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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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Michael Whiteside and Andrew Srack of Muscle Beach Petting Zoo

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 // A Gateway into Math Rock: One Exemplary Song From Each Year In The Genre’s Timeline

Lauren Marie·August 22, 2020

Have you ever wanted to explore the ever widening circuit board of madness that is math rock but...

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FOCUS // THE INIMITABLE GARETT GLEASON AND NIKO WOOD TAKE US BEHIND THE SCENES OF THEIR NEXT CHAPTER OF PURE SONIC WONDERMENT, WHEN ABUNDANCE FAILS

FOCUS // DAMON CHE AND KRISTIAN DUNN ON FORMING YESNESS, ESCAPING MATH ROCK, AND THE STORY OF THEIR UPCOMING DEBUT, SEE YOU AT THE SOLIPSIST CONVENTION

FOCUS // TEN TIMES PUNK ROCK GAVE MATH ROCK A RUN FOR ITS MONEY PART THREE: THE RECKONING

RELEASE-O-METER

NEW MUSIC // FANG ISLAND ANNOUNCE REISSUE BOXSET COMPLETE WITH A FINAL SONG AND VIDEO

NEW MUSIC // SILVERGLASS TURNS HEADS WITH MIDWEST EMO CYBERFOLK FROM IRELAND

NEW MUSIC // THE ARMED CONTINUE TO REFRACT IN TRANSCENDENT LIGHT WITH THEIR CHISELED NEW EP, EVERLASTING GAZE

REGULARS

Stage Kids – Recess (2020)

Standards – Fruit Island (2020)

Delta Sleep – Younger Years (2019)

EXCLUSIVES

EXCLUSIVE // REVEALING DENUDE, FEATURING MEMBERS OF PIGLET, MURDER IN THE RED BARN, AND MORE

EXCLUSIVE // American Draft Celebrate 25 Years Together With New Single Premiere and Album Announcement

EXCLUSIVE // ANTHERS CELEBRATE FRIDAY THE 13TH WITH BLOODTHIRSTY NEW SINGLE “GGBB”

VIDEO

NEW MUSIC // FOX LAKE OFFICIALLY EMBARK ON “THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY” WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO

NOT ANOTHER FECKING GIG REVIEW // TOEHIDER, CLOSURE IN MOSCOW, AND NO SUCH ANIMAL AT THE URBAN LOUNGE

FOCUS // CHRISTOPHER DE CINQUE AND MICHAEL BARRETT OF CLOSURE IN MOSCOW GIVE US THE DOWNLOAD ON RECORDING SOFT HELL, THE MAGIC OF PISS TAKES, AND THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF EXTRACTING ART FROM SUFFERING

Gear

GEAR // MARCOS MENA ON PARTNERING UP WITH GROUND CONTROL AUDIO, INNOVATION IN THE PEDAL INDUSTRY, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDU-TAIN THE MASSES

FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS

NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW // NATIVE AUDIO BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST TO LIFE WITH THE AAKII CHORUS AND VIBRATO PEDAL

GAMES

GAMES // GAME RECOGNIZE GAME, SEQUENCE #1: A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF A BRIEF STINT WRITING FOR A POPULAR GAMING PUBLICATION

GAMES // 32 ORIGINAL SCORES AND SOUNDTRACKS THAT MIGHT REMIND YOU OF MATH ROCK, PART TWO

GAMES // THE AXIS UNSEEN CELEBRATES THE DAWNING OF SPOOKY SEASON WITH DEMO LAUNCH AND RELEASE DATE TRAILER

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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

FOCUS // A Gateway into Math Rock: One Exemplary Song From Each Year In The Genre’s Timeline

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