1. Tu Me Manqueras 0:00 2. Depths: 5:54 3. Walden 9:30 4. Hold You Again 14:20 5. Wilderness Time 17:34 6. Summertime Fields 22:20 7. Omen (You Weren't There) 24:48 8. We'll Haunt Ghost Towns Together 27:55 9. First Daylight 30:36 10. Sun Meets Moon 34:27 11. The Road 42:34 12. Wilderness TIme II (Bonus Track) 48:05
As a metal head, metal music has come to a pause. Ambient music changed a part of me and my daily routine. I so want to play this kind of music now. Let’s see if I can one day get all the instruments I need to perform such masterpiece
Same here! There's just something about going from one extreme to the other. I feel like it balances me out. Stupid I know but it's the only way I can describe it.
Go grab a volume pedal, a versatile looper. The timeline is great because it’s a delay and looper and then grab yourself a big sky reverb. Just those pedals alone will work wonders. Also a preamp pedal upfront. Strymon Makes a great pedal called the iridium Strymon, big sky, Strymon timeline, iridium, volume pedal I’m telling you. And you’re off Throwing the VST synthesizer Something simple for pads
Light music like this influences metal music. No reason to confine yourself to one thing only but we will never not be a part of the music community we love
@@InTheBranchesOfficial Yeah snap, lockdown and home working has given me a new appreciation of this music - riffing is great, but no good for focus! This, on the other hand is perfect \m/
@@Sanjeet_1810 I think there's something to it. I think us (I hope you'll allow me to say "us" here 😄) metalheads are quite openminded and able to appreciate lots of different genres and music. There's also a lot of more modern metal and heavy rock with a lot of so called "wall of sound", which I think would be the "heavy" version of ambient guitar music. I personally also love music from Devin Townsend, Tool and Rabea Massad (also his Toska stuff) - and those are just my favorites 😂🤘
I was reading Berserk and was looking for calming music when the story was on the parts showing the world and the beauty of the art and discovered this music. It matched so well and I kept listening to it even when the action scenes happened. It was just too perfect to fit in with the beauty of Berserk's art and many others. I also use this music when I am writing my own stories. I love this music so much. If I were to make films one day, I would definitely use this type of music... with permission ofc.
Hopefully my reply brings you back to such a beautifully relaxing song. I loved berserk, hated the trauma though. Been through enough in my own life. But it was crazy interesting. Thankfully this music makes me forget so much and helps me immerse myself into peace!
You wouldn't believe the views around Oregon wine country. I haven't been out there in ages, but I want to live there. A smokier version of that view could very well be happening right now.
Thank you, I really appreciate your support. This was an album of catharsis like none other. I felt so shy about sharing it with the world. Comments like these help me realize it was the right thing to do.
Why hasn't this guy blown up yet. 🤔. I have been posting links all over RUclips on other ambient guitar music channels. We'll get you there. U deserve it
I owe you big thanks for that, because I don't really enjoy self-promoting. Every time someone else shares the music or says something positive about it, it's worth ten marketing campaigns. Nothing feels weirder than trying to sell someone my (often sleepy and very personal) music.
Right from the start ... U know that feeling you sometimes get when let's say you look at the sky or see something beautiful and you just get that Moment of clarity and comfort, it doesn't happen often for me I wish it happened more but when I listen to this music specifically the beginning of this album. Get that feeling every single time that's how you know this music is special it's funny I have commented on every single page of your music. I laugh every time cuz I've already commented several times
Few things make me happier than when someone says my music gives them a sense of peace or feelings of nostalgia. That's what In The Branches is for on a personal level. When I go a long time without hearing certain songs, they can hit me like a train when I hear them again. It's so personal that I hardly ever wanted anyone else to hear this music, in fear that people might criticize something private and special to me. But you and others have really made me feel better about sharing this private work with the world. Thanks again, Matty.
This reminds me of the time I went hiking with my parents. It was a beautiful place, and it somewhat helped me see the world in the "nature" in point of view. I'm definitely listening to this the next time I go hiking. I play guitar and when I play or listen to ambient guitar it relieves me of stress and helps me forget about all my problems in life.
This, this is the reason why I love music so much and so dearly. I don't think anything in the world can compare to music. This is great, man. Thanks for sharing
I'm currently battling severe anxiety living down here in Melbourne, Australia due to the current worldwide pandemic and having one of the harshest lockdown in the world as we speak.. and this is making it all disappear for just a little bit and for that. I thank you, sir.
Sorry for the delayed reply, and thank you for the comment. We're continuing down the same path here, and I keep turning to music as well, to get through quarantine without going nuts. It really can help, and I'm honored if my own music offers that for others. All the best from Oregon.
You’re gonna be OK my brother, just so you can put these barriers in your mind. You can also push them away. Some of them may be founded in a real reality. Some may be found in a what if area and you can’t leave your life as what if this or that happensyou can only live proactively I wish you much happiness on your path
It's been a while since I last visited this album, it was in my recommended one day and its what got me into ambient music, after that I searched and found cryochamber as well. This music helped me find peace in a difficult place, thank you Shane for all your hard work. Helped me through hard times. 🙏
That's great to hear, thank you Kloroks. I honestly grew up on metal, ambient, and early dark ambient music. Cryochamber has many gems. I hope you'll also get to spend time with the classics like Thomas Köner, raison d'être, Desiderii Marginis, THO-SO-AA, Voice Of Eye, Lustmord and Robert Rich, if you haven't already! These artists are some of my biggest inspirations.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial its hard to think of a higher compliment than giving another inspiration, no matter the amount. The guitar work, vocals, and the ambiance in this album is second to none. One of my all time top 5 albums.
