Pattern Theory, The
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| Jun 2011
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Cyan
Reviewed 2011-11-10
Reviewed 2011-11-10
The Pattern Theory/The Pattern Theory (3/5)
Post-rock, instrumental. Debut album of a Germany-based band under the influence of minimalism and groups like Tortoise.
Dreamy and narrative. You’re Alice in Wonderland, being suddenly taken from one place to another with no idea of where you’re headed. Heavy use of guitar effectors and electric synthesizers for background sound and most melody lines are played by clean-tone, twin electric guitars. Most songs have rather abrupt transition in the middle and irregular time signatures like 5/3, 7/4 are used in many tracks. (The beat repeatedly changes from 4 to 3. Think of some Radiohead songs)
The music is original but all tracks sound pretty similar and some transitions are rather abrupt.
Try 2, 4, 5, 6. All tracks FCC clean.
See back for individual track review.
#1: (6:55) Begins with heavy synthe sound with volume changes but changes to a dreamy mood. Repeated mix of simple melodies.
#2 * (5:22) Interesting guitar lines/arpeggios. 7/4 beat.
#3 (4:18)
#4 * (6:01) Narrative. Would sound good as a movie background music.
#5 * (3:43) Irregular beat. Cymbal drumming throughout the whole song.
#6 * (3:46) Impression of going around in a frame like the title.
#7 (5:18)
#8 (7:43)
Post-rock, instrumental. Debut album of a Germany-based band under the influence of minimalism and groups like Tortoise.
Dreamy and narrative. You’re Alice in Wonderland, being suddenly taken from one place to another with no idea of where you’re headed. Heavy use of guitar effectors and electric synthesizers for background sound and most melody lines are played by clean-tone, twin electric guitars. Most songs have rather abrupt transition in the middle and irregular time signatures like 5/3, 7/4 are used in many tracks. (The beat repeatedly changes from 4 to 3. Think of some Radiohead songs)
The music is original but all tracks sound pretty similar and some transitions are rather abrupt.
Try 2, 4, 5, 6. All tracks FCC clean.
See back for individual track review.
#1: (6:55) Begins with heavy synthe sound with volume changes but changes to a dreamy mood. Repeated mix of simple melodies.
#2 * (5:22) Interesting guitar lines/arpeggios. 7/4 beat.
#3 (4:18)
#4 * (6:01) Narrative. Would sound good as a movie background music.
#5 * (3:43) Irregular beat. Cymbal drumming throughout the whole song.
#6 * (3:46) Impression of going around in a frame like the title.
#7 (5:18)
#8 (7:43)
Recent airplay
Bell Curves
Ghost Trees — Jan 08, 2012
Ideas Of Fun
Orangeasm All-Stars Special — Nov 29, 2011
Ideas Of Fun
Everything. — Nov 27, 2011
Charting
2011-11-20 — 2012-01-22
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 15 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Pyramid Schemes | ||
| 2. | Ideas Of Fun | ||
| 3. | Coracles | ||
| 4. | Bell Curves | ||
| 5. | Chevrons | ||
| 6. | Framed Fields | ||
| 7. | Names For Places | ||
| 8. | Adaptive Expectations |