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I wrote these three acoustic songs as B-sides for the original version of Ephemeral. just to save time and money I record everything by myself at home here in UK. Many Insomnium songs have been originally written with acoustic guitar so I have lots of similar short acoustic pieces hidden in my drawer just waiting to see the daylight. I've been a massive fan of acoustic stuff since I first heard the Ulver's Kveldsabger. Another big influence for me was Finnish band called Tenhi. Moreover, many nineties' metal bands used lots of acoustic and clean guitars in their songs. Thus, it's not a surprise that acoustic interludes became huge part of Insomnium's sound as well.
V. Friman
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I wrote these three acoustic songs as B-sides for the original version of Ephemeral. just to save time and money I record everything by myself at home here in UK. Many Insomnium songs have been originally written with acoustic guitar so I have lots of similar short acoustic pieces hidden in my drawer just waiting to see the daylight. I've been a massive fan of acoustic stuff since I first heard the Ulver's Kveldsabger. Another big influence for me was Finnish band called Tenhi. Moreover, many nineties' metal bands used lots of acoustic and clean guitars in their songs. Thus, it's not a surprise that acoustic interludes became huge part of Insomnium's sound as well. V. Friman