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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2345 on: April 15, 2018, 07:27:01 AM »
I think some of the DVD stuff is official music videos. As a bonus. Maybe that explains you question.
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2346 on: April 15, 2018, 07:32:17 AM »
I think some of the DVD stuff is official music videos. As a bonus. Maybe that explains you question.

Well there is that, but I think it's because the CD/DVD is supposed to be the Amsterdam concert with the ProgPower footage just a bonus for the DVD.  I'm guessing they might need a second CD to add those songs so they kept it as a video bonus because they could pack the bonus DVD with the music videos as well.  Just my guess.

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2347 on: April 15, 2018, 08:35:50 AM »
Yikes, that is one ugly cover (of this upcoming live release).  I hadn't noticed that yet, but that is really ugly.

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2348 on: April 15, 2018, 04:01:58 PM »
I don't find it so ugly! It's not a masterpiece or anything but it fits well into the whole 80s thing of Affinity.
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2349 on: April 15, 2018, 04:03:32 PM »
I think that's a pretty fitting cover tbh
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2350 on: May 03, 2018, 11:39:04 AM »
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2351 on: May 11, 2018, 04:28:54 AM »
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2352 on: May 11, 2018, 07:22:55 AM »
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« Reply #2353 on: May 11, 2018, 07:33:43 AM »
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2354 on: May 11, 2018, 07:39:02 AM »
The mix on the instruments sounds great, but holy over-dubbed vocals batman  :lol

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2355 on: May 11, 2018, 08:39:40 AM »
Interesting setup for this show. In all the shows I've seen drums are center and Conner is off to the side, odd to see that switched up.
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« Reply #2356 on: May 11, 2018, 08:56:41 AM »
Interesting setup for this show. In all the shows I've seen drums are center and Conner is off to the side, odd to see that switched up.

I noticed that as well, I also noticed they didn't have a camera (or at least didn't show a shot) right on the drummer. I love those over the shoulder drummer views of the kit on concert DVDs.

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« Reply #2357 on: May 11, 2018, 10:32:01 AM »
Wow, awesome video!  Wish it was coming out in blu ray, but still a must buy for me.
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2358 on: May 11, 2018, 11:24:17 AM »
but holy over-dubbed vocals batman  :lol

:lol noticed this inmediately too. Anyway, we've all been asking for a Haken live album for years, so I guess it's better to have a slighly improved version of a real live show released rather than nothing at all ;D
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2359 on: May 11, 2018, 12:55:16 PM »
So awesome! (despite the edited vocals)

You can see both Elite and me at 2:32  :laugh:
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2360 on: May 11, 2018, 12:57:35 PM »
So awesome! (despite the edited vocals)

You can see both Elite and me at 2:32  :laugh:

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2361 on: May 11, 2018, 01:02:31 PM »
What parts are overdubbed?

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2362 on: May 11, 2018, 01:30:06 PM »
What parts are overdubbed?
Pretty sure the backing vocals. :lol

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2363 on: May 11, 2018, 01:31:49 PM »
So awesome! (despite the edited vocals)

You can see both Elite and me at 2:32  :laugh:

Yeah, I watched it and also noticed you guys, awesome! :tup

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2364 on: May 11, 2018, 01:34:52 PM »
Here's something I don't get. The one live video I've seen of them that really knocked my socks off was Celestial Elixer recorded at PPUSA. It was pro-shot and sounded pretty good. If that's the same show they're pulling the bonus footage from for this, why wouldn't they have included this, perhaps their most iconic song?
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2365 on: May 11, 2018, 01:49:21 PM »
So, real quick I have to have my fanboy yeshomo moment here.

During the Atlanta show that is included in this release I was in the front row, as I have been several times while seeing Crystallized live before. Sometimes during the "I hold your hand" portion Ross I would get the interaction, often not, but when it came to ProgPower, with a more general audience I really believe that knowing I'd know what to do the first round he came right to me for that bit. And so I'll have that on the DVD and I am quite thrilled about that. :D

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2366 on: May 11, 2018, 01:52:56 PM »
Here's something I don't get. The one live video I've seen of them that really knocked my socks off was Celestial Elixer recorded at PPUSA. It was pro-shot and sounded pretty good. If that's the same show they're pulling the bonus footage from for this, why wouldn't they have included this, perhaps their most iconic song?

They had been rotating Celestial and Crystallized in the US on the Affinity tour, with the general guide being they'd play Celestial in the markets that had seen Crystallized on the previous tour. ProgPower was an odd duck in that it was the only market to get Celestial in the US prior to that during their first appearance at the festival, so it made sense coming back in 2016 to play Crystallized. And to be clear, the bonus footage does not come from the same year at ProgPower that the footage of Celestial Elixir was from.
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2367 on: May 11, 2018, 02:17:36 PM »
That Celestial Elixir video was years ago, EB. :lol

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2368 on: May 11, 2018, 02:56:07 PM »
Here's something I don't get. The one live video I've seen of them that really knocked my socks off was Celestial Elixer recorded at PPUSA. It was pro-shot and sounded pretty good. If that's the same show they're pulling the bonus footage from for this, why wouldn't they have included this, perhaps their most iconic song?

They had been rotating Celestial and Crystallized in the US on the Affinity tour, with the general guide being they'd play Celestial in the markets that had seen Crystallized on the previous tour. ProgPower was an odd duck in that it was the only market to get Celestial in the US prior to that during their first appearance at the festival, so it made sense coming back in 2016 to play Crystallized. And to be clear, the bonus footage does not come from the same year at ProgPower that the footage of Celestial Elixir was from.

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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2369 on: May 11, 2018, 02:59:56 PM »
That Celestial Elixir video was years ago, EB. :lol
Not sure what's funny about it, but thanks.

Truth is that I've been a fan for all of about 6 months now, so I have no idea what they were up to before that. What I do know is that most of the live stuff I've seen from them left me less than impressed. That one performance was excellent, though. That's why I was curious.
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2370 on: May 11, 2018, 03:24:32 PM »
That Celestial Elixir video was years ago, EB. :lol
Not sure what's funny about it, but thanks.

Truth is that I've been a fan for all of about 6 months now, so I have no idea what they were up to before that. What I do know is that most of the live stuff I've seen from them left me less than impressed. That one performance was excellent, though. That's why I was curious.

Given that video did get them a good amount of attention it would have been a cool inclusion as a bonus track.
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Re: Haken v. Affinity, like Baconinity
« Reply #2371 on: May 17, 2018, 02:54:01 PM »
LotsOfMuzik has been given the chance to interview Haken. Do you guys have sone question for them?

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« Reply #2372 on: May 17, 2018, 03:20:38 PM »
LotsOfMuzik has been given the chance to interview Haken. Do you guys have sone question for them?

All of Haken got to play in MP's Shattered Fortress tour, playing a lot of DT material. Do you (Haken) think this will affect/influence the writing on Haken 5?
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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« Reply #2373 on: May 18, 2018, 09:27:29 AM »
I still haven't seen them live.  :(
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« Reply #2374 on: May 18, 2018, 09:39:35 AM »
LotsOfMuzik has been given the chance to interview Haken. Do you guys have sone question for them?

Has Haken ever thought of doing a pledge campaign for their next album (Kickstarter, Pledgemusic, etc)?

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« Reply #2375 on: May 18, 2018, 11:47:22 AM »
Keep questions coming.

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« Reply #2376 on: May 18, 2018, 12:25:25 PM »
I talked to Richard once when he talked about seeing DT for the first time on the I&W tour at the famous venue,  The Marquee.   

Ask him about if that lead him down the musical path he is on now.
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« Reply #2377 on: May 18, 2018, 03:42:04 PM »
Wow, some good questions there!

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« Reply #2378 on: May 18, 2018, 05:26:41 PM »
Question: You have Haken, Nova Collective, and now Rainmask. How do you approach your writing for each different band/project you are in? How do you decide which ideas are better for one band or the other?
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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« Reply #2379 on: May 18, 2018, 06:21:03 PM »
Question: You have Haken, Nova Collective, and now Rainmask. How do you approach your writing for each different band/project you are in? How do you decide which ideas are better for one band or the other?

I asked the same question to Jordan and John Mitchell, and this always intrigues me. Good one too!