Crucial - Crucial

A four piece from Collinsville. Rocking an instrumental mix that incorporates math, jazz and prog sounds. Couple of long tracks on here, one being over seventeen minutes, which still manages to go down well without sounding drawn out. The whole record was recorded live, not that you can really tell.. Up on their bandcamp name the pricer. Crucial

Member - Bipolarandshit

It's the first outing for this four piece from Kentucky, with a sound that's incorporating progressive and math rock features. The structures and guitar work do spend most of their time in the prog camp with interludes of the mathness. Intermittent vocals of the spoken to shouty variety nicely bridge the more ambient and spacey sections. My one complaint is the opening track build in is just too long but then I'm never a fan of that. Bandcamp it up for this is on offer for name the price. Bipolarandshit

Postmadonna - Postmadonna

New album from this Seattle based four piece. These rock the progressive and math rock mix up. More over the place than the last record, which to me had a ton of promise, but was, well just too short. Happily though the promise from their ep is delivered on this album. Postmadonna

Eight Million Kami - Demo 2013

Classing these as one's to watch.. These have put out a couple of releases prior to this on bancamp, all basic recordings but brimming with ideas and clearly some skills behind them, these demos fall in the same category. Think progressive rock that incorporates math and post rock, jazz n such. Anyways one's to watch. All of their tunes are up for free on their bandcamp. Demo 2013

Lisabi - Senseless

First off thanks to Max for the heads up on these guys.
So these are quite a progressive rock affair, a six piece hailing from Brazil. This record starts off pretty relaxed, but don't let that fool you they really do break into the prog nasty. The whole record has an underlying latin feel and is also pretty funky. They top this off with some punky elements and add in the extra instrumentation of keys, sax, trumpet and samples, this all adds up to being pretty sweet. They have this up for name the price over on the bandcamp, do check them out. Senseless

Lines Taking Shape - Mixed Numbers EP

Knoxville trio of instrumental progressive/math rock. Think this is the first release from these guys, up for name the price and defo well worth checking out. Mixed Numbers EP

Jardín de la Croix - 187 Steps To Cross The Universe

So these guys are back again, with four killer tracks. Really enjoyed the last release from these guys, and they still keep the prog feel and still seamlessly mix up the math and post rock, the only thing that has changed is they have actually managed to get even better. Up for free at the moment. 187 Steps To Cross The Universe

Purge Solenoid - Transtactile

This Californian trio are essentially some pretty psychedelic progressive rock that also incorporates a ton of math rock, and are basically, really really good. Scatty all over the place in a really good way. First full length from these, though they put out a ep last year. This is up name the price on bandcamp and really well worth checking out. Transtactile

Dome Dwellers - Demos

So Dome Dwellers are a trio from Denton Texas. I would describe these guys sound as Indie based mathy progressive rock, having said that they do stay more on the indie side of things.. Anyways considering this is a first effort demo recorded in their living room, pretty good effort. They have it up for free on bandcamp if you fancy checking it out. DomeDwellersDemos.

Slim Charles - Versus Fatso Jr

These are a progressive rock outfit from New York, A four piece that have an indie type basis to their sound. They mix up in that a fair amount of math rock elements. This definitely starts out more on the indie end of things but as the songs progress through the record there are more mathy interludes and more complex structures develop plus they rock out more.. This came out back in 2011 but they recently made it name the price on bandcamp. Versus Fatso Jr.

Memento Vivere - Memento Vivere

This trio from Los Angeles are a sort of progressive punk outfit, they incorporate post punk, math rock and progressive rock. Pretty darn cool sound that chops and changes between individual styles at points while at other times is rocking out with the whole mixed together nicely. Been loving this up for a while now just keep forgetting to post! Anyway if you take the trip to bandcamp you will be rewarded not only by hearing these sweet tunes, but also by being able to download for free, no qualms. Memento Vivere.

Genital Hercules - Zero Gravitas

These guys split back in 2010, however, they released one last studio album at the end of December 2012. These had a sound that was one of fast paced progressive rock that at points is mathy. What I will say is that at points they only sound "average" they aren't because when it all comes together they are sweet and rock out. This is on bandcamp name the price, they also have a descent recording of their last performance there same price, also worth checking. Zero Gravitas.

Death and the Ninth Day - TBA

So this is something to be looking out for. This is supposed to be released in April and hopefully will be on time. These are a trio from Canada that used to go under the name the Elephant Graveyard, they play what for now I'll call math rock come progressive rock. I say that because if you check out the three tunes they have up already they seem to be quite good at seamlessly incorporating lots of styles. Basically quite looking forward to hearing the rest of the album, which is supposed to be another four tunes. You can check out the three tunes so far on bandcamp plus download for name the price. TBA.  

Mahogany Hand Glider - Naked Huf

So here's hoping a good Christmas was had by all.

Something to break up the post Christmas pre new years lull period. These guys come from Leeds and this EP is their first effort. A rather descent first outing from these giving us three fine tunes of the math rock/post rock variety, with a bit of a prog rock feel running through in places. Definitely worth a look, plus this is up for free on bandcamp. Naked Huf. 

Gastric Band - Party Feel

From Glasgow Scotland we have this five piece. These are great, they bring really sweet instrumental progressive rock, pretty experimental and has definite mathy elements in there, whats even greater is just how listenable it is, very. I really like the movement to this record, it rocks and never bores. To top it off they also have it out on bandcamp for you to name a price for. win. Party Feel.

Former Animals - Former Animals

So another day and some more awesome bands to add to the new noise archives, awesome bands that were inexcusably left out first time around..

Former Animals are a four piece from California, they play a most excellent combination of experimental/progressive rock and math rock, these are so good. The sound they have kind of reminds me of the tera melos back in the drugs to the dear youth days. These are definitely another entry right up there in my top ten for the year, just love some of the use of effects in this gives me the sensation of tripping yay. You can grab a copy of this from bandcamp for a price you name so total bargain. Former Animals.

Farther Figure - Congratulations On Your Loss

And on with the catching up.. Right some more awesomeness for you, I have no excuse for this not being up sooner. So Farther Figure are a four piece playing out of New York, they play a really great mix up of progressive rock with math rock, totally top notch stuff and is one of my favourite releases of 2012. They have this up on bandcamp for name the price, really no excuse not to check these guys out. Congratulations On Your Loss.

3dCosby - Satan's Secret

Right so once again I have been a bit on the intermittent side of updating and I apologize. Have decided to a bit of a catch up on bands that for one reason or another I didn't post about when I first noticed them.

Right first band of the catch up!

I have to start with this band as I have had this playing a lot recently and they are awesome. 3dCosby are a two piece hailing from New York and they bring some really really decent as progressive rock with definite mathy vibes running strong in places. Very much definitely worth a wee check out on the bandcamp. Satan's Secret.

Jardín de la Croix - Ocean Cosmonauts

From Madrid Spain a four piece. Think of these guys as an instrumental band that kind of has a bit of on old school prog rock feel to them, but are kind of technically post rock/math rock in as much as they use crescendos and breaks from post rock, but kind of keep things moving along on the math rock time scale/speed. Pretty cool, over on bandcamp name the price. Ocean Cosmonauts.

Promethean - Snow and Bodies

Right some pretty cool mathy progressive tunes here, with the odd post rock sprinklings. So these are a three piece (bassist for tour and sessions) from Richmond VA, liking this release heavier than your average math rock but not loosing the intricate nature or clouding the sound.. This was released back in April this year and is up on the bandcamp for name your price. Snow And Bodies.