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[Samchez]

Haven't seen any feedback regarding the Common Market (hip-hop) album I posted last page, but I've noticed plenty of people have downloaded it. In case those who downloaded enjoyed it, here's the duo's first album and their EP released in between the two albums:



Common Market - S/T (2006)

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http://www.mediafire.com/?kxtmtztoymz



Common Market - Black Patch War EP (2008)

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http://www.mediafire.com/?2zxqmznkgzz

[medicatesleep]

Cursed - Blackout At Sunrise EP

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?njhohgdsv2m



Cursed - Hell Comes Home 7''

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?dfjgmmx12n2



Hardcore Crust Punk Metal from Can-a-duh, eh.

[medicatesleep]

Drowningman - Rock & Roll Killing Machine

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http://www.med!afire.com/download.php?0mvqm1ry5mq
Kinda like Cap'n Jazz meets Ink & Dagger and The Dillinger Escape Plan. This album will hook you with the catchy melodies and then pummel you with riffage.

[marty_jannetty]

Drowningman - Rock & Roll Killing Machine

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http://www.med!afire.com/download.php?0mvqm1ry5mq
Kinda like Cap'n Jazz meets Ink & Dagger and The Dillinger Escape Plan. This album will hook you with the catchy melodies and then pummel you with riffage.

thanks one of my favorite bands to ever see live.  song titles dripping with sarcasm (one of the first and best to do this)

[Phshhdan]

Here is an older Bonnie Prince Billy release as Palace Music. I love Oldham's voice along with the almost improvised feel on some of the album.

Palace Music - Viva Last Blues - 1995

This incarnation of Palace, one of its more impressive, sees frontman Will Oldham turning out some of the strongest bleak country-rock in his career and taking the music in a few intriguing and even upbeat directions. With a great supporting cast that includes, among others, Sebadoh's Jason Loewenstein on drums and Oldham's brother Ned on bass, the group busts out laid-back twangy tunes that can really rock when the opportunity comes up. Most notably, tracks like "Work Hard/Play Hard" and the opening "More Brother Rides" are brimming with energy that may not overwhelm, but certainly provides a hefty backbone. Alternately, slower brooding tracks like the longing "New Partner" see the band proving their chops in a more refined setting. Oldham's cracking backcountry voice may be a bit of an acquired taste, but it's worth the time, as his inflections are capable of powerful feelings and certain honesty. The Palace team has put out many a record, but as far as accessible and slightly upbeat musical ruminations go, Viva Last Blues certainly sees the players near the top of their game. Things are a little thicker and dirtier than on the more laid-back acoustic records this prolific artist has put out, but the rock approach adds worlds to the delivery and creates a powerful palette for the equally important lyrics. Oldham is a truly underrated American talent, and this is among his best work, so take the time to find it.

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[godspeed]

Alright this is my first attempt at uploading so correct me if I need to correct anything.

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First release from the new band of some of the guys that were in Black Eyes. Its like what Black Eyes would have been if they were from Africa. Incredibly unique and highly recommended.

Fix'd

[sean]

Almost there, put you need to put your link in the code thingy! Its the # button right above the laughing face.

[medicatesleep]

Drowningman - Rock & Roll Killing Machine

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http://www.med!afire.com/download.php?0mvqm1ry5mq
Kinda like Cap'n Jazz meets Ink & Dagger and The Dillinger Escape Plan. This album will hook you with the catchy melodies and then pummel you with riffage.

thanks one of my favorite bands to ever see live.  song titles dripping with sarcasm (one of the first and best to do this)

tr00f! Simon Brody is a criminally underrated frontman. Kinda like the David Lee Roth of 90's Punk. And the song titles? the only band who did it better was Botch... which I will be upping momentarily. I am so stoked I found a fellow Drowningman fan.

Oh and have you heard Simon's short-lived side project with that dude from Lifetime called THE SCHEME? They only had one full lendth I never got, but here's the demo:

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[Rubin]

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Also, please do NOT request albums.

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[Rubin]

Here's some alt-country for you guys.

16 Horsepower
Five albums including a live one

Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (1996)

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Low Estate  (1997)

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?uwmzieyekjn
Secret South (2000)

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?dndmvwiyzmy
Hoarse (2000)

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?yjqqyotyqnz
Folklore (2002)

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[Rubin]

Here is an older Bonnie Prince Billy release as Palace Music. I love Oldham's voice along with the almost improvised feel on some of the album.

