Tymon

Hey man...

The new Cynic videos that were posted sound fucking fantastic! Really looking forward to the album...

Wow tough question. I think the best thing you can do is probably just listen to the songs and the individual parts, trying to transcribe it and then analyze it. If you haven't done so already, it's also definitely a good idea to get into some basic jazz theory, that'll help you with transcribing and understanding why certain parts are the way they are. Even though there's no traditional jazz harmony (chords) happening on Focus, it'll still be very helpful and give you a good foundation to relate the more obscure, avantgarde and out of the box parts to.

Hope this helps.

Wow.. that's really great news, man. I hope all goes well with the album, and the tour.

OH! Quick question... do you have any lessons or tips that'd help with playing some of that Cynic material? The chords, and the structure friggin' kills me, it's so different... Thanks a ton, by the way.

I'm really dying to see if we get some North American dates to support the new album.

Nice work with the Agiles and Cynic! Legend

Dude, good to see you back on the boards! Where've ya been, and what are these rumours I've heard about you playing with Cynic?