SEIMS "V"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Instrumental Math Rock, Post Rock, Progressive Rock
Label: Bird’s Robe Records, Dunk Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: November 14, 2025 (CD, digital), January 31, 2026 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Double Standards (1:42) 

2. Chaos Within A Construct (4:22) 

3. Forever The Optimist (5:58) 

4. Flowing Upstream (4:31) 

5. Preoccupations (6:00) 

6. Abandonment Is Expected (3:57) 

7. My Memories Retain Nothing (4:29) 

8. End's Tether (5:04) 

9. A Moment Never Returned (2:43) 

Total Time 38:46

Credits

Simeon Bartholomew - guitars, basses, bass VI, piano, synth, vocals

Chris Allison - drums

Sam Sheumack - slide guitar (5, 6)

Mark Owen - guitar solo (8)

Nataliya Lukich - violins

Monique Turner - violas

Peter Hollo - cellos

Tom Botting - double basses

Paul Murchison - trumpets, flugelhorns

Luke Bartley - tuba, sousaphone

Produced by Simeon Bartholomew

Music and lyrics composed by Simeon Bartholomew

Drums arranged by Chris Allison

Recorded and engineered by Tim Carr at Rancom St Studios, Botany NSW

Additional recording at Across From Harry's Bathroom, Forest Lodge NSW

Mixed by Alex Wilson

Mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA

Assistant Mastering Engineer - Costanza Tinti

Lack of Guidance cover artwork by Simeon Bartholomew

Lack of Inhibition insert cover artwork by Montagne Bartholomew + Simeon Bartholomew

Description/Reviews:

‘Chaos Within A Construct’ and its respective interlude ‘Double Standards’ more or less establishes this from the record’s offset, its thunderous post rock brimming with confidence as it flows to and from the jazz inclined math rock sequences that bind the track. However, it’s the proceeding ‘Forever The Optimist’ that serves as the record’s first big, standout moment. Towering and beautifully composed, the track’s optimistic metropolitan post rock harkens And So I Watch You From Afar’s sense of imagination and amazement, something that becomes a defining sensibility that only grows across V’s runtime.

Read the full review by  Dan Hillier at noizze.co.uk

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Helga "Wrapped in Mist"

Country: Sweden/UK
Genre(s): Progressive/Post/Folk Rock/Metal
Label: Season of Mist - SOM688
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: November 24, 2023
Tracklist

01. Skogen mumlar (04:23)

02. Burden (04:58)

03. Water (03:55)

04. If Death Comes Now (03:58)

05. Farväl (04:34)

06. Alive Again (03:36)

07. Vast and Wild (04:04)

08. Som en trumma (04:26)

09. Mountain Song (05:34)

10. Wrapped in Mist (06:41)

Total: 46:07

Credits

Helga Gabriel - Vocals

Ryan Fairclough - Bass

Cameron Gledhill - Guitar

Cai Sumption - Guitar

Sami Javed - Drums

    With

Damian Bolotin - Violin (1, 7, 10)

Antonio Guerra - Grand piano (7, 9)

Mafram do Maracanã - Percussion (1,10)

Bruno Migliari - Double bass (1, 9, 10)

Luiz Felipe Netto - Acoustic guitar  (4, 10), additional electric guitars, keyboards and string arrangements)

Ayran Nicodemo - Violin  (1, 7, 9, 10)

Bruno Serroni - Cello  (5, 7)

Joe Zeitlin - Cello  (1, 5, 7, 9, 10)

Cover Artwork:

David Thiérrée (Artwork)

Ester Segarra (Photography)

Per Wiberg (Layout)

Description/Reviews:

HELGA draw on many different influences: Swedish folk, progressive metal, post-rock, pop, black metal. Their debut album, ‘Wrapped in Mist’, summons formidable drumming, spectral strings and chugging riffs into lamentations on mortality and metal health.

