On The Orange EP

I stumbled upon this band about half a year ago and thought they deserve a mention. Suffer Like G Did are an instrumental quartet playing jazzy-math-rock in very much the same vein as The Littlest Viking. First things first, the name. For those familiar with the Sega Dreamcast game House of the Dead 2, the name is a quote from a character involved. Yeah nice. Although a lot of the melodic lines sound 'simple' the harmony and texture involved is very bebop. There are plenty of start-stop section interchanges and, as on the second track, we essentially find just two different sections which build completely individually of each other (true binary form). In terms of technical ability, there is nothing exciting on this EP. Some of the bass lines are more interesting than what is generally found in math-bands and there are lots of sus chords, but nothing to write home about. The first track, Big Golden Capital A is certainly the most exciting and varied on the three track EP and is certainly worth listening to. In summary, what this band may lack in speed and ideas they make up for in space and warm chordal sections. You can listen here: http://www.myspace.com/sufferlikegdid.
In conclusion, I think this EP has earned:

2:2

 

Enjoy.