@@achille5 Can't thank you enough. This music isn't for everyone, but I'm relieved to know that some people really understand what I was trying to do with Wilderness Time. This album was created during one of the hardest times of my life, as a kind of self-therapy.
Having seen the void, I know true suffering. As strange or ridiculous as it is may sound, when I listen to this, I hear the sounds of my old self crying for help or some kind of hope to hold on to as everything crumbled around me. When I listen to this, I feel like I can share and understand a piece of personal unspoken misery with someone who doesn't even know me. It feels cheesy to post this but, I hope you can understand my meaning.
@@achille5 not cheesy at all. Every now and then, I act like a musician and clear out my busy schedule for more than a week, to really make music. Living like an animal, socializing with no one. Just recording, watching old Cosmos episodes, and contemplating the universe. Wilderness Time is as close as I've gotten to my own Bon Iver "mono-in-the-woods" mode. In the context of what I happened to have been going through at the time, your comment makes perfect sense.
I appreciate it. There are many ways to make ambient music. The key elements for me are the urge and ability to improvise, a looper, a delay pedal, and a reverb pedal. (The remaining pieces are also important, to be fair: Amp simulator, pitch shifter, compressor, volume pedal, wah, EBow, slide, mixer, audio interface, audio editing software, etc.). If you haven't ran away by now, you might be serious about wanting to learn... Aside from confidence in improvising layers, or rhythms and leads, or whatever you want to blend together on your instrument(s) of choice, I recommend finding a looper that sparks your creativity. I had to try out about 5 or 6 loopers before finding The One. The Strymon TimeLine delay pedal has a looper that lacks tempo-sync, but that turned out to be the magic ingredient that sparked Expanse Sessions and about 20 other albums so far. Not sure why, but it seemed to free me up from the "distraction" of tempo. I send the TimeLine signal into a Big Sky, then to a Yamaha mixer, out to a portable Tascam recorder. You can do all of this with software and a MIDI controller, as well. I haven't wanted to sacrifice my precious pedals, but will probably attempt to make an all-software-and-one-guitar setup very soon, for traveling. Hope that helps!
This helps me fall asleep. That in no way means this is boring music. It’s beauty has a deep, majestic and soothing sound. I (like millions of others) suffer from severe tinnitus and this helps me drown out the ringing at bedtime. Thank you so much. Your talent is amazing
Thank you for the feedback... I'm glad to hear that my music can help those with tinnitus. If you'd like some recommendations for other sleep-friendly music, I highly recommend Poemme, Alio Die, Vir Unis, and early Vidna Obmana.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial I decided on both haha. But for the band I'm joining I decided on bass! P-basses are awesome, but I love the Jazz basses neck too much! Thanks for the good tunes man, I subbed, hope to see some cool stuff in the future!
Wow. So calming and peaceful. Haven’t heard since last May 2022. And I just read your Channel description now, definitely gotta try with headphones on. This music is a trip 🤯🔭🌲🎸It feels super nice coming back to this stuff!!
I love this music so much!! Really helps me to relax when I need to. I always return to this video when I wanna feel more grounded, definitely some kind of medicine working through this beautiful work. Thank you!
Thank you for the kind words, Anne. The recording sessions for Wilderness Time were a rare opportunity for me to dedicate time to recording and songwriting, alone in Montana, for several days at a time. I was unemployed and recovering from some traumatic times, but had never felt so free before. Something was captured in these songs that cannot be faked or re-created, and I appreciate it any time someone else understands where the music is coming from. All the best from Oregon. -Shane
In The Branches Usually in our toughest times we can create very beautiful artwork and this truly is an amazing work of art. I was currently listening to this track today and I continued thinking about Oregon, so funny that you mentioned it in your comment. I’ve always wanted to go visit one day. I can only pray that you are in a better place in your life now and that things are okay. I really hope they are! All the best from Illinois, -Anne
Wonderful! I’ve been playing in death metal bands since I was 14, but I love this type of music. It really hits me, and I can’t stop staring at the picture of the album cover and imagining me hiking through those mountains with my best friends in the whole world, (my dogs). Thank you for this.
You're welcome and thank you. My history is much the same, and I still listen to music with blast beats more than anything else. This may be hard for some to believe. Anyway, I really appreciate the comment.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial that’s awesome that you replied man. I’m actually in a hardcore band but due to this corona shit, we haven’t done any shows or even jammed at all.. keep up the good work and I subscribed and waiting for more.
I listen to this whenever I wanna smile and close my eyes. Wonderful work. Seriously thank you for blessing the world with this piece. It brings out so much emotion for me and I hope for others too. Truly a beautiful work of art. I hope you are doing good right now. ❤️
This is seriously a fantastic soundscape that perfectly captures the comfortable, loneliness and beauty of the wilds and abandoned towns. I love this type of music so much. You're the best!
