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Farts Domino posted:were you at Maison de la Musique? I saw that too. Yep, I was there  And I hadn't thought about comparing them like that that. To me, though, they're more like a cross between math-rock and post-rock/post-metal. They definitely don't sound like Godspeed, but there are many different sounds in the (sub?)genre. For instance, Sigur Ros and Russian Circles don't sound too similar a lot of times, and yet both are usually considered prime examples when anyone has conversation about post-rock. On the topic of Maserati, I haven't heard any pre-Inventions material. I love Inventions, and I'm definitely digging the new album Passages, and you all are making their earlier stuff sound interesting, so I'm thinking I need to check it out.
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The new Up-C Down-C etc album 'Firewolf' is out. Silent Ballet doesnt like it too much, but I have found that their reviews have seriously missed the mark a few times lately, so that doesnt bother me too much. They have some audio up on their myspaz and webpage. It is a departure, no two ways about it. But i am digging the sound so far. (also, I read today that Blueneck have a new album out early next year. If you havent listened to Scars of the Midwest.... you should) BrosephofArimathea fucked around with this message at 14:05 on Oct 25, 2009 |
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joelcamefalling posted:Silent Ballet doesnt like it too much, but I have found that their reviews have seriously missed the mark a few times lately...
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chairdoctor posted:My only complaint is that they don't play any of their pre-Inventions material anymore which was absolutely gorgeous live. I asked Coley about it after one show and he basically said they didn't feel that it represents who they are anymore blah blah blah. I totally get that (plus there have been a few lineup changes) but that fist time I saw them at the Spanish Moon back in 02 that poo poo blew my mind. Hopefully they've got some more new material on the way. That sucks, I still have yet to see them live and I don't dig their new stuff nearly as much as their old stuff.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:On the topic of Maserati, I haven't heard any pre-Inventions material. I love Inventions, and I'm definitely digging the new album Passages, and you all are making their earlier stuff sound interesting, so I'm thinking I need to check it out. The earlier stuff is more in the vein of typical post-rock with less of the psych influence that there current stuff has. It's still good though, especially Language of Cities. Their first album, 37:29:24, is pretty good but the guys seem to think it's pretty poor and don't want to rerelease it. Also check out the split they did with the Mercury Program called "The Confines of Heat." Great stuff there, especially the Mercury Program tracks. Speaking of the Mercury Program, the pre-order for Chez Viking just went up on their website: http://www.mercuryprogram.com/ It's been 7 years since A Data Learn the Language and I'm really eager to hear what they've come up with.
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Mono is playing Sydney on the 5th of December. I am going to see Mono on the 5th of December. MONO.
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Is there a Mono album that I should start with that's head and shoulders above the rest, or should I just roll the dice? Is there a significant difference in their sound from one album to the next?
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Hymn to the Immortal Wind is the most diverse, You Are There and Walking Cloud (etc.) are the usual favourites. Their earlier albums are a bit more heavy than melodic.
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Iraff posted:Is there a Mono album that I should start with that's head and shoulders above the rest, or should I just roll the dice? Is there a significant difference in their sound from one album to the next? There isn't even a significant difference in their sound from from one song to the next.
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slowdave posted:There isn't even a significant difference in their sound from from one song to the next. Eh, more or less. But the formula they've got going works, and works really loving well. Iraff, I'd say start with "You Are There" or "One Step More And You Die", but really you can get any one of their albums and have that be your starting place.
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What's the narrator saying in Russian Circles' "When the Mountain Comes to Muhammad"? I can only make out half the words. It sounds like an unusually poetic mid-century radio broadcast describing an atomic test. Really wish I had a transcription.
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Yucca Flats, 22nd nuclear test - that's about all I can ever make out. I scanned google and wikipedia for a bit to pin down which tests (and perhaps the video), but nothing so far. I'm surprised by this, given how hyperbolic his monologue is ("Today before first light, when the m-- life of man is supposed traditionally to ebb lowest..."). "And here comes the soundwave!" is an awesome sample lead-in. EDIT my theory is that it's Walter Cronkite. Can't confirm that, though. Souldark fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Nov 1, 2009 |
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Seeing Russian Circles tomorrow in Birmingham. I am excited to see how the new album sounds live.
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gently caress me, you reminded me to check the tour dates, and those sons-a-bitches were playing an hour and a half away from me like 4 days ago.  I have another chance in December, thankfully. Be sure to let me know how Melee sounds live. I'll be pissed if it isn't incredible.
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If anyone is interested I've been working on a post-rockish/metal influenced song that you can check out at this thread and comment on if you'd like.
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Iraff posted:gently caress me, you reminded me to check the tour dates...
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Have to say I was a wee bit disappointed with the Russian Circles show. They stuck to a whole lot of Station (which I wasn't too keen of compared to Enter and Geneva) and played Fathom, Geneva, and Malko off the new album. The new songs were killer, but I would have loved to have heard the rest of the new album especially Melee. They played Carpe and Death Rides a Horse from Enter which was excellent. Lots of energy although the band got off every now and then. There was a fight that broke out in the middle of the show, which was super loving lame and distracted a good bit from the show. Was great though well worth the 12 bucks.
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Wait, have we gone this whole thread without mentioning Crippled Black Phoenix, the post-rock supergroup occasionally featuring members of Mogwai and many other bands who have released three albums this year and are, to put it incredibly mildly, one of the best loving things on this planet? Better than the new Russian Circles in my book, better than Caspian, better than Meanwhile, Back In Communist Russia. Seriously, they are rocketing to the top of my list very quickly. Look out, Grails.
