Aspects of Physics is an instrumental
experimental music
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band from
San Diego
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. It was formed in 2000 by ex-members of the enigmatic
math rock
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band
Physics
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. Founding members
Jason Soares,
JFRE "Robot" Coad, and
Thatcher Orbitashi released their debut album ''Systems of Social Recalibration'' on July 2, 2002, on San Diego label
imputor?
Imputor? is an independent record label founded in 1999 by Darrin Wiener (aka Plastiq Phantom) and Jordan Snodgrass. Originally based in Seattle and San Diego, Imputor? began releasing experimental electronic music (also known as Intelligent ...
They tend to mix
indie rock
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guitar samplings along with
minimalist electronic beats and productions.
Thatcher Orbitashi has since left the band, and Aspects of Physics have added additional musicians with
Rob Crow
Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr. (born February 21, 1971) is an American singer and musician from San Diego, California, known for his involvement with the bands Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Optiganally Yours and Thingy. He has also led the band ...
on guitars and
Arturo Ulloa and
Brent Asbury on drums. Their second album titled ''Marginalized Information Forms 1: Ping'', the first in a three part series, was released on October 5, 2004, by
imputor? Records
Imputor? is an independent record label founded in 1999 by Darrin Wiener (aka Plastiq Phantom) and Jordan Snodgrass. Originally based in Seattle and San Diego, Imputor? began releasing experimental electronic music (also known as Intelligen ...
.
As a staple of the San Diego electronic music scene, Aspects of Physics has been nominated in the Best
Electronic
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* ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal
*Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device
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category at the
San Diego Music Awards every year from 2002 to 2006. Their popularity has expanded well beyond San Diego, embarking on North American tours with such notable bands as
Album Leaf
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,
Pinback
Pinback is an American indie rock band from San Diego, California. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, who have been its two consistent members. They have re ...
,
Mates of State
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, and
Plastiq Phantom
Plastiq Phantom is the musical alias of Darrin Wiener who records music ranging a wide variety of genres. Plastiq Phantom first began releasing music in 1999 with the self-released CD-R ''Select Imputor?'' EP, which became the impetus for the f ...
.
Members
*Jason Soares - Programming, Guitars, Electronics (See also:
Physics
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,
Rice
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,
Thingy)
*Jeff Coad aka JFRE "Robot" Coad - Programming, Guitars, Electronics (See also:
Physics
Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which rel ...
)
*Rob Crow - Guitars (See also:
Physics
Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which rel ...
,
Pinback
Pinback is an American indie rock band from San Diego, California. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, who have been its two consistent members. They have re ...
,
Thingy,
Heavy Vegetable
Heavy Vegetable was a rock band based in Encinitas, California, which featured guitarist and lead singer Rob Crow, singer Eléa Tenuta, bassist Travis Nelson and drummer Manolo Turner. 11 years after their final studio album released, Crow, Nels ...
,
Optiganally Yours)
*Arturo Ulloa - Drums (See also:
Chune,
Physics
Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which rel ...
)
*Brent Asbury - Drums (See also:
Thingy)
*Matt Lorenz - Visuals
Former Member
*Thatcher Orbitashi - Keyboards, Electronics
Discography
;''Systems of Social Recalibration'' (2002)
#"Pulse Width"
#"Level 4.2"
#"S.Id"
#"Reson"
#"Everything Else We Must Pass O"
#"Entrainment"
#"Contact"
;''Marginalized Information Forms One: Ping'' (2004)
#"Logo (Observer)"
#"Ping"
#"Neutrino"
#"QQ47"
#"Piano Pill"
#"Plippus"
#"Ohmf"
#"Reversevent"
#"Jatchtas"
#"Arnologer"
#"Scene of Changery"
;''Marginalized Information Forms Two: '' (2007)
#"Logo (Medium)"
#" "
#"Monumentum"
#"Unthousand Done"
#"Recall Seaqence"
#"Intrastrings"
#"Blipsklippel"
#"Bitty Odissey"
#"E2 (Crushendo Mix)"
#"Vortex Methods"
#"Slow Grey Sun"
#"Cut and Pastie"
;''Marginalized Information Forms Three: Other'' (2009)
#"Logo (Other)"
#"Level 3"
#"Unwindings Are Sound"
#"Oscilloscape"
#"That Which Resists"
#"Underclock"
#"Default Actions"
#"Psyklur"
#"Junoverse"
#"Swip Melp"
External links
*
Aspects of Physicsat Imputor? Records
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American experimental musical groups
Musical groups from San Diego
Musical groups established in 2000