Wednesday 13 June 2007
the final post
this will be the final post in my ever so excellent blog. so thats it, its been fun LOL
Wednesday 6 June 2007
Post-Rock nonsense
Origin of the term
'Post-rock' was coined by Simon Reynolds in a review of Bark Psychosis' album Hex, published in the March 1994 issue of Mojo magazine. Reynolds expanded upon the idea later in the May 1994 issue of The Wire. The term was also used by James Wolcott in a 1975 article about Todd Rundgren.
He used the term to describe music "using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures rather than riffs and power chords." He further expounded on the term,
“ Perhaps the really provocative area for future development lies... in cyborg rock; not the wholehearted embrace of Techno's methodology, but some kind of interface between real time, hands-on playing and the use of digital effects and enhancement. ”
In a July 2005 entry in his blog, Reynolds claimed he had used the term "post-rock" before using it in Mojo, previously using it in music newspaper Melody Maker.[3] He also said he later found the term to not be of his own creation, saying in his blog, "although I genuinely believed I was coining the term, I discovered many years later it had been floating around for over a decade."
History of the scene
Originally used to describe the music of such bands like Cul de Sac, Stereolab, Laika, Disco Inferno, Moonshake, Seefeel, Bark Psychosis and Pram, it spread out to be frequently used for a variety of jazz and krautrock influenced, largely instrumental, and electronica-tinged music made after 1994. Bands from the early 1990s such as Slint, or earlier, such as Talk Talk were influential on this genre.
As with many musical genres, the term is arguably inadequate: it is used for the music of Tortoise as well as that of Mogwai, two bands who have very little in common besides the fact that their music is largely instrumental, which itself isn't a prerequisite of post-rock. As such, the term has been the subject of backlash from listeners and artists alike.
Slint's Spiderland and Talk Talk's Laughing Stock are often credited as birthing the genre that is now "post-rock". The band Tortoise are also widely considered as being among the founders of the movement. After the second Tortoise LP Millions Now Living Will Never Die, the band became a post-rock icon. Many bands (e.g., Do Make Say Think) began to record music inspired by the "Tortoise-sound."
In the late nineties Chicago became the home base for many different groups. Both John McEntire (of Tortoise) and Jim O'Rourke (of Brise-Glace, Gastr del Sol, and more) were important producers for many of them. Godspeed You Black Emperor! (from Montreal, Canada - later renamed Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and Mogwai (from Glasgow, Scotland) were among some of the influential bands of the scene to arise during this time.
By the early 2000s, the term had started to fall out of favour. It became increasingly controversial as more critics outwardly condemned its use. Even the bands for whom the term was most frequently assigned, such as Cul de Sac, Tortoise, and Mogwai rejected the label that it placed on them. The wide range of styles covered by the term, they and others have claimed, rob it of its usefulness.
Part of any backlash to the term may lie in the fact that as progressive rock has become relatively more popular in the last few years among indie and post-rock fans, it has become apparent that progressive rock and post rock share many of the same interesting features such as experimenting with generating unique textures and harmonies from a range of instruments, incorporating elements of rock, electronic, jazz, classical, and other musics, and not focusing on a straight-ahead "traditional rock" sound. "Post-rock bands like Sigur Rós and Godspeed You! Black Emperor" as well as many others arguably use many similar themes and elements as progressive rock.
Today, despite criticism of the term, the post-rock genre lives on. Post-rock outfits Explosions in the Sky and Mono[citation needed] have risen in popularity.
Perhaps the most eminent post-rock "scene" today is that of Montreal, where Godspeed You! Black Emperor and similar orchestral post-rock bands, including A Silver Mt. Zion, Do Make Say Think, and Fly Pan Am record on the Constellation label. These groups are generally characterized by a leftist political ethic[citation needed] and an aesthetic rooted in, among other genres, musique concrète, chamber music, and free jazz.
