Sydney’s new mathcore band, Instrumental (adj.), just put out the first eponymous single off of their debut EP, A Series of Disagreements. This sounds very promising indeed, opening with 15/16 however in its most basic subdivisions: 4-4-4-3 Edit: 19/16 in 5-5-5-4 subdivisions is more like it. Things get quickly out of hand, with the inclusion of extra bars, and the development of the theme and its transformation over other time signatures as well. The song is well constructed and has great cohesion despite its eclectic nature, and that is thanks to the recurring chord progression and theme … Read more
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News: Covet live studio video!
Covet is a math rock trio led by Yvette Young, the guitar virtuoso (if you haven’t checked her solo acoustic EP, you need to right now, right here). The song, either unnamed or eponymous to the band’s name, is rather relaxed but shows some great musicianship from everybody but mostly from the frontwoman, Yvette. They’re supposedly in the studio, recording their debut album, and if you’re not excited for it, you need to listen to the Acoustics EP she put out!… Read more
Review : ni – Les Insurgés De Romilly
French instrumental math-rockers ni have already lobbed at us (across the Atlantic), two great, albeit short, releases: the two eponymous EPs of 2010 and 2012. This year, for the full release, the name ni just wasn’t enough. Les Insurgés De Romilly is a full-length album, clocking at around 40 minutes; 40 minutes of intense mathy prog-goodness!ni is about intense, mathematical, challenging yet light-hearted music. With Les Insurgés De Romilly, they have achieved an otherworldly balance of dissonant harmonies, catchy odd-time grooves, and psychedelic, sometimes schizophrenic, passages. The voices, too, are in some sort of grey area that will … Read more
Review: Upsilon Acrux – Sun Square Dialect
True math! Upsilon Acrux is one of these bands that really mesmerize you, on every listen. Their music is so dense and complex, both harmonically and rhythmically, that it’s difficult to listen to their album, Sun Square Dialect, as background music, while doing other tasks. You might find yourselves trying to keep track of the changing time signatures or just trying to figure out what’s happening, and how it got there! It’s truly music for the brain.Using two drummers has many advantages and disadvantages, the formers being for the listener, and the latters being more technical, and for … Read more
Review: Milk Room – Controluce
Milk Room is a Canadian progressive metal band with tinges of math rock in it. Their latest release, the Controluce EP, is made up of six songs flowing into each other, creating the feeling of them being part of a greater thing, some sort of long concept song divided in multiple movements.The music is somewhat reminiscent of Protest The Hero and The Venus De Melos, the album of which we reviewed not so long ago here. The songs are intricate and technical and are filled with odd time signatures and complex guitar, bass, and drums parts, all of which … Read more