Montresor - Australian instrumental prog band
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Topic: Montresor - Australian instrumental prog band
Posted By: dunwich
Subject: Montresor - Australian instrumental prog band
Date Posted: January 21 2012 at 18:58
Hey guys! Andy just added my band's debut album up on PA here: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7059" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7059
Being entirely self-funded and a year in the making, it'd be excellent to get some of your opinions on it. It explores the heaviness of post-black metal bands like Alcest as well as later King Crimson, but isn't afraid to go into lighter territory such as the flamenco section of ...To The Cosmos or the funk of Bertrand Russell.
 The entire album is able to be preordered (on CD or as a digital download) and/or streamed for free in it's entirety on our bandcamp: http://montresor.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://montresor.bandcamp.com
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: January 23 2012 at 22:30
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Post-black metal is my speciality! ;-) Are you offering physical copies for review, or just the bandcamp? Cheers, C
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Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: January 24 2012 at 01:47
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I do have a few "promo" copies of the album - i.e. the CD printed but in a paper sleeve as opposed to the digipack. Otherwise I'd use the streaming method on bandcamp, or buy the digipack version if you think you're going to dig it. The reason being that I am in no way making a profit on this; Recording, mastering etc set me back about $4k, and I only made 150 CDs that I'm charging $12AU for...you do the math :P
But I'm happy to send you a promo one if you PM me your details.
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: January 24 2012 at 03:01
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A question for you and others in a similar position.
Are you happy for reviews to be based on low quality streaming?
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Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: January 24 2012 at 04:04
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I'm actually very happy with the mix/production so of course it'd be preferable to hear them at a higher quality, but then even the streaming PA songs are uploaded at 128. Should I listen to them and then decide to review the band? I see the point though. If you're genuinely going to make a thorough review and not just a few sentences (which I'm also completely happy with, btw) then let me know and I can make a temporary link for a 320 rip or something.
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: January 24 2012 at 05:25
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Nice to hear another Australian prog band coming through the ranks! Cheers from Oz! ------------- 
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 06:33
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^ Yep, Australian Prog is about as easy to find as vegan cannibals
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 21:00
Really? I just bought three this month. ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
ExittheLemming wrote:Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 21:08
Agreed, Australian prog is just about everywhere, especially in the Heavy Prog category. Karnivool, Arcane, A Lonely Crowd, Pirate, Breaking Orbit, The Death Cobra, Squat Club, and of course Montresor are just a few HP bands from AU that come off the top of my head. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 00:09
I'm genuinely surprised (and pleased) at this. Pity I've never heard of any of these bands though - I need to look a little harder don't I?  -------------
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Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 04:55
| Yeah it's more the fact that if you aren't straight ahead pop or rock and you're from Australia you really have to dig deep to get noticed. So I'm happy bands like Cog and Karnivool get noticed as it means there is a bit of a chance, although I honestly hadn't heard of the rest of those bands. Maybe some tours are in order... |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 23:35
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Check here for many good Australian Progressive Rock. Or at least the three I know ( http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5423" rel="nofollow - Anubis , http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6897" rel="nofollow - Pirate , http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4098" rel="nofollow - sleepmakeswaves ): http://www.birdsrobe.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Bird's Robe Records . Actually, I suppose I'm just assuming they are all Australian bands. But I know those three are. Oh! And not on BRR, but http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4743" rel="nofollow - Tangled Thoughts of Leaving ! ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: January 27 2012 at 20:10
Apparently you do!  Of course if you're not into the whole "modern" heavy prog (more post-punk or post-hardcore or metal based), perhaps these gems are not for you.  Here's a sampler to get your feet wet: ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: January 27 2012 at 20:11
Indeed, Bird's Robe is just spectacular. Heavy has a few bands beeing eval'ed from them right now. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 00:53
| Just a casual and friendly bump. Thanks Conor for the review, and if anyone else would like to have a listen and look that'd be fantastic. I'm heading off to India for just under a month next week, so trying to get as much promotion as I can to last us through the hiatus. |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: February 07 2012 at 09:07
| My pleasure! :-) |
Posted By: tyranny
Date Posted: July 01 2012 at 03:17
| It would be the ultimate dream for bands such as A LONELY CROWD, PIRATE, BREAKING ORBIT, XENOGRAFT etc to be invited to "tour" internationally, which was suggested in a previous post- unfortunately most are unsigned, self managed and self funded and dont have the overseas contacts to assist with these matters- that being said I'm convinced that any of these bands (and many others) would blow people away at any of the Prog festivals in Europe, Japan or USA. They aren't just unique- they are also very accomplished and professional. They only need a foot in the door- so haha whose gonna organise that tour? |
Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: October 12 2012 at 22:07
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'ello 'ello 'ello! Just letting you guys know that a digital version of our album is now half price ($6) from our bandcamp! If you're feeling like some more Aussie prog, now's the time to get it!
