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interview with founder/guitarist Eric Hersemann of Gigan
There's never been a power chord on a Gigan record ever. There’s never been a bar chord on a Gigan record ever.
Wow. That is quite the restriction, which I guess he adheres to unconsciously?
Now that I've heard it said out loud, that does explain in part how they sound. It's a lot easier to avoid consonance if you never play perfect fifths.