PERIPHERY - Wax Wings - Instrumental

[@stevetorster]

so good it's unreal, brings it into perspective how incredible Spencer is and how integral he is to the band.

[@davidvillabass]

Same

[@TheAluvisify]

Yeah especially since this song is his best performance on this album (imo anyways).

[@stevetorster]

@@TheAluvisify yeah, equally impressive both for his technique and his emotion on the track.

[@idiot_city5444]

The music will ALWAYS be better without him on top of it

[@phootaphan9166]

@@idiot_city5444 🤷‍♂️ Everyone's entitled to their opinion, no matter how wrong it is.

[@Kideem]

the instrumentals are really good. but something i noticed while listening to the instrumentals is that i keep humming/singing Spencer's vocal melodies. i think that speaks for itself...

[@thwoo-]

This whole song is one giant “MRAK WOZ ‘ERE” and I love it

[@casualpequod6054]

Reminds me a lot of the way the news goes. Signature mark riffs and I love them all

[@thwoo-]

@@casualpequod6054 yeah I was thinking that

[@nicolaigrnnebk2110]

@@casualpequod6054 I think there is some throwbacks to The Way The News Goes. This one and also in Thanks Nobou they are singing "You're shining and it shows" in the background

[@casualpequod6054]

@@nicolaigrnnebk2110 Thats amazing! I never noticed that they were singing that. I love how Periphery re-uses and references old material.

[@imSpookyaction]

I LOVE spencer but I also LOVE instrumentals. It just totally depends on my mood.

[@kettlemagic]

Every Periphery album has always had instrumental versions accessible providing a secondary listening experience that has always meant a lot to me as a hardcore fan of the band since P1

[@mistercrayle]

5:00 is just pure bliss....

[@voiduality5185]

Lyrics: It feels so wrong stuck down in the web we weave Tear apart the way we are and do it so well Our peace of mind left in pieces Holding your head in hands and the world's watching today Feeling like an empty room Nothing ever fits, but I will find my way, resume Who am I staring at? All I've wanted and more, living beyond the door Right behind the front door Painting the patterns I've become within my eyes Murals fade, but lessons they sow And as the paths we wander have shown Our hearts will grow Beauty wades within the sound soul I've said so long (so long) to sanity Picked apart the way I am but living to tell The surgery of mending pieces Is hanging over me and the world's watching today Yeah, this is still life, make it mine Used to do it all the time Dust off your shoulders through it Yeah, this is still life (make it mine) I used to do it all the time Sick of living low I gotta let the feeling go Painting the patterns I've become within my eyes Murals fade, but lessons they sow And as the paths we wander have shown Our hearts will grow Beauty wades within the sound soul Yeah, this is still life, make it mine Used to do it all the time Dust off your shoulders through it (Yeah, this is still life) make it mine Used to do it all the time Sick of living low I gotta pick me off the floor Stay in the upright One second, one day, one step Just keep moving One step, keep moving Keep your head up high One second, one day, one step You're not on your own Not on your own I'm feeling like an empty room No, nothing ever fits, but I will find my way, resume Oh, I will find my way to resume Who am I staring at? (All I've wanted and more) Yeah, living behind the door Right behind the front door Must I lay here as a product of the world I never leave? I can see My life is crashing down, it's been a while My mind is racing for a million miles The machine is turning me Just imagine the damage that's done When you fly with wax wings in the sun The past is present, I'm not in denial It's holding on like it's an infant child The machines are, the machines are turning me (The machines are turning me, oh) The past is present, I'm not in denial It's holding on like it's an infant child The machines are, the machines are turning me The machines are, the machines are turning me (oh) The machines are turning me

[@TomboyCactus]

Honestly just can't stop listening to this song. Absolutely love listening even without vocals, the guitar riffs sound so damn good to listen to on its own.

[@kristenarcher5996]

Tried doing karaoke of this. I am now thoroughly deceased lmao, and I'm a girl!

