Explosions in the Sky

[AndreTheHyena]

I'm not one to endorse drug use, honestly, being a bitter cynic, but a few days ago I dropped acid and listened to The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place for something like six to eight hours, and it was so perfect and moving for the whole experience.

I'm not a huge fan of the ambient, relaxed post-rock. Earth... was such a nice mix of epic and relaxed, though. I need more, in case I ever decide to do mind-expanding drugs ever again. Are their other albums as good, and if not, what other "post-rock" albums are as absolutely intense and emotional as that one?

[Waldo]

Pretty sure the only reason it was "intense and emotional" was because you were on acid.

[AndreTheHyena]

No, I've heard it before, whilst sober, and it was still emotional and intense.

Work with me, here.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I'm not one to endorse drug use, honestly, being a bitter cynic, but a few days ago I dropped acid and listened to The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place for something like six to eight hours, and it was so perfect and moving for the whole experience.
I really like the name of that album.

[Otherside]

I imagine Those Who Tell The Truth would have been somewhat of a dramatic experience on acid

I want to listen to EitS on shrooms I didn't remember to last time :\

[dei]

Explosions in the Sky are amazing live.

[cometuesday]

They really are.

Nobody was really getting it though when I saw them with the Pumpkins. There was like one guy a few rows before me that was totally into it but I, unfortunately, had to listen to commentary from these two douchebags who obviously didn't appreciate them.

They were sweet though, when they get going it really is like a prolonged explosion going off.

[CarnageFairy]

I like 'em, but they're no GY!BE.


I'm sure they'd be amazing with some LSD in my bloodstream, though.

[tablespoonful]

the birth and death of the day jesu mix

is my fav explinsky track

[AndreTheHyena]

I like 'em, but they're no GY!BE.


I'm sure they'd be amazing with some LSD in my bloodstream, though.

Which Godspeed album is "essential"? I used to have, I think, Yanqui..., but I didn't fully appreciate it at the time...

[Krash100]

Can't wait to see these guys live in April. Everyone keeps telling me great things.

As for similar albums I'd suggest God Is An Astronsaut's last two albums, Sigur Ros' () and Godspeed! You Black Emperor -
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Anteneas to Heaven <-- (the essential Godspeed)


I definetly spelled anteneas wrong...who cares

[Otherside]

Which Godspeed album is "essential"? I used to have, I think, Yanqui..., but I didn't fully appreciate it at the time...

Skinny Fists and F#A#(infinity symbol)

[Neoteric]

EITS are okay, I'm going to see them live with Eluvium next week though.

[Pastorius]

I'm going to see them this Thursday, should be awesome.

Amazing video to Birth and Death of the Day on YouTube, check it out.

[dei]

EITS are okay, I'm going to see them live with Eluvium next week though.


I hate you.

[Liebensaft]

Which Godspeed album is "essential"? I used to have, I think, Yanqui..., but I didn't fully appreciate it at the time...

Lift Your Skinny Fists.... It's good. When you're tripping, you're pretty much completely enthralled by the music. It's like being inside of a movie. That's the best way to describe it.

[-Listy-]

EITS are okay, I'm going to see them live with Eluvium next week though.

lucky bastard.. i wanted to go to that gig..unfortunately my friends have bad tastes in music and i dont feel like going through to glasgow on my own :(

[dei]

Ask semi to go with you. He lives near Glasgow and he's like 300 cm tall.

[YourBiggestFan]

they're even better on birth control

[Phototropic]

gonna see Explosions in the sky on thursday in bristol, quite looking forward to it

much rather be seeing Godspeed you though haha

will be suitably stoned hopefully :)

[Aficionado]

Work with me, here.

this and eliminator don't get along too well

[cometuesday]

Which Godspeed album is "essential"? I used to have, I think, Yanqui..., but I didn't fully appreciate it at the time...

No mention of Slow Riot yet??

To be honest, if you end up digging Godspeed at all there is no one essential album. Get 'em all why not right?

[YourBiggestFan]

No mention of Slow Riot yet??

To be honest, if you end up digging Godspeed at all there is no one essential album. Get 'em all why not right?

they are like pokemans

[28if]

I saw them this summer at VirginFest, bad venue for their show but was still amazing. Going to catch them in March (I think) at Aspen and in Denver, pretty pumped. Not too many shows come to Denver/Boulder/basically anywhere I can get to.

[EADGC]

I love EitS. Can't wait for them to come to the Toronto area next.


They destroy GY!BE in my opinion.

[The Door Mouse]

That is a very outlandish statement.

Though, The Birth and Death of the Day is one of the best songs I've heard... ever.

[EADGC]

I've never heard anything by Godspeed that's really impressed me at all.

tbh

[cometuesday]

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa... woe whoa whoe...

What?

[Pirate Satellite]

That's actually the record I listened to the first time I ever took LSD.
I think that's as good of a post-rock album as I have ever heard.

Godisanastronaut- All Is Violent, All Is Bright
This Will Destroy You- Young Mountain
Low In The Sky- We Are All Counting On You, William (debatably post-rock, I guess)

are the only other ones I really listen to.

