Gathiens debut album Nesh is a subtly complex, intelligently crafted, and extremely well-balanced album of instrumental music that brings many fresh ideas to the drone-rock/post-metal genre that it loosely falls into. Recorded in northern Ohio in the summer of 2006, this gem was originally intended to be a private release for family and friends and sat dormant for some time until now finally seeing the proper release it deserves (and surprisingly, it still sounds fresh). Written in a little over a year and the majority of it recorded over one weekend in a tiny beach home-turned recording studio, each song seems to have its own unique feeling and quality. Although comparisons have been made to such bands as Mono, Pelican, Boris, Shora, Earth, Tool, and even Pink Floyd, Gathiens is without a doubt a unique entity of its own that will easily stand out from its instru-metal contemporaries. Sweetly technical drumming meshes perfectly with expressive, dynamic guitar playing while subtle atmospheric and noise contributions add a certain ambience and overall cinematic quality to the album. Without a doubt, this is the recording of a special moment in time by musicians truly expressing themselves through music. This one is sure to last.