Uploaded October 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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guitarmessenger.com/?p=13063 - Luke Dennis chats with Paul Masvidal of Cynic. Follow the link to view the complete interview with text, pictures, and video.

00:48 - Inspiration behind quick release of Carbon-Based Anatomy
01:09 - Writing process
01:59 - Textural vs. riff-based composition
03:40 - Influence of film/TV scoring experience on metal writing
05:00 - Previously unexplored moods on Carbon-Based Anatomy
06:16 - World music & ethnic groove integration (including Amazonian music)

Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=RjZaZeDqWrY
Part 3: youtube.com/watch?v=0aY0MQx5Ddk

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Please note that this video was filmed on November 7th, 2011. Unfortunately, the footage was part of a hard drive crash, which delayed the release of the video and forced us to move on to other ongoing projects at the time. Fortunately, we were able to recover most of the files and put together the finished version of the interview you see here. We apologize for the delays and hope you enjoy the video, as well as the interview transcript and pictures over at guitarmessenger.com/?p=13063.