

Absolutely agree👍🤘

[@rifforacle716]

I would loooove to see a dissection of the track "I Am War", but really dont stop making these Inside the Project videos we are learning a lot! Salute!

[@TheGragol]

I Love "I am War" too, one of my favorite. Still I think this track is transcended by Ville's vocals, and without it, it feels so less powerfull and appealing. However I'd be curious about an inside the project to confirm (or not) my feelings :)

[@plantpoweredhealth9383]

That song is fuckin killer...🤘👌

[@PiotrthePhrog]

Of course, we'd love more!

[@thwartificer]

This song and Master of the Dead are the best songs off the album! Really enjoy them

[@ravenwda007]

I think that is possible on violin. Look for Flight of the Bumble Bee for what is possible organically. Flight of the Bumble Bee was also played on Trumpet, which only has 3 valves to push. Scales and semi-tone scales are relatively easy.

[@morganhill3600]

This stuff is the most useful out of any video series I've seen. Thanks so much!! Please keep it going and if you haven't done "Pure" or something similar please do!

[@ryanw9338]

The first three songs released from the new record are ridiculous. I cannot wait to hear the rest of the album. Once again, amazing song writing.

[@andygillion]

Thanks Ryan!

[@ryanw9338]

Thanks for all of the amazing songs you have written. Mors Principium EST keeps getting better and better!

[@megarustog]

These give a new appreciation for the tracks and make it more memorable for me. Pre-ordered the new one and some sweatpants so I can feel truly immersed in seven in the comfiest way possible.

[@andygillion]

Haha thank you! That is certainly the optimal way to listen to the new album :D

[@Ezop717]

Of course, this is one of the best MPE tracks, it is clear that you are absolutely passionate about what you are doing, Andy, and this makes you think about the fact that maybe you need to change something in your life)) Solo is one of the best I've ever heard, without exaggeration.

[@charlehpock]

Sounds so Castlevania - love it

[@wesleytrott6397]

More please! I love this! I'm learning a lot and you're inspiring me with my own music and recordings.

[@joshuablackheart]

Maybe very well be one of my favorite tracks you’ve ever written. Thanks for the deep dive brother

[@celestialcolosseum]

The intro is absolutely chilling. Great stuff

[@heavymetalwetrust]

All three new song are next level. Cant fucking wait for the whole album, great work Andy.

[@orremusic9607]

Thanks, Andy! This may be the best death metal song I’ve heard in a very long time. Really nice!

[@andygillion]

Wow, thank you!

[@swamplord85]

Been a longtime MPE fan, ‘The Unborn’ was the first track I heard from you guys and it just blew me away....I really want to see you dissect ‘The Awakening’ into ‘Departure,’ I absolutely love the way these 2 tracks open that album, still get chills from them, incredible songwriting on display there....love your content and music!

[@andygillion]

Thanks, great idea!

[@MrFatbard]

dude at 9:54 totally reminded me of keep alive from ace combat assault horizon this song sounds awesome

[@malted.4466]

Super interesting, as always

[@NahtramMetal]

Love those videos, please more of it! Maybe even also from the solo album? Regarding the weird midi playback dropouts: do you have ASIO Guard enabled in Cubase? (not sure if version 7.5 also had that though). It saves a huge amount of processing power. (what it basically does is it only run the monitoring enabled tracks with a low latency and all the other ones with a higher one to save a lot of performance. it then does some magic in the background so still have them synced up. the only disadvantage is that you get a slight delay of a few miliseconds when you press play until playback really starts but that's it)

[@JockePocke1337]

Hey Lukas! How's the new album coming? Looking forward to hearing it! Cheers!

[@NahtramMetal]

@@JockePocke1337 Hi Joakim. Slowly, but I'm getting there ;) Some new tracks are finished, some others are work in progress but I see the light at the end of the tunnel (and it's not the train :P)

[@salkynsuuguitarraqua]

Brilliant!!!

[@Master_Eder1]

Cool! Definitely continue doing these. It would be interesting if you also would explain how you decide on what guitar tracks you do quad track, double track or only record once and put it in the center :)

[@rezzytheblackrose9212]

more more and more of these stuff ! you are the next Mozart

[@rezzytheblackrose9212]

and yeah, let's go back in time and talk about the older projets too

[@andygillion]

You're too kind!

