The Math Rock Desk:

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- [Deleted user] said...
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- 21 Apr 2007, 22:39
The Math Rock Desk:

Welcome to the Math Rock Desk:

Go ahead and leave your queries or recommendations.

Related Desks:

Indie Rock
Post-Rock

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: Welcome to the Math Rock Desk: [img]http://www.rekylvinyl.no/shop/products/size3/1092787323_DSCF0011_1.jpg[/img] Go ahead and leave your queries or recommendations. Related Desks: [url=http://www.last.fm/group/Music+Advice+Center/forum/40095/_/174224][IMG]http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2476/bdjm2.gif[/IMG][/url] Indie Rock [url=http://www.last.fm/group/Music+Advice+Center/forum/40095/_/241893][IMG]http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2476/bdjm2.gif[/IMG][/url] Post-Rock [/quote]

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- [Deleted user] said...
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- 22 Apr 2007, 02:13
I'll get things started.

Don Caballero

A brief description from allmusic:

Pittsburgh math rockers Don Caballero were one of the first bands to expand on the work of genre innovators like Bastro, Bitch Magnet, and (especially) Slint. Their music was entirely instrumental, and while their guitar interplay was as complex and dissonant as any of their peers, the real driving force behind their precisely calibrated attack was virtuosic drummer Damon Che. In essence, it was Che's manic explosions and stop-on-a-dime shifts in time signature that mapped out the trail his bandmates followed. His whirlwind of percussion helped pace the crashing din of the rest of the quartet, yet they also had a firm grasp of dynamics and often slowed things down into a heavy dirge. And despite the influence of jazz, there was no improvisation -- all the group's compositions were carefully structured, no matter how chaotic they seemed. Don Caballero recorded several albums for Touch & Go over the '90s to generally positive critical response, before going their separate ways in 2001.

Good albums as a starting point:

For Respect (1993)

American Don (2000)

both of them are instrumental, the first one being heavier than the second one.

:D

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: [artist]Don Caballero[/artist] [img]http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200/drp000/p038/p03878tm905.jpg[/img] A brief description from allmusic: [quote]Pittsburgh math rockers Don Caballero were one of the first bands to expand on the work of genre innovators like Bastro, Bitch Magnet, and (especially) Slint. Their music was entirely instrumental, and while their guitar interplay was as complex and dissonant as any of their peers, the real driving force behind their precisely calibrated attack was virtuosic drummer Damon Che. In essence, it was Che's manic explosions and stop-on-a-dime shifts in time signature that mapped out the trail his bandmates followed. His whirlwind of percussion helped pace the crashing din of the rest of the quartet, yet they also had a firm grasp of dynamics and often slowed things down into a heavy dirge. And despite the influence of jazz, there was no improvisation -- all the group's compositions were carefully structured, no matter how chaotic they seemed. Don Caballero recorded several albums for Touch & Go over the '90s to generally positive critical response, before going their separate ways in 2001.[/quote] Good albums as a starting point: [album artist=Don Caballero]For Respect[/album] (1993) [img]http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc600/c680/c68086c0683.jpg[/img] [album artist=Don Caballero]American Don[/album] (2000) [img]http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e317/e31747pupb6.jpg[/img] both of them are instrumental, the first one being heavier than the second one. :D [/quote]

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- [Deleted user] said...
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- 10 May 2007, 02:47
Track Pick Trail:

Don Caballero - Nicked and Liqued

Album: For Respect (1993)

(008 | 009 | 010)

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: Track Pick Trail: [artist]Don Caballero[/artist] - [track artist=don caballero]nicked and liqued[/track] [img]http://www.magnetmagazine.com/photos/doncab.jpg[/img] Album: [album artist=don caballero]for respect[/album] (1993) ([url=http://www.last.fm/group/Music+Advice+Center/forum/40095/_/232250/1#f3767527]008[/url] | 009 | [url=http://www.last.fm/group/Music+Advice+Center/forum/40095/_/177149/4#f3771478]010[/url])[/quote]
Edited by a deleted user on 10 May 2007, 16:46

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- gridgm said...
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- 10 May 2007, 09:39
Nomeansno - wrong

all my friends are fuckups but they're fun to have around

[quote][b][user]gridgm[/user][/b] said: Nomeansno - wrong [/quote]

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- [Deleted user] said...
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- 10 May 2007, 16:46
gridgm said:
Nomeansno - wrong

huh?

