Author Topic: Post-Rock (Read 70028 times)

Jirpo · « **Reply #350 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:05:59 AM »

Quote from: Nihil-Morari on July 18, 2012, 03:53:36 AM

I've only heard Worlds End Girlfriend's collaboration with Mono, which is one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard. What's their best album?

Oh and, Mono's new song is totally amazing. I can't wait for the album!

Yeah, thats an amazing collab for sure. All are great, but maybe Hurtbreak Wonderland is a good place to start.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #351 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:13:50 AM »

Thanks! Will check that out for sure!

Jirpo · « **Reply #352 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:22:36 AM »

No worries! It's a pretty unique and awesome style, quite electronic and classical too. Hope you love it

Bill Carson · « **Reply #353 on:** July 18, 2012, 05:08:14 AM »

Thank you so much for introducing me to World's End Girlfriend !!! I'm currently listening to the album Seven Idiots & cannot believe what I've been missing.
God I feel so stupid that i've been oblivious to this bands existence.

Jirpo · « **Reply #354 on:** July 18, 2012, 05:12:28 AM »

Quote from: Bill Carson on July 18, 2012, 05:08:14 AM

Thank you so much for introducing me to World's End Girlfriend !!! I'm currently listening to the album Seven Idiots & cannot believe what I've been missing.
God I feel so stupid that i've been oblivious to this bands existence.

No worries! Surprised they haven't been brought up in this thread already. It's just a one-man project from japan, and yeah its amazing!

Bill Carson · « **Reply #355 on:** July 18, 2012, 07:02:46 AM »

Thanks again, this is just awesome with a great video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfG_G2O2q40

Jirpo · « **Reply #356 on:** July 24, 2012, 09:21:55 PM »

A couple more amazing post rock albums you should definitely check out if you haven't yet, in rough order:
Leech - The Stolen View (not very well-known, but really great. A little repetative but still one of my favourite post rock albums)
Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss (just gorgeous)
Red Sparrowes - At the soundless dawn (featuring a member from Neurosis/Isis, really great stuff)
Mum - Finally We Are No One (very soothing electronicy stuff)

kári · « **Reply #357 on:** July 25, 2012, 02:12:36 AM »

I wouldn't really call múm post rock though but they're great.

Jirpo · « **Reply #358 on:** July 25, 2012, 02:36:50 AM »

Yeah I agree, but I'm sure anyone who appreciates post-rock would like them. I don't really care for genre classifications too much anyways

kári · « **Reply #359 on:** July 25, 2012, 02:39:31 AM »

They have this Icelandic vibe which I love. So many Icelandic bands have that in their music.

Jirpo · « **Reply #360 on:** July 25, 2012, 03:10:17 AM »

Yeah agreed! Can you recommend me any other good ones?

kári · « **Reply #361 on:** July 25, 2012, 04:52:33 AM »

Well there's Amiina, the string quartet that tours with Sigur Rós. Quite minimalistic but I love it. Ólafur Arnalds is also great, more classical but it can lean to modern music from times, check out "...And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness". Pornopop are also good, but I only have "And The Slow Songs About The Dead ..." Check it out though. For a Minor Reflection are also a great post rock band, they opened for Sigur Rós on their 2008 tour. I only have their first album though.

On the more poppy side there's Sóley, she's lovely. Check out her recent 'We Sink'. Then there's Of Monsters And Men of which you might have heard... Their recent "My Head Is An Animal" is absolutely phenomenal. Also check out FM Belfast's "Don't Want To Sleep", also an amazing album.

Jirpo · « **Reply #362 on:** July 25, 2012, 07:55:34 AM »

Wow, tons of stuff. Thanks!

kári · « **Reply #363 on:** July 25, 2012, 08:43:02 AM »

No problem

let me know what you think!

ich bin besser · « **Reply #364 on:** July 25, 2012, 03:28:37 PM »

I'm too lazy to search all the recent thread pages, but if you like Sigur Rós, you should check out Autumn Chorus (now on progstreaming: https://www.progstreaming.com/_wb/pages/play-album.php?activeAlbum=00124%20-%20Autumn%20Chorus%20-%20The%20Village%20To%20The%20Vale ). Great stuff!

Heretic · « **Reply #365 on:** October 25, 2012, 06:32:51 PM »

Would anyone be interested in following a top 50 post-rock songs thread? I'd love to start one, and then maybe continue using the thread for people like Zantera, kari, Jirpo, and so on to do their own. Good idea/bad idea?

Zantera · « **Reply #366 on:** October 26, 2012, 12:45:13 AM »

It sounds really interesting, I would follow.

Jirpo · « **Reply #367 on:** October 26, 2012, 02:35:04 AM »

Yep I would follow, and might do one after!

adace · « **Reply #368 on:** October 26, 2012, 02:45:15 AM »

Would follow for sure.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #369 on:** October 26, 2012, 04:47:15 AM »

So what do we all think of the new Mono record and the new Godspeed You Black Emperor one?

Personally I don't really like Mono's new album. I don't know what it is, the production quality is not great but not appalling, the songwriting isn't outstanding, I don't really like the lack of drums, but overall it could've been a good record. It just isn't clicking. Maybe it needs to sink in better.

