I remember when Toby was first playing it on his IG and was absolutely blown away ! He will play a lot of stuff before they are even in song form then it’s cool to hear them make the albums
MERLIN FINALLY FOUND HIS ID!!! This has been the song that I have on repeat. That tapping "verse" gives me chills. Ever since this was released I have been on the quest to locate Merlin's ID for him.
Boys!! This absolutely slapped and thumped all the way through. I cant wait for the Escapades Deluxe edition, will a physical version CD/LP be in the pipeline? Masters of your craft, you all inspire me daily to get better at bass. Love ye fellas.
Everyone should learn to play bass, so we can appreciate these amazing dudes. I remember the first time hearing about this band, "what do you mean, two bass players and just a drummer???"
Just learning about this band because of Persephone dropping off the Ne Obliviscaris Us tour and also finding out that Persehpone's singer also left the band. What the hell is happening to bands...the world for that matter... lately?
Damn, I had no idea John Browne plays drums also! Pretty awesome performance. I challange you guys to compose and perform a song with similar ambient elements without backing tracks?
Why include the electronic elements that are clearly of lesser quality than the rest? You may as well add a dj or keyboardist to pick up the slack. You could also use different pedals to distinguish between the two basses. It’s really nice when you are playing different parts. But all the unison playing seems kinda pointless with the same tone. It’s good though. Very skilled. Pretty at times. But there’s a lot of space where something more exciting could be happening.
I think the electronic elements are a collective effort and become a synergistic 4th member of the band by proxy. I would never say they are of lesser quality, I suppose you mean less complicated and not as prominent? I think that's kind of the point. It compliments the rest of the composition and supports it. You can distinguish between Toby and Matt for the most part in the attack and technique. They are both super skilled, but I can always tell which parts Toby has written and same for Matt. To have a different sound for each bass would give the effect of a duel but I think in this track its very much about 1 sound with many riff types, played by both. I see Matt as a virtuoso, very fast and owns the fretboard and has a beautiful plucking technique that gives a springy brightness in clean sections and a meaty thung in overdrive. Toby is just....he is amazing, his thump technique as far as I am aware is one of a kind - in how he employs it, it's like a mechanical thud followed by fizzing harmonics and ear pleasing bends. Listen to The Lifeless Charm - you get a real sense of 2 bassists duelling, lots of textures. I wanted to comment cause I think The Omnific are still so young in their tenure despite having an array of records already under their belt. Escapades I think is just the beginning - its what they were always driving towards in my opinion and they had a blossoming flash of inspired writing on this entire record. They only showed us 10% of their power - all 3 of them are more talented than they realise and have created a genre that has captivated bassists in the first instance and musicians who are looking for something different in a saturated market. Sorry if this sounds argumentative, I'm just a huge fan.
@@ororor2769 please tell me more about the "meaty thung" and created a genre?! it's the rhythm section of an okay djent band. yes they are super duper talented, but settle down buddy lol
@@50centwithamustache86 Its all good man. Meaty thung is just a phrase I made up for the chung of the Dwam. You know, the Matai and Potatoes. I happen to believe 2 bassists and a drummer is a new genre, name me another band this the way the boys do? I ain't arguing with you and nope I bot gonna settle down. I love The Omnific. Absolutely adore them with all my atoms. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
@@50centwithamustache86 You call dgent a genre ? i liked it when it was just called progressive metal. i was listening to this shit 20 years ago, Gordian Knot, Cynic , LTE , Dream Theatre, …. going all the way back to King Crimson . “Dgent” isn’t any more or less of a genre than Omnific is , because all of it is just prog metal. Dgent better describes a tone, and Gordian Knot was playing that tone long ago.
you ask why include the electronic elements then criticize that there is plenty of space where more could be going on… i’m pretty sure that’s the point of the electronic element . The synth is playing pad voicing, it’s intended to be background. The idea is that the bases are the lead instrument. Of course there could be more going on , there could be guitars, but then it would be like every other rock band ever, and that wouldn’t be very novel , and then they’d just be a regular band with too many bass players . if the synth was playing leads then the synth would be the lead instrument, whereas i’m pretty sure the bass is the lead instrument. And there’s not nothing else going on; did you notice how totally fucking sick their drummer is? If this track doesn’t impress you check out more , their drummer is fucking rad , if they covered up these skilled bass players and their even more skilled drummer , that would defeat the purpose. If you’re gonna piss on it at least think about what they are trying to do , and ask yourself whether they are pulling it off. i think they are pulling it off well, i have never seen a band more successfully roll with two bass players and no guitars, in fact i’ve only seen one other band do it, not nearly as well. Do you know if any others?
I think if you look deeper, to me it feels like a repetitive descent into dementia and torment. The song is about Merlins ID - The very essence of someone, their ego their persona, their soul. I hear repeat patterns with shocks of synth cutting in, almost like a brain struggling to cope with what once was simple and easy tasks. The slip into low resolution points towards misunderstanding and familiarity becoming obscured behind doubt and confusion. It also points towards the phrase about the definition of madness - repeating something and expecting a different result. The thundering riff that repeats I think is a nod to this phrase. I'm happy to be wrong but I think the boys allow their music to be open to all types of interpretations. Thanks for educating on what a Coda is though!
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BASSES AS LEADERS
The most glorious drummin mullet of all time!
they wrote the best riff in history 4:15 and then proceed to drop it exactly once in the whole song... nasty
That riff at 4:17 has all the herbs n spices 🔥
I remember when Toby was first playing it on his IG and was absolutely blown away ! He will play a lot of stuff before they are even in song form then it’s cool to hear them make the albums
Was well baked for sure
Such a underrated group of talented musicians
MERLIN FINALLY FOUND HIS ID!!!
This has been the song that I have on repeat. That tapping "verse" gives me chills. Ever since this was released I have been on the quest to locate Merlin's ID for him.
By far, the best track on the album
no way, Antecedent, Wax and Wane, Scurryfunge I like more that ones
It is. I agree.
@@PinyataSpirit scurryfunge is one of the best songs ever. Not even just this album. That upright bass section is so cool
Antecedent, Scurryfunge, and Posterity ensure that there is no "by far" the best track on this fantastic album.
@@PinyataSpirit I mean, that's his opinion so yeah, there is a way 😆
You know how hard it is to find a great bassist and these guys got 2!
I love when Toby sways back and forth like a metronome
A metal loving bass player's dream to open up TH-cam and see a new Omnific video. 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Very bass👍
im 3 ! im very happy! omnific are awesome !
Boys!! This absolutely slapped and thumped all the way through. I cant wait for the Escapades Deluxe edition, will a physical version CD/LP be in the pipeline?
Masters of your craft, you all inspire me daily to get better at bass.
Love ye fellas.
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@@TheOmnificBand Bloody Hell!!! Thankyou!!! I am on it right now - I'll get 2 and frame a copy to go with the discography!
@@TheOmnificBand Ordered 2, can't wait to add to my collection!! Saving up for when you both get Signature Dingwalls made 😀
The synths are such a nice touch 🔥
I don't know whether to feel inspired or relinquish my life as a bassist. 😜You guys are next level. Best band in Oz! Keep carving up legends.
The stache is epic! Makes this even better!
What an awesome band.
Fantastic, come in to Brazil. Please.
Let’s get it bois!! The best Dingwall players out there!!
Everyone should learn to play bass, so we can appreciate these amazing dudes.
I remember the first time hearing about this band, "what do you mean, two bass players and just a drummer???"
Love this so much
You guys are wizards!
You should check out one of their latest music videos. You foretold the future.
When matt brings in that melody....the fack just feels it in his soul hahahahhahaha
everything i could hope for
I’ve had this song on repeat. Love seeing it played through, excellent!!!
One thing is for sure : you guys are killer! Basses and drums mastery!
son maestros en esto alrvgaaaaaaaaaa
Fkn excellent gentleman 🍻🍻👊😎
EPIC!
_The Omnific_ , Nice 'Thanks for sharing. Sending full support. Done :)
My favourite track!!! This is insane
F$&@ yes!! Love it!
Excelente chicos, saludos desde Argentina, su música me inspira mucho.
That was amazing guys!
Sweet!
Ura ! I remembered your band name on the spur after like 3 years of forgetting and discover this masterpiece
I really like their music and enjoy this a lot but I always thinking of what if there's something like guitar on the top when riffing haha
Awesome! Congrats!
OMG. FINALLY FOUND MY JAM🔥❤️🔥❤️
The only thing more extreme than this that I can imagine, is 3 bassists 😱
u guys rock! sick sound!
❤️❤️❤️🤘ONE OF BEST METAL BASS TONES, NICE TRACK IT FEELS GOOD TO LISTEN YOUR TRACK🤘🤘
Wow……well done 👏
Epic
Huge respect to these guys! \m/
Yep, I would give that a thumbs up too! When are you coming to Brisbane next?
Love it
amazing stuff! Does anybody know what kind of shampoo the drummer uses for that beautiful mullet
Exquisite
One of my favorite on the album. Any plans to visit Europe?
Incrível!
🔥🔥🔥
THE DRUMMER
Deliciousness
it's the moustache effect!
Oh, eah! Dramatic
Melhor trilha
Awesome, I just wish there was clearer audio on the snare. Couldn't hear many ghosts :/
So sick. 👏👏👏
When did you guys get Animal from the Muppets to fill in?
muito top
From when you guy dropped sonorous and then now.....now that's progressive!!
d e c e n t
Fodaaaa!!!!
oof, Obects has a contendor for my new all time favourite!
How are they doing that synthy stuff in the background?
Just learning about this band because of Persephone dropping off the Ne Obliviscaris Us tour and also finding out that Persehpone's singer also left the band. What the hell is happening to bands...the world for that matter... lately?
I'm new to this group but I keep thinking this is like Les Claypool and gheti lee collaboration status.
Fourth!! You’re f*cking awesome guys !! 🤘🏼
Noice
2nd comment for the algo' :P
Waiting for Matai)
The sound on both basses needs turned way up. The drums are so loud!
