Math rock is by nature an unpredictable genre. But some bands just want to take it that extra mile. Ground Patrol is Kyle Sanna (guitar) and Alon Ilsar (drums), a duo based between New York and Sydney, Australia...
Toronto Jazz/Funk wizards ART the Band have just come to us with their second single release of Spring 2018, ‘Well Priced Victorian’. Following their 20...
In the first couple decades of a new century a genre music formed that became popular with the youth of the time who enjoyed underground non-mainstream music. Part of the sound of this music was forged from using innovative music technology that recently became available as well as specific playing techniques and styles not being used in other forms of contemporary music.
You might agree that the mid-1990’s were the salad days of math rock, a time where the term ‘math rock’ was still a joke phrase and only just picking up traction from the zines and journos. There were bands like Chavez, Polvo, Shudder To Think that added rhythmic complexity to their combinations of grunge, slacker rock, post-punk, and post-hardcore with a mathy edge. What made these bands so good is that their discordant was well-balanced with palatable hooks and sing-alongs.
Guitarist Joseph Andreoli explained the concept of Memory Lame to me.
There was no “ah-ha!” moment after we said goodbye. A few listens later, and the a...
There's a spectrum of sorts when it comes to melody in instrumental rock. Some bands will introduce one melody and develop it over time, using the power of repetition to drive a narrative. Other bands will compile many melodies played in quick succession, opting for variety rather than development.
Describing House of Wisdom | We Are the Devil in their pledge campaign, Brighton’s Poly-Math referred to the project as “the most utterly bonkers, over-the-top Prog odyssey”...
Austin, TX's Honey and Salt are set to release their self titled album on April 6th and are stoking appetites with a live in-studio recording of 'A Nihi...
Montreal's Golden Python are making a bold return with the premiere of their new song 'Meggy'. Featuring members of the much-venerated Gulfer, Golden Python's trademark brand of grungy math-rock shines out in the video, and gives a taste of what to expect in their upcoming album...
