ok...stick with me on this one because it gets a little weird. Flux Information Sciences is a noise rock trio formed in 1996 (i know, usually i write about newer artists, but this group has been holding my attention in a vice grip since i first heard them). the last album they put out was in 2001 with a release called Private/Public, and soon after this they went their separate ways, with front man Tristan Bechet forming his own label Pinksock Records and putting out various other experimental albums. however during the time this band was together, they managed to create some really bizarre but captivating stuff. i don't know that i can fully explain why i'm so drawn to it and i'm sure some of you will disagree with me that this band should even be recognized. i think it has something to do with their intoxicating rhythms which are really the only element which holds their music together (for the most part). each song begins very simply, usually with a single beat or note, but very quickly digresses into a symphonic mess with disconnected phrases and some really absurd sound effects. you never end up quite where you started with their music and are left at the end feeling quite disoriented and strangely energized. or at least that's what it does to me. i really suggest to give this band a try, even if they don't become a spotlight on your iPod, because their music truly is an experience.
You will like them if you like: Sonic Youth, Broken Social Scene, The Mars Volta
Why they are important: they start with something extremely simple and take you somewhere so completely foreign that its hard to know where you started. it's a true experience through sound, as opposed to using words to communicate a specific meaning. there is no definite way to describe their music and so remains more or less mysterious. whether or not you like it, it grabs your attention.
Songs to listen to: "Love", "Priceless Memories", "Luxury and Excitement Meet", "Celebrity Cruises"...i leave it up to you if you are adventuresome enough to explore more
- J
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