tricot on Audiotree Live (Full Session)

tricot are a Japanese Math Rock quartet who write bubbly tunes with a restless energy propelled in forward motion. They pair ping-ponging riffs with round style vocals in a quirky, experimental framework to make for technically satisfying music you can move your feet to.

Tracklist
1. 0:00 On the boom
2. 5:00 18,19
3. 9:05 Ochansensu-Su
4. 12:41 potage
5. 18:52 Melon Soda

Recorded on June 14, 2018 in Chicago, IL.

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[krcsx]

this band makes me want headbang but I don't know when

[cabbycabby]

Time signatures are easy when you think of everything in 1/1.

[TinkersKustomPaintball]

6 years later and these songs still bang so hard.

[DeadlyLazer]

I can finally tell my parents that i love Math

[alexsaros]

For anyone who wants to dig into how truly mine boggling the time signature and tempo changes in the song 18 19 at 5:00 is, here’s my attempt at explaining it below.

The song starts in 9/8 (mostly). But the way they feel the 9/8 makes it sound like it’s a measure of 4/4 with an extra eight note stuck onto the end. Basically a time signature of 4 and a half over 4.

So the first measure when the drums count off is 4 eighth notes in 4 and a half/4 starting on the and of 3.

Then the intro is 8 measures in 4 1/2 (or 9/8), except the 2nd measure is just 4/4 and the 7th measure is in 5/4. Then the woo hoo bit is all 4 1/2 (9/8) except the last measure where the drummer does the three stick hits at the end, which I think is supposed to be 12/8, but if so then the drummer might have got off by a hair, but it’s barely noticeable since he’s counting off the next measure (or he’s doing 6 beats plus a half beat at the end to reference the 4 1/2 motif, but idk).

Then during the verse it’s 4 1/2 which you can really hear since the bass player plays 4 quarter notes and then an eighth note for each measure.

The measure before the chorus is in 5/4, then the first 3 measures of the chorus are also 5/4, but the 4th measure is in 4 1/2 (9/8) again. Next 4 measures are in 5/4.

Back to the verse in 4 1/2 again. First 3 measures are in that, then the 4th measure is whack but I think it’s in 11/8, then the next measure is back in 4 1/2, then the one after that is in 11/8, then the next one is 5/4, and then the last one in this section is in 7/4.

They switch to a slower 9/8 for the mellow section, except every other measure they do this weird thing that I’m not even sure how to write as a time signature, but it’s referencing the 4 1/2 feeling from earlier by adding a half beat to the end of the measure. So the section alternates between a measure of 9/8 and a measure of like 9 and a half/8. Then the last bit of this section is either a measure of 5/4 in the same tempo followed by a slower measure of 4/4, or that bit I’m hearing as 4/4 is actually syncopated with the same tempo but I have no idea how to count it.

Either way, it leads back to the 4 1/2 (or 9/8) verse again. They do 3 measures of 4 1/2 then one measure of 5/4, then 4 more measures of 4 1/2. It switches to 2 measures of 7/8 in a different tempo, followed by 2 measures of 4 1/2 in the original tempo, followed by 2 measures of 7/8 in the other tempo, then 1 measure of 4 1/2, then it switches to 5/4 for 5 measures in that epic lead up to the final chorus.

They do the 8 measure chorus. It’s all in 5/4 except for the 4th measure, which is in 4 1/2, and the 8th measure, which is also in 4 1/2.

The outro where she’s going “18!19!” goes insane. 1 measure of 9/8, one of 11/8, one of 9/8 and then one of 11/8. Then the whoa oh oh part stays in 11/8 for 3 measures and the measure after that is 13/8.

Then it settles into a 6/8 groove for a bit before ending in 5/4.

I cannot begin to fathom how someone even conceives of writing a song like this.

[thestuffmikedoes]

it's bands like this that remind me I need to practice guitar more

[donmatthew]

Math rock is like the genre than even confuses the metronome

[lorddorogoth]

Can we just appreciate that they give the title card right before the song ends as well as when it starts?

[jerxvan]

21:46 Everybody just go wild from this time
losing their headphones and just having fun
im becoming an instant fan

[samuelassis]

Song list!!
0:27 - On the boom
4:59 - 18, 19
9:03 - Ochansensu-su
12:40 - Potage
17:40 - tricot interview!
18:50 - Melon Soda

[malenky]

The bottle of water with a straw on a mic stand is genius :D

[leepatterson]

I've watched this so many times over the years. The whole band coming in near the end of Melon Soda gives me chills every single time.

[tobysettle]

Fucking stunning!! Beautifully filmed presentation of a brilliant band. I'm 78 years old, been a musician and avid music listener my entire life. These women (and brilliant drummer) absolutely blow me away. Yes please!!!

[tanyy]

0:28 On the boom
5:00 18, 19
9:05 Ochansensu-Su
12:41 potage
18:52 Melon Soda

[jayf]

Hands down one of the best Mathrock bands to date. Tricot Slaps!

[anthonymounkes]

that bassline on 'potage' is dope af

[CONDRADZ]

You know shit is about to go down when they lose the headphones and the drummer is holding the sticks in reverse grip.

[bisalonggo]

10:40 everybody stop working for a moment and check out these moves

[caliboy]

5:59 Her look in the camera...melted my bloody soul. AMAZING PERFORMANCE!

[scamli]

Distinct, sharp Japanese sound with complex chords and purposeful use of dissonance and irregular time signatures in select places; uncommon in many American bands influenced by simpler punk rock structures. Really refreshing tone and overall experience coming from the US perspective.