But for the GYBE record, man that's great. I love the artwork and the fact that it's a normal LP and an EP for the shorter songs. And that you have to play it like side 1 of the LP -> side 1 of the EP -> LP side 2 -> EP side 2. I love those things. But apart from that the music's great too. The short pieces are really moody, and the long pieces are really drawn out like they should be. It's not as good as LYSFLATH (yet) but better than their other work, imo.

Zantera · « **Reply #370 on:** October 26, 2012, 04:49:32 AM »

The new Mono was good, but I feel like it was also pretty boring. To me the album felt very much like the last couple of Explosions in the Sky-albums, trying to sound like previous albums without being that interesting.
A good album, but not an album I will listen to very often. 3 out of 5.

The new GYBE however really impressed me. I was afraid that it wouldn't live up to the earlier albums, but luckily it did. I really enjoy the "new" elements of Drone on it, makes it a bit different to previous albums.
Not a perfect album, but a very good one. 4.5 out of 5.

Heretic · « **Reply #371 on:** October 28, 2012, 10:42:54 AM »

Well sweet, I'll definitely see about starting a top50 thread here soon. Until then, everyone listen to this:

https://leechofficial.bandcamp.com/album/if-we-get-there-one-day-would-you-please-open-the-gates

Best post-rock I've heard this year.

kári · « **Reply #372 on:** October 28, 2012, 10:51:10 AM »

Quote from: Heretic on October 25, 2012, 06:32:51 PM

Would anyone be interested in following a top 50 post-rock songs thread? I'd love to start one, and then maybe continue using the thread for people like Zantera, kari, Jirpo, and so on to do their own. Good idea/bad idea?

I'd love to, great idea!

Zantera · « **Reply #373 on:** October 28, 2012, 12:00:01 PM »

Quote from: Heretic on October 28, 2012, 10:42:54 AM

Well sweet, I'll definitely see about starting a top50 thread here soon. Until then, everyone listen to this:

https://leechofficial.bandcamp.com/album/if-we-get-there-one-day-would-you-please-open-the-gates

Best post-rock I've heard this year.

I have it on my computer now, will listen tomorrow probably. But better than GYBE?

ColdFireYYZ · « **Reply #374 on:** October 28, 2012, 01:45:35 PM »

Would you guys consider this post-rock?
https://thefierceandthedead.bandcamp.com/album/on-vhs

Zantera · « **Reply #375 on:** October 29, 2012, 07:22:08 AM »

I've listened to Leech and it's a really nice album. I don't think it's better than the new GYBE, which I still think is the best Post-Rock album this year, but a very solid album still.

It's probably tied with the latest If These Trees Could Talk for the second spot, behind GYBE but above Sigur Rós.

Heretic · « **Reply #376 on:** October 29, 2012, 02:49:18 PM »

I like it a lot more than ITTCT's new album actually, it's a solid album, but Leech's album is just absolutely beautiful in so many ways.

In any case, will start the Top 50 post-rock songs thread later tonight.

Zantera · « **Reply #377 on:** October 29, 2012, 02:56:18 PM »

I'm gonna give Leech more spins, so it might grow more.

All in all I'm starting to feel a bit less interest in 100% instrumental Post-Rock. I mean it kinda depends on the artist, and album length, but Leech for example was around 70 mins if I'm not mistaken, and that is a long time.
With GYBE for example they hold my attention with various samples, and being masters of crafting long songs, but with many other bands I feel like I loose interest towards the end, if the album is really long.
Not because the music is bad, but it just kinda happens.

adace · « **Reply #378 on:** February 05, 2013, 01:59:50 PM »

New double album from Eluvium on the way: https://www.spin.com/articles/eluvium-nightmare-ending-double-disc-instrumental

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #379 on:** February 05, 2013, 03:54:05 PM »

I guess Forest Park broke up

Heretic · « **Reply #380 on:** February 05, 2013, 09:33:53 PM »

Quote from: Heretic on October 29, 2012, 02:49:18 PM

I like it a lot more than ITTCT's new album actually, it's a solid album, but Leech's album is just absolutely beautiful in so many ways.

In any case, will start the Top 50 post-rock songs thread later tonight.

LOL I never did this. Maybe after my roulette, the Anathema thing, and whatnot.

(aka this summer during break)

krands85 · « **Reply #381 on:** February 26, 2013, 08:33:38 AM »

New Long Distance Calling album streaming here: https://www.progrockmag.com/news/stream-long-distance-calling-album-in-full/

They have a new vocalist for 3 of the 8 tracks as well as a couple of other guest vocalists (one of whom is Vincent Cavanagh of Anathema, looking forward to hear the track he's on!).

Only on the first track but it sounds pretty cool. Going to see them in Glasgow in a few weeks time, will be interested to see how the vocals work out live as well as on the album.

adace · « **Reply #382 on:** March 21, 2013, 04:10:40 AM »

Such a good track. Highly recommend you click on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbcO7_7Kb7U

TheVoxyn · « **Reply #383 on:** March 21, 2013, 04:21:11 AM »

Mogwai's les Revenants soundtrack is pretty good.

adace · « **Reply #384 on:** July 10, 2013, 12:33:26 PM »

New Pelican song!!! https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15718-immutable-dusk/

News: The Gift of Music official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fae4FQ4McSY

Author Topic: Post-Rock (Read 70028 times)