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In 2005, Valerian Swing was formed unknowingly, and perhaps even unwillingly, as an instrumental trio in the humble little village of Correggio by Stefano Villani, Davìd Ferretti and Alan Ferioli. Not even a year later, with the inclusion of Johnatan and Davide on vocals and potentially more, the now non-trio recorded an EP of four tracks at Fear Studio in Ravenna.
Thanks to excellent reviews and explosive live shows, Valerian Swing, an "under twenty" band, has been playing around northern Italy and sharing the stage with established Italian underground groups. Now, thanks to the EP and is rather risky tones, there is a new opportunity on their horizon: to work with Alkemist-Fanatix Europe, a management company run by Carlo Bellotti (of gf93). Bellotti's support has also been fundamental in reaching an agreement with RisingWorks for the production of Valerian Swing's first-time full-length release.

However, problems arose when the two vocalists were not available and the group returned to being a trio right at the very moment they were writing the songs for the new release. The eight musical pieces, which range from free and crazy jazz to wildly undisciplined mathcore, passing through indie, prog, pop, hard-core and much more, have now been sensitively and successfully interpreted by Raffaele Marchetti, who in only three months has entered into a perfect symbiosis with Valerian Swing's paranoiac instrumentals during the creation their second release "Draining Planning for Ears Reflectors".

In late 2007, the group entered Zenith Studio in Lucca and worked with the very eclectic Frank Andiver (who produced Labyrinth, Atman, Osian, etc.), who intelligently understood the artistic goals of their apparently-chaotic, highly-composed music. The result is a well-balanced union of four distinct, contrasting and very original musicians.

Valerian Swing's arrogant rhythm section totally avoids 4/4 rhythm and adores playing parts of boat and rubber saxophones. Its bassist hates the bass but plays the bass very well to his chagrin. Its guitars are played extremely psychedelically and vacillate between sounding stoned and meticulously orchestrated. Its voice starts out as pop and then crescendos until it reaches beyond the beyond. The only thing left to do is listen carefully.

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Stream/download TC's discography here: http://www.timecolumns.com

Using pedals and looping machines, Time Columns stacks layers of precisely timed riffs on top of one another to build a dizzying sound. And the songs -- almost all instrumental -- pull you in unexpected directions.

The band combines elements of math rock, post-rock, progressive rock, and even hip-hop using laptops, guitars, synthesizers and live drums. The band draws on influences from Battles, Explosions in the Sky, Animal Collective, Animals as Leaders and Steve Reich.

Central to the group's existence is the Gibson Echoplex and Ableton Live- digital loopers that allow keyboard and guitar lines to be recorded, played back and overdubbed on the fly. When used in a live setting, it gives the illusion of many performers playing at the same time and smashes what previous limits had been placed on the two-man band format.

Following successful national tours in promotion of their self-released EP, Sunriseinthesea, Time Columns spent a year and a half working with Emmy Award-winning sound engineer Harry Snodgrass on their full-length debut record titled "Mana". (http://timecolumns.bandcamp.com/album/mana)

With the release of their full-length, Time Columns has quickly become a tour de force in the underground world of indie post-rock music. After signing with European record labels Subsuburban and Oxide Tones, the band has garnered positive reviews around the world, toured with Italian heavyweights Valerian Swing and made their first appearance at the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX in 2012.

Keep up with the band here: http://www.timecolumns.com

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Official Website: http://zvoovband.com

You could call Zvoov math rock, but that would be missing the point. Yes, the instrumental power trio rocks angular riffs and impossible rhythms, but this is not some dispassionate exercise in odd-meter wankery. This is music with feeling, owing as much to Radiohead and Om as to Hella and Don Caballero. Zvoov's sound veers effortlessly from glimmering, off-kilter melodicism to full-blown sludgy mayhem. The weird time signatures are certainly there, but often woven slyly into a song to create a sense of unease and disquiet within an otherwise accessible piece.

Beginning with the release of debut CD Everbrown in 2011, Zvoov began bringing its original take on instrumental rock to the world. Live, Zvoov has quickly become a regular in the New York scene, wowing audiences with its energetic shows and daring musicianship.

Zvoov formed in 2009 in Brooklyn, NY.

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