One Step Shift
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One Step Shift was a three-piece (bass, drums, and guitar) band based in Oakland, California
, USA.
During the eight years that the band was together (from 1999 to 2007) it released four albums (on Brokeinoakland) and one seven inch (on Loderbrock), embarked on a US tour, several regional tours and a Pacific Northwest tour that included British Columbia
. The band made several appearances on the radio program KALX
Live and was known for their unique sound and energetic performances. Although largely unclassifiable, One Step Shift's music has been categorized by some as Mathcore
:
or Math Rock
:
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA.
During the eight years that the band was together (from 1999 to 2007) it released four albums (on Brokeinoakland) and one seven inch (on Loderbrock), embarked on a US tour, several regional tours and a Pacific Northwest tour that included British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. The band made several appearances on the radio program KALX
KALX
KALX is a freeform FM radio station that broadcasts from the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. KALX, a community- and student-run radio station licensed to the University of California, Berkeley, broadcasts in stereo with 500 watts of power...
Live and was known for their unique sound and energetic performances. Although largely unclassifiable, One Step Shift's music has been categorized by some as Mathcore
Mathcore
Mathcore is a rhythmically complex and dissonant fusion style of hardcore punk and Metal. It has its roots in bands such as Converge, Botch, and The Dillinger Escape Plan. The term mathcore is suggested by analogy with math rock. Both math rock and mathcore make use of unusual time signatures...
:
"The band plays MathcoreMathcoreMathcore is a rhythmically complex and dissonant fusion style of hardcore punk and Metal. It has its roots in bands such as Converge, Botch, and The Dillinger Escape Plan. The term mathcore is suggested by analogy with math rock. Both math rock and mathcore make use of unusual time signatures...
if you want to label the music . . . " (Stakerized! , Voice of Reason)
or Math Rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
:
"this math rockMath rockMath rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
seems guided and purposeful." (Maximum Rock and Roll #242).
Releases
The band's musical stylings can be grouped into four distinct eras that correspond to the time during which different drummers were involved with the project and incidentally also to the band's musical releases:
1999-2000:
drums: Claire McKellar
bass/vocals: Andrew Litka
guitar/vocals: Dylan Champagne
releases: The Train EP
2000-2001:
drums: Bing DeLeyos
bass/vocals: Andrew Litka
guitar/vocals: Dylan Champagne
releases: The Orbit EP
2001-2004:
drums: Douglas Fulton
bass/vocals: Andrew Litka
guitar/vocals: Dylan Champagne
releases: The Bridge EP and Chemical Burn 7 inch
2004-2007:
drums: Tim Sullivan
bass/vocals: Andrew Litka
guitar/vocals: Dylan Champagne
releases: Stunt Double