No, it’s more a matter of us structuring any particular song to a shape we have in mind. We’re trying to execute it. We’re trying to make sure it moves properly from one thing to another. In a lot of our songs something is stated and then it’s implied, or it’s stated and then it disappears and it comes back later. The pacing of a song is more important than what we’re actually playing. The actual notes we play are not so important. I have to say we don’t give any consideration to the audience when writing songs. Every now and again, we’ll realize we’ve played three boring songs in a row and get self-conscious about it and make sure we don’t play another boring song We’ll play something more exciting but it’s always something that we feel like playing. So it’s like we’re boring ourselves rather than being terribly concerned about anyone else. – Shellac

“A sketch of Missing 90′s”

01. Shipping News – Louven (web)
Flies The Fields (Quarter Stick, 2005)
02. Shellac - Watch Song (web)
1000 Hurts (Touch & Go Records, 2000)
03. The Mercury Program – A Delicate Answer
All The Suits Began To Fall Off (Tiger Style, 2001)
04. Don Caballero – Subdued Confections (web)
For Respect (Touch & Go Records, 1993)
05. Spacemen 3 – When Tomorrow Hits
Recurring (Space Age Recordings, 1991)
06. The Constantines – To The Lullabies
Constantines (Sub Pop, 2001)
07. Bellini - Furious
Snowing Sun (Monitor Records, 2002)
08. Deerhoof - Spiral Golden Town
Green Cosmo EP (Mcd, 2005)

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Note: The missing sound from the 90′s. I think Math rock is highly overlooked innovation that happened in the late 90′s and early 00′s. Not only it brought new sound and unprecedented craftmanship. It also freed rock from contrained of traditional song form. Of course then you will miss the “singing”. Beyond that a lot of time Mathrock albums also are either extra harsh or at the opposite, too atmospheric. The slow and large sound of postrock. (eg Goodspeed). That turns off a lot of people who used to more hummable songs. So here is something in between from my fav. math rock groups. Maybe it works for hot summer day, a bit abstract, dissonance and absolutely 90′s. Just don’t get heatstroke or something. Enjoy.
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see also: mathrock (wiki), Near Mathrock, Warped Reality
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