[@choikkan7734]

i have always thought that girls have it easier singing spencer but it has to be ultra hard anyway hah

[@maxalaintwo3578]

Time for karaoke

[@sohamjoshi9353]

Best of luck😂

[@maxalaintwo3578]

@@sohamjoshi9353 yeah I'll definitely need it

[@stevew311]

Periphery’s evolution as a band is shown through the instrumentals. Instrumentally they have always been downright amazing, and even vocally Spencer has always been good. But the evolving is where the vocals become a defined part of the song as opposed to something that just had to be there for the sake of being “complete” song. As a drummer, I love the instrumentals. But, something feels missing. That couldn’t be said, in my opinion, for their first 2 albums with instrumentals.

[@elblopex]

the main reason is that spencer (or any vocalist that tried to sing in periphery) wasn't a part of the writing process then. They were always a guitar-centered band, but now, since P3 in my opinion, spencer's had a lot more to say production wise. In fact they show this in the last documentary: spencer moved in with the guys to write the songs

[@stevew311]

@@elblopex Clear was a tipping point for that I think... but I do agree with you. I think I remember Misha flat out saying instrumental releases wouldn't happen again after P2.

[@kimmaratik509]

Düsseldorf for you 2024🎉

[@ghostoforion1745]

Literally haunted shores

[@syz7525]

4:59 just wanna hear this part

[@adamcogan211]

God Spencer really outdid himself with the vocals this album. Periphery have always had god-tier musicianship but all I hear are Spencers melodies and vocals even when they’re absent. Testament to how good the vocals are on this album!

[@visarar1727]

That color swap tho...

[@tusharkulkarni8035]

Lovely!

[@NickyLaurienzo]

SO GOOD FUCK!!

[@WibisonoDanu]

0:10

[@KatzoPlays]

LOVE THIS!! THANK YOU! Also, its 'Wax Wings" not Max lmao

[@buriedbee8052]

Nice catch. Thanks for the correction!

[@KatzoPlays]

@@buriedbee8052 My Pleasure! Seeing the instrumentals of their album that literally JUST came out, made my Friday! Thank you so much!

[@gangstalker5461]

7:32

[@Kedealith142]

0:07

[@CeesoTLKR]

Im probably gonna buy this pack but im curious. Is there raw versions of the stems? or is it all basically just the mixed Rhythm Guitars, Lead Guitars, Etc

[@moezsalam]

I think you can find the stems on their website!

[@CeesoTLKR]

@@moezsalam I know where to get the stems. I guess my question is , are these tracks already mixed etc or do they have raw versions of the recordings so I could mix myself

[@neofernandes1201]

@@CeesoTLKR They are pre-mixed, so if you play them all together they will sound almost exactly like the original mix. Pretty much slap Nolly's mastering chain on it and that's it. Still super useful for mix references as well as understanding the composition going into it.

[@CeesoTLKR]

@@neofernandes1201 ah okay 👍

[@redruve1757]

With out Spencer's voice it feels weird

[@protestmyhero5613]

Gee, anyone would think you’ve never listened to an instrumental

[@EAULI]

I never listened to periphery with vocals and i never will

[@smoked-old-fashioned-hh7lo]

only thing stopping me from liking periphery is their vocalist. he sounds like the typical emo poppy metalcore vocalist. it's just too much for me.

[@SilverMusicAndGaming]

@keepitsecret-dl1pr god i wish youtube had laugh reacts

[@LiMoNaD1992]

What the hell? Am I the only one hearing "It's Only Smiles" from P4?

[@Raidraptor_-_Ultimate_Falcon]

Timestamp it? It might not just be you.

[@jaredmbrill]

The instrumental better than the Spencer lyrics for me

[@protestmyhero5613]

His choices and phrasing on this album really don’t do anything for me, gonna be a hard pass on the non-instrumentals

[@protestmyhero5613]

Honestly the first periphery album I think the vocals don’t add anything to the music

[@juliobonilla3104]

I think it’s the other way around, this is the first album that feels weird without vocals.

[@kennondrum]

@@juliobonilla3104 two sides of the same coin innit? the wonders of instrumentals and vox

[@little_stone]

how could you listen to Thanks Nobuo or Dying Star and say that?