nuito are(?) a math rock/post-rock power trio from Kyoto, formed some
time in . They are most well-known for their
only full-length record, the
“Unutella”, although before that, they released two little-known
EPs. These EPs are apparently quite rare, and I could only track down one of
the two (and a lossy copy of it, at that).
nuito’s style seamlessly blends the kind of ADHD-driven brutal prog/math rock characteristic of
both other Japanese acts like Ruins and
Korekyojinn (是巨人) as well as
American acts like
planets and Ahleuchatistas (now Lighted
Stairs) with a more pensive post-rock-inspired sound,
comparable to the post-rock/math rock
fusion of bands like toe and Giraffes? Giraffes!.
“Unutella” is a classic of the math rock canon,
and also serves as a useful introduction for those new to the genre of brutal prog.
