octfinal print

8/3/2019 OctFINAL Print

1/11

ISSUE

#02

JUNE

//J

ULY


2/11

HeyBu

ddy!

Welcome to the second issue of the Musical Mathematics

zine. Firstly Id like to personally thank you, yes YOU!

Thanks for taking the time to pick up a physical copy

of this handmade, hand folded, hand typed many-paged

beauty. Its nice to see so many people enjoying our

site and all the stu we put on there, not to mention

the endless amount of unbelievable music we endlessly

praise, promote and ultimately listen to.

CONTENTS

04 ADEBISI SHANK

06 SHAPES

07 ACROSS THE POND

08 FREE MUSIC FOR ALL

10 TOP FIVE

11 WHERE ON EARTH

12 TANGLED HAIR

13 &U&I

14 JACK INVESTIGATES

15 BRONTIDE

16 TELLISON

17 CONQUISTADORS

18 ADEBISI SHANK, &U&I, SHAPES LIVE

We at MM have been devilishly busy as o late adding more and more exciting andpromising stu to our already big schedule o reviews, news, interviews and gigs.Since the rst Zine weve seen our debut compilation come and go; with over 400downloaded in one day, the 21 track album (eaturing songs rom Adebisi Shank, TheJCQ, Native, Zach Hill, Tall Ships and many more) became a huge success. With theCDs long gone and the download gures still rising we have no choice but to release asecond compilation (more details to come).

Weve seen our rst batch o T-Shirts, Posters and Zin es completely sell out in a veryshort time thanks to our brilliant band o ollowers, we wouldnt be able to bring youthis issue i it wasnt or the immense about o bromance going around. But dont worrythere will be a brand new batch o ultimate merch ready or everyone very soon.

We aim to be a stable and persistent part o the Leeds alternative music scene in thecoming years and i theres a great gig, odds on we will probably be there. So i you seeus, get involved! Send emails, post your opinions, meet us at gigs and let us know whatmusic youre listening to. Keep in the loop with us at our website which is constantlyupdating with interviews, album reviews, our Band o the Week eatures, gig listings,competitions, photos and loads more.

MM is a merry team o mystic musical mathematicians who all share a commonaection and deadly afiction or what we do. The team has now grown into amassive group o nine members who all bring their own ideals and abilities to musicalmathematics. We aim, strive and hope to be a stable and persistent part o the Leedsalternative music scene as well as the wider global community.

Many ThanksTeam MM

www.musicalmathematics.co.uk FRONT COVER ARTWORK - MATT THE HORSE

Aka Leeds based illustrator MatthewHodson, illustrator, poet, designer,

blogger, and all around good egg.

Matt has a recognisable style,

imaginative, simple and bold, using

mostly just a scanner, pens and paper

and a limitless imagination.

We are proud to be showing an original

piece of Matts for our cover and a

screen print based on the theme Chaos

in Music.

www.matthewthehorse.co.uk


3/11

ADEBISI

SHANK

REVIEW

A sharp lookin ella in a red abricmask mans the bass guitar with chaoticprecision whilst bouncing in unisonalongside the twiddles and strikes oa juddering guitarist. The pounding,commanding, dictating, thumping,clouting drums rom behind meet theelectric noise in the middle. Strongris and hooks bellow and soundrom speaker to speaker smashing hotinstrumental alternative rock all overthe room. (10/5/2011 @ The BrudenellSocial club)

WordsbyAndyCrowder

I have never in my 21 years on thisplanet ever ventured, in any shape ororm to the part o the world calledIreland, neither north nor south. Ialways eel that I should go, but theopportunity has never arisen. St.Patricks day in Dublin (as I have beentold) is shit-hot, so I dont know whyI dont just get a cheap fight over. I

think I know what Im going to do thissummer.

But, I have been indulging in ahealthy dose o Irish rock music aso late. One band in particular havetwisted, controlled and captivated mymusical mind into a well-ashionedattractive mush. Adebisi Shank haveuncompromisingly been creating a trulyone-o-kind sound since the release otheir 1st EP This is the EP o a bandcalled Adebisi Shank in 2007. Thebrute-orce and rawness on such tracksas Horse & Jump Cut showed thetrue talent that the Irish instrumentaltrio possessed in their song writing andshowmanship.

Adebisi Shank are a loud, eccentric,energetic, electric and elegantlyexperimental band who predominantlymake their music with guitar, bass anddrums. Yet their noise is a thick and

well-crated powerhouse o magicallicks, bleeps, tinks, booms and glitchesmade with a sea o pedals and knobs;an orchestra o power uzz.

