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On 4/11/2020 at 9:39 PM, Affenpuller said:

definitely give it a try, i have just ordered a copy after listening to it all day on spotify!

You and @omik11303were absolutely right about that Barrens record. Addictive stuff.

Also, this was released the other day and it's well worth it:

https://coldbonesuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-cataclysm

9 hours ago, mrewest said:

Listened to Barrens earlier & it was solid, not great imo.  All 3 of these releases are far better to my ears. 

I'm listening to Barrens right now and enjoying it so far. I'll need to see how this sinks in over the next few weeks.

14 hours ago, omik11303 said:

New Barrens album is phenomenal. First great post-rock release of the year. If you haven't heard it yet, fix that.

Nice. Need to listen to that.

So far only Caspian, Whale Fall and Glaciers have done it for me Post Rock wise this year.

14 hours ago, Gumbo72203 said:

Okay so, with all this stimulus money coming in... i'm getting the urge to buy some stupid-expensive records. 

Do any of you have copies of "Everyone Into Position" by Oceansize?  I'm just curious whether the 1st or 2nd press (180g) sounds better.  Didn't wanna start a new thread, figured this was a good place.

I know I have no say in what you do with your money but my advice is: Save it for a rainy day. Things are likely to get worse before they get better. If you can and want to spend money on music, you're better off supporting bands directly instead of plumping the wallets of greedy Discogs sellers as Derek said.

8 hours ago, mrewest said:

Spotlights EP > Holy Fawn EP

Both excellent. Almost equally.

1 hour ago, Gumbo72203 said:

So, this has me quite angered.  The guy from The Life and Times has a podcast, and he just had Mario from Spotlights on.  Both bands played Post. Festival.  In the podcast, they both lambaste the bands at Post Festival for being derivative, talentless musicians.  They said they all sound the same, have no inspiration, etc.  This is a lineup of Girih, Circus Trees, The end of the Ocean, Holy Fawn, I/O, Wander.... etc.  These are kids they're talking shit about, some of them teenagers. 

Coincidentally, Spotlights has an opening slot on the Korn tour which is stopping in Indianapolis on the same weekend as Post Festival. 

This shit pisses me the hell off, because they took the money from Post Fest and then are slinging mud at them after the fact.  Meanwhile, Spotlights still uses the tag "post rock" for their new album. 

 

22:00 and 78:00 for the shit talking if you're curious.  Fuck these guys, and fuck them hard. 

Dude, chill. 

It didn't sound dismissive or douchy in my opinion. A lot of constructive criticism and personal opinions. They also mention that the majority of those bands are young and learning their craft. That's it. 

1 hour ago, mrewest said:

Holy shit this is awesome.  Thanks for posting.  It’s on Spotify.  Basically 2 songs & an interlude.  But I’ve been dying for that studio Blood Pact since seeing at Post Fest.  Song of the damn year already.

Made my day. Blood Pact is indeed the song of the year so far.

Had no idea this was even going to happen but a new Holy Fawn EP just leaked. 15 minutes long, 3 songs.

8 hours ago, Gumbo72203 said:

So uh.....  are you guys on Facebook, and has anybody been following this Mike Mill saga? 

I'm not really one for gossip, but some crazy, crazy, crazy shit just happened over the past week with This Patch of Sky.  Buckle your seatbelts, friends.  I don't know what's true and what's not, but apparently someone from This Patch of Sky had created fake Facebook profiles to trash talk the band Coastlands on all these Post-rock groups, as well as talk up TPOS.  People investigated, and the only posts these profiles ever made years ago were about TPOS and how great they were, life-changing music, etc etc. 

Turns out, one of the fake profile accounts (Mike Mill) used photos stolen from a member of Coastlands' friend's long-abandoned Tumblr account.  The name was changed, but this profile was used to spread shit about Coastlands and basically smear them.  According to Coastlands, this has been happening for years.  Jason (guitar player) finally made a statement about it this past week.

Word on the street is that This Patch of Sky is no more. 


:X :X :X :X :X :X :X :X :X :X :X :X :X
 

Where did you see all this? In what groups? 

I'm liking this quite a lot:

Harborlights - Isolation Ritual

2 hours ago, MayCauseDeath said:

Album is absolutely Phenomenal. I would give it a 9.5 out of 10. It's such a different yet familiar sound reminiscent of Vertikal and SATH 

Agreed. Probably my favorite release of the year alongside Brutus' Nest

1 hour ago, Derek™ said:

Thank you.  I guess they’re literally under “PSOTY”?  Has that always been a thing?