The post-rock sound
As mentioned above, the post-rock sound incorporates a wide variety of musical genres, such as ambient, jazz, electronica, and experimental. The post-rock approach to music, such as the emphasis on instrumental work and sonic texture, is similar to the earlier New Age movement, which came out of the modern folk tradition. Post-rock is characterized by repetition of musical motifs and subtle changes, with an extremely wide range of dynamics. Most often, post-rock songs are lengthy and instrumental, containing repetitive build-ups of timbre, dynamics and texture. Guitar timbres are usually smooth. 3rd bridge guitars like the Fender Jaguar and the Jazzmaster in combination with delay and reverb are popular equipment. Harmonically, there is an emphasis on consonance, though by no means is there a definitive rule of thumb. Compare this description of post-rock and the sound of post-rock bands to descriptions of progressive-rock and the sound of progressive rock bands--they can seem very similar much of the time, due to their experimentation, non-traditional use of rock instruments, and borrowing of elements from electronic music, jazz, and rock, which is part of the criticism of the term "post-rock."
Vocals are often omitted from post-rock; however, this does not necessarily mean they are absent by necessity. When vocals are included, the use is often non-traditional; some post-rock bands employ vocals as an instrument, incidental to the overall sound, rather than the more traditional use where clean, interpretable vocals are important for poetic and lyrical meaning. When present, post-rock vocals are often soft and droning, and are typically infrequent or present in irregular intervals. Jessica Bailiff is a good example of this style of droning vocals. Sigur Rós, a band known for their distinctive vocals, have even fabricated a language they call 'Hopelandic', which has been described by the band as "a form of gibberish vocals that fits to the music and acts as another instrument".
Some bands such as Rachel's and Clogs combine post-rock with classical music, while others such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor are so far removed from popular music in their sparseness of arrangement and use of repetition, that they are frequently compared to minimalism.
Wider experimentation and blending of other genres have recently taken hold in the post-rock scene. Many bands, including Isis and Pelican have been fusing metal with post-rock, the resulting sound recently being termed post-metal. The Appleseed Cast's Low Level Owl 2001 project saw the previously emo band expand their sound with an ambitious double-album suite of atmospheric songs and ambient instrumental pieces. Some post-rock bands have been using vocals similar to those found in death metal, including Bossk. This type of music can also be fruitfully called progressive metal.
Electronica and sampling elements are being incorporated in post-rock by groups like Pivot and From Monument to Masses.[citation needed] Beyond this, the lines between post-rock and post-hardcore are also slowly being blurred by bands like Oceansize and Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies, and post-rave bands such as Victorian Dog Auction.
'Post-rock' was coined by Simon Reynolds in a review of Bark Psychosis' album Hex, published in the March 1994 issue of Mojo magazine. Reynolds expanded upon the idea later in the May 1994 issue of The Wire. The term was also used by James Wolcott in a 1975 article about Todd Rundgren.
He used the term to describe music "using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures rather than riffs and power chords." He further expounded on the term,
“ Perhaps the really provocative area for future development lies... in cyborg rock; not the wholehearted embrace of Techno's methodology, but some kind of interface between real time, hands-on playing and the use of digital effects and enhancement. ”
In a July 2005 entry in his blog, Reynolds claimed he had used the term "post-rock" before using it in Mojo, previously using it in music newspaper Melody Maker.[3] He also said he later found the term to not be of his own creation, saying in his blog, "although I genuinely believed I was coining the term, I discovered many years later it had been floating around for over a decade."
History of the scene
Originally used to describe the music of such bands like Cul de Sac, Stereolab, Laika, Disco Inferno, Moonshake, Seefeel, Bark Psychosis and Pram, it spread out to be frequently used for a variety of jazz and krautrock influenced, largely instrumental, and electronica-tinged music made after 1994. Bands from the early 1990s such as Slint, or earlier, such as Talk Talk were influential on this genre.
As with many musical genres, the term is arguably inadequate: it is used for the music of Tortoise as well as that of Mogwai, two bands who have very little in common besides the fact that their music is largely instrumental, which itself isn't a prerequisite of post-rock. As such, the term has been the subject of backlash from listeners and artists alike.
