metaghostin' Vol. XVI - Ossification vs. Reification

Ossification vs. Reification - 43'15"

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1. Goon / rara avis / rara avis (2012)
2. Hoods Up / Legs Like Tree Trunks / Future Reference (2012)
3. The Bad Place / Godzilla Black / Godzilla Black (2010) (Link NSFW - Cartoon Titties)
4. Brad Shitt / Gastric Band / Party Feel (2012)
5. Passive Defence / Hawks & Oxen / Shadow Matter (2011)
6. Living as Ghosts / Likes Lions / First the Head, Later the Tale (2012)
7. Ghost Wail / Stomacher / Sentimental Education (2009)
8. Give Up Your Ghost / Losses / DEMOS (2012)
9. 天狗 / Zazen Boys / Stories (2012)
10. Talking With Planets / Jardín de la Croix / 187 Steps to Cross the Universe (2013)

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This one's been a long time brewing, which meant I got to append this most ridiculous Jardín de la Croix math-epic at the end because sheeeeeeeeeeeeit.

As always, if you missed the original posting of the albums these songs are from, either search our archives or simply click the damn name in the tracklisting and it will either take you to the post or the bandcamp.

At Years End....Almost

We are quickly approaching the end of our very own year 2012. There have been a A LOT of math rock releases with many of them still in heavy rotation for myself. I highly dislike year end lists...for a number of reasons that I'm not going to get into. Boring bits. However I would like to point out two groups that have managed to keep my brain in a death strangle hold since earlier in the year. 

 

#1:Renaissance Sound. 

I 

cant 

stop 

listening 

to this EP. 

Honestly just so fresh and interesting. While many of the groups this year falling on the well worn "rock" portion of "math rock" these cats are laying down highly calculated jazz that hints at math. Sure some of you may question how valid this position is given that you could argue this is just straight jazz. But come on at the heart of this release youve got a honest to god math group. With another EP on the way I am very much hoping these gentlemen continue to capture my heart. 

PoS

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Another wild exception to this would almost certainly have to go to Gastric Bands brain melting mutant world music math.

Heavy on the percussion with interesting rhythms all over this beast. Classic progressive rock mixed with equal parts math. Truth be told this is what I need when I am listening to a math group do their thing. Again being able to go out on a limb and trying something a little left of center goes a long way.

PoS

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Both of these groups get a gold star in my book this year and I couldn't be more excited to hear from both in the future.

-Ace

Gastric Band - Party Feel (2012)

Get wise to this serious noise dear fellows and fellettes. Glasgow based group release their first effort and I can say this with some certainty that...wait for it....

THIS IS PRETTY GOD DAMN ORIGINAL.

Why the expletive? well just give me a moment of your time. It may be a bit hasty to call this fantastic group Math Rock. I suppose it fits on the surface , but this is very much a progressive rock affair with some axis shifting rhythms. MORE ABOUT THESE RHYTHMS! yea these cats are clearly in some island nations coping world music vibes. Krautrock is maybe another genre identifier we could throw in as far as the repetitive shifts in the songwriting. Did I mention the awesome rhythms? 

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