Tom interviews musician and producer Josh Trinnaman, the driving force behind Cactuar Collective – an experimental math rock take on Nobuo Uematsu’s classic PlayStation 1 Final Fantasy scores taking influence from artists such as Snarky Puppy, Periphery, The Mars Volta and Knower.
They talk about Uematu’s composition style, drum chops, incorporating his original sounds into their covers, and how the Collective approach less-covered Final Fantasy tracks.
News - 00:03:02
Interview - Josh Tinnerman - 00:33:20
Done in 60 Seconds (recommendations) – 01:09:50
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