Their outlandish garbs and the unconventional instrument setup worked amazingly for them, particularly with the KEXP performance showcasing all of that. Who would've expected microtonal instrumental looped math-rock get any popularity otherwise.

Kinda reminds me of Hans Reichel's situation, among other artists: 'Yuxo' sounds alright, but is greatly enhanced by the knowledge that it's an actual acoustic instrument producing all those sounds.

Also, I'm posting math-rock occasionally: e.g. UneXpect's ‘In a Flesh Aquarium’ or Needle Play's ‘Death by Dying’, though these aren't quite new.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I'll have to go back and watch that KEXP set. I'm pretty sure that's the video that made them blow up recently. I could see a lot of overlap with the King Gizzard fan base.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

They've apparently been touring Canada and possibly other countries through 2024-25, but the KEXP vid definitely made them famous internationally.