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s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
April 18 2010 20:42 GMT
#41
imo, sounds pretty sucky.

somewhere between nu-metal and bad pop oriented Tool bands.
I am not good with quotes
soliddew
Profile Joined April 2010
United States28 Posts
April 18 2010 20:43 GMT
#42
A lot of people in this thread have been saying its a polyrhythm, but i think the more appropriate term is a polymeter. most of meshuggah's music is built in polymeter, which means that while the music is in 4/4, the main riff is not in 4/4. the polymeter between the non 4/4 and the 4/4 is created by the snare and generally the cymbals. so while there are polyrhythms in meshuggah's music, they are quite different from the rarer polymeter.
boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
April 18 2010 20:46 GMT
#43
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Hollow
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Canada2180 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-18 20:54:39
April 18 2010 20:53 GMT
#44
On April 19 2010 05:34 iNfuNdiBuLuM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 19 2010 04:29 Hollow wrote:
I used to be into all those bands. I hate to use the term, but it's entry-level heavy music, Meshuggah included. It's actually the most accessible stuff in what should be an inaccessible genre. I'm referring to the more 'extreme' branch of Metal of course. This might sound like some of the most intense stuff in Metal, but it really isn't. There is a lot of technical complexity, but the music doesn't flow and lacks originality. It's also always over-produced. This was fine when Meshuggah did it, because they had this whole nihilistic/apocalyptic thing going and we could safely say that it fit perfectly with their themes and philosophical views. They were the only ones who sounded like this, so they were original. None of the other bands are. I've overplayed this stuff for about a year before realizing how empty it actually is of any originality. It's really bland. I can't feel any emotion when I listen to it -- at all.

This is why it has the potential to be huge, because it appeals to the masses. If I listen to metal, I want to be challenged, not feel comfortable and part of some trend. Just my 2 cents.

This is original and extreme, just for contrast's sake.





Wow. I really really like the first song there. Great post btw.


Yeah, it feels like I'm playing Portal, Immolation and Lykathea Aflame all mixed together along with something that I can't ever put my finger on-- which must be a result of divine inspiration. :D
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
April 18 2010 20:57 GMT
#45
Hollow just saved the thread with good old death metal lol

Death metal is pretty technical indeed.
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DexterHGTourney
Profile Joined March 2010
United States17 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-18 21:20:26
April 18 2010 21:18 GMT
#46
I feel as Metal continuosly takes three steps backwards and one step forward.

I also echo Hollow, even though I'm more of a Black Metal guy. Anyways, I just can't stand the clean vocals so this is a no-go for me, and the repetition is a turn off. Also, you better hope your favorite genre stays mostly "under-ground" or it becomes a complete and total sell-out and turns poppy in no time.

How we went from Chuck to now....I have no clue:







Oh well. Well, thats just my perspective. Ciao.
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17743 Posts
April 18 2010 21:20 GMT
#47
Not that i don't mind, but how come every metal thread turns into arguments and people just posting their favorite bands;;
ils
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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
April 18 2010 21:49 GMT
#48
lol i just started learning the guitar a month ago and i know absolutely shit about metal or mathtal or djent or whatever the hell you guys are talking about so i really love this thread since i'm learning so much. good work OP and all other posters adding informative stuff, TL is cool.
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Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2757 Posts
April 18 2010 22:13 GMT
#49
On April 19 2010 05:43 soliddew wrote:
A lot of people in this thread have been saying its a polyrhythm, but i think the more appropriate term is a polymeter. most of meshuggah's music is built in polymeter, which means that while the music is in 4/4, the main riff is not in 4/4. the polymeter between the non 4/4 and the 4/4 is created by the snare and generally the cymbals. so while there are polyrhythms in meshuggah's music, they are quite different from the rarer polymeter.


Can you elaborate on this? It sounds very interesting.

I was once in a band were the guitars played 4 times a 5/4 measure riff, and the drums just went straight 4/4, but for 5 measures so in the end it was all even. Whats that called? And can you define polyrythm? And "he polymeter between the non 4/4 and the 4/4 is created by the snare and generally the cymbals." I don't get that?
soliddew
Profile Joined April 2010
United States28 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-18 22:42:03
April 18 2010 22:32 GMT
#50
On April 19 2010 07:13 Navane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 19 2010 05:43 soliddew wrote:
A lot of people in this thread have been saying its a polyrhythm, but i think the more appropriate term is a polymeter. most of meshuggah's music is built in polymeter, which means that while the music is in 4/4, the main riff is not in 4/4. the polymeter between the non 4/4 and the 4/4 is created by the snare and generally the cymbals. so while there are polyrhythms in meshuggah's music, they are quite different from the rarer polymeter.


Can you elaborate on this? It sounds very interesting.

