I liked Meshuggah's Rational Gaze, and I will be looking up the instrumental examples given in this topic. (Thanks for those).
Worshipper of Ahura Mazda, as proclaimed by Zoroadster http://twitter.com/bpglobalprI'd like to contribute that djent can apparently be therapeutic. I bought Chimp Spanner's At The Dream's Edge yesterday, and after listening through it, I feel insanely relaxed. Seriously, nothing makes me angry or even slightly annoyed, even the few things that usually do. Maybe it was just because of the last 2 songs (the ending of "Under One Sky" in particular), but... damn.
Try it yourself:
edited 3rd Apr '11 3:44:56 PM by BoundByTheMoon
There are snakes in the grass, so we'd better go hunting!Under One Sky is an amazing, empowering song. Definitely Chimp Spanner's finest piece.
Once more, a new slice of the vast djent cake. This band features Drewsif Stalin, an already notable djent artist, as one of its guitarists. I love the vocals for this track.
edited 3rd Apr '11 4:04:35 PM by AsTheAnointed
Imagine that, I just found about Mr. Drewsif yesterday. I guess basement djentlemen still count. After picking up a couple of his tracks from last.fm, I'm not really impressed; "Agile" just sounds like Meshuggah, but nevertheless, the man has potential. And also a song called "The Penisberg Messacre".
EDIT: I just realized... the djent movement took off at about the same time Ibanez started mass-producing 8-string guitars. Coincidence?
edited 3rd Apr '11 8:13:59 PM by BoundByTheMoon
There are snakes in the grass, so we'd better go hunting!That stuff is way better than what BOO were doing when I saw them live. But I just feel that they've got the chugging, and they've got the little guitar solos, but it needs more to it. Needs more riffs.
It is surprisingly good though. Some of the guitar work was reminiscent of Animals as Leaders and that's definitely not a bad thing. It just frustrates me because it's so close to being really rather awesome
... but no matter what, it's always going to be the second-best djent album called The Discovery :P
edited 12th Apr '11 5:01:06 AM by SunshineWerewolf
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I'd forgotten about this thread! Man, I have all kinds of kickass bands to proselytize, but for now I'll just leave this here.
TBH I wasn't gigantically keen on the One cover, although it was nice to hear Spencer using his lower register for once instead of spamming climactic high notes. I also like the clean tone the axemen used, and some of Jake Bowen's soloing was pretty cool.
Anointed: Ah, since you play in a djent band, perhaps you could help me with getting that characteristic djent tone... I'm really not sure where to start.
dysfunctional human artistryIt's easy as pie, though you'll need to use your ears a bit as the whole system needs to be finetuned according to one's own amps, guitars, effects processors etc. but the basic method is:
- Don't go too heavy on the gain - you want just enough to be punchy, but massive fuzz and sustain is one of the last things you're looking for. Somewhere between 5 and 7 on a 10-point dial normally works - if you want more crunch it's best to use a distortion pedal instead of cranking up the gain.
- Bass and treble can be cut or boosted according to taste, but again you don't want too much of either - too much treble and you'll end up with a nasty shrill tone like Vildhjarta used to have, too much bass and the harshness of the tone will be lost. I generally have the bass at around 2 or 3 and the treble fairly high so that there's at least a bit of body and clarity to the tone, but as usual it varies depending on the individual's gear setup so just go for what sounds good to you (the personal settings I use are optimized for an Ibanez RG going through the Bogner Uberschall amp and Ibanez Tubescreamer sims on a Line6 Pod X3).
- The key component of a djent tone is the mids - you want to boost them heavily; some people literally keep them at max, some go down to 7 or 8, but point is they have to be high. I personally put them to max, but as I keep on stressing, tone is a complex issue and you will want to tweak a little to find settings that sound good through your own equipment. In the end though the rough guidelines you should follow are boost mids, ease up on everything else, then adjust until you like the sound. There are all kinds of online guides and tutorials for this kind of thing as well, just youtube or google it if you get stuck.
Yeah, I have something that's almost what I'm looking for. I'm not sure if the "missing" element stems from my 6-string usage, instead of an extended range guitar, or if it's something else. Must tweak more
Thanks.
dysfunctional human artistry

Half the djent fandom has a hard-on for Chris Barretto that I will never understand. He's not bad or anything, but every other Periphery vocalist puts him to shame, and there are guys like Greg Armstrong and the Circles frontman out there who have awesome voices and get no love :(
Gonna post some heavier stuff this time.
edited 24th Mar '11 12:21:12 PM by AsTheAnointed