photos by Joe Branton
Long-running American prog label The Lasers Edge welcomes English outfit POLY-MATH to their roster.
For fans of all things progressive, POLY-MATH is an instrumental band from Brighton and London, UK, blending Ethio jazz, classic prog, post-rock, and math rock. Formed in 2013, POLY-MATH has produced several EPs and albums, as a three, four, and five-piece band, including a crowd-funded double album, and two remotely written and recorded lockdown digital releases. POLY-MATH was an early favorite at UK avant-garde festival, ArcTanGent, performing between 2013 and 2018, with a main stage appearance in 2018 with a triple drum kit setup.
POLY-MATH’s music is expansive and broadly varied from album to album, drawing upon influences like early King Crimson, Mulatu Astatke, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Juan Alderete, Ill Considered, and Ukandanz. The band has just completed work on their new album, Something Deeply Hidden, which will be released in the Spring of 2026, the band’s first for US-based The Lasers Edge Group.
Label owner Ken Golden reports, “I was completely off guard when I was contacted by POLY-MATH for a collaboration. Their music is an amalgam of styles but incredibly cohesive. Frankly, I was totally blown away by what I heard. Something Deeply Hidden is a contemporary approach to cross-genre progressive music. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it!
The band states, “POLY-MATH is excited to be starting a new chapter by signing with The Lasers Edge. We have been following the label for years now and their release track record is untouchable. It’s an honor to be working together and we’re genuinely excited for what it will allow us to do in the future!”
Watch for details and previews of Something Deeply Hidden to be issued at the start of 2026, and for new tour dates from the band to be posted shortly.
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