So beautiful and relaxing :) I've listened to this so many times, it's been my go-to chilled album for a while now. Thanks. I also really like Particles Collide.
This is pure, inspiring, transcendental. The best I've heard after the curious (though not that popular yet) Martin G Spataro's instrumental albums. Thanks for the upload!
Thank you! I call this style of music at least a few names: Ambient Guitar, Instrumental Ambient, Ambient Post-Rock. You may also enjoy Hammock, Robin Guthrie, Jeff Pearce, Billow Observatory, Stars of the Lid, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Hotel Neon, The Sound of Rescue, Sigur Ros
Wow ! Love this, awesome stuff ! These tones out of this world ! Would love to know about the gear you used to create these sounds. Looking forward to more stuff :)
Apologies for the delay, and thank you very much. Like many other musicians, the Strymon company has blown open my creativity as a recording musician. Eventide also makes great effects, and Yamaha makes great recording/monitoring equipment. For nearly all ITB songs, I don't use a computer except for some light edits and mastering at the end. Everyone's perfect hardware stack is different, so experimenting with any equipment you can access is the key. My list of equipment is pretty long, but the core elements outside of the electric guitar are: the Strymon TimeLine Delay (its wide stereo delays and built-in looper are a must for me) and the Strymon Big Sky Reverb (their more affordable BlueSky is the next best thing, but saving up for the Big Sky is worth it). Hope that helps!
Tu Me Manqueras is the very reason why I started to love ambient music. I also happened to see a comment that said it reminded him of Hammock (they're an awesome and inspiring band! Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson are legends for the band), and that made me fall to them, especially Departure Songs. I hope you too love Hammock. As a music fan who would love to listen to all kinds of music, I appreciate this! Please, save this album for me, only to hear Tu Me Manqueras in loop. Also, what are your favourite Hammock Albums? Mine would be Departure Songs, Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow, Everything and Nothing...these are the three I can say, the third mostly due to GLASSY BLUE and DISSONANCE.
Sorry for the delayed reply, and wow, thank you. Hammock absolutely changed my life when I discovered "Breathturn", and its album "Chasing After Shadows... Living With Ghosts" remains one of the most important discoveries of my adult life. I love all of their work, but the next release that comes to mind is their Longest Year EP. There's nothing else quite like it. Speaking of profound ambient music, have you heard Bvdub? He's very prolific, so you can find a wide range of styles in his albums. Hammock, Bvdub, Carbon Based Lifeforms, and Erik Wollo are probably my biggest inspirations. Thanks again for the comment.
Hi there! I'm filming a mini series for RUclips and was wondering if I could use the opening music in this soundtrack. If it's copyrighted I am happy to purchase this music. It's just what I'm looking for! Simply beautiful.
Hi George, thanks for asking. This album is registered with BMI or ASCAP, so I believe that means RUclips would automatically detect the copyright. I'm not sure what the implications are, but am interested in finding out more. Email me if you'd like to discuss: shane@theadaptive.net
Sorry for the delayed response. I use a lot of different effects at different times, but my main pedals are Strymon TimeLine and Strymon Big Sky. They really helped me create the sound I wanted. Thank you for the compliments!
Yes, I've been meaning to re-make this video as a 4K version without red flashes. It was a bug in the Red Giant video effects I used at the time. One of these days, you'll get a nice new version :)
Thanks for this, sounds great! Getting into guitar ambient myself, and I'd like to ask what kind of equipment did you use for this album? Did you record the guitars straight into a DAW, do you have any guitar pedals, what kind of an amp did you use (or did you simulate?). Thanks so much!
I'm not sure how I missed this comment. My apologies. To make up for it, here's a long answer. The key ingredients of Wilderness Time would be: Fender Telecaster, Strymon TimeLine (for its stereo delays and looper), and Strymon Big Sky (for its massive reverbs & stereo cabinet simulator). I tend to use whatever cabinet simulators I can find, including one in my AMT SS-11 and, more recently, one in the Strymon Iridium. Strymon pedals have really helped me create a lot of music over the years, by unlocking my creativity with amp-less live looping in a way that always sounds so appealing. With the addition of an inexpensive mixer and some decent headphones, you can really get into the zone. I usually feed the signal into a Yamaha MG-series mixer, then out to a Tascam DR-40. This lets me avoid the complexities (and distractions) of using software until all of the guitar loops are recorded. Recording a ton of music is another key element. I edit the loops in Adobe Audition to regulate volume and remove most mistakes (not all of them, because doing that can stop my process of releasing music altogether). I also used Cakewalk Sonar X3, which is now a free app called Cakewalk by BandLab. It's amazing that this $500 software is now free. I used Cakewalk to layer vocals and a few sounds from Omnisphere 2. Somewhere in there, I also used a Boss VE-20 for vocal loops + effects. Hope that helps! Thanks for the compliment and the questions.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial Thank you so much for the answer, and no worries about the delay :) Good luck with your future musical projects, I will also continue mine!
I wana know about your gear, thanks. Very well done, precise, clean, full of soul... keep going. Aint a gear snub, just interested. Greetings from Spain.
