Cuneiform never fails to impress us with a steady supply of brilliant albums. Here’s a new album, by the band that I still haven’t been able to pronounce correctly : Ahleuchatistas. The North Carolina power trio belongs to the increasing number of brilliant progressive math rock albums that I’ve been listening to this year, full of odd times, shifting rhythms, janglnig guitars and other extremities. Alongside Marnie Stern & Upsilon Acrux, Ahleuchatistas seal the deal with the “must get extreme guitar music” this year. Some good keywords that I stole from the labelpage are “avant-technical, improv-core, math-metal, art-damage”, however don’t get disheartened as the music is far from being some kind of inaccessible noise experimentation. “Even in the Midst”, with the lovely power trio formation of bass, guitars and drums has packed an extreme amount of energy & speed alongside technical ability, but it demands some serious attention to enjoy the music. I’m sure it will be rewarding to hunt the back catalogue too.

PS: There goes another mystery after reading the Audiversity review, the name was derived from the Charlie Parker song “Ah-Leu-Cha” and Mexico’s infamous hillside guerrillas, the Zapatistas.

Ahleuchatistas – K-Bit
Ahleuchatistas – Cup of Substance