polymath wrote:
do you like lightning bolt? they appeal to me much more than hella does.

I'm a huge fan of these guys, myself. And the Mind Flayer thing, too. Lighting Bolt played an amazing show outside, on the sidewalk, up here in Seattle a coupla' years back. Traffic was stopped by the crowd, and the cops nicely let them finish the set. Amazing.

polymath wrote:it doesn't appeal to me for the same reason hella doesn't -- it's just a bunch of riffs strung together. there's no song structure

Hella have some quite interesting structures, even pop like structures in some of their songs :/

No ones recommended Polvo :/

Pele are kinda sometimes math, but a great band anyway
Sleeping People
Rumah Sakit
Sweep The Leg Johnny
Tarentel
Storm & Stress
Oxes
Orthrelm (if you like that crazy shit)
Drive Like Jehu
Del Rey
Godzik Pink
Grand Ulena
Uzeda
Bozart
Turing Machine
The Ladies

Although some are not necessarily 'Math' Still worth checking out

Are English Math Rock bands pretty much non existent?

yes, hella has such a pop-like feel to them. i hear they made top ten on the billboard pop 100's.

i forgot about uzeda, and i just saw them recently (sans vocalist). actually, their instrumental image appeals to me a great deal. great sound, too.

what about math metal, or is no one here into that ish?

KK Rampage - Chicago, IL. One of my favorite.

z00york wrote:Orthrelm (if you like that crazy shit)

These guys are incredible. Seems like that 'math for math's sake' thing at first, but if you see it live...and the new approach, with the really long phrasing...pretty goddamned psychedelic, really.

I love Lightning Bolt, but dislike a lot of their fans.

Especially their fans who hurt me by punching me in the face, breaking my toes, or kicking me in the chest.

Also a fan of Pink and Brown.

burun wrote:Also a fan of Pink and Brown.

Ditto here. Not as much of a fan of the Coachwhips, though...although their live is great. C'mon...rock and roll again? I mean, I like it, but...I have enough of that sort of thing, I think.

rayj wrote:Ditto here. Not as much of a fan of the Coachwhips, though...although their live is great. C'mon...rock and roll again? I mean, I like it, but...I have enough of that sort of thing, I think.

The big joke during the Tower clearance sales was that the Coachwhips section seemed to grow as the sale progressed.

I picked up their Double Death disc, because I felt like at $1 I couldn't go wrong.

burun wrote:

rayj wrote:Ditto here. Not as much of a fan of the Coachwhips, though...although their live is great. C'mon...rock and roll again? I mean, I like it, but...I have enough of that sort of thing, I think.

The big joke during the Tower clearance sales was that the Coachwhips section seemed to grow as the sale progressed.

I picked up their Double Death disc, because I felt like at $1 I couldn't go wrong.

I bought vinyl at the live show, but...well, it's a recording of an obviously live act. I end up reaching for those old Mummies records instead.

rayj wrote:

gnangle wrote:You might like Dysrythmia.

Hey! These guys are great! Thanks!

if you like them you will love Sounds Like Braile

http://www.soundslikebraille.net/rock/slb/

I think they are done now... they are a sister band to the HI-FI and my 2nd cousin is there Bass Player...