Thread: Maps & Atlases, a math-rock band from Chicago
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Old 06-03-2009, 10:13 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by mitchables View Post
Well, Artichokes, as I said, is pretty straightforward. They're all playing to a "base pattern" (ie the common thread that they all sync to) of 8 beats. Seriously, from the start of the song, if you just loop counts of eight, you'll latch on to the groove immediately.

I don't even think they change off that 8 beat structure. Even that seemingly crazy syncopated part after the "You have already, you have already" part in the lyrics is a straight up 8-beat cycle. Not sure how that's overdone. Every Place is a House, though, is definitely more erratic and harder to decipher. Artichokes might be easier still in a non-live version, if I can find one.

Not that I'm disagreeing with you, just you're the only person who came into this thread and actually wanted to discuss it instead of making some witty crack about math-rock and leaving.
What CD should I download by them? I'll give them more of a chance.
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