Cinemechanica straddles the divide between spazzy math rock, angular post-hardcore and herky-jerky experimental metal. "While the band cut its teeth as pioneers of the region's millennial math-rock landscape, those very chompers have now worn into predatorial fangs through years of exhaustive performance, tireless composition, and - most recently - a new level of aggressive sneer honed by Kurt Ballou (Converge) at GodCity Studios. From the opening blast of "Hang Up The Spurs" to the closing hyper-melodic bleed out of "Biblical Noise," descriptors ash through the mind like subliminal screens in a movie house: Immediacy. Tension. Panic. Pacing. As the sweat starts to pour and the ears begin their tell-tale tingle of exertion, the body/brain divide ... read more