H E X live | bergmal Festival 2018 (Swiss post-rock festival)

H E X were founded in Geneva in 2011 as pared-down rock trio consisting of drums and two guitars. After a series of noteworthy live shows, the now five-piece line-up decided to work with a more sophisticated array of sounds: boosting the rhythm section with electronic instruments and replacing the bass guitar with synthesizers. Hummus Records has released their debut record on 25 May 2018.

H E X compose epic and brutalist poetry and weave a very singular kind of magic, charming the listener in unique – and enduring – ways. Behind the quasi-orchestral sound are heavy, propulsive beats relentlessly driven by drums, a sequencer and gritty guitars. From these beats emerge, in hallucinatory clouds, synthetic chords and spectral incantations. A maximalist tour de force for the 21st century.