The Diagram Brothers - Some Marvels of Modern Science
#542
November 1981
The Diagram Brothers
Some Marvels of Modern Science
Genre: Self-indulgent post-rock
4 out of 5
Highlights:
Seals/Fur Coats
Put It in a Bigger Box
Mindless Aggression
"We called the music 'Discordo'. The music was made to a strict formula or set of rules. All the guitar chords were based on discordant notes, all the beats were very simple rock or disco, and all the words were very very straightforward and down to earth."
Translation: We are wasting mum & dad’s money to stave off having to get real jobs but we don’t care if anyone buys our shit.
Take what I love about Gone and marry it to a genuine post-rock aesthetic and you get this weird Jazz/Punk (Junk?) hybrid. A lot of bands are trying their hands at breaking the norms in 81. It feels as though, even if the music fails a lot of the time, 1981 was a seminal turning point in “rock” music. No one knew exactly where they wanted to go, DIY of Daniel Johnston, glam metal of Hagar, new-metal of the new sabbath and Metallica or jazz of Gone and soon, RHCP, but there is so much experimentation that it’s hard to keep up.
Lyrically this is barely university level punk poetry but marrying it to the bizarre music sort of makes it all work.
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