You May Die in the Desert
Bears in the Yukon
The Mylene Sheath (2008)
You May Die in the Desert is a three-piece, self-described as an "uplifting jazzy trio [that] combines chaotic guitar riffs with atmospheric layover techniques." With Bears in the Yukon, the group wastes no time with introductions. Within the opening twenty seconds, the opener's melody is in full swing, showing you they are not the type of instrumental act that needs a craptastic six minute build-up before they hit an ephemeral note and meander away. Despite some similarities to the post-rock sound, You May Die in the Desert are primarily math rock. They play the kind of instrumental music that makes you zone out, but with hooky basslines that will keep your head bobbing. You May Die in the Desert don't conjure images of lava slowly cascading down the mountainside before an apocalyptic setting inevitably consumes everything to the tune of varied dynamics. They hypnotize with jaunty fretwork and time changes. The title track is representative of the group's sound. In the eight minute song, the first five minutes follow a precise, mathy hook that get rather hypnotic and sleepy. They show definite post-rock influence without sounding formulaically genre. It's easy to quit paying attention until, around the five minute mark, … Read more
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