Slint's Spiderland and Talk Talk's Laughing Stock are often credited as birthing the genre that is now "post-rock". The band Tortoise are also widely considered as being among the founders of the movement. After the second Tortoise LP Millions Now Living Will Never Die, the band became a post-rock icon. Many bands (e.g., Do Make Say Think) began to record music inspired by the "Tortoise-sound."
In the late nineties Chicago became the home base for many different groups. Both John McEntire (of Tortoise) and Jim O'Rourke (of Brise-Glace, Gastr del Sol, and more) were important producers for many of them. Godspeed You Black Emperor! (from Montreal, Canada - later renamed Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and Mogwai (from Glasgow, Scotland) were among some of the influential bands of the scene to arise during this time.
By the early 2000s, the term had started to fall out of favour. It became increasingly controversial as more critics outwardly condemned its use. Even the bands for whom the term was most frequently assigned, such as Cul de Sac, Tortoise, and Mogwai rejected the label that it placed on them. The wide range of styles covered by the term, they and others have claimed, rob it of its usefulness.
Part of any backlash to the term may lie in the fact that as progressive rock has become relatively more popular in the last few years among indie and post-rock fans, it has become apparent that progressive rock and post rock share many of the same interesting features such as experimenting with generating unique textures and harmonies from a range of instruments, incorporating elements of rock, electronic, jazz, classical, and other musics, and not focusing on a straight-ahead "traditional rock" sound. "Post-rock bands like Sigur Rós and Godspeed You! Black Emperor" as well as many others arguably use many similar themes and elements as progressive rock.
Today, despite criticism of the term, the post-rock genre lives on. Post-rock outfits Explosions in the Sky and Mono[citation needed] have risen in popularity.
Perhaps the most eminent post-rock "scene" today is that of Montreal, where Godspeed You! Black Emperor and similar orchestral post-rock bands, including A Silver Mt. Zion, Do Make Say Think, and Fly Pan Am record on the Constellation label. These groups are generally characterized by a leftist political ethic[citation needed] and an aesthetic rooted in, among other genres, musique concrète, chamber music, and free jazz.
The post-rock sound
As mentioned above, the post-rock sound incorporates a wide variety of musical genres, such as ambient, jazz, electronica, and experimental. The post-rock approach to music, such as the emphasis on instrumental work and sonic texture, is similar to the earlier New Age movement, which came out of the modern folk tradition. Post-rock is characterized by repetition of musical motifs and subtle changes, with an extremely wide range of dynamics. Most often, post-rock songs are lengthy and instrumental, containing repetitive build-ups of timbre, dynamics and texture. Guitar timbres are usually smooth. 3rd bridge guitars like the Fender Jaguar and the Jazzmaster in combination with delay and reverb are popular equipment. Harmonically, there is an emphasis on consonance, though by no means is there a definitive rule of thumb. Compare this description of post-rock and the sound of post-rock bands to descriptions of progressive-rock and the sound of progressive rock bands--they can seem very similar much of the time, due to their experimentation, non-traditional use of rock instruments, and borrowing of elements from electronic music, jazz, and rock, which is part of the criticism of the term "post-rock."
Vocals are often omitted from post-rock; however, this does not necessarily mean they are absent by necessity. When vocals are included, the use is often non-traditional; some post-rock bands employ vocals as an instrument, incidental to the overall sound, rather than the more traditional use where clean, interpretable vocals are important for poetic and lyrical meaning. When present, post-rock vocals are often soft and droning, and are typically infrequent or present in irregular intervals. Jessica Bailiff is a good example of this style of droning vocals. Sigur Rós, a band known for their distinctive vocals, have even fabricated a language they call 'Hopelandic', which has been described by the band as "a form of gibberish vocals that fits to the music and acts as another instrument".
Some bands such as Rachel's and Clogs combine post-rock with classical music, while others such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor are so far removed from popular music in their sparseness of arrangement and use of repetition, that they are frequently compared to minimalism.
Wider experimentation and blending of other genres have recently taken hold in the post-rock scene. Many bands, including Isis and Pelican have been fusing metal with post-rock, the resulting sound recently being termed post-metal. The Appleseed Cast's Low Level Owl 2001 project saw the previously emo band expand their sound with an ambitious double-album suite of atmospheric songs and ambient instrumental pieces. Some post-rock bands have been using vocals similar to those found in death metal, including Bossk. This type of music can also be fruitfully called progressive metal.
