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Post by progwai on Feb 25, 2005 18:47:28 GMT 1
thanks glyn. I'm actually really digging Cherubs by Arab Strap right now but you're right, not post-rock. i'll definitely be tuning in next wednesday as well . Take care
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Post by healy8245 on Nov 16, 2005 13:47:31 GMT 1
If you are looking for new post rock bands, I strongly recommend Tired Irie who have just released their first single on Youth Movie Soundtrack Strategies own record label, Try Harder records. Tired Irie are playing at the Montague Arms in New Cross this thursday and its only £2 to get in.
The Wolfgang Bopp presents: Velofax (www.velofax.co.uk) tired irie (http://www.myspace.com/tiredirie) + Wolf Gang DJs playing out twisted rock n roll, retro grooves and bleak disco…
Date: Thursday 17th November Doors: 8.00pm - 12.15am
Price: £2
Venue: The Montague Arms(http://www.ents24.com/web/venue/23028/London/The+Montague+Arms.html) Nearest Tube: New Cross Gate
Nearest BR: Queens Rd Peckham
Email wolfgangbopp@hotmail.com for more info
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Post by rageman on Nov 18, 2005 1:16:18 GMT 1
mono, red sparowes, gybe (and most of the side projects), do make say think, tortoise, bardo pond, darkside.
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Post by noise is a friend on Nov 18, 2005 16:44:02 GMT 1
bands that could be considered post-rock---
Aerial M Amp Jessica Bailiff Bardo Pond Bark Psychosis Bowery Electric Brise-Glace Clear Horizon Crescent (the Bristol band) Cul De Sac (I only have one of their albums, but it's pretty nifty) The Dead Texan Disco Inferno Doldrums Do Make Say Think Emery Reel Esmerine Et Sans Exhaust Explosions In The Sky Flying Saucer Attack Fly Pan Am Foehn The For Carnation Fridge F***-Off Machete Ganger Gastr Del Sol Godspeed You Black Emperor! Gwei-Lo Stafrænn Hákon Calder (Stafrænn Hákon side-project) Hangedup Hrsta Insides Labradford Laika Main Mogwai Mono Múm My Bloody Valentine Pan-American The Rock Of Travolta Seefeel Set Fire To Flames Sigur Rós Silver Mt Zion Slint Stars Of The Lid Third Eye Foundation Tortoise Trans Am Ui Windy & Carl
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Post by Simone on Nov 19, 2005 15:00:15 GMT 1
I just read a post on here which said, not a classic first post, so ditto... But yeah, M83 are ace: I wasn't so impressed with their new album but go see them live - once the songs are played alongside those from Dead Cities..., it really starts to make more sense. Silver Mount Zion I saw last year, they're pretty good: they're a Godspeed offshoot with the Captain Caveman-looking one, and more singing.
There's some really good electronic bands I've got into without being into electronic music at all, so there must be some linking factor... Four Tet (edit: I just saw the guy before me post Fridge, I think Keiran Hebden was in Fridge?), Manitoba/Caribou, and especially Hood, their album this year is a classic. All my other recommendations have been mentioned I think!
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Post by AtlasLadder on Dec 13, 2005 22:07:34 GMT 1
Though CASPIAN is a bit more on the explosions in the sky side of the post-rock aisle, they go for larger and all together thicker walls of sound than EITS which is why one could relate them to mogwai. Straight to the point post-rock and incredibly soaring in concert.
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Post by only on Feb 7, 2006 4:15:02 GMT 1
I want to let you guys in on a band that could potentially be very important to your hearts/collections. You absolutely MUST hear a band called Saxon Shore. Get the newest album "The Exquisite Death of..." It is seriously the greatest companion album to Mr Beast, they compliment each other perfectly (close your eyes and you could be mistaken Saxon Shore WERE Mogwai anyway heh) www.myspace.com/saxonshoreThere's some full clips from their new album here. www.saxonshore.com/The "A/V" section on their site has older MP3s. I'm serious people. Please hear them. Disclaimer: I don't know the band and I'm not trying to shamelessly plug them... I just genuinely love this band.
