 |
|
M.A.N Claims To Be First Metal Band Ever To Incorporate 'Full Scale Quarter Tone System'
- Aug. 28, 2009
|
|
M.A.N — the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) — has tapped Ulrich Wild ( WHITE ZOMBIE, STAIND, STATIC-X, DEFTONES, PANTERA, LIMP BIZKIT) to mix the band's third album, "Massive, Audio, Nerve". The band will enter Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden on September 18 with engineer Svein Jensen to begin laying down 14 songs for the CD, which will be produced by Jensen and M.A.N. Commented the group: "From past to present time, different kinds of expressions within the 'music worlds' have evolved and been combined with each other. This has given us exciting musical transformations in classic music, art music, folk music, popular music etc, as well as development of the 'tools' of making music; music instruments, tone systems, tuning systems, composition techniques etc. "One issue that is continuing to be 'separated' in a distinguished way, is the ideology and practice of using quarter/microtone semi tones, and how it is used in a traditional way, which appears to be very different from say like; Middle Eastern 'raj'/popular music , Indian music, compared to folk music from Sweden, Norway, Macedonia, Bulgaria, etc. "However, in western music cultures there has been some experimentation with alternative tone systems; in classical/ modernism music, for example, Charles Ives and Miklos Maros. Even in rock/art rock music, there has been occasions of achievement towards this, Steve Vai and Jeff Beck, for example, although in these cases it should be considered as a momentary and solistic element in their music creativity as a whole... It should also be mentioned that bands like LED ZEPPELIN and THE BEATLES only used the sound of 'exotic' instruments in their songs, not the practice of alternative tone systems in itself. "Summary: regarding western popular music [pop, rock, punk, metal, hard rock, electronica, goth etc] no stringent and consistent use of quarter semi tones has been used by any artist or band so far. "...Until now!!!!!! " M.A.N is very proud to declare to be the very first metal band ever to have incorporated what we call the 'Full Scale Quarter Tone System' into our music — and metal music genre on the whole, resulting in the upcoming album 'Massive, Audio, Nerve' by M.A.N. 'Full Scale Quarter Tone Systems' [our own term] means that there are 24 quarter semi tones, instead of 12 'ordinary' semi tones, within reach of an octave [1200 cent]. This has led to new kinds of expressions and possibilities that have never been heard before, especially when this concept — cultivated and formed by M.A.N — is featured by more than just a solistic issue in order of solo instrumentalist matter or a solo part, but covered by the string instrument section in whole songs, with state of equilibrium with the ordinary semi tone system." Tentative songtitles set to appear on "Massive, Audio, Nerve" are as follows: * Dead Set* Don't Wake Up* Logocide* Last Light Drains* Vivid Heart* Identical Abuse* Song # 3 "The Redemption"* False Memory Syndrome Pt. 1 & 2* Slave Program* Mock at my Motion* Loveless* Zero Status Zero* NothingAn audio file containing snippets of pre-production versions of some of the band's new songs can be streamed using the audio player below. "Blood Vanish", the latest video from M.A.N, can be viewed below. The song comes off M.A.N's sophomore album, "Peacenemy", which was released in Europe in March 2008 (April in North America) via Tief Druck Musik. The CD was recorded at Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer/engineer Svein Jensen and was mastered by Göran Finnberg at Mastering Room. It features a guest appearance by Burton C. Bell of FEAR FACTORY and ACENSION OF THE WATCHERS on the track "My Own Sickness". For audio samples, visit www.myspace.com/manmusic. 
|
|
 |
|
To report any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or
threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws,
please send an e-mail to bmouth@bellatlantic.net
with pertinent details.
Anyone posting such material will be immediately and permanently banned. IP
addresses are recorded to aid us in enforcing these conditions.
|
|
 |
COMMENT |
posted by : blackXmetalXcore
8/28/2009 6:26:40 PM
|
 |
|
|
I have no idea what this means
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/28/2009 6:30:27 PM
|
|
|
|
I'm sure anyone who can play the guitar.Can play this hunk of junk.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/28/2009 6:38:25 PM
|
|
|
|
"M.A.N is very proud to declare to be the very first metal band ever to have incorporated what we call the 'Full Scale Quarter Tone System'"
translation : "we've come up with an extremely complicated and
arbitrary way to play uninspired shit."
