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Martin Heidegger was a German 20th century philosopher who created the neologism “Sein zum Tode” (being-towards-death), and as crazy as this sounds, you might be better off grasping his influence on modern existentialism than fully comprehending the musical enigma that is the band of that same name. With their asymmetrical time signatures, beyond comprehension harmonic language, and refusal to remain in any particular time signature (even an asymmetrical one) for more than a handful of bars, Sein zum Tode is likened to a schizophrenic Arnold Schoenberg with an attention deficit disorder. However, with Schoenberg you at least know to start by finding the 12-tone row. With Sein zum Tode, we challenge anyone to come even remotely close to notating out the rhythm found in a drum part on the album, “BEEEP.”
“a bus filled with Primus, Frank Zappa, Butthole Surfers, Fantomas, and Mr. Bungle speeding down the highway at 100 MPH.” –Heavy Metal Time Machine
“BEEEP. Is an abomination and sacrilegious to those that cherish form, understanding, and formulaic musical composition…and for that I am thankful.” –Stereofly
Tracks
- Man Steam
- Diet Jackrabbit Habits
- A Breath Of French Hair
- I Have To Have A Half Of Half & Half
- Worse Than Catholic
- General Toolbag
- Cream Of Placenta
- Spotted Hyanus
- TeaMeat DogBag
- King Kong Badong
- Any Partner Of My Partner Is My Partner's Partner