Anteater

Just got Program Music I today and even after only two spins I think its pretty ****ing amazing, especially since most post-rock bores me to near-tears.

Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention Zarks, and keep up the reviews!

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Zarko

Same here, I generally ignore anything tagged with post rock unless its been a special recommendation by others (And even then I will still be skeptical).

As I think I mentioned, as soon as I chucked it on it still felt fresh and amazing. Totally great album.

Bulldog

Fresh and amazing post-rock going for 9.4/10 eh? Might just have to give this one a shot myself too.

I second the keep up the reviews notion

Zarko

Urban Tribe - The Collapse of Modern Culture



Just a short one today. As I was reading through this thread, I was surprised to see no mention of Urban Tribe from myself, whose release 'The Collapse of Modern Culture' under the Mo Wax label is one of the seminal electronic releases of the 1990's. It's a bit tough to describe whats going on I suppose, but when you're mixing in four Detroit masters in Sherard Ingram, Carl Craig, Anthony Shakir and Kenny Dixon, something grand is likely to be popping out the other end.

Ingram leads the project, and the distinct Detroit techno stylings aren't lost in a relatively downbeat but inspiring album. Probaly better to hear with your own ears.







Probably sits around 9.5 out of 10 for me.

Bulldog

It's official - this album is amazing. Probably the best album I've picked up from this thread (although I'm yet to give Korai Öröm a listen just yet).

Keep up the good work mate.

Zarko

Well, good that I chose to re-review it then.

Short hiatus til I get the bulk of the Dead Can Dance stuff done.

Might chuck one or two reviews in...

Zarko

Sunday’s Slave

That one decent song from that one album…
I get mighty pissed off when I download an album after listening to one decent track on youtube only to be let down by the rest of the album.

Either way, gonna chuck up a few weekly now just to do something.

(In)voluntary Emotional Response – Infidel?/Castro!


I should have seen the warnings really. With a name like that in its entire pedantic glory, surely I should have known not to waste my time? (Ala Godspeed) But no, a half decent ‘dark’ post rock affair in this one track is just an annoying grindfest for the only 2 friggin’ CDs. Maybe if you’re a noise/grindcore fan its worth a check out, but from a bit boring/interesting to insanely average noise isn’t my sort of thing.

Cheefproduction – Phonosapiens


I really like this track for what it is. Some nice scratching/mixing hip hop and sampling makes it an interesting affair, if not terribly unique. Alas, the rest of the album is just meh.

beszpilman

From the little I've seen from the videos posted, I'm afraid I'll be feeling the same.

It's funny, I have only just written in my journal that it's gonna be some time since I interest myself in instrumental records again, but you know what? Program Music I has just made into my wishlist, just like that.

Zarko

Well most of this journal is instrumental, so I hope you find a few things that spark your interest

Zarko

Grains’ Cranes is a debut release that roughly falls into the aesthetic of gloom folk. Sometimes it becomes more psychedelic in its nature; however, everything leads back to a nice, basic, folk sound. The album is pretty much made up of strumming. Often though, it becomes so intense that the resultant sound of the strum means nothing – only the actual strum itself finds itself into the music, and I quite like that touch.

The actual album may be a bit repetitive to some. Perhaps it is the best for the gloom label, as it stops itself from developing in its nature – The whole way it is Rob Williams on his acoustic guitar strumming along, not deviating much from his low tempo sounds and notes. Due to this, it can be difficult to grab hold of, even when you are giving it your most undivided attention. However, in the right atmosphere the light will simply turn on and you will find yourself within its grasp. It probably won’t hold you for too long, and can possibly become a forgotten note in your musical collection, but its well worth experiencing once. It’s a shame if you never get dragged into Williams’ melancholic world.


I’ve mentioned this around the place, and it deserves to get mentioned once again. Forseti is a neofolk/apocalyptic folk project hailing from Germany. Erde, whilst sometimes feeling ‘similar’ between each song, is an amazing piece of work. I can’t make high nor low of the lyrics (Being sung in German), but this doesn’t detract from the overall atmosphere or the music itself. The songs are led by a relatively simply acoustic guitar strum most of the time with an assortment of random instruments, such as flutes and violins, as well as Forseti’s vocals, with the occasional guest in to help him. His voice perhaps personifies the German language in my opinion – Harsh and aggressive, but in this context it is near perfect.

This is pretty standard fare for neofolk – However, it manages to do the simple stuff so well that there is little else to do but enjoy the music. Sometimes the songs feel a bit redundant due to the similarities between songs, though despite this there are some amazing songs. Das Abendland, the final song on the album, can match it up to any other song out there when it comes to album finales. This album is more for already fans of the genre, though I have no doubt that some may find themselves swayed to find more in the area after listening to Erde.