Instrumental (adj.) ‎– A Series Of Disagreements + Reductio ad Absurdum (2015, 2 Ep, Australia)

Tracklist
1. A Series Of Disagreements (05:13)
2. Fibonasty (04:39)
3. The Nightmare Of Adulthood (06:04)

Instrumental (adj.)'s debut EP is sure to be some of the most original progressive music you'll hear all year.

Jazz-influenced polyrhythmic prog insanity from a Sydney trio featuring members of Plini, Fat Guy Wears Mystic Wolf Shirt, The Helix Nebula, SEIMS and Violence In Action.

For fans of King Crimson, 12 tone rows, polyrhythms, and silly time signatures. (bandcamp)


Tracklist
1. Yours (07:10)
2. Reductio ad Absurdum (07:41)
3. Panopticon (04:04)

The trio remain one of the most innovative and engaging heavy instrumental acts in the world, combining unrivalled polyrhythmic precision and masterful melodic manipulations with a creative and heavily conceptual approach to composition.

Instrumental (adj.) draw from masters across the board – from Robert Fripp and Bill Frisell in the guitar playing, Mark Guiliana and Billy Rymer of The Dillinger Escape Plan in the approach to drums, and Thundercat in bass guitar.

The album title ‘Reductio ad Absurdum’, refers to the group’s approach to composition: a reduction to absurdity. Each song opens with a first and second movement. The first movement sets an invariably ridiculous tone, and the second movement follows suit, pushing the elements of its predecessor into absolute absurdity. They refer to this approach as “a musical argument”, which seems fitting. (artascatharsis)