Drive like Jehu, North of America, Refused, The Mae-Shi, Q and Not U, Faraquet, Deerhoof, The Advantage, Disband, Maserati, Turing Machine, Unwound, Explosions in the sky, Shellac, Do Make Say Think, Hot Snakes
Sounds Like
Cinemechanica - The Martial Arts - SIR 010
genre labels rarely aptly describe the bands theyre attached to, and they certainly do little to explain the spastic, razor-sharp music on The Martial Arts. Cory Byrom - Pitchforkmedia
"The Martial Arts isn't just about wanton experimentation or diversity... it's the goddamn guitar album of 2006. With unexpected twists and turns around every corner, each song pile-drives your carcass into a host of irresistible riffs and inventive changes."--JonPfeffer - TinyMixTapes
"Coming in at about a half-hour, The Martial Arts doesn't afford itself the luxury of time to commit the great math-rock sin of devolving into introverted wankery. Thank goodness, too. A promising young band like this would be really boring if they had bigger chops than balls." - MATTHEW FIELD CMJ
"The Martial Arts isn't stictly about tricky time patterns or multi-genre change-ups, at its core this is a guitar album where riffs rule." Doug Simpson - Skyscraper - Skyscraper
"With a debut this good, how do you follow it up? 5/5" Matt Hutcheson -- leakmob.com
"Twitchy time signatures, fiercely intricate drum patterns, dualing guitars, and speak/shouting about things not quite right in the world... just what you've come to expect from Dischord. Only it's from Athens, GA's Hello Sir Records." Sam - 3hive
CINEMECHANICA IS ABSOLUTELY*, POSITIVELY* NOT PLAYING ANY SHOWS IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY WHILE WE WRITE OUR RECORD! *-unless your band name begins with "Drive like" or "North of"
we still listen to you guys obsessively ever since the hot spring music fest two years ago when our jaws dropped ten feet... we really hope to meet up with you again on our tour this year!
