Misha Mansoor & Tosin Abasi - Pessimist

[@andrewcox3512]

All these older comments. Man time really flies by. -_-

[@BetterCallThall]

real

[@AWhite1]

Fr

[@MichaelSalgadoBass]

Honestly, they should just make their own album already.

[@BigFatCock0]

***** You know what he meant...

[@michaelv988]

yea

[@idontcare_wtf]

El

[@lasagnasux4934]

@@BigFatCock0 i hate how the comment by the guy whose name is "peanut butter sucks" is gone. We could have written our manifesto. He's wrong, of course, but still.

[@pahriia]

Backing this proposal 8 years ago from the future. Thank you, Michael.

[@Metal-4-Life]

I like how this song almost sounds peaceful at times in the first half and by the second half it becomes real ominous. This is a different kind of heavy.

[@frobonito2968]

Heavy on the different kind of heavy, word.

[@garrettbaker3060]

This song sounds like it was written mostly by Misha, and "Optimist" sounds more like Tosin's writing, in my opinion. Both amazing tracks!!

[@RisikoAO]

clearly

[@carljohnson-um5xx]

sounds like bulb, I like to come back to this from time to time

[@tomilonden9056]

I'm thinking the same thing!

[@christopherharv]

Man I would love to see under the hood of those ambient overtones 3:29

[@Chillanderer]

I really with both songs were on Spotify, etc. already.

[@mukherjee22]

1:53 onwards is just pure love and emotion blended together. Thank you, Misha Mansoor for existing.

[@biggsdickley1563]

Agreed

[@BenKingOfMonkeys]

When I listen to this song, the intro brings forth something very fragile, I imagine a lonely dying light, twinkling to stay alive, trying to find reasons to keep on burning. At 1:10 the song keeps progressing and you find out the story of the candle what it's gone through, what it has seen, the love it's lost as it's the last one still to be. As he fades it into the nothing, he won't let go, even though the wicker cannot sustain itself, it still wants to burn, because if it goes out, it would signify the end for him but more importantly the end of who he cherished, disappearing with him, as if they never existed in the first place. At 2:35, he realises that he cannot cope with this idea and his love and the love he received is too strong to be forgotten, he finds a new strength, one that burns hotter than any conceivable fire , it consumes him in a dark flame. So dark the space around him seems to be light. He becomes rage, raw with hate, feeling cheated. He will never forget.

[@t3hm4zn]

Easy there, bud.

[@sufferingFRMtheABYSS]

+Mazn W. lol right hahaha😂

[@dementious]

BOY

[@MetalRiderPlasma]

That was amazing!!! thanks for sharing, are you sinesthesic?

[@Mr.TierraCaliente]

cheers

[@DarkestofTimes]

What makes this even more brutal is that ambient background dissonance.

[@smokejc]

That makes an entire world of difference, makes it sound way more evil and destructive.

[@dvdvelde]

@@AG-ur1lj would you like some salt with that comment?

[@grungedimi]

Absolutely! :)

[@Leviathan5213]

This is the universe being ripped apart.

[@iviaverick52]

Two fricken brilliant musicians. Love this.

[@blazeperri4503]

Cam is a bishh

[@iviaverick52]

Shut it

[@juanfernando9946]

love that VAI feel in the song!!!!!!!

[@petrucci619]

This got me thinking of like the birth and demise of MAN Song starts off with the birth, progressing through the childs life in school, graduation and into manhood then at 2:47 his life spirals downwards quickly thus stripping him of his hope and optimistic views of life he had growing up and molds him into a pessimistic slave.

[@ziasun11]

damn that's dark dude

[@kylejamusic]

birth and demise of the ignant man

[@itspietime4u]

Isaac Moreno not to sound like a prick, but so many songs can be attrbiuted to any creratures life cycle.... just a thought on how similar life is and respectfully ,how similar music can be

[@itspietime4u]

MegaJdizzle27 birds and nests? i think you owe me a touche ;) also ants and ant farms, you cant tell me they dont do it in patterns just cause you cant talk with them ya know?

[@itspietime4u]

MegaJdizzle27 would you say a spoon is very artful? even though its made to fit more function purposes, are still comes into play, even then. someone ahd to design that spoon. some bird had to design its nest. but yea whatevs, elephant example then xD

[@corzbro6937]

This Song is literally the golden age arc from Berserk in song form. Masterpiece!

[@kevinbilton4518]

I guess that's what two black holes colliding sound's like

[@MrAlepedroza]

Kevin Bilton 0:23 reminds me of Interstellar.

[@rinaberman7686]

@@דןאלי Why are you like this?

[@StefTodo]

same

[@theo2755]

this song helped me contact the anunaki

[@StefTodo]

@Christopher Har V how would you describe them in a few words, if you will.

[@stormkrowe1349]

Absolutely ruthless under the guise of benevolence

[@stormkrowe1349]

They're a warrior race

[@ericdravenX00X]

I love how the synth pads throughout the track, are giving u this "BIG" wall of sound kind of feeling as if u are Ascending from Earth...

[@Th47M4r1n35n193r]

The gods have spoken. Djentlemen! Unite!

[@thedutchdjentleman]

I heard your call from far away sir

[@arastapenguin]

Loving the ambience in this song, kudos to Misha and Tosin for making exceptional music as always! :D

[@ringo101489]

dis is beautiful... feel like i'm floating in space

[@yeatsg]

I can't believe I didn't know about these songs. I am so happy right now.

[@AaronMetallion]

Metal from the middle east ! Love from the middle east :).

[@necrocronicoss9]

fantantico , fire under me amazing song

[@sekanisolomon7337]

this is the most beautiful song Ive heard all year...

[@GuitarKid581]

I think they need to sue Hans Zimmer, because that intro is straight out of Interstellar. Fucking. amazing

[@krispynachos9980]

alright alright alright

[@down7unedpc740]

love the fuck out of that soundtrack tho man

[@TheFrygar]

An ostinato alternating between 2 notes, 1 of which is the 1st or 5th of the key, has been used for literally hundreds of years - better sue 90% of composers that have existed.

[@krispynachos9980]

Don't let me leave Murph

[@GuitarKid581]

Krispynachos 99 one of the best movies of all time

[@BrokenHyren]

I am so grateful for this.. Perfect. Misha + Tosin are what it's about

[@carlosg_b16]

This is pure feelingsss, very good music!

[@AfterLifeofficial]

This collaboration, the "sonic unity" - is just hilarious, you can hear the thoughts of the pessimist/optimist theme, like they're your own perception of sound at the moment, with these emotions written in these notes. This is fckn' awesome.work, really amazing. \m/

[@mangoatree]

Once again I find myself listening to this song... relatable?

[@MrBialy1248]

Intro= Interstellar OST

[@russelblacker2562]

+Mateusz Białek lol exactly my thoughts

[@cjgrot]

3:34 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@TheSadistNat1on]

thats a really good way of just looking at it straight up without even thinking about it being an opinion to someone else saying. really cool

[@zxzxzxzPDOGZzxzxzxz]

I think misha had this kinda sound in mind for clear. This reminds me of most of those songs.

[@851852093114208513]

Misha didn't write anyone on Clear except for Zero. Two of the tracks were written as a group, and each of the other tracks was written by each of the members.

[@Mrsobe7]

Oh gawd. They made a dream band again !!!

[@Matthiasknorke]

cuz they make awesome music, why wouldn't you wanna be excited about that ;)

[@rocko6930]

Dammit son.... Love when unique musicians collaborate and create jams like this

[@yoyoyommmm]

When you listen to optimist and pessimist at the same time..... I know im not the only one!

[@Yojimbo711]

+Shamar Girlie Sounds sick...

[@David_Larkin]

+Shamar Girlie It really works well

[@simalot1]

+Shamar Girlie I'm surprised, this is awesome!

[@potatokaiyote]

+Shamar Girlie thanks for sharing this i would've never thought of it

[@taakeyourtime]

+Shamar Girlie I don't hear it? Is there a particular time to start one or the other?

