mathrock

KEN mode is a metallic noise rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that was formed in Sept, 1999. http://www.facebook.com/kenmode
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Yowie, a dual-guitar and drums trio from St. Louis, have been stunning audiences with their incomparable barrage of sonic kung fu. They accelerate the progressive-rock rhythmic sensibilities of Ruins and Magma and mutate them with the shrieker side of Big Black and Slayer. The band incorporates many variations in time signature, tempo, and tuning, to create a virtual audio maze, but no matter how complex things get, their compositions remain cohesive and compelling. After releasing their debut album Cryptooology on Skin Graft, they lost a guitarist.

Formed by a Frenchman, ex-Paris punk but now local resident Jipé Gérardin, Petites Annonces came about in an unusual way - a small ad in the local magazine - hence the name, (it means Small Ads in French).
Petites Annonces play a unique mix of gypsy jazz (Django Reinhardt et al), those bonnes old french chansons, and a genre unknown until now in this country : "Punk Manouche". Be prepared to hear something different avec un accent francais!

Hella began in 2001 in Sacramento, California as a two member band consisting of Zach Hill and Spencer Seim writing technically intricate music of a highly spastic nature. They play a blend of math rock and noise rock. On early albums, the band forged their classic sound, playing minimally arranged, abrasive instrumentals that still retain an idiosyncratic sense of melody. In 2005, the band expanded their live band by adding Dan Elkan on vocals, rhythm guitar, and synth and Jonathan Hischke on bass guitar.