For fans of Opeth, Anna Von Hausswolff, Alcest, The Gathering, Silver Mt. Zion, Myrkur, King Crimson

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Kshettra "Это есть то" / "Thou Art That"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Post Rock, Fusion
Label: [addicted label]
Format: digital
Release date: August 26, 2022
Tracklist

1. Red Letter / Красная буква (04:09)

2. It's Not All, That Behind the Darkness of Things / Это не то, что есть всё (05:52)

3. Tumanama / Туманама (04:26)

4. Butohstep / Бутостеп (04:11)

5. Colo-colo / Коло-коло (09:09)

6. I Am You / Я это ты (03:39)

7. Shivoham / Шивохам (08:25)

Total Time 39:51

Credits

Boris Ghas – bass, semi-acoustic guitar (2,3,7), saxophone arrangement (3, 7), samples (5)

Viktor Tikhonov -– acoustic and electronic drums, percussion, semi-acoustic and acoustic guitars (1,4,5), synthesizers and sequencers (1,3,4,5), metallophone (1,4,6,7), saxophone arrangement (2,3,7)

Gosha Rodin – french horn with effects, delay-noises (5), semi-acoustic guitar (6)

Nikolai Samarin – additional synths (1,5), bass (1)

Mila Kiseleva – poetry reading (1,6)

Nikita Gabdullin – electric guitar (2,3)

Ilya Rosenblat – tenor saxophone (2,3,7)

Alexander Novikov – baritone saxophone (2,7)

Kirill Olkhovsky – violin (4,7)

Nikita Bobrov – second drum-set (5)

Olga Larionova – vocal (7)

Poetry in “I Am You” by Rumi. Poetry in “Red Letter” by Boris Ghas.

The album was recorded at Orange Studio in Moscow, June 2020 - August 2021.

Recording, mixing and mastering by Nikolai Samarin.

Music by Boris Ghas (2,3,5,7), Viktor Tikhonov (1,4) and Gosha Rodin (6).

Photographs by Vyacheslav Kovalevich, model – Viktoria Gonchar.

Layout design – Maria Youkova

Description/Reviews:

In the new album, Kshettra moves away from familiar dark sound worlds. Although progressive and post-rock still form a strong foundation in many numbers, the band has taken a clear course towards compositions with warm harmonies, the music has been enriched with bright inclusions of electronics and nu-jazz.

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Pershagen "Hilma"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Post Rock
Label: Lövely Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: April 29, 2022
Tracklist
1 Klangskog

2 Hilma

3 Långt bort nära

4 Alla minns den sista gången

5 Karelia

6 Ofog i djävulens sällskap

7 Ekoparken

8 Solen är en trumma

9 Archangelsk.mp3

Line-up

Jimmie Nilsson - Guitar

Theo Stocks - Pedal Steel, Guitar

Andreas Sahlin - Bass

Johan Kalla - Drums

Description/Reviews:

The Swedish quartet delve deeper into their very own niche of dreamy and cinematic instrumental music on the new album. Throughout ‘Hilma’, psychedelic rock intertwines with post-rock, and Scandinavian gloominess melts into colorful moments of bliss.

Pershagen returns with a set of 9 new cuts. Constantly moving between darkness and light, ‘Hilma’ throws the listener on a journey of both improvised jams as well as elegantly arranged compositions. Elements of Nordic folk music meet fuzzy, overdriven grinding, experimental psych rock, and guitar driven indie on the new album. Decorated with the colorful sounds of guitar, pedal steel and organ, ‘Hilma’ captivates throughout the 40 minutes of running time, constantly introducing new soundscapes and musical components.

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Action & Tension & Space "Tellus"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Fusion, Post Rock
Label: Rune Grammofon
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. Chromosomes (6:15) 

2. Tellus (3:26) 

3. Trinity And The Holy Ghost (9:56) 

4. Schweppes And Koskenkorva (6:44) 

5. The Last Petrol Station Before Hardangervidda (14:08) 

Total Time 40:29

Line-up

Julius Lind  - Bass

Per Steinar Lie - Lap-Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar

Ørjan Haland - Drums

Øystein Braut - Guitar, Organ, Mellotron

   With

Sigbjørn Apeland - Harmonium, Fender Rhodes

Ståle Liavik Solberg - Percussion 

Description/Reviews:

The band describe themselves as a spaced out, instrumental loungerock outfit, with added vibes of folk music, jazzy surf, psychedelia, free improvised chill-out, jangly post-rock and travelling bass. Not much for us to add here, apart from possibly a pinch of krautrock. “Tellus” is the quartet’s fourth album, and their debut on Rune Grammofon. Being something of an allstar team from the fertile psychedelic spacedrone scene in Haugesund on the westcoast of Norway, the members also pay their dues in bands like Electric Eye, Lumen Drones (ECM), Undergrünnen and The Low Frequency in Stereo. “Tellus” is a powerful and spicy brew rich on captivating hooks, smart details and a hypnotic drive. Their finest effort so far!

