Aspects of Physics is an instrumental experimental music band from

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. It was formed in 2000 by ex-members of the enigmatic

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band

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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? They tend to mix

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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

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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. As a staple of the San Diego electronic music scene, Aspects of Physics has been nominated in the Best

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category at the

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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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, and Plastiq Phantom.

Members

*Jason Soares - Programming, Guitars, Electronics (See also:

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, Thingy) *Jeff Coad aka JFRE "Robot" Coad - Programming, Guitars, Electronics (See also:

) *Rob Crow - Guitars (See also:

, Thingy,

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Optiganally Yours 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 ...

) *Arturo Ulloa - Drums (See also: Chune,

) *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

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Aspects of Physics
at Imputor? Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Aspects of Physics American experimental musical groups Musical groups from San Diego Musical groups established in 2000