[@MajorBruno]

This happens to me frequently with Play, I feel your pain. Regardless, love seeing these deep dives into your songwriting!

[@nestorvalenciahernandez1456]

I love this kind of videos! I would like an analisis of The Ghost, love that song. Could you talk us more about the reverbs/delays you use) talk us about the hole XD

[@andygillion]

I think most people are asking for The Ghost so I should definitely look at that next :) And YES, there is always time to talk about The Hole!

[@diabolicwaste]

these videos are awesome.!!!! seeing how you approach these projects is inspiring. and helps with learning. would be cool to see some neverafter sessions

[@andygillion]

I'll definitely get onto doing some Neverafter ones soon!

[@pete2724]

Awesome videos, keep them coming! Could u show us the nameless suite pedal and also cab&mic section on the next video? I've been using it for a year now and sounds killer.

[@archenemy2242]

Spectacular!

[@raki9418]

Dude this is beautiful. Thank you for existing and bringing to humanity such rich and cosmic beauty

[@andygillion]

Thanks for such kind words my friend

[@MatthewWiebeMusic]

Yep, there’s a ton of Ganon’s Castle in there! Both from BotW and I also hear some from the castle in Ocarina. If you’re short on RAM for your PC you can always check with Jari. I’m sure he’s hoarding them.

[@andygillion]

:D

[@SalmonBoa420]

What a track! Thanks so much for being you. I appreciate all the details you gave us about this magical creation! Very brutal emotional song. A definite favorite of mine

[@andygillion]

Thanks dude!

[@8curious]

more of this plz :D

[@awsomedoggyFTW]

This song gave me the most chills out of any other one of your guys songs. Except the dual solo for into the dark

[@andygillion]

Awesome! Thanks, and yeah that was a fun duel for sure!

[@awsomedoggyFTW]

@@andygillion just wondering, how did you get all those sounds? Do they come with cubase? Me and my friends want to start recording. I know some music theory and want to learn simple things. These sounds would work perfectly!

[@andygillion]

@@awsomedoggyFTW You'd have to buy them, you can grab yourself pretty cheap VSTs these days. One I would recommend if you are just starting out is a free one from spitfire Audio called "Discover". It's small and free but you have to sign up and wait a couple of weeks for them to send it! www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/bbc-symphony-orchestra-discover/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwit_8BRCoARIsAIx3Rj4v7sZ_6TyMxueUlu2ZVp5zLg-cq_3XsrIPEaQcw7mGiFQlPXIVeAwaAqTrEALw_wcB

[@awsomedoggyFTW]

@@andygillion thank you

[@royleandro7445]

One of the best things I could find in KZbin! 🔥💪🏻

[@andygillion]

Thanks for watching

[@risetofallband]

You never disappoints, thank you Andy for your work and your music!

[@andygillion]

You're very welcome :)

[@risetofallband]

@@andygillion hope we can meet again, last time in Barakaldo (edaska venue) was so much fun Waiting for the new album, its seems to be a blast, also Plec works is awesome!

[@Sam-mk6sw]

More of these Andy. Also you're a wizard!

[@andygillion]

Cheers Sam!

[@burnbacktime]

Phenomenal man. Though I'm glad my pc isn't powerful enough to handle this many tracks because I'd go down the rabbit hole and never return. Cheers!

[@Eliminos]

Take a drink every time he says 'nice'

[@andygillion]

haha :D

[@maniacofficial8574]

When I grow up I want to be just like you!

[@R3Devi7]

Love these videos! Breaking down the individual parts, and how you feel about certain sections. Makes me listen closer, and pick out things I may have dismissed. It really shows the passion you have towards your music. Mors Principium Est, and Revocation will forever be my favorite bands!!!

[@andygillion]

Thanks, love Revocation myself! And it's nice to be able to share the subtle pieces that perhaps nobody heard on first listen. There's a lot going on that often goes unnoticed.

[@maxh.5904]

It´s my favourite song of the album yet. Will you upload a guitar tutorial for this song too?

