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sidereaPolka-dotted extraterrestrials with prehensile toes and monster groove have come to save humankind with virtuoso looped microtonal rock in compound time signatures.
Look, based on that description, I wouldn't have given this the time of day myself either, but there's a reason these maniacs have become an absolute phenomenon.
Gentle readers, Angine de Poitrine.
Absolutely read the comments. As much of a treat as the band.
Like a lot of things that have arrived from space, their initial point of impact on this planet was Québec. Some clever person noticed that their track titles are phonetic spellings of Québécois slang (Joual).
ETA: 2026 Apr 4: David Bruce Composer [YT]: "Angine de Poitrine's Math Rhythms Explained". 2026 Mar 21: David Bennett [YT]: "How Angine de Poitrine use Microtonality ". 2026 Feb 18: Stephen Weigel [YT]: "Sarniezz (Angine de Poitrine) transcription".
Look, based on that description, I wouldn't have given this the time of day myself either, but there's a reason these maniacs have become an absolute phenomenon.
Gentle readers, Angine de Poitrine.
Absolutely read the comments. As much of a treat as the band.
Like a lot of things that have arrived from space, their initial point of impact on this planet was Québec. Some clever person noticed that their track titles are phonetic spellings of Québécois slang (Joual).
ETA: 2026 Apr 4: David Bruce Composer [YT]: "Angine de Poitrine's Math Rhythms Explained". 2026 Mar 21: David Bennett [YT]: "How Angine de Poitrine use Microtonality ". 2026 Feb 18: Stephen Weigel [YT]: "Sarniezz (Angine de Poitrine) transcription".
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Date: 2026-04-06 02:52 am (UTC)I have a feed set up on Bluesky to capture any post that mentions KEXP. It has been completely saturated by people discovering this performance for weeks now. (Though Castle Rat started overtaking it this week.)
It's definitely the kind of thing you'd like if you like that kind of thing, which I don't all that much, but I'm still delighted to see the discovery and delight keep rolling onward.
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Date: 2026-04-06 11:16 am (UTC)Which is the glory of Muppets, and now Angine de Poitrine.
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Date: 2026-04-06 12:05 pm (UTC)Anyway, they're technically impressive and extremely tight.
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