Physics was an instrumental band from San Diego, California

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, USA

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 that had featured a rotating cast of musicians, but was mainly composed of Jeff Coad on synths, Rob Crow

Rob Crow

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 on guitars, Jason Soares on guitars, brothers Will Goff and John Goff

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 on guitars/synths, and Cameron Jones on drums. Formed in late 1993, Physics was heavily influenced by Krautrock

Krautrock

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, minimalism

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, and electronic music

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, though were often lumped into the 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...

 genre.

After Physics dissolved in 2000, Jason Soares and Jeff Coad went on to form the more electronic-based Aspects of Physics

Aspects of Physics

Aspects of Physics is an instrumental experimental music band from San Diego. It was formed in 2000 by ex-members of the enigmatic math rock band Physics. Founding members Jason Soares, JFRE "Robot" Coad, and Thatcher Orbitashi released their debut album Systems of Social Recalibration on July 2,...

, with two releases on the imputor label. Will and John Goff went on to form the electronic band SSI

SSI

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. They currently have two releases Pax Romana and E Pluribus Unum out on their label Chlorophyll Records.

Discography

• Physics1, (Flapping Jet), 1997
• Physics2, (Gravity), 1998
• 1999-11-21 (limited to 400 hand numbered copies) ,(Neurot Recordings), 1999
• Live: 2.7.98 (EP), (Gold Standard Laboratories), 2000