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The Contortionist

The Contortionist

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Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Contortionist, Sikth, Alithia, Transience
"The one and only slight disappointment of their set is the absence of this scribe's favourite track by The Contortionist: 'Relapse'."
Features / Music
Touring With Teen Heroes & Being Empowered By Fans
"We've been going to Australia since 2010 and the first time we went we had, like, 30 to 50 people showing up."
News / Music
The Contortionist Announce Local Openers For Upcoming Aussie Tour
Supporting local talent!
Features / Music
The Contortionist | Michael Lessard
"Obviously, it only makes you stronger, but as a musician and as I said earlier, you have to adapt at all times" - Michael Lessard.
News / Music
US Prog-Metal Outfit The Contortionist Drop Details For Australian Tour
It's going to be loud.
Features / Music
The Contortionist
"It’s a fun challenge to build around something that’s a bit more melodic and a little less indulgent" - Eric Guenther.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Contortionist - 'Clairvoyant'
Prog doesn't need to be wanky to be good.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving
"A pitch-perfect and infectiously energetic performance of gut-punching, face-fucking, ear-hugging post-rock excellence."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thought Of Leaving, Mowgli
"You could sniff the authenticity from miles away."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thought Of Leaving, Stranger Things Have Happened
"It's not easy to be physically startled by a band."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thought Of Leaving
"The ethereally beautiful will quickly devolve into a sonic barrage that shakes at the listener's core."
Features / Music
The Contortionist
If you like your prog music with a high dosage of melody and ambience then The Contortionist is going to make you one happy listener. The band's latest effort 'Language' is one hell of a journey, one that'll take you up and down and around a musical landscape akin to something out of a fairy-tale. The sounds that resonate from 'Language' feel somewhat other-worldly and foreign, yet familiar. Shit, if that's just the band's studio presence, you can only imagine what it'd be like live! Ever one to find out, I caught up with Mike Lessard over Skype for a lovely chat about his upbringing in the music industry, the construction of The Contortionist's songs and their tour down under with sleepmakeswaves, amongst other things.
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