Fantômas - The Director's Cut (2001)
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(Blake Butler @ allmusic.com)
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Una Corda - Proper Position For Floating [1881]
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Una Corda hail from Birmingham, UK, and the self released Proper Position for Floating (1881) is the band’s first effort. The five piece curiously features two bassists, who typically play in different octaves (remember Ned’s Atomic Dustbin? Oh, well, anyway, they had two bassists). The four songs on the twenty-three minute EP are essentially untitled, only referred to as “One” through “Four”. The band’s addictive airy, melancholy post-rock meditations indicate that Una Corda may soon receive some visits from labels. Other than Fall of the Idols’ Agonies Be Thy Children, this is the best self released album I’ve heard this year. Not that it sounds like a homemade job, the production is outstanding for an unsigned effort.
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Tera Melos - Drugs To the Dear Youth (2007)
intrumental rock
http://www.myspace.com/teramelos
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One of the reasons, if not the biggest reason I went to see the Fall of Troy recently was so I could get my hands on a copy of the new Tera Melos EP, Drugs to the Dear Youth, which the band decided to release only on vinyl. Needless to say I was excited to get home, get a joint out and let this record spin as I consider their self-titled debut to be among the best releases of 2005. Jagged riffs, constant time changes, and a very At the Drive-In type sound made that album a great record.
Drugs opens, much like their self-titled album, with an electronica track called "Ambassaders of All That Is Good." The difference between the elctronica elements of their self-titled album and the bits of electronica on this record is that where the first release seemed to contain a lot of pointless dabbling, Drugs actually uses these techno elements to move the album along. Up next is a long cut called "40 Rods to the Hog's Head." I can't say how long this track is since vinyl doesnt have a time meter on it, but it's long, and sets the pace for an album that finds the band dipping more into their free-form jazz elements and ditching some of the post-hardcore elements of their debut.
"Guy vs. Sniper" and "A Spoonful of Slurry" continue the exploration of the jazz form. There also seems to be fewer chords played in favor of more finger picking and scale work, which on this album works well. There are a few times on the album where the sounds start to become disjointed and you think Tera Melos might be losing it, but then WHAP!, the band comes right back together and things get tight again. In my opinion, there aren't many bands better at doing this than Tera Melos. Next is my favorite track "The Werewolf and Ben"; the drums and bass take a bit of a background role as the guitar works stays slow and trippy. Did I mention this is a good album to listen to while enjoying your illegal substance of choice? Finally, the album closes out with "(Is Good for What Ails You)," which I believe has some kind of connection to "A Spoonful of Slurry" as the back of the vinyl cover has an arrow pointing from that track to the other. That last track is a short but sweet one which acts as more of a techno-flavored closer to the album. Take "Melody 1" and the end of "Melody 5" from the first album and throw them in a bag and "(Is Good for What Ails You)" is what you get.
Overall I like this album; it's not anywhere near as heavy and jagged as its predecessor, but Drugs to the Dear Youth is still a very distinct Tera Melos sound. I believe the band has done a great job of expanding on the quieter aspects of their music and focusing a little more on the ambient than on the melting your face...which is something still available, much like Drugs to the Dear Youth, via their live show.
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Earth - Hibernaculum (2007)
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Earth is an American drone band based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1990 by Dylan Carlson, Slim Moon, and Greg Babior. Although they have played various styles of music, they are best known as pioneers of a minimalistic, long and repetitive form of heavy music known as drone. To a lesser extent their sound is referred to as doom metal. Earth however, has little to do with metal - at least in their current sound. Their early albums could be seen as a variation of the experimental doom-influenced metal of The Melvins.
Dylan Carlson has been the driving force within the band and has remained the core of an ever changing line-up. Outside of the underground music world, Carlson is perhaps best known for having been the best friend of grunge music icon Kurt Cobain and at the request of Cobain, purchased the infamous gun (for home protection; not suicide) that Cobain allegedly used to commit suicide with. [1] After Earth had moved to Seattle, Cobain sang lead vocals in the song "Divine and Bright", from a demo included on the re-release of the live album Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars.
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Giant Squid- Metridium Fields (2006 re-recording)
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Fans of the anthemic pop hits on today's radio would probably not enjoy Giant Squid. But fans of stoner rock, jazz-fusion, and classic rock progression will absolutely love their sound. Giant Squid is gaining attention for their live shows as well as recorded music and one listen to 'Metridium Field' will make it clear why. These guys are good players, plain and simple, and not bad songwriters either. They are also not as technical as some modern progressive artists are, so a non-musician can actually listen to it and not feel insane. For kicking back and enjoying a most likely inebriated afternoon, these guys are the perfect listen.
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Neptune - Patterns (2006)
http://www.myspace.com/neptunea
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Trio de Boston d'amérique du nord qui fabriquent tout seuls leurs instruments avec du métal et du plastique. très chouette disque évoluant entre rock dansant mais froid et impros de bruit. pochette sérigraphiée.
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65daysofstatic
65 days of static (also known by the abbreviations 65dos, 65days, or simply 65) are an instrumental math rock and post-rock band from Sheffield, England. Their debut album, The Fall of Math, was released to critical acclaim and they have released a second album, One Time for All Time, which has been well received.
The band intersperses heavy, progressive, guitar-driven instrumental sections with live drums and off-beat sampled drums akin to those of Aphex Twin. Their albums, as a result, maintain a distinctively gritty, almost industrial feel.
Stumble. Stop. Repeat. (2003) |
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Hole (2005) |
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