For about ten years, in England the so-called post-punk revival with famous bands like Bloc Party, Maxïmo Park, Forward Russia and many more. But a resurgence of another genre is occurring in Engalnd and especially in Oxford.
The Math-rock revival, one could call it post-rock music to tell others.
most famous post-rock bands in England and UK's are 65daysofstatic, who have already become world famous, and Mogwai, to be published in 2008 her new album "The Hawk is Howling".
But these two bands are not part of revival. The Math-rock revival is a movement of different bands, with a noticeable spread Oxford. No wonder math music from Europe is on paying for such.
The best-known newcomer among the math-rock revival bands are "Foals" which last year provided with their debut album "Antidotes" sensation.
But we begin once again.
What is Math Rock at all?
The term "Math Rock" describes a sub-genre of experimental or progressive rock. The music is characterized by its rhythmic awkwardness and its almost anarchic, demonstrative excess of conventions from.
The main instrument of the Math-rock is the guitar, it forms the basis for each song, run a square with tunes by the song. Often respond Several guitars and construct a kind of scaffolding, which is in constant danger of collapse. Clear melodies hide behind confusing riffs, enhanced by jazz-punk drums, a guide to another world.
is sung in the style of music that flourished in the late 80s particularly difficult, is often shouted into the microphone, similar to heavy metal or punk.
Nevertheless, the lyrics have a math-rock bands their own features. The lyrics are dissonant, are contradictory, are difficult to understand.
The genre was and is common in the U.S., especially in the cities of Pittsburgh, Washington DC and San Diego. Known American representatives can are Don Caballero, or the slightly more towards hardcore gambling Faraquet from Washington.
played an important role, the label Dischord Records, which represented a variety of known or hardcore math-rock bands. Yannis Philipakkis, lead singer of Foals, has in interviews several times expressed his love in teenage years to Dischord Records and bands like Sweep the Leg Johnny. However
enjoys the Math-rock is not only a great popularity in America. Japan loves Math-Rock, as well as post-rock. The island nation has produced a variety of modern musical giants, such as toe or Lite.
And what makes Post-rock Math-rock?
Post-Rock is the jazz, the lounchgeeignetere, the quieter music.
It is mostly instrumental, and less influenced by punk and hardcore as Math-Rock. Known post-punk representatives are Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Math-rock revival of England in the last few years
But now to the actual topic of this post, the Math-Rock Revival.
Every revival there against changes of old music, so even with this resurgence.
The band's music is poppy, customized, danceable. In addition, you can feel the great impact modern rock, not least that of electronic music which is very pronounced especially in Foals.
I will introduce you to and from labels, bands, and important figures of the movement, everything taken into categories.
In the first post presented first two labels short.
Try Harder - by musicians for musicians
Try Harder Label From the bands come with the greatest success in recent years. The label was founded by Al English, the guitarist of the band "Youth Music" was founded and is now home to stars like themselves "Foals", "Blood Red Shoes," "Tired Irie" and Youthmovies. In 2009, a release of some of the former band Foals member is given to: The Ed Fitzgerald.
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Big Scary Monsters - the label of Oxford
who appropriates the boards of some new English Math-rock talent, stumbles again and again over the imaginative name of this relatively young label, which Kevin founded Douch, as he was at school. Thus, the label was
long only a name, nothing more, nothing less.
But in recent years has developed into the Big Scary Monsters Recording Company to one of the most important labels in the Math-rock revival scene.
with famous bands like "This Town Needs Guns," "Second Smile", the Swedish post-rock group "Jeniferever" and the well-known Act "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly," makes the zero-sum Label now not too bad deal.
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