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Metavari (Debut Album out August 18 on XRA)

About Me

Metavari is an instrumental rock band from Indiana.
Hailing from Indiana, Metavari balance their Midwestern sensibilities with an eager desire to create music that is consistently breaking up their own new ground. Metavari are an instrumental rock-trio who combine nuances of both electronic music and post-rock. The contrast of undeniably digital elements like laptop programming along side organic rock arrangements and vintage equipment create a multi-layered landscape of sound that has given the act national attention. The band formed in the winter of 2006 and in two year's time has self-released their debut EP, Ambling EP , scored original music for a short film shot in Washington, DC called Casualty of the Promiseland, wrote original songs in three television commercials for a regional hospital, performed remixes and original arrangements to the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album for a near sold-out audience at Fort Wayne's Embassy Theatre and toured throughout the Midwest and East Coast. Metavari has shared the stage with notable acts in their genre such as Unwed Sailor, Timbre Cierpke, Yndi Halda, El Ten Eleven, Lymbyc Systym and This Will Destroy You. The band is currently in the studio writing and recording their debut full-length LP to be release in the beginning of 2009.
"Paper Architecture" live at
The Village Tavern, Mt. Pleasant SC w/ El Ten Eleven
"Comfy in Nautica" live at
Wooden Nickel Music, Fort Wayne IN

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/18/2006
Band Website: mtvri.com
Band Members: Ty Brinneman, Andrew McComas and Nate Utesch
Sounds Like:

Ambling EP: (2008-01-18)
1 Satellites Made it Possible
2 Everything is Fine
3 Road to Awe
4 There You Are


Buy Ambling EP online:



Triplets of Beauville
the Metavari Tour Journal [ click to launch ]:

Hailing from Indiana, Metavari create glistening instrumental tracks using both analogue and digital elements. The digital processing is subtle, allowing the vintage Fender Rhodes electric piano, drums, bass and guitar to take centre stage in the tracks. The band’s debut release Ambling is an emotionally uplifting experience that also generates a warm and comforting presence. At times poppy and other times focused on the rock side of their sound, Ambling is a merger between both genres, resulting in incredibly sweet melodies and textures that compliment one another perfectly.

the Silent Ballet:
Leanne Simpson / Sunderland, MA:



Metavari come to us from the "The Former Black Swamp, Indiana." But they may as well descended to us from the heavens or some other ether of celestial beauty because that's the only imaginable space I can conjure whenever I spin their gorgeous debut Ambling EP.

Silence is Overrated:
Scott E / Charleston, SC:



Metavari's debut EP, Ambling, radiates a musical warmth most releases nowadays lack. Too many instrumental albums are cold and overly digitized, but Metavari avoid sounding too clinical or synthesized by utilizing a combination of vintage keyboard and analog equipment, among other instruments. The lack of vocals in instrumental music can be off-putting to a first-time audience (although, let's be honest, a lack of vocals can also be a true blessing when you are under constant bombardment from the asinine music and lyrics of Top 40 radio). The absence of vocals should in no way affect an album's emotional stir; the underlying music creates the impact. Ambling EP's four tracks suggest a sense of optimism that is left to be differently interpreted by each listener.

Whatzup Magazine:
Sara Peterson / Bloomington, IN:

light and shadows
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Crossroads of America Records

Be One of Us and Hear No Noise is officially going to be released both digitally and through mailorder at Crossroads of America Records. I don't think we could be more excited about working with th...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 20:21:00 GMT

New Album, New Website, Tour, Twitter, Muxtape...

Hey friends, welcome to a long winded, long overdue blog post about all the latest events in the lives of Metavari. Since last November we've been writing and recording new material for our first fu...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:52:00 GMT

New Record, Overseas Compilation...

We can finally announce that the writing of our new album is coming to a close and the recording is under way. Set to be released early next year and is officially our debut full-length record. We hav...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:58:00 GMT

New Song... finally

"Cerulean"First little pearl of audio to come to life in the recording of our LP. We're just at the beginning of the process but after the handful of shows we've got scheduled this month, the rest of ...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:27:00 GMT

We’re going on tour....Here’s our obligatory tour blog

We are very excited about our maiden voyage in our new 95 Beauville. It isn't beatifull, but we are in love. For all of our adventures in new territory and interesting people check out our blog at.....
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:26:00 GMT

Live Cover of Panda Bear’s Comfy in Nautica

Or... a rough, live recording of an original arrangement to samples of the vocal track off the song, "Comfy in Nautica", from Panda Bear's album, Person Pitch.It's a patient song. If you find yourself...
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 06:45:00 GMT

Ambling EP CD release Sat Jan 19th + EP in stores now

From the Jan 17th Whatzup:"Between their posters, album artwork, stage show (a must-see if you haven't yet) and overall vibe, Metavari seem to be just as much of an art project as they are a band. Def...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:21:00 GMT

Photos from the CD Release Show @ Cinema Tech

B&W credits go to Drew Allegre of Fahrenheit 128 - see them all here.Color credits go to Joel Faurote - see them all here.Butterflies and sweaty palms.Pre-show documentary.A new song.Ty is.The warm gl...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:02:00 GMT

Pet Sounds

Exciting news. We've been asked to play at the Embassy Theatre's "Down the Line" event on February 9th. If you didn't make it out to Down the Line last year, you missed an unbelievable show. Five loca...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:15:00 GMT

Metavari & Ambling EP Media Blitz!! - 2 Articles, EP Review

Check out the sweet write-ups if you have yourself a second:Sights and Soundscapes - Metavari in the Journal Gazette, Dec 14thRetro Life-Scoring Made Modern - Metavari article in Whatzup, Dec 13thAmbl...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:00:00 GMT