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| 0.0 | Static | August 10th 11 |
honestly the reaction to this is baffling to me. godspeed comparisons? so far off.
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| 4.0 excellent | zaruyache | January 17th 16 |
Slowest Runner! In All the World
Lift Your Skinny Necks Like Giraffes To Heaven
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| 4.5 superb | Scoot | March 8th 11 |
What Godspeed would have sounded like had they continued to write new music.
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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | August 13th 20 |
This does sound like classic late 90s/early 00s post-rock with its multiple build-ups, tear-jerking violin and cello, rambling guitars and drums, and discrete but always present piano. The almost lo-fi production makes the sound rough around the edges for such classical-inspired music, but that's actually for the better, the whole lot wandering on the edge of frailty. Could be a classic within this special brand of post-rock save for some meandering parts, but hey if you like post-rock make sure to give this a listen.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bedex | July 5th 20 |
This is cool post-rock and certainly worth a check, but the first third struggles a lot by constantly building up into climaxes that never really feel like they lead anywhere, pausing, then building up again, repeating the pattern to a clock and thus losing the listener a bit. It's a shame because the instrumentation is quite original and leads to really cool sections (the intro or the buildup at min 5 on 1, and the gorgeous piano transition at 6:30 on 3). The advantage is that it makes it feel flowing and organic, but a bit boring to my taste. The middle of the album breaks this cycle and really is its peak. 4 offers a very nice and dark atmosphere that caught my attention by stopping the ebb and flow of conclusionless climaxes, while 5 is a super cool jam, full of cool ideas for start to finish, and convinced me that this band was well worth the check despite the rough first third. The interlude that ensues on 6 is also very nice. Finally, the last track dips in quality a bit, but still feels a bit better than the first third of the album due to its less predictable construction. It's a lot darker and starts off with difficulty, but by the midtrack and its ambient-ish passages (a style which I kinda wish they stuck to instead of taking so much inspiration from pointless crescendocore) at min 5 or 7-8, and from the pretty min 12 leading to an awesome conclusion. This has dope artwork, and I'm also baffled that sputnik can handle the band name. If you like post-rock check it. 3.75
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| 4.5 superb | Brady Hayes | July 27th 17 |
Opener and Closer are worth the listen to any fan of post-rock, Zoe Machete Control has perhaps one of the best ending crescendos in all of post-rock
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| 3.5 great | Monheim | December 19th 15 |
Pretty good but thank goodness gy!be is releasing albums again
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| 4.5 superb | IslamicPenguins | January 25th 13 |
Extraordinary post-rock album plain and simple. Unconventional instrumentation and ambience makes the a near classic. Highly recommended.
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| 0.0 | Xaulb | July 18th 12 |
Some really awesome, non-crescendocore Post-Rock. Eagerly awaiting more from these guys.
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| 5.0 classic | lancebramsay | May 23rd 11 |
I like how the band registered on sputnik and 5'd
their own album. Get back into the studio and
continue making amazing music!
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| 4.0 excellent | Zakusz | July 10th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | crab | January 29th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Verlix | September 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | sidjmt | July 5th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Gnax | August 19th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. EMERITUS | December 26th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | tene | August 23rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Adam | March 4th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | akimbo | February 2nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Greem | November 20th 13 |
| 3.5 great | mttgry | April 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | JS19 | February 3rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Jezzami | August 14th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Sirob | May 12th 12 |
| 3.5 great | RedSky | April 5th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | THIEF | February 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | kanker | February 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Tupik | February 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | jorsh | February 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | iSkane | January 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ILJ | December 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pagaard | October 23rd 11 |
| 5.0 classic | maciej | October 23rd 11 |
| 1.0 awful | UPSMan | October 22nd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Shukal | October 2nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rowdy | September 13th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Eko | September 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hocmat | June 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thane | April 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aids | March 8th 11 |
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