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | |
posted by : tempsoundsolutions
8/28/2009 6:38:52 PM
|
|
|
|
yay new notes
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | What the?
posted by :
8/28/2009 6:41:28 PM
|
|
|
|
Nice gimmick, image, etc.......................
but not a very good player at all. not at all.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by : dave imstayin'
8/28/2009 6:49:07 PM
|
|
|
|
it looks fat
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | To simplify..
posted by : metaldams
8/28/2009 6:49:14 PM
|
|
|
|
...western music uses 12 notes.
Eastern music uses more notes, as does M.A.N. Interesting concept.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | This could me something
posted by :
8/28/2009 6:49:22 PM
|
|
|
|
The chromatic scale is problematic for the guitar, and pretty much everything has already been done with it in music. A new tuning system could open a new world, since people's ears are used to things sounding a bit "weird". Do remember that the first Black Sabbath albums sounded satanic because they used the tritonus, which nowadays doesn't really bother people at all.
That said, this band is the same crap as the rest of them, there is nothing that this new tuning brought into their music. This unmelodic "attitude" crap could have been done with normal guitars.
Still, maybe someone will take the idea an actually make music with it, instead of just slamming a few chords and screaming.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Ummm...
posted by :
8/28/2009 6:50:54 PM
|
|
|
|
...ok.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | That's NOTHING...
posted by : newob
8/28/2009 7:24:25 PM
|
|
|
|
My band has been using the Full Scale Quarter Toke System for YEARS...
oh wait...
He said TONE....
Nevermind...
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by : Freak Of Metal
8/28/2009 7:36:36 PM
|
|
|
|
thats all good but it sounds like ASS. Sounds like a weak execution of Meshuggah style metal. Plus, the incoportation of these extra notes makes a lot of the music sound out of tune, which means any tone def persom could really just playing that stuff, which also makes it hard to sing over. I think the middle or end bit sound ok. Cut down the rest of the song's new age 24 scale crap and you're good.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | oh, and on a second thought
posted by : dave imstayin'
8/28/2009 7:53:51 PM
|
|
|
|
what a cool guitarist Gustafsson is.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | boring
posted by :
8/28/2009 7:57:55 PM
|
|
|
|
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/28/2009 8:00:33 PM
|
|
|
|
What do you get when you get a bunch of talentless idiots who are fans of bands such as Meshuggah, Mudvayne and Korn? M.A.N. And M.A.N. do they ever suck.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Ok for novelty I suppose
posted by : blood_come
8/28/2009 8:02:47 PM
|
|
|
|
I dont know how well it'll take off ....didn't really like the way they made use of the quarter notes tbh ,doesnt seem to be very catchy at all . Quarter note bends on the other hand have a more melodic quality without sounding so random and pointless.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Rogaine alternative
posted by : TexasDog
8/28/2009 8:25:52 PM
|
|
|
|
Skinhead in the front, Metal in the back
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | .
posted by : Blackenistheyend
8/28/2009 8:42:50 PM
|
|
|
|
obese guitar
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | What a bunch of close minded bastids.....
posted by : mastronaut
8/28/2009 9:01:57 PM
|
|
|
|
I love the creative work on the instruments awesome bow fiddles!
I'm gonna check these dudes out!
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | blahblahblah.
posted by :
8/28/2009 9:13:22 PM
|
|
|
|
good gracious theyre awful.
what a joke, just an excuse for when the album sucks..."hey guys, its experimental"
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | first ever?
posted by : Bradzilla
8/28/2009 9:49:18 PM
|
|
|
|
Ronnie LeTekro may disagree.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Less original than one may think.
posted by : THRASHMONGER
8/28/2009 10:55:20 PM
|
|
|
|
In a metal context, these semitones are relatively undone, but a microtonal scale (43 notes per octave) was the basis of the work of Harry Partch since the 1940s - Look over the huge catalog of his output at www.Corporeal.com, a site dedicated to his work. A rather mad genius, he chose to be homeless for many years.
The fact is, while this band is *capable* of using semitones, this tune is written very much with typical western-scale patterning - And sounds like a thousand other nu-metal meatheads, despite the semitones. It's nice to hear the semitones here and there however.