Palace Music - Viva Last Blues - 1995

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?owunuwmjtcj

This album is fantastic. One of Oldhams best.

[Mr. Tool]

I'll see your 16 Horsepower and raise you two Woven Hand albums.

David Eugene Edwards, enigmatic frontman and visionary for 16 Horsepower, began recording under the Woven Hand moniker while Horsepower was on hiatus in 2001. (The name "Woven Hand" refers to hands clasped in prayer; Edwards' Christianity — he was raised the son of a traveling Nazarene preacher — is a consistent, driving theme in his music.) Fans of 16HP will instantly recognize the same forces at work in Woven Hand — e.g., incendiary gospel, hallowed folk and mordant tones infused with a high, dark theatricality worthy of Nick Cave. Edwards worked on the material at home in Denver, recording, producing, and playing on most of the album by himself. Later, he pulled in guitarist Steve Taylor (ex-16 Horsepower) to help flesh out the compositions.

Woven Hand - Mosaic (2006)

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Woven Hand - Ten Stones (2008)

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[Tadiera]

Murder By Death - Who Will Survive And What Will Be Left Of Them? (2003)

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?tontttumojz

[godspeed]

Barr - Summary

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http://www.med!afire.com/?ykyyjru4dmz
Kinda spoken rock I guess.

[De_El]

A band name and album title would be nice.

[Kyros]

Personal favorite 2 Hip Hop albums of the year.


Q-Tip - The Renassiance

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http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5izmnkmgbhf

Black Milk - Tronic

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http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yjuidgznkzq

[GnarlsBroccoli]

Apparently, it's an indie-faux pas to ask who the band playing those Nirvana covers is...

After getting schooled, I checked out their best of...

The Vaselines - The Way of The Vaselines:  A Complete History


Part 1

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Kurt Cobain made a lot of mistakes in his life but loving the Vaselines was not one of them. Nirvana covered one of their songs for their MTV Unplugged session, two other covers show up on the Incesticide record and as Kurt might tell you if he were alive today, from 1986 to 1989 the Vaselines were the best pop band on the planet. Sub Pop was kind enough to cash in on the Nirvana connection and on The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History, release everything the Vaselines recorded. From the stomping, singalong opener "Son of a Gun" to the distorted and nasty "Let's Get Ugly" 17 tracks later, this collection is the Holy Grail of indie pop music. It's unfailingly amateurish, almost completely silly, occasionally quite perverted, and always about sex. The music has the simplicity and ear-grabbing melodies of the best bubblegum, the loud and semi-competent guitars of punk, and some of the attitude and lo-fi sound of the noise rock scenesters like the Jesus & Mary Chain. Throw in a bunch of religion and add simplistic choruses that will have you singing along the first time you hear the songs (as well as the thousandth) and you've got just about all the bases covered. It's near impossible to pick any songs as standouts since they are all so first-rate. A few moments that stand out though are Frances McKee's sweet schoolgirl vocal on "Molly's Lips" (she and co-leader Eugene Kelly both have great voices with a fleeting acquaintance to pitch but filled with humor, attitude, and style), the amazing lyrics to "Sex Sux (Amen)" including the immortal line "Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost/I'm the Sacred Host with the most," the rare serious beauty of "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam," the meows on "Monsterpussy," the very rude bicycle horn on "Molly's Lips," and the loose vocal harmonies on "Lovecraft." The whole of their recorded output is lousy with one amazing moment after another. If by some strange kink of fate you are reading this and don't already own this CD, you have to get it. You've probably heard that a million times, but if you've never believed it before, please believe it now. You need the hilarious beauty of the Vaselines in your life and this CD gives it to you in its complete glory.

ya dig?

[trr005]

Barr - Summary

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Kinda spoken rock I guess.

This is pretty good.  I found them a few years ago on pandora and have just a few tracks of theirs, but it's good and meaningful.  Key tracks are probably "Half of Two Times Two" "This Song is the Single" and "Was I? Are You?".  Though I do prefer a few tracks off of their album Beyond Reinforced Jewel Case.  Good, but not great overall though.

[Koremora]

In my attempt to contribute some awesome music that I don't think anyone has posted yet, I present:

THE DEAR HUNTER (No relation to Deerhunter or Deerhoof)

A band headed by Casey Crescenzo; it's a bit like progressive rock, and a bit like indie pop. Their albums follow an overarching concept: a play detailing the birth, life, and abrupt death of a boy. I'll leave the rest to whatever you guys think of it.