Does anybody else watch their videos to learn how to play this way? Damn I miss my five string.
Damn, I had no idea John Browne plays drums also!
Pretty awesome performance. I challange you guys to compose and perform a song with similar ambient elements without backing tracks?
does the deluxe edition come with guitars on the album?
Who needs a lead guitarist! May they never have a Spinal Tap moment. Can’t afford to have the bass players stuck in pods, or lose the drummer…😁
Heh. Drummer's wearing an Intervals shirt. Noice.
Great bass work without dude
But the drummer is awesome
Why include the electronic elements that are clearly of lesser quality than the rest?
You may as well add a dj or keyboardist to pick up the slack.
You could also use different pedals to distinguish between the two basses.
It’s really nice when you are playing different parts.
But all the unison playing seems kinda pointless with the same tone.
It’s good though. Very skilled. Pretty at times.
But there’s a lot of space where something more exciting could be happening.
I think the electronic elements are a collective effort and become a synergistic 4th member of the band by proxy. I would never say they are of lesser quality, I suppose you mean less complicated and not as prominent? I think that's kind of the point. It compliments the rest of the composition and supports it.
You can distinguish between Toby and Matt for the most part in the attack and technique. They are both super skilled, but I can always tell which parts Toby has written and same for Matt. To have a different sound for each bass would give the effect of a duel but I think in this track its very much about 1 sound with many riff types, played by both. I see Matt as a virtuoso, very fast and owns the fretboard and has a beautiful plucking technique that gives a springy brightness in clean sections and a meaty thung in overdrive. Toby is just....he is amazing, his thump technique as far as I am aware is one of a kind - in how he employs it, it's like a mechanical thud followed by fizzing harmonics and ear pleasing bends.
Listen to The Lifeless Charm - you get a real sense of 2 bassists duelling, lots of textures.
I wanted to comment cause I think The Omnific are still so young in their tenure despite having an array of records already under their belt. Escapades I think is just the beginning - its what they were always driving towards in my opinion and they had a blossoming flash of inspired writing on this entire record. They only showed us 10% of their power - all 3 of them are more talented than they realise and have created a genre that has captivated bassists in the first instance and musicians who are looking for something different in a saturated market.
Sorry if this sounds argumentative, I'm just a huge fan.
@@ororor2769 please tell me more about the "meaty thung"
and created a genre?! it's the rhythm section of an okay djent band.
yes they are super duper talented, but settle down buddy lol
@@50centwithamustache86 Its all good man. Meaty thung is just a phrase I made up for the chung of the Dwam. You know, the Matai and Potatoes.
I happen to believe 2 bassists and a drummer is a new genre, name me another band this the way the boys do? I ain't arguing with you and nope I bot gonna settle down. I love The Omnific. Absolutely adore them with all my atoms. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
@@50centwithamustache86 You call dgent a genre ? i liked it when it was just called progressive metal. i was listening to this shit 20 years ago, Gordian Knot, Cynic , LTE , Dream Theatre, …. going all the way back to King Crimson . “Dgent” isn’t any more or less of a genre than Omnific is , because all of it is just prog metal. Dgent better describes a tone, and Gordian Knot was playing that tone long ago.
you ask why include the electronic elements then criticize that there is plenty of space where more could be going on… i’m pretty sure that’s the point of the electronic element . The synth is playing pad voicing, it’s intended to be background. The idea is that the bases are the lead instrument. Of course there could be more going on , there could be guitars, but then it would be like every other rock band ever, and that wouldn’t be very novel , and then they’d just be a regular band with too many bass players . if the synth was playing leads then the synth would be the lead instrument, whereas i’m pretty sure the bass is the lead instrument. And there’s not nothing else going on; did you notice how totally fucking sick their drummer is? If this track doesn’t impress you check out more , their drummer is fucking rad , if they covered up these skilled bass players and their even more skilled drummer , that would defeat the purpose. If you’re gonna piss on it at least think about what they are trying to do , and ask yourself whether they are pulling it off. i think they are pulling it off well, i have never seen a band more successfully roll with two bass players and no guitars, in fact i’ve only seen one other band do it, not nearly as well. Do you know if any others?
Freaks. That is all.
The track itself is great... But wtf is that coda about? Coda spoils everything
What is coda??
@@ororor2769 the last part of a composition
I think if you look deeper, to me it feels like a repetitive descent into dementia and torment. The song is about Merlins ID - The very essence of someone, their ego their persona, their soul. I hear repeat patterns with shocks of synth cutting in, almost like a brain struggling to cope with what once was simple and easy tasks. The slip into low resolution points towards misunderstanding and familiarity becoming obscured behind doubt and confusion. It also points towards the phrase about the definition of madness - repeating something and expecting a different result. The thundering riff that repeats I think is a nod to this phrase.
I'm happy to be wrong but I think the boys allow their music to be open to all types of interpretations. Thanks for educating on what a Coda is though!
@@ororor2769 thanks for such an open interpretation))