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More music like this?
Reznik
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-2DErkmus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWqua6rsEmwIt doesn't need to be Japanese. I just like that it's both pretty chill but musically interesting. Most of the other stuff I know of that gets crazy with time signatures and rhythms and whatnot is really... metal-y, I guess, so I don't want that.
Also I really like the tone on both the guitar and bass.
Do... Re.... Mi... Ti... La...
Do... Re... Mi... So... Fa.... Do... Re.... Do...
Forget it...
Do... Re... Mi... So... Fa.... Do... Re.... Do...
Forget it...
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Not all of their tracks are going to fit (They get way more up beat than these) But I really enjoy them.
And Temper Trap
Also this one doesn't really fit the sound of your examples .. but when I think of "chill music" the first thing that comes to mind is Sigur Ros
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A bunch of other Jazz dudes might also work for you, but Ponty is my personal favorite. Herbie Hancock is also very good but very keyboard-oriented.
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For a good example of US Math of the sort you're looking for, I'd recommend Stage Kids, who definitely lean towards the chill side of things and incorporate a fair amount of soundscapes and whatnot:
Stage Kids - Cyniculture
Generally, Math Rock can be pretty easily confused with what some might call "Post Rock" or "Jazz Fusion", so it's not surprisingly to see Auralynx suggesting some Jean-Luc Ponty and Herbie Hancock. In the States, a lot of contemporary Math takes its cues from groups like Don Caballero (who sort of became Battles) and Tortoise. As such, you get stuff like Chicago's Renaissance Sound, who recorded a couple EPs as a conservatory project:
Renaissance Sound - Don't Eat My Dwarves (live)
And lastly, there's a good amount of shared development between Math and Emo, so you might want to look into stuff like American Football or a more contemporary group like The Speed of Sound in Seawater.
Give it a minute.
Edit: And I'd never heard of Uchu Conbini before, but I thought those 2 songs were pretty great
Thanks for all the suggestions. This is some really cool stuff.
Do... Re... Mi... So... Fa.... Do... Re.... Do...
Forget it...
(That song obsessed me when it came out, I couldn't stop listening to it on repeat for about a week.)
And melodically, I think there's a likeness to Explosions in the Sky there, but Explosions don't do so much of the fast-fingers guitar stuff or get quite as rhythmiscally intense. Or maybe they do, I only have one of their records...
Thanks for posting this though, I think I'm going to have to add some of those above to my list of musicians to investigate!
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The UK's Math Rock scene is generally more like Foals than This Town Needs Guns, by which I mean that the songs tend to have a more stable rhythmic pulse (almost danceable) and rely on simple melodic figures spread across multiple instruments and layered in shifting systems of harmony. So, if you are a person that likes Foals, you'll probably like bands like Enemies or VASQUEZ:
Enemies — Indian Summer
If you like things a little heavier (i.e. more "metal") but in a similar mode, Brontide has your back:
Brontide — Matador
And if you like things more on the Jazz spectrum, Mahogany Hand Glider is pretty swell:
Mahogany Hand Glider — Terrain Station
And lastly, if you're poking around /r/mathrock or just doing a search for Math Rock, you're likely going to stumble across some more abstract and discordant groups, generally from the US. A lot of this goes back to post-punk and post-handcore laying some of the framework for today's Math Rock groups, and is probably best exemplified by Don Caballero's What Burns Never Returns. That said, one of my favorite bands going right now is boyfrndz, who make really hazy, frenetic, and almost poppish songs that are probably not what the OP is looking for, but still worth mentioning.
boyfrndz — Shape Shifter
Their They're There
Owen (his solo project and tends to be pretty laid back)
American Football (his earlist project so the singing is suspect, but it's good as well, again, a bit more laid back).
Another pretty good project, though full of variety so not every song will hit the same, is Into it. Over it.