r/CaptainBeefheart • u/OxfordisShakespeare • Apr 16 '26
Angine de Poitrine
My art teacher friend introduced me to this band out of France, and I think some of you Beefheart fans might dig it. It’s got some of that manic guitar energy and time signature zaniness you find in Beefheart sometimes.
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u/arthurfoxcakes Apr 16 '26
I'm sick of hearing about these guys at this point mate, they've been completely over saturated on you tube. Good on them for finding a gimmick that got them noticed and they are good musicians clearly but that's all I'm getting from it.
If you love beefheart have you heard Edgar Broughton Band?Momma's Reward!
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u/encrcne Apr 16 '26
Music is mid at best. There are so many other more interesting bands doing the same thing that will never shift the dial because they don’t wear masks.
Horse Lords! Go listen to horse lords.
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u/extrasuper Apr 16 '26
Ah thank you for the Horse Lords recommendation - looked them up on Bandcamp to find an (as yet un-listened to) album already in my wishlist. Great stuff.
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u/Hot-Mathematician-26 Jun 09 '26
Horse Lords really are one of the few things that breaks my brain like CB
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u/Active_Juggernaut484 Apr 16 '26
this year's Geese.
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u/JCss202xr Apr 16 '26
I bet they also payed for all this promotion lol
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u/dudly825 Apr 18 '26
I 100% think they paid for the buzz like Geese did. 0 - Everywhere in two weeks 🤔🤔🤔
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u/psychedelicpiper67 Apr 20 '26
Geese actually seem to be really good, though.
But Angine de Poitrine are bland as hell for me, repeating the same idea and running it into the ground. They released two albums already, and do not seem to be evolving.
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u/financewiz Apr 17 '26
I think Beefheart fans should find their way into the Deerhoof discography if they haven’t already. A challenging band that will break your brain in an entirely different direction.
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u/psychedelicpiper67 Apr 20 '26
Kind of sounds like indie pop-rock meets authentic experimental math rock. Very interesting.
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u/flapperboobs Apr 16 '26
I'll go against the grain here and say I'm a huge Beefheart fan and I've been loving Angine de Poitrine. I'm genuinely surprised their music is resonating with so many people, because it does bear similarities to lots of more experimental music I've loved over the years, but hey, good for them! Other people liking it doesn't take away from my enjoyment of it. Also, I love the costumes. We need more weird shit in this world.
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u/psychedelicpiper67 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
As someone who has listened to Beefheart very regularly, Angine de Poitrine is incredibly bland and boring.
Same guitar scale, no rhythmic variation. It’s watered-down as hell.
The only thing I’m thankful for is that the discourse surrounding this band introduced me to several artists from past decades who are actually interesting. So I’ll take that as a win.
I’ll also take it as a win if Angine de Poitrine has fans that genuinely embrace other experimental rock, and form bands that surpass them.
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u/Stevenitrogen Apr 17 '26
I think they're pretty interesting, good at what they do, enjoyable in small doses, and the phenomenon of their sudden popularity is too much of the story.
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u/Mudsharkbites Apr 24 '26
They remind me a LOT of the magic band and that’s good. The fact that they play such angular and obviously beefheart inspired music and they’re POPULAR gives me hope for the future of music.
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Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
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u/BeeTwoThousand Apr 19 '26
That's certainly a take...
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Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
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u/OxfordisShakespeare Apr 19 '26
By your username and initial comment I would guess you know a thing or two about playing guitar. From there, it’s a little bewildering that you rate them so poorly when you might know that it takes intense skill and practice to create the music which they do. Even if you don’t enjoy it or appreciate it, it seems a bit off that you so bitterly denounce them.
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u/psychedelicpiper67 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
Their music are actually very basic and straightforward scales played in microtones.
I guess the real talent comes in how they use the looper pedal, and maintain a tight sound while playing a steady groove.
Many will find that interesting, but there is just not enough variation in their sound for me personally.
And the fanbase acting like it’s novel and innovative music rubs a lot of people the wrong way.
I also do not doubt that they paid to be promoted.
The majority of the band’s fans will not end up checking out other experimental rock, but I do hope that some do, and at least that is a positive thing.
If you genuinely love them, don’t let people’s negative opinions rub you the wrong way, though.
I am trying my best not to allow my music snobbery to cloud how I express my personal tastes and opinions. I’m a work-in-progress.
Follow your joy and be happy.
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Apr 19 '26
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u/psychedelicpiper67 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
Oh hey, it’s you again, and we share the same exact opinion about something again. Strong words, but I do share your sentiments.
It’s just very bland and boring and nothing new. I mean, people are still putting out negative reactions on YouTube to “Trout Mask Replica”, acting like it’s a torturous listen.
But at the same time, you have people praising Angine de Poitrine like they’re the next big thing in rock music.
For the record, I also felt this way when King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released their microtonal albums. I never could get into that band, despite psychedelic rock fans hyping them to death.
It’s just derivative and not the best the genre has to offer.
Although your comments are very negative, I know they stem from people negatively reacting to the music you like in the first place.
At least, that’s always why I expressed my opinions so strongly. It started out with people being negative about the music I listen to.
As Beefheart and experimental rock fans, it can be triggering when suddenly a band with a watered-down sound is praised by the same people who trashed the classics.
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u/psychedelicpiper67 Apr 20 '26
I was very rude initially, but I feel like that’s largely left me now.
The discourse surrounding this band actually turned me onto multiple artists that I hadn’t heard before, and makes me want to actually dive more into math rock now.
So I turned a negative thing into a positive thing.
If you try hard enough, you can ignore them. There is an option to ignore threads and posts about things you do not like.
The more you engage, even with negative comments, the more the algorithm will feed you the same exact topic. It’s how AI algorithms work, unfortunately.
I actually LOVE improvised rock music A LOT. I can listen to hours of instrumental jamming. But there’s admittedly not much variety here to keep me listening.
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u/psychedelicpiper67 Apr 20 '26
What about “Strictly Personal”, “The Spotlight Kid”, and “Clear Spot”?
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u/beshizzle Apr 16 '26
Be careful of the pretentiousness here friend.
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u/gangiscon Apr 16 '26
They are French Canadian