Aspects of Physics

Areas of Physics was, fittingly more than enough, an offshoot from the San Diego-based Physics, who have played a loud, trance-inducing make of post-rock that combined consumer electronics and guitars. After seven many years of working being a loose-knit collective, Physics known as it quits in 2000, and longtime member Jason Soares — who’d previously performed within the hardcore music group Grain and in bandmate Rob Crow’s indie-pop clothing Thingy, amongst others — produced Areas of Physics with latter-day Physics keyboardist Thatcher Orbitashi. AOP drew from a number of the same affects as Physics — Krautrock, ambient post-rock, traditional minimalists like Reich and Cup — but sported punkier electric guitar work along with a more powerful IDM impact, with glitchy beats and a definite Autechre/Aphex Twin/Squarepusher taste. With Soares managing synths, electric guitar, and education, AOP spent its initial calendar year playing concert events, which converted into media experiences with visible insight by collaborators Matt Lorenz and Michael Kaufmann. Orbitashi still left after in regards to a calendar year, and was changed by another previous Physics member, Jeff Coad (aka JFRE Automatic robot). Coad brought a more powerful curiosity about technology towards the group, and proved helpful chiefly with education and various improved electronic devices. AOP’s instrumentation extended to include notebook tests, MIDI controllers, cellular transmitters, classic Commodore 64 noises, and also a Speak & Spell gadget. These were sun and rain audible on the debut record, 2002’s Systems of Public Recalibration, which made an appearance over the Imputor label.