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]gridgm[/user][/b] said: Nomeansno - wrong [/quote] huh? [/quote]

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- JoshAwesome said...
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- 24 May 2007, 01:39
but...what IS math rock?

[quote][b][user]JoshAwesome[/user][/b] said: but...what IS math rock?[/quote]

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- [Deleted user] said...
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- 24 May 2007, 01:42
allmusic:

Math Rock is a relation to post-rock, a better known indie-rock style that shares similar aesthetics. Where post-rock has distinct jazz influences, math rock is the opposite side of the same coin -- it's dense and complex, filled with difficult time signatures and intertwining phrases. Also, the style is a little more rockist than post-rock, since it's usually played by small, guitar-led bands. Math rock peaked in the mid-'90s, when groups like Polvo and Chavez had small, dedicated followings among indie rockers on collegiate campuses.

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: allmusic: [quote]Math Rock is a relation to post-rock, a better known indie-rock style that shares similar aesthetics. Where post-rock has distinct jazz influences, math rock is the opposite side of the same coin -- it's dense and complex, filled with difficult time signatures and intertwining phrases. Also, the style is a little more rockist than post-rock, since it's usually played by small, guitar-led bands. Math rock peaked in the mid-'90s, when groups like Polvo and Chavez had small, dedicated followings among indie rockers on collegiate campuses.[/quote][/quote]

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- JoshAwesome said...
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- 24 May 2007, 02:54
well i do enjoy post-rock...might give math rock a go

[quote][b][user]JoshAwesome[/user][/b] said: well i do enjoy post-rock...might give math rock a go[/quote]

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- matetoth said...
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- 12 Jun 2007, 18:36
Try Hella!

[quote][b][user]matetoth[/user][/b] said: Try [artist]Hella[/artist]![/quote]

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- JoshAwesome said...
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- 13 Jun 2007, 01:56
ok hella are on the download list....after All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors. I managed to get battles - mirrored. dont know what i think yet

[quote][b][user]JoshAwesome[/user][/b] said: ok hella are on the download list....after All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors. I managed to get battles - mirrored. dont know what i think yet[/quote]

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- wrdlbrmpf said...
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- 17 Jun 2007, 12:02
Two album picks:

Cinemechanica - The Martial Arts

and Maps and Atlases - Tree, Swallow, Houses

[quote][b][user]wrdlbrmpf[/user][/b] said: Two album picks: [artist]Cinemechanica[/artist] - [album artist=Cinemechanica]The Martial Arts[/album] [IMG]http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3023/folderxp6.jpg[/IMG] and [artist]Maps and Atlases[/artist] - [album artist=Maps and Atlases]Tree, Swallow, Houses[/album] [IMG]http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/15/1182047432467xr3.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

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- kurashu said...
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- 18 Jun 2007, 23:06
65daysofstatic and The Fall of Troy are two bands I'd reccomend.

[quote][b][user]kurashu[/user][/b] said: [artist]65daysofstatic[/artist] and [artist]The Fall of Troy[/artist] are two bands I'd reccomend.[/quote]

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- hellogoodbritt said...
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- 2 Aug 2007, 23:54
We have Chavez up on this as a Math Rock artist?

The Office Parasite at URL=http://www.last.fm/group/Music%2BAdvice%2BCenter]

[quote][b][user]hellogoodbritt[/user][/b] said: We have Chavez up on this as a Math Rock artist?[/quote]

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- luishernando said...
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- 5 Aug 2007, 14:40
Today's Hero:

Steve Albini (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac and a thousand great albums produced)

Chosen by friendlysnare.

[quote][b][user]luishernando[/user][/b] said: Steve Albini (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac and a thousand great albums produced) [img]http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep05/images/stevealbini1.l.jpg[/img] Chosen by friendlysnare.[/quote]

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- Cylob said...
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- 13 Aug 2007, 08:34
Pick of the week...

Polvo - Cor-Crane Secret (1992)

Guitars blazing...

Choice Cuts:
Can I Ride
In The Hand, In The Sieve
Vibracobra

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[quote][b][user]Cylob[/user][/b] said: Pick of the week... Polvo - Cor-Crane Secret (1992) [img]http://barfliesusa.net/Export/images/2371f.jpg[/img] Guitars blazing... Choice Cuts: Can I Ride In The Hand, In The Sieve Vibracobra[/quote]

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- mostly-metal said...
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- 13 Aug 2007, 14:25
ima gonna go wit allmusic and check out Polvo and Chavez.
but is there anything else i should look into, based on my charts, or what u know i like?
cheers.

stab me 'til i cum

[quote][b][user]mostly-metal[/user][/b] said: ima gonna go wit allmusic and check out Polvo and Chavez. but is there anything else i should look into, based on my charts, or what u know i like? cheers.[/quote]

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- matetoth said...
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- 18 Aug 2007, 11:30
Gig Poster of the day (Aug 18)

Chosen by radekpl.

