The Diablo Swing Orchestra dates back to 1501 in Sweden, where history tells the tale of an orchestra that played like no other. With music so seductive and divine that the ensemble overwhelmed audiences all over the country, and people from all social classes took them to their hearts. Their performances rapidly earned a reputation of being feral and vigorous and gained the orchestra a devoted crowd that followed them around…

Belgium's NEPTUNIAN MAXIMALISM (aka NNMM) is a community of “cultural engineers” with a variable line-up, mixing drone metal with spiritual free jazz and psychedelic music. The project was initiated in 2018 by multi-instrumentalist Guillaume Cazalet (Czlt, Jenny Torse, Aksu), who brought together veteran saxophonist Jean Jacques Duerinckx (Ze Zorgs) and two drummers, Sebastien Schmit (K-Branding) and Pierre Arese (Aksu).

Art As Catharsis is proud to announce the release of Arcing Wires’ Prime – an enigmatic fusion of math rock, progressive metal and jazz.
Arcing Wires take due care in exploring a wide range of sounds on Prime. At times, the record echoes with post-rock’s atmospheric grandeur, math rock’s blistering time signatures and slicing riff work, coated with a healthy dose of tenor saxophone to round out the mix. Despite these elements typically coming in contradiction to one another, Arcing Wires’ real talent comes from striking down the barriers between genres with fluidity and grace.