drds89 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 That's a damn good list, Don. Thanks Matt. I had to hammer it out from that perspective, hoping it leads the virtual listener down paths to discovering even better jamz per their likes, kind of the way we all did it at first on our own and then through websites, message boards, PMs, communities and here. PS: I still air guitar to the outro riff in ITTCT: S/T - Malabar Front, Daturah: Reverie - Vertex (midsection 1st climax), and many others not on 'the list'. Our oldest son and I learned to play the two guitar parts of Cherry off GFE's A Health Fear 2 summers ago (took me about 2 weeks to figure my part out after getting the right tuning). You notice GFE isn't even on my list yet I have their complete catalog including TPs. Such is the nature of the beast. And I still protest Sigur Ros not being allowed Three of the top 5 artists have albums with vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 not what she said... edit: GOT EEM Haha, Don...it's normally me writing stuff like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 yeah haha thanks. I posted a picture on the previous page of my current pedalboard setup but there's a little more to it. the sound at the beginning is in two parts. first part is a shitload of stacked effects; signal through timeline delay > bigsky reverb > nano holy grail reverb > corona chorus > arena reverb > flashback delay > line in to my pc. from there i throw it in fl studio and do amp modeling and the wash effect is another delay set to “clearer echoes” sandwiched between 2 more reverbs 100% wet signal with no dry. those last three effects are just to make sure there's as little pick attack as possible so its just an organic drone/wash, I use that a lot. the second part is a copy of that recorded signal run through a free plugin from Tweakbench called Grumblebum that uses incoming audio to drive it's own synth, kinda like a modulating vocoder I guess? that signal is EQ'd to remove a lot of high end noise and more reverb added with no dry signal since it gets pretty distorted and i wanted it to sit back in the mix. if you wanna know what it sounds like without being dumbed down, look up “as seas exhale - southerly signals” on youtube, the beginning of that is the same effect but I left it as is because I liked the sound I'd found. the sound at the beginning of this is both of the aforementioned parts playing together. sorry for the huge post but hey, you did say you wanted to know everything haha Fuck yeah dude, that's exactly what I was looking to hear. We can continue this in PM's because I don't want to clog the board with gear talk. Checking more of your stuff out now. New Topic Anybody have any more lines on these Solace represses?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Also, I got a copy of "Storm Static Sleep" for Christmas. Anybody else pick up/receive a copy of that book? It's pretty interesting/good so far, but the dude really gets into the post-rock mindset with the way he phrases things. I think the dude is younger than most of us who wrote it, because he talks about "Backlit" being the first Isis song he ever heard. And he writes... kind of like I do. Big long sentences, cloaking the imagery in effervescent panoramas of analogies, conjuring up the mental gymnastics one would attribute to an endless signal-chain of delay pedals and reverb, echoing off the canyon walls as the repeats glisten sharply against the noir backdrop of the loneliness of the silence spaces of post-rock. ...or something like that. Haha. Good read though, very informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 And he writes... kind of like I do. And... order canceled. ExtraFox and drds89 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 And... order canceled. And I'm dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 TG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 good calls on the Colaris and Exxasens (top 50). Still contemplating the book. /Gumbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I can trying to get around to making this but I never do. I mean, we all know I have Tertia as number one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemulis Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 While y'all are putting in a lot of effort to get people pumped about this genre, why not make a mix tape of sorts? Pick your favorite song(s) to throw together to get a noob interested. Something like an elevator talk, if you had 5 minutes to get someone hooked, what do you play them? Compile everyones answer as a spotify or youtube list and post that shit everywhere. I can see it now "Mutually agreed on by the post-rock masters to get YOU into it" (no sarcasm intended) with the uncle sam type of imagery trying to recruit you for the army. So instead of someone having to do the work to find bands or taking stabs on bandcamp, one click would lead to the beginners guide. It would be like a primer, setting you up for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Something like an elevator talk, if you had 5 minutes to get someone hooked,... Love it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I think the voting's gonna close on the Guide tomorrow sometime. A week is plenty of time to get your picks straightened out, so anybody on the fence, now's your time. EDIT: Also, I just placed an order on Amazon for Beware of Safety - Dogs. For $19, it said they had one left in stock, 2xLP, brand new. We'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I think the voting's gonna close on the Guide tomorrow sometime. A week is plenty of time to get your picks straightened out, so anybody on the fence, now's your time. EDIT: Also, I just placed an order on Amazon for Beware of Safety - Dogs. For $19, it said they had one left in stock, 2xLP, brand new. We'll see what happens. Hope that Amazon order goes through! Anyone here have great Shazam skills? I have some (instrumental, postrock) tracks by "Unknown Artist". My oldest is home for the holidays and his version of Shazam could recognize alot of instrumental postrock, new and old, and some by surprisingly small bands, but no luck on this one. Curiosity is starting to get to me. It may be something the community knows here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 // TOP 15 POST-ROCK ALBUMS // 1. Caspian : Tertia // 2009 2. pg.lost : Key // 2012 3. Gifts From Enola : From Fathoms // 2009 4. If These Trees Could Talk: Above The Earth, Below The Sky // 2009 5. This Will Destroy You : Young Mountain // 2006 6. Kokomo : Kokomo // 2013 7. Slint : Spiderland // 1991 8. té : ゆえに、密度の幻想は綻び、蹌踉めく世界は明日を『忘却』す。(Thus, the Illusion of Density Comes Apart at the Seems) // 2012 9. Year Of No Light : Nord // 2006 10. Toe : The Book About My Idle Plot On A Vague Anxiety // 2005 11. *shels : Plains of The Purple Buffalo // 2011 12. Beware of Safety : Leaves/Scars // 2011 13. Earth : The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull // 2008 14. Toundra : II // 2009 15. Red Sparowes : At Soundless Dawn // 2005 This list only took me a bit cause I wasn't going strictly instrumental. If I were, it would have been a lot easier. There is so much good post-rock out there floating around that I had to sit down and consider a lot. I also had to pick my absolute favorite release per artist cause I didn't want to repeat any. Honorable mentions: God Is An Astronaut : All Is Violent, All Is Bright // 2005 (16th) * Deadhorse : We Can Create Our Own World // 2010 (17th) Giants : Old Stories // 2008 (18th) ** Mono : For My Parents // 2012 Jakob : Solace // 2006 *** Glaciers : And The Sea Won The Battle // 2009 Set & Setting : Equanimity // 2013 Russian Circles : Station // 2008 Pelican : Australasia // 2003 Moving Mountains : Foreward // 2008 The Shaking Sensations : Start Stop Worrying // 2013 sleemakeswaves : ...And So We Destroyed Everything // 2013 ◯ : Black Sea of Trees // 2012 ^ Shy, Low : Hiraeth // 2015 Oak : Not Afraid Anymore // 2012 * / ** / *** - Really weird to not have this in my top fifteen. Especially being that this and YATC were my gateway albums into post-rock. But I didn't want this turning into a 'gateway' list, so they dropped down a bit. I sadly don't listen to this album as much as I used to after there being a decade of other post-rock that's come out since then, in additional to 'new' stuff to me. ^ - I think this band / album is incredibly under-rated. If you haven't heard them, change that: https://o-music.bandcamp.com/album/black-sea-of-trees-2 If my list could have repeat artists: 1. Caspian : Tertia // 2009 2. Caspian : You Are The Conductor // 2005 3. Caspian : Dust And Disquiet // 2015 4. Caspian : Waking Season // 2012 5. Caspian : The Four Trees // 2007 6. pg.lost : Key // 2012 7. Gifts From Enola : From Fathoms // 2009 8. If These Trees Could Talk: Above The Earth, Below The Sky // 2009 9. This Will Destroy You : Young Mountain // 2006 10. Kokomo : Kokomo // 2013 11. Slint : Spiderland // 1991 12. té : ゆえに、密度の幻想は綻び、蹌踉めく世界は明日を『忘却』す。(Thus, the Illusion of Density Comes Apart at the Seems) // 2012 13. Year Of No Light : Nord // 2006 14. Toe : The Book About My Idle Plot On A Vague Anxiety // 2005 15. *shels : Plains of The Purple Buffalo // 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizio59 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Grabbed a copy of Beware Of Safety - It Is Curtains | Clear w/ Red & Black Splatter /100 for 20$ ppd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizio59 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 and just found pg.lost - Key for 20.95€ + shipping (4.95€ for EU) here https://cdon.eu/music/pg-_lost/key-19349150 I secured a copy without thinking twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Great lists, Matt ! Not a single album listed that I wouldn't be excited to put on the TT right this minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Great lists, Matt ! Not a single album listed that I wouldn't be excited to put on the TT right this minute Slint deserves more love. I'm really surprised I haven't seen anyone listing it. It's a staple in the genre. I think a gateway / nostalgia list would be fun to make. The 'albums that got me into post-rock' list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Alright, here are our locks: Now, we need two tie-breaker rounds - one for 10th place, one for 11-15th place: First, we need to decide which Russian Circles album is 10th. The nominees are Enter, Geneva, and Empros. Next, we need to pick five albums from the following ten: Year of No Light - Ausserwelt Pelican - Australasia Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind God is an Astronaut - All is Violent, All is Bright Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss Daturah - Reverie Shy, Low - Hiraeth Toe - A Book About My Idle Plot... Moving Mountains - Foreword Deadhorse - We Can Create Our Own World So I'm gonna say whoever submitted their top 15 lists get to vote on these last few. Just post with your picks and we'll get this thing onto the design department ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I'll kick it off, then: Russian Circles - Geneva ____________________ God is an Astronaut - All is Violent, All is Bright Deadhorse - We Can Create Our Own World Daturah - Reverie Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentin31 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Russian Circles - Geneva ___________________ Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss Mono - Hymn To The Eternal Wind Deadhorse - We Can Create Our Own World Daturah - Reverie Year of No Light - Ausserwelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebilljim Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Haven't participated in the thread, so don't count this as a vote, but I'm stoked to see Deadhorse getting some love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Haven't participated in the thread, so don't count this as a vote, but I'm stoked to see Deadhorse getting some love. If it were up to me they'd be in the top 5. One of the absolute best artists in the genre imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebilljim Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 If it were up to me they'd be in the top 5. One of the absolute best artists in the genre imo. Good friends of mine, and I toured with them back in 2012, so I'm hardly a neutral reporter...but I'd agree with you 100% anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcha Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Alright, here are our locks: Now, we need two tie-breaker rounds - one for 10th place, one for 11-15th place: First, we need to decide which Russian Circles album is 10th. The nominees are Enter, Geneva, and Empros. Next, we need to pick five albums from the following ten: Year of No Light - Ausserwelt Pelican - Australasia Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind God is an Astronaut - All is Violent, All is Bright Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss Daturah - Reverie Shy, Low - Hiraeth Toe - A Book About My Idle Plot... Moving Mountains - Foreword Deadhorse - We Can Create Our Own World So I'm gonna say whoever submitted their top 15 lists get to vote on these last few. Just post with your picks and we'll get this thing onto the design department ASAP. Enter for the Russian circles record for sure. 1.God is an astronaut 2.shy, low 3.toe 4.deadhorse 5.moving mountains Sorry for the laziness with capitalization, in a plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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