[EADGC]

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa... woe whoa whoe...

What?

Yeah.

I downloaded F#A# I believe

meh

[cometuesday]

This Will Destroy You are pretty good. If you dig them you might like a post-rocky group on the same label called On Fire. They just have an EP but I'm pretty sure both bands have material planned for 2008.

Yeah.

I downloaded F#A# I believe

meh

FAIL. Acquire Slow Riot or Lift Your Skinny Fists... now.

[EADGC]

This Will Destroy You are pretty good. If you dig them you might like a post-rocky group on the same label called On Fire. They just have an EP but I'm pretty sure both bands have material planned for 2008.



FAIL. Acquire Slow Riot or Lift Your Skinny Fists... now.

Wait


Skinny Fists was one I had too. it was a while ago.


just not my thing I guess.

[cometuesday]

Oh well, to each his own I suppose. But I still can't see how Explosions in the Sky trumps them.

[EADGC]

I prefer listening to their music?

[Pastorius]

This Will Destroy You are pretty good.

I find the EitS just capture a different level of emotion than most other post rock bands.

[team_racket]

After about 4 years of waiting, Explosions finally hit town tommorow.

I found F#A# overrated. Always preferred skinny fists, anything by Mt. zion or Rachels.

[Otherside]

This Will Destroy You are pretty good. If you dig them you might like a post-rocky group on the same label called On Fire. They just have an EP but I'm pretty sure both bands have material planned for 2008.



FAIL. Acquire Slow Riot or Lift Your Skinny Fists... now.

Slow Riot sucks compared to F#A#(infinity symbol)

[YourBiggestFan]

I'd say that Godspeed! was the more cerebral of the two, or at least the one with stranger song structures and more ambiance in their song writing, along with more experimental instrumentation.

But thats just my take.

[cometuesday]

Slow Riot sucks compared to F#A#(infinity symbol)

Well... you suck compared to Slow Riot.

I mean, I disagree.

[ATM]

I saw them this summer at VirginFest, bad venue for their show but was still amazing. Going to catch them in March (I think) at Aspen and in Denver, pretty pumped. Not too many shows come to Denver/Boulder/basically anywhere I can get to.

I went to that too.

Wheaton represent!

[Pastorius]

Three quarters of an hour and I'll be at the gig suckers.

[dei]

Have fun!

[Mechanical Kangaroo]

I hope they come to Florida soon. Though after checking the tour dates on their website it looks like that's not going to happen for a while...

Let us know how awesome it was.

[dei]

I get to see them soon!

[Spiritofmosa]

i just got a text from my friend telling me that explosions in the sky is playing in KL sometime in feburary. That is amazing news, but i dont think i'll be going

[Krash100]

Has anyone seen God is an Astronaut live? They're suppose to put on a great show, plus I've heard they use a big movie screen in the background and play weird videos for every song in the background. I was thinking of seeing them in March.

[thunderzstruck]

explosions are extremely good live. id love to see god is an astronaut also

buuut i just got back from seeing dan deacon :)
such an awesome show, wow

[Liebensaft]

I imagine EitS and similar bands play really good shows, but as an audience member, I'd be unsure what I should be doing. I'd want to be sitting, I think.

[Pastorius]

I did want a seat last night, but it was still awesome. No-one was really pushing to get to the front, and it was a surprisingly energetic gig from them considering their brand of music. The bassist dropped his pick during the last song and was smacking the **** out of his guitar, then the strap came loose, so his guitar was flailing about madly, was pretty nuts.

[Interstate]

I've just found out that EiTS are playing kind of near where I live this tuesday. My birthday is the day before so I have to drive up from my mum's place to the gig which is like 300 miles away. My girlfriend's house where I live at the moment is only like an hour away from the venue.

Hmmm tempting...

[Gnarmageddon]

I've got a full live set they played in Chicago that a friend sent to me. After hearing that, I'm dying to see them. No good bands come to Indiana though :upset:

[Kyle]

Saw Explosions last night and they were pretty good.

I never seem to be at all excited about their gigs, because they're kind of boring on CD I guess, but they've impressed me both times I've seen them.

[team_racket]

Bristol show was great, they played a good mix of songs. Pleasant venue/atomosphere etc.

[cometuesday]

The bassist dropped his pick during the last song and was smacking the **** out of his guitar, then the strap came loose, so his guitar was flailing about madly, was pretty nuts.

Yeah man the bassist really gets into it.

[Pastorius]

Elevium made me feel like my head was going to explode, it was so loud!

[Bukowski]

I might go see Eluvium/Explosions tomorrow nite.

might

[Kyle]

Team Racket, you must be kidding. Anson Rooms is such a hole, one of the worst venues I've been to - it really sucks the atmosphere I reckon.

Also it might just be me being a snob, but people really shouldn't clap along to eits songs. I can't think of anything more cringeworthy.

