Technical Notes:
Contributors:
pixelseph - arrangement/composition, vocals, guitars, bass, additional lyrics, mixing
paradiddlesjosh - drums, EWI, synth/orchestral/harpejji programming, vocals
The Vodoú Queen - vocals
Moebius - Synth V Solaria vocals
gravitygauntlet - vocals
Mel Decision - vocals
Dyluck - vocals
Nicole Chang - vocals
Structure - Intro, ABACDC, Intro reprise, A, outro
Intro - "More Than Truth" B section
A - "More Than Truth" A section, "Four-fold Knowing" A section melodic motif
B - "Who Brings Shadow" B section (Shadowbringers motif with alternate lyrics), "Four-fold Knowing" A section melodic motif with "Who Brings Shadow" lyrics
C - "Four-fold Knowing" B section (Final Fantasy "Prelude" motif)
D - "Answers" bridge section
Outro - "Four-Fold Knowing" A section
Nerd stuff:
Key: C Minor, Eb Major, Eb Phrygian, C Locrian, Db Major, Bb Minor
Time/Tempo: 90bpm @ 12/8 and 6/8 (135bpm quarter note), 116bpm @ 4/4, 120bpm @ 12/8 (180bpm quarter note)
Style and scope - progressive metal ballad, influenced by:
Mastodon (The Last Baron)
Opeth (Blackwater Park)
Karnivool (Deadman)
A Perfect Circle (3 Libras)
Leprous (The Flood)
Explosions in the Sky (The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place)
Emptyself (Get Away or Disintegrate)
(Do not feel inclined to listen to all of these! Most of these tracks are 9+ minutes, half of them are album-closers, and all are complementary listens for those looking to explore where the writing, mixing, and vocal techniques came from)