Braid
A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. Compared to the process of weaving which usually involves two separate, perpendicular groups of strands (warp and weft), a braid is usually long and narrow, with each component strand functionally equivalent in zigzagging forward through the overlapping mass of the others.
The most common braid is a flat, solid, three-stranded structure. More complex braids can be constructed from an arbitrary number of strands to create a wider range of structures.
Braids have been made for thousands of years in many different cultures and for a variety of uses. For the nomadic peoples of Africa, India, North and South America, and the Middle East, braiding was a practical means of producing useful and decorative textiles. In other areas, such as the Pacific islands (where leaves and grasses are braided) and for many hill tribes, braids are made using minimal equipment. It was only when braiding became a popular occupation in the home or school, as it is in China and Japan, and when the Industrial Revolution came about, that specific tools were developed to increase production and make it easier to produce more complicated patterns of braids.
Braid (band)
Braid is an American emo/post-hardcore band from Champaign, Illinois, formed in 1993.
Following several early line-up changes, the band eventually settled on Bob Nanna on guitar and vocals, Todd Bell on bass, Chris Broach on guitar and vocals, and Roy Ewing on drums until he was replaced in 1997 by new drummer Damon Atkinson.
In 1998 the group released their third album, Frame & Canvas, to critical acclaim and is considered a staple of the late 90's emo movement. Despite Frame & Canvas's success, Braid disbanded in 1999. Nanna, Bell, and Atkinson formed pop-rock band Hey Mercedes, while Broach would dedicate more time to The Firebird Band which was previously a side project.
The band reunited shortly from June to August 2004, before disbanding again. In 2011, Braid reunited permanently, playing their 600th show and releasing a new album, No Coast.
History
Formation: 1993
In fall 1993, Bob Nanna was playing drums in a Chicago band called Friction who toured locally and opened for prominent bands like Jawbreaker. As Friction prepared to record their first album, Nanna left for college at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and was soon looking for another band as a side project. Nanna met drummer Roy Ewing when he placed an ad in Maximumrocknroll, looking for someone to trade live concert tapes with. Ewing played with Nanna's high school friend, guitarist Pete Havranek, and Nanna became their singer and guitarist, with Jay Ryan joining them on bass and Kate Reuss on lead vocals. Nanna suggested the name Braid.
Braid theory
In topology, a branch of mathematics, braid theory is an abstract geometric theory studying the everyday braid concept, and some generalizations. The idea is that braids can be organized into groups, in which the group operation is 'do the first braid on a set of strings, and then follow it with a second on the twisted strings'. Such groups may be described by explicit presentations, as was shown by Emil Artin (1947). For an elementary treatment along these lines, see the article on braid groups. Braid groups may also be given a deeper mathematical interpretation: as the fundamental group of certain configuration spaces.
Braids as fundamental groups
To explain how to reduce a braid group in the sense of Artin to a fundamental group, we consider a connected manifold X of dimension at least 2. The symmetric product of n copies of X means the quotient of Xn, the n-fold Cartesian product of X with itself, by the permutation action of the symmetric group on n letters operating on the indices of coordinates. That is, an ordered n-tuple is in the same orbit as any other that is a re-ordered version of it.
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ALBUMS
- No Coast released: 2014
- Killing a Camera released: 2004
- Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five released: 2001
- Lucky to Be Alive released: 2000
- Movie Music, Volume Two released: 2000
- Movie Music, Volume One released: 2000
- The Age of Octeen released: 1999
- Frame & Canvas released: 1998
- 1999-08-20: Chicago, IL, USA released:
Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five
Released 2001- Angel Falls
- Capricorn
- Minuet
- New Dollar Building
- Lining Lake Michigan
- Wax Wings
- Garner Hall Music Room
- Hugs From Boys
- Three Point Turn
- Eeyore and Easel
- Red Dye Company
- Summer Salt
- X Marks the Hope Box
- Brass Knuckle Sandwich
- Dolores
- Under the Influence of Tricycle Mechanics
- Featherweight
- Ornamental
- Kissy Windmill Print
- Jane Describes John
- Quarters
- Interstate 57
- Yawn London
- Vest of Interest
- Pipsqueak
- Zero Frisco
Lucky to Be Alive
Released 2000- Autobiography
- The New Nathan Detroits
- Killing a Camera
- Please Drive Faster
- Forever Got Shorter
- What a Wonderful Puddle
- Never Will Come for Us
- You're Lucky to Be Alive
- Grace Car
- A Dozen Roses
- Breathe In
- Milwaukee Sky Rocket
- Divers
- First Day Back
- I'm Afraid of Everything
- The Chandelier Swing
- Capricorn
Movie Music, Volume Two
Released 2000- Elephant
- Jimmy Go Swimmer
- Eulalia, Eulalia
- Katycat
- Grand Theft Autumn
- To Kiss a Trumpet Player
- I’m Glowing and You’re the Reason
- Do You Love Coffee?
- The Consolation Prizefighter
- Bridge to Canada
- Painting Nebraska
- Collect From Clark Kent
- Roses in the Car
- My Life
- Baby, Now That I’ve Found You
- This Charming Man
- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
- Always Something There to Remind Me
- Trompe le monde
Movie Music, Volume One
Released 2000- Sounds Like Violence
- Motion Light
- Perfect Pitch
- I’m Afraid of Everything
- Radish White Icicle
- Now I’m Exhausted
- Fire Makes the House Grow
- Niagara
- That Car Came Out of Nowhere
- (Strawberry Ann) Switzerland
- What a Wonderful Puddle
- First Day Back
- Hugs From Boys
- Forever Got Shorter
- Please Drive Faster
- Circus of the Stars
- You’re Lucky to Be Alive
1999-08-20: Chicago, IL, USA
- Never Will Come for Us
- New Nathan Detroits
- Please Drive Faster
- My Baby Smokes
- Ninteen Seventy-Five
- (Strawberry Ann) Switzerland
- What a Wonderful Puddle
- Forever Got Shorter
- Collect Call From Clark Kent
- Movie Clock Star
- Milwaukee Sky Rocket
- Niagra
- Breathe In
- Circus of the Stars
- A Dozen Roses
- Divers
- First Day Back
- The Chandelier Swing
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First Day Back
by: Braidso frustrated
that something (so) complicated
could hang over my head
on my first day back
and already i'm treading on unsteady ground
so strike me down or check me out
so elated
that this soul so understated
could be making eyes at me
but first i'll be
another innocent victim looking for some
sense of sympathy
in the middle of a state
the sorry story of a star
that goes "here's my heart"
it's a start
and if anything, we haven't seen everything
in the middle of a stage
there's a girl and a guitar
but there's your car
have we forgotten who we are?
we haven't seen anything
so i'm told that chicago's cold
can't be cool as california
for the first time ever
i feel severed yet smooth removed
if you approve then check it out
to what do i owe this attention
i'm only half of the reflection
and the conversation goes
oh, nevermind (oh, nevermind)
to what do i owe this tension
if deception's fine
then this is divine
divine define divine
on my first day back
and already i've settled on
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