[@peltskin]

Insane, love the song bud. This in-depth breakdown is just jaw-dropping when you actually see the arrangements. Well done lad! Oh, and keep doing these!!

[@andygillion]

Cheers Kim!

[@METALLiCMETALLEr]

Awesome, love u Andy

[@FrankiorMusic]

I really enjoy these mix breakdowns. They can be really inspirational for arranging and writing new music. Thank you! 🤘😊🤘

[@andygillion]

Cheers Frankior!

[@avengedapenguin]

Dude, please keep doing these. It's really helping me out begining my home recording. I'm dumb AF with this recording stuff and the way you break things down is perfect for idiots like me.

[@andygillion]

I'm sure you're not stupid! But it's really nice to hear these videos are helping!

[@avengedapenguin]

@@andygillion my issue is just getting a good streamlined way of recording so I can plug and go when I'm inspired. Writing is not an issue right now as I've had ideas flowing. Problem is getting hung up on getting the idea recorded ( and not say fuck it when I can't figure out some issue with how the DAW works) and structuring the songs the way I like it. You are giving away the game fo free my Anglo. I do appreciate seeing how you do all this and have been supporting your work.

[@avengedapenguin]

@@andygillion I would love to see how you do the clean track for re-amping and that whole process finding the tone. I'm currently building up IRs and amp models in my pod go. Kind of in a sort of option paralysis at the moment.

[@AcraniusCH]

Thanks for these videos, Andy! They are really interesting and show your immense work on all your tracks. Personally, I'd appreciate a video about mixing a basic song (or just a part of one). I'm already struggling getting guitars, bass & drums to sound good, and here you are with your "demo" track with its quality that blows me away!

[@andygillion]

I can certainly do that in the future. My honest advise though, is other than getting a good balance with panning and volume, the real secret behind a good sound is just simply starting with good sounds. My guitar tone is set up so I can just go and record when I get an idea and the samples I use for drums and orchestra sound great out the box. Try to get a basic setup rhat already sounds good and you'll be sorted

[@AcraniusCH]

@@andygillion Thanks for your answer! Yeah, without having proper guitar / bass sounds your mix will end up sounding bad. Taking the time to set up a good guitar sound is worth the effort, so I'll go back and revisit that before worrying about the whole mix. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to preorder your new album!

[@fysy9989]

I'd love to see more of these, if you are up for it, the entire new album when it is out and some classics as well. Have you considered selling a digital pack with individual instrument tracks like Wintersun did (drums, vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, orchestration)? So people could easily mix their own version of a song, or use them for song covers if they aren't afraid :D

[@andygillion]

I'm not sure if that's a route the band wants to go down but I certainly have started doing that with my solo record on Patreon. I'm giving away a full song of stems from "Neverafter" every month!

[@interplay4520]

Amazing track! Totally love it

[@andygillion]

Cheers!

[@ERMediaOfficial]

I start the video, you talk about Zelda, you are my kind of man^^

[@andygillion]

haha what a game though!

[@Windrider666]

Love these series. Will there be any studio vlogs from this album with Plec?

[@andygillion]

Sadly not this time around, I put together these videos instead to try to bring at least something in its place

[@Windrider666]

​@@andygillion Ah I thought so.

[@TheGragol]

Great song ! It feels like the definitive version (without the vocals), I don't get why you need the Plec's panic room. Otherwise, "The Ghost" for a futur track analysis, would be so cool ^^

[@andygillion]

I think The Ghost would be a great one to look at! I work closely with Plec and my demos sound great for what they are, but they're nothing compared to what he brings to the table in the final mix/master.

[@JDeolumen]

Neat Andy.. shared to 'werkers'..We all learn from you .. Cheers for now [be safe and strong]..

[@cortez31]

As if MPE wasn’t already awesome enough, hearing that this song was inspired by one of my favorite games ever makes you even more awesome :) the castle theme is something else and I often listen to it while studying

[@andygillion]

Epic!

[@yzn3rf]

Awesome stuff! Could listen to you enthusiastically talk about the ins an outs of your songs all day long! I really love how the, how you called it, very black metal chorus, does sound completely different in my ears now after having heard all the individual guitar parts. You haven't really talked about the drums a lot. Was that intentional since they were kind of "secundary" when writing such a huge song? As for songs to dissect next, since I am a total sucker for blast beats and the more extreme stuff from Mors, I would love to hear you talk about "What the Future Holds?"!