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Day of Departure "Day of Departure"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Post Rock/Metal
Label: BraveMusic
Format: digital
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. …And We Prepare for Our End (8:00)

2. The Edge of Annihilation (6:13)

3. The Light In Our Eye Grows Dim (3:01)

4. Pierce the Sky (Conflict) (4:32)

5. Ex Machina (5:46)

6. Life Prevails (6:13)

7. The Future Has No Form (3:24)

8. Living Matter (7:34)

9. Awaken To The Beyond (5:50)

10. The Beyond (2:17)

Line-up

Ben Kelly - Bass

Matt Kozar - Guitars, Keys

Michelle Schrotz - Vocals, Keys

Scott Loose - Guitars, Keys

Trevor Schrotz - Drums

Description/Reviews:

This is an album full of symphonic delights, a total experience of the audio senses and, without doubt, an album packed to the brim with beautifully layered, well-constructed music. Every aspect of this wonderful album has been pieced together with ultimate skill and attention to detail. A consummate journey through multitudes of varying soundscapes and audio atmospheres. Even on first play, it is remarkable how every instrument within the line-up stands out in such a well-defined manner and the music graced with its own individuality. Every successive play, therefore, reveals more and more lashings of instrumental wonderment. Energetic yet sensitive drumming, exquisite and tuneful bass lines. And then at times, it is difficult to differentiate between the fascinating shared lead guitar and keyboard arrangements, the use of pedals and other treatments providing a resultant blanket of different sounds all merging all together so seamlessly. But of course spasms of well-considered heavy riffing versus more subtle guitar proliferations, a Juxtaposition of well-ordered beautifully coordinated sounds.

Read the full review by Geoff Penn at houseofprog.com

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Playgrounded "The death of Death"

Country: Greece/Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Pelagic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. The Swan

2. Rituals

3. The death of Death 

4. Tomorrow's Rainbow

5. A Road out of the Flood

6. Our Fire

Line-up
Orestis Zafeiriou 

Michael Kotsirakis 

Odisseas Zafiriou 

Giorgos Pouliasis 

Stavros Markonis

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MRW "妖怪"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Post Rock
Format: digital
Release date: January 30, 2022
Tracklist

1. 精神が世界を吹き飛ばしている (01:10)

2. 手なしの医者 (00:16)

3. 鬼遣 (00:33)

4. 鬼はそと！福は内 (00:49)

5. 鬼 (00:46)

6. 妖怪 (00:32)

7. 化け物 (01:35)

8. 私が死にかけている今、あなたは私の魂を捕まえることができます (01:26)

9. 魔物 (01:12)

10. 第三の目 (00:46)

11. 医者の切断された手 (02:28)

12. 第三の目、セカンドノーズ (01:12)

13. 医者の死 (00:26)

14. お化け (05:57)

15. 鬼2 (01:09)

16. 河童 (00:26)

17. 天邪鬼 (00:40)

18. 網剪 (01:40)

19. 御霊 (00:41)

20. ぬうりひょん (01:56)

21. 恐怖には4つの目があります (00:45)

22. 座敷童/座敷童子 (01:17)

23. 送り雀 (03:58)

24. 海坊主 (03:29)

25. 死に神 (01:17)

26. 尻目 (00:26)

27. 鬼3 (02:40)

28. 死の踊り (03:49)

29. 狐 (04:54)

Line-up
Marcin Waszczak: guitar, bass, kaossilator, synths, vocal, piano, recordings, drums programming, alto saxophone, clarinet, glass, dictaphone

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Home Brewed Universe "Triah"

Country: India
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Post Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: January 28, 2022
Tracklist

1. Eternal Atom (6:58) 

2. Blood Moon (6:35) 

3. Long Dead Star (5:51) 

4. Hidden Knowledge (7:45) 

5. Gravity Assist (4:42) 

6. Alignment Of The Voyager (4:54) 

7. Paradoxes (4:41) 

8. Mathematic Dreams (4:15) 

9. Cosmic Bedlam (5:34) 

Total Time 51:15

Line-up
Arka Sengupta - everything

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SOM "The Shape of Everything"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Post Metal/Rock
Label: Pelagic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: January 21, 2022
Tracklist

