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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Doom Salad "Jasshi Jusia Zon"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive/Math Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: December 23, 2022
Tracklist

1. Part I (2:37) 

2. Part II (2:38) 

3. Part III (3:32) 

4. Part IV (3:40) 

5. Part V (4:05) 

6. Part VI (2:50) 

7. Part VII (5:32) 

8. Part VIII (0:49) 

9. Part IX (4:38) 

10. Part X (2:15) 

Total Time 32:36

Credits

Lane Gardner - Guitar

Mathew Pelton - Drums

Gordon Wery - Synths

Engineered by Lane Gardner and Mathew Pelton.

Organized, edited, and mixed by Mathew Pelton.

Mastered by Bill Pelton and Mathew Pelton at Pine Mountain Productions.

Album art: AI generated by Mathew Pelton.

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Anwkozik "IV"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Math Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. La Cave Du Dentiste (10:23) 

2. Rêve Frère (8:35) 

3. Naked On The Couch (9:17) 

4. Spicy Bananas (10:51) 

5. Trees And Bonobos (8:22) 

6. Eddy (8:20) 

7. Eggs And Shoulders (9:06) 

Total Time 64:54

Line-up
Denis Alex: saxophone

Florient Vennet: drums

Jérôme Fisher : bass

Christophe Siefert: guitar

Stéphan Hemmert: guitar

Michael Schneider: guitar

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In-Dreamview "Triptych"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 29, 2021
Tracklist

1. Collisions Pt.I (3:32) 

2. Collisions Pt.II (5:26) 

3. Collisions Pt.III (3:10) 

4. Passageways Pt.I (4:21) 

5. Passageways Pt.II (3:31) 

6. Passageways Pt.III (7:00) 

7. Water Caustics Pt.I (5:03) 

8. Water Caustics Pt.II (4:45) 

9. Water Caustics Pt.III (6:25) 

Total Time 43:13

Line-up

Matt Stober - electric guitar, vibraphone, glockenspiel, piano, cello, acoustic guitar, sitar guitar, auto-harp

Ben Coniguliaro (Wippy Bonstack, Sun Colored Chair) - drums, percussion

Quinn Coniguliaro - bass, bass VI, percussion

Alex Verbickas - electric guitar

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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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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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Long Live The Pilot "Bloom"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Math Rock
Format: digital
Release date: July 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Sleepless Miles (5:49) 

2. Syntax Error (3:13) 

3. Golden Hour (5:10) 

4. Chamomile (2:31) 

5. Bloom (5:30) 

6. Bobby Three Sticks (4:44) 

7. Orion (6:04) 

8. The Day Of Black Sun (12:06) 

Total Time 45:07 

Line-up

Luke Sawyer - Drums

Owen Davenport - Bass, E. Piano (1, 3, 5), Piano solo (8)

Kyle Thiessen - Organ

Richie Worrell - Guitars, Vocals (7), E. Piano (4)

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Vola "Witness"

Country: Denmark/Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Straight Lines

2. Head Mounted Sideways

3. 24 Lightyears

4. These Black Claws 

5. Freak

6. Napalm

7. Future Bird

8. Stone Leader Falling Down

9. Inside Your Fur

Line-up
Asger Mygind - guitar & vocals
Martin Werner - keys & programming
Nicolai Mogensen - bass
Adam Janzi - drums
   With

SHAHMEN (4)

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Sketchshow "WAVES"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Math Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 7, 2021
Tracklist

1. Awake

2. Conscious

3. Delight 

4. Delighted

5. Trust (Isn't Easy)

6. Smoke

7. Chrysalis 

8. Empty Without You

9. Innsæi 

10. Good News

Line-up

Satin Bailey - Vocals

Adam Curran - Guitar, backing vocals, bass (5)

Luke Phillips - Guitar, backing vocals, keys, bass (8, 9, 10)

Will Sales - Bass

Scott van der Leeden - Drums, percussion, backing vocals

   With

Joel Bamigboye - Guitar solo (5) 

Mallory Evans - Whispered vocals (10) 

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Monobody "Comma"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Math Rock, Fusion
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: April 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. Eighty Eight

2. Sylphina

3. Cloudless Sulphur

4. Atala 

5. Mimic

6. Harvester

7. Phaon Crescent

Line-up

Al Costis - Bass and Synths

Collin Clauson - Keyboards

Conor Mackey - Guitar and Synths

Nnamdi Ogbonnaya - Drums

Steve Marek - Bass

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Bisbâyé "Le Sens De La Fin / The Sense Of An Ending"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Experimental Progressive Math Rock/Metal, Fusion
Label: Cuneiform Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 29, 2021
Tracklist

