jacklovezhimself

the yndi hala album was fantastic and that was only a 9/10?
not to sound like a super-mooch but can you up the other one?
I'll be your best friend...

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dac

I really should have stressed this, but Valley of the Giants is NOT your typical post rock album. It's a little bit its own entity, and if it HAD to be classified, it would be post rock, but only by default. Thanks for the support though, much appreciated.

I like to think that a 10/10 signifies absolute perfection, and while EEB is one of my favorites, I like to keep 10/10 reserved for a select few. Even though I gave Valley of the Giants a 10/10, it could get bumped down. I've only had it for a month or so, so there's no telling how it will stick around with me...

Link on the way though

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Sigur Ros & Steindor Andersen - Rímur EP

Woo. More post rock. And Urban throws up in his mouth a little. Fans of the Heima documentary will recognize this.


Well this isn't your traditional post rock. Sigur Ros is the name you'll recognize, but they are not the stars here. Steindor Andersen, another Icelander, steals the show with gorgeous viking chants sung over the top of ambient instrumentation reminiscent of Von or Agaetis. Over the band, Andersen's slow, deep voice is a wonderful contrast to Jonsi's crooning falsetto. The EP runs 6 tracks and about 26 minutes and I prefer it to all Sigur Ros albums but Agaetis and ().

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Akira

Come on Dac, so far so good. We wanna see more posts from you. What ya got lined up next?

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dac

Ahh thanks man, I've just been really, really busy with things lately and haven't had much time for the site. That'll be changing soon though.

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dac

Ok, I'm quite bored at the moment as I am working on a 10 page lab report due at noon tomorrow and it's going absolutely nowhere, so here's a super cool album review:

Song of the Silent Land - A Compilation by Constellation Records

Constellation Records, for those of you not familiar with the label, is most popular for spawning Godspeed You! Black Emperor and the myriad of side projects that followed. They are most definitely a label for the fans and the music, as they are major critiques of the RIAA and the modern music industry. Further, they package some of the coolest records you'll ever see. Just buy F#A# Infinity on vinyl and you'll see what I mean.

This album itself is superb. A must listen for anyone interested in anything remotely experimental, electronic, post rock, world-folk, .... the list goes on. There are 14 songs here (13 of them being unreleased) from 14 different bands, varying about as much as you could possibly imagine from a compilation album, yet it flows better than 99% of things I've ever heard. From the Jewish-inspired folk of Black Ox Orkestar [a band I made a thread for but no one responded to ] to the noise fest of Do Make Say Think to a track from GY!BE themselves, this album never misses. Download this album now, and I promise you'll find yourself checking out at least one of the bands found on it.

Peace fuckers

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