The Mathletes

The Mathletes (essentially the solo recording project of a wet-behind-the-ears Houstonian named Joe Mathlete, although he assembles a live band from time to time) have been recording and releasing a steady string of lo-fi home-recorded CD-Rs and cassettes since the turn of the century, including I Am Sweden, Songs I Wrote About Girls, Eat My Beats: A Rock Opera, Puddle Ducks, Hugglefaeries: A Collection of Children's Songs, The Official Slump Christmas Album, Hiding is Fun, The Life and Times of Famous Mortimer, Mathhole Parade, and a number of others, all on their own All Star Power Up imprint. They recently became a part of Athens, GA-based Asaurus Records, who released 2005's massive Jest & Earnest, fifty songs spanning two discs. 2006 saw the release of their beepy dance party Fort Awesome, a loose concept album named after and dedicated to Joe's first apartment.