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Post by Thorngrub on Jun 22, 2007 14:36:57 GMT -5
U forgot tortoise...
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Jun 22, 2007 15:12:49 GMT -5
Dammit.....I knew I was leaving out one.
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Post by Thorngrub on Jun 22, 2007 15:18:08 GMT -5
And PInk Floyd
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Jun 22, 2007 15:43:16 GMT -5
You know, I'm glad that you said that. The reason why is that after watching "Live at Pompeii", I can totally see how much of the early 70s work Pink Floyd constructed had a tremendous influence on several of the post rock bands, consciously or unconciously. After hearing much of the albums "Wish You Were Here" and "Dark Side Of The Moon", yeah, I'd say that is definitely an influence there.
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Post by maarts on Jun 22, 2007 19:44:13 GMT -5
So, here's who I think really influenced and started the "post-rock" genre. Tell me if you think I'm wrong, discuss amongst yourselves, call me an idiot. 1. Slint 2. Dif Juz 3. The Duritti Column 4. Cocteau Twins 5. Brian Eno Slint I agree on. Dif Juz were more like an art-jazzrock band (I call extractions my all time favourite jazzalbum!). Durutti Column had a bit of post-rock in him but it was mostly instrumental guitarsongs. Cocteaus post-rock? They recorded real songs and didn't really veer into post-rockian territory unless you call their later ambient-ecxperiments post rock. Eno is beyond any categroy, that man is unique. He is post-music. Would Tangerine Dream's earliest output (Atem, Zeit, Alpha Centauri) not be close to postrock as well? It nowadays gets lumped with Krautrock or new age (both I think is wrong)- those albums were well experimental from the onset. I'd certainly recommend Bark Psychosis if you enjoyed Talk Talk's Spirit Of Eden, Slint and Kid A, then this band will do you a lot of favours. Hex was released about the same time as Spiderland and certainly is a frontrunner for the genre. |
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Post by Thorngrub on Jun 25, 2007 16:35:06 GMT -5
Eno is beyond any categroy, that man is unique. He is post-music. In my little world, this is the POTD, right here. Damn straight he's "post - music" ! Brilliant, maarts ! |
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Jul 5, 2007 13:41:51 GMT -5
Hey Thorn! New Mono rarities set is coming out real soon. Triple Vinyl!!!!!
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Post by Thorngrub on Jul 10, 2007 9:27:29 GMT -5
Hell yeah man, I got that message on their unofficial myspace - - it's called GONE.
And now they have an "official myspace", which I signed up for, I was 470th on their friend list. Man I can't wait for that rarities/EP collection... fuck !
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Jul 10, 2007 9:55:35 GMT -5
It's going to be at a reasonable price too. I heard Temporary is taking a bit of a loss on the vinyl due to Mono being so kind to their fans. Triple Vinyl: 20 bucks. That's a steal! Word is, this is their best stuff ranging from unreleased bad ass stuff from "Pipal Tree" all the way to the present. I can't WAIT!!!!
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on Sept 24, 2007 14:39:01 GMT -5
What's the verdict on Mono's EP collection then?
The iliketrains album, Elegies to Lessons Learnt I'd classify as a marginal disappointment. The opening track "We All Fall Down" is excellent, as is "Remnants of an Army" and "Spencer Perceval"; with the exception of the latter song the rest of the album has retreated from the post-rock sound - what we have instead is a slightly dated goth sound and tracks less memorable than the previous singles mostly collected on Progress-Reform. Having said that, it's still well worth a punt.
Mono mix:
16:12
Halo
Yearning
Op Beach
Halcyon
A Speeding Car
The Flames Beyond Cold Mountain
The Kidnapper Bell
Moonlight
Jackie Says - what the fuck is it with the bass here?
A Thousand Paper Cranes
This is the greatest mp3 mix by one band I've ever put together. Won't fit on a CD though.
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Sept 25, 2007 8:38:25 GMT -5
That is one of the best Mono mixes I believe anyone has ever put together.
The verdict on the Mono collection is that it kicks total ass. It's probably the strongest thing that they have released since their first album.
The new iLikeTrains is really disappointing and I actually sold it back to the record store. I made a copy of it for a couple of the songs that I like, but for the most part I found it to be perplexing and a total disappointment. It happens.
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on Sept 25, 2007 14:38:23 GMT -5
See, this is why bands should include their early EPs, usually heard by all of about 10 people, on their debut albums. What iLT have just done is like Interpol releasing Turn On The Bright Lights but leaving off Obstacle 1, NYC and PDA.
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Post by upinkzeppelin2 on Sept 25, 2007 18:39:44 GMT -5
1. Slint - have one song of theirs (thanks to Fuzznuts) - it's all I've heard from them
2. Dif Juz - never heard of 'em
3. The Duritti Column - never heard of 'em
4. Cocteau Twins - have two songs of theirs (thanks to Wayved) - all I've heard from them
5. Brian Eno - heard two or three songs from him (thanks to thorny)
6. Tortoise - have one of their songs (thanks again, Fuzznuts). All I know of them.
7. Tangerine Dream - heard of 'em from hanging around here, but never heard a note from 'em
8. Bark Psychosis - Never heard of 'em
9. Talk Talk - Heard of em for a while, but never heard their music
10. iLikeTrains - Heard of 'em but never heard their music.
Conclusion: You guys listen to tons more music than me and you all ought to be ashamed of yourselves. ;D
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Post by maarts on Sept 26, 2007 6:14:27 GMT -5
Play that damn Shins-albums less, go out and seek the Truth!
Vamos!
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Sept 26, 2007 8:31:07 GMT -5
Man, Melonius, you are missing out!
I still consider Tangerine Dream more Krautrock/Spacerock than Post-Rock, but stellar never the less as long as you don't go passed their 1981 work.
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