Angine de Poitrine
Hacker ApprovedExperimental rock band in Audio
Recommended for its anonymous, microtonal rock and live performances that break traditional music rules. One critic says the music still follows usual patterns closely.
Recommended for its anonymous, microtonal rock and live performances that break traditional music rules. One critic says the music still follows usual patterns closely.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 94%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 17 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Anonymous, fun, instantly likeable
“There is this awesome band, Angine de Poitrine, that makes being anonymous a big part of the fun.”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” “That is so cool. It made my day.”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Twelve-Tone Composition” “I instantly fell for them.”
Comment from 12 Mar 2026 in “Angine de Poitrine – Full Performance (Live on KEXP) [27:53] [video]” - Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar”
Microtonal, rule-breaking 24-tone music
“For those of you who want to experience 24-tone composition, listen to Angine de Poitrine”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Twelve-Tone Composition” “contemporary example of music that breaks the rules that define traditional music”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “Introduction to Computer Music [pdf]” “That's the first time I've heard microtonal work in a rock setting. Pretty good!”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar” - Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Music Discovery”
Live performance feels real and different
“something current AI would have a hard time replicating”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “YuE2 · Frontier Music with Symbolic Planning” “It is live, it is real, it is different.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 on Hacker News “Live music is the antidote.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 on Hacker News - Comment from 25 Apr 2026 in “Google Flow Music”
More interesting than typical rock
“This is why Angine De Poitrine is vastly more interesting than Tame Impala to me.”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “What Is Gridifcation” “I thought guitar refinement had its limits then I saw these guys...”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “How to Get Better at Guitar”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Music still follows usual patterns
“the music itself still follows the usual patterns closely”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar”
What people said
18 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This is why Angine De Poitrine is vastly more interesting than Tame Impala to me.”
“something current AI would have a hard time replicating”
“the music itself still follows the usual patterns closely”
“That's the first time I've heard microtonal work in a rock setting. Pretty good!”
“you're in for a wild ride”
“this is awesome music and performance!”
“I'm mad I can't get tickets to see angine de poitrine in Philly”
“how could that crap possibly be organic”
“At least they're good stuff!”
“There is this awesome band, Angine de Poitrine, that makes being anonymous a big part of the fun.”
“I thought guitar refinement had its limits then I saw these guys...”
“Live music is the antidote.”
“It is live, it is real, it is different.”
“contemporary example of music that breaks the rules that define traditional music”
“That is so cool. It made my day.”
“For those of you who want to experience 24-tone composition, listen to Angine de Poitrine”
“I instantly fell for them.”
“Microtonal polyrhythmic looping absolute madness.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.