With the introduction o their 1st and(most recently) 2nd album, the bandrom Wexord, Ireland have honedtheir style, proving that their music isterric and terriyingly addictive. Theiralbums, although both brilliant, eachshed a contrasting light on the band,This is the Album o a band called

Adebisi Shank is a truly powerul

LP which is ast paced, distorted andcompellingly amiliar throughout.

Whilst the aptly (you guessed it) namedThis is the Second Album o a bandcalled Adebisi Shank shows right romthe word go, (well in this case theword International Dreambeat) thatthe album is very dierent rom thelast. The 2nd LP is more studio basedopposed to the live eel o the 1st, moreeects, processors and electronic basedsounds are at work here, creating botha more varied and broad sound.

Adebisi Shank are becoming moreand more well known with every gig,record, review and music video. Theirincreasing popularity has landed themsome brilliant opportunities over thepast ew years, whether its touringJapan, playing SXSW over in the States,signing to Sargent House records oreven being nominated or a Choice

Music Prize, they have done some epicstu.

So make sure you dont let these titans,these mammoths o instrumentalalternative rock pass you by, youllregret it.

Check out Adebisi Shank @

www.adebisishank.com

ALOUD,

ECCENTRIC

,

ENERGETIC,

ELECTRICAND

ELEGANTLYEXPERIMENTAL

BAND


4/11

ACROSSTHE POND

As an American transplant

living abroad in London, I nd

myself absorbed in a new town,

a new scene and, naturally,

a breadth of new music. As

much fun and illuminating as

the immersion into all things

Blighty has been, my bouts of

acute nostalgia for Jersey

post-punk, Midwest math-rock,

and California easycore are

frequent. By looking for

inspiration across the pond,

I hope to regularly suggest a

crop of great North American

acts and some standout tracks

to get you started.

FOOTNOTES

-

DONT

GO

TO

TEXAS

WordsbyLizJones

ForayounggroupoPhiladelphiabasedmus

icianswhohave

yettoreach20yearsoage,

theworldotwinklyemocoreis

theiroyster.Aterreleasingthe5-trackSum

merShitEP

backin2010,

thebandpartedwaystostartuniversityand

soonaterreormedunderthenewnameMallard.

TIGERS JAW -

I SAW WATERThis surprisingly prolic Scranton, PA ve-piece alreadyhas 3 ull lengths and a couple o EPs under their belt.

With the help o Run For Cover Records, the band hasbuilt a sizeable cult ollowing and plays extensivelythroughout the entirety o the US.

KIDCRASH -

SCALPEL CUTS CONCRETEIts likely that Kidcrash needs no introduction. But, in the event that they stillremain unknown to a ew, consider this one o the best new tips youve heardin awhile. As a group o our currently split between two locations, Olympia,

WA and Portland, OR, they have no problem with regular output. Their entirecatalogue is available or ree download.

MANE

HORSE

-

MANDARK

FresnomathrockersManeHorseareaboutas

newtothesceneasabandcouldbe.

Tw

odemos

suracedlatelastyear,uponwhichthe

WhatDo

YouMeanWereJustFriendsEPwasre

leasednot

longater.Atertheyveexhaustedtheb

asement

showcircuit,

thebandhasabrightindie

uture

aheadothem.

FOREVER CAME CALLING -

JOHN WAYNE GOES

TO SPACE CAMPWhile likening any band to early Taking Back Sunday can be either a huge hitor a huge miss, Caliornias gritty pop-punkers Forever Came Calling take onthe title in a way that is neither hackneyed nor uninspired.

REVIEW

Shapes have a brilliant talent o bringing discord, conusion and mayhem intotheir songs without it becoming a mess. Their songs are loud, angry and passionatewhilst always pushing the boundaries o their musical abilities to the limit (whichis very ar indeed).

