shrugging is a little off; it’s more like sighing, because i feel like i’m in a huge style rut and i can only do one thing. i’ve tried to do some other styles and it just comes out so shitty, it’s a bit depressing actually.

Well, like plurgid said, I wish I could make something this good; we’re all our own worst critics, most of the time- maybe you see it as stuck in a rut, I see it as “clarity of vision”. I don’t remember anyone complaining about AC/DC or Norman Rockwell being “stuck in a rut”…. (maybe you can’t stand either one of ‘em, but they have lots of fans for a reason)
Maybe if I had the kind of focus and discipline that shines through on your tracks, I’d have more than the incomplete “snapshots” of musical ideas that most of my tracks seem to be ;)
Maybe we could collab on something sometime; I love your stuff, and with a former Viking project manager in the family, you know I’ve always been a little obsessed with space too :)

doing 20+ shows a month on audio staff at a large rock club does not leave time for personal music. touring bands make for 12 hour days, but i love every minute.

i’m off stage left there behind a monitor console and i’m pretty cool with it, center stage is for people who were made for it which isn’t really me i dont think.

all drums are programmed / sampled. all guitars are guitar rig 2 or 3, depending on when they were made. everything is in the box.

Wow. Great Job. I do the same. I’d love if you could sendme your preset for that sound, I love the sound of your guitar. Full harmonics, strength, control… a very good sound. I use Guitar Rig 2 and 3.