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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on May 29, 2007 13:16:50 GMT -5
No, nothing like "Treefingers". It's definitely up there for me on my list this year. I think it's a really good release.
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Post by Ryosuke on May 29, 2007 19:45:49 GMT -5
Speaking of Japanese post-rock (well okay the Mono discussion is a couple days old but whatever) I think I've fallen in love with Toe. I always thought they were good, but in a more "objective" way - their music is really starting to blow me away now.
Would Natsumen be considered post rock?
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Post by Thorngrub on May 30, 2007 9:15:05 GMT -5
No.
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on May 30, 2007 9:40:25 GMT -5
I would consider Natsumen to be post-rock. And Awesome.
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Post by Thorngrub on May 30, 2007 12:55:44 GMT -5
I mean yes.
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on Jun 2, 2007 10:38:57 GMT -5
We were blasting out Natsumen in the car on the way to Leamington today. They work better in the car than standard post-rock fare, especially on a hot day with the windows down. The vibe is somehow more summery, and there's less quiet, melancholy passages that you can't hear due to Eminem or R Kelly blasting out of the car next to you at the lights.
Rit - I have to disagree on The Lost Riots. Vocally it's not the strongest, but I rate it highly.
Toe?
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Post by Ryosuke on Jun 2, 2007 11:59:29 GMT -5
Another band that I'm dying to see live. Toe. WTF is up with them playing at a tiny club like the Shimokitazawa ERA? Yeah, it's great for the people who scored tickets that they can see them at such an intimate setting, but for the rest of us, bleh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvcFFPQijqk&mode=related&search=It looks like I'll get another chance to see them - though I'll have to wait until September. Kind of nervous that they're playing with Clammbon, who are wonderful but who are also hugely popular here, so I'm a little worried that tickets might sell out. |
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Post by maarts on Jun 8, 2007 18:42:41 GMT -5
Jesus- ever heard this album?  Very post-rock for sure. |
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Post by RocDoc on Jun 9, 2007 12:53:34 GMT -5
Would Natsumen be considered post rock? I would consider Natsumen to be post-rock. And Awesome. I wanted to shout 'POTD!' for thorn's last one there, but it ain't much good without the rest... LMFAO!!! |
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on Jun 19, 2007 3:57:37 GMT -5
Maarts, I've not heard that Loop thing. I'll keep an eye out.
I have to say, Mono's You Are There has filled me with an excited buzz I haven't got from an instrumental album since I first heard Lift Yr Skinny Fists... all those years ago. I think Albini made some mistakes with Yanqui uxo but he's clearly learned his post-rock, or maybe Mono are just better musical technicians, because every sound on this album is in its right place and it's not so damn murky. But above all else, these compositions are at once powerful yet jaw-droppingly, achingly beautiful. "The Flames Beyond Cold Mountain", "Yearning" and "Moonlight" are up there with the likes of "Moya" and "East Hastings" - every bit as good, if not better.
One thing I've noticed is that "Moonlight" live is even better than the studio version, at least judging by the youtube performance available. Certainly the string-bending during the last minute lends a magical something extra that seems absent from the studio version. I can't wait to see this band live.
We also have our tickets booked for iLiKETRAiNS at Birmingham. Also going to see them at Leicester and possibly York on their forthcoming tour to promote their new single and album, due early Sept and October respectively. Magic.
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Post by maarts on Jun 19, 2007 5:07:33 GMT -5
Sounds great- have fun mate! iLiKETRAiNS certainly has been a nice discovery! Listened to this today, it certainly would befit the post-rock canon and look forward to have my copy signed tomorrow by Mr. Patton himself...  |
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Post by bowiglou on Jun 19, 2007 12:46:54 GMT -5
you've got to be f*&kin kidding me?......there is a rubric called (and seriously so?) 'postrock"
oy vey
so let me guess, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Holly,Cochran, etc are pre-pre rock
Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks, etc are pre-rock
Led Zepplin, Badfinger, BTO, ELO, REO (etc ad nausem!!) are rock
Pistols, Clash, Buzzcocks, etc are pre-post rock
and then Sigor Ros, etc are post-rock
;D ;D ;D
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Post by Fuzznuts on Jun 19, 2007 13:15:41 GMT -5
Pretty much.
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Jun 19, 2007 14:12:55 GMT -5
And yes, it is one of the dumbest genre classifications to come around in a long time.
You can thank those "rockist" assholes for this one.
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Post by Fuzznuts on Jun 19, 2007 14:16:44 GMT -5
I hate those guys.
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