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<p>If you&#8217;re like me, lyrics can ruin a good reading session&#8230; or even a study session&#8230; or, occasionally, even a writing session. While I don&#8217;t listen to instrumental music as often as lyrical music, I need some good instrumental music in certain settings in order to survive. Enter Montresor.</p>
<p>Montresor&#8217;s latest album &#8211; <em>Autopoiesis</em> &#8211; is instrumental music of the highest order. With progressive rock, avant-garde jazz, and classical influences, the music flows between soundtrack tones, post-rock musings, rock flavored medieval vibes, and King Crimson-esque prog glory. Each song hovering in the 5-8 minute range (other than the shortest-on-the-album-but-still-longer-than-most-radio-songs gem &#8220;Homunculus), the album may only be 8 songs, but is probably the longest album this particular reviewer has covered in quite some time.</p>
<p>If you find yourself wanting to try a single track on for size before committing to the album, the opener is a great start. It plays with a variety of the flavors that the album toys with all in one track. At roughly 5 minutes, &#8220;Vanishing Fog&#8221; isn&#8217;t one of the lengthier track, either. The second track, while clocking in over 7 minutes, is also a fantastic way to wet your proverbial whistle &#8211; as &#8220;Famrland&#8221; playfully navigates an improv-jazz tpe landscape that would appeal to fans as wide ranged as those of Chicago, Captain Beefheart, and Dream Theater.</p>
<p>But alas, it&#8217;s truly time to experience Monstesor&#8217;s Autpoiesis for yourself. <strong>Stream on Spotify (below) or available to <a href="https://montresor.bandcamp.com/album/autopoiesis">stream or download at Bandcamp</a>, check it out today. Your next study session will thank you.</strong></p>
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