If you paid attention in high school anatomy, you know the limbic system is responsible for managing your emotions, but Jared said the reason for the misspelling was to own it, lamenting the unfortunate comparisons to Lynyrd Skynyrd. Luckily for us, Lymbyc Systym won't be belting out "Sweet Home Alabama" because their music lacks lyrics, like fellow instrumentalists Explosions in the Sky or the predominately guitar-based Appleseed Cast.
This show will act as a reunion of sorts, even if Michael Bell, the older brother, has actually lived in Phoenix since January of this year, while his younger counterpart has remained in Brooklyn. But even when the duo lived in the same state, they still didn't see each other much when working on Symbolyst.
"Our first full length when we lived in the same house in south Scottsdale, we were treating it like a job and we literally worked on it every day until it was done," Michael explains. "After that, it morphed into a process of exchanging ideas online ... Even when we lived in New York, we never met up until the end. We worked on stuff separately and exchanged ideas [online.]"
Michael himself feels Lymbyc Systym's latest effort is more concise and less bombastic, with more straightforward song structures. The evolution is noticeable compared to 2009's Shutter Release, with melodies sinking just as deep, but hitting you quicker. It's still remarkable that the two brothers were rarely in the same room together when it was written.