Poly-Math

Poly-Math / Big Lad / Kylie Monologue

Signature Brew, Blackhorse Road, London Saturday, 20th April 2024 For once in this Biblically wet year, a dry and even occasionally sunny day precedes another trip to the capital for me, where I meet up with my gig-going companion and…

A Sunday in September 2023

The Bedford, Balham, London Sunday, 10th September 2023 A warm early mid-September day kindly greeted both audience and performers as they arrived at this lovely venue buried deep in a more salubrious ’burb of South London. The audience had arrived…

Poly-Math / Chiyoda Ku / Barrwg

The Moon, Cardiff Saturday, 4th February 2023 The opening day of the Six Nations is always special, heavy with anticipation and expectation, and Cardiff is swamped with rugby fans, the throng enjoying beer and atmosphere – despite the result –…

Some of the Best of 2022

Happy New Year! Another strange year – this seems to be becoming a habit! At least there has been plenty of new music to enjoy and live performances are well and truly back on track. As is usual at this…

With their latest album, Zenith, just released, self-proclaimed instrumental prog band Poly-Math played a special album launch gig at Signature Brew in Walthamstow, East London. Always keen to attend a gig in a brewery, TPA’s Jez Rowden was on hand…

Poly-Math / Thumpermonkey / A Formal Horse

Signature Brew, Walthamstow, London 12th November 2022 What’s that you say? Fancy a night out watching three of your favourite current bands in a brewery? Can I stop you there – a brewery?! It turns out that this isn’t the…

Poly-Math – Zenith

The biggest take-away for me from the Portals Festival in May was Poly-Math. Their half-hour set was an object listen in how to play an eviscerating set of complex and edgy instrumental music whilst keeping it engaging and entertaining. The…

Portals Festival 2022

The Dome / Boston Music Room / Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park, London 14th & 15th May 2022 Having thoroughly enjoyed the last Portals Festival, held at the same venues in September 2021, I was keen to experience it again…