TOE - Songs, Ideas We Forgot LP Spoken Word each systematically stripped back to

each systematically stripped back to their elemental form before being deemed complete

ROPE are capable of obtaining a sound with a depth beyond any of their contemporaries

Sounds are sanded away

Bailey’s tones taking on decidedly percussive approaches

"Caramel" seems to pick up the pace even more

TOE - Songs, Ideas We Forgot LP Spoken Word each systematically stripped back toEraser Smudge (pink and green) Vinyl. Before they released their debut album in 2005, the Japanese math rock band toe released the EP Songs, Ideas We Forgot in 2003. In particular, the five tracks were a showcase for the technical brilliance of drummer Kashikura Takashi, who brought the skill of a jazz trained percussionist and combined it with rock energy.