Originally a five piece group that formed in 2001 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pattern Is Movement, would -- over time -- whittle itself down to a duo (Andrew Thiboldeaux and Chris Ward) that specialized in quasi math rock wall of sound type of stuff. Their first album, The (Im)possibility of Longing, was released on NFI in 2004, and was followed by Stowaway in 2005. The group then snagged a release deal with indie label Hometapes for their third full length appearance'. By the time of 2008's All Together, the group was down to the aforementioned pair, and their resulting work garnered great praise from many different corners of the music world. - all music
With a sound spanning the sonic gaps between artists like Questlove and Radiohead - absolute punk the show was unlike anything Ive seen beforea strange sort of Baroque carnival featuring the vaudeville vocals and piping organ of frontman Andrew Thiboldeaux and enough fills and polyrhythms from drummer Chris Ward to knock down a skyscraper. - san diego citybeat Philadelphia duo's creations are not senseless, artsy ramblings but beautifully intense studies in theme and variation that take melodic or rhythmic figures and find unexpected ways to invert, contort and reverse their structures over the course of a concise three-minute song. - riverfront times
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