“Manray is one of the newest arrivals on the Athens math rock scene. The members of the band—who hail from Athens (or “Mathens,” as they jokingly refer to it)—perform progressive rock music characterized by abstruse time-changes and atonal chord voicings.
Touchstones for the band include King Crimson, Tortoise, The Mars Volta and local powerhouse Cinemechanica.”
—John Seay (Flagpole Magazine)
“Folks have been buzzing around about this new-ish addition to the local mathletic division. The brothers Olivera—Ryan, Jordan and Derek—are joined by guitarist/sound engineer deluxe Gene Woolfolk in composing algorithmic progged-out sounds, all spastic time-changes and atonal chord voicings.”
—Jeff Tobias (Flagpole Magazine)
“Less than six months after its conception, progressive math-rock band “Manray” has quickly made a name for itself in the Athens music scene. Comprised of three brothers — Ryan, Jordan and Derek Olivera — and guitarist Gene Woolfolk, the band not only excels at manipulating intricate time signature, it erupts with perfectly choreographed instrumentation and raw, bottom-of-the-belly vocals.”
—Red and Black