''Heartbeeps'' is the third album by
Los Angeles
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–based experimental
punk band
The Mae Shi. It was released on June 7, 2005.
Notable influences on the musical style of the record include
Melt-Banana,
Deerhoof
Deerhoof are an American musical group formed in San Francisco in 1994. They currently consist of founding drummer Greg Saunier, bassist and singer Satomi Matsuzaki, and guitarists John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez. Beginning as an improvised noi ...
and
UK grime, as well as their adolescent love of Def Leppard, Nine Inch Nails, Dante’s Inferno and worship music. As with
Terrorbird, they recorded it themselves in their bedrooms and living rooms, making up recording techniques as they went along. Lyrics to the album are pulled from neuroscience textbooks and Plato’s Republic.
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Track listing
# "Heartbeeps" – 0:10
# "Born for a Short Time" – 1:04
# "Crimes Of Infancy" – 01:44
# "Heartbeeps" – 00:17
# "The Meat Of The Inquiry" – 01:40
# "Spoils Of Injury" – 00:42
# "Eat The Prize" – 03:16
# "Spoils Of Victory" – 02:02
# "The Universal Polymath" – 02:22
# "Heartbeeps" – 02:20
References
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The Mae Shi albums
2005 albums