[quote][b][user]matetoth[/user][/b] said: [b]Gig Poster of the day (Aug 18)[/b] [img]http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/4764/103990007newbulx9.jpg[/img] Chosen by [user]radekpl[/user].[/quote]

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- Cylob said...
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- 9 Oct 2007, 20:45
MAC Album of the Day, 26th September 2007:

Don Caballero - American Don

Chosen by sonicster.

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[quote][b][user]Cylob[/user][/b] said: [b]MAC Album of the Day, 26th September 2007:[/b] Don Caballero - American Don [img]http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e317/e31747pupb6.jpg[/img] Chosen by [user]sonicster[/user].[/quote]

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- [Deleted user] said...
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- 16 Oct 2007, 04:08
Today's Gig Poster (16th October):

Chosen by radekpl.

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: [img]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2913/25559jm2.gif[/img] Chosen by [user]radekpl[/user].[/quote]

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- wrdlbrmpf said...
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- 20 Oct 2007, 10:55
I don't like Damon Che's drumming. He's not so much driving the music forward as drowning it under a deluge of fills.

(Which makes him #2 (of 2) in my list of virtuoso drummers I can't stand (after a certain Canadian Ayn Rand fan).)

[quote][b][user]wrdlbrmpf[/user][/b] said: I don't like Damon Che's drumming. He's not so much driving the music forward as drowning it under a deluge of fills. (Which makes him #2 (of 2) in my list of virtuoso drummers I can't stand (after a certain Canadian Ayn Rand fan).)[/quote]

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- I_Want_Moore said...
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- 27 Oct 2007, 02:59
matetoth said:
Try Hella!

I never realized Hella was math rock.

"The guy that makes fun of the customers to their face." At:

[quote][b][user]I_Want_Moore[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]matetoth[/user][/b] said: Try [artist]Hella[/artist]![/quote] I never realized Hella was math rock.[/quote]

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- b0arder753 said...
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- 28 Nov 2007, 06:40
I_Want_Moore said:
matetoth said:
Try Hella!

I never realized Hella was math rock.
They arent' as far as I'm converned... but...

[quote][b][user]b0arder753[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]I_Want_Moore[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]matetoth[/user][/b] said: Try [artist]Hella[/artist]![/quote] I never realized Hella was math rock.[/quote] They arent' as far as I'm converned... but... [/quote]

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- Catatonics said...
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- 28 Nov 2007, 10:56
kurashu said:
65daysofstatic and The Fall of Troy are two bands I'd reccomend.
I knew 65daysofstatic were post-rock, not math-rock...

The Big Afraid at

[quote][b][user]Catatonics[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]kurashu[/user][/b] said: [artist]65daysofstatic[/artist] and [artist]The Fall of Troy[/artist] are two bands I'd reccomend.[/quote] I knew 65daysofstatic were post-rock, not math-rock...[/quote]

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- Cylob said...
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- 29 Apr 2008, 10:31
A YouTube Favourite...

Foals - Balloons (2007)

Spice up the desks, post your favourite videos!

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[quote][b][user]Cylob[/user][/b] said: Foals - Balloons (2007) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrZkUQ6_r8[/youtube] Spice up the desks, post your favourite videos![/quote]

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- sjugge said...
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- 1 May 2008, 23:03
The distant and mechanised glow of Eastern European dance parties

65daysofstatic performing "The distant and mechanised glow of Eastern European dance parties" at The Electric Ballroom in London, 09 November 2007.

Highly recommended to see live, no mather if it's math/post or whatever rock... they kick ass in my humble opinion.

"how am I supposed to focus with all this crap going on?" - Butters

HeretiksAmbrosia.net
The Silent Ballet

[quote][b][user]sjugge[/user][/b] said: [artist]65daysofstatic[/artist] performing "The distant and mechanised glow of Eastern European dance parties" at The Electric Ballroom in London, 09 November 2007. Highly recommended to see live, no mather if it's math/post or whatever rock... they kick ass in my humble opinion. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2_FRAIkKp8[/youtube][/quote]

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