1. Moment (4:26) 

2. Animals (4:30) 

3. Center (4:02) 

4. Shape (3:57) 

5. Clocks (4:16) 

6. Wrong (3:58) 

7. Heart Attack (4:20) 

8. Son Of Winter (4:41) 

Total Time 34:10

Credits
Will Benoit - Vocals, Guitar, Synths
Duncan Rich - Drums
Justin Forrest - Bass
Mike Repasch-Nieves - Guitar
Joel M. Reynolds - Guitar

Description/Reviews:

All in all, The Shape of Everything is an album that offers tranquility within its confined space and one that elicits a sense of nirvana you don’t get from most albums. It’s difficult to categorize this album as metal, given the lack of heavy, driven instrumentation and harsh vocals one is more familiar with, but then again, shoegaze is metal-adjacent and this album has beauty in spades.

Read the full review by Hera at Nine Circles

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Elder & Kadavar "Eldovar: A Story of Darkness & Light"

Country: Germany 
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock, Post Rock
Label: Robotor Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. From Deep Within (9:33) 

2. In The Way (5:38) 

3. El Matador (6:42) 

4. Rebirth Of The Twins (2:59) 

5. Raspletin (4:59) 

6. Blood Moon Night (11:04) 

7. Cherry Trees (3:44) 

Total Time 44:39

Line-up

Simon Bouteloup (Kadavar)

Michael Risberg (Elder)

Nick DiSalvo (Elder)

Lupus Lindemann (Kadavar)

Tiger Bartelt (Kadavar)

Georg Edert (Elder)

   With

Kristof Hahn (Swans) - Slide guitar solo (3) 

Rosa Merino Claros - Backing vocals (3) 

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Soup "Visions"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Atmospheric Art Rock, Post Rock, Progressive Rock
Label: Glassville Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 19, 2021
Tracklist

1. Burning Bridges (15:02)

2. Crystalline (7:02)

3. Skins Pt. 1 (1:19)

4. Kingdom of Color (9:11)

5. Skins Pts. 2-3 (7:23)

Total Time 39:57

Line-up
Espen Berge - drums

Ørjan J Langnes - guitars

Jan Tore Megård - bass

Øystein Megård - guitars

Erlend Aastad Viken - vocals, keys, guitars

   With
Giant Sky Orchestra conducted by Liv Brox

Liv Brox: Violins

Ivan Ushakov: Flutes 

Emil Emilson Holmesland: Trumpet 

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clayhands "Is This Yes?"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic, Psychedelic, Post Rock
Label: Bird's Robe Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 29, 2021
Tracklist

1. Godolphin (7:04) 

2. Orchid (6:57) 

3. Murking (6:36) 

4. The Boy Left (7:07) 

5. Polars (8:28) 

6. Playgrounds (14:54) 

Total Time 51:06 

Line-up

Heather Darvey – drums, percussion, congas, steel drums, glockenspiel

Matthew Brazel – electric guitars, nylon guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, synth, FX

Ricky Thom – electric guitars, kalimba, percussion

Ronan Geraghty – piano, keyboards, drums, bass, synths, glockenspiel, percussion, vox, FX

Description/Reviews:

The end of “Goldolphin” is nicely rounded, as quiet piano work takes us back to the spring day. By contrast “Orchid” starts as if we’re in a sound laboratory or an experimental music studio. From the grounded “Godolphin”, there’s a lofty air with hints of magic, melancholy and the East. A distinctively post-rock guitar line combines with the drum beat to bring calm and order back into our lives. At this point I could see where the comparisons with Yes and King Crimson might have come from. Let me add Mike Oldfield to that list. clayhands guide us through a world of dreams, a pleasant one I must say. “Orchid” is a super warm track, giving justification to the band’s self-description as a “human band”.