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Post by rob strong on Feb 7, 2006 23:33:15 GMT 1
bands that could be considered post-rock--- Disco Inferno DI only ever get mentioned in the same breath as the rest of these bandsis because they were being covered by The Wire at the same time as Simon Reynolds wrote his now-infamous article in which he coined the term 'post rock'. For the record, they were/are a huge influence on Hood, and share many sonic similarities (although the first DI record sounds like Joy Division). 'DI Go Pop', their second album, is an utterly fantastic record.
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Post by megatron on Feb 8, 2006 1:03:39 GMT 1
Disco Inferno were utterly wonderful, I agree DI Go Pop is a great record if, possibly the most ironically named record of all time. It was the first really strange record I ever heard - and it is still very unusual if a little overtaken by more sampler friendly indie bands. Disco Inferno, however, really tried the sample thing a little differently - they really sound more like New Order than anybody, taking N.O. on from Everythings Gone Green. Their Technicolour LP and EPs from that time are great also. A really truly underated band.
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Post by noise is a friend on Feb 8, 2006 17:30:14 GMT 1
agree about Disco Inferno it's pleasing to see more people remember them "The Last Dance" and "Second Language" EPs are well-worth seeking out (best try second-hand places, as they'll be very hard to find)
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Post by cmx on Feb 11, 2006 15:01:25 GMT 1
saxon shore sound nice!
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Post by Marc on Apr 11, 2006 13:54:48 GMT 1
Thank you all for your recommendations ! Saxon Shore is very good, nice sound. Now my recommendation : Pelican ( www.hydrahead.com/pelican/), a band from Chicago. They've done a split EP with Mono last year ( www.temporaryresidence.com/descriptions/trr89.php) Their last album from 2005 is really good : "The Fire in our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw." Any Mogwai fan should check them out urgently !
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Post by rageman on Apr 12, 2006 2:15:10 GMT 1
everyone here should know about pelican
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Post by Marc on Apr 12, 2006 15:41:27 GMT 1
detwiije i think they're dutch, i picked up an ep of theirs from Norman Records earlier this year and it's pretty damn amazing. ok, i'm absolutely wrong on this - they're from london. www.detwiije.comVery good recommendation Rob, their 4-tracks "Would You Rather Be Followed By Forty Ducks For The Rest Of Your Life?" is melodious !
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Post by cesar on Apr 18, 2006 11:11:59 GMT 1
Not exactly post-rock, but I recommend June Of 44, one of the best bands i ever heard. Their members were Doug Scharin (drummer in the last Codeine album "The white birch" and in other great slowcore band, "Rex"), Sean Meadows (bassist in one of the best Dischord bands, "Lungfish"), Jeff Mueller (ex-Rodan, Shipping News) and Fred Erskine. Their music was similar to Slint. Everyone who have listened to Spiderland and like it must listen this incredible band, especially their first three records (Engine takes to the water, Tropics and meridians, and Four great points).
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Post by noise is a friend on Apr 18, 2006 13:52:31 GMT 1
Doug Scharin's solo project called Him (not to be confused with the Finnish metal band) is worth hearing. I have one album, called "Egg", released on Southern in 1995 or 1996, which is pretty good.
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Post by Mr. Beast on Apr 19, 2006 12:28:18 GMT 1
www.gardenbox.org/very nice greek band. their last cd is brilliant... closer to jesu than mogwai, electronically post rock-ish music...
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Post by autorock on Sept 3, 2006 19:54:18 GMT 1
Everyone who have listened to Spiderland and like it must listen this incredible band, yo uthink so ? i never got into them even though i really like spiderland. i think shipping news are way way way better.
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Post by indiewindy on Sept 3, 2006 21:11:38 GMT 1
Spiderlands class allright, but I wish they would remaster it as the sound quality on isnt the best a bit murky
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Post by rsignal on Sept 9, 2006 11:45:19 GMT 1
Been listening to a bit of King Crimson recently... check out a song called "Starless" off their album Red. A thirteen minute beast that's starts off foreboding, like a moody Playground Love, breaks down into a heavy bass line, then goes all nutso a la Mars Volta, except you realise this was something like 30 years before they arrived. A great headphone listen.