[Bordello]

I can't think of anything more cringeworthy.

listening to eits

[Kyle]

They're good live.

I mean that in regards to all music though. If the band don't initiate clapping in songs themselves then clapping should not commence.

[Bordello]

if the band doesn't tell people to like their music, then enjoyment should not commence.

[perriwinkle]

yea like ill clap when i wanna clap and if people wanna clap theyll clap too

[team_racket]

Team Racket, you must be kidding. Anson Rooms is such a hole, one of the worst venues I've been to - it really sucks the atmosphere I reckon.

Also it might just be me being a snob, but people really shouldn't clap along to eits songs. I can't think of anything more cringeworthy.

I was off my tits and the air conditioning felt good. Ok the clapping and head banging was akin to a Shania Twain concert, but the sound was fine to me. Thats all i expected, not some super cool venue where I can chill out and be all hip and take the piss out of people having a good time. We are all students after all.

Worst venue goes to the Cooler, cant see a thing unless you stand on the platform at the back :p

[Pastorius]

I saw Minus the Bear at the cooler, they weren't very good, sound was bad, they weren't bringing any of the atmosphere of their song to the live experience, it was a shame.

But Kid Carpet was supporting, which provided much comedy.

[team_racket]

That sucks. I caught Mono and Jesu there and it was ok, just absolutely rammed so it was hard to see anything. The sound was also pretty rubbish which made the show worse considering Mono played for what seemed like three hours.

[Kyle]

Worst venue goes to the Cooler, cant see a thing unless you stand on the platform at the back :pOr right at the front. I saw Battles for the first time there and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

[Bukowski]

Neoteric did you go to Explosions?

I missed it, but my friend and his gf went and said it was awesome.

[Interstate]

I'm missing out on going to see Explosions tomorrow cos me and my girlfriend have to babysit one of her friends brothers & sisters. :upset:

[team_racket]

Just pop the cd in and make out.

[perriwinkle]

yea true that that would be a really epic makeout session haha

[Interstate]

Just pop the cd in and make out.

:naughty:

[team_racket]

Honestly, seeing them live was like making an explosions mixtape. No better or worse than on disc. Have a great time.

[Phototropic]

i found the gig boring, they played great, the tunes were really nice live but standing up for an hour with no energy being passed around the room, dull

[Pastorius]

The Bristol crowd got into it, few people from here complaining because of that, but I think it made it better, no-one was going mental or anything (except for the guy who goes mental at every gig), just a sufficient amount of head nodding.

[dei]

I like shows where people stand around with their arms folded.

[Liebensaft]

What else is there to do during a show like this? Like I said before, I'd like to be sitting.

[DRUMMER MAN]

Yeah man the bassist really gets into it.

Bassist/Guitarist

[cometuesday]

Bassist/Guitarist

I was waiting for that.

[dei]

What else is there to do during a show like this? Like I said before, I'd like to be sitting.

When I saw them at the Troubadour some cunt standing right in front of the stage was crying for like most of the show. Then this one song came on and he picked up his head and smiled the biggest ****ing smile ever. He was really sweaty, too. Scared me a little bit.

[Liebensaft]

When I saw them at the Troubadour some squirrel standing right in front of the stage was crying for like most of the show. Then this one song came on and he picked up his head and smiled the biggest ****ing smile ever. He was really sweaty, too. Scared me a little bit.

Yeah, that's strange as hell. What a weirdo.

[DRUMMER MAN]

When I saw them at the Troubadour some cunt standing right in front of the stage was crying for like most of the show. Then this one song came on and he picked up his head and smiled the biggest ****ing smile ever. He was really sweaty, too. Scared me a little bit.

Probably on 35 hits of acid

[EADGC]

They're good live.




They're one of the best bands live imo

[EmptyApartment]

Love them.

[Kirgasm]

Your Hand in Mine gets me everytime :')

[static]

:')

[TheOpethAffinity]

Amazing

[Aficionado]

Your Hand in Mine gets me everytime :')

123

[TheOpethAffinity]

"The Only Moment" >>>>>> yourhandinmine

[ROCKetship]

"The Only Moment" >>>>>> yourhandinmine

x1000000000000000000

probably my best listening experience ever was with this album.

it was finals time, and i just finished studying for like 5 hours straight at the library on campus.

i came out and was gonna try and catch the last bus on the night, but i missed it.

middle of winter, about 1:30 in the morning, i decide to throw on the ipod and make the cold, 40 minute walk back to my place.

randomly throw on earth is not a cold dead place, and everything was just perfect.

the cold, the night, nobody around, snow falling...it was just perfect.

the only moment... in particular is amazing.

[Krash100]

I used to really like EITS.... until I realized Mogwai were so much better

[Phototropic]

I used to really like EITS.... until I realized Mogwai were so much better

true story

[Wanker]

As far as post-rock on acid is concerned, I have previously gone with Do Make Say Think's music on shuffle (it's actually where their first album really shines). I also would listen to Yndi Halda. And of course GY!BE's Lift Your Skinny Fists is necessary, mostly for the experience.