Thanks for the feedback, and good question. My equipment has changed slightly after being robbed in 2017 and finally being able to buy replacements this year, but for Wilderness Time and most In The Branches albums (2015-2017), here is the gear list: - One guitar per song: Fender American Select Telecaster (R.I.P.), old Ibanez 7-string (now replaced by a Schecter), Takamine TAN15C acoustic guitar (luckily, not stolen! This guitar is very dear to me). - Live loops created via Strymon TimeLine looper (with external looper controller). - Hardware pedals in this order: AMT preamp, Eventide PitchFactor, Dunlop Wah, Ernie Ball volume pedal, Strymon TimeLine Delay, Strymon Big Sky Reverb. - Shure SM57 mic. - Audio captured via Yamaha MG10XU mixer, into TASCAM DR-40 portable recorder. That's it. The rest is mostly random luck and lots of recordings of live improvisations. Some tracks receive additional layers in Cakewalk Sonar X3 with a variety of plugins, but on most albums, the computer is only used for mastering.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial wow so sad about your lost/stolen items, but You can replace it sir, with this gifted playing for shure...nice rig. And thanx l For responding
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1. Tu Me Manqueras 0:00
2. Depths: 5:54
3. Walden 9:30
4. Hold You Again 14:20
5. Wilderness Time 17:34
6. Summertime Fields 22:20
7. Omen (You Weren't There) 24:48
8. We'll Haunt Ghost Towns Together 27:55
9. First Daylight 30:36
10. Sun Meets Moon 34:27
11. The Road 42:34
12. Wilderness TIme II (Bonus Track) 48:05
As a metal head, metal music has come to a pause. Ambient music changed a part of me and my daily routine. I so want to play this kind of music now. Let’s see if I can one day get all the instruments I need to perform such masterpiece
I love Meshuggah and Hammock equally... there are a lot of us out there. Get yourself a couple delay pedals and a volume pedal.
I AM IN THE SAME SIDE.
Same here! There's just something about going from one extreme to the other. I feel like it balances me out. Stupid I know but it's the only way I can describe it.
Go grab a volume pedal, a versatile looper. The timeline is great because it’s a delay and looper and then grab yourself a big sky reverb. Just those pedals alone will work wonders. Also a preamp pedal upfront. Strymon Makes a great pedal called the iridium Strymon, big sky, Strymon timeline, iridium, volume pedal I’m telling you. And you’re off Throwing the VST synthesizer Something simple for pads
Light music like this influences metal music. No reason to confine yourself to one thing only but we will never not be a part of the music community we love
This album really makes me want to visit oregon and montana
All of the west is worth exploring, but those two are my favorite states.
Climbed a tree today...
Felt right to listen to this...
Thank you.
Highly appropriate. Thank you for listening.
MESMERIZING AND GRIPPING
Indescribably good.
Many thanks!
When thank you isn't enough...😊😇✌💫🙏🏾
love the reverse delay in Walden!
It’s funny. My love for metalcore and post hardcore has come full circle and really gotten me into ambient. Love the album man.
As a lifetime metalhead, I'll take that as a good sign. Thanks Josh!
Same here ✋
@@InTheBranchesOfficial Yeah snap, lockdown and home working has given me a new appreciation of this music - riffing is great, but no good for focus! This, on the other hand is perfect \m/
Is it some kind of fate of all the metalheads that they end up in this world of ambient stuff?
@@Sanjeet_1810 I think there's something to it. I think us (I hope you'll allow me to say "us" here 😄) metalheads are quite openminded and able to appreciate lots of different genres and music. There's also a lot of more modern metal and heavy rock with a lot of so called "wall of sound", which I think would be the "heavy" version of ambient guitar music. I personally also love music from Devin Townsend, Tool and Rabea Massad (also his Toska stuff) - and those are just my favorites 😂🤘
Havent listened to this album in about a year, and it is one of the very best ambient music albums out there, a true classic.
Thank you for continuing to listen and for the great compliment, David.
I was reading Berserk and was looking for calming music when the story was on the parts showing the world and the beauty of the art and discovered this music. It matched so well and I kept listening to it even when the action scenes happened. It was just too perfect to fit in with the beauty of Berserk's art and many others. I also use this music when I am writing my own stories. I love this music so much. If I were to make films one day, I would definitely use this type of music... with permission ofc.
Hopefully my reply brings you back to such a beautifully relaxing song. I loved berserk, hated the trauma though. Been through enough in my own life. But it was crazy interesting. Thankfully this music makes me forget so much and helps me immerse myself into peace!
That sun ray reflected on the second landscape is bliss....
You wouldn't believe the views around Oregon wine country. I haven't been out there in ages, but I want to live there. A smokier version of that view could very well be happening right now.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial I can understand the feeling. i'm seeing vídeos about Oregon right now, the nature there is amazing...
The second half of the first song just gives you that decending-towards-the-deep-end-of-the-sea feeling
Man there's no way to tell you how I happy I am I found your music. This is SO calming and relaxing. 11/10
Thank you, I really appreciate your support. This was an album of catharsis like none other. I felt so shy about sharing it with the world. Comments like these help me realize it was the right thing to do.
Pure therapy for my weary soul.
