Artist description “As multi-dimensional and original as Sonic Youth, Polvo, or Archers of Loaf, Rectangle combines experiment, noise, and melody in songs that are both surprising and catchy. Crisp drumbeats and resonant basslines provide a foundation around which Rectangle's guitars meander. The vocal melodies and occasional harmonies add another layer to the rich mix, with lyrics of understated wit. Together the band skillfully breaks songs down into sparseness and builds them back up to driving rock.”

Music Style Indie Rock

Similar Artists Archers of Loaf, Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, Pavement, The Pixies,Polvo, Sonic Youth

Artist History See our website.

Group Members Victor Cortez::Bass, Vocals, Tiny Tykes PianoOrion Layton::Guitar, VocalsMatt Mitchell::Guitar, VocalsTimothy Read::Drums

Instruments Guitars, Basses, Drums, Amps

Albums Prowl Across The Arctic EP on Day Job Records

Press Reviews "Static ... louder static ... louder static ... Track two: Guitars, drums, and a quiet bass get a slow groove on, mustering waves, kicking full-on as guitarist and singer Orion Layton troops up Rectangle's energy and stretches out his rubbery words in "The Last Custard Stand." So starts Prowl Across the Arctic, a five-song EP (surrounded by fuzzy static) fueled by one of Champaign's active indie rock bands. The members of Rectangle took it upon themselves to release the music they've recorded over the past year and a half on their own label, Day Job Records. . . After hearing Prowl Across the Arctic, mastered by Poster Children's Rick Valentin, it fits that Rectangle could come up with a pertinent song for a finger skateboard promo. Like a big butterfly net, the EP catches as many colorful moods as i can. "The Eights I See You Make" captures more of the band's spunk and silly vitality, especially in the background vocals. The heavier and somewhat jam-session-sounding "Polar Bear," along with "The Las Custard Stand," was recorded at Pogo Studios with Mark Rubel (who mixedthe EP's songs) for the recording class he teaches. . . "Marietta Fading," Rectangle's first recording from 1997, is fast and snappy with a percussive bass line that shows traces of Pavement and Sonic Youth influences. The song was recorded and mixed with Hum frontman Matt Talbott. Also with the hand of Talbott, "Amateur's Cookbook" slows down the pace, trapping the listener in a solid mid-song instrumental that sounds just as good when the band plays live. Overall, Prowl Across the Arctic, for new listeners, might have to spin on the CD player twice before the band's glacial sound shows signs of splitting open. Gladly, though, it's a sound that grows on the ears, with tunes that surface memorably. And, perhaps to defy the clear-cut boundaries of its name, Rectangle's EP fades out to a quiet static." --Holly Rushakoff, The Octopus, March 19-25, 1999

Location Urbana, Illinois - USA

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