Artist: Alex O’Toole & Simeon Bartholomew
Title: n000000000.1
Format: LP, CD, Digital
Label: Bird’s Robe Records
Distribution: MGM
Genre:Experimental Rock
Release Date: 23/10/2026
Alex O’Toole and Simeon Bartholomew present n000000000 (pronounced “no, written as lowercase n + nine zeroes), an experimental rock project based in Sydney, Australia. All music is created on the spot, on-the-fly, 100% improvised, never to be repeated.
“We wanted to be a band that is about doing, not thinking”, says Alex. “By only allowing ourselves improvisation, the music that emerges is instinctual, honest, and raw. A real-time realisation of our influences and abilities.“
Despite devowing composition, the duo imparts a clear aesthetic to each performance. Alex and Simeon draw on decades of experience in Sydney’s math-rock, prog, and post-rock scene with bands Meniscus, SEIMS, Captain Kickarse and the Awesomes, Recalibrate, Godswounds, Basil’s Kite, and many more. Typical of this scene is detailed composition and faithful live recreation of album cuts. By contrast, the always-unplanned elements of a n000000000performance arrive spontaneously, and yet the band sits comfortably among its math/prog/post contemporaries.
n000000000‘s soundhas the heft of a band of 3 or 4. Hear oversized, fuzzed-out, glitched up riffs matched with brash odd-metre syncopation in one moment, then shimmering reverb-drenched soft reverie beside brushwork and a cymbal soundbath the next. Simeon’s guitar takes two paths across two FX-laden stacks; one driving bottom-end, one driving melodies to be looped, manipulated, and modulated, creating a rich, layered soundscape. Alex’s drumming answers energy with energy, frenetically driving dizzying crescendos and mellowing to create a sparse rhythmic sanctuary. The duo lives in dynamics and sonic diversity. Does anyone know in advance what will come? No.
n000000000.1 (No Point: 1) is Alex and Simeon’s first collection of recorded works, to be released this spring via Bird’s Robe Records on vinyl, CD, Bandcamp, and streaming services on October 23. The album’s improvisations were captured and produced by the band themselves. Each piece marks a specific moment in time and mood; a dual naming convention for all tunes reflects this – both a title and a timestamp down to the very second marking the moment the record button was pushed are attributed.
The album format is novel territory for the band; n000000000.1 is the first iteration of works that have survived beyond the stage. Simeon explains, “The “no point beyond the love of music itself” is central to the n000000000 ethos, and over time we found that there was no point in keeping that love just to ourselves and to the few who may have attended a show. We are proud to have partnered with long time friends and collaborators Bird’s Robe to share these moments in music to a wider world.“
The vinyl release is a limited special edition of 100. Each record features unique hand-drawn cover art by Simeon, made on the spot, on-the-fly, 100% improvised. This art choice is a conscious parallel to the music. A palette of tones and textures is curated over years but executed for each work in the moment instinctually. The aesthetic is stylistically clear, but the outcome of each item is specific to those fleeting minutes of creation.
Tracklist
1. 5, 6, 7, 8, Let’s Dance
2. And the Feet Became the Hands
3. Wide Open
4. Interlude I – Happy New Year
5. Void (aka Honey, I’m just stepping out to get milk. I’ll be back in approximately 10:37)
6. I’m Not Even Kidding
7. Interlude II – Cassini
8. Cloudbreak
9. This Is the Place
10. Humour Me For A Moment
11. Big Finish
12. Follow / Lead
Links
Pre-save: https://mgmreleases.com/n0000000001
Instagram: https://instagram.com/n000000000music
Facebook: https://facebook.com/n000000000music
Label: https://birdsrobe.com
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