Act I: The Lake South, The River North EP

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?mztyde4in2y
Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?zvjutn0onmz
Enjoy

If anyone wants some Rosetta, I would be willing to upload that too, though the sound quality is only 128 kb/s. Unless someone else has higher quality Rosetta.... *hinthint*

[Mr. Tool]

Stephen Colbert - A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!

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http://www.mediafire.com/?d3ztozittoy

[Catacombs]

Stephen Colbert - A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!

Yes!  On top of this being an excellent christmas special, i'm in the process of making a christmas themed power-hour mix and still need a few more songs.  This will definitely help.

[sean]

So instead of being a good boy and deciding my top albums of 2008 and listening to the albums I have not heard yet, I have been spinning this constantly because it is just that good.

Neil on Impression - The Perfect Tango

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*notice, i edited the description a bit since the original one i wrote was a bit misleading. don't ask why i do stupid things sometimes.*
These guys are an incredible post-rock group from Italy. It contains four 10 or so minute tracks that are just incredible. The four tracks of this album just seem to flow out so beautifully and naturally. They also have some really nice crescendos. The way they peak at their crescendos is insane. They build their crescendos with just the right amount of tension that when the break it is just so good to hear. But they also do it in a very subtle way If you enjoy post-rock you definitely should check this out. Also, there is a dude from Raein in this band, so thats always cool. Here is a Silent Ballet review if you wanna read more about it.

[Oqtober]

Stephen Colbert - A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!

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"The greatest thing to happen to Christmas since Jesus."

[blaise42a]

Personal favorite 2 Hip Hop albums of the year.


Q-Tip - The Renassiance

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Q tip cd is missing the last track

[spoon_of_grimbo]

If anyone wants some Rosetta, I would be willing to upload that too, though the sound quality is only 128 kb/s. Unless someone else has higher quality Rosetta.... *hinthint*

my rips of "wake/lift," the balboa split, and each individual disc of "the galilean satellites" are all at 128, but i did find a download a while ago of both TGS discs mixed together, and that's at 192, i don't mind upping that if you're interested?  i've also got a rip of "the cleansing undertones of wake/lift" at 256, but i don't know why i bothered downloading it, because it's essentially just ambient noise (apparently it was made to sound terrible if sync'd up with "wake/lift," to piss off people who wanted another TGS).

[valley_parade]

Stephen Colbert - A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!

I'd almost say buy it instead. The whole "Operation Humble Kanye" thing he's come up with is nigh hilarious.

[kraemandrummer]

In my attempt to contribute some awesome music that I don't think anyone has posted yet, I present:

THE DEAR HUNTER (No relation to Deerhunter or Deerhoof)

A band headed by Casey Crescenzo; it's a bit like progressive rock, and a bit like indie pop. Their albums follow an overarching concept: a play detailing the birth, life, and abrupt death of a boy. I'll leave the rest to whatever you guys think of it.

Act I: The Lake South, The River North EP

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?mztyde4in2y
Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?zvjutn0onmz
Enjoy

If anyone wants some Rosetta, I would be willing to upload that too, though the sound quality is only 128 kb/s. Unless someone else has higher quality Rosetta.... *hinthint*

act two has been posted already.

please do a simple search. and NO requests.

[Patrick]

Stephen Colbert - A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!

I'd almost say buy it instead. The whole "Operation Humble Kanye" thing he's come up with is nigh hilarious.

I've heard a lot of the tracks from Kanye's newest album and I will go ahead and say that it is Shit. I expect good ol' Stephen will do just fine.

[Mr. Tool]

Here’s a double disc collection by a criminally overlooked band. I know you’ve never heard of them before but you really should give this a shot.

Pearl Jam – Lost Dogs



For the tracklisting and more info, check the Wiki page

Disc 1:

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Disc 2:

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[Dimmukane]

So instead of being a good boy and deciding my top albums of 2008 and listening to the albums I have not heard yet, I have been spinning this constantly because it is just that good.

Neil on Impression - The Perfect Tango



These guys are an incredible post-rock group from Italy. It contains four 10 or so minute tracks that are just incredible. The four tracks of this album just seem to flow out so beautifully and naturally. They also have one of the best quiet-loud dynamics I have heard. The way they peak at their crescendos is insane. They build their crescendos with just the right amount of tension that when the break it is just so good to hear. If you enjoy post-rock you definitely should check this out. Also, there is a dude from Raein in this band, so thats always cool. Here is a Silent Ballet review if you wanna read more about it.

Um.  There isn't actually a link to the album.  Which, after hearing you talk about it, it making me anxious.

[Mr. Tool]

Japanese post-rock anyone?

sgt. – Stylus Fantasticus

Even though it apparently falls under post rock’s ever-growing umbrella, Stylus Fantasticus takes a heavy influence from modern prog, giving the record a harder base than its contemporaries. Instead of epic dynamic contrasts and gorgeous repeated phrases, the album instead runs at a more frenzied pace, allowing constant melody and ace rhythm performances to form eight tracks of instrumental chaos. Stylus Fantasticus runs in a very specific frame: Each song develops a drum and bass theme (courtesy of the excellent Kouji Akashi and Hitoshi Ono), which in turn provides a solid foundation for violinist/pianist Mikiko Narui to build melodies that practically engulf the listener in sgt.’s sound. The opening track “Magnificent Light” serves as a great example of this by incorporating gorgeous piano playing over a jagged guitar base for four minutes of relaxed, carefree jamming. It serves as a fine preclude for the beast that follows, the asymmetrical blazer “The dilemma-game of snatched people.” Unlike the preceding track, “Dilemma-game” utilizes sgt.’s immensely talented rhythm section to run at a furious clip for 6 minutes, officially kicking off Stylus Fantasticus and introducing the world to sgt.'s definite skill at free-flowing improvisational mayhem.

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[valley_parade]

Parachutes - Tour EP

I suppose when you're boning the frontman of Sigur Ros, your band gets all the right in the world to open on their US tour. That said, I REALLY enjoyed Parachutes when they did that whole "we're opening for Sigur Ros" thing.

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[michaelicious]

This EP is great! Plus the picture of the dog in the boat is awesome. Do they have any more stuff?

[valley_parade]

I think they have a split with another Icelandic band somewhere, but I'm not sure.

[pat101]

Here is an older Bonnie Prince Billy release as Palace Music. I love Oldham's voice along with the almost improvised feel on some of the album.

Palace Music - Viva Last Blues - 1995

Such a good album, maybe my favourite Oldham record. Highly reccomended

[Koremora]

@Spoon_of_grimbo: That TGS rip would be excellent.

After doing a search for The Sound of Animals Fighting, I found this thread to be severely lacking thereof. And so, their first and third album:

The Tiger and the Duke:

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The Ocean and The Sun

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They are some excellent progressive/experimental type musics. Several of the members of the RX Bandits are also members of TSOAF, as well as Anthony Green of Circa Survive. It doesn't sound like any of the stuff from their respective bands, though. Hope you enjoy. 

[spoon_of_grimbo]

@Spoon_of_grimbo: That TGS rip would be excellent.

here's the link to where i originally downloaded it from, courtesy of  the Bsides-R-Us blog site.

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http://www.megaupl0ad.com/?d=RXMVJZNB
sorry, it's megaupl0ad, but it still works, i checked.  and remember to swap the zero for an "o"

it's synched together well.  i tried to do my own mix on audacity and it came out terrible, but this one's pretty good.

[Vendetagainst]

-VALID CONTRIBUTION-

If anyone wants some Rosetta, I would be willing to upload that too, though the sound quality is only 128 kb/s. Unless someone else has higher quality Rosetta.... *hinthint*

act two has been posted already.

please do a simple search. and NO requests.

Don't be a dick. The guy was posting music and was offering to post more music, there was no request.

[sean]

Um.  There isn't actually a link to the album.  Which, after hearing you talk about it, it making me anxious.

Oh shit, sorry about that. I fixed it.

Also I wrote a really terrible description. Especially about the quiet loud part. But they do break their crescendos awesomely. But don't be surprised if I over-hyped you. It's a great album for people who already listen to too much post-rock.

[KvP]

I've got maybe three post-rock albums and I think it might be too much, would I like it?

I do believe I have some Faint and... Los Campesinos! on the way.

[Mr. Tool]

Bon Iver - Blood Bank (EP)

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[Clintaga]

It's a great album for people who already listen to too much post-rock.

Uhh, let's see...

Full GS!YBE Discography,
Full EITS Discography,
Full God is an Astronaut Discography,
Full 65daysofstatic Discography,
and between 20-25 other bands (Llange, Meniscus, The Red Sparrowes, Jakob, The Seven Mile Journey, This Will Destroy You, Some Agalloch (not all the norse metally stuff, which is also really, really good, Sweek, etc.), each of whom I have at least two albums by...

