Whadya thinka this song? (Part 3)
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Topic: Whadya thinka this song? (Part 3)
Posted By: zravkapt
Subject: Whadya thinka this song? (Part 3)
Date Posted: May 12 2015 at 06:30
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Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: May 12 2015 at 10:59
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Any Tortoise is great Tortoise. Brilliant track. -------------  
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 12 2015 at 11:43
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It starts a bit too slowly, with numerous variations on "my dog has fleas", but picks up quite nicely later on. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 12 2015 at 12:08
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Post rock/math rock.....still don't know exactly what that is supposed to mean. It just sounds like jazz rock fusion to me. I hear some Steely Dan and old Spirit in there too. Some nice things going on but doesn't really grab me. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: May 12 2015 at 13:21
The video probably made it worse  just about good
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: May 12 2015 at 14:34
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It seems a Gerry Anderson's TV soundtrack. Not bad but it doesn't impress me too much ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: May 12 2015 at 16:38
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Tortoise is a pretty cool band in my book, and the most interesting of the few Post/Math Rock bands I have heard. I would have to call this 'Good.' I guess all the falling objects in the video are salting the guys (insert appropriate pun groan here); it's pretty meaningless but that fits the ennui I find in their music. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 12 2015 at 16:43
I could be wrong but I think it's 2 different sub-genres under one banner. Same with RIO/Avant and Experimental/Post-Metal. Again I stand to be corrected but that's what I understand. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
dr wu23 wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 12 2015 at 18:07
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^ That is correct. And I'll go option 1 this time. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 13 2015 at 06:47
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Definitely good, and quite intriguing. I'd like to hear more from this band. |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: May 13 2015 at 09:31
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I like it I would select very good if I could I'll go with good ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 13 2015 at 16:49
Thanks Mellotron,,,, but what I meant was that I don't get the genre in general in that it just sounds like a mix of fusion, rock, and some jazz things....so where does the term math rock or post rock come into it.... Why not just call many of these bands fusion? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 13 2015 at 17:00
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Tortoise is a unique band. They do have some jazzy tendencies, but it's their time sigs and ambient compositions that give them their title. Fusion is a completely different animal. I've shown you plenty of examples of both genres in multiple threads Wu. Not sure where the confusion still remains? ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 13 2015 at 17:22
Yes you have and thanks for the examples but I'm sorry I don't hear anything that makes these bands qualify as a separate genre imho....it simply sounds like a blend of rock, jazz, pop and even some funk at times ,and other structures, which to me is a fusiony type of sound. Granted these so-called post rock/ math rock bands aren;t as jazzy as most fusion bands but where exactly does the term post rock and math rock come into it? btw...I'm 63 years young...and I have every type of conceivable music in my record collection,,..including lots of fusion. Is there some kind of 'musical mathematics' involved here in the notes and chords that I don't get? What specifically makes it post or math rock. I have yet to hear a cogent explanation.
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 13 2015 at 17:53
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Math rock typically utilizes either obscure time signatures or multiple ones in a single song, quickly shifting. Their riffs are typically angular sound and sometimes use a lot of dissonance. In Math-Rock's purest sense, its like a mixture of punk energy, aggressiveness, and directness and progressive rock's complex structures and musicianship. Edit: From the genre's past description. The music is characterized by complex structures, angular melodies and constant abrupt changes in tempo and time signature. The name Math Rock is a term that grew out of the Chicago scene and the artists working with engineer Steve Albini in an effort to describe the new style. The basic building blocks of Math Rock can be traced back to the late 60's and 70's where Progressive Rock artists were making more elaborate compositions than the standard rock bands and were experimenting with song structures. Early Avant-garde groups like Massacre, and artists such as Captain Beefheart and John Zorn were highly influential to Math Rock bands and traces of their music can still be heard throughout the genre. Another big influence to the Math Rock approach was Slint with their album "Spiderland" which showcased many techniques that Math Rock bands will follow in the future. Punk also had significant impact on the sound of Math Rock bands. Other notable influences are: Post-Rock, Heavy Metal, and Jazz. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: May 13 2015 at 19:21
Neither do the members of post and math bands. Those two terms were applied to various experimental 'alternative' bands in the 1990s...and groups influenced by them since 2000 or so. 'Post rock' and 'Math rock' bands had these influences: post-punk, Krautrock, fusion, minimalism, avant-prog, dub reggae, Intelligent Dance Music (IDM), post-hardcore (punk), shoegaze and dream pop ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 14 2015 at 15:48
ouch the feels  ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: May 14 2015 at 22:21
| I like the Math Rock aspect to it. The timbre of the synth got a little boring after awhile. The timbre ought to have been changed up. A little more texture might've helped too. It was still an enjoyable listen, though. |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: May 17 2015 at 08:16
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Great track. Sounds like something that could have inspired, or been inspired by, Jaga Jazzist. -------------  
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 18 2015 at 10:05
What exactly is the 'math rock' aspect..? Is that referring to algebra, trig, calculus...or what...?  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 29 2018 at 01:42
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it's a good song can't say it's great, it did not blow m away or anything
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: March 29 2018 at 02:00
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Good stuff! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |