Math Rock Advice

[Burns-bass]

Hello all, I've recently been listening to bands like Battles and Three Trapped Tigers and am really enjoying it. I've been a huge Warp, Squarepusher, Apex Twin fan in the past but, if I'm brutally honest, am now old and have a baby so I have no time to find new music.

Be interested in hearing recommendations on what I should be listening too if anyone has a view or an insight into the genre, or where I should be looking.

[HowieBass]

How about Brontide?

First album here:

http://youtu.be/KQwqKk-quuk

[crompers]

Animals as Leaders

[Burns-bass]

Brilliant, thanks guys! I'll check it out when I'm not working on a policy brief about Short Bowel Syndrome. (This isn't a joke)

[BrunoBass]

Some of Rolo Tomassi's work might be of interest to you.

[The59Sound]

The Mars Volta - first two albums are incredible.

[MikanHannille]

Toe anyone?

[RhysP]

You might like Tony Levin's "Stick Men" side project, also Gavin Harrison & O5ric.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cWrPNY-XgLY

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CgRnmSwJZM8

Edited April 18, 2017 by RhysP

[Burns-bass]

Cool bananas. Keep em coming. I saw Mars Volta live years ago, very good.

[ead]

There's a guy on here in a Math Metal band, can't remember his name but will keep thinking about it until I do


Ha! Got it, it's Dread Bass. Nice guy.

Edited April 18, 2017 by ead

[Graham]

Botch? We Are The Romans is a brilliant album

http://youtu.be/brqZ6jZiOFE

[TheRev]

65daysofstatic

Maserati

[MrBen]

I was about to suggest 65 days of Static

Battles played possibly the best set I've ever seen at La Route Du Rock back in 2011.

[SpondonBassed]

[quote name='Burns-bass' timestamp='1492507769' post='3280735']
Brilliant, thanks guys! I'll check it out when I'm not working on a policy brief about Short Bowel Syndrome. (This isn't a joke)
[/quote]

Let us know when you've worked it out. Meanwhile, I'll find out if I am allowed to use a calculator while listening.

[Dapper Bandit]

No mention of Don Caballero yet? The American Don album is basically the blueprint for every math rock album that followed!

Other top pop picks are:

This Town Needs Guns (now TTNG)
Cleft
Tricot
self-evident
Yona Kit
American Football
Faraquet

[The59Sound]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor ?

[Burns-bass]

Cheers guys, this is all good. I love the GYBE stuff and saw them live too about 15 years ago I think. Was very loud indeed. Was it with Mogwai? God knows, I was using a lot of recreational drugs at the time (all given up now).

My position paper on SBS has been finished and I can now crack on with getting some listening done.

[ambient]

I'm not up with genres and that. I thought God speed and Mogwai were post rock. It's all very confusing.

There's a friend of mine plays in a math rock band, I'm told it's math rock anyway. They're called the yacht club, pretty good.

[Dazed]

I always think of Cardiacs. Bonkers time sigs and breaks. I don't know much of genres either. I know they always called themselves pop.

[crompers]

[quote name='Dapper Bandit' timestamp='1492584584' post='3281310']
No mention of Don Caballero yet? The American Don album is basically the blueprint for every math rock album that followed!

Other top pop picks are:

This Town Needs Guns (now TTNG)
Cleft
Tricot
self-evident
Yona Kit
American Football
Faraquet
[/quote]

Good to see Cleft getting a mention, brilliant band.

[Crawford13]

I can't get my head around of these different genres. I love The Mars Volta but had no idea they were math rock?

[GarethFlatlands]

First Hella album, 'Hold Your Horse Is' is still an album I love. 2 sickeningly talented musicians. I thought there were at least 2 guitar tracks on the album for a while but it's just one guy.

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7S-RhlG1bk[/media]

[mike257]

Alpha Male Tea Party - tremendous band, mainly instrumental, great guitar work, time signature madness, and their drummer is probably the best hitter of things I've ever had the pleasure of being in a band with (back before he joined these guys), he's unreal. I dep for the bassist in his function band when they're touring too. Lovely chaps all around and new album due out pretty soon.

Edited April 19, 2017 by mike257

[NancyJohnson]

If you want to go a bit old school, try Shudder To Think. They released a load of stuff, but hit their stride with Get Your Goat and Pony Express Record. Both of these are on Spotify.

Get Your Goat is barely 30 minutes. Joy.

[crompers]

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I can't get my head around of these different genres. I love The Mars Volta but had no idea they were math rock?
[/quote]

TBH I think of The Mars Volta as Prog

Whatevs though its good music which is very technical