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FOCUS // PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH CAR BOMB AND XYTECHRA’S GREG KUBACKI

Michael Whiteside·May 4, 2021

Describing the Greg Kubacki sound is a dense, onerous task. From the tech-heavy mathematic assault of Car Bomb...

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FOCUS // SOUND OF A SCENE: ENTRESOL ON HARSH NOISE, EPISTOLARY HORROR, AND COLLABORATING WITH BODY VOID

Michael Whiteside·April 27, 2021

I first experienced Entresol years ago in an unsuspecting coffee shop. Just across the train tracks in a...

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FOCUS // THE BICYCLE DAY PLAYLIST SPECIAL

Michael Whiteside·April 19, 2021

Bicycle Day was born April 19th, 1943. Albert Hoffman was leaving work, feeling relatively normal. For the past...

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FOCUS // THE STRANGE YET PRACTICAL WORLD OF MATH ROCK DESERT ISLAND PEDALS VOL. 1

Michael Whiteside·March 16, 2021

“What’s your desert island pedal?” It’s a question that has troubled us since the dawn of time-based effects....

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FOCUS // 21 RECORDS THAT MADE ME A BETTER LISTENER IN THE YEAR THAT CHALLENGED EVERYTHING

Michael Whiteside·December 15, 2020

It boggles the mind that it’s actually been one whole year since I was texting Nikk my selections...

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FOCUS // SMELLING ALL THE ROSES: OUR EPIC CONVERSATION WITH FLORAL’S NATE SHERMAN

Michael Whiteside·December 2, 2020

Floral is one of those band that has surely reached your ear by now. Since 2014, the band...

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FOCUS // SARGENT HOUSE’S MARIKA ZORZI ON AUTHENTICITY, LIVE SHOWS, AND HOW TO SURVIVE 2020

Michael Whiteside·November 3, 2020

Marika Zorzi is one of the underground’s most prolific journalists, with editing credits at New Noise Magazine, CVLT,...

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FOCUS // kirye: a new sound from the Japanese math rock underground

TAK YAMAMOTO·October 25, 2020

The Japanese math rock scene, with all its influence and charm, has always been just slightly out of...

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NEW MUSIC // Get in touch with nature on forestar’s new album

Iván Maldonado·October 16, 2020

As 2020 reaches its end, more and more is going on in the world of math rock. Not...

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FOCUS // DEVELOPING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES WITH KYOZO’S ALICIA REI KIM

Michael Whiteside·August 28, 2020

(Editor’s Note: The past few weeks have been a sobering time for the math rock community, and indeed,...

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FOCUS // PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH CAR BOMB AND XYTECHRA’S GREG KUBACKI

FOCUS // SOUND OF A SCENE: ENTRESOL ON HARSH NOISE, EPISTOLARY HORROR, AND COLLABORATING WITH BODY VOID

FOCUS // THE BICYCLE DAY PLAYLIST SPECIAL

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EXCLUSIVE // Watch Memory of Elephants play “I Just Karate Shit My Pants”

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FOCUS // PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH CAR BOMB AND XYTECHRA’S GREG KUBACKI

FOCUS // SOUND OF A SCENE: ENTRESOL ON HARSH NOISE, EPISTOLARY HORROR, AND COLLABORATING WITH BODY VOID

FOCUS // THE BICYCLE DAY PLAYLIST SPECIAL

FOCUS // THE STRANGE YET PRACTICAL WORLD OF MATH ROCK DESERT ISLAND PEDALS VOL. 1

FOCUS // 21 RECORDS THAT MADE ME A BETTER LISTENER IN THE YEAR THAT CHALLENGED EVERYTHING

FOCUS // SMELLING ALL THE ROSES: OUR EPIC CONVERSATION WITH FLORAL’S NATE SHERMAN

FOCUS // SARGENT HOUSE’S MARIKA ZORZI ON AUTHENTICITY, LIVE SHOWS, AND HOW TO SURVIVE 2020

FOCUS // kirye: a new sound from the Japanese math rock underground

NEW MUSIC // Get in touch with nature on forestar’s new album

FOCUS // DEVELOPING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES WITH KYOZO’S ALICIA REI KIM

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