Electronica and sampling elements are being incorporated in post-rock by groups like Pivot and From Monument to Masses.[citation needed] Beyond this, the lines between post-rock and post-hardcore are also slowly being blurred by bands like Oceansize and Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies, and post-rave bands such as Victorian Dog Auction.
Wednesday 30 May 2007
lack of text ftw tbh!
apparently my blog doesn't contain enough text...so here's a big wall of text!!!.
Screamo is a musical genre which evolved from emo, hardcore punk in the early 1990s. Characteristic of the genre are screaming vocals, harmonized guitars, and fast-paced riffs. Breakdowns in screamo songs are often slower and more melodic than in other genres, less of a "beatdown" and more of an opportunity for introspection (and rest for the musicians). Other than that, it is fairly hard to classify (particularly since the rule about screaming vocals is bent fairly often). In addition to that, screamo has significant overlap with other genres like grindcore and even post rock.
History
In California in the early 1990s, Gravity Records from San Diego released many defining records of this style. Significant emo bands from this time include Heroin, Angel Hair, Antioch Arrow, Universal Order of Armageddon, Swing Kids, and Mohinder. In the New York/New Jersey area, bands such as Native Nod, Merel, 1.6 Band, Rye Coalition and Rorschach were feeling the same impulse. The labels Gern Blandsten Records and Troubleman Records released many of the influential records from that region and era. Many of these bands were involved with the ABC No Rio club scene in New York, itself a response to the violence and stagnation in the scene and with the bands that played at CBGBs, the only other small venue for hardcore in New York at the time.
There was an explosion of bands, some who influenced this were: Indian Summer, Ordination of Aaron, Evergreen, Current, Shotmaker, Portraits of Past, and Julia. These bands eventually became what is known as emo, a style which intensified the dramatic aspects of vocal performances in order to achieve a cathartic breakthrough with the audience. Their music backgrounds differ, Julia and Evergreen both produced some of the richest emo sounds, while Shotmaker railed off hardcore and incorporated math rock elements.
In recent years, the internet has helped spread word of screamo. A major factor in the rise of screamo to a more notable genre was the creation of Napster along with the file sharing programs that came after. What once had been obscure was now available to anyone with an internet connection. MySpace, which offers free music profiles, includes screamo in its list of genres. However, few of these bands actually play screamo music, but rather other hardcore subgenres. There is a common misconception that different styles such as metalcore or post-hardcore are screamo, where in fact they bear little resemblance. There is also a tendency by many people to think of any screaming music as screamo, which is incorrect. Screamo is generally slower than hardcore or punk and the vocal parts alternate between screamed and sung, similar to early emo music. Screamo bands also tend to bury the vocals in with the other instruments and use more arpeggiated progressions, dynamic and time changes.
Easier access to the music through file sharing lead to an increased interest in owning the original copies of the music. With the demise of Skylab Commerce many fans of the genre have turned to eBay to expand their collections of rare and out-of-print records. This leads to very high prices on records that often cost a meager $10 or less when they were first released. Some members of bands who have broken up have expressed displeasure in these high prices and urge fans not to buy them, or buy a posthumously released discography instead. There are alternatives to eBay including vivalavinyl.org, a website dedicated to trading and selling hardcore records, and providing accurate pressing information on releases. In recent years, the term screamo has been very commonly used to describe emo, post-punk, alternative rock, metalcore, or hardcore bands with emo influences.[1]
Screamo has spread from its start in North America all over the world. The European scene is now almost, if not, as big as the one in North America. Countries such as Japan and Australia have notable scenes as well and bands have even started in less likely countries such as South Africa, Chile, and the United Arab Emirates.
wikipedia...i luff you.