I was once in a band were the guitars played 4 times a 5/4 measure riff, and the drums just went straight 4/4, but for 5 measures so in the end it was all even. Whats that called? And can you define polyrythm? And "he polymeter between the non 4/4 and the 4/4 is created by the snare and generally the cymbals." I don't get that?


your first example is a exactly what a polymeter is. its like take the GCF of two different time signatures and making it so that they eventually line back up. 4/4 for 5 measures is 20 beats, and 5/4 for 4 measures is 20 beats. but if your drums were not playing in 4/4 and in 5/4 instead, there would be no polymeter as there would be no two different simultaneous time signatures, and it would just be in 5/4.

polyrhythm is kind of the same idea, just on a different scale. ex, triplets against eighth notes or 16th notes against triplets. if you play them at the same time, that is called a polyrhythm.

the main goal of "djent" is to create a groove based around a cyclical rhythm/riff, but will generally total up to 4/4 in terms of beats. sure, you can count Periphery's Icarus Lives in 4/4, but you'll notice that the riff does NOT start again on beat 1, and it repeats OVER the bar. This is because the rhythm they are playing is either longer OR shorter than 4/4. However, the groove is still felt in 4, and the snare and cymbals are also in 4. meshuggah said it themselves: they do not count the time signature they are playing, they feel the polymetric groove they create.
therefore,
On April 19 2010 01:52 Quesadilla wrote:
4/4 timing is not welcome.

by the OP is quite wrong. Meshuggah almost always plays in 4/4. Go listen or read to an interview, they say it them selves. almost every djent band does play in 4/4, but keeps a polymetric feel via the guitar riffs.
Quesadilla
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1814 Posts
April 19 2010 00:06 GMT
#51
Soliddew is actually 100% right, I just paraphrased how the guitar riffs and structures are thought of way outside of 4/4. The snare and the cymbals are the only thing that actually make this music accessible for people who aren't theory geniuses.

Tosin Abasi is using what, 15/24, 7/8, and 4/4 in 3 parts of one complete riff?
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Katkishka
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States659 Posts
April 19 2010 00:16 GMT
#52
On April 19 2010 02:33 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
LOL. Wow. Djent is a horrible genre if all it is is a bunch of bands ripping off Meshuggah, who are terribly boring in their own right.

Oh wow, their so technical, they have 8 string guitars and play polyrhythms at weird time signatures. Too bad most of them can't create a compelling song to save their lives. Bornig metal, for snobby metalheads who think that they are somehow special or intelligent for enjoying it.

So basically this is hipster metal?
soliddew
Profile Joined April 2010
United States28 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-19 00:20:33
April 19 2010 00:18 GMT
#53
On April 19 2010 09:16 Sunny Afternoon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 19 2010 02:33 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
LOL. Wow. Djent is a horrible genre if all it is is a bunch of bands ripping off Meshuggah, who are terribly boring in their own right.

Oh wow, their so technical, they have 8 string guitars and play polyrhythms at weird time signatures. Too bad most of them can't create a compelling song to save their lives. Bornig metal, for snobby metalheads who think that they are somehow special or intelligent for enjoying it.

So basically this is hipster metal?

once they start wearing ridiculous outfits, it will be. oh wait, tosin abasi.
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sharkeyanti
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States1273 Posts
April 19 2010 01:10 GMT
#54
haha hipster metal, the next evolution of afro-cuban punk
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Quesadilla
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1814 Posts
April 19 2010 03:37 GMT
#55
Updated OP w/ soliddew's elaboration.
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tirentu
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1257 Posts
April 19 2010 06:01 GMT
#56
On April 19 2010 09:18 soliddew wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 19 2010 09:16 Sunny Afternoon wrote:
On April 19 2010 02:33 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
LOL. Wow. Djent is a horrible genre if all it is is a bunch of bands ripping off Meshuggah, who are terribly boring in their own right.

Oh wow, their so technical, they have 8 string guitars and play polyrhythms at weird time signatures. Too bad most of them can't create a compelling song to save their lives. Bornig metal, for snobby metalheads who think that they are somehow special or intelligent for enjoying it.

So basically this is hipster metal?

once they start wearing ridiculous outfits, it will be. oh wait, tosin abasi.
[image loading]
who is still amazing.


This is an incredible picture.
Krowser
Profile Joined August 2007
Canada788 Posts
April 19 2010 12:56 GMT
#57
On April 19 2010 09:06 Quesadilla wrote:
Soliddew is actually 100% right, I just paraphrased how the guitar riffs and structures are thought of way outside of 4/4. The snare and the cymbals are the only thing that actually make this music accessible for people who aren't theory geniuses.

Tosin Abasi is using what, 15/24, 7/8, and 4/4 in 3 parts of one complete riff?


Thats the beauty of the meshuggah type riffs, they sound fucked up while still being in 4/4.

I have to say though, I don't like Meshuggah. I really tried to appreciate it but it's too raw for me. I preffer the more recent offshoots.
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ShaLLoW[baY]
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada12499 Posts
April 20 2010 12:19 GMT
#58
Periphery's debut album drops today, I'm fucking pumped, hopefully one of the record stores around here has it :D
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Motiva
Profile Joined November 2007
United States1774 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-20 12:35:24
April 20 2010 12:30 GMT
#59
Meh, I love me some metal and some of this stuff is decent. I also disagree w/ a lot of what you say about this musicianship. It's nice and all, but at the same time i think it's shallow to call mastery of 1 style anything resembling the apex of musical possibilities. It's not that I think that's what your saying, but you are certainly over-hyping the content provided.

Overall, tis good music though, I just prefer the non-djent style of progressive tech.


I find this much more musically rewarding, and even significantly more rhythmically complicated. Most importantly though, i find this style of song writing more appealing. But this is just my opinion.
AnWh
Profile Joined April 2004
Sweden220 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-20 17:10:14
April 20 2010 17:09 GMT
#60
Lady GaGa goes Djent!


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