Cynic "Focus" Uroboric Forms Rhythm Track Clip
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2018
- 25 years ago today "Focus" was released. It is insanely crazy how much love and support this album has received over the years. It was an album that took a few listens to catch on since there was so much music crammed into each song. It was an expression as to where we were at, who we were, what we wanted to play at that time and we didn't care who approved of it or not. Most at that time did not approve. "it wasn't memorable enough, it was to technical, not catchy enough" we heard them all. I am blessed to say we never wavered, continued forward, and created Focus. This could not have been done without the incredibly talented, incredibly giving and just an absolute wonderful man, friend and engineer Scott Burns.
A huge thank you to all the listeners and supporters over the years. Feeling blessed, grateful and honored to express and inspire and to be remembered and celebrated by so many on this day. My facebook page and instagram have been on fire!!! I recently got my hands on a little bit of my lost studio footage from Morrisound Studios when we were recording the album. Here is a little clip to say Thank You to all who have supported Cynic over the past 25 years...
Love and Light to all...
Jason
P.S. You may see a couple other familiar faces from another band on this clip. I am sure you will know who they are...
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Needs to be a mini documentary on this record. It is still the yard stick for technical metal imho. Unsurpassed to this day.
100% untouchable. Forever ahead of its time.
So ahead of their time. Jason is wearing an Apple Watch.
Atheist bros and legendary Scott Burns at Morrisound. That guitar tone rips. Wonder how Cynic got it.
That's just amazing. 2 my favorite bands in extreme metal.
RIP Sean Malone... your music changed my life ❤🙏
I would say the same
0:33 Hey, are those Rand and Kelly from Atheist? Super cool!
Yes!!! Good catch!
So cool how the two greatest prog/tech death bands in the history of the world were such good friends
This guys were (and still are) so complex and talented
That signature double picked Cynic guitar sound is just too sick
“Human” was the beginning of the Prog death metal movement (Two of the bandmembers being from Cynic) but focus took it to a whole other level! I remember being in high school and telling everybody about that album! Great memories!
Human was NOT the beginning of prog death, that goes to Atheist’s unquestionable presence
It’s great to hear each instrument isolated from each other. The way things are mixed the guitars blended seamlessly so it’s harder to hear the nuances of each player especially on parts like this. Hearing this is like a whole new song to me even though I’ve listened to this song countless times over 20 years....
BiorythmicShifter -W- absolutely, it did the same thing to me; I wish I would get a hold of all the tracks ..
Ahh man... Focus was a huge chunk of my high school period. Just started getting into metal, and then there was Cynic. Still loving it to bits.
This is the Dark Side of the Moon of Metal
Love the Morbid Angel riffing at the end haha
Sweet! Kelly and Rand chilling in the background too. Good times.
This video is EVERYTHING to me! I was 14 when “Focus” came out and it is the ONLY reason I play drums professionally to this day. Seeing this clip after all this time only reinforces the fact that Cynic was light years ahead of everyone!
I’ve been dreaming about footage of the recording of Focus since it came out, and here I run into this on a random Tuesday..
Thanks so much Jason, if ever there are ways to find more like this I think it will have tremendous value for lots of true fans (i.e. Focus fans, when Cynic was Cynic..).
Jason never gave in any of what Cynic sadly became, he left before that, and him leaving was enough for Cynic to be done permanently. Of all the guys who created this unique piece of metal (I remember I knew instantly my journey was complete when I first heard it back in the day), Jason will always have a special place, the truest of all.
Wow just found this after listening to paul masvidaul on a podcast.
Great to see it in studio
Jason your solos are sick bro
All time fave is how could i outro solo
Jason, thank you so much for your contribution to the Focus. As I noticed, your grip on the pick is very specific, but your technique is very cool and clear. Greetings from Russia!
Jason‘s approach to music and his signature style of playing guitar 👍 we love it!!!
What a treasure this is.
i wish I could play like this :)
Incredible footage. Focus is an all time classic album. Legendary imo. It was great seeing you and Paul on the Cali Death Podcast. As a fan I'm so grateful for Cynic's music.
So great! The world needs more music like focus
I can hear Scotty's voice now saying, "It's killer", complete with the voice crack. 😆
Thank you for sharing this, Jason. This album with zero hyperbole changed my life, both musically and Spiritually, and I am eternally grateful for that. I agree that the music took a few listens to catch on, but even on my first listen, it still FELT right, it somehow made sense to my ears intuitively, even though I couldn't yet comprehend it. The more that I listened, the more that the music revealed itself to me. I remember specifically when I heard the synth outro to Eagle Nature for the first time was the exact moment when my mind was blown completely open, to where I actually began to weep at the otherworldly beauty I was experiencing. It was overwhelming, and I'm convinced that the transformational art that you all created directly channeled the Divine. Love and Light to you and yours! 🙏💗🌎
So much Metal! I've played along to this album so many times, but never thought I'd get to see it played. Appreciate this a lot!
Thank you for sharing this ! Focus is a gem. It is sad you did not continue with music... you were so gifted...
Timeless! Wish I was in that room too!
Brilliant playing by Jason.
Unbelievable and legendary. Sick ESP
Great Jason... For me wonderful guy...
Havnt listened to the whole album, but since september is coming, i will just listen to cynic that day, getting into this band alot within the past 24 hours haha
Thanks for this masterpiece!!!
this is gold
Thank you for create all that lovely and extreme tecnical songs that was my inspiration in my young metal years. I still hear uroboric demo and focus with fascination. Thanks for up this register video and piece of history of the music we love. From Buenos Aires with love.
thank you for sticking to your guns and making the music you wanted to make.
True geniuses. So precise.
You and Paul all that's left of the Legend. You guys are like the Shawn Lane of metal.
just epic! ))
Trailing edge? Siiiick
killer guitar tone. I also love these mini videos of the focus, unsurpassed to this day.
Thanks for the upload! Hope to see more soon!
Amazing! Any time I see new old footage of you all, I get so excited. I really feel that you all really brought something into the world with this record. It showed great tenacity and creativity. Definitely connected with it a lot when I was studying music and to this day. Thank you for being a part of its creation!
Amazing!!!!!
Crazy how young you wre. Great work.
Was this recorded on a mesa boogie MARK ?
Jason is an obvious technician. He controls the guitar precisely. Like an engineering approach. It's like a lot of cogs meshing together.
Clean and precise as f*ck.
Fucking wow
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