Arbus / Bilo'u - Yellow Scale (The Twist of 2187 x 1000)

Artist: Arbus / Bilo'u

Origin: Japan

Genre: Mathcore / Progressive Metal / Metalcore

Album: Yellow Scale (The Twist of 2187 x 1000)

Release date: 2012

Tracklisting:
Arbus:

01. Snails

02. Double Dealer

03. Break One's Back (Bilo'u cover)

Bilo'u:
04. 1887

05. Shimmer

06. Earplug (Arbus cover)

Format: 320kbps, mp3

Download: Mediafire

Website: Facebook

Arbus have returned with a release that had flown completely underneath my radar, and they've brought along their friends, Bilo'u (Below), who sound something like Arbus, but tend to favor a more of Dysphoria type sound.

You can also nab Arbus' previous 2 releases here.

Kōenji Hyakkei - Angherr Shisspa

Artist: Koenji Hyakkei

Origin: Tokyo, Japan

Genre: Zeuhl / Avant-garde

Album: Angherr Shisspa

Release date: 2005

Tracklisting:

01. Tziidall Raszhisst

02. Rattims Friezz

03. Grahbem Jorgazz

04. Fettim Paillu

05. Quivem Vrastorr
06. Mibingvahre
07. Angherr Shisspa
08. Wammilica Iffirom

Format: 320 kbps, mp3

Download: Mediafire

Website: Facebook

I'm at a loss here. The only comparison I could draw would be Naked City, but it's still unlike most everything I've ever heard. Thanks to Incongruous Noise for turning me on to this band.

Taken from Last.fm: "Through their evolution of style, their rhythmic and formal complexity have expanded greatly, incorporating polyrhythms, asymmetrical time signatures (i.e. not all beats are the same length), as well as more complex and varied sections, often containing polyphony and counterpoint. However, through all these impressive technical feats, they have managed to keep the overall feel very simple and melodic, to the extent that most other music feels hideously normal after listening to Koenji Hyakkei."

Arbus - A Recess In the Wall

Artist: Arbus

Origin: Kyoto, Japan

Genre: Mathcore / Progressive Metal / Experimental

Album: A Recess In the Wall

Release date: 2010

Tracklisting:

01. Only I'm Happy

02. Gypsum Covering My Idol

03. Earplug

04. Especially For You

05. The Montage of the Quintuplets

06. Birdcages

Format: 320 kbps, mp3

Download: Mediafire

Website: Myspace

These guys are great. Read the summary of the last post, and listen to "Gypsum Covering My Idol" and "Birdcages," and you will see exactly what I mean.

Arbus - With Your Perfection

Artist: Arbus

Origin: Kyoto, Japan

Genre: Mathcore / Progressive Metal / Experimental

Album: With Your Perfection 

Release date: 2009

Tracklisting:

01. Like the Pure Ghost

02. Earplug

03. The Thrill Has Gone

04. Breaking the Flag

Format: 320 kbps, mp3

Download: Mediafire

Website: Myspace

Not since FACT has a Japanese band gotten under my skin so much. Playing a blend of mathcore similar to the likes of The Dillinger Escape Plan, longer progressive riffs akin to Between the Buried and Me, and infused with some more melodic, even Latin sounding passages similar to The Mars Volta, Arbus demonstrates some true potential.