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episode 214: Math Rock (Scene Show/Deep Dive)
While the subgenre of math rock has a lot of people arguing about what it is and isn't, I decided to do a scene show, throwing my hat into the ring. So over about 3 hours, as we do in all of our scene shows, I'll walk you through what I think forms the core of a math rock band/song, talk about the origins of the scene including proto math rockers, explore some of the key players in the scene, talk a bit about how easily bands can be both a math rock band and a post-rock band, and give little waves to the subsubgenres of math metal and mathcore.
As with all scene shows, I claim no sense of authority, simply remind you I'm a guy who does his homework, and knows enough to be dangerous.
So let's cover math rock!
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Setlist:
- "26 Is Dancier Than 4" - This Town Needs Guns
- "Sans Soleil" - Delta Sleep
- "Beat My Head Against The Wall" - Black Flag
- "God Bows To Math" - Minutemen
- "Atom Jack" - Drive Like Jehu
- "Breadcrumb Trail" - Slint
- "Sure Shot" - Polvo
- "You Know What... Will Get You You Know Where" - U.S. Maple
- "I Never Liked You" - Don Caballero
- "Black Horse" - Gastr Del Sol
- "Big Things, Little Things (Peel Session)" - Rodan
- "Mindel" - June of 44
- "The Photoelectric Effect" - Shipping News
- "Never Meant" - American Football
- "I'm Surprised..." - Owls
- "That Tattoo Isn't Funny Anymore" - Owen
- "Artichokes" - Maps & Atlases
- "Republic Of Rough and Ready" - Hella
- "Atlas" - Battles
- "Light Up Bright Fires" - PVT
- "Unreal Is Here" - Chavez
- "Give & Take" - Minus The Bear
- "Albatross" - Foals
- "E" - Tricot
- "Finger" - Elephant Gym
- "Immolation" - Hashshashin
- "I Swallowed Hard, Like I Understood" - 65daysofstatic
- "Kodokunohatsumei" - Toe
- "I'm In Awe, Amadeus!" - Maybeshewill
- "Three Triangles" - And So I Watch You From Afar
- "No More Sages" - Maserati
- "Lateralus" - Tool
- "Malko" - Russian Circles
- "Van Damsel" - The Dillinger Escape Plan
- "Bury The Hatchet" - Protest The Hero
- "Beow" - Suffer Like G Did
- "Consoling Ghosts" - TTNG
- "Waterslide" - Chon
- "The Singer Lied" - Chavez