Tag Archive: Uneven Structure

The Algorithm & Monuments Drummer Mike Malyan Posts Playthrough Of ‘Tr0jans’

Filed Under: Video

Feb.06, 2012

Tonight—Monday, February 6th—Basick Records is holding a showcase at HMV’s Next Big Thing in London, where Chimp Spanner, Uneven Structure, and The Algorithm are to perform. Being a bit of an oddball on the billing, The Algorithm—a French electronic artist by the name of Remi Gallego—has tapped Monuments drummer Mike Malyan to play alongside him for his set. This past weekend, The Algorithm posted rehearsal footage of the duo playing through ‘Trojans,’ which you can view above.

It takes a pretty stellar drummer to be able to play alongside The Algorithm’s glitchy beats, and Mike nails it. Judging by the rehearsal playthrough, these two perform great together. The Basick showcase looks like it’s a show not to be missed – in fact we’re sending Chris down, so keep an eye out for him – but for the rest of us that are geographically limited, we can cling on to this video. Hopefully the two can collaborate more in the future!

The Algorithm’s new single Tr0jans is available now. Go pick it up at Bandcamp, why don’t you?

[Nerd points for knowing the source of the "okay, let's go" sample]

- JR

Tags: Basick Records, Chimp Spanner, Mike Malyan, Monuments, The Algorithm, Tr0jans, Uneven Structure

Chimp Spanner – All Roads Lead Here

Filed Under: Reviews

Feb.01, 2012

Chimp Spanner

All Roads Lead Here

01. Dark Age Of Technology
02. Engrams
03. Mobius Pt I
04. Mobius Pt II
05. Mobius Pt III
06. Cloud City

[02/06/12]
[Basick Records]

Ah Chimp Spanner. Not just another one-man bedroom project, the past couple of years has seen the enterprise morph into something more. Ere the lapse of the festive season helmsman Paul Ortiz was capping off a fantastic year of live performances with his live band (consisting of the shred-tastic Jim Hughes, the ever-cool Adam Swann of Monuments, and the eternally entertaining Boris le Gal), touring with the likes of the legendary Cynic along with Hypno5e, and having also spent time with the likes of Uneven Structure, TesseracT, Aliases (twice) and Cyclamen. Whatever next?

Oh, a new six-track EP you say? Well, marvellous!

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Tags: Acle Kahney, Aliases, All Roads Lead Here, At The Dream's Edge, Basick Records, Chimp Spanner, Cyclamen, Cynic, Harvey Wallbanger, Hypno5e, Misha Mansoor, Monuments, Paul Ortiz, Periphery, TesseracT, Uneven Structure

Uneven Structure Announce New Drummer

Filed Under: General News

Jan.24, 2012

Photo via Darkside.ru

One of our favorite breakout acts of 2011, Uneven Structure, has announced the departure of drummer Christian Schreil and welcomed aboard new drummer Jean Ferry. Thankfully, the lineup change was completely drama-free and understandable. Here’s what Christian had to say, via Basick Records:

“It is to my greatest sadness that I have to tell all of you that Uneven Structure and I are going to go separate ways. This is not happening as a result of bad cooperation or anything like that, ’tis simply a matter of me not being able to put all my heart and soul into what I’m doing as part of my contribution to the band. With this being said, I have great confidence in the future of Uneven Structure and I strongly believe that these guys will take everything we’ve been building together for these past fourteen months to a completely different level.

I’ve been fortunate enough to take part in an amazing journey with the process of finishing ‘Februus’, and that is something that I forever will be grateful for.
I would also like to welcome the new drummer, Jean Ferry, to the band! He is an absolutely phenomenal drummer! If my words aren’t convincing enough, wait till you catch him live at the BASICK Party and the PROTEST THE HERO tour and you’ll see what I mean!

Best thall’s - Christian.”

The band’s new drummer Jean made his live debut with the band this past weekend in Moscow, as seen in the above photo, courtesy of Darkside.ru.

Hopefully this is the only lineup change the band will ever have to go through. Here’s to wishful thinking!

- JR

Tags: Basick Records, Protest the Hero, Uneven Structure

Outrun the Sunlight – The Return of Inertia

Filed Under: Reviews

Jan.23, 2012

Outrun the Sunlight

The Return of Inertia

01. Being : Begin
02. The Peter Pan Complex
03. Ambivalence
04. Psychic Cycles
05. Apeirophobia
06. Archetype
07. Quark
08. Telencephalon
09. Diencephalon
10. Phyllotaxis Complete
11. Toska

[12/20/11]
[Self Released]

Admittedly, djent — like every other genre out there at one point — is starting to get derivative and generic. So many bands out there jumping into a sound they love isn’t necessarily a bad thing in itself; people love making the music they want to hear. It makes sense that at this point in a genre notorious for being easily DIY, people following the first break-out of djent have gotten around to releasing their own records. It took metalcore a little longer to reach this point, but that’s technology for you.

Despite the genre’s steady stagnation, there are bands that stand apart as being worthwhile and I’m not about to dismiss a genre just because of a flooded market. There are the signed bands that pave the way like Periphery, Tesseract, Uneven Structure, and Vildhjarta, but lurking around just below the surface are some bands that practice the sound and do it justice, adding a signature flair and developing their own sound that does more than rely on palm-muted chugs and glorified breakdowns. Outrun the Sunlight, a guitar duo based out of Chicago, are a smaller band that manages to do it right.

