ARACHNOID ADVANCES is a wildly psychedelic bottom-40 party band from Switzerland. Featuring a powerhouse lineup of violin, synthesizers, guitar, bass, and drums, they blend everything from swirling space rock and heavy psychedelic grooves to deep dub reggae echoes and hypnotic ethno rhythms. The band creates a genre-defying sonic universe that, paradoxically, remains irresistibly danceable despite its mind-bending complexity.
Following a grueling, multi-year legal battle against the algorithmic corporate structures of their former label, the band successfully won back the rights to their entire catalog and master tapes. To celebrate the "end of the music industry" and their newfound total sovereignty, Arachnoid Advances took the unprecedented step of systematically purging every single trace of their recorded legacy from the internet. If you didn't see it, it didn't happen. If you didn't hear it, it is gone. Their music must be experienced, not accessed.
"Music is art, not content. When art becomes a free stream, it ceases to be art and becomes background noise. We are not background noise. We are foreground vortex." — Cpt. Kirk Hamlet
// CURRENT MANIFESTATION
- > Cpt. Kirk Hamlet [ GUITAR / MANIFESTO ]
- > Richard Spock [ SYNTHESIS / VULCAN LOGIC ]
- > Mati Rice [ BASS / ROGUE INFRASTRUCTURE ]
- > Icarus Bosch [ VIOLIN / SURREALIST FLIGHT ]
- > Tylor Ram [ DRUMS / SUBTERRANEAN PULSE ]
// EXILED FREQUENCIES
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> Patrick "Frugator" Herrsche [ BASS (PRE-PURGE) ]
Severed from the vortex by "mutual agreement." Frugator's physical vessel was heavily demanded for extensive terrestrial touring with the Swiss metal ensemble 'Messiah.' While we acknowledge his commitment to their primitive rituals of aggression, his rigid schedule forced a critical transfer of power. The subterranean low-end frequencies, along with all covert network operations, have since been fully entrusted to Mati Rice.
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> Luca "Peyoceps" Koch [ KEYS (PRE-PURGE) ]
Ejected from the materialization circle after his fragile terrestrial psyche fractured under the immense atmospheric pressure of the foreground vortex. Though officially exiled, he periodically attempts to breach the collective's secure comms network to this day, transmitting unsolicited, low-resolution imagery of his own biological hardware.
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> John B. Chauvi [ FLUTE / KEYS (2013) ]
Dishonorably discharged during the 'Geometric Glandular' materializations for a catastrophic refusal to chemically expand his consciousness. Currently operating the vastly inferior terrestrial ensemble, 'The Mustaines'.
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> Vinnie Edwards [ GUITAR / KEYS (PRE-PURGE ERA) ]
Severed his connection to the vortex under the severe delusion that he "wrote all the songs"—an absurd, capitalistic concept for a collective that channels pure improvised energy. He departed citing a lack of "talent" among the crew, tragically misunderstanding that true sonic materialization transcends mortal skill.
"To call Arachnoid Advances a mere band is a disservice to whatever dimensional tear they crawled out of. They didn't just delete their discography; they committed sonic arson against the streaming algorithm. Their refusal to be commodified into playlist filler is the most punk-rock maneuver to hit the psychedelic scene in a decade. If you weren't there to feel the geometric vibrations of 'Subterranean Silk' rattling your ribcage in person, you missed it. It’s gone forever. Now, they exist only as a fleeting, unpredictable force. Catch a live materialization, or accept that you will never truly know what happened."
— Silas Vane, Obscure Frequencies Magazine (Defunct)