And I don't even come close to 'Too Much Post-Rock', in my opinion. I don't even know what that means. Post-Rock for me has always been that go-for-broke, pulsing crescendo at the end of the exploding supernova while Angels fight Gundams in space (and at the bottom of the ocean) accept that the Angels are also robots, but magical (and both Gundams and Angels are being piloted by dragons and Shogoths, respectively), and because of the way that makes me feel, I would happily inundate my psyche with as much of that as possible.

Post-Rock in general just gives me the inspiration to keep writing and working towards the goals I set out for myself, because I feel like the majority of PR is basically just "Set-up, build up, intro break down, bridge, second breakdown, repeat 1-9 times (depending on band), utterly ridiculous finale, next track." which sounds bland and formulaic (believe me, some of it is, hello Wood & Wires), but largely it's inspiring, because these songs are so heavy and draped in such weighty magnitude that carrying a song like always seems like an act not reserved for the weak of mind, body, and spirit, just shamans and monks of pure elemental sonic bad-assedness (That being said, If you took all 4 members of EITS and weighed them together, they'd probably come in at less than 500 lbs, just saying, I thought everything was BIGGER in Texas).

Like, I'm trying to imagine what the circumstances behind "listening to too much Post-Rock" are, and in every single one of them, I am an extremely, extremely happy person, even in the fantasy where I'm hanging upside down in a straight jacket, and the full cast of "Family Matters" is just absolutely pelting me with rotting fruit and garbage while "Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die..." is playing Ad Infinitum at face-breaking decibels, and believe me when I say that is huge, 'cause me and Urkel have serious beef.

That being said, I don't own a single album by either Slint or Bedhead, so maybe... I dunno.

Too much Post-Rock? Dawg, you trippin'.

[imapiratearg]

Bon Iver - Blood Bank (EP)

*Gasp!*

[Dimmukane]

Man that Gotye was good.  Really good.

[Patrick]

God yeah it was. I've been linking non-forumites to it and their reactions have been the same.

[sean]

tldr: post rock is awesome YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

That's what I'm talkin about. You'll probably enjoy that album.

Anyway I'm shocked this album isn't in here (I did a search)

Gregor Samsa - 27:36

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These guys do the whole slow and pretty post-rock thing that swells up into beautiful waves of sound. It's incredibly good, I highly recommend it.

[spoon_of_grimbo]

As everyone's having a bit of a post-rock-gasm at the moment, I figured I'd post some relevant material...


Firstly, a violin-y, orchestral-ish post-rock album called "How Lonely Sits the City" by The Ascent of Everest:

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When I thought of uploading this, I figured I'd give it another listen, only the second time I've listened to it properly since buying it, and it's way better than i remember.  They've been compared to Godspeed You Black Emperor, but I can't vouch for whether or not that's a fair comparison, as I've not heard much Godspeed yet.


Next up, an album ("Sea of the Dying Dhow") and EP ("Laurentian's Atoll") by *Shels (no, the random asterisk isn't a typo...):





(Both in one folder)

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Formed from the ashes of hotly-tipped (before they went and broke up) UK post-metallers Mahumodo, these guys play a nice blend of light, airy post-rock and hard-hitting post-metal.  I'm not sure if there's a concept behind the weird, story-like song titles, but if there is, knowledge of it isn't required to enjoy the music.


Lastly, another ex-Mahumodo band, Devil Sold His Soul, with their EP ("Darkness Prevails") and full-length ("A Fragile Hope"):





(Both in one folder)

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Possibly the harshest post-metal band I've heard yet, owing to vocalist Ed Gibb's tendency to use screams rather than the usual growls (although he also does some soaring melodic parts too, a highlight of their sound).  They've been described as "post-metalcore" but I don't really like this term, as it lumps them in with a lot of bad bands who they completely outshine.

Here's a review I did of the full-length for sputnikmusic.com:

Look at that haunting image of a drowning woman on the front of A Fragile Hope. You know from the start that this isn't going to be a cheery affair. Take the CD out of the case, put it in your stereo, and lie down. Close your eyes.

