The Cellar and Point for RIO/Avant-Prog

The ProgArchives forums (Prog Tribute Bands and Prog Radio, Prog Polls, Top 10s and Lists, Prog Recommendations, etc) contained some buzz about this band in the past, so I think they have demonstrated their appeal to the prog listening community, particularly those who like RIO/Avant-Prog, or chamber prog.

Bio (edited excerpt from Bandcamp):
Drummer/producer Joseph Branciforte and guitarist Christopher Botta had long imagined a fluid synthesis of their wide-ranging musical interests. The detail of modern concert music; the improvisational sensibilities of downtown jazz; the emotional directness of alt-rock. The production value and formal concision of pop, the head-nodding grooves of hip-hop and electronica, the immersive sonics of ambient music. Might it be possible to draw equally upon these influences, while transcending mere collage? How could these manifold musical experiences be distilled into a personal, unified aesthetic? And could this music be presented in the context of a working ensemble - not just a studio project - but a band?

THE CELLAR AND POINT is one possible answer to those questions. After 3 years spent crafting their debut record, the “garage-chamber” septet released AMBIT on Cuneiform Records in 2014. Time Out New York has described the ensemble's sound as “ethereal chamber-prog” and lauded their live performance as “brainy, yet highly engaging.” The New York Times has taken note of “the chamberlike enterprise of a productive partnership, of the percussionist Joseph Branciforte and the guitarist Christopher Botta.” But AMBIT, which features seven Branciforte/Botta originals, plus arrangements of composers György Ligeti and Anton Webern, marks the group's first complete musical statement.

Ambit:
Cuneiform Records
released October 14, 2014
    
1.  0852 04:51
2.  arc 06:05
3.  tabletop (a) 04:26
4.  tabletop (b) 02:45
5.  ruminant 05:43
6.  purple octagon 06:47
7.  fünf canons i, op.16 04:15
8.  étude XV 03:23
9.  white cylinder (a) 04:10
10. white cylinder (b) 05:26
11. ambit 04:44

joe bergen - vibraphone
christopher otto - violin
kevin mcfarland - cello
terrence mcmanus - electric guitar
christopher botta - acoustic guitar
rufus philpot - bass
joseph branciforte - drums

Links:
Homepage: http://www.thecellarandpoint.com/
Bandcamp: https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ambit
Myspace: https://myspace.com/the.cellar.and.point/music/songs
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thecellarandpoint

That album is really excellent, I'm still playing it. I think they would fit nicely in RIO/Avant, hope the team feels the same way