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Post by feldspar on Sept 17, 2006 2:48:55 GMT 1
I'm really into Stone temple Pilots, pearl jam and alice in chains, not quite post-rock but pretty good since the general sound of a certain style of music is imporant which is why the seattle music scene of the early 90's is great to listen to (just a cool vibe). I really like Boards of Canada and Explosions in the sky as well. I checked out the Keser band link above hoping to find something in the same sound bracket and was pleasantly surprised to find an album as complex and innovative as my favourite post rock groups, they got this song called page 21 that is really like explosions in the sky. There's a pic of keser and mogwai on www.iworkatinitech.blogspot.com/ does anyone know anything about this or where this was from?
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Post by oerniboy on Sept 17, 2006 20:50:35 GMT 1
you really should check out Ef ! a band from sweden and pretty awesome post-rock! www.myspace.com/ef
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Post by micky67 on Sept 20, 2006 17:54:15 GMT 1
I got a great album through the letterbox for review yesterday. "How Lonely Sits The City" by The Ascent Of Everest. Its pretty excellent stuff, and I think it will end up in my top albums of the year article come December. It has a lot of Godspeed influences, but adds some Sigur Ros style instrumentation too. Does anyone know them?
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Post by engine on Oct 7, 2006 11:27:32 GMT 1
Mogwai is my favourite postrock band but i also listen to: Up C Down C Left C Right C ABC + Start Explosions In The Sky Sigur Ros Gregor Samsa A Silver Mt. Zion Godspeed You Black Emperor
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Post by dylandavid on Oct 12, 2006 9:47:07 GMT 1
does anyone actually know or have any kind of definition for what post-rock actually is or where the term actuaslly came from??? i mean, it's just such a lazily used term, i think it's become a pretty meaningless term for people who are mostly afraid to strike out and do anything new or who are afraid to say they're just plain rock (like calling themselves 'post-rock' makes them cooler or something).. isn't it just a bunch of bands copying one another with small modifications and vaguely influenced by a few thinks that've dropped down the line from my bloody valentine thru tortoise onwards...
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Post by milk on Oct 12, 2006 9:53:20 GMT 1
does anyone actually know or have any kind of definition for what post-rock actually is or where the term actuaslly came from??? i mean, it's just such a lazily used term, i think it's become a pretty meaningless term for people who are mostly afraid to strike out and do anything new or who are afraid to say they're just plain rock (like calling themselves 'post-rock' makes them cooler or something).. isn't it just a bunch of bands copying one another with small modifications and vaguely influenced by a few thinks that've dropped down the line from my bloody valentine thru tortoise onwards... there's some posts above with bands that are truly post-rock... the name came from simon reynolds, and it meant something very different to what its become... youre right, tho!
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Post by noise is a friend on Oct 12, 2006 23:09:53 GMT 1
Simon Reynolds coined the term in 1994, when writing about Bark Psychosis and their "Hex" album for The Wire magazine. He defined "post-rock" as "using rock means for non-rock ends", by which I guess he meant that bands were utilising the standard rock band set-up yet producing music that transcends that genre's typical boundaries, absorbing other styles including jazz, ambient, electronica, dub and metal. For me, there is no definitive "post-rock" sound, nor is there a flag-bearing "post-rock" band. Instead, I think that most of the bands mentioned on this forum share a outward/forward/(progressive, if you will) attitude to the possibilities of their chosen instrumentation/set-up. I mean, we all what's meant by Emo, or Metal, or Pop. But "Post-Rock" is a different thing entirely. I mean, look at the bands/acts that Mogwai select to play as support for them, or even the Rock Action roster.
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Post by Mr. Beast on Oct 14, 2006 2:27:05 GMT 1
couldnt agree more cheggers, i think the meaning of the label "post rock" isnt about the rock, but in the post part. its about stretching all the boundaries set in the previous years in musical forms, and mainstream songwriting.
edit: change the button that says "post reply" to "post rockply".
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Post by milk on Oct 14, 2006 8:49:14 GMT 1
couldnt agree more cheggers, i think the meaning of the label "post rock" isnt about the rock, but in the post part. its about stretching all the boundaries set in the previous years in musical forms, and mainstream songwriting. edit: change the button that says "post reply" to "post rockply". cool... i wish more people could accept and demand this as the meaning... that would make for a much more challenging situation than we currently have, where so many people just ape existing stuff and refer to it as 'post-rock' without stretching anything...
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Post by celesta on Jul 20, 2007 18:00:41 GMT 1
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