{"id":2096935,"date":"2026-08-16T20:02:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096935"},"modified":"2026-08-16T20:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:02:34","slug":"angine-de-poitrines-khn-on-the-importance-of-music-theory-value-terminology-worship-terminology-or-be-a-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096935","title":{"rendered":"Angine De Poitrine\u2019s Khn on the importance of music theory: \u201cValue terminology. Worship terminology. Or be a monkey\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khnde_poitrine.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Angine De Poitrine\u2019s Khn on the importance of music theory: \u201cValue terminology. Worship terminology. Or be a monkey\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The microtonal guitarist has rejected the idea that music knowledge can restrict creativity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-16T21:02:34+01:00\">16th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khnde_poitrine-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"The Great Escape Festival 2026\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Khn de Poitrine of Angine de Poitrine at TGE Beach  The Deep End during the Great Escape 2026 Festival on May 13, 2026 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Angine De Poitrine\u2018s Khn has argued for the importance of music theory, saying musicians should embrace the terminology behind their work.<\/p>\n<p>The anonymous Quebec duo\u00a0\u2013\u00a0completed by percussionist Klek\u00a0De Poitrine \u2013 are known for performing complex microtonal rock music from inside giant papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 masks\u00a0and black-and-white polka dot costumes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking in a new interview with\u00a0<i>Guitar World<\/i>, Khn was asked whether he thinks in terms of\u00a0scales when he is playing on stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think in terms of scales all the time,\u201d he said. \u201cOr rather, intervals in a context. But it\u2019s just a harmless piece of information that sits there in the consciousness. A lot of people get this idea of someone playing robotically with a straight face, thinking, \u2018Now I should play this note, for this reason\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cEven among musicians, there is this myth of how knowledge might somehow end up hurting your creativity. If I say, \u2018I think in terms of scales all the time\u2019, it does not mean, \u2018the things that should be done according to a given set of rules will dictate all of my choices\u2019. It\u2019s not like I will only act creatively in a sterile and conscious effort to create only using these tools.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Ssi-9wS1so?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Khn went on to argue that musicians should strive to understand the language behind the theory\u00a0of the music that they play.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTerminology matters to me,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen someone uses\u00a0the\u00a0inappropriate term in a conversation, I become insanely irritated. I\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0conscious effort not to bother people too much with that stuff, though. But when you play chords, intervals, melodies\u00a0in a harmonic and rhythmic context, every aspect of what is happening has a name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy on earth would someone\u00a0make a point\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0not knowing the names of things? Terminology is our only hope\u00a0at\u00a0humanity. Without it, chaos awaits. Value terminology. Worship terminology. Or be a monkey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Angine\u00a0De Poitrine\u00a0have\u00a0become one of 2026\u2019s most unlikely breakthrough acts,\u00a0releasing their second album \u2018Vol. II\u2019 in April, shortly after their viral KEXP session that aired in February.<\/p>\n<p>Among their high-profile admirers is Foo Fighters\u00a0frontman\u00a0Dave Grohl, who said earlier this year that the duo had \u201cabsolutely blown my fucking mind\u201d, calling them \u201cso completely bonkers, dude\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In May,\u00a0they headlined The Great Escape\u2019s opening beach party, presented by\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>, where their performance was described as an \u201cabsurd but enthralling spectacle\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They accepted\u00a0Billboard Canada\u2019s Global Breakthrough Award in complete silence, drew one of the largest crowds in Montreal Jazz Festival history, and are currently on their\u00a0North American tour.\u00a0They will return to the UK later this year for a run of headline dates\u00a0\u2013 see all the info here and find any remaining tickets\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Alternative<\/li>\n<li>Angine de Poitrine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">How \u2018Diablo\u2019 continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrack<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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But it\u2019s just a harmless piece of information that sits there in the consciousness. A lot of people get this idea of someone playing robotically with a straight face, thinking, \u2018Now I should play this note, for this reason\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cEven among musicians, there is this myth of how knowledge might somehow end up hurting your creativity. If I say, \u2018I think in terms of scales all the time\u2019, it does not mean, \u2018the things that should be done according to a given set of rules will dictate all of my choices\u2019. It\u2019s not like I will only act creatively in a sterile and conscious effort to create only using these tools.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Ssi-9wS1so?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Khn went on to argue that musicians should strive to understand the language behind the theory\u00a0of the music that they play.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTerminology matters to me,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen someone uses\u00a0the\u00a0inappropriate term in a conversation, I become insanely irritated. I\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0conscious effort not to bother people too much with that stuff, though. But when you play chords, intervals, melodies\u00a0in a harmonic and rhythmic context, every aspect of what is happening has a name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy on earth would someone\u00a0make a point\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0not knowing the names of things? Terminology is our only hope\u00a0at\u00a0humanity. Without it, chaos awaits. Value terminology. Worship terminology. Or be a monkey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Angine\u00a0De Poitrine\u00a0have\u00a0become one of 2026\u2019s most unlikely breakthrough acts,\u00a0releasing their second album \u2018Vol. II\u2019 in April, shortly after their viral KEXP session that aired in February.<\/p>\n<p>Among their high-profile admirers is Foo Fighters\u00a0frontman\u00a0Dave Grohl, who said earlier this year that the duo had \u201cabsolutely blown my fucking mind\u201d, calling them \u201cso completely bonkers, dude\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In May,\u00a0they headlined The Great Escape\u2019s opening beach party, presented by\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>, where their performance was described as an \u201cabsurd but enthralling spectacle\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They accepted\u00a0Billboard Canada\u2019s Global Breakthrough Award in complete silence, drew one of the largest crowds in Montreal Jazz Festival history, and are currently on their\u00a0North American tour.\u00a0They will return to the UK later this year for a run of headline dates\u00a0\u2013 see all the info here and find any remaining tickets\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/angine-de-poitrines-khn-on-the-importance-of-music-theory-value-terminology-worship-terminology-or-be-a-monkey-3963048&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khnde_poitrine.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Angine De Poitrine\u2019s Khn on the importance of music theory: \u201cValue terminology. Worship terminology. Or be a monkey\u201d The microtonal guitarist has rejected the idea that music knowledge can restrict creativity By Max Pilley 16th August 2026 Khn de Poitrine of Angine de Poitrine at TGE Beach The Deep End [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2096935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2096935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096935\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2096935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2096935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2096935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}