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Tags: Animals As Leaders, Meshuggah, Outrun the Sunlight, Periphery, TesseracT, The Contortionist, The Return of Inertia, Uneven Structure, Vildhjarta

Basick Records Partners With Prosthetic Records/RED For North American Distribution

Filed Under: General News

Jan.17, 2012

It looks like Heavy Blog’s favorite record label Basick Records are becoming more accessible. No, it’s not because they’ve stopped signing experimental/prog bands in favor of autotuned genericore, but because they’ve partnered up with Prosthetic Records and SONY’s RED Distribution to bring their catalog of music across the pond to North America!

Here’s a statement from Basick big-guy Nathan “Barley” Phillips:

“There’s so much synergy and mutual respect between BASICK and PROSTHETIC, that when the opportunity arose to partner up and launch the label fully in the USA, we just knew that we had to make it happen.
This deal enables us to offer our bands and releases a fully dedicated U.S. staff throughout their touring and retail cycles, as well as providing us with the perfect opportunity to sign some more US bands and to also bring some of our European talent to American shores!”

Bringing Basick acts to America!? Finally! Hopefully we can get Uneven Structure and Chimp Spanner over here once Basick’s presence grows into the new year. Prosthetic are also no strangers to the advancing of prog, snatching up the likes of Last Chance To Reason and Scale The Summit, and at one point, Gojira. This pairing makes sense to me!

Basick have plans of opening an office in LA this year. I can’t wait to see their growth. The first release to take part in this deal is Chimpy’s upcoming EP All Roads Lead To Here, which is due out February 14th.

- JR

Tags: Basick Records, Gojira, Last Chance To Reason, Prosthetic Records, Scale The Summit, Uneven Structure

The Omega Experiment Announce Debut Album

Filed Under: Audio, General News, Upcoming releases

Jan.16, 2012

The Omega Experiment released one of the coolest EPs last year with Karma. The only reason it didn’t make my top 20 list beyond the honorable mention is because of its short length and because I was holding out for the full album release, which was finally announced this weekend.

The Omega Experiment was produced by frontman/guitarist Dan Weiten and mastered by Tesseract‘s Acle Kahney, with the above glorious album artwork from Igor Omodei of Uneven Structure. The album will be available on Bandcamp and iTunes Valentine’s Day, February 14th. It’s going to be awesome.

Below, you can check out a teaser of what you can expect to hear of the new record. You can also pick up Karma for free at Bandcamp.

- JR

Tags: Acle Kahney, Dan Weiten, Igor Omodei, Karma, TesseracT, The Omega Experiment, Uneven Structure

Farewell, 2011: Alkahest’s Top 20 Albums Of 2011

Filed Under: Lists!

Dec.29, 2011

This is probably one of the better years for me since I began listening to metal. I don’t know if it’s due to a broadened taste, me actually paying more attention this year, or if the genre decided to collectively progress, but 2011 was just absolutely fantastic. I knew six months ago that compiling a best-of list for this year would be tricky, and of course it was!

Here’s the thing with my personal top-20 that you’ve probably read of in other lists; after the first couple of albums, the list is completely arbitrary and depending on my mood of the day, this list could be shuffled all about and perhaps replaced. My list also doesn’t follow our ratings scale and essentially came down to what I felt I enjoyed the most this year. So if you’re thinking to yourself, “hey, Alkahest gave X a 4 and Y a 5, then why is X listed higher?”…

Well, you’re going to have to figure that one out on your own, I guess. I’m fickle. Let us begin!

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Farewell, 2011: Dormition’s Top 10 Albums of 2011

Filed Under: Lists!

Dec.28, 2011

Lets get one thing clear; 2011 was a gnarly year for music, and regardless of what I listed and what was missed, this year provided a shit ton of albums that made this a year we won’t soon forget, and one that will be hard to top. I originally had a top 20, but decided to dwindle it down to just 10. Of course this lead to cutting out a bunch of great albums, but I wanted to focus on the ones that actually stuck with me and gave me more than just a “Wow, that sounds cool!” reaction. Anyway, 2012, you have some big shoes to fill. Now without further ado, here are my picks for the top 10 albums of 2011…
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Tags: Last Chance To Reason, Leprous, Ringworm, Spaces, TesseracT, Touché Amoré, Trap Them, Uneven Structure, Unkind, With Words

Farewell, 2011: Gein’s Top 10 Albums of 2011

Filed Under: Lists!

Dec.28, 2011

2011 has been a great year. A lot of excellent music came out and no doubt is probably my favorite release year in recent memory. Check it out:

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Tags: Animals As Leaders, Beyond Creation, Blue Stahli, Born of Osiris, Decapitated, Fallujah, Last Chance To Reason, Paul Wardingham, Protest the Hero, Revocation, Scale The Summit, The Devin Townsend Project, torchbearer, Tyler The Creator, Uneven Structure, Vildhjarta

Free Basick Records 2012 Sampler, Featuring New Chimp Spanner Track!

Filed Under: Audio, Downloads, Upcoming releases

Dec.13, 2011

Our favorite record label Basick Records just released a free sampler which features tracks from an array of excellent bands on their roster, including the likes of Uneven Structure, Blotted Science, Monuments, The Algorithm, and a brand new track from Chimp Spanner called “Dark Age Of Technology.” You can stream and download the sampler below.

“Dark Age Of Technology” is from the upcoming EP All Roads Lead Here, which is due out February 6th. We’ll have more info on the EP soon enough!

- JR

Tags: Basick Records, Blotted Science, Chimp Spanner, Monuments, The Algorithm, Uneven Structure