Why hasn't this guy blown up yet. 🤔. I have been posting links all over RUclips on other ambient guitar music channels. We'll get you there. U deserve it
I owe you big thanks for that, because I don't really enjoy self-promoting. Every time someone else shares the music or says something positive about it, it's worth ten marketing campaigns. Nothing feels weirder than trying to sell someone my (often sleepy and very personal) music.
Genius. Bliss. Om.
Thank you for the comment, Sami.
Wonderful album. Reminds me a bit of Hammock.
Thank you. Some people accuse Hammock of copying Sigur Ros, so maybe we're both guilty of that. Lol.
I love hammock They’re from my city Nashville 🙂
@@InTheBranchesOfficial what a compliment to be compared to hammock
Beautiful, Beautiful soundscapes.i felt like I have gone to another place.
Right from the start ... U know that feeling you sometimes get when let's say you look at the sky or see something beautiful and you just get that Moment of clarity and comfort, it doesn't happen often for me I wish it happened more but when I listen to this music specifically the beginning of this album. Get that feeling every single time that's how you know this music is special it's funny I have commented on every single page of your music. I laugh every time cuz I've already commented several times
Few things make me happier than when someone says my music gives them a sense of peace or feelings of nostalgia. That's what In The Branches is for on a personal level. When I go a long time without hearing certain songs, they can hit me like a train when I hear them again. It's so personal that I hardly ever
wanted anyone else to hear this music, in fear that people might criticize something private and special to me. But you and others have really made me feel better about sharing this private work with the world. Thanks again, Matty.
Nice atmosphere here!
Glad you like it, thank you
This came at the right time. It is so beautiful to find randomly great music on youtube again.
Thank you, I'm glad you think so!
Thank you for pointing me to the way.
You're welcome. Thank you for listening and commenting.
This reminds me of the time I went hiking with my parents. It was a beautiful place, and it somewhat helped me see the world in the "nature" in point of view. I'm definitely listening to this the next time I go hiking. I play guitar and when I play or listen to ambient guitar it relieves me of stress and helps me forget about all my problems in life.
This, this is the reason why I love music so much and so dearly. I don't think anything in the world can compare to music. This is great, man. Thanks for sharing
Many thanks, this comment made my night!
@@InTheBranchesOfficial It's well deserved, you've made my night plenty of times with the music. Keep it up!
I'm currently battling severe anxiety living down here in Melbourne, Australia due to the current worldwide pandemic and having one of the harshest lockdown in the world as we speak.. and this is making it all disappear for just a little bit and for that. I thank you, sir.
Sorry for the delayed reply, and thank you for the comment. We're continuing down the same path here, and I keep turning to music as well, to get through quarantine without going nuts. It really can help, and I'm honored if my own music offers that for others. All the best from Oregon.
You’re gonna be OK my brother, just so you can put these barriers in your mind. You can also push them away. Some of them may be founded in a real reality. Some may be found in a what if area and you can’t leave your life as what if this or that happensyou can only live proactively I wish you much happiness on your path
It's been a while since I last visited this album, it was in my recommended one day and its what got me into ambient music, after that I searched and found cryochamber as well. This music helped me find peace in a difficult place, thank you Shane for all your hard work. Helped me through hard times. 🙏
That's great to hear, thank you Kloroks. I honestly grew up on metal, ambient, and early dark ambient music. Cryochamber has many gems. I hope you'll also get to spend time with the classics like Thomas Köner, raison d'être, Desiderii Marginis, THO-SO-AA, Voice Of Eye, Lustmord and Robert Rich, if you haven't already! These artists are some of my biggest inspirations.
This is heavenly...
I've come to realize I listen to this album daily.
A great work of art.
Thank you, for doing what you do and sharing this with us.
That's a really inspiring reaction. Thank you.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial its hard to think of a higher compliment than giving another inspiration, no matter the amount.
The guitar work, vocals, and the ambiance in this album is second to none. One of my all time top 5 albums.
@@achille5 Can't thank you enough. This music isn't for everyone, but I'm relieved to know that some people really understand what I was trying to do with Wilderness Time. This album was created during one of the hardest times of my life, as a kind of self-therapy.
Having seen the void, I know true suffering.
As strange or ridiculous as it is may sound, when I listen to this, I hear the sounds of my old self crying for help or some kind of hope to hold on to as everything crumbled around me.
When I listen to this, I feel like I can share and understand a piece of personal unspoken misery with someone who doesn't even know me.
It feels cheesy to post this but, I hope you can understand my meaning.
@@achille5 not cheesy at all. Every now and then, I act like a musician and clear out my busy schedule for more than a week, to really make music. Living like an animal, socializing with no one. Just recording, watching old Cosmos episodes, and contemplating the universe. Wilderness Time is as close as I've gotten to my own Bon Iver "mono-in-the-woods" mode. In the context of what I happened to have been going through at the time, your comment makes perfect sense.
This is such a beautiful motivation for me this music, thank you for sharing your Tallent with us.
Thank you for listening! Glad you're enjoying it.
Very good to unwind to. You can feel the stress leave your body, and cleanse your mind.
Hey, really cool presentation, to mix the songs with your travel images.
Glad you like it. I have plans to "remaster" this video in 4K, using the original raw images.
