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Japanese experimental group Mono came together in 2000, choosing to forgo vocals and concentrate instead in atmospheric, classical-inspired rock music. The foursome, bassist Tamaki (the lone feminine in the group), drummer Yasunori Takada, and guitarists Takaakira “Taka” Goto and Yoda, released their initial full-length record, Beneath the Pipal Tree, in …

The Swords Task was formed in 1999 in Portland, OR when two rings, the Icebreak and Slower Than would play songs and improvise jointly at the same shows. The collective dubbed themselves the Swords (“employed assassins of rock and roll”) and had been afterwards renamed the Swords Task. A self-titled, …

Danny Bensi (cello, violin, piano, vocals), Saunder Jurriaans (electric guitar, bass), and Gregory Rogove (drums) comprise the shuddering anthems of Tarantula A.D. Mixing classical agreements with components of punk and steel, Tarantula A.D. delivers a hypnotic prog-like indie rock and roll sound. Reserve of Sand proclaimed their Kemado debut in …

Less of a Christian group than an indie instrumental post-rock music group with similar cinematic characteristics while Swords and Maps, Foxhole were formed by Adam Moore and Nathan McBroom in November 2000. They began playing displays and documenting in traditional western Kentucky, hodgepodging their people together in one show to …