Why is that, the costumes? It's just these 2 guys playing music. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they were signed to Touch 'N Go Records. Framed that way, this stuff is pretty tame.
nah, those girls were all legal already. otherwise i would have to delete the one or other wet dream from back in the days when i was like 13.
an angular melody is when it is using bigger intervals as usual. the opposite is a lyrical melody, which mostly uses second intervals for a good part. the more angular a melody is, the more it makes sense / the more it is bearable when a phrase is repeated multiple times.
It's like you're conceptually building something using the algorithm, but in reverse: they "dress up", stare at themselves in the mirror before playing and go: —Parfait, we’re freaky enough for the algorithm! To hell with making conventional performances... the ultimate goal is to be the biggest freak show possible, mon cher! I’m genuinely rooting for their success, and they might even be appreciated by musicians (the pro‑prog market share), but for the general crowd it’s just a failed performance art stunt: —What kind of bargain‑basement acid trip cosplay was that, for fuck's sake? But, as I said, I think it's valid... music doesn’t need a salvation label, it just needs space to exist! Last edited: Mar 25, 2026
I'm just at a loss of what kind of dumb comment this possibly is. Do White Middle-Aged American men hate them, because all their influences seem to be other White Middle-Aged American men? Or is it the costumes they get mad about, because they are just hiding the fact they are flappy flapping-headed Canadians? Slint influence? ✅ Shellac influence? ✅ Danny Carey math drum influence? ✅ Man or Astroman surf-guitars in space influence? ✅ Feel free to let me know if I missed any, because I probably did. It will be more middle-aged white american men anyway.
These guys take the whole rock, punk,avande garde to another plain with their microtonal instrumentation. They 're fucking awesome.
I like the bit where they wave their arms. Seriously, I went from "What the hell is this?" to "I'm kinda digging it now" to "These guys are awesome" in about ten minutes, watched that full set three times and played it for other people and then got somewhat fascinated and went down an AdP rabbit hole for a little while. Like Philip Glass said about Aphex Twin's music: "I like it. I don't understand it, but I like it."
Hehe, yep. They seem to borrow heavily from early 20th century Dadaism and Surrealism. Therefore, people expecting them to make sense in a normal fashion will be disappointed. The whole AdP approach, both music and style of presentation feels more like a ruse or a prolonged practical joke if you like, yet it's deeply artistic and these dudes are kickass musicians. So yeah, those who get it, enjoy it. Cheers
Respect them for the originality, technical ability and creativity but they are fatiguing for me to listen to. The microtonal stuff if unique but as my brain is wired for a 12 note chromatic scale, it sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me.
Charles Edward Ives (October 20, 1874 – May 19, 1954) Work Title: 3 Quarter-Tone Pieces, S.128; K. 3C3 1924 Performers: Alexei Lubimov (piano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) 0:00 - Preface 0:21 - No.1 - Largo 4:10 - No.2 - Allegro 7:35 - No.3 - Chorale
They sound like a bunch of technical repetitive exercises for guitar and drums put together one after the other to be presented as songs. A live show must be fun to watch, but listening to them just bored me to death after the first 60 seconds.
They are worthy. I know that because I'm an 11. Proof? Listened to the entire KEXP half hour performance w/o so much as a momentary hint of boredom
