tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post314215854477292109..comments2024-02-09T05:18:15.256-05:00Comments on The Power of Independent Trucking: math rock: RodanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-73138598971503887942011-11-06T04:11:20.984-05:002011-11-06T04:11:20.984-05:00Hiya,
I just ran into ur blog because of the Smit...Hiya, <br />I just ran into ur blog because of the Smith"s - Troy Tate Sessions. While looking around I thought I'd geek out with a little info regarding "Math Rock". <br />I used to tour with various bands as a punk roadie during the 90's. A band named 'A Minor Forest' from the SF Bay Area were recording their first LP with Steve Albini & Bob Weston to be released as a dbl lp on the Thrill Jockey label. When a magazine (there wasn't blogs back then) asked what AMF's new album sounded like, Steve described it as sounding like "math rock"! The word never existed before then. <br />I still like to tease Andee (own's Aquarius Records in SF), Eric (plays in Pinback), and John (does art/play's various exp music/ has a bio-diesel, solar powered converted city bus/mobile show venue) that they are the grandfather's of math rock! Though they were heavily influenced and played with the other math rock bands mentioned, their particular sound is where the term came from. <br />You would have had to see em during that time, to understand the context. The drummer played with his back to the audience,at the edge of the stage and led the bass & guitar through their songs like a symphony conductor. It was quite strange and I've never seen any band like them ever since.James TBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16482988527106803450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-18921067049923294172009-11-08T03:46:52.679-05:002009-11-08T03:46:52.679-05:00Todd Brashear from Slint owns a fantastic indie vi...Todd Brashear from Slint owns a fantastic <a href="http://www.wandwvideo.com/" rel="nofollow">indie video store</a> in Louisville - i used to rent stuff there all the time.<br /><br />Incidentally, it seemed like every time I set foot in <a href="http://www.earx-tacy.com/home.htm" rel="nofollow">Ear X-tacy</a> they were playing <i>Spiderland</i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-39019694125959978712009-11-07T07:26:05.154-05:002009-11-07T07:26:05.154-05:00Really love Rodan and one of those bands that made...Really love Rodan and one of those bands that made it across to the UK for a tour. Great seeing them in Edinburgh on the 'Monsters of Rock' tour. They soon moved onto other things but left us with a great album and memories.Glen Mhor Whiskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332265190121712442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-63733603976914579822009-11-05T18:26:35.705-05:002009-11-05T18:26:35.705-05:00Sorry for overposting, but here is a link for the ...Sorry for overposting, but here is a link for the first MX-80 album Hard Attack (packaged with the 7" "Big Hits"):<br /><br />http://www.mediafire.com/file/lozigt0gjzc/MX-80.zip<br /><br />Here's the Allmusic description:<br /><br />http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dxfixqr5ldjeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989255375862609413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-46936398656029091092009-11-05T18:11:28.361-05:002009-11-05T18:11:28.361-05:00oh, and mx-80 from bloomington indiana is a really...oh, and mx-80 from bloomington indiana is a really important "bridge" from the earlier beefheart influenced sound of 1970s to 1990s math rock...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989255375862609413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-12926906362682308522009-11-05T18:06:50.551-05:002009-11-05T18:06:50.551-05:00two other really great early math rock bands inclu...two other really great early math rock bands include bastro (also from louisville, begat gastr del sol) and cheer accident from chicago. there are really a mix of different math rock sounds. some are more clinical, some more metal, some more angular punk. pretty much all of them come from the midwest, at least until 1992-1993, when westcoast hardcore bands started getting less punk and more mathrock (clikitat ikatowi was always a favorite). of course there are probably many scenes i'm not aware of. rodan is definitely a great one though, although i remembered it being a lot older than 1994!<br /><br />-shawnUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989255375862609413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-91007484054397259492009-11-03T18:04:11.402-05:002009-11-03T18:04:11.402-05:00amusing diversion regarding slint: their track &qu...amusing diversion regarding slint: their track "good morning, captain" was turned into a children's book. yep!<br />http://www.lulu.com/content/2010132<br /><br />(ps: apparently posting via openid says my name is "admin". great.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com