[@MusicMan1513]

holy cow!!!!!!!!!! playing them at the same time sounds incredible

[@000sicair]

I've always been of the opinion that music provides the emotion and the vocalist focuses it into words, at least ideally. Sometimes the music is powerful enough that you don't need a vocalist, but sometimes it's too complex to understand without words. That's just me though.

[@JerBear117]

that's the craziest thing ever. Thanks you for bringing this to my attention.

[@spencerforman419]

Misha you put on a great show in LA

[@VII0777]

The two note opening sequence is very Zimmer-esque. Beautiful.

[@Washeek]

I fucking can't stop hearing interstellar in the intro...

[@iviaverick52]

It's amazing how good they sound on top of eachother haha!

[@ThorsShadow]

So, some people said - I'd assume more for giggles than being serious - one should play both songs at the same time. I did. It actually sounds pretty damn awesome! O.o I opened a tab for Pessismist first, because it's longer than Optimist. That way, the outro of Pessimist begins, almost exactly, when Optimist is over. I wouldn't even be surprised, if they did that intentionally.

[@Nysing]

I want more like this and Optimist.

[@Backdrifter88]

Awesome track! Reminds me a lot of Mogwai's The Hawk Is Howling album. Awesome production, Misha!

[@SON56ioaltro]

they sounds just perfect

[@andywitch666]

wow, that was intense...Paul Chain did it on purpose on a cd, he put a song on the right channel and another one in the left...called ...in time. A grade nutter!

[@TheLinkmaster96]

The start is Nobuo Uematsu all over.. that is so awesome.

[@lukethelumberjack]

i need so much more of this.

[@Thomas_Gachod]

Man you are a true genius !!!

[@PyroblastXXSoulFire]

The feeling I get when i listen to this song is fucking breathtaking. I picture myself a Captain of a huge pirate ship sailing over the Caribbean or some shit, then coming into contact with a colossal squid, then obliterating it with cannons and harpoons and shit. THANK YOU TOSIN, THANK YOU MISHA.

[@moisesbodani9105]

Hope to see it live soon!

[@muguripon]

very nice track, two great musicians for sure

[@TheJTK123]

I need more of this. they should collaborate again

[@PolarityMetal]

i just discovered this and oh my god. I cant decide if like more pessmist or optimist

[@blistersonmyfingers9321]

There's no reason to not enjoy both, amigo.

[@ObeseChess]

I think it's dope as hell that Misha has been really showing his Uematsu influence in recent stuff.

[@player770007]

The ending is something most powerfull i ever heard.

[@MartyDadRiffs]

"Mishabasi"!! That's good shit. These 2 song are extremely cool.

[@Defytheordinary]

If you get it right its the coolest ambiance I've ever listened to EVER!

[@dudefolife210]

tosin and misha , sitting in a tree. S - H - R - E - DD I N G

[@frobonito2968]

First comes love, then comes jams Then comes Tosin and Misha in a super band

[@mrhamburgler480]

shit puts me on another realm when that low Ab kicks in. assuming its played on 7 and not fretted somewhere low on the low F# with an 8. either way shits mean AF

[@DC33879]

Mr Hamburgler You are correct. It is played on a 7.

[@chrislewis5069]

pretty awesome stuff they collaberated on!

[@EtherealLiz]

Omg it's so beautiful

[@6slayer6sam62]

+Elizabeth Spicer omg.....this is awkward, liz....

[@EtherealLiz]

+6slayer6sam6 ha. "Come here often?"

[@6slayer6sam62]

I do, I do indeed! (lol I just thought you were being creepy "come here" little boy) weirdo....

[@EtherealLiz]

+6slayer6sam6 I'm a creep! Im a weirdo!

[@awsomefaceking50]

+Elizabeth Spicer (now kiss)

[@Bunters196]

This is absolutely beautiful. I would have liked more groove in the heavier part though. Especially with such a nice melodic intro

[@Hoolianvon]

This is still one of my favorite songs from Misha, it gives me those old juggernaut vibes from before periphery’s 1st self titled

[@wgrrsilva]

I love this atmosphere.

[@alx21bos]

Like Misha said, not too much up inside his own head trying to create or recreate, he just writes.. And this track came out brutal, mixed by Misha the way he likes it to sound.. fkn chuggin, awesome..

