Post-Rock Thread (ambient, funk, genre, albums, album cover)

sleepy jack · 11-27-2007, 11:38 PM

A Silver Mt. Zion is becoming one of my favorite bands ever. Everyone should get into Horses in the Sky, better than anything Godspeed did.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-28-2007, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

The sleeve for Faust's s/t says that they are a "legendary German post-rock band." Allmusic informs me that Talk Talk's Laughing Stock is the first post-rock album, or maybe Spiderland. So has post-rock been around since the 70's or the 90's? Or is it a phenomenon of this decade? I think it's one of the most frustrating and absurd genre tags I have to deal with on a regular basis. In any case a lot of the 90's bands tagged as post-rock get a lot of love from me, but a lot of the stuff from the last few years sounds pretty same-y to me. Still good to listen to every once in a while.

I was always led to believe that the term was first used by a writer who wanted a clever way of describing Stereolab's music. Obviously Stereolab are not considered a post rock band but then there was no established genre in 91 or 92 when it was written to compare it with , just a name someone used to describe it.

jackhammer · 11-28-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

The sleeve for Faust's s/t says that they are a "legendary German post-rock band." Allmusic informs me that Talk Talk's Laughing Stock is the first post-rock album, or maybe Spiderland. So has post-rock been around since the 70's or the 90's? Or is it a phenomenon of this decade? I think it's one of the most frustrating and absurd genre tags I have to deal with on a regular basis. In any case a lot of the 90's bands tagged as post-rock get a lot of love from me, but a lot of the stuff from the last few years sounds pretty same-y to me. Still good to listen to every once in a while.

The genre tag has been around for a long time, but as a generally defined sound it has been gaining a lot more exposure. As for Talk Talk, Spirit Of Eden was a couple of years earlier than Laughing Stock and could just as easily be classed as post rock. In fact there are a couple of tracks from The Colour of Spring (April 5th and Chameleon Day) that sit proudly in this tag which are even earlier (86). I am a big TALK TALK fan. Mark Hollis's forever gestating debut is a sublime album too.

O'Bannion · 11-28-2007, 03:41 PM

Isis?

jackhammer · 11-28-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by O'Bannion

Isis?

A band I have to check out with A Silver Mt. Zion. I'm currently getting hold of some Maudlin of The Well.

Laces Out Dan! · 12-07-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Crowquill

Everyone should get into Horses in the Sky, better than anything Godspeed did.

Lies.

sleepy jack · 12-07-2007, 06:21 PM

A Silver Mt. Zion pisses all over Godspeeds half hour post-rock by numbers!11

No but seriously they're just more fo' real.

Laces Out Dan! · 12-07-2007, 06:28 PM

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven > Horses In the Sky

sleepy jack · 12-07-2007, 06:28 PM

Weak.

Laces Out Dan! · 12-07-2007, 06:32 PM

your Kung Fu is weak.

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