Math rock and contemporary emo are like chalk and cheese in many ways. Emo is warm and inviting; math rock, at its extreme, is brash, impetuous and divisive...
Chile witnessed the birth of a band which, since 2014, has been standing for all South American math rock around the globe: tortuganónima. The four Chilean boys join a range of distinct genres to their sound, such as free jazz, post hardcore, emo and math rock. They have a very fruitful career, with a very long list of accomplishments, including several tours around South America, US, Europe and Japan, and opening for toe in their most recent visit to the country.
In this Focus piece, we talk with Juan Godfrid and Diego Fraga, founders and active members of the Argentinian math rock and post rock label anomalia ediciones. And what's that about a math rock documentary?
Monotrope is set to release their second album, Immutable Future, on November 21, and we’re thrilled to have the exclusive premiere for their music video for the aptly titled 'Prismatic Symmetry'. The band’s debut album, Unifying Receiver, was a real treat for fans of 90’s influenced more angular styled math rock, and Immutable Future further develops the band’s sound and style.
The Rescue is the new full-length album by Chicago instrumental juggernauts American Draft. Formed in 1999, American Draft features Jeff Wojtysiak (bass) and Mike Baldwin (guitar) of iconic 90’s and early 2000’s Chicago math rock band Volta Do Mar (in fact, their 2001 album, At The Speed Of Light Or Day, was included in our list of 100 great math rock albums you’ve never heard).
Ampires were a surprise discovery of ours last year, with their debut self-titled album. Mixing elements of hip-hop, electronica and jazz with punk and hard...
LITE have spent nearly two decades perfecting not just a sound, but a process. Since 2006's Filmets, the band has carefully curated an upwards spiral of den...
An in-depth exploration on the history of the Fender telecaster, a weapon-of-choice for many math rock musicians and enthusiasts. Featuring photos and insight from a collection of math rock bands.
Øgïvęš Big Band is not just an exercise in exotic symbology, it is a supergroup in the Bristol underground prog and math scene. Comprising the troupe are guitarist Ben Harris (Øgïvęš, ANTA, Rainbow Slicer), bassist Ben Holyoake (Lambhorn), and drummer Oli Cocup (Lambhorn, My Octopus Mind). Sharing a passion for musical experimentation and the avant garde, the trio set out to warp all your favourite heavy rock tropes and throw your expectations back in your face.
In Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5, Billy Pilgrim is a war veteran with a peculiar predicament: he's got himself 'unstuck in time'. WHAT. 'All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist'...
