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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: Kill.kenada on 25 Nov 2008, 08:18

Title: He has left us alone but shafts of light still grace the corners of our rooms
Post by: Kill.kenada on 25 Nov 2008, 08:18
Ok, I've recently started listening to this album and wondered if there is anything else similar to this album out there.

I'm looking for something similar to the track 'Broken Chord Can Sing a Little'

Maybe something even more minimalistic.

Any suggentions are appreciated, thanks.
Title: Re: He has left us alone but shafts of light still grace the corners of our rooms
Post by: Jackie Blue on 25 Nov 2008, 10:10
There is rather a lot of music like that out there.

First and foremost, the band Labradford.  Get all six of their albums immediately.

Also, the Labradford side-projects Pan American and Aix Em Klemm.  I'm partial to the first and fourth Pan American albums the most.

After you get those, get back to me.  Because those are by far the best minimalist/ambient post-rock out there.
Title: Re: He has left us alone but shafts of light still grace the corners of our room
Post by: Kill.kenada on 25 Nov 2008, 12:49
Excellent, I'll get on that later.

Any particular album to start at?
Title: Re: He has left us alone but shafts of light still grace the corners of our rooms
Post by: Jackie Blue on 25 Nov 2008, 19:43
If you want to hear the best stuff first, get Labradford's self-titled third album and the two after it, Mi Media Naranja and E Luxo So.  Their first album has a lot of just plain ambient drone, but it also has the insanely beautiful "Soft Return".  Their second one, A Stable Reference, is also quite good in a Twin Peaks music sort of way.  Honestly, the last album they did, Fixed::Context, is sort of shitty.  It's a 20-minute track that isn't very interesting and then 3 shorter tracks that aren't that good either.  I have no idea how they went from "best band ever" to "not so hot" in one album, but they did.
Title: Re: He has left us alone but shafts of light still grace the corners of our room
Post by: Kill.kenada on 26 Nov 2008, 06:42
Eugh, every Labradford album I've tried either needs a password, or is in m4a format.

Any chance anyone could upload an mp3 version?
Title: Re: He has left us alone but shafts of light still grace the corners of our rooms
Post by: Jackie Blue on 26 Nov 2008, 11:01
They're quite cheap if you buy them directly from Kranky Records.  I very much doubt you'll be disappointed.
Title: Re: He has left us alone but shafts of light still grace the corners of our room
Post by: Kill.kenada on 26 Nov 2008, 13:09
Ok, thanks again!
Title: Re: He has left us alone but shafts of light still grace the corners of our room
Post by: Kai on 27 Nov 2008, 00:32
also, at the very worst, if you haven't, there are all the OTHER ASMZ albums, although each album is pretty different from the last. THey're all exceptional, however.