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The M/F Thread 2009: The Quickening
Tom:
Sholi - s/t
Indie Rock, no matter how you attempt to explain, quantify and isolate its existence, it simply doesn't exist. There is no indie rock, there is only rock that attempts to be so much more than what everyone says they want, Sholi delivers this. Blunt, obscure, bleak yet existentially thought provoking. Drumming that doesn't seem to fit as it spills out like garbage, beautiful garbage in a big hot tranny mess. Melodies and hooks that spike sharply out of no where with sneaking low-key baselines. Rock music for and against the soul, meticulously crafted with delicate care, not overwrought but detailed with the past lessons of 'genres', artists and bands. Bavafa soulful voice blends into the aural texture of the songs with beauty and strength. Oh, and Greg Saunier produced it.
01 All That We Can See
02 Tourniquet
03 November Through June
04 Spy in the House of Memories
05 Any Other God
06 Dance for Hours
07 Out of Orbit
08 Contortionist
Payam Bavafa (vox, guitar), Jonathon Bafus (drums) and Eric Ruud (bass, vocals) are San Fransisco Bay Area three-piece Sholi. Basically these guys are the bestest ever and will send you a copy of the album at now extra charge if you donate to Encyclopedia Iranica, Doctors Without Borders, Peace Action West or Project Homeless Connect. More details here.
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I can't write about music, :-(
onewheelwizzard:
I am digging on the DJ /rupture from a page or two back, like serious style.
Also, new Distance is boss.
And this Bitcrush is pretty fucking sweet too.
Basically what I am saying is that I feel indebted and will make good on my obligation tomorrow.
Catacombs:
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This is a great soundtrack, if you already don't have it/haven't seen the movie. More soundtracks should be posted, IMO (not a request, just a suggestion).
pulpfiction21:
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Super classy pick!
pulpfiction21:
Distrails - Virginia Creeper (2008)
Just really hauntingly beautiful music. I'm a sucker for pianos.
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--- Quote --- A unique fusion of piano, lush orchestration, layered sounds, and the phenomenal range of Jared Draughon’s melodic, haunting vocals. Jared Draughon’s mellow, beautiful voice is complemented well by Bitsy Pina’s hypnotic and complex piano themes.
Distrails is a musical duo formed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The duo is composed of vocalist/guitarist/percussionist Jared Draughon,
and classical pianist/composer/keyboardist Bitsy Pina.
Textured, artistic and captivating,
"Virginia Creeper" is a demanding album that flows seamlessly through eight memorable and unique songs.
Distrails has just released their own album "Virginia Creeper" which they wrote and recorded themselves.
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Empire! Empire! (i was a lonely estate) - When The Sea Became A Giant (2007)
90's Emo/Indie. If you haven't checked out this band yet, get on it.
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--- Quote ---"Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) might employ an over the top use of punctuation in their egregiously long band name, but once their beautiful instrumentation hits your ears, it might not matter…a band worth keeping an ear on in the coming times."
"The band takes the best parts of indie, pop, and a touch of folk to make their own unique sound. I’m pretty sure Empire! Empire! are a name you’ll be seeing later.”
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Irepress - Sol Eye Sea I(2009)
I'm not a big fan of metal, but since this is instrumental and has a lot of post-rock feel to it, I really enjoy listening to it. It's not completely metal sounding, there are definitely lots of points where I don't hear any metal in their songs at all. This just came out today I think.
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--- Quote ---Sol Eye Sea I is an easy sell for fans of instrumental rock and metal. Irepress continues to impress with a blend of off-time melodies, innovative song structures, and metalcore outbursts, but they inadvertently showed a weakness by fumbling the vocals. It might be a small complaint, but it's the one main factor between this album and complete praise.
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Pianos Become The Teeth - Saltwater (2008)
genre: Screamo / Experimental / Indie. Similar sound to Saetia but IMO much easier to listen to.
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This is a review of their previous demo EP but it has alot of the same songs on it.
--- Quote ---Born from the ashes of the seminal Cartel Cartel Lover, and Princes of Las Vegas, Pianos Become the Teeth is a difficultly labeled band from the Baltimore area. To Label Pianos as a "prog" or "indie" band is to betray their sound. Combining traditional post hardcore energy with the complexity of modern ambience, Pianos has created a sound that is truly original and refreshing. Their 2007 demo EP is a triumph of genre melding prowess; Contrasting chaos with calm, in only two tracks, it runs the gamut of emotion. "Idiosyncrasies" is an effects laden romp through the fields of post hardcore. The dueling clean and screamed vocals lay perfectly upon a soundscape of ambient guitars, beautiful keys melodies and frantic, but tasteful percussion. "All Children Make Mistakes" shows the band's "softer" side. Grabbing elements of post rock and electronica, it is evocative and beautiful. The piano motif coupled with far from typical guitar lines and roaring cymbal rolls, creates an unlikely but somehow perfectly fitting home for the emotive moans of Kyle Durfey. It is simply remarkable what Pianos Becomes the Teeth has been able to accomplish in only two songs, crafting a seamless sound of extremes, raising your heart rate and then cradling it back down just as quickly. Make sure to keep an eye on Pianos, lest you miss them take back the scene one track at a time.
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