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Off Minor

Off Minor (named for the Thelonious Monk composition) was one of two major bands that formed in the wake of Saetia’s demise. The other such band was Hot Cross; the original bassist of Off Minor, Matt Smith, left Off Minor to play in Hot Cross. Drummer Steve Roche’s brother, Kevin Roche, replaced Smith and this solidified the Off Minor lineup. Hopefully I don’t have to specify who Saetia were; if you’re not familiar, just enter “screamo” into your search engine of choice and you’ll find them very quickly. Off Minor, like Saetia, were an NYC-based band. Also like Saetia, Off Minor are behemoths of the genre, and “The Heat Death Of The Universe” (alongside their other albums) is considered one of the finest screamo records ever produced.

While Saetia already had their own share of math rock and jazz punk influences — after all, they too were named for a jazz composition — Off Minor took these influences in a more saturated form and brought them to new heights. Playing as a power trio, the music of Off Minor is instrumentally equal parts bass guitar,

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any particular instrument(s). Their music delicately weaves these instruments together, often producing outright counterpoint, but within the context of screamo. The influence of math rock is manifest in the intricate part-writing, rhythms, complex time signatures, &c.; the influence of jazz punk is manifest in the harmonic palette, phrasing, and occasional use of improvisation.

notes on the distributions

The first release listed here (“Off Minor / i am the Resurrection”) includes not just the original split record (the first 13 tracks), but also the live bonus tracks from the self-titled(?) reissue of Off Minor’s side of the split.

The dspr distribution of “Off Minor / Ampere” only contains Off Minor’s side of the split. For Ampere’s side, check out the third track of the compilation listed in the other distribution.

Off Minor discography

title	[split] Off Minor / i am the Resurrection	The Heat Death Of The Universe	[split] Off Minor / St. Albans Kids	Innominate	[split] Off Minor / My Disco	[split] Off Minor / Ampere	[split] Off Minor / killie	Some Blood
cover art
other art	reverse side of cover	vinyl track listing folded vinyl insert reverse side of folded vinyl insert side A side B cover of CD version obverse of CD CD jewel case CD track listing CD liner notes CD insert		alternate scan of cover reverse side of cover folded vinyl insert reverse side of folded vinyl insert side A side B CD in case CD liner notes CD folded insert CD folded insert [1] CD folded insert [2]	reverse side of cover vinyl insert side A side B	alternate cover	wide shot of packaging wide shot of package components	blue vinyl red vinyl
year	2001	2002	2004	2004	2005	2008	2008	2008
tracklist	1 Off Minor — Problematic Courtship 2:00 2 Off Minor — My Recovery 2:40 3 Off Minor — Farewell Ne'er Do Well 2:53 4 Off Minor — Willow Weep For Me 1:53 5 Off Minor — Remainder 2:07 6 Off Minor — Perfect Strangers 3:59 7 i am the Resurrection — Gauges 1:36 8 i am the Resurrection — Spliced Film Smiles 2:34 9 i am the Resurrection — This New Broom Sweeps Clean 2:18 10 i am the Resurrection — Short, Fast, And Oh So Stylish 1:02 11 i am the Resurrection — Came Home Pushed And Full Of Pins 1:56 12 i am the Resurrection — The New Apostles 2:37 13 i am the Resurrection — The Fall And Rise Of Cameron Hodge 7:40 14 Off Minor — A Transient (Live) 1:45 15 Off Minor — Problematic Courtship (Live) 1:56 16 Off Minor — Farewell Ne'er Do Well (Live) 2:55 17 Off Minor — Perfect Strangers (Live) 3:26 total duration 45:14	1 The Heat Death Of The Universe 2:49 2 This Is A Hostage Situation 3:21 3 It's A Beauty 1:08 4 Punch For Punch 4:48 5 The Transient 1:41 6 Staring Down The Barrel Of Limited Options 2:50 7 Spartan 1:49 8 Monday Morning Quarterbacks 2:56 9 Off Minor 1:34 total duration 22:56	1 Off Minor — In SL 1:54 2 Off Minor — My Father's Dreams [Articles Of Faith cover] 2:05 3 St. Albans Kids — Dissthentic Penetration [Huggy Bear cover] 0:55 4 St. Albans Kids — When We Are Just Days Away From Illiteracy 2:56 total duration 7:50	1 Cadaveric 3:49 2 Killed For Less 2:21 3 Inadequate In Absence Of You 1:44 4 Demolition Heuristic 2:24 5 In SL 1:56 6 Devil Ether 2:38 7 Allele 1:04 8 Family Circus 7:50 9 Staring Down The Barrel Of Limited Options 3:25 total duration 27:11	1 Off Minor — Some Clown 2:56 2 My Disco — Troubled Receiver 3:07 total duration 6:03	1 Off Minor — Abattoir 1:23 2 Ampere — Conquest Success 0:31 total duration 1:54	1 Off Minor — Some Clown 2:56 2 Off Minor — Abbatoir 1:24 3 Off Minor — Everything Explicit 5:58 4 killie — 体脂肪と戦う 5:25 5 killie — 脳死が俺の側に 9:16 total duration 25:00	1 Neologist 2:36 2 Some Blood 2:12 3 Everything Explicit 5:55 4 To Anex 2:09 5 No Conversationalist I 0:43 6 Practice Absence 8:47 total duration 22:22
distributions	dspr? format source gratis? URLs yes MP3+MP3 @ 320+192kb/s (CBR) [net] yes [1] [2] [3]	dspr? format source gratis? URLs no FLAC @ 44.1kHz & 16bit bandcamp no [1]	dspr? format source gratis? URLs no FLAC @ 44.1kHz & 16bit bandcamp no [1]	dspr? format source gratis? URLs yes MP3 @ 320kb/s (CBR) [net] yes [1] [2] [3]	dspr? format source gratis? URLs yes MP3 @ 239kb/s (VBR) [net] yes [1] [2] [3]	dspr? format source gratis? URLs yes MP3 @ 210kb/s (VBR) [net] yes [1] [2] [3] no FLAC @ 44.1kHz & 16bit bandcamp pay what you want [1]	dspr? format source gratis? URLs yes MP3 @ 320kb/s (CBR) [net] yes [1] [2] [3]	dspr? format source gratis? URLs yes MP3 @ 193kb/s (VBR) [net] yes [1] [2] [3]