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 12 2012 at 22:18
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Hey Dunwich, just giving it a listen now, pretty decent! Definately detecting that dark Crimson vibe and a bit of early noisy Anekdoten even? Impressed, no doubt!
That sounds like a great deal for the digital download, but I'm a `physical copy' guy, however your price for the physical CD is very affordable too! Good luck, guys! |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 19:31
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Hey guys, just ordered the CD, thanks for the instant download that comes with the purchase.
I'm not usually a total prog-metal fan, but you won me over from the tracks I listened to on your Bandcamp page which had more of a balance of proggy elements like the Anekdoten/Crimson sound I mentioned above with heavy riffs. Lots of potential here! Fellow Archivers, head to that Bandcamp page and give them a spin, you might be impressed! Looking forward to it, fellas, well done! |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 19:32
Heavy prog is usually the more digestible form of prog metal  ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 19:47
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I'll have to remember that, Andy, thanks for the advice!
I'll admit, I kind of ignorantly sometimes dismiss some of the local home-grown Aussie prog that's metal based - not because I don't think it's any good, just not something I personally want to listen to much of - but I think this Montresor album has a good balance of hard and prog elements, like I've mentioned before. All instrumental seals the deal a little better too! |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 19:49
You might want to check out Pirate, Kettlespider, A Lonely Crowd, Karnivool, and Arcane, as they are all Aussie heavy prog bands  ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 00:31
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^All good. Xenograft as well, a personal fav of mine - although their newer material is even more impressive than their EP. And hey Aussie-Bird-Brother! Thanks for the kind words and I'm happy you dug the album! Hope you enjoyed my note as well - at the time I didn't know who purchased the album and I chucked a few recommendations for other acts in there too. Aaaand just because I can here's a live video of one of our new tracks, mainly in 13/8 with a few weirder permutations of 6 and 7 as well. |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 12:45
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Hey, yes!! Thanks for the album, your kinds words and recommendations! It's no problem to drop a bit of cash for your CD!
I've been giving it a good couple of listens every day, gets better with every play. I'll put up a positive review in the next week or so! You guys have a bright future, so onwards and upwards to even better things! 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 06 2012 at 17:24
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Ah Aus Prog- my favourite two words.,,,,, Hope to get hold of this too for review PM sent -------------
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: November 06 2012 at 17:32
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Hey Scott, it's a really decent album! I put up a review a little while back after thrashing the album for a few weeks. I bought the CD for $10, which came with an instant download anyway. Seriously, mere pocket change for a great new prog album!
Hopefully just the beginning for a new ongoing Aussie prog band!
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 06 2012 at 18:05
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Posted By: bonestorm
Date Posted: November 07 2012 at 20:28
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I had a listen on the bandcamp link. Sounds good fellas! Keep up the good work. |
Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: November 08 2012 at 14:05
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Cheers guys, and gotta say I love that avatar bonestorm. THRILLHO As always, thanks for your kind words Aussie-Byrd-Brother!
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: November 08 2012 at 14:13
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No worries, Dunwich! I ripped a copy for the car and I've always got in on hand to dig out! I really love it!
Oh, and two Simpsons mentions in a row is definately working for me too - Everything's coming up Millhouse!
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Posted By: bonestorm
Date Posted: November 08 2012 at 17:39
| There seems to be a Simpsons reference for every occasion doesn't there. :) |
Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: November 12 2012 at 00:09
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Hey Scott! Sorry for the delay but your album has been posted today. Hope you enjoy it! Also, I just realised some of your archivers may have not seen this: We've been known to expand our band in order to cover Zappa songs, and here's the best recorded example!
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 18 2012 at 23:03
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Montresor CD arrived and looks great! THANKS! -------------
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Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: November 19 2012 at 04:43
| No problem man! Hope you enjoy it! |
Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: December 28 2012 at 16:48
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Hey! Thanks for listening!
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: December 28 2012 at 20:28
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Ordered!
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Posted By: dunwich
Date Posted: January 03 2013 at 03:58
| Sent! I hope you enjoy it. |