Great stuff, guys! Drifting away…
This Inspirational, love it. Makes me wanna learn ambient guitar.
I appreciate it.
There are many ways to make ambient music. The key elements for me are the urge and ability to improvise, a looper, a delay pedal, and a reverb pedal. (The remaining pieces are also important, to be fair: Amp simulator, pitch shifter, compressor, volume pedal, wah, EBow, slide, mixer, audio interface, audio editing software, etc.). If you haven't ran away by now, you might be serious about wanting to learn...
Aside from confidence in improvising layers, or rhythms and leads, or whatever you want to blend together on your instrument(s) of choice, I recommend finding a looper that sparks your creativity. I had to try out about 5 or 6 loopers before finding The One.
The Strymon TimeLine delay pedal has a looper that lacks tempo-sync, but that turned out to be the magic ingredient that sparked Expanse Sessions and about 20 other albums so far. Not sure why, but it seemed to free me up from the "distraction" of tempo. I send the TimeLine signal into a Big Sky, then to a Yamaha mixer, out to a portable Tascam recorder. You can do all of this with software and a MIDI controller, as well. I haven't wanted to sacrifice my precious pedals, but will probably attempt to make an all-software-and-one-guitar setup very soon, for traveling. Hope that helps!
@@InTheBranchesOfficial Thanks alot for the reply, i've been playing guitar for 7 years, that info will be big help. I appreciate it.
Très bon travail, continu de nous enchanter!
Merci bien!
Aethereal BRILLIANCE !!! Grazie MILLE !!!!
Thank you very much!
I'm gonna have to add this to my hiking playlist. Very peaceful.
wow
This soundtrack has always been a place that I can go to and just forget about all worries, I love it. Thank you 🙏
That's inspiring to hear. Thank you for listening, Maz!
This helps me fall asleep. That in no way means this is boring music. It’s beauty has a deep, majestic and soothing sound. I (like millions of others) suffer from severe tinnitus and this helps me drown out the ringing at bedtime. Thank you so much. Your talent is amazing
Thank you for the feedback... I'm glad to hear that my music can help those with tinnitus.
If you'd like some recommendations for other sleep-friendly music, I highly recommend Poemme, Alio Die, Vir Unis, and early Vidna Obmana.
take sulphur powder ( MSM powder ). 2 tablespoons in morning. 2 tablespoons at night. in a month you'll have very little pain..
Biuti.... extraodynary
Debating on playing bass or guitar and this is really pushing the guitar. Absolutely beautiful! Thank you
Why not both! I'd love to pick up a Fender Precision Bass some day soon. Thank you for the comment.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial I decided on both haha. But for the band I'm joining I decided on bass! P-basses are awesome, but I love the Jazz basses neck too much!
Thanks for the good tunes man, I subbed, hope to see some cool stuff in the future!
You make me see things, I thought I won't be able to remember anymore...
Thank You for that. Very much... 😔
You're welcome and thank you for listening, Gifferd.
Really moving! Thank You for this stunning music ☀️🙏
Thank you for listening, and for the kind words!
This soundtrack is so beautiful it is helping me relax immensely
Thanks very much, Melissa. Glad to hear it.
Music sounds great!
Wow. So calming and peaceful. Haven’t heard since last May 2022. And I just read your Channel description now, definitely gotta try with headphones on. This music is a trip 🤯🔭🌲🎸It feels super nice coming back to this stuff!!
Thanks, my friend. Glad you're enjoying the trip(s)!
I absolutely love this...incredible. And I love how you capture the places...great atmospheres for ambient music
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it
This is right up my alley with some similar stylings I've come up with but nothing nearly this good 👍
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Love Wilderness Time and the Expanse Sessions too....how did I ever live without you! I could listen all day, which I have ;-)
Thank you very much, Bambi!
Glad I stumbled on this...
I'm glad, too. Thanks for listening.
Good music Good Job...Feels like I'm playing life is strange
I found this just two months ago and listened to it so many times. It truly is a piece or art. Well done!!! Thank you for the journey :D
Glad to hear it, thanks a lot!
Just found your music, it’s has that chill vibe that just lets you sit back and think of how great life is. Great job!
Thank you, Jaden!
so emotionally, great
Thank you, Artem
wondrous to the whole.
Beautiful music can make any bad day better and you just made mine so much better! Thank you!
Great to hear that my music helped you feel better. Thank you for the kind words!
I love this music so much!! Really helps me to relax when I need to. I always return to this video when I wanna feel more grounded, definitely some kind of medicine working through this beautiful work. Thank you!
Thank you for the kind words, Anne.
The recording sessions for Wilderness Time were a rare opportunity for me to dedicate time to recording and songwriting, alone in Montana, for several days at a time. I was unemployed and recovering from some traumatic times, but had never felt so free before. Something was captured in these songs that cannot be faked or re-created, and I appreciate it any time someone else understands where the music is coming from.
All the best from Oregon.
-Shane
In The Branches Usually in our toughest times we can create very beautiful artwork and this truly is an amazing work of art. I was currently listening to this track today and I continued thinking about Oregon, so funny that you mentioned it in your comment. I’ve always wanted to go visit one day. I can only pray that you are in a better place in your life now and that things are okay. I really hope they are!