Shapes rst graced our ears in early 2008 with their debut EP Get Your Learn On,and what a stonker o an EP it is. 2009 saw the band sign to Big Scary Monsters andthe release o their second EP, The Pasture, The Oil, with hard hitting guitars, bassand constant changes in tempo. Where some bands would ail miserably, Shapesreally pulled this one out o the hat. This EP was a sterling progression rom therst, whenever I give it a listen I eel like Im listening to some sort o Mculsky/Mars

Volta hybrid; not two bands Id ever really place in the same sentence but Shapesseem to have captured elements o each with this EP.The Pasture, The Oil, was also released as a remix albumeaturing various artists. I enjoy the odd remix rom timeto time, its nice to hear another artists take on a song.I I had to choose my avorite track o the remix album itwould have to be Such Stoics (remixed by Jarvis Talons)because its a nice contrast rom the original. AlongsideBSM, Japanese label Zankyo Records released both EPs

to the Japanese market and as a natural progressionthey headed over to Tokyo to tour. The more I look at itthe more I realise that the Japanese have an incredibletaste in music. The past year has seen Shapes tour thecountry with the likes o Okay Pilot, Glassjaw and Pulled

Apart By Horses. The Birmingham based three piece areset to release their brand new debut ull-length albumMonotony Chic, the album was recorded in Sweden withproducers Eskil Lvstrm & Pelle Henricson ( Reused,Poison the Well, Hell is or Heroes). Expect to hear a newside rom the band.

WordsbyJackDooley

SHAPESMonotony Chic could quite possibly bow your mind.Expect a ull review to come.

Check out Shapes at www.weareshapes.com


5/11


6/11

The Clippers-Boston, MA-based The Clippers havebeen on constant repeat in the MMoce ater we purchased their veryshort but amazingly sweet EP Anevening with. Amid each o the5 tracks clocking in at less than 2minutes, its not long until youve

listened to the mini album over 6 times,but I couldnt care less. Each song ismore addictive and endearing than

the last, imposing vocals cut throughthe crunched guitars with delight and

showmanship helping to push theClippers sound deep into the back oyour brain. Pop Id like to introduceyou to my riend called rock. The

Clippers are heading out on tour withSneeze throughout July-August so make

sure you check them out.-

www.theclippers.muxtape.com

Hello you avid MM readers and welcome to Top 5, where we count down

the most brilliant and bodacious features in music. In each issue

I hope to bring something new, elegant, enthralling and exciting to

Musical Mathematics. This time I am taking a look at 5 duos/two piece

bands that often confuse the average person. Why dont they just get

a bass player?! I hear you say Its an intimate clash of two minds

coming together to make music, which can be both simple and yet often

complex. So, lets have a look mofuckerrzz.

For the rst edition of Where on

Earth? the spotlight is glowing

over France. 2011 has been an

exciting year so far for our

brothers across the channel and

the bands below really show the

incredible talent that is brewing

over there. Lets hope they will

all be coming over to our British

ears sometime soon.

TOP FIVE WHERE ONEARTH?

Japandroids-Sel proclaimed garage band rom

Vancouver, Canada, Japandroids playwith true grit. Crunchy distorted

guitars play against jittery drumbeatsto create a shit-hot sound best servedlive and loud. Post-Nothing is a very,very powerul album and will keep

you crazy head bangers at bay whilstmaking you punch the sky in joy.

Drink beer and enjoy music.-

www.japandroids.com

Heliport Desarroi Esthetique-Ater two years o production Desarroi

Esthetique is the highly anticipatedalbum rom Heliport. From start

to nish, this album is captivatingwith its interesting combination omelodic vocals and punk rhythms.

Post Card From The North is a brilliantexample o Heliports bilingual lyricwriting skills whilst Polar Elsewhere

emphasises the awesome tones o Giisbass that sounds so rad live! Finishingon the title track, apparently about a

narcissistic publicist rom the 90s, thissong rounds up the album perectly

and captures Heliports unique soundaccompanied by their incredible vocalharmonies. Check out the recent MMinterview with Heliport on the blog.

-Check out the recent MM interview

with Heliport on the blog.

Sport Demo 2011-

With ve tracks named ater various

summer and winter Olympics, Sportsdebut E.P. has youthul punk rock

eel to it making it the perect additionto your summers soundtrack! Janglychords work their way through hugebreakdowns and buildups whilst thegru solo and gang vocals give the

songs that American punk rock eeling.The rst track Athnes, 1896 is even

graced with a tremolo solo, whichreally gets the rest o the E.P. into

ull swing. These guys are a bit dicultto track down online but they do

have a tumblr page with show datesand music:

-wearealoneinthisteam.tumblr.com

Pneu - Highway To Health-The latest release rom manic two-

piece Pneu is brutal in the best sense othe word! It still mysties me how twopeople can create such an intricate andheavy sound! The levels o production

on this album are incredible and sothey should be! Trying to match thechaotic sound Pneu conduct live is a

tough challenge but this album pulls ito as close to the real thing as possible.

