Aye Aye  - EP

The product of a formative process itself worthy of immortalisation in song, Bristolian progressive psych fiends Aye Aye are rather unlike much we’ve heard in this year, or any other. Partially formed of Spanish Émigrés who now reside in the South Western city, these guys wilfully saunter away from conventional song structure, instead opting for a series of evocative, organ drenched forays and ominous multilingual monologues; the four tracks that make up the band’s second EP proving intriguing rather than impenetrable, a fusion of psychedelia, contemporary prog (think a strung out Mars Volta or Porcupine Tree) and alternative rock, by way of the band’s surrealist theatre roots. In all honesty an EP’s duration is rarely sufficient to fully absorb a listener, but Aye Aye come rather close... a single listen can scarcely grasp all that is going on here, the depth and quiet menace that permeates this introduction launching one into realms of contemplation in a manner comparable to a well executed work of absurdist art. When, as they doubtlessly will, Aye Aye are afforded the time and budget to truly explore the range of their ideas, we could well see some of the most interesting experimental rock music to arrive on our shores in quite some time.