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Old 10-11-2016, 07:10 PM   #11 (permalink)
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47. Sigur Ros: Takk...



Sometimes you come across an album in your musical travels that you can't help but deem it as perfect. Sigur Ros' Takk...is that album for me. Evident by the amount of plays collectively this album has on my last.fm, you can imagine how far i'm willing to go to prove how perfect this album actually is:



I know I've recently talked about Sigur Ros, and I talk about them basically all the time, but it's hard not to when the music is so good. Takk... is the creme de la creme when it comes to both their discography, and post-rock in general. The minimalistic instrumentals mixed with the high pitched Jonsi vocals makes for such an experience it's almost out of this world.

Bare in mind this does make it into my top 3 post-rock albums, so I'm speaking entirely out of bias, however I feel with the nature of this thread, that's perfectly fine.

Every track on this album is better than the last, and the album starts strong, and ends strong with some golden tracks like Hoppipola, Saeglopur, and Andvari. It's tough to choose a favorite more because the entire album deserves to be heard as a whole, and not as a selected few tracks.

If you're a fan of Sigur Ros, and haven't heard this album, you've got some homework to do.
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47. Sigur Ros: Takk...



Sometimes you come across an album in your musical travels that you can't help but deem it as perfect. Sigur Ros' Takk...is that album for me. Evident by the amount of plays collectively this album has on my last.fm, you can imagine how far i'm willing to go to prove how perfect this album actually is:



I know I've recently talked about Sigur Ros, and I talk about them basically all the time, but it's hard not to when the music is so good. Takk... is the creme de la creme when it comes to both their discography, and post-rock in general. The minimalistic instrumentals mixed with the high pitched Jonsi vocals makes for such an experience it's almost out of this world.

Bare in mind this does make it into my top 3 post-rock albums, so I'm speaking entirely out of bias, however I feel with the nature of this thread, that's perfectly fine.

Every track on this album is better than the last, and the album starts strong, and ends strong with some golden tracks like Hoppipola, Saeglopur, and Andvari. It's tough to choose a favorite more because the entire album deserves to be heard as a whole, and not as a selected few tracks.

If you're a fan of Sigur Ros, and haven't heard this album, you've got some homework to do.
I've heard Aegitas, (), and Meo Suo, so I need to check this out next.
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I've heard Aegitas, (), and Meo Suo, so I need to check this out next.
You'll like it. I'm sure of it.
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46. Ef: Delusions of Grandeur



A few times down the line, you find a band that is unbelievably fantastic but for one reason or another, they don't get nearly as much recognition as you'd think they would. A couple times in plug, I've played albums by Ef, more specifically the Delusions of Grandeur album, and while people are not necessarily blown away by the music itself, I know a few people I've shown it to have loved it. The album in question features 3 tracks, with the Delusions of Grandeur track starting it off with a 9 minute banger. Of course, I know there are people out there wondering how I could sit through almost 10 minutes of post-rock, but don't worry, there's a nearly 12 minute track to close the album up.

It may seem like a lot of work to get through this album, but I assure you it isn't. It's done well enough that you hardly feel like you're spending nearly a half hour listening to 3 tracks. The album features the post-rock vibes mixed with some vocals that really suit the entire atmosphere very well. It's one of the few times where vocals in a post-rock formula work really well.

They've got a number of albums in their catalog, so if you're interested, certainly check them out. From experience, you'll find something you love in their music if you don't necessarily get blown away by Delusions of Grandeur.
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45. God Is An Astronaut: Helios / Erebus



I was originally planning to place their Age of The Fifth Sun album in this spot, but then I realized that I hadn't even paid any tribute to an album that I didn't know existed. Apparently, God Is An Astronaut released an album in 2015, and how it escaped my radar is beyond me, but it's fair to say from what I've heard so far, it's damn good.

A popular critique with God Is An Astronaut is their instruments aren't legitimate, and suddenly that makes them less of a post-rock band than other bands. I like to consider that both a bold statement and a false claim. So what if some of the instruments are fake / computerized, as long as the music is good it shouldn't matter right? Anyway, back when Origins was released, I wasn't too sold on the idea of them adding in the dubstep/electronica aspect into their music, but they made it work, and the album is what it is. However, with Helios / Erebus it seems as though they've gone back to what they are good at, and released an album that is on par with Age of the Fifth Sun, which is my favorite album of theirs.

I talked about this somewhere on the forum earlier and mentioned that post-rock has a way of expressing emotion through sound, and it gets a lot of unnecessary flack for no reason. People will often express that they think the music is boring, but I don't like to consider music boring as it's such a blanket term that it doesn't make sense. God Is An Astronaut is up there with I Hear Sirens in terms of making music that makes you feel, and not just music that is sound. Definitely do give this album a listen, I'm impressed with it.
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I was originally planning to place their Age of The Fifth Sun album in this spot, but then I realized that I hadn't even paid any tribute to an album that I didn't know existed. Apparently, God Is An Astronaut released an album in 2015, and how it escaped my radar is beyond me, but it's fair to say from what I've heard so far, it's damn good.

A popular critique with God Is An Astronaut is their instruments aren't legitimate, and suddenly that makes them less of a post-rock band than other bands. I like to consider that both a bold statement and a false claim. So what if some of the instruments are fake / computerized, as long as the music is good it shouldn't matter right? Anyway, back when Origins was released, I wasn't too sold on the idea of them adding in the dubstep/electronica aspect into their music, but they made it work, and the album is what it is. However, with Helios / Erebus it seems as though they've gone back to what they are good at, and released an album that is on par with Age of the Fifth Sun, which is my favorite album of theirs.

I talked about this somewhere on the forum earlier and mentioned that post-rock has a way of expressing emotion through sound, and it gets a lot of unnecessary flack for no reason. People will often express that they think the music is boring, but I don't like to consider music boring as it's such a blanket term that it doesn't make sense. God Is An Astronaut is up there with I Hear Sirens in terms of making music that makes you feel, and not just music that is sound. Definitely do give this album a listen, I'm impressed with it.
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Hey Ki, you should try this album out if you haven't already. It's screamo meets post-rock, I would assume Tristan has heard this as well and vouch for it, if not, well, he's a poseur emo wannabe.

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Hey Ki, you should try this album out if you haven't already. It's screamo meets post-rock, I would assume Tristan has heard this as well and vouch for it, if not, well, he's a poseur emo wannabe.

I've heard Keep You and it's a 5 star album, and I heard the first album. This is the only one I haven't heard.
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This is their first album ya dingus. But yeah, they totally rule. I think they would be right up Ki's alley.
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