Tropicon brings a new sound to theduos repertoire with its summery eelwhilst at the other end o the spectraChoux Crane stays true to their usual

impulsive carnage. Joining JB andJrme is Oxbows Eugene Robinson

who adds a completely new edge to theguys sound on Knie Fight. You can nd

Pneu on myspace.-

You can nd Pneu on myspace!

Apes Did Ensemble Debut E.P.-

Compared to the other eatured bandsApes Did Ensemble arent so heavy

going, but dont let this put you o thisincredible E.P released last summer.

The rst track (everybody loves)Magritte will get a crowd dancing

or sure with a good percussiveelement and some ornamental guitar

ris, topped o with sweet gangvocals towards the end. The entirerelease incorporates a wide range

o instrumentation and vocal styleswhile maintaining a resh sound notto mention the production, which is

impeccable!-

Find these guys atwww.apesdidensemble.com

Hymns-

Ex-blaksh power duo Hymns havebeen causing a stir on the said scene

o late, playing a ew select showsaround the U.K. with Shapes and

releasing their debut belter A punchto the temple. Huge drums, crunched

melodic guitars and passionate strainedvocals all crash around your brain

when listening to this band. Hymns aretruly, extremely rereshing. With an

album set or later in the year it seemsHymns are determined to bring theirpost-hardcore take on classical music

to the people.-

www.prayorhymns.tumblr.com

Death From Above 1979-

Im not sure this band even needs anintroduction, but Death From Above1979 are the quintessential rock duo.The Canadian two-piece released their

debut album Youre a Woman, Im aMachine in 2004, which was nothingless than a masterpiece. Fuzzy upbeat

basslines smashed together witherce drum hits to produce songs thatwere both alternative and danceable.

Although DFA1979 split back in 2006,the Toronto based Dance-Punk Duo

announced their long-awaited return inFebruary 2011. So i you are at Leeds/Reading this year, make sure you catch

these unbelievable beauties live.-

www.deathromabove1979.com

Rico Demitri-Very, very unknown band rom

the suburbs o Burton-Upon-Trent;amous or its yeasty beer and spreadapposed to its unknown music scene,

Rico Demitri have been extremelybusy. Demo upon demo has been

uploaded giving us an incite into aband that are extremely new. Bass

Vs Drums scenario is present here,wielding extreme uzz-core standards.Squarepusher meets DnB? God I dontknow, but whatever it is its good, get

stuck in.-

www.acebook.com/RicoDimitri

WordsbyAndyCrowder

WordsbyEddColbert


7/11

MM: Since Blakfsh how do you eelthe three o you have progressed asmusicians? Have you changed yourapproach to writing songs?

&: The song writing process haschanged quite a lot, nothing ispreconceived. All our songs are written

rom bouncing ideas about. From thisI think everyone is more condent; Ihave suggested guitar ideas (in a vaguemanor) as well as the guys suggestingdrum ideas.

MM: More and more bands nowadaysare releasing material on vinyl, doyou think this is a dying ad or isthere a uture or this type o media?

&: Vinyl is a nice idea but costs toomuch to make. I think vinyl willcarry on though. Youll always have

collectors, even i they dont listen tothem and just have them on a shel tolook at.

MM: Hey hey guys! Just to start us o

what did you have or lunch today?

&: A Piri Piri Chicken baguette,Worcester sauce crisps and a can oginger beer.

WordsbyJayMJohar

TAN

GLED

HAIRAPPLES

EP

REVIEW

Q&A

From the ashes o Colour (two-thirdso them, to be exact) up rises TangledHair. This debut EP rom the trio -although the demo itsel denitelydeserved its own ull release - willundoubtedly be endlessly compared to

Alan Welshs and James Troods ormerband. However, ater just one listento Apples, its clear that they havedenitely evolved musically and appliednew infuences to their new musicalproject, especially with the inclusion obassist Alex Lloyd.

This is math pop at its best, withdashes o jazzy infuences omnipresentin Welshs guitar work. The vocals areripe or gig sing-alongs, the melodiesare made to dance to, and the timesignatures are as unconventional asit can be beore it starts becomingan incoherent mess. Intricate and

unpredictable in equal measure, Applesis a gloriously layered record. I itdoesnt catch you at rst try, then bepatient and it will grow on you. This isan EP worth your time and eort.

&U&I

THIS IS MATH POP AT ITS BEST,WITH DASHES OF JAZZY INFLUENCES

&U&I play heavy math-rock/hardcore, and

they play it fantastically. After an

outstanding tour this year, a brilliant

single and an album in the pipeline,

theyre already on track to smash it this

year! We caught up with Wiz to talk about

touring, recording and chicken baguettes.

MM: So, whats the story behind thename &U&I?

&: Its a song by Yes, we just liked theway name is also a logo.

MM: When you guys are out andabout on tour are there any vitalthings you cant go without (besidesyour instruments)? Equally are thereany tour van rules?

&: Youve always got to have a pillow.General van rule is Peckett cant passwind Which gets broken too much.

MM: Do the three o you have anyjoint pet hates?

&: Errrm, probably. Actually, I dontknow.

MM: As &U&I, which town has givenyou the best audience or your showssince last year?

&: Weve had a good ride so ar. Weveonly put one gig down to being bad. Idsay a gig we did in Leicester a couple oweeks back was a strong on e Its hardto pick.

MM: Your E.P. Kill the Man that Shotthat Man came out last October,it eatured the song The Boy withthe Beard. It diers in sound to therest o the release, is there a reasonbehind this or did you just ancy achange rom the heavier stu?

&: It was something Rich was playing, sowe just started jamming it and decidedto use it. Although we all like the songI think itll be the last &U&I song youllhear in that dynamic or a while.

MM: I you could cover one songwhat would it be and why?

&: Ive always wanted to cover a Meetin St Louis song, just to say that wewere actually able to play it.

MM: Have you bought any goodrecords lately? Or do you preer thedigital variety?

&: I went to see Glassjaw last monthin London. On the way out they werehanding out Colouring Book their newrecord It is incredible. Massivelydierent to anything previous so takesa ew listens. I seriously recommend it.

MM: I you could orm and manageyour own dream band, who (dead oralive) would eature in it and why?

&: Abe Cunningham (Detones) ondrums, Jason Rosethal (On the Mighto Princes) on guitar, Manny (Glassjaw)on bass and Greg Puciato (DillengerEscape Plan) on vocals. Id call them*THE ANGELS OF DEATH*

MM: Asides rom touring what doesthe rest o 2011 have in store or&U&I?

&: We are o to Lisbon, Portugal inJune to record our debut album with

Chris Common (drummer rom TheseArms Are Snakes).

Chec

kou

t&U

&I@www

.andyo

uandi.

net

WordsbyEddColbert


8/11


9/11


10/11

All o our eatured artists (Adebisi Shank, &U&I and Shapes) played theBrudenell Social Club in Leeds on May 10th and the whole MM team wasout in orce with our small merch table to witness the truly brilliant night.

Maybe you saw us?

LIVE

@

THE

BRUDENELL

SOCIAL

CLUB,

10TH

MAY On rst, Shapes unleashed a cascade o progressive math rock/alt-punk to

start the evening at the Brudenell Social Club with a bang. They certainlywerent monotonous by any means. Discordant, chaotic and intense yetextremely tight and precise; Shapes showed why they are one o the mostexciting technical hardcore bands in the UK right now.

&U&I hit Leeds with their own brand o alternative rock, punk andpost-hardcore on the 10th with extreme passion. Although inevitably,comparisons will be made with their previous band, but &U&I is not justBlaksh minus Sam Manville, its a dierent beast altogether. That night atthe Brudenell, some may have come because o past associations, but manywill leave in love with this new incarnation, and why not? The combination

o harsh ris, renetic drumming, and driving basslines - complementedwith sporadic bursts o chaos - resulted in a very satisying, condent liveperormance rom the Birmingham trio.

Adebisi Shank are the very denition o well-crated chaos, and theBrudenell lay witness to that immutable act. The tenacity and power otheir live shows were turned to 11 at the Brudenell right rom the very rstnote they played. The audience were constantly bombarded by the bandwith st-pumping, heart-thumping hooks and beats, and they respondedby absolutely adoring the band or it. Every single minute was an orgy osound, sweat and syncopated ris.

Yet another class night put on by Dirty Otter promoters it seems. Hip-Hip!Pat yoursel on the back.

ADEBISI SHANK,

&U&I, SHAPES.

WordsbyJayMJohar


11/11

many thanks

www.musicalmathematics.co.uk

IN THENEXT ISSUE

JUMBO RECORDS

OFF THE CUFF FESTIVAL

ALGERNON

CADW

ALLADER

BIG

SCARY

MONSTERS

BIG SUCCESS

MM HARVEST FESTIVAL

octfinal print

Documents