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infos:
ASPECTS OF PHYSICS
http://www.aspectsofphysics.com/
Rising from the ashes of the enigmatic San Diego post-rock troupe
Physics at the beginning of 2000, Aspects of Physics exists as a
continuation of existing ideas with the much-needed fusion of new
thoughts on music. In order to further their experiments, Jason
Soares (who has served time in such bands as Rob Crow's power-pop
Thingy, the mock-political hardcore band Rice, and the
indie-instrumentalist Stacatto Reads) and original member Thatcher
Orbitashi have constructed a wide array of input devices in the
forms of guitar, synths (vintage to virtual), laptops, desktops,
MIDI controllers, projectors, wireless transmitters, and modified
electronic devices, among other techwich gadgets. After playing
and touring for over a year (supporting such acts as Lesser,
Pinback, Tristeza, The Album Leaf, The Locust, The Fucking Champs,
etc), Thatcher parted from the duo and was quickly replaced with
Physics alumni and sometime contributor, JFRE Coad. JFRE is no
stranger to experimentation, as witnessed in his stint with the
same local punk/rock band that spawned pre-post rockers A Minor
Forest and the skitzo-n-bass Lesser (of which he was an early live
member and authorized trouble maker).
Like any good post-post-modern citizen, their influences are random
at best, but can be summarized in the following token
bio-name-dropping-section: Punk and its sub-categories (post-punk,
no-wave, un-wave), Krautrock (German late 60's early 70's music a
la educated, disassociated, drug-influenced patriots), Minimalism
(Maximalism) a la Glass vs. Reich and company, Experimental (i.e.
Cage, Stockhausen, Schoenberg), Early Experimental Electronic music
(Ilhan Mimaroglu, Iowa Ear Music) and Modern Electronic music
(sometimes referred to IDM, not too dancey i.e. Aphex Twin, Autechre,
Squarepusher to name a few).
So while AOP's predecessor Physics brought the worlds of indie/punk
rock and electronic music together five years before it was even hip
to do so (ahem... Tortoise, Mogwai, and Radiohead can all suck it),
Aspects of Physics takes it one step further with their seamless
welding of the styles of post-rock, ambient, IDM, visuals. And lest
we forget the punk rock influence, does so with a general dissent
towards power structures and non-dynamic systems.
Systems of Social Recalibration is more than a CD - it's a philosophy.
The beautiful 12-page full color booklet diagrams these thoughts in
accordance with the ideas set forth by AOP's music. In a scene so bent
on being "cutting edge" and "groundbreaking," often the original
underlying ideas become masked, but Aspects of Physics has something
meaningful to say. Every click, every sweep of the DSP plugin console,
every amplitude and every frequency serves a purpose, from the spooky
ambient intro of "Pulse Width" to the epic progression of the 17-minute
long "Level 4.2." Expect the post-rockers to shout with glee at the
minimal guitar stylings of "Reson", while the IDM geekboys will ponder
whether the C64 Sid samples used in "s.id" are vintage C64 or a modern
emulator. In the end, however, what matters most is that you have a
cohesive package of music and mind, and beyond all, a refreshing break
from the monotony of an often faceless and voiceless genre.
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