Maelström

Le Feu Follet (2013)

Bandcamp 

One day my buddy Danny told me that he was just starting an EP and that he would have it done by the end of the week. To my surprise he actually accomplished it and the result is Le Feu Follet, an interesting assortment of ambient tunes and beats.  Head over to the Bandcamp page to stream it and show your support!

Credit to Katie Acheson for the album art, another friend!

Dinner

And...Hearing Things (2009)
FileFactory

Dinner is a math/post rock band from Yamagata, Japan. This album was released in 2009. I have only listened to a few songs but I really like what I have heard so far. Give them a listen!

Langosta

Super Nature EP (2013)
Bandcamp

Well, langosta means lobster in Spanish, and we all know that lobster is a delicacy. This band is no different. This four song EP packs heat, name your price.

Sargasso

Metanoia (2013)
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Plini

Other Things (2013)
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Chon-like instrumentals from Sydney, Australia. 

Halcyon

Pastures (2011)
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Extremely talented one man jazz metal fusion band from Australia.  Reminds me in many ways of Jakub Żytecki. Awesome "background to life" music.

LITE

New single from LITE just released. The song is called "Hunger". I'm looking forward to the new release!

Chon

Newborn Sun (2013)
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Finally, after 5 years of waiting, the Southern California progressive metal quartet Chon has released a new 8 song EP. It probably took them so damn long because they had to finish high school, these kids were really young when their first release came out. The drummer was 11 so he should be somewhere around 16-17 now.  But anyways, if you haven't heard of Chon you should really give them a listen, the lead guitarist, Mario, is certain to be recognized as one of the greatest guitarists on the scene right now.

Noxious Foxes

Epochalypso (2013)
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Absolute insanity, I want to get inside the musicians heads and see just what the fuck they had on their minds when they wrote this album. Here is a link to a great review on the five songs on the release: FreshSpread

El Ten Eleven

Transitions (2012)
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Town Portal

Chronopoly (2012)
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Math metal from the earliest stages of the Earth. Beauty amongst molten rock, shifting plates, and violent storms. This Copenhagen instrumental band chose to title their album Chronopoly. I would have to agree that it does quite dominate all of the chron. Heavy, melodic, progressive, math metal, GET IT.

True Champions Ride on Speed

True Champions Ride on Speed (2010)
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Pretty ridiculous album art correlates to pretty ridiculous music.  Second track grinds.

Enemies

Embark, Embrace (2013)
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Ireland's Enemies released their newest album yesterday May 10th, 2013. I haven't given it a full and proper listen yet but I'm sure it's worth a purchase. Check out their older tunes as well!

Giraffes? Giraffes!

10" (2013) 
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Helly yes, new Giraffes? Giraffes!. Really can't go wrong here. First song has a crazy title, "In The Middle Of The Night Someone Tore Off The Ceiling And Sucked Me Into The Sky / Before My Eyes Began To Boil I Saw Billions Of Tiny Webs Connecting Everything"

Math for the masses.

100%Chevalier

EP-IC (2013)
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Spacey instrumental math/post rock from Strasbourg, France. They remind me a lot of Maserati with the occasional quirkiness of Battles.

Monsters of the Antipodes

Houses (2012)
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Fast paced progressive metal with math rock influences. The second song "Circle Ponies" got me hooked and I just had to head bang through the rest of the album.  You should seriously check this out.

The Para-Medics

Patsy Cline Gun Squid (2012)

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Dylan Piskula (guitar), Nnamdi Ogbonnaya (drums), and Brian Baliga (bass). Goof-math from the suburbs of Chicago in the vein of Piglet, Maps & Atlases, Tera Melos, Hella, King Crimson, etc. etc.


Watch below!

Renaissance Sound

Renaissance Sound II (2013)
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Wendell Rellimfarg

Archimedean Property (Single, 2012)
Soundcloud

Give this song a listen, local Lansing, Michigan artist Wendell Rellimfarg. This dude happens to be a good friend of mine, this is his solo side project. He is also the drummer in Eleanor Quigley. Jeremy man your music is an inspiration, keep writing.

Dore Mear Beon

Dore Mear Beon EP (2012)
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Beautifully composed rock band from Canada. Swelling harmonies that pull influence from the emotional aspects of post rock and the fast paced jittery aspects of math rock.  The band takes a sample from the movie Waking Life, for me that's more than enough reason to check them out. The band has this album available at a name your price fee on their Bandcamp. Listen and love.