Ahleuchatistas - On The Culture Industry
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I discovered the Ahleuchatistas the same way I sometimes discover great bands, at a show. They were sharing the stage with Larval in Baltimore and even though it was a Tuesday night and it was very, very late, from the moment they hit the stage, I knew that I had to stay and watch them. They are a young, really tight, instrumental, mathrock/post-punk guitar/bass/drums outfit. This is their first album and is probably the easiest of their two to absorb, as it's a little less completely and utterly crazed than the 2nd. All the players are tremendous, but special note must be made of drummer Sean Dali, who manages to play insanely complicated stuff while making goofy faces and pretending to poke himself in the eye with his sticks, etc. (since this doesn't have a bonus DVD, you'll just have to trust me on this one). A winner of the math slice 'n' dice school!
"This band is rad, you should do yourself a big favor and check them out." - Simon/Wayside Mail order jerk/the guy that booked the show Steve mentions above