Cypher

Cypher are a three piece instrumental band from Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Music Cypher have been variously classified as Post-rock, Space rock, Noise and Shoegaze. Although their music can contain elements of any of these categories, they don't fall into any specific one. Their sound is often characterised by multiple delay effects on the guitar, causing a 'wall of sound'. The guitar and bass riffs are often repeated at great length, ebbing and flowing in volume and intensity. The songs can be quite long, sometimes exceeding 15 minutes in length. Live, the band often performs at loud volumes. Band history Formed in 1998 as a five piece, the original line-up included Mark Cossom (guitar) and Rob Agostini (vocals). This line-up played several performances and recorded a single in 1998 before Cossom and Agostini left the band amicably. Their departure caused the style of the music to become focused on longer songs with fewer sections, which gradually built up from quiet beginnings into overpowering crescendos and back down again.