Math Rock

Don Caballero (up to American Don), Slint, Piglet, (early) Tera Melos, Giraffes? Giraffes!, Faraquet, The Redneck Manifesto, Adebisi Shank, LITE, Battles, Oxes, Drive Like Jehu, etc.

Anyone else dig this genre here? I'm always looking for recommendations for more of this stuff. I have to say I prefer instrumental math rock, but Slint and Drive Like Jehu both rock.

yeah very much so

+ Hella

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBCyhV9PkpY

by the end of tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ahze1kdsfs&feature=related

I haven't heard much from Hella that sounds as mathy as Hold Your Horse Is.

this ep is pretty fucking great too

http://www.discogs.com/By-The-End-Of-Tonight-My-Mom-Caught-Me-In-My-Room-Beat-Boxin/release/884907

one of the guys of by the end of tonight making electronic music

Reminds me that I forgot to mention Rumah Sakit.

also this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP_g_lNYP3A

I don't know if it's very math-y, but it's fucking insane imo

most of those bands are pretty sucky though, so I might have to retract that "very much so" statement.

I like early 'don cab', 'battles', early 'tera melos' (new album is fail), some 'hella'/'zach hill' and some 'by the end of tonight'

  On 9/5/2010 at 12:09 AM, beariksson said:

also this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP_g_lNYP3A

I don't know if it's very math-y, but it's fucking insane imo

damn thats awesome...uppin the ante on lightning bolt

Yeah after listening, I realize I don't really dig Adebisi Shank.

how is slint 'math rock'?

also, assuming you like faraquet, the early medications stuff should be familiar to you. it's basically just more faraquet, with a slightly more saccarine tone to it.

check out cheval de frise.

I have a passing interest in math rock, you mentioned pretty much all of the bands I like.

As for Adebisi Shank, their first EP is all I really like. They have some great tunes on their two LPs but they're not very solid albums.

I actually liked Medications album from this year, it was my cheesy happy summer album.

edit: how could i forget loose lips sink ships?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsuw-WVy2EQ

seen them live, was a good show.

sweep the leg johnny is an amazing band

Goodness yes I am a fan of this genre. Of course there are some not-so-good or copycat bands, as with any genre. Of the ones mentioned I really like Faraquet, Tera Melos (have yet to hear the new one), LITE, Battles (prefer the instrumental, looking forward to new stuff), Oxes (I've only heard one album though), Medications (didn't know there was a new one, thanks for the tip!) and Rumah Sakit. By the End of Tonight is alright, and Don Cab is of course to be respected but they haven't hit the spot for me (same with Hella I guess, just found it too messy). Haven't heard the others. As mentioned, I don't really think Slint are math rock, nor do I think Drive Like Jehu are math rock. But I like them both also.

Others to consider:

Sleeping People (same bassist as Rumah Sakit, and a chick on guitar )

Other Men (basically Heavy Vegetable reformed. Sounds like a math version of Pinback, I love it)

The Ladies (Rob Crow from Pinback & Other Men and Zach Hill from Hella)

Minus the Bear (first album is great, after that they weren't really math)

Maps & Atlases

Polvo

Rodan

June of 44

Lynx (guitarist Dave Konopka is now in Battles...I like Lynx more)

Tic Code

Ahleuchatistas

Three Trapped Tigers

Foals (first album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVqyS0fjflQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrfcdZlbGwQ

  On 9/5/2010 at 12:54 AM, Scrambled Ears said:

  On 9/5/2010 at 12:09 AM, beariksson said:

also this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP_g_lNYP3A

I don't know if it's very math-y, but it's fucking insane imo

damn thats awesome...uppin the ante on lightning bolt

I didn't really catch a feeling on that...lightning bolt's last album had some pretty fucking great moments though.

And goddamn i would love to see them live

Do my eyes deceive me or has no one listed the best math rock band ever?

Volta do Mar!

Listen. Now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1-xgmfRsMo

Cough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS31N4_NCXY

Some of my favourites, originators:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiIL1VtjE48&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnI6tKwfnxc

Since I never know what the fuck the term math rock means, I looked it up in the lamest of places, el wikipedia.

According to this list, I like quite a bit of math rock

Shellac/Big Black/Rapeman

Polvo

nomeansno

Battles

65daysofstatic (fuck I remember when they first started out on tefosav - hello feedle!)

Tool

if battles is considered math rock, then surely helmet must be as well?

does dep's calculating infinity count? thats an amazing record

U.S. MAPLE !

the autechre of rock music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYf3g4i91fg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDZucpcvc_w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTr9fuz9jgk

So whys it called math rock then ?

  On 9/5/2010 at 4:37 PM, mcbpete said:

So whys it called math rock then ?

timing changes and key changes and whatnot. not exactly a great genre name, but neither is idm so ya knooooow.

  On 9/5/2010 at 4:37 PM, mcbpete said:

So whys it called math rock then ?

  Quote

Characterised by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (including irregular stopping and starting), angular melodies, and dissonant chords [...]

 

“It [the term ‘math rock’] was invented by a friend of ours as a derogatory term for a band me and James [Lo – Chavez’s drummer] played in called Wider. But his whole joke is that he’d watch the song and not react at all, and then take out his calculator to figure out how good the song was. So he’d call it math rock, and it was a total diss, as it should be.”

http://www.geeks.co.uk/20364-so-what-is-math-rock-anyway

i don't know if its a good read, haven't read all of it, but I think it covers it

it such a stupid name for a genre, just like IDM

in fact math rock could be the rock equivalent of IDM - IRM (intelligent rock music)

I love this album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaYVYNj8dYc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx9oPe3YnIE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTnTJ8MdjEY&feature=related

toe?

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[youtubehd]6lF_TY63GjI[/youtubehd]

more 'melodic math rock' i guess

  On 9/5/2010 at 8:24 AM, wake said:

Do my eyes deceive me or has no one listed the best math rock band ever?

 

Volta do Mar!

They're a band I've had on my radar for years, but have still yet to listen to.

  On 9/5/2010 at 1:30 PM, chenGOD said:

Since I never know what the fuck the term math rock means, I looked it up in the lamest of places, el wikipedia.

According to this list, I like quite a bit of math rock

Tool

 

if battles is considered math rock, then surely helmet must be as well?

Eh Tool is not math rock. They may have some of the same characteristics as math rock, but many genres share characteristics.

  On 9/5/2010 at 1:30 PM, chenGOD said:

if battles is considered math rock, then surely helmet must be as well?

Based on what, having shared a drummer?

  On 9/5/2010 at 2:17 PM, jules said:

does dep's calculating infinity count? thats an amazing record

Being much heavier and featuring screamed vocals, they are considered mathcore/metalcore.

  On 9/5/2010 at 4:57 PM, beariksson said:

in fact math rock could be the rock equivalent of IDM - IRM (intelligent rock music)

Truth.

I gotta check out some of these other bands. As if I didn't mine other threads for a dozen recos last night already.