All the best from Illinois,
-Anne
@@annoftheforest3835 The air finally cleared up today, and I couldn't be more grateful. Thanks again.
In The Branches I’m glad to hear that everything is going well! :)
Magnífico .
Grazie, Mickael.
Wonderful! I’ve been playing in death metal bands since I was 14, but I love this type of music. It really hits me, and I can’t stop staring at the picture of the album cover and imagining me hiking through those mountains with my best friends in the whole world, (my dogs). Thank you for this.
You're welcome and thank you. My history is much the same, and I still listen to music with blast beats more than anything else. This may be hard for some to believe. Anyway, I really appreciate the comment.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial that’s awesome that you replied man. I’m actually in a hardcore band but due to this corona shit, we haven’t done any shows or even jammed at all.. keep up the good work and I subscribed and waiting for more.
Best ambent guitar album on youtube pure bliss.
Love the vastness of your sound and so evocative of experiences...
Thanks for the kind words!
I listen to this whenever I wanna smile and close my eyes. Wonderful work. Seriously thank you for blessing the world with this piece. It brings out so much emotion for me and I hope for others too. Truly a beautiful work of art. I hope you are doing good right now. ❤️
Wow, thank you! Sorry I missed this comment, I really appreciate the positive words.
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This is seriously a fantastic soundscape that perfectly captures the comfortable, loneliness and beauty of the wilds and abandoned towns. I love this type of music so much. You're the best!
Thank you for such kind words!
Beautiful! Thanks man :))
Thank you for listening and for the compliment
Such awesome tones & textures !
Thank you, Marti. I appreciate it!
I'm thankful to you guys for offering us this beautiful masterpiece ❤
Awesome work man, loved it!
That is very very good!
Thank you!
so glad I stumbled on to this upload...by way of the monk by the sea.....loving it!
Beautiful - thank you for uploading this - really helping me relax during these difficult times.
Really glad to hear that my music is helping you. Thanks for listening.
Очень красивая музыка. Я, почему-то, под нее вспомнил свои 17 лет и первую любовь.
Спасибо за комментарий, он напоминает мне, как мы можем иметь схожий опыт на противоположных сторонах Земли.
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Thank for sharing this remarkable music :)
Fantastic, inspiring. Thank you.
You're welcome and thank you!
This is beautiful
I appreciate it. Thank you.
MAN PLEASE DON'T EVER DELETE THIS! 😭
I'll make sure Wilderness Time is always available to those who want to hear it. Thank you for the support!
Idk why but this reminds me of life is strange
Awesome album, i really like it
This is amazing thanks
Thank you, Fran!
Sounds amazing
Thank you, Jorge
So beautiful and relaxing :) I've listened to this so many times, it's been my go-to chilled album for a while now. Thanks. I also really like Particles Collide.
I appreciate that! You're welcome and thank you for listening.
This is pure, inspiring, transcendental. The best I've heard after the curious (though not that popular yet) Martin G Spataro's instrumental albums. Thanks for the upload!
Thanks a lot for the kind words, Fred. I'll keep an eye out for the albums you mentioned.
Please!!! upload this to spotify
It's there!
open.spotify.com/album/7iTq6kDw51enBSpU3FeZDo
@@InTheBranchesOfficial thanks, i love u
your self titled album is superb...very memorable. Best wishes :)
What is the genre of these songs? I love it so much.
Thank you! I call this style of music at least a few names: Ambient Guitar, Instrumental Ambient, Ambient Post-Rock.
You may also enjoy Hammock, Robin Guthrie, Jeff Pearce, Billow Observatory, Stars of the Lid, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Hotel Neon, The Sound of Rescue, Sigur Ros
Great musik, sucribed. Greetings! A Venezuelan from Argentina
Thank you, Carl. Greetings from Oregon!
amazing!
Thanks a lot!
The best music ,,, god jod sir !! ^-^
HIT REPEAT !!!
Wow ! Love this, awesome stuff ! These tones out of this world ! Would love to know about the gear you used to create these sounds. Looking forward to more stuff :)
Apologies for the delay, and thank you very much.
Like many other musicians, the Strymon company has blown open my creativity as a recording musician. Eventide also makes great effects, and Yamaha makes great recording/monitoring equipment.
For nearly all ITB songs, I don't use a computer except for some light edits and mastering at the end. Everyone's perfect hardware stack is different, so experimenting with any equipment you can access is the key. My list of equipment is pretty long, but the core elements outside of the electric guitar are: the Strymon TimeLine Delay (its wide stereo delays and built-in looper are a must for me) and the Strymon Big Sky Reverb (their more affordable BlueSky is the next best thing, but saving up for the Big Sky is worth it). Hope that helps!
Tu Me Manqueras is the very reason why I started to love ambient music. I also happened to see a comment that said it reminded him of Hammock (they're an awesome and inspiring band! Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson are legends for the band), and that made me fall to them, especially Departure Songs.
I hope you too love Hammock. As a music fan who would love to listen to all kinds of music, I appreciate this! Please, save this album for me, only to hear Tu Me Manqueras in loop.
Also, what are your favourite Hammock Albums? Mine would be Departure Songs, Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow, Everything and Nothing...these are the three I can say, the third mostly due to GLASSY BLUE and DISSONANCE.
