Members Allister (guitar/synth/vocals), Henry (guitar/synth/vocals), Louis (bass/synth) met while studying music at Falmouth University, with Ed (drums/pads) completing the line-up once they graduated.
In the summer of 2016 the band released Four Movements EP, a 2-years-in-the-making explosion of sound and colour. Drawing influence from the likes of Deerhoof, Battles and Tortoise, the resulting sound is a cascade of jagged guitar riffs, swirling synth arpeggios and stuttering electronic poly-rhythms.
The Mantis Opera is now working on new material, with the aim to release an EP next year.