Post Rock/ Ambient Thread

[Starz]

A couple of things all y'all

Hotel_Hotel-The_Sad_Sea-2008



- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -

Absolutely beautiful postrock with two violin players. Highly recommended for
fans of Below The Sea and Mono. Pick it up for the awesome elaborate
silkscreened packaging.

- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -

01. From Harbour ( 6:29)
02. The Dirac Sea (Low Tide) ( 4:13)
03. Mary Celeste ( 5:25)
04. Equator in the Meantime (Black Sabbath) ( 8:29)
05. The Shoreline Disappeared ( 4:55)
06. The Dirac Sea (High Tide) ( 3:39)
07. The Captain Goes Down with the Ship (Sinking) ( 5:26)
08. The Captain Goes Down with the Ship (Drowning) ( 5:25)

http://rapidshare.com/files/198543756/Htl_Htl-The_Sd_Sea.rar

Epigram-Anything_That_Comes_To_Mind-2008



- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -

Epigram is a fairly new postrock band from Toronto Canada, but you wouldn't
know that from hearing this cd. They mix the layed back style of The Album
Leaf with the epic build ups of Mogwai and EITS. Really great cd.. i'm sure
many more people will be hearing about them soon.

- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -

01. The Beginning Of Anything ( 5:07)
02. Fear Of Heights ( 4:46)
03. Reunion ( 7:27)
04. What's Mine Is Yours ( 5:18)
05. Always An Uncomfortable Silence ( 9:33)
06. Nostradamus ( 7:04)
07. This Is Not Where We Are Supposed To Be ( 5:12)

http://rapidshare.com/files/198548223/Epgrm-Anthng_Tht_Cms_To_Mnd.rar

[Starz]

A Shoreline Dream - Recollections Of Memory (2009)



01. Manhattan Beach
02. Hypermode
03. Seattle
04. Departure
05. The Night Before
06. NeverChanger
07. Mid Decembers
08. The Missing
09. Interlusion
10. Pasadena

A Shoreline Dream have been described as 'Melodipsych Rockers,' and I guess that's as fitting a label as any. The band create slow-burning ambient rock with plenty of atmospheric guitar and vocal effects backed by a solid drum and bass rhythm section which seems to fight against the smooth outer layers of noise. Opener "Manhattan Beach" drowns Policky's hazy vocals into near-obscurity behind a wall of guitar fuzz and staccato drumming that sets the stage for the following nine tracks. The effect is a sort of dense, driving shoegaze rock that is equal parts beauty and brawn.

The slowly shifting arrangements and washed-out melodies have a unique, engaging quality to them that allow the music to work its way under your skin if you give it time.While much of 'Recollections' is cut from a similar pattern, there are some slight (and enjoyable) detours along the way. The instrumental "The Night Before" includes acoustic guitar for a much more organic feel while "The Missing" and "Seattle" contain heavier, direct rock moments that provide some clarity in the fuzz.

The band's production fits the feel of the record and they keep things tight and focused at just under 40 minutes, avoiding any excess or unwanted diversions. Recollections of Memory is a solid record all the way through and another step in the right direciton for A Shoreline Dream. While too abstract for a more mainstream crowd, fans of the ambient/shoegaze genre shouldn't pass this up.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X1A38OV2

[bright lights, big city]

thanks man, i'll check that out, i really dug that Epigram too!

[lostpilot]

yeah, Epigram was much of a quality for a record

[deftoneskoen]

That stuff sounds great indeed, thanks!

[dawg]

everyone who likes explosions in the sky should check out these guys
myspace.com/ef

[bright lights, big city]

Ef is Epic

[lostpilot]

yes they are.

I love both of their albums. Had some mindblowing emotional moments with songs from both of them.
The first part of Hidden Agenda/Final Touch FTW forever

[lostpilot]

Earth's 'The Bees Made Honey In The Lions' Skull' is just great..

[Jani]

+
Earth-The_Bees_Made_Honey_in_the_Lions_Skull-(Bonus_Track)
http://uploaded.to/?id=w4pl0f
Password: sound-load.com

Junkyard Priest (Vinyl Bonus Track)

[Alvar]

check out the new my bloody valentine cover from nadja on http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/12526-only-shallow-my-bloody-valentine-cover/

[ben]

I'm surprised there isn't that much talk about Tim Hecker on here.  Definitely my favorite ambient music:

Radio Amor- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VHNHDK30
Harmony in Ultraviolet- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=a07dgv1k

[Zