Artist: Mad Vantage
Title: Minutiae.
Format: LP, CD, Digital
Label: Art As Catharsis
Genre: Progressive/ Jazz Metal
Release Date: 07/11/2025
Acclaimed composer and instrumentalist SOLUNE is set to release MINUTIAE., the debut full-length album from her genre-defying project Mad Vantage. A searing blend of progressive metal, nu-jazz, and electronic textures, the record positions SOLUNE as a formidable new voice in heavy music-bursting unapologetically into the scene with meticulous grooves, lush harmony, and fierce creative intent.
Fusing the rhythmic precision of jazz with the weight of distortion, double-kick pedals, and synthesizers, MINUTIAE. presents a sonic landscape shaped by years of artistic evolution. Recorded live in the studio with her band, the album thrives on real-time interplay-delivering polyrhythmic intensity without losing its human pulse.
“After numerous collaborative releases and a plethora of recorded work as a side person over the last 10 years, MINUTIAE. is the very first record I am putting out as a solo artist,” says SOLUNE. “I was hoping to make a big statement when I finally started my solo career, and I feel like this album exemplifies this. It says, “I’m here to make noise” and I hope that people will listen.”
Exploring themes of erosion and strength-both internal and external, MINUTIAE. reflects on personal and societal change in the age of digital transformation. It’s music of catharsis, self-definition, and defiant vulnerability.
“This record is a culmination of years of growth and learning“, says SOLUNE. “In an industry where misconceptions about women persist, I wanted to stay true to the integrity of my craft and bring together parts of my world I’m deeply passionate about: intricate and precise rhythms, feminism, distortion, bright pink fashion, and loud, groove-driven instrumental music.“
With comparisons drawn to Animals As Leaders, Plini, Hiromi, and Tigran Hamasyan, SOLUNE‘s voice remains unmistakably her own: razor-sharp, groove-forward, and emotionally charged. Mad Vantage‘s debut is a clear statement of intent, and is sure to be warmly received by fans of Australian contemporary jazz and heavy, progressive music.
Tracklist
1. Matriarch
2. Perpetual Cave
3. Terranea
4. Ictus
5. Pervade Your Mind
6. Cataclym Pt 1
7. Cataclym Pt 2
8. Cataclym Pt 3
Links
Bandcamp: https://madvantage.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/solune_madvantage
Facebook: https://facebook.com/soluneartist
Art As Catharsis: http://www.artascatharsis.com
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