Archspire - A Dark Horizontal [Bass Cover]

[@BLOOM604YVR]

Somebody sponsor this man.

[@LindenPoirier]

I'm trying to get a Sprite sponsorship. I do all the tricks all the bladers do.

[@thaigo972]

@@LindenPoirier You just gotta get A Dark Vertical instead of Horizontal, brotendo

[@LindenPoirier]

@@thaigo972 Hahahahah

[@jaaz.handss]

MORE ARCHSPIRE COVERS YOU LEGEND

[@LindenPoirier]

All in due time :) i.e. probably end of the year/early 2020

[@crashkamio5819]

Hell yeah! Fantastic job, very clean and every note is articulated perfectly. Archspire is an intimidating band to tackle, you nailed it man. And those tapping sections were flawless. Edit: Also I'd never complain if you did more songs off this album. It's a killer one.

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks dude! The tapping parts were surprisingly some of the easier parts, even though they're so fast. I'm planning to do two more off the album though, probably late December or early 2020.

[@leonadoruss1661]

@@LindenPoirier Please do Human Murmuration next!

[@LindenPoirier]

@@leonadoruss1661 Good suggestion! However, while it is one of my favourite songs on the album, there are already a couple of good videos online that I'm not sure I could improve on. I'll probably do The Mimic Well and Involuntary Doppelganger next.

[@sujayutkarsh6487]

Holy shit this is amazing! Your tone is incredible and the playing is insane! I never realized how intricate the bass parts were.

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks dude! Before getting the bass tab book, I thought it would be a lot simpler as well haha. I find the bass shines through more in the new album though!

[@xenomorph2056]

FUCK yeah man! Absolutely killed it!

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks dude!!

[@WorldsGreatestDetective88]

Its a damn shame this doesn't have more views. You absolutely crushed this. Well done 👏

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man!

[@BlackFriday242]

Definitely my favorite cover of yours by far. Archspire is my favorite tech death band, and this song is insane. G fucking G.

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man! You can expect a few more off this album before long. P.S. sorry for the late reply, KZbin put this in the Spam folder for some reason.

[@Jackpostguitar]

My fav Archspire tune, you killed it dead man ! What an awesome cover :)

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man! Appreciate it.

[@wallacebarros5066]

I was searching for some bass covers for Spawn of Possession´s Bodiless Sleeper and there were you!!!!! Man,you are awesome!!You've played "A Dark Horizontal"(the hardest song that I knew) so naturally like as you helped Jared to write it!!! :D Thanks for inspiring us bassplayers!And continue with your work!!! See ya!

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man, appreciate all the kind words!!

[@patrickgonzalez3806]

Badass video.

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks dude!

[@patrickgonzalez3806]

@@LindenPoirier sick bass by the way, had to come back to the video. ha; cheers.

[@LindenPoirier]

@@patrickgonzalez3806 Thanks dude! So glad to have gotten a Kiesel Xccelerator right before they discontinued it.

[@gaetanmarquer8474]

Very impressive, you nailed it brother !

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man, appreciate it and hope all is well with you!

[@Voidaram]

Incredible cover, bro

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man!

[@jasonwaters120]

That was amazing. You always kill it.

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks dude! I hope that's true, bc I've got some even crazier stuff planned for 2020 haha

[@jasonwaters120]

@@LindenPoirier I can't wait. Are you going to do a playthrough for the new IA song?

[@LindenPoirier]

@@jasonwaters120 I've got one more song already recorded (not IA) that'll come out in a few weeks, then probably taking a break for a couple months. But that'll give me some time to digest the new IA album and see if any tracks really stand out :)

[@BillyPalmerMusic]

Love that dark bass tone!

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks dude, it's all you need!

[@chimeiwangliang]

Loved it!

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man, got some more from this album coming up in 2020!

[@Caosmercenario]

Genial bro. Tu nivel esta en lo alto.

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man!

[@jefflong8973]

My favorite by them.

[@LindenPoirier]

Definitely one of their best :)

[@mattrusso4039]

Good shit my man

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks dude!

