Best Math Rock

Phantom Limb · 01-13-2010, 11:15 PM

I downloaded the song Every place is a House by Maps and Atlases a year or two ago. Is the whole album as good as that one song, because I've heard that it isn't.

lucifer_sam · 01-13-2010, 11:42 PM

Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles
Rodan - Rusty
Drive by Jehu - Yank Crime
June of 44 - Four Great Points
Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress

tempted to post more but they kinda swerve into post-hardcore territory

zeppy111 · 01-14-2010, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles

lucifer_sam · 01-14-2010, 10:32 AM

I prefer their new album more but it's nowhere near as mathy as their early stuff. Rodan is totally awesome though, bit of a shame they aren't more well-known (considering they came from the same clan that spawned June of 44 and Slint).

sidewinder · 01-14-2010, 01:23 PM

As posted by others, I will second/third the following great albums:

Tera Melos - Tera Melos
Minus The Bear- Highly Refined Pirates
Maps and Atlases- Trees, Swallows, Houses (You and Me and the Mountain is also fun, slightly less good)
Slint- Spiderland
Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles (and Celebrate the New Dark Age EP)
Rodan - Rusty
June of 44 - Four Great Points (their first 2 are great too)

I like Drive Like Jehu but I personally don't think they are math rock. Same for Hot Snakes and 65daysofstatic. Don Caballero definitely is, but I have mixed feelings about them. I need to check my home collection for some more recos.

Rage Against the Machine · 01-14-2010, 03:41 PM

You and Me and the Mountain is certainly a lot different, it's almost like a weird math rock version of Devendra Banhart, but upbeat and catchy.

other gems:
Anthology - Colour (collection of demos the band they did when they were active, only full LP by them)
The Martial Arts - Cinemechanica
Shoot In the Dark - Dakota/Dakota
At the Speed of Light and Day - Volta Do Mar
Animals - This Town Needs Guns
s/t - Sharks Keep Moving (band consisting of Jake from Minus the Bear and Morgan from The Blood Brothers/Past Lives)
Variations on Swing - Meet Me In St. Louis

sidewinder · 01-14-2010, 09:55 PM

Ok just checked out the stuff I have tagged as math rock in my digibrary, and here are ones I think are great, that haven't been mentioned. I'm sure I have others I'd suggest that are tagged as "alternative & punk" or something.

LITE - Phantasia
Lynx - Lynx (guitarist Dave Konopka is now in Battles...I like Lynx more)
Tic Code - Fbccade

GravitySlips · 01-14-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles
Rodan - Rusty
Drive by Jehu - Yank Crime
June of 44 - Four Great Points
Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress

tempted to post more but they kinda swerve into post-hardcore territory

yeah these are all good.

gotjuice · 01-15-2010, 02:13 AM

Is Minus the Bear really math rock? I mean I guess I can sort of see where you're coming from, but I've never even thought of relating them to that genre.

And I don't think anybody has mentioned Faraquet yet.

sidewinder · 01-15-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by gotjuice

Is Minus the Bear really math rock? I mean I guess I can sort of see where you're coming from, but I've never even thought of relating them to that genre.

And I don't think anybody has mentioned Faraquet yet.

Minus the Bear got softer with each album, but I do feel that their first is definitely math rock, even if it's not as aggressive as many of the others in the genre. I guess it's equal parts indie & math.

Good call on Faraquet, I seem to remember a good bit of people mentioning them when I first joined MB. I'll add Medications to the list, then. To me the two are as much post-hardcore as they are math, though.

Blah, all these genres intermix all the time.

01-13-2010, 11:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles Rodan - Rusty Drive by Jehu - Yank Crime June of 44 - Four Great Points Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress tempted to post more but they kinda swerve into post-hardcore territory __________________ first.am

01-14-2010, 10:32 AM	#14 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	I prefer their new album more but it's nowhere near as mathy as their early stuff. Rodan is totally awesome though, bit of a shame they aren't more well-known (considering they came from the same clan that spawned June of 44 and Slint). __________________ first.am

01-14-2010, 01:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	As posted by others, I will second/third the following great albums: Tera Melos - Tera Melos Minus The Bear- Highly Refined Pirates Maps and Atlases- Trees, Swallows, Houses (You and Me and the Mountain is also fun, slightly less good) Slint- Spiderland Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles (and Celebrate the New Dark Age EP) Rodan - Rusty June of 44 - Four Great Points (their first 2 are great too) I like Drive Like Jehu but I personally don't think they are math rock. Same for Hot Snakes and 65daysofstatic. Don Caballero definitely is, but I have mixed feelings about them. I need to check my home collection for some more recos. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

01-14-2010, 03:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
Rage Against the Machine Jewish Cowboy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 632	You and Me and the Mountain is certainly a lot different, it's almost like a weird math rock version of Devendra Banhart, but upbeat and catchy. other gems: Anthology - Colour (collection of demos the band they did when they were active, only full LP by them) The Martial Arts - Cinemechanica Shoot In the Dark - Dakota/Dakota At the Speed of Light and Day - Volta Do Mar Animals - This Town Needs Guns s/t - Sharks Keep Moving (band consisting of Jake from Minus the Bear and Morgan from The Blood Brothers/Past Lives) Variations on Swing - Meet Me In St. Louis __________________

01-14-2010, 09:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Ok just checked out the stuff I have tagged as math rock in my digibrary, and here are ones I think are great, that haven't been mentioned. I'm sure I have others I'd suggest that are tagged as "alternative & punk" or something. LITE - Phantasia Lynx - Lynx (guitarist Dave Konopka is now in Battles...I like Lynx more) Tic Code - Fbccade __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

01-13-2010, 11:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Phantom Limb Chocolate Homunculus Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,293	I downloaded the song Every place is a House by Maps and Atlases a year or two ago. Is the whole album as good as that one song, because I've heard that it isn't.

01-15-2010, 02:13 AM	#19 (permalink)
gotjuice Rose City til I die! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 366	Is Minus the Bear really math rock? I mean I guess I can sort of see where you're coming from, but I've never even thought of relating them to that genre. And I don't think anybody has mentioned Faraquet yet. __________________ I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders...