Their outlandish garbs and the unconventional instrument setup worked amazingly for them, particularly with the KEXP performance showcasing all of that. Who would’ve expected microtonal instrumental looped math-rock get any popularity otherwise.
Kinda reminds me of Hans Reichel’s situation, among other artists: ‘Yuxo’ sounds alright, but is greatly enhanced by the knowledge that it’s an actual acoustic instrument producing all those sounds.
I’ll have to go back and watch that KEXP set. I’m pretty sure that’s the video that made them blow up recently. I could see a lot of overlap with the King Gizzard fan base.
Their outlandish garbs and the unconventional instrument setup worked amazingly for them, particularly with the KEXP performance showcasing all of that. Who would’ve expected microtonal instrumental looped math-rock get any popularity otherwise.
Kinda reminds me of Hans Reichel’s situation, among other artists: ‘Yuxo’ sounds alright, but is greatly enhanced by the knowledge that it’s an actual acoustic instrument producing all those sounds.
Also, I’m posting math-rock occasionally: e.g. UneXpect’s ‘In a Flesh Aquarium’ or Needle Play’s ‘Death by Dying’, though these aren’t quite new.
I’ll have to go back and watch that KEXP set. I’m pretty sure that’s the video that made them blow up recently. I could see a lot of overlap with the King Gizzard fan base.
They’ve apparently been touring Canada and possibly other countries through 2024-25, but the KEXP vid definitely made them famous internationally.