The Purkinje Shift's lyrics & chords

The Purkinje Shift were a math rock instrumental trio from Atlanta, GA, active from 1996 to 2000. Their sound was similar to Slint or Don Caballero and featured twin guitars that gradually built and further weaved in and out of each other with intricate but beautiful arrangements. However, just as quickly as one would fall in love with the interplay going on between the two guitarists they would lay into a quick, harsher sounding crunch. They released two full length albums, 1997’s Nickel Waves and Carbon Stars and 1999’s Five for the Road...read more