EITS are playing 9:30 Club and Do Make Say Think are at the Black Cat. That DMST show will be nuts because it's in the backstage, which is very tiny.

is that like in baltimore or what

Both are in DC. You can get there on the metro pretty easily.

so what are the dates for the concertz

Sa 3/17 Explosions In The Sky 6pm Doors @ 9:30 club

SUN APR 1- DO MAKE SAY THINK $10 backstage 9:00 @ Black Cat

If you're anywhere near there, go and see them! DMST are a great band, i wish i could see them live :(


Amit, which is the best Early Porcupine Tree Album? I've got (downloaded :rolleyes: ) deadwing and i really like it, but it can be a bit heavy for me and i heard the early stuff was less heavy?

Get Stupid Dream.

My beef with [I]Stupid Dream[/I] is that there's no epic track like [I]Lightbulb Sun [/I]has. Russia on Ice is one of my top 5 favorite Porcupine Tree tracks forsho'.

With that said, get [I]Signify[/I]. It's less music than new PT tends to be, but it's got a lot more ambient psychadelic stuff going on, so it's a more representative sample of their entire career.

Signify is the best PT.

So I've been listening to GY!BE a lot lately. I forgto how good these guys are.

I third [I]Signify[/I] if you're trying to get a taste of older Porcupine Tree.

recently i've been into god is an astronaut.. i really like the way they arrange the songs and their drums. However i couldnt find any of their albums in HMV over here.

[QUOTE=LF96;13828704]Esmerine make really beautiful music. I'm not quite sure if you can call it post-rock though, it sounds much more like minimalism à la Arvo Pärt. There are no climaxes and such, but that's what's makes it interesting as a whole.

I've actually been thinking of starting a similar style of band with me on various (percussive) instruments and someone else playing violin or cello.[/QUOTE]

well it has some characteristics of postrock but whatever

i've been thinking of something similar to that too. but with a glockenspiel and flute and whatever else i want.

How's the new Explosions in the Sky album? Anyone heard it yet?

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[QUOTE=Zebra;13844980]How's the new Explosions in the Sky album? Anyone heard it yet?[/QUOTE]

pretty good

So, guys. I'm looking for albums/bands similiar to ( ) era Sigur Ros. Basically stuff to sleep and relax to.

I relax to Mogwai and Jaga Jazzist, but then again I'm a fu[size=2]c[/size]king weirdo.

Probably Burton Wagner's "In the realms..." or some Tortoise...

EDIT: EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY! =)

[QUOTE=Wotan;13865020]So, guys. I'm looking for albums/bands similiar to ( ) era Sigur Ros. Basically stuff to sleep and relax to.[/QUOTE]

check out this band called M83

Guys, I'm wrong I think, so correct me.

Jesu is post rock.

They are, but bad post rock.

Okay well anyways, I found a leak to their new album. I think it's pretty good. It's not a very atmospheric sound and the focus seems to be on the singing, (at least on the opening track) but I wouldn't call it bad.

Jesu is sweet. Which album of theirs do you have?

Jesu's Silver EP is amazzzzzzzing beyond belief.

Go back to the BM thread, fatty.

Silver owns hard.

Jesu's alright. They're a little too drone-oriented for me though.

I'm listening to the new Jesu album and it's really awesome. To get into Jesu you have to listen to the nuanced layering of it, it's got some pretty sweet elements underneath those droning guitars.

[QUOTE=Kage;13870218]I'm listening to the new Jesu album and it's really awesome. To get into Jesu you have to listen to the nuanced layering of it, it's got some pretty sweet elements underneath those droning guitars.[/QUOTE]
Indeed. I'll be seeing Isis in Feb and Jesu is supporting them in practically every country besides NZ. :(

Instead we get a NZ post rock band called Jakob. They're a decent band, but don't compare to Jesu. If you're want to hear them, go to myspace.com/jakobmusic and listen to Semaphore.


Meanwhile, I've been listening to EITD non stop lately.

Kage - [I]Conqueror[/I]. I sent the link I found to Oz, is that the new one you're talking about?

rhcp man - Yep, I'll be seeing Jesu and Isis on that tour. :D

Jake - Conqueror is their new one, yeah. It's some sweet action. What do you think of it?

I've only listened to the first couple tracks, but it's allright. A different kind of atmosphere, but pretty good nonetheless.

A lot of the tracks have an almost optimistic feeling in the synth/vocal parts which is strange compared to the relatively nihilistic atmosphere of Silver.

I really dislike the distortion cloaking what sounds like all of their songs. It's annoying.

Well that's part of what you get when Justin Broaderick touches anything. It's meant to induce a kind of drone that layers over the melody of the songs in true shoegaze fashion.

So this is shoegaze?

Not really, just the fact that everything is drowned in layers of distortion is similar. I dunno, I'd make the comparison but I'm afraid someone from Alt&Indie will come in and tear it up.

Still, it's more of a drone/post metal sound than anything.

i'm a tear you up bitch

[QUOTE=jcs497;13869730]Jesu's Silver EP is amazzzzzzzing beyond belief.

Go back to the BM thread, fatty.[/QUOTE]

I have that one.

It's horrible. All poppy and unatmospheric

damn poppy unatmospheric bullshit

:mad:

[QUOTE=Wotan;13870702]I have that one.

It's horrible. All poppy and unatmospheric[/QUOTE]

1) It's not poppy in the least (besides Star, if you're not paying attention)
2) Poppy=bad?
3) Atmospheric=good?

Wake up there, Mackenzie.

It's one of the happiest albums i've heard :-\

I don't like much poppy stuff unless it's like power metal.

Atmospheric = #1 trait in post-rock I look for.

[QUOTE=Wotan;13870834]It's one of the happiest albums i've heard :-\

I don't like much poppy stuff unless it's like power metal.

Atmospheric = #1 trait in post-rock I look for.[/QUOTE]

You must not hear a lot of albums outside of your little cave :p. The majority of it is pretty sad.

Power metal isn't poppy. You need to watch some TV or something, you have no idea what poppy is :lol:

Why look for a trait? If it's good, it's good. If it's not, it's not. Pretty ingenius system, no?