In other news, that fruity-lookin dude needs a haircut. Stay outta Halford's closet, feller.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | some things are
posted by : freefire
8/28/2009 11:04:20 PM
|
|
|
|
better left unsaid. Is this necessary? That's what i find myself asking. No, not at all. Overdone. Lay off the goddamn annoying crash cymbal while you're at it. The skullet died in 1990, too. You guys are trying tooooooo hard and it shows.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | You guys
posted by :
8/28/2009 11:28:11 PM
|
|
|
|
really had me thinking it was going to be shit, but it's kind of interesting. Obviously in the vein of Meshuggah and other super technical metal, but I think it was pretty cool. I'd definitely see it done live.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | for such a seemingly interesting
posted by : And Then There Were None
8/29/2009 12:29:28 AM
|
|
|
|
theoretical concept...
this sound rather pedestrian.
not shit, per se, just pedestrian.
where are all those funky notes we're supposedly not used to hearing?
if you didn't tell us there was a funky guitar at work, i don't think anyone would notice.
is that your revolution? no one notices till you tell them?
cheers.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by : HQNC
8/29/2009 1:47:42 AM
|
|
|
|
Ronaldo
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by : theendofall
8/29/2009 1:54:17 AM
|
|
|
|
Dumb mullet. Dumb guitar. Dumb band!
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/29/2009 3:03:47 AM
|
|
|
|
transport league kicks ass
WAR COUTURE!!!
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | wow
posted by : My Godless Endeavor
8/29/2009 4:23:12 AM
|
|
|
|
its truly amazing the lack of musical knowledge that is displayed on this website. First off, if you dont know what this means, go back to listening to nu metal or some other shit form of music. Its one thing of you arent into the type of music they play, but its a totally different, as asshole move, to rip on these guys lack of musicianship and creativity. It may sound like Meshuggah is a very important influence, but Meshuggah really is a whole different sub genre of metal, and this sounds like a logical evolution of that style. If you dont like Meshuggah then you probably dont like this so gtfo of this thread assface. You have to give these guys some credit for trying to take tech metal one step further than any other band has tried with this quarter tone system, and kudos to them for the dedication to their art
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | ^^^
posted by :
8/29/2009 4:53:25 AM
|
|
|
|
But M.A.N is nu-metal...shitty nu-metal at that.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Fuck sake.
posted by : Dopethrone
8/29/2009 8:12:29 AM
|
|
|
|
Wow... Really. Wow.
Could these dudes sound anymore up their own arses.
No one gives a fuck about how you made the album if the music is utter fucking garbage.
By the sounds of that video and audio snippent... This band is shit.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/29/2009 8:30:26 AM
|
|
|
|
When i read the article, i was like "wow".
then listen to a couple songs and all i heard was conventionnal rock songwritting, conventionnal melodies, conventionnal 4/4 time signatures and monotonous, generic, chromatic and power chord-ish metal riffing. Meshuggah are FAR more complex than this for the matter.
I do hear quarter tones used on one song, but you could do that with a fretless guitar, or even a tremolo bar because it's very limited and gimmickish.
all in all this is pure pedantic bullshit and already regret the time wasted at listening to this crap.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by : KennethBranagh
8/29/2009 8:30:30 AM
|
|
|
|
This means that you can be completely out of tune, and "it's a part of the song". Cool, no use for an autotune at least.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | HOW ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSING
posted by : stevensrangers
8/29/2009 8:32:00 AM
|
|
|
|
These guys have very little talent, no feel and this whole thing (fancy old instruments and haircuts and "look") is a joke to try to stand out from the other bands. Unfortunately, most long running bands who make a career of music start with a great music product first. Not this kind of crap.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by : Hellavator
8/29/2009 9:01:59 AM
|
|
|
|
Tuning really doesn't matter if in the end it doesn't sound good.
