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05-30-2006, 12:52 PM
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I Am The King Of Loss
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Post Rock/Post Metal
I'd been intending to make a post-rock thread for a while now and I think that a thread is really overdue.
From the ghostly soundscapes of Sigur Ros to the uplifting melodies of Explosions in The Sky, Post rock is a genre that a lot of people can enjoy. Many people consider the genre great to relax to and I for one have to agree with that as it is so easy just to sit down with a post rock album and listen. If you are not familiar with the genre, just imagine long brooding songs, usually of about 10+ minutes with rock instruments executed in a classical style. Discuss all things post rock. Reccomended bands: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Sigur Ros Explosions In The Sky A Silver Mt. Zion Mogwai Mono Seascapes of the Interior Last edited by JamJar; 05-30-2006 at 01:08 PM. |
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05-30-2006, 01:02 PM
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You're kind of stupid. Bands like The Sea and Cake and Tortoise, which sound nothing like those bands, are considered post-rock too. You might want to edit that list.
Like I said in the other thread, Explosions in the Sky is not relaxing. Good game, fag. |
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05-30-2006, 01:14 PM
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Registered Monkey
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What makes a post rock or post metal band different from a normal rock or metal band
(besides the 10+ instrumentals)? My friend said its another name for progressive, but I highly doubt it. |
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05-30-2006, 01:23 PM
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I Am The King Of Loss
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As quoted from progarchives (It's not prog, but the genre happens to be covered on prog archives):
"using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords." |
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05-30-2006, 01:24 PM
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Registered Monkey
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Sounds interesting. Of the recommended bands, which one is the best to start with?
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05-30-2006, 01:25 PM
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I Am The King Of Loss
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Probably Godspeed You! Balck Emperor, Sigur Ros and Explosions In The Sky, those three seem to be the most popular amongst the genre.
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05-30-2006, 01:26 PM
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Registered Monkey
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I'll try them out. Thanks...
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05-30-2006, 01:34 PM
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My body becomes my cage
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Awesome genre.
very hypnothic and relaxing. gotta love falling to sleep while playing some post-rock. |
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05-30-2006, 01:36 PM
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losing my obscurity
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I've been digging a lot of post rock bands lately. My favorites are Sigur Ros (my personal favorite), Godspeed, EITS, and Do Make Say Think. Some of it's good for relaxing, but I think Godspeed is a bit scary to relax to.
Favorite post rock songs- Explosions in The Sky- Your Hand in Mine Sigur Ros- Untitled 8 Sigur Ros- Violar Vel Til Loftarasa Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Providence Mogwai- Glasgow Mega Snake Do Make Say Think- When Day Chokes the Night |
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05-30-2006, 01:37 PM
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I think post-rock is all about using the same setup as a rockband, but focusing more on melody and atmosphere than normal rock
My absolute favorite post-rock bands are Explosions in the sky El Ten Eleven And The Samuel Jackson Five SJ5 have managed to create soundscapes with amazingly catchy beautiful melodies that sounds like nothing I've heard before Last edited by denboy; 05-30-2006 at 01:40 PM. |
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05-30-2006, 01:41 PM
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My body becomes my cage
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The JS5 sound nice Kniveboy.
I'll check them out. |
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05-30-2006, 01:47 PM
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Easily Misunderstood is a masterpiece of an album..... (If you manage to find their earlier album same same, but different, don't hesitate to tell me.. Hehe)
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05-30-2006, 02:14 PM
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SLUDGE
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Absolutely do not start off with GY!BE... they're an acquired taste to say the least. Definitely start out with less electronic bands like Explosions or DMST.
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05-30-2006, 02:18 PM
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I Am The King Of Loss
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Lucky that I started off with GY!BE and liked them then.
 . I can see what you mean about them being to an aquired taste. Though it did take me a while to fully appreciate Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven. |
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05-30-2006, 02:22 PM
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I'll just spend 2 seconds whoring out El Ten Eleven again.. Their self titled album is the best "happy" post-rock out there... I dare anyone to listen to their album all the way through without breaking into a smile atleast once
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05-30-2006, 02:28 PM
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Got a Match?
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I started off with Sigur Ros' () and Red Sparrow's At the Soundless Dawn.
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05-30-2006, 02:32 PM
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Out for Blood
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One of my favorite genres, my top bands are Red Sparowes, Pelican and Explosion In The Sky.
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05-31-2006, 07:52 AM
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There Can Be Only One
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Probably an acquired taste for those already into Post-rock, but you should all listen to Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra And Tralala Band. They're closely connected to Godspeed!, sharing several members, but I actually like them more. Recommend in particular the 'Horses in the Sky' album.
I just went to see them live last night, and was completely blown away. Quite a small venue, a local independant thing. The seven band members were fairly tightly packed onto the stage. But good lord did they rule. Two guitars and a drummer who occasionally also played guitar, and a string quartet. Every member of the band provided backing vocals as well. That sets them apart from Godspeed, who don't use vocals much... Efrim has a very strange voice. Not a good singer in the technical sense, but it fits the music very well. Recommended!  |
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05-31-2006, 08:20 AM
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i wonder why its called post rock.. i dont see no rock in sigur ros. but of course theres beter response in the rock and metal forum than any other
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05-31-2006, 10:53 AM
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Komitet Gosudarstvennoy B
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Quote:
 Anyway, as a lot of people may know, I'm a Post Rock nut. It's my favorite genre of music basically. I remember stumbling upon an Explosions in the Sky song for the first time, and thinking to myself, "this is the kind of band I've always been looking for." It snowballed from there, and now I'm immersed.  Godspeed, to me, is definately the best Post Rock (and probably my all time favorite) band, but I basically like it all. Lately, I've also been getting into the first wave of Post Rock. What a lot of people may not realize is that the most recognized PR bands are really among the second (or even third) wave of it. At the beginning, it was a different, more jazzy mentality, but still damn good. I recommend everyone check out Bark Psychosis, Tortoise and Slint. |
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