Labels: self released
Review by: Alex Deller
Seven tracks of intricate, jittery math rock here from this instrumental three-piece, their sound hinging on the kind of fluttering guitar parts and bobbing basslines that bring the likes of Faraquet or Antlers to mind. Chung Antique, though, have something more nervy and caffeinated going on, refusing to rest too long in one place and occasionally cartwheeling through their wiredrawn constructs with big blarts of distorted riffage that’re slightly incongruous and manage to catch you unawares even after a good few listens. While there’s definitely room for things to be ironed out and tidied up it’s nevertheless fairly hard not to like, partly because the tunes are smart, dextrous and well played but more so since the band seems baffled enough by their own achievements that they never appear too pleased with themselves.