[@diazzsama]

subscribed for nice warning message at the beginning.

[@ronaldo7385]

+diazzsama kkkkk

[@thickpooxbox360]

They already collided and put together the self titled animals as leaders album! :)

[@bygraptharshammer]

as a side note... I love this cover art

[@AaroN62Gost]

2:46 for the thall

[@whyush.k]

3:34 for thaller.

[@aryankulshreshtha5236]

@@whyush.k 😂

[@ShredIbanez9]

I like to think of Misha and Tosin as progressive. The metal label is for such a specific sound. If you prefer death metal box and double bass for 5 minutes and guitarists playing 32nd notes, you are not going to be satisfied here. Progressive has such a huge range you can't expect the same every time and I love that. As for the mix, I don't hear any technical problems. I think Misha errs on the side of dark/warm mixes and I love it. To each his own.

[@Heinrick192]

Hope the rest of AAL's new album keeps this tone, this is great stuff

[@Thexsquad18]

I love you for knowing them.

[@RegisChapman]

That was like the music version of a mountaintop finish at the Tour de France. More brutal as it goes along! Had me tricked at the bottom! haha

[@disfigured75]

Was not expecting that ending. Goddamn. I imagine that's what it would feel like to see the sun explode before your eyes.

[@damienkurast]

Love this. Cant wait for a new AAL album.

[@BetterCallThall]

**yelling at you in 2014 from 2022** yeah the Joy of Motion was a vibe. Wait til you hear the Madness of Many and Parrhesia! We also just got Måsstaden Under Vatten, but I promise it's worth he wait.

[@damienkurast]

@@BetterCallThall I hear you XD

[@MorganReidguitar]

Mosin Abasoori .. nailed it.

[@softpool1286]

How am I just now hearing this...

[@TheDeathOfPassion]

Urinating the crowd, I like your intro

[@AronMikaelMusic]

That ending is so metal

[@Simen0303]

2:47... That drum sound! So brutal.

[@devongonzalez2037]

this song is an emotion

[@Embracedempathy]

❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@horner1641]

2 Angels combined.

[@summitthescale]

The slowest riffs are always the heaviest. Fucking righteous groove.

[@marmac7467]

Gets really good at 2:46. I want to destroy everything right now!

[@PhilFarballz]

How do I get these songs?!?!?!

[@Testament2222]

They came with a guitar world magazine, a few months ago. Don't know if you can still pick it up though.

[@RegisChapman]

KZbin to MP3 app.

[@omgnuub]

Regis Chapman Not worth it. KZbin compresses (shits all over) the bass and the quality is so fucking awful. Ripping from youtube is never worth it if there's another way to get ahold of the mp3s.

[@st3ppenwolf]

omgnuub Yup, would pay good money to get them in decent quality.. not necessarily FLACs even. Where though?

[@spacemonkeyzass]

This is killer work.

[@MeatyVsslll]

I definitely felt this one. optimist was eh.this one made me feel like i was in space. I must be tired haha.

[@MrPungapunga]

That intro sounds so much like a track of 'Dark' in a space AND Time journey......

[@seanyancey3966]

Is it just me or Is Tosin's Voicing on Optimist a bit dark, and Misha's Voicing on Pessimist a bit bright and joyful, and i love that you can really tell who's who playing, and the alternate universe outlook these songs have

[@Jayj096]

This song is badass!!!

[@Lastshadow94]

See, what we need is a collaboration between Frederik Thorendal and Tosin Abasi. Frederik runs the show on the chug polyrhythms, Tosin plays over them like a legend. Combine the two, and watch every djentleman's head explode.

[@yesfan157]

Most important thing!

[@1sheldon]

pretty awesome i bet everyone was expecting the brurtalz djentz

[@JeffBarberDigideus]

Im not a fan of Perhipery/Djent in general, but I have to admit this is a quality tune. I quite like AaL, but , I didnt expect this. More please!

[@Panda_SMM]

egh

[@qgloafhun]

Pure Meshuggah vvorship. Avvesome.

[@supahsekzy]

The glass overflows