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A Minor Forest

Band, 1992-1999
Rock

A Minor Forest was a San Francisco-based math rock band in the 1990s. They were musically related to the Louisville scene of post rock groups like Slint and had personal connections to the San Diego scene of Three Mile Pilot and related bands. Their songs had pop music, progressive rock, and punk rock influences and featured changing time signatures, sudden dynamic changes, silent pauses, unintelligible screaming, catchy, repeating melodic passages and absurd, in-joke titles. Their slogan was "A Minor Forest Supports the Destruction of Mankind." They formed in San Francisco in 1992 and, in addition to other smaller releases, put out three albums: Flemish Altruism (1996) and Inindependence (1998) on Chicago label Thrill Jockey, and So, Were They in Some Sort of Fight? (1999), a career-spann

     
Popular Tracks   
…But the Pants Stay On on Flemish Altruism [Remaster] by A Minor Forest
Bill's Mom Likes To Fuck on Flemish Altruism [Remaster] by A Minor Forest
So Jesus Was at the Last Supper on Flemish Altruism [Remaster] by A Minor Forest
Ed is 50 on Flemish Altruism [Remaster] by A Minor Forest
Speed for Gavin on Flemish Altruism [Remaster] by A Minor Forest
The Dutch Fist on Inindependence by A Minor Forest
Jacking Off George Lucas on Flemish Altruism [Remaster] by A Minor Forest
The Loneliest Enuretic on Flemish Altruism [Remaster] by A Minor Forest
Perform the Critical Straw Transfer on Flemish Altruism [Remaster] by A Minor Forest
Look at That Car, It's Full of Balloons on Inindependence by A Minor Forest

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Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Flemish Altruism (Constituent Parts 1993-1996) / InindependenceA Minor Forest2014Album
So, Were They In Some Sort Of Fight?A Minor Forest1999Compil.
Post Marked Stamps No. 8A Minor Forest / Sweep The Leg Johnny1998Single
InindependenceA Minor Forest1998Album
The Approach / No One Likes An Old BabyA Minor Forest / Three Mile Pilot1997Single
A Benefit For The Midwest Books To Prisoners ProjectA Minor Forest w/ Lesser / The Panoply Academy1997Single
[Split Seven Inch]A Minor Forest / Gainer1996Single
Flemish Altruism (Constituent Parts 1993-1996)A Minor Forest1996Album
So, Were They In Some Sort Of Fight?A Minor Forest1995Single
Co-ed, As HellA Minor Forest1994Single
Joyful Ride On The DonkeyA Minor Forest1994Album
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