The Hubble Constant (band)

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The Hubble Constant
Origin Birmingham, UK
Genre(s) Experimental rock
Post-metal
Mathcore
Years active 2003–present
Label(s) Third Arm Records
Post Collapse Records
Associated acts The Hubble Trucker Big Band Experience
Mothertrucker
The Shoguns Decapitator
Peregrine Falcon
Website http://www.myspace.com/thehubbleconstant/
Members
Nathan Coyle
Bruce Goodenough
Ben Washbrook
Tom Haworth
Charlie Butler
Tom “Moff” Moffat
Former members
Alex Dean

The Hubble Constant is an experimental rock band originally from Birmingham, UK. The band contribute to the UK mathcore scene.[citation needed] Their last EP was released by Third Arm Records.

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[edit] Style

The Hubble Constant takes a lot of influence from science especially physics and the theories of famous American astronomer Edwin Hubble which obviously derives the band’s name but also the mathematically thought out instrumental aspect of the music.[citation needed] Musically, the bands style reaches as wide as post-rock, hardcore punk, old school screamo and ambient.

[edit] History

The Hubble Constant has its origins in the coming together of its principle members in 2003. Having come from diverse musical backgrounds Charlie Butler, Tom Haworth, Bruce Goodenough and Ben Washbrook started playing together through their shared love of musical and scientific experimentation. Butler (Mothertrucker, Fat Pigeon and others) being a mainstay of the birmingham metal scene for years brought strong rhythmic power, a keen ear for a riff as well as his pagent for the experimental extremes of the genre. Goodenough (Nanook, L=Cyde, Shoguns Decapitator) spearheaded many musical outfits in his native Stourbridge, and still produces and plays session in the area. Goodenough has a pragmatic sense of sound sculpture and is the pivotal player in bringing together the ideas of the individual members of the band. Washbrook (Distophia, Machine Called Z), having playing with Birmingham's indie/post-rock band DIstophia, was keen to work in a more creatively free environments where new ways of writing could be explored without restrictions of genre. Haworth (Kenschair) comes from a long folk music tradition, classically trained on the violin he excelled exhibiting a phenomenal ear for pitch and natural sight-reading abilities. However he turned his back and joined the local ska/punk movement which was strong in the late 1990s and which his sister is still a leading part of today with her band Skankt. Coming to Birmingham to study physics his horizons were broadened and his sense of precision and intricate craftsmanship is a keystone of The Hubble Constant's rhythmic character and Alex Dean with his passion for poetry added a different feel to the heavy music by utilizing spoken word instead of more conventional methods.

In 2007 the band went through many changes. At the start of 2007, Nathan Coyle who was ever present on the Black Country DIY music scene with death metal band Panzer Attack and hardcore outfit Raise The Flag, was brought into the fold, wanting to spread his wings in more experimental areas and a chance meeting with would be band member Goodenough at a mutual friend's he was asked to join the group bringing a more aggressive vocal style pushing the sound to a more hardcore feel and cementing their position in the mathcore genre they are now commonly referred to. 2007 also brought one more addition and a member leaving; Dean left the band and in late 2007 The Hubble Constant completed the line-up as it is now by adding local avant-garde noise manipulator and Mothertrucker bassist Tom Moffat on samples producing live noise and drone. The band will release its debut full length in 2008.

[edit] Press

The Hubble Constant have featured in much printed press over the years, including Metal Hammer calling them “intriguing” also having a “great sound”[citation needed] and Satellites Magazine saying “The Hubble Constant's career path will be an interesting and I'm sure a very eventful one".[citation needed] Surge Music said “The Hubble Constant's own brand of avant-garde hardcore is sure to be influential in years to come".[citation needed]

[edit] Discography

Title Release date Notes Label
Demo 2004 None
auto:reverse:silence 2005/2006 Post Collapse Records
Split EP 2007 Split with Canadian band Elephantoms. Post Collapse Records
i sin + cos 2007 Third Arm Records

[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

[edit] Previous Members