“Bygones is,the optimal outcome of a musical marriage of Hill’s band Hella and Reinhart’s group Tera Melos. Considering that those bands don’t need words to get their point across, logically, a project bred from their members is equally successful at rendering listeners speechless.”

“There's something about tempo-shifting aural pileups that just works with a turntable in the most wonderfully converse way, suggesting skips and warbles where those don't exist, and leaving the air crackling at the completion of a side.”

“With the utter complexity of the time signatures exploring ranges never imagined by most bands, Reinhardt is able to channel in strong melodic riffs and hooks.”

“Zach Hill does what he does best; pound out some of the world’s most unfathomable rhythms with expert timing and precision.”

“Remember the days when children were getting epileptic seizures from their favorite Japanese cartoon shows? Finally, after all these years, the musical equivalent has arrived in the form of Bygones’ debut album “By-“”

“Anyone who is familiar with either of the two musicians will immediately develop expectations of wild spastic instrumentals. These expectations are met in full, with both members playing at their most technically ambitious.”

“It all comes together to form something chaotic, melodic, and thoroughly enjoyable. "By-" is definitely not for the faint of heart or the easily distracted.”

“His delicately complex guitar lines are often mind boggling, and he pulls off some catchy melodies and hooks that are much needed to bring some focus to the madness.”

“From the minute the album starts until the moment it ends, Hill weaves intricate and mind bending drum patters almost seamlessly with Reinharts' technically impressive and surprisingly melodic guitar leads.”

“Guitar wizard Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos and the ever-prolific Zach Hill are bygones. A small supergroup perhaps, but nonetheless an exciting collaboration for just about anyone who’s paying attention to tech-rock of any form.”

“This Weeks Best Album August 25th - Bygones , by-”

“The project sounds very much like one would imagine, but a complex catchy-ness is inherent in nearly every track. The duo’s intermittent utterances and backing harmonies fit better than any conventional vocals likely would.”

“Put Zach Hill from Hella and Nick Reinhart from Tera Melos in the same jam space and crazy things are bound to happen. And an unfathomable amount of those crazy things actually do happen on by-, the debut from Bygones.”

“With Hill's octopus arms on drums, and Reinhart's ultra-impressive guitar/bass noodling, the sounds are akin to Battles finding a dusty box of death-metal cassettes in the storage space”