Read the full review by Andrew Doherty at avenoctum.com

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IAH "Omines"

Country: Argentina
Genre(s): Post Rock/Metal, Stoner, Psychedelic
Format: digital
Release date: October 27, 2021
Tracklist

1. Cernunnos (11:19) 

2. L'esprit de l'escalier (9:08) 

3. Sunon (8:07) 

4. Brilo (4:13) 

5. Luno (5:40) 

6. Arce (3:00) 

7. Naga (9:22) 

8. Omines (13:57) 

Total Time 64:46

Line-up

Juan Pablo Lucco Borlera: Bass

Mauricio Condon: Guitar

José Landín: Drums

   With

Spaceslug (Jan Rutka / Kamil Ziółkowski): Vocals (8)

Federico Dávila Kurbán: Cello (4, 8), Piano (8)

Description/Reviews:

With a defined style, IAH invites us to explore instrumental environments in which psychedelia, post-rock, stoner and post-metal coexist in perfect harmony. Without fanfare, and knowing when to put the intensity, they manage to create songs full of beauty with which to transmit different states of mind to the listener. Long songs in which they express their good work and that are built from the calm, but that contain different oscillations that make them anything, less monotonous. With nods to the characteristic ambient sound of bands like Yawning Man, they manage to combine progressive elements with the quieter echoes of desert rock. A sensory dimension in which its atmospheres trap the listener, providing a reflective environment of great beauty. This is not an album to party, but, on the contrary, it is the ideal soundtrack to find yourself, in a warm, and very introspective environment. An album that may seem somewhat linear at first impression, but which, on the contrary, has many nuances embedded in each of its songs, something that IAH does with the subtlety of a veteran band. (Roberto Lucas at denpafuzz.com)

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Forgonia "The Mountain"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Post Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 22, 2021
Tracklist

1. Lights Out (And Away We Go) (5:38) 

2. Video 2. Brickyard 33 (6:59) 

3. Bathurst Part I: The Lap Of The Gods (2:06) 

4. Bathurst Part II: The Mountain (11:57) 

5. Bathurst Part III: The Road Home (4:16) 

6. Night On The Mulsanne (4:21) 

7. The Green Hell (14:32) 

Total Time 49:49

Line-up

Mike Evans - drums, percussion, guitar

Dave Evans - guitar, piano

Trav New - guitar

Quinn Luxford - bass

Ella Jamieson - cello

Charlotte Fetherston - viola

Tracy Wan - violin

Jason Sandercock - trumpet

Gareth Lewis - trombone

Adrian Hallam - french horn

Benjamin Harrison - saxophone

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SEIMS "FOUR"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Math Rock, Post Rock
Label: Art As Catharsis Records, Bird’s Robe Records, Dunk Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: October 22, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Mountain’s Lullaby

2. The Pursuit of Intermediate Happiness

3. Showdown Without A Victim

4. Shouting At A Brick Wall

5. Stranded. Isolated.

6. Elegance Over Confidence  

7. Biting Tongues

8. Nuance Lost In Translation

9. Understatement

10. The Mountain’s Scream

Line-up

Simeon Bartholomew - Basses, Guitars, Synths, Piano, Vocals

Chris Allison (Plini) - Drums, Percussion

Kat Hunter - Vocals, Violin Solo (4)

Susie Bishop - Violin, Violin Solo (7)

Monique Mezzatesta - Violas

Peter Hollo - Cellos

Thomas Botting - Double Basses

Paul Murchison - Flugelhorns, Trombone, Trumpet

Paul Meo - Trumpet

Victor Valdes - Harp

Description/Reviews:

The new record showcases the band’s delicately crafted arrangements on tracks including the beguiling 65daysofstatic ‘Wild Light’ era tinged post-math-rock of Elegance Over Confidence, the soaring modern post-rock of The Mountain’s Scream and the dark ‘Stranger Things’ evoking electro-prog of Showdown Without A Victim.

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Katre "Behind The Resilience"

Country: Germany/Turkey
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Post Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: September 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. So Was The Life (5:19) 

2. The Decision (4:34) 

3. The Route (5:25) 

4. The Mermaid (6:20) 

5. Now On The Continent (8:14) 

6. The Run (5:14) 

7. Looking For The Pearls (8:08) 

8. Behind The Resilience (7:19) 

Total Time 50:33

Line-up

Hasan Koç – Guitars, ebow, MIDI strings

Okaner Ertuğrul – Drums

Özgür Şepşül – Bass guitar

Şah Cihan İngin – Synthesizers

Description/Reviews:

The first track drags me right into the album. It comes thundering in, really. Post-metal in true Toundra feel. There are more sections like that such as the last section of the last track, but The Run is I think the best example. I cannot stop smiling because of how good that song sounds to me and makes me feel, hitting all the right buttons for my need for post-metal heaviness with progressive structures.