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Jerry Fuchs (the incredible drummer from Maserati discussed earlier in this thread and former drummer for !!!) died today at age 34  He fell 5 stories down an elevator shaft. What a lovely way for such an amazing dude to go out.
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I'm not sure whether or not this band has been mentioned, and I'm sorry in advance if it was. But I stumbled upon this band recently, the name is Talkdemonic. It's hard to put a definite label on this style of post rock, but it includes, aside from the general instruments, a fair amount of electronic based sounds (i.e. Synths, etc.). My favorite album: Eyes At Half Mast Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDfyhp_esKA
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I love Te' and If That Is What Is Being... and have been listening to it for months. Do they have any more albums and where can I get them? I'm having a horrible time finding them on the internet.
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quote:Fuchs is the second Maserati drummer to meet a tragic end. In 2005, then-drummer Mikel Gius was run down and killed as he rode his bike on a Sacramento street. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/drummer_elevator_leap_ends_in_death_ThnnTZfFHJf3IXKidpm09N
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The Flying Milton posted:I love Te' and If That Is What Is Being... and have been listening to it for months. Do they have any more albums and where can I get them? I'm having a horrible time finding them on the internet. As far as I know that's their only album so far - it's the only one with an American release, anyhow. Weird thing about that band, they're huge in Japan. They had a #1 hit single. An instrumental post-rock song was the #1 single in Japan. That totally beats Cat Power having a #1 in France.
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The Flying Milton posted:I love Te' and If That Is What Is Being... and have been listening to it for months. Do they have any more albums and where can I get them? I'm having a horrible time finding them on the internet. Thanks to your post, I sought out the album and it does NOT disappoint. These guys rule, thanks for mentioning them.
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I'm going to one of the two special 65daysofstatic shows next week (Manchester I'm going to, and there's a London show too). I expect it to be more of the same re the last tour, heavily stocked with previews of the new album, and some old favourites. And I can't wait. Anyone else going?
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I'm going to 65daysofstatic London show. All I'm hoping for is a longer set than when I last saw them when they stopped after 50 minutes due to a power cut.
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precision posted:As far as I know that's their only album so far - it's the only one with an American release, anyhow.  That blows. I like post rock alot but I'm looking for heavier, louder stuff like Te' and I just don't know where to look.
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The Flying Milton posted:I love Te' and If That Is What Is Being... and have been listening to it for months. Do they have any more albums and where can I get them? I'm having a horrible time finding them on the internet. They have 2 other albums besides that one, and 2 EPs but everything besides I think one track on those was rerecorded for the LPs that came after them, and none of those have been released outside Japan. They also have 2 DVDs (one black, one white), black being the better one just because they had more songs released when it was recorded. The last album is my favourite of the three, but it's really expensive to import. They've also released a video for track 3. If you like té, there's a similar band called LITE also from Tokyo, but I think they're more towards math-rock than post-rock while té are usually the other way around. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM7oioKt7XE
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The Flying Milton posted:I love Te' and If That Is What Is Being... and have been listening to it for months. Do they have any more albums and where can I get them? I'm having a horrible time finding them on the internet. Like Lord of Sword said Te' have several albums, and they are available on the US iTunes store.
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Awesome. As much as I hate iTunes, I can go through it for Te'. Lite is a bit too math-rocky for me.
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If you like Té you may wish to check out High Dependency Unit, in terms of "heavy" post-rock.
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Starsnostars posted:I'm going to 65daysofstatic London show. All I'm hoping for is a longer set than when I last saw them when they stopped after 50 minutes due to a power cut. The recording of that is pretty cool, when Rob just carries on drumming into the darkness. Shame you guys got shafted though.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Jerry Fuchs (the incredible drummer from Maserati discussed earlier in this thread and former drummer for !!!) died today at age 34 Lord of Sword posted:[Te'] have 2 other albums besides that one
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thehustler posted:I'm going to one of the two special 65daysofstatic shows next week (Manchester I'm going to, and there's a London show too). I want to go to the London one, but 2nd hand tickets are going for £150 for 2 on some sites! I love them, but not that much...
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Pantsmaster Bill posted:I want to go to the London one, but 2nd hand tickets are going for £150 for 2 on some sites! I love them, but not that much... I might have paid that much... This will be my 8th time of seeing them. Good lord. Any good gigs up your way in the near future? I'm in Preston now so it's nicer for the train if I want to head up to Carlisle or Lancaster.
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Interviews with Red Sparowes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBOLfmzQ_6Y) and Russian Circles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSHKsGzl2Ow) at F3F last week. Some interesting topics and a few scraps of information - prospective March 2010 release for the new Sparowes album 
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So, that was a brilliant gig by 65. Played the new stuff we've already heard from the last tour, and two new songs for the first time. One of which was about 8 minutes long and epic as gently caress. Hopefully there will be bootlegs! Also the opening support act was a guy in a dinosaur outfit playing some electronic tunes. Very bizarre.
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thehustler posted:two new songs for the first time. Just wondering, were the new songs like their other stuff, or are they continuing in a more electronic direction like their last EP? Also if the postman doesn't bring me my copy of the new Up-C Down-C Left-C Right-C ABC + Start album tomorrow, I will be royally pissed.
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