Bubblemath
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Topic: Bubblemath
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Subject: Bubblemath
Date Posted: July 22 2018 at 06:56
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I am simply astounded by this beautiful and chaotic modern prog band. If there was a definition of modern prog it should include bubblemath. One of the last really genius bands. Very little known for my feeling (relative to what they do to me). Have their new one since christmas and it definitely is a grower... the parts that at first sounded like harshly put together are beginning to flow perfectly. They really define what prog is about and definitely took a valuable lesson from the zappa. Just listen how many brilliant variations they do on one theme in Routine Maintenance and how masterfully the moods flow to different climaxes. Variations On A Theme... Thats really how I would describe the new album... brilliant and the part I always liked most about prog. https://bubblemath.bandcamp.com/album/edit-peptide Listen on bandcamp and/or order the album its worth the price and fantastically mixed. |
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 22 2018 at 07:12
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yeah we saw them at Progday last year. A favorite of my better half and a really neat group to check out. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: September 01 2020 at 11:12
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They put Edit Peptide on Spotify recently! |
Posted By: GrafHaarschnitt
Date Posted: September 01 2020 at 11:16
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxnvk-y4K_s" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxnvk-y4K_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UNmJpMA4CQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UNmJpMA4CQ Theyre all on Youtube now too. Those two I found especially essential. They have really become one of my favourites over the past few years. And I think they deserve more attention as their distinct and naive sound is very special and has a very talented spirit.
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Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: September 01 2020 at 11:58
| I also recently got into this band, and I love their GG meets Zappa approach. They've influenced my writing a bit recently. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: September 01 2020 at 12:03
Great band, album is excellent and they were a lot of fun at ProgDay ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
micky wrote:Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 01 2020 at 12:20
Edit: ooh! Unintended pun. Bubblemath ? “Add up”? I’m proud of that. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 01 2020 at 12:55
 I remember being somewhat disappointed too, but some time later I learned from one of the band members that they had been plagued by all sorts of technical issues. That's a real pity, though I hope to be able to see them again in the future.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: September 01 2020 at 13:44
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Their last album Edit Peptide has to be one of the best albums of the decade. The music they write is killer...but not for everyone. Some say "it's busy". Busy = a lot of counterpoint and syncopation. You need a good attention span to appreciate them. The lyrics are witty and entertaining. The musicianship is jaw dropping. I understand that they all have day jobs, so the band is a side project when they can fit it in. Hence, only two albums in twenty years. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 01 2020 at 20:18
As promised, I did listen to their 1st CD again today, and definitely enjoyed it. Somewhere in the Mr. Bungle/Cardiacs universe, except even more complex. Not the kind of thing I can listen to every day, but very engaging on this day. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: September 02 2020 at 02:31
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Edit Peptide is pretty good, however they are one of these bands that I suspect of doing complexity for complexity's sake occasionally. "We do it because we can" - not always because it makes musical sense... |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: September 02 2020 at 05:47
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