Sorry for the delayed reply, and wow, thank you. Hammock absolutely changed my life when I discovered "Breathturn", and its album "Chasing After Shadows... Living With Ghosts" remains one of the most important discoveries of my adult life. I love all of their work, but the next release that comes to mind is their Longest Year EP. There's nothing else quite like it. Speaking of profound ambient music, have you heard Bvdub? He's very prolific, so you can find a wide range of styles in his albums. Hammock, Bvdub, Carbon Based Lifeforms, and Erik Wollo are probably my biggest inspirations. Thanks again for the comment.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial Oh thanks mate! No, I’ll hear him. Thanks for recommending, brother! Hope you release more albums like these!
I love this sruff i play guitar fills to this stuff for my own recording in my daw
Thank you! That's very similar to how the album was made; live guitar loops were imported into Cakewalk and layered with additional instruments.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial keep up the awesome music I'm ordering a kiesel custom soon cant wait
@@mechanicjamz Congrats, those guitars look really nice!
@@InTheBranchesOfficial thank you
Hi there!
I'm filming a mini series for RUclips and was wondering if I could use the opening music in this soundtrack.
If it's copyrighted I am happy to purchase this music. It's just what I'm looking for! Simply beautiful.
Hi George, thanks for asking. This album is registered with BMI or ASCAP, so I believe that means RUclips would automatically detect the copyright. I'm not sure what the implications are, but am interested in finding out more. Email me if you'd like to discuss: shane@theadaptive.net
@@InTheBranchesOfficial Thank you sir!
This is truly beautiful!!! Ambient guitar is my favorite genre of guitar music. I play myself, what pedals/effects did you use?
Sorry for the delayed response. I use a lot of different effects at different times, but my main pedals are Strymon TimeLine and Strymon Big Sky. They really helped me create the sound I wanted. Thank you for the compliments!
I took a screen cap of a red frame at 1:50 :)
Edit: Oh, there seems to be more. :)
Yes, I've been meaning to re-make this video as a 4K version without red flashes. It was a bug in the Red Giant video effects I used at the time. One of these days, you'll get a nice new version :)
Thanks for this, sounds great! Getting into guitar ambient myself, and I'd like to ask what kind of equipment did you use for this album? Did you record the guitars straight into a DAW, do you have any guitar pedals, what kind of an amp did you use (or did you simulate?). Thanks so much!
I'm not sure how I missed this comment. My apologies. To make up for it, here's a long answer.
The key ingredients of Wilderness Time would be: Fender Telecaster, Strymon TimeLine (for its stereo delays and looper), and Strymon Big Sky (for its massive reverbs & stereo cabinet simulator). I tend to use whatever cabinet simulators I can find, including one in my AMT SS-11 and, more recently, one in the Strymon Iridium. Strymon pedals have really helped me create a lot of music over the years, by unlocking my creativity with amp-less live looping in a way that always sounds so appealing. With the addition of an inexpensive mixer and some decent headphones, you can really get into the zone.
I usually feed the signal into a Yamaha MG-series mixer, then out to a Tascam DR-40. This lets me avoid the complexities (and distractions) of using software until all of the guitar loops are recorded. Recording a ton of music is another key element.
I edit the loops in Adobe Audition to regulate volume and remove most mistakes (not all of them, because doing that can stop my process of releasing music altogether).
I also used Cakewalk Sonar X3, which is now a free app called Cakewalk by BandLab. It's amazing that this $500 software is now free. I used Cakewalk to layer vocals and a few sounds from Omnisphere 2. Somewhere in there, I also used a Boss VE-20 for vocal loops + effects. Hope that helps! Thanks for the compliment and the questions.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial Thank you so much for the answer, and no worries about the delay :) Good luck with your future musical projects, I will also continue mine!
I wana know about your gear, thanks. Very well done, precise, clean, full of soul... keep going. Aint a gear snub, just interested. Greetings from Spain.
Thanks for the feedback, and good question. My equipment has changed slightly after being robbed in 2017 and finally being able to buy replacements this year, but for Wilderness Time and most In The Branches albums (2015-2017), here is the gear list:
- One guitar per song: Fender American Select Telecaster (R.I.P.), old Ibanez 7-string (now replaced by a Schecter), Takamine TAN15C acoustic guitar (luckily, not stolen! This guitar is very dear to me).
- Live loops created via Strymon TimeLine looper (with external looper controller).
- Hardware pedals in this order: AMT preamp, Eventide PitchFactor, Dunlop Wah, Ernie Ball volume pedal, Strymon TimeLine Delay, Strymon Big Sky Reverb.
- Shure SM57 mic.
- Audio captured via Yamaha MG10XU mixer, into TASCAM DR-40 portable recorder.
That's it. The rest is mostly random luck and lots of recordings of live improvisations. Some tracks receive additional layers in Cakewalk Sonar X3 with a variety of plugins, but on most albums, the computer is only used for mastering.
@@InTheBranchesOfficial wow so sad about your lost/stolen items, but You can replace it sir, with this gifted playing for shure...nice rig. And thanx l
For responding
I'm a bit of an ambient guitarist. But I'm still in diapers compared to you. This is awesome.