GT: What is it about guitar instrumentals that appeals to you?
SLP: As a guitarist I have a bias towards guitar-centric instrumental music, but I always find myself focusing on the expression of notes. I’m a bit of an overanalyser, so when I listen to instrumentals I focus a lot on those long, drawn-out notes that have tons of emotion. I also love those really tasteful phrases that you get out of guitar instrumentals, like anything you’d hear Jakub Zytecki play.
GT: What can an instrumental provide that a vocal song can't?
I think it’s important to note that music with vocals is just in an entirely different realm compared to instrumental music. Obviously I love working with both, but there are things that you can do in each that just feel right or appropriate. For example, I probably wouldn’t try and write a ton of crazy fast notes all over a song where vocals are the focus, because it would just be too much. Same thing with instrumental music - maybe you wouldn’t write something that has