I think they completely let go of the "Pet Slimmers of the Year" name just before this album was released. Smart move.

PS: Album is killer!

On 9/16/2019 at 1:25 PM, Derek™ said:

Are PSOTY nowhere to be found on Spotify anymore?

Damn this is good

So far, this is what's stood out for me:

Not available on Spotify in Ireland for some reason. 

Is there anywhere else I can listen to this before it's delivered? 

16 hours ago, mrewest said:

Plus I just listened to the new Driving Slow Motion (mentioned several times here) & that new album is killer.

It is indeed. I've been listening continuously over the last few days. Refreshing and not the typical crescendo core type stuff that's been getting on my nerve. 

2 albums for the weekend. 

Some nice slow burning tracks:
http://drivingslowmotion.bandcamp.com/album/arda
 

And the new Catacombe album:

http://catacombeofficial.bandcamp.com/album/scintilla

 

 

 

On 6/3/2019 at 4:22 PM, Derek™ said:

I could see this easily becoming my favorite Pelican album in no time.

I have to agree with you here. Possibly their most consistent album.

On 5/17/2019 at 5:56 PM, mrewest said:

I’m sadly very underwhelmed with this new Pillars album.  It’s very short for post-rock & just sounds too much like the cleaner parts of Caspian with the heavy moments just seemingly too predictable & pass by without much of a lasting effect.  This is one of those albums that makes me think I’ve just heard too much post-rock in my life.  

 

But it’s weird because obviously I’ve mentioned a million other bands that sound a like that I’m really into.  But those bands all seem to have moments that stick in my brain & I can specifically say “Oh yeah that’s XXXX band”.  The best moments here just make me think it’s Caspian or the opener which is straight up ITTCT worship.

Surprised you don't like it. 

I've been playing it non stop for a while now and enjoy it quite a lot actually. Doesn't top Old Solar and A Swarm of the Sun as my 2 favorite post rock records this year though. 

On 3/8/2019 at 12:15 AM, omik11303 said:

New Lost in Kiev album, "Persona" out 4/26. New track is out, anyone listen yet?

I thought it was quite "meh". I like both their albums but they took me some time to get into.

On 3/9/2019 at 6:31 PM, thetrackt said:

All eras of Baroness are at the very least good imo. First and Second were solid back in the day and Red and Blue were great, classics even. Yellow and Green were definitely a different side but still even with the emotional bent and less aggressive tendencies those songs hold up. Purple was a good step but for me the one that had the least staying power. Gold and Grey will probably just sound like.... Baroness, and that’s a good thing.

 

At the very least we’re gonna get an album of solid Baroness jams that likely mixes all eras of the band with killer artwork from Baizely. Thumbs up for that.

 

I love every single release of theirs and I'm pretty much sure I'll love what they will come up with next. 

Red > Blue > Yellow & Green > Purple > First & Second > Split w/ Unpersons

21 hours ago, mrewest said:

This was just released Friday.  Lots of different types of gaze here.  Starts off punishingly heavy then mellows out about 4 songs in.  It’s a long album but so good.

 

http://deadswords.bandcamp.com/album/enders

This is really good stuff! Didn't know the band at all and now I'm digging into their older stuff. 

10 hours ago, omik11303 said:

Anyone listen to the new album by Wander yet? I'm most of the way through it right now and it's pretty solid. Reminds me a lot of Heron's album from 2017 - definitely by-the-book, but more good than bad.

7 hours ago, mrewest said:

LOL just finished it about an hour ago & HATED it.  IMO each song just traveled in a billion subtle different directions & should have been 4-5 minutes instead of the 7+ they were.  

 

The first few songs sounded like they just went with long explosive moments  without building towards them at all.  

 

It honestly felt like an improv’d album to me.  Seemed like a lot of ideas where nothing was fully fleshed out.

 

I've listened to it quite a few times and quite like it. 

I appreciate the fact it's very energetic and has extremely catchy melodies. I think I still prefer Mourning (their first album) as it is more straight to the point and the songs are shorter. I need to give this more time and listens though.

Old Solar is still the best Post Rock album of the year for me so far.

7 hours ago, mrewest said:

Been checking out Minor Movements the past couple days.  Really digging the 2 tracks off their upcoming album, including this one http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2019/02/20/minor-movements-debut-brand-new-track-hamatreya/

 

Really digging this. Love the basslines!