Read the full review by Jerry van Kooten at dprp.net

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Mono "Pilgrimage Of The Soul"

Country: Japan
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock
Label: Temporary Residence (NA), Pelagic Records (EU), New Noise (China)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. Riptide (5:51) 

2. Imperfect Things (6:25) 

3. Heaven In A Wild Flower (7:10) 

4. To See A World (4:00) 

5. Innocence (8:10) 

6. The Auguries (7:30) 

7. Hold Infinity In The Palm Of Your Hand (12:21) 

8. And Eternity In An Hour (5:51) 

Total Time 57:18

Line-up

Takaakira 'Taka' Goto - Guitar

Tamaki - Bass, Piano

Yoda - Guitar

Dahm - Drums

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Susan Voelz - Violin & Orchestrator

Andra Kulans - Violin

Vannia Phillips - Violin

Emi Tanabe - Violin

Alison Chesley - Cello

Anna Steinhoff - Cello

Nora Barton - Cello

Kelsee Vandervall - Cello

Chad McCullough - Trumpet & Brass Co-Arrangement

Liz Deitemyer - French Horn 

Matthew Davis - Trombone

Description/Reviews:

Continuing the subtle but profound creative progression in the MONO canon that began with Nowhere Now Here (2019), Pilgrimage of the Soul is the most dynamic MONO album to date (and that’s saying a lot). But where MONO’s foundation was built on the well-established interplay of whisper quiet and devastatingly loud, Pilgrimage of the Soul crafts its magic with mesmerizing new electronic instrumentation and textures, and – perhaps most notably – faster tempos that are clearly influenced by disco and techno. It all galvanizes as the most unexpected MONO album to date – replete with surprises and as awash in splendor as anything this band has ever done.

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Oxomoco "Oxomoco"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Post Rock/Metal, Psychedelic
Format: CD
Release date: August 2021
Tracklist

1. Of Home (12:19) 

2. The Moment Before It Was Gone (7:25) 

3. Nice And Heavy Particles (5:34) 

4. Montana And The Dirty Blues (5:11) 

5. Elpis (9:06) 

Total Time 39:35

Line-up

Ulrich Retzow - drums

Laurenz Mösbauer - guitars

Emanuel Pfitzner - bass & clarinet

   With

Hannah Ziezula - voice (1)

Isi Niedermeier - voice (1)

Björn Vollmer - voice (1)

Max Freigeist - vocals (2)

Murphy Montana - harp (4)

Norman van Haven - vocals (5)

Description/Reviews:

The structure of just about all of their songs comes with an obvious similarity to post-rock, in that they develop from a careful and gentle starting point and gradually build towards more dramatic eruptions, and in this case will repeat this line of development once or twice in the songs, usually with a different focus and different sounds, motifs or arrangements used for the repeated development cycle. ... The secondary element brought in from the progressive rock universe here are gentler, reverberating instrument details as well as some fuzzier ones that most people generally will sort under the psychedelic tag. ...A final detail of note is that some of the songs here will feature harder, more metal oriented points in the final stages of the development cycle, which adds a touch of post-metal to the proceedings.

Read the full review by Olav M. Björnsen at progressor-net.blogspot.com

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The Moment Before It Was Gone

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Tiny Tree "XI"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Atmospheric Post Rock/Metal
Format: digital, vinyl, cassette
Release date: August 27, 2021 (digital, cassette), November 1, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Yuri's Revenge (1:19) 

2. Return (4:20) 

3. Idle Eyes (4:58) 

4. P.F.D. (1:48) 

5. Paper Boat (5:26) 

6. December W/JD Pinkus (7:06) 

7. Soo-Locks (4:16) 

8. Misinformation Effect (9:12) 

Total Time 38:25

Line-up

Addison Eilers - Guitar, Vocals

Paul L Jensen - Drums, Keys, Samples

   With

JD Pinkus - Bass (6)

Description/Reviews:

The album as such features a few different types of songs, with careful, dreamlike dark atmospheric creations and a melancholic, dark and atmospheric variety of metal making up part of this production. The rest of this album is devoted to material with more of a post metal touch to it, combining the earlier features with the ebb, flow and textured displays of post-rock explored in more of a post-metal oriented context, building from a delicate starting point and concluding in a massive, majestic and borderline overpowering manner. An album to seek out by those who know and love post-rock and post-metal explored with an atmospheric laden swagger. (Olav Martin Bjørnsen at progressor.net's facebook)

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