math rock

Here’s an alternative start to the week, a smorgasbord, no a storm of wild styles by two master musicians, the prolific guitarist Keiji Haino and Ruins drummer Yoshida Tatsuya. Released on Tzadik “Uhrfasudhasdd” is the follow up to New Rap and it’s only for experienced noise/improv heads.

“Kaleidoscopic Equinox”, the first proper studio LP from Motion Turns it On is scheduled to be released February 2010 on Chocolate Lab Records. Explosive Math-Post Rock & Jazz from the genre’s Motherland, Chicago.

Brooklyn guitar & drum duo Noxious Foxes has just self released their debut LP Lovestorm. Their music is a balanced combination of loud shapeshifting riffs and drumming, what you’d come to expect from a math rock band, with a little touch of Karate style sophistication. Gripping compositions, this band needs to be heard more.

Asheville, NC power trio Ahleuchatistas‘ (pronounciation tip : the name comes from the Charlie Parker song “Ah-leu-cha”) fifth full length called Of the Body Prone is hands down the best mathcore/improv album this year to grace your speakers..

Quickies from NYC power trio Rashanim and 70’s German prog band Exil.

Great split sampler by Italy’s Africantape Records and Chicago’s Sickroom Records with lots of quirky math-rock, noise rock and other kinds of experimental rock from Them, Roaring Twenties, Bear Claw and Three Second Kiss who are currently supporting Shellac and more..

Marnie Stern the lovable mathrock/indie guitarist from NYC is playing live today @ Babylon Istanbul. We’ll be there trying to singalong and shred our airguitars. Plus : Twitter Watch 4 with news, interviews and music from John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Bullion, Madlib etc.

Inspired by Sputnikmusic’s Math Rock Genre report I’ve selected a few math/instrumental rock tracks both old and new. Adebisi Shank, DD/MM/YYYY, The Dragon Rapide (RIP), Cheval de Frise, Mudy on the Sakuban