1. Créosote / Creosote (4:33) 

2. Le Sens De La Fin / The Sense Of An Ending (6:46) 

3. Félicités Despotiques / Despotic Bliss (5:22) 

4. Resister / Resist (5:38) 

5. Le Bienfrit Devient Fléau / Virtue Becomes Plague (5:16) 

6. Soliton (7:47) 

7. Caustique / Castic (6:48) 

Total Time 42:10

Line-up

Jean-pierre Larouche : guitar

Nathanaël Labrèche : guitar

Julien Daoust : drums

Hugo Veilleux : drums

Vincent Savary : bass

Description/Reviews:

Bisbâyé may be most notable for including two guitarists and two drum kits, with the two guitarists answering each other’s riffs and the two percussionists answering each other’s beats in real time, and the bassist being the musical fulcrum. This polyrhythmic superposition creates a compelling stereo effect .

The band’s leader cites Don Caballero and Meshuggah as influences. King Crimson’s influence is also undeniable, so is the sophistication of the math-rock genre’s best acts, while you can find some of Larouche’s favorite composers (Steve Reich, Gyorgy Ligeti) in there as well.

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Grimény "Die Große Aufgabe"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive/Avant/Math Rock
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 16, 2020
Tracklist

1. Anti Age (6:22) 

2. Arzamas-17 (5:09) 

3. A'Zade (6:30) 

4. Prom Night (4:25) 

5. Mit Funkelnden Augen (5:25) 

6. Kuukkeli (3:20) 

7. verelen (1:18) 

8. Karōshi (6:02) 

9. Kinderlimbus (4:33) 

Total Time 43:04 

Line-up
Falk Meutzner: guitar, bass

Torsten Lang: drums, synth

Nico Vetter: guitar, bass

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Animatist "Inverted"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Math Rock, Fusion
Label: Glue Gun Records - GG-009
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: July 3, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Where's My Dopamine?! (3:44)
2. Weird Digits (6:03)
3. Train Pelicans (9:16)
4. Al Gore Rhythm (4:48)
5. Beg (There's My Dopamine!) (8:41)
6. Showdown On The Inverted Pyramid (4:44)
7. IHAVECOMPLETEDMYFAMILY (4:47)

Total Time 42:03

Line-up: 
Steve Cook - Bass
Danielle Fernandes - Saxophone, Synth
Ian Hinds - Percussion, Drums
Brent O'Toole - Guitar, Synth

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Protest The Hero "Palimpsest"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive/Math/Alternative Metal
Label: Spinefarm  
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: June 19, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. The Migrant Mother
2. The Canary
3. From The Sky
4. All Hands
5. The Fireside
6. Soliloquy
7. Reverie
8. Little Snakes
9. Gardenias
10. Rivet

Line-up: 
Rody Walker - Vocals
Luke Hoskin - Guitars
Tim MacMillar - Guitars
Mike Ieradi - Drums
Special Guest: Todd Kowalski - Bass
Orchestral Arrangement / Production - Milen Petzelt-Sorace

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Behold... The Arctopus "Hapeleptic Overtrove"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Technical Avant Prog Math Rock/Metal  
Label: Willowtip Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: June 12, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Quithtion (0:29)
2. Adult Contemporary (2:05)
3. Telepathy Apathy (2:03)
4. Blessing In Disgust (2:58)
5. Forgotten Explanations (5:18)
6. Other Realms (Instrumental) (6:45)
7. Perverse. Esoteric. Different (6:43)
8. Hapeleptic Perspective Respect (4:48)
9. Quithtion Overtrove (0:48)

Total Time 31:57

Line-up: 
Colin Marston - Warr guitar
Mike Lerner - guitar
Jason Bauers (Psyopus) - percussion

Description/Reviews: 

The band’s weapons, once again, are absurd technicality, inspiration drawn from avant-garde composers like Arnold Schoenberg, and an utter disregard for traditional understandings of tonality and melody. On Hapeleptic Overtrove, Marston and company focus on dizzying intricacy and speed a bit less than on previous efforts, but their newfound determination to eschew everything resembling standard percussion and unwillingness to part ways with their oddball technicality ensure they remain committed to their own brand of trailblazing strangeness.

Read the full review by Jackson French at metal-observer.com

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Covet "Technicolor"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive/Math/Post Rock
Label: Triple Crown Records 
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: June 5, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Good Morning (3:07)
2. Atreyu (5:25)
3. Parachute (6:13)
4. Predawn (3:27)
5. Nero (6:37)
6. Pirouette (1:36)
7. Ares (6:00)
8. Parrot (4:41)
9. Odessa (6:46)
10. Farewell (4:41)

Total Time 48:33

Line-up: 
Yvette Young - Guitar, Vocals
David Adamiak - Bass
Forrest Rice - Drums
   With
Phillip Jamieson (Caspian) (4)

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wthAura "Grocery"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Math Rock, Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: March 20, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Carts (0:42)
2. Produce (2:29)
3. ANNOUNCEMENT 1: Our Associates (0:36)
4. Meats (6:20)
5. Customer Service (1:33)
6. Floral (5:27)
7. ANNOUNCEMENT 2: New Pharmacy (1:16)
8. Storage (5:53)
9. Seasonal (3:14)
10. Pets (4:23)
11. ANNOUNCEMENT 3: No Smoking (1:02)
12. Bakery (4:15)
13. Frozen (5:34)
14. ANNOUNCEMENT 4: Thanks (1:52)

Total Time 44:36

Line-up: 
Brian J. Davis: all instruments

Description/Reviews: 

 ...the album is like a heady mix of Infinite Shred, TWRP, and Adebisi Shank. Yeah, I invoked the name of the great Adebisi Shank here and it is more than warranted; just listen to tracks like “Produce” or “Meats” and tell me you don’t feel that Adebisi wildness coursing through your bones. Add to that the rich synth tones of “ANNOUNCEMENT 1: Our Associates” and its spiritual successor “Floral”, a whole bunch of crazy guitar stuff like the solo on the aforementioned “Meats”, the irreverent samples which call to mind that TWRP reference, and you can start to get a glimpse of the unbounded energy of this album.

Read more by Eden Kupermintz at heavyblogisheavy.com

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Soften The Glare "Glint"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Math Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 3, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. M.A.P. (0:15)
2. Palimpsest (4:44)
3. Aposematic (4:44)
4. Because I Love You (5:04)
5. Hedonic 7 (4:57)
6. Cluck (5:14)
7. The Adventures Of Ed F (7:35)
8. ...And Her Cousin Too (4:31)
9. La Trampa (4:37)
10. Nemo's Travels (4:45)
11. 9 Reasons (4:18)
12. Storm Trooper Blues (4:37)
13. Above Ground (4:04)

Total Time 59:25

Line-up: 
Bon Lozaga (Gong, Gongzilla) - guitars
Ryan Martinie - bass, percussion
Mitch Hull - drums, percussion
   With
Gregory Meckley - violin (6,13)
Cameron MacManus - trombone (6,7,8,9)
Darrion Keck - trumpet (7,8,9)
Chris Peebles - saxophones - (3,4,7,8,9,10)
Cameron MacManus - Horn transcription
UNCSA Community Music School
Linda Angel - Horn and string arrangements, keys, crazy effects, animal noises, percussion

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Esprit d'Escalier "Predictable Anomalies of a Lunatic Geometry"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive/Post Rock
Format: digital
Release date: February 29, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Synesthesia (3:25)
2. Ennemi (3:31)
3. Dissonance (7:10)
4. Singularite (2:15)
5. Ghosts (7:25)
6. Gibigianna (3:14)
7. Interlude (1:01)
8. Rainbow Ponycorn (3:15)
9. Nefelibata (5:36)
10. Wolves (4:55)
11. Golden Age (10:09)

Total Time 51:56

Line-up: 
Matthieu Couffrant
Vincent Lechner
Baptiste Bois
Renaud Rabusseau

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An Anderson "Rude Unraveling"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Math Rock
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: January 20, 2020 (digital), June 1, 2020 (vinyl)
Tracklist: 
1. Vena Cava (10:23)
2. A Forgotten Gift (5:19)
3. Mirror Universe (5:45)
4. A Loyal Servant (3:06)
5. Unmasked (8:44)

Total Time 33:17

Line-up: 
Stefan Hanson - Bass & Sound Design
Ron Harrity - Guitar & Percussion
Dan Smith - Guitar
Elijah True - Drums & Sound Design

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