God Bows To MathGod Bows To Math
Muzai / Tenzenmen

- Auckland noise trio God Bows To Math are going to be heading over to our sunny shores in April and Tenzenmen have been so good as to release their brand new debut, ahead of that. If noise isn't a specific enough label for what you can expect, the knowledgeable amongst you may recognise their name from an old song by the Minutemen. So you can sling a bit of hardcore and postpunk (and presumably an ability to tour on a shoestring budget) into the God Bows To Math mix. Within that they like to shift things up quite a bit, slapping elements of post punk's repetitive discipline with loose and messy hardcore. I think the latter is the bit which wins out on this record. Despite the variety of tempos and rhythmic structures, everything feels thrown together with rough abandon and the band have gone for a production sound they describe as 'suitably rough'. I think the band chose their name more for its humour than any particularly great dediction to precise execution. It's possibly just a bit too messy, sometimes. The post punk elements could be that much more exciting if the rhythm were tightened up just a smidge. Still, it's an intriguing record, with an arty admixture of (comparatively) pleasant melody and smashing dissonance, complex structures and punky mess. The track Slow Decline has been getting about on the internet and it'll give you the right idea with its post punk urgency and exhausted sounding vocals surging toward hardcore explosions. I'd rather play the delightfully titled Yr Kids Aren't Special But I am, a largely instrumental track that builds up like post-rock taken to hardcore extremes. Don't know if you'll be able to hear it on the net, but I'll certainly give it a go on the radio for your listening terror, er, pleasure, I mean pleasure.

- Chris Cobcroft.

God Bows To MathGod Bows To Math

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