[@andygillion]

Thanks dude! I could talk more about the drums but at this stage I'm really focussing on the other elements as the drums were retracked by Marko Tommila in Finland based on the MIDI ones you'll hear in this video

[@yzn3rf]

@@andygillion Right, I get it. So what you could show us in Cubase would not really reflect what later made it to the song. If you ever run out of ideas for this video series you could in that case maybe show off that process of MIDI drums to real drums on one example. Would definitely dig that! :)

[@Ewer_]

New song? Хорошо, что я подписан на тебя, теперь знаю что вышла новая песня, найду и послушаю её :-)

[@DanielMarrable]

Awesome 👍

[@metalart1143]

respect

[@metalheads2788]

My Home, My Grave = Stuck at home during COVID pandemic?

[@andygillion]

The inspiration was real...

[@JoeSatrianiFan100]

Hey dude! I absolutely love these videos and the insight that they bring. Could we also have a look at the stuff from Neverafter as well? I would really love to watch a breakdown of the title track.

[@andygillion]

Absolutely, that's my intention going forward. Generally speaking the songs on Neverafter are a little more involved layer-wise too so should be fun!

[@JoeSatrianiFan100]

@@andygillion Awesome. I can´t wait!

[@jayxu8939]

Would love to know the guitar effects details!!!!!

[@juravasylenko9608]

MPE like a good wine, became better and better with years.

[@kubasliwa204]

too bad this comment didn't age like wine

[@MrHerz89]

Hi, Andy! Thx for sharing, your videos are truly interesting and inspiring! Vst orchestra in project sounds really good, could you speak a bit about mixing this bunch of instruments? Is this orchestra used in a final track? I mean bass, drums are usually re-recorded with a real instruments, what about orchestra on MPE albums?

[@andygillion]

I wish we had the money for a real orchestra but it's definitely not in the limited budget I'm afraid. So the samples you're hearing here end up on the final record!

[@DTerran87]

don't stop. Love organs. could use more of it. reminds me of The Unborn

[@animaegray]

The Ghost analysis would be nice, though if you ask me you might as well go track by track for all your MPE albums and your solo album. I think the webcam is a somewhat large though, it eats almost a quarter of the screen, makes it difficult to see Cubase. Oh, and out of curiosity, do you like Cubase, all in all? Any pros and cons for this type of music?

[@andygillion]

Yeah I'm gonna cut down the webcam size for the next one. I absolutely love Cubase for all kinds of music production, especially how it handles midi stuff. So easy to use!

[@billaubin14]

Wish we could have a real orchestra record for the record!

[@andygillion]

That would be the dream!

[@iwahjoedi]

Did you also use that VSTi bass on the actual album?

[@andygillion]

Yep!

[@bibby5000]

Very nice. I'm defo gunna check out Omnisphere 2. What choir do you use? think it's about time I updated from Hypersonic 2 XD

[@andygillion]

The choir is also Omnisphere 2!

[@bibby5000]

@@andygillion ah brilliant, cheers man! xx

[@bibby5000]

sounds like candyman :)

[@IvoSousa]

do a song from your solo album

[@andygillion]

For sure!

[@nerdbashingtime1536]

Need a better cpu and more ram lol Sounding sick though 🤘

[@BustedClassicGarage]

Yea man, I would like to see more of these. But these vids make me want to get Cubase Pro again... You're a bad influence. LOL!

[@andygillion]

What DAW are you using currently?

[@BustedClassicGarage]

@@andygillion None, been busy in Premier Pro lately. I used to use Cubase Se back in the day, then Cubase Le4, then ProTools. I recently downloaded the Cubase Pro trial, what an amazing program!

[@billaubin14]

I ordered a sick mpe (fan made ) transparent sticker from redbubble.com for my car sunroof to go with all the other (7 right now) stickers on it. It's got mpe in gold and black and then a coldwn skeleton warrior on the side with a spear. Hmmmm maybe inspired by a"seven" !? 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤓🤘