Origins and the Fall

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1.	Path of Bhardoah 08:32	info	buy track
2.	A Pleasant Disposition 05:44	info	buy track
3.	Cataclysm of Tara 07:38	info	buy track
4.	Dekapénte 08:07	info	buy track
5.	U.I.R. 08:16	info	buy track
6.	Quantum Conception 04:00	info	buy track
7.	The Guardian Agenda 10:16	info	buy track

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Mindcars, a progressive metal project created by South African guitarist and composer Doug Jenkinson (Raptorbaby, Their Death Becomes Her!), is an exploration of vibrant and intense progressive metal with a distinctly metalcore and death metal bent that hearkens back to the late 2000s era Sumeriancore bands.

The project's first release, Origins and The Fall, is a 7 track epic that utilises a multi layered assault of guitars, synths and effects to immerse the listener in the ultimate progressive “wall of sound”. Inspired by modern prog metal giants such as Periphery, Devin Townsend, Haken and The Safety Fire sprinkled with rock influences such as Muse, The Dear Hunter and even Death Cab For Cutie, the album explores a variety of emotional palettes, melding ethereal space rock, romantic metalcore, teeth grinding tech death and stomping djent into a 53 minute instrumental rollercoaster.

The entire album was written, mixed and produced by Jenkinson himself, who performed all the guitars and bass, programmed all drums and synths, and mixed in-house at his home studio in Pretoria, South Africa. The album made use of GetGood Drums, with digital amp models powered by Neural DSP, and mastered using the LANDR AI mastering engine.

Thematically, though in title more than anything, the album explores an esoteric story of humanity’s early origins, although as instrumental music, the literal interpretation of each song is left to the listener.

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released December 9, 2022

Doug Jenkinson - Guitars, Bass, Programming, Composition, Mixing, Production
LANDR - Mastering
Quintus Van Der Walt - Artwork

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Mindcars Pretoria, South Africa

Mindcars is a solo prog metal project by South African guitarist and songwriter Doug Jenkinson (Raptorbaby, Their Death Becomes Her!)

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