Open them. You're lying on a dusty floor in an very small and unfamilar building. The building is ruined; you know this because pieces of the age-old stone wall litter the floor around you, and a large portion of the roof is missing, allowing drops of rain to fall onto your face from the ominous grey sky above. In the distance, thunder rumbles. Lying there for a few minutes, taking in your surroundings, you surmise that the thunder is getting nearer. Slowly, you rise to your feet and make your way out of the building, through a hole in the wall. Looking around, you realise you're well and truly lost, and a sickening feeling begins to rise in your gut. The building is situated in the midst of a huge expanse of bleak moorland, and turning round, you realise that you're mere miles from a coastline, as unfamiliar as the building you woke up in. The sea seems to stretch out forever, grim, still and grey, reflecting the gathering storm clouds above.

Instinctively, you turn away from the dark sea and head inland. Nothing but the same empty moorland as far as the horizon. The thunder is getting much nearer now, and the wind is picking up. It might be just your ears playing tricks on you, but you could swear you can hear strange unearthly howls being carried towards you on the steadily increasing wind... Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, the sky opens up, lightning strikes, and the rains comes barrelling down in sheets. The sound is deafening, and the downpour is so intense that you can barely see three feet in front of you. Frantically, you run back to the relative shelter of the ruined building, and after what seems like hours (or could it have been minutes? Days? It's hard to say...), you reach the stone wall and take shelter under the remaining section of roofing.

After a while, a huge roll of thunder, much bigger than all those that preceded it, signals the strangely sudden end of the storm. Looking out, the sickening feeling begins to rise again, as you notice that the building is far closer to the coast than it had been before. A second look brings the realisation that the tide is coming in fast. The landscape seems even more impossibly bleak than before. The light rain that remains after the storm makes a low hiss as it hits the puddles of muddy water that litter the surrounding land, and the unearthly cries of earlier have been reduced to plaintive distant howls, now and then disguised by a large gust of wind. The tide is moving further in, fast, and it seems the storms is gathering for another attack. The sickening feeling turns into fear, and you begin to run inland. Nature itself seems to sense this, and the storm breaks again, the wind begins to blow rain into your face like shards of glass, and the tide rapidly continues its advance.

Tripping in potholes, falling onto rocks, frantically scrambling to your feet, with almost zero visibility, you continue to run desperately away from the elements that attack you, but it seems they're coming from all sides. Throwing yourself forwards for the final time, you trip again, striking your head on a rock.

You wake up. You're lying face up in a pool of stagnant water. The landscape is still as empty as it was before, but the sun is shining brightly down on your face. Slowly you rise to your feet. You don't know where you are, or where to go, but somehow you don't care. You feel as if a giant wave has washed over you and now everything is calm peaceful. But looking into the distance, you see a storm gathering...

[Lost Boy?]

Lost Boy?

For fans of
[ Experimental Lofi Alternative & Punk Kiwi-Pop Noise Ambience ] / [ Wire / Dinosaur Jr. / The Fall / My Bloody Valentine / Ariel Pink / Wolf Eyes / Jesus & Mary Chain / Nirvana / Wilco / Black Dice ]

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"ªnarchy in the US" by Lost Boy
a collection of tracks from 2006-2008


"ªnarchy in the U.S. [Part 1]" [CD-R / Download]

(0:41) It Before
(2:58) Taste Butter [featuring Boats]
(4:27) Broken Frame [featuring Boats]
(1:47) Egg Satan [featuring Boats]
(2:25) Darth Invader [featuring Boats]
(3:49) Western Omelet [featuring Boats]
(2:09) Fruit Of The Doom [featuring Boats]
(1:50) Try and Be Simple
(2:09) Floor Drunk [featuring Boats]
(3:51) Gremlin Witch [featuring Boats]
(1:09) 1991
(1:51) Grim Reaper
(2:24) Ice Cream Man [featuring Boats]
(2:22) If I Had A Chance
(1:51) If You Were My Girl [featuring Boats]
(1:59) Answer [featuring Boats]
(1:59) Here
(5:47) Hemorrhages 1 & 2 / DFs Mansion [featuring Alex O]
Total Time (45min20sec)
Recorded on Br-8 / 4 Track Cassette
(2006 - 2008)

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"1991" [CD-R / Download] (Lost Boy)

(1:51) Grim Reaper
(2:21) Oh My Creepy
(2:24) Ice Cream Man
(2:01) Fast Burn
(1:31) Be Cool
(1:30) looC eB
(1:54) One Way
(1:09) 1991
(2:19) Cold Blooded
(2:10) Luciferian
(2:20) Cut Me
(3:16) Attract Opposite
(2:14) Images
(2:21) If I Had A Chance
(2:32) Promise Broken

Total Time (31min47sec)
Recorded on Br-8 Track Zip Disk
(Feb - June 08)



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