Al i've heard is some generic nu-metal. Growling vocals (because he can't sing). Same chord structure and progression. Nothing new really.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | ?????
posted by : cocaine cowboy
8/29/2009 9:15:40 AM
|
|
|
|
This is the stupidest fucking thing I've heard all week. Talk about grasping at straws.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by : john66674
8/29/2009 9:25:17 AM
|
|
|
|
it's shitty
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | uh
posted by :
8/29/2009 10:33:30 AM
|
|
|
|
If there was a whole band that played their instruments with their butts it would be ground-breaking and news-worthy... but it would still sound like shit.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Interesting...
posted by :
8/29/2009 10:35:45 AM
|
|
|
|
Can't wait to hear more!
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Freak Of Metal
posted by : wastingbeerz
8/29/2009 11:16:27 AM
|
|
|
|
Don't you mean "sounds like A.S.S."?
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | what a load....
posted by : dessie
8/29/2009 12:01:36 PM
|
|
|
|
..of old arse.....I wish bands would start writing decent riffs again... has anybody heard a half decent riff lately? Answers on a postcard to.....
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/29/2009 1:07:06 PM
|
|
|
|
Nils Frykdahl from Sleeptyime Gorilla Museum shits all over these guys.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/29/2009 1:08:41 PM
|
|
|
|
And Trey Spruance.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | ^^^^^^^
posted by :
8/29/2009 1:09:25 PM
|
|
|
|
Meaning Trey shits on them as well.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by : CarcPazu
8/29/2009 1:47:18 PM
|
|
|
|
I like what I've heard on the snippet.
I think what launched the attack is pretty much the pretentious claims the band is promoting. If it ends up being so unique, people will figure it out and the tag will get attached to the band naturally. But now they try to self-proclaim themselves with some technical bullshit.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/29/2009 2:24:34 PM
|
|
|
|
Maybe they should concentrate less on the tones they get out of their guitars and tell their drummer to use more than one cymbal instead of beating the shit out of one through the whole song! Im just saying.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Meshuggah clones?
posted by :
8/29/2009 4:45:28 PM
|
|
|
|
Yeah right. You mean Mushroomhead clones.
These guys have cool musical concept, but Im not holding my breath considering that music video above.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/29/2009 10:47:52 PM
|
|
|
|
i gotta say, i like it... also, microtonal music is nothing new for sure, but this is the first time i've seen an instrument made with full semi-frets.
i'd love to see someone a bit more creative do something with this.... Ron Jarzombek? make one?
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/29/2009 11:45:20 PM
|
|
|
|
And Then There Were None hit it right on the head. if this is such crazy exotic music, why does it sound like the same ol same ol?
the thing is this: if your sound is truly unique, people shouldnt have to know youre doing microtonals or whatever.
sabbath had a unique sound cause of the tritone, but people who have no fucking idea what a tritone is still knew sabbath had a unique sound.
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Why are crappy Nu metal bands still here?
posted by :
8/30/2009 12:38:30 AM
|
|
|
|
This sounds like the same drivel that was leaking out of mainstream music back in 00' - 03'. The same Soil, drowning pool, machine head crap ass non-talented musicians that fail at playing music so they have to drudge up an advertising scheme like this to draw attention to themselves. I "HATE" Nu metal. It was, is, and always will be lame.
The guitar has 22-24 frets. You can tune it any way you choose. Now learn some scales and buy yourself a better haircut.
And this sounds about as much like MESHUGGAH as FIREHOUSE does. Sheesh
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | WTF
posted by :
8/30/2009 3:55:10 AM
|
|
|
|
I thought i'd give it a chance to hear something new but that was rubbish. I'm sure that style has been used in metal many times just not to that extent, it wouldn't of been too bad if it wasn't going the whole way through but it did and it sounded stupid. Whats coming next "We're the only band in metal to use farts and burps instead of singing".
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Hmm
posted by :
8/30/2009 5:40:06 PM
|
|
|
|
But do they support Pelog or Slendro tunings?
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Hmm
posted by :
8/30/2009 5:40:08 PM
|
|
|
|
But do they support Pelog or Slendro tunings?
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT | Boring uninspired piece of shit
posted by :
8/31/2009 5:16:59 AM
|
|
|
|
Retire
|
|
|
|
|
COMMENT |
posted by :
8/31/2009 3:48:51 PM
|
|
|
|
Right on @ Trey Spruance comment
now THERE is a man who knows how to use quarter tones fucking properly.
people need to listen to less meshuggah and more secret chiefs 3
|
|
|
|
