From the outside, it really seems that Perth’s Yomi Ship have been on a true tear since 2024’s Feast Eternal, a record that’s stayed with us since its release thanks to its magical imagery and vaguely intimate intricacy. But truthfully, they were a gift to the scene way before that.
After a few sessions of Feast Eternal, like we do with many bands, we couldn’t help but ask “oh hey, what else have these guys been up to,” and… well, the answer was quite a lot.
The trio’s been dropping delectably fizzy bombs of prog and post-everything since 2017, and wouldn’t you know it, they’re about to do it again with Baku.
We could be wrong, but much of the band’s discography seems to tune in to certain elements, if not entire environments. For Baku, it seems like that ecosystem consists of sand, desert, and scalding wisps of air. Living in the southwest US, it’s a theme that resonates with us deeply, but we’re used to rejecting it. Here, somehow Yomi Ship manage to make arid isolation seem fresh, even inviting.
Trust us – that’s no easy feat, but songs like “Knowledge of Everything,” “Phantasmagoria,” and “Baku’s Theme” deliver the goods in a way we’re simply not used to. It’s like prog meets post-rock with the spirit of math, but it’s bound to slap skulls for anyone into post-hardcore as well.
For the true nerds, imagine if the soundtrack for the first couple Diablo games were altered to speak to emotions of acceptance, even newfound wonder while retaining a shadowy spiritual fascination. However you’d like to boil it down, if you’re a fan of prog, math rock, or experimental instrumental music that’s wistful but serious at the same time about eschewing all mortal genre tags, there’s never been a better time to hop onboard for Yomi Ship.
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