The Contortionist

"Obviously, it only makes you stronger, but as a musician and as I said earlier, you have to adapt at all times" - Michael Lessard.

"It’s a fun challenge to build around something that’s a bit more melodic and a little less indulgent" - Eric Guenther.

Prog doesn't need to be wanky to be good.

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.