[@mackaus1]

Amazing work as always, i definetly agree with them when they say that this is the hardest song they've ever written Also just out of curiosity, did you learn this one from the tab book they released, or did you learn it by ear, and then added your own take on it :) . Also i had no idea they tuned down the low B string during the song to A, that must have been a challenge to get up to speed. oh and do i sense a Kiesel sponsorship coming for you in the future? you should show them your videos, you most definetly have the skills and talent to get an endorsment/sponsorship oh and regarding others songs of this album, Human Murmuration, Remote Tumour Seeker, Calamus Will Animate Or Involuntary Doppelganger would be awesome Allthough the title track has an amazing bass line, but since it already got an official Bass playthrough, maybe you don't want to cover that one :)

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man, appreciate all the feedback! I've sent Kiesel reps some of my videos and they're yet to react to them, but hopefully some day! As per the comment about tuning down, I'm guessing Jared wouldn't bother to do it live since it's a lot of effort for 1 note he could just play an octave up like is written in the tab book (which, yes, I did use for this cover). He recalled there might've been the one note tuned down while recording the album, and to me it's pretty clearly a dropped A so I just went with it :)

[@Funnyyelowdog]

Amazing cover, you should definitely give involuntary doppelganger a go its not nearly as hard as this song but i found the tapping shape in the begining to feel a little unatural and took some getting used to

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man! That one's on my list, too, and definitely a lot easier. I've got it mostly down but have a hard time at the really legato-heavy riff 2 mins in. Should be coming sometime in the new year :)

[@Funnyyelowdog]

@@LindenPoirier Oh yeah definitely that legato part is really rough watching jared play it is insane, i almost have it down but thats after many many hours of practoce

[@LindenPoirier]

@@Funnyyelowdog Yeah totally, Jared makes it look so easy haha

[@anonymousmusicbean6150]

Who else was waiting for 5:02

[@LindenPoirier]

Probably the hardest moment of the song haha

[@leagueofint7675]

Ive been watching your channel for awhile now man! sick stuff as always keep it up! Please please cover an Analepsy song bro, something like Apocalyptic Premonition or Eons In Vacuum.

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man, appreciate the support! I've got a pretty stacked list of songs to get through on top of trying to tee up some session work, but I'll see what I can do!

[@leagueofint7675]

@@LindenPoirier hell yeah Thats sick to hear!

[@DavidWoodMusic]

Wait, what did you change the tuning for? I have the sheets as well and didn't see anything about it.

[@LindenPoirier]

Good question! For the note at 3:22, I asked Jared about it several months before they released the tab book since it sounded like a low A and he said that he "might have tuned down for one note". I figure they wouldn't bother tabbing something so minuscule since it wouldn't be worth the effort performed live and would be way too weird to try and convey in the book haha.

[@DavidWoodMusic]

​@@LindenPoirier Thanks for the response man! I'm about halfway through Involuntary Doppelganger right now. So dang hard to get clean.

[@LindenPoirier]

@@DavidWoodMusic Nice! That one's got some really tricky parts like the legato and tap section before the soft part, and that main verse riff is really easy to screw up bc of all the transitions from the open B to tapping and then back. But you can do it!

[@DavidWoodMusic]

@@LindenPoirier Bahaha yes it is. Nailing that last D from the tapping part kills me.

[@andrewrenz1378]

Is than an esp? What bass is that? Killer, as always!

[@reptofor4035]

Kiesel

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man! And yeah, a Kiesel Xccelerator X64. It's funny though, bc I was originally considering an ESP Ltd B-206 (maybe the bass you're thinking of) but then decided to just go all out and get a really optimized custom one with a similar look.

[@ruthbradford9416]

Why did you tune down to A?

[@LindenPoirier]

Good question! At 3:22 there is one low A in the song, as confirmed by Jared when I asked him about it. Normally it wouldn't be practical in a live setting, but for the sake of authenticity and bc it's easy enough, I figured I'd throw it in.

[@ruthbradford9416]

Only asked cause I couldn't find it anywhere in the tab (and my ear definitely isn't good enough to pick up on it). Leave it up to Jared to add another level of frustration to an already frustrating song. Incredible.

[@Benobot99]

Archspire

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man!

[@bakedspade]

It ain't perfect but it's a bloody good try. The band themselves don't play it live and have never done a play through due to its difficulty so bravo to you.

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks man!

[@sujayutkarsh6487]

This is incorrect. They have played it live and they play it really well. It's super impressive.

[@largeuselessness]

蔷薇 XD

[@LindenPoirier]

I'm not sure what that means, but thanks for watching man!

[@largeuselessness]

@@LindenPoirier It means "Rose". Romantic brutal L.P, wowww~

[@LindenPoirier]

@@largeuselessness Ah I see, I'm guessing in reference to the embroidery in the background? My wife made those :)

[@Jazzguitar00]

Fantastic playing. However, you are doing yourself a disservice by using such a thin tone. I know you might be trying to make it "cut" more but it doesn't really sound right.

[@LindenPoirier]

Thanks dude, I'll keep that in mind!