Artist description 'Maximist' rock focused on refining the best elements of all we've been influenced by. Currently a 5 piece with 2 drummers, synths, bass and guitar.

Music Style Progressive Rock, Math/Calculus Rock

Musical Influences Magma, This Heat, Henry Cow, King Crimson, Coltrane, the Ruins, Nels Cline, Univers Zero, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frank Zappa

Similar Artists King Crimson, Don Caballero, Frank Zappa

Artist History We've been around for 6 years and have had continual lineup changes. We have 3 cd's out currently and are in the final stages of releasing a fourth featuring the new 5 piece lineup. Our aim is always the same; to make the best, hardest music we can play.

Group Members Jesse Klecker - Drums, Derek Bruns - Drums, Nick Lejejs - Moog and Korg Synths, Eric Kiersnowski - Bass and Baritone Guitars, Paul Lai - Stereo Guitar

Instruments 2 Drum Kits, Bass/Baritone Guitar, Moog and Korg Synthesizers, Electric Stereo Guitar

Albums In the Acrux of the Upsilon King- accretions, The Last Pirates of Upsilon - Win Records, Last Train Out - Hactivist

Press Reviews "...free jazz and hardcore fusion dominated by an astonishing kind of Splatter Prog... inexhaustible musical invention, from high speed guitay and percussion pile-ups to free jazz blowouts and Ambient pieces interrupted by blasts of furious activity." -- The Wire Upsilon Acrux show a refreshing ability to reference artists from Robert Fripp to John Coltrane with crushing irreverence. Maybe the last of the cool guitar bands." --Exclaim! (Canada) "How malleable can creativity be these days? This group of mutant, spasmodic avant-garde jazz rockers exhibits two sides of its creative brain... The only thing that can be expected from these San Diegans is the unexpected, as it's anyone's guess as to what happens when 'propeller guitars,' pocket trumpets and violas collide! Hey, any band where the innocuous sounding 'ambient-destructo-bass' is credited as an instrument had better deliver the goods, and Upsilon Acrux do just that, in an inspiring and exhilarating fashion." --Splendid E-zine

Location Los Angeles, California - USA

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