dac's Non-Radiohead-Related Musical Musings
 

Okay so I've been here for like a year now and figured it's about time I start doing some reviews and what not. I'm going to keep this thread Radiohead-free, for interest's sake. I hope you enjoy.


Review #1


Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss (2005)
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Pronounced Yin-Dee Hal-Dar according to Wiki in case you were wondering. This is the first album from the UK based post rock band. It consists of three wonderfully long compositions absolutely full of string arrangements. They're reminiscent of GY!BE at times, though I would place their sound closer to "World's End Girlfriend." The songs have a very happy, uplifting feeling despite having no lyrics. EEB is one of my top 3 favorite post rock albums and I recommend it to absolutely everyone.

9/10.

Does it sound like Radiohead at all ;) sounds like it's worth a listen though!

Definitely. Links/Ups available upon request.

I kind of opened this expecting you to review The Eraser and Bodysong. That album is sick, well as sick as a post-rock album can be.

Not falling for it ;)

:rofl:

and can I recieve this album within a personal message?

As I steamrolled my way through the myriad of Godspeed You! Black Emperor side projects, I came across this gem. And by gem I mean piece of perfection. The band is comprised of several members of prominent experimental and post rock bands. This is their only release to date.

The album itself is mostly instrumental, consisting of 8 tracks, two of them with vocals, 6 instrumental, and one, well... I'll get to it. There is a very acoustic, and warm feeling to the album despite it being a post rock album. A middle-eastern/African influence is very prominent and very refreshing. The most memorable track would be "Whaling Tale," which I can only describe as "The Dead Flag Blues" but with penguins :D

To be quite frank, this is the best album I've gotten a hold of in months. Get it.



10/10

got this yonks ago when my friend (who happens to be a big Broken Social Scene fan) gave it to me as a small part of his collection. i'm not a big post-rock fan (the less said of GY!BE the better) but this is undeniably a brilliant album; i used Waiting to Catch a Bullet in one of the compilations here.

:(

This looks like a really cool journal though dac. I like a lot of the post rock stuff I've heard, but to be honest I have heard very very little. I was also attracted by the title; I'm assuming you can guess why. Could I get an up for the Valley of the Giants album? I'm excited about hearing The Dead Flag Blues with penguins.

I remember a Valley Of the Giants track on one of the earlier MB comps, and I liked it. I don't listen to a lot of post-rock, but I can see that changing sometime.

Anyway, this is shaping up to be a good journal. Keep up the good work eh.

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...

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 :thumb:

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 ().

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

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.

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 :D