Screamo is a musical genre which evolved from emo, hardcore punk in the early 1990s. Characteristic of the genre are screaming vocals, harmonized guitars, and fast-paced riffs. Breakdowns in screamo songs are often slower and more melodic than in other genres, less of a "beatdown" and more of an opportunity for introspection (and rest for the musicians). Other than that, it is fairly hard to classify (particularly since the rule about screaming vocals is bent fairly often). In addition to that, screamo has significant overlap with other genres like grindcore and even post rock.
History
In California in the early 1990s, Gravity Records from San Diego released many defining records of this style. Significant emo bands from this time include Heroin, Angel Hair, Antioch Arrow, Universal Order of Armageddon, Swing Kids, and Mohinder. In the New York/New Jersey area, bands such as Native Nod, Merel, 1.6 Band, Rye Coalition and Rorschach were feeling the same impulse. The labels Gern Blandsten Records and Troubleman Records released many of the influential records from that region and era. Many of these bands were involved with the ABC No Rio club scene in New York, itself a response to the violence and stagnation in the scene and with the bands that played at CBGBs, the only other small venue for hardcore in New York at the time.
There was an explosion of bands, some who influenced this were: Indian Summer, Ordination of Aaron, Evergreen, Current, Shotmaker, Portraits of Past, and Julia. These bands eventually became what is known as emo, a style which intensified the dramatic aspects of vocal performances in order to achieve a cathartic breakthrough with the audience. Their music backgrounds differ, Julia and Evergreen both produced some of the richest emo sounds, while Shotmaker railed off hardcore and incorporated math rock elements.
In recent years, the internet has helped spread word of screamo. A major factor in the rise of screamo to a more notable genre was the creation of Napster along with the file sharing programs that came after. What once had been obscure was now available to anyone with an internet connection. MySpace, which offers free music profiles, includes screamo in its list of genres. However, few of these bands actually play screamo music, but rather other hardcore subgenres. There is a common misconception that different styles such as metalcore or post-hardcore are screamo, where in fact they bear little resemblance. There is also a tendency by many people to think of any screaming music as screamo, which is incorrect. Screamo is generally slower than hardcore or punk and the vocal parts alternate between screamed and sung, similar to early emo music. Screamo bands also tend to bury the vocals in with the other instruments and use more arpeggiated progressions, dynamic and time changes.
Easier access to the music through file sharing lead to an increased interest in owning the original copies of the music. With the demise of Skylab Commerce many fans of the genre have turned to eBay to expand their collections of rare and out-of-print records. This leads to very high prices on records that often cost a meager $10 or less when they were first released. Some members of bands who have broken up have expressed displeasure in these high prices and urge fans not to buy them, or buy a posthumously released discography instead. There are alternatives to eBay including vivalavinyl.org, a website dedicated to trading and selling hardcore records, and providing accurate pressing information on releases. In recent years, the term screamo has been very commonly used to describe emo, post-punk, alternative rock, metalcore, or hardcore bands with emo influences.[1]
Screamo has spread from its start in North America all over the world. The European scene is now almost, if not, as big as the one in North America. Countries such as Japan and Australia have notable scenes as well and bands have even started in less likely countries such as South Africa, Chile, and the United Arab Emirates.
wikipedia...i luff you.
you guessed it!
track 13 amanda woodward - http://www.sendspace.com/file/82q75f
track 14 callisto - http://www.sendspace.com/file/cbz8fk
track 7 Anodyne - http://www.sendspace.com/file/ssn4f4
enjoi!
track 14 callisto - http://www.sendspace.com/file/cbz8fk
track 7 Anodyne - http://www.sendspace.com/file/ssn4f4
enjoi!
Wednesday 23 May 2007
about ye!!!
callisto, transistor transistor, bucket full of teeth
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7qhi87
http://www.sendspace.com/file/tvke1c
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ti3v5c
enjoi!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7qhi87
http://www.sendspace.com/file/tvke1c
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ti3v5c
enjoi!
Wednesday 16 May 2007
more choonz man
something a little bit different, canadas supergroup Broken Social Scene, and bright calm blue from the states.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gdddkp
http://www.sendspace.com/file/qfwrip
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hoeeqg
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gdddkp
http://www.sendspace.com/file/qfwrip
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hoeeqg
Wednesday 9 May 2007
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