Maps & Atlases, a math-rock band from Chicago

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Originally Posted by mitchables First one's easier to follow in terms of melody/timing than the second, but I see where you're coming from. It's not for everyone. Which is a pity, because a lot of math-rock bands are really talented. Don't underestimate the difficulty of playing a 5/4 bassline four times under a 4/4 guitar line being played 5 times over a two-bar, 5/4 drum line played twice. When it syncs up and everyone falls back in time, it's beautiful. If someone drops a beat - just one - the whole thing falls apart.

I know dude. I like doing shit like that with my band. Where the drums play 6/8, and the guitars play 4/4 and they end up syncing up.

I love shit like that. And these guys are talented. I just feel like they overdo it. Or maybe they don't, but I can't take too much. I need an underlying melody/backbone. I guess the bass/drums are trying to do that but it all seems confusing to me. I was checking the tabs earlier.