“Velociter” is the 3rd single from Poly-Math‘s forthcoming record, “Zenith” due for release 18/11/2022.
“Zenith” is the 4th record by instrumental prog band, Poly-Math. 8 tracks of punchy riffs, guitar/sax battling melodies and tight, complex rhythms that capture the band’s massive live energy.
This record moves away from the band’s previous experimentation with expansive soundscapes and field recordings, and instead features concentrated, succinct songs, all around 4 minutes long, focussed on the signature Poly-Math playing style and riffery.
Poly-Math revealed the brand new single “Velociter” with a music video!
Listen to “Velociter” on your preferred streaming service: https://orcd.co/b1ejaa2 and check out the video through the YouTube player below:
The band comments: “Velociter is a big track for us, it blends a lot of the big riffery that we think of as a core part of our traditional sound with a lot of the new ideas that have come from having two lead instruments in guitar and saxophone. It’s a real energetic high point in the album, and we’ve loved playing live!“
Recorded at The Ranch Production House in Nursling with producer Mark Roberts (Delta Sleep, Toska, Black Peaks, The Physics House Band), new album “Zenith“ is the fourth record from the band and represents a clear development—8 tracks of punchy riffs, guitar/sax battling melodies and tight, complex rhythms that capture the band’s massive live energy.
The first to be written and recorded as a 5 piece with the addition of Chris Olsen on saxophone, “Zenith” is concise and consistent, focusing on complex instrumentation, huge, crowd pleasing riffs and diverse poly-rhythms.
Moving away from the band’s previous experimentation with expansive soundscapes and field recordings, “Zenith“ instead features concentrated, succinct songs, all around 4 minutes long, tightly focused on the signature Poly-Math playing style and riffery.
Formed in 2013, Poly-Math have a number of EPs, a double album, and two collaboration side project records under their belt. The band have toured the UK, Ireland and Europe frequently and have been a mainstay at the UK’s essential Math/Post-Rock festivals ArcTanGent, Portals, StrangeForms and Bad Pond.
“Zenith” follows on from Poly-Math‘s Experimental 2021 lockdown double album “The Cadaver Tomb Pt. 1” and “The Cadaver Tomb Pt. 2.” Featuring guest performances from some of the band’s favourite vocalists in the Math and Post-Rock community—and recorded remotely and performed, mixed and mastered by Poly-Math—the two records served as an experiment into what could be created during the lockdown restrictions of 2020 and early 2021.
New album “Zenith” will be released on 18th November 2022 via Nice Weather For Airstrikes, pre-order it here: https://orcd.co/polymathzenith
Tracklist:
- Zenith
- Velociter
- Charger
- Canticum ii
- Canticum i
- Proavus
- Mora
- Metam
United Kingdom tour dates:
11.11.22 – Brighton – Green Door Store
12.11.22 – London – Signature Brew BHR
16.11.22 – Bristol – Rough Trade
17.11.22 – Birmingham – Scruffy Murphys
18.11.22 – Liverpool – Outpost
19.11.22 – Cork – Fred Zeppelins
20.11.22 – Belfast – Ulster Sports Club
21.11.22 – Galway – Loft
22.11.22 – Dublin – Grand Social
24.11.22 – Manchester – Satans Hollow
25.11.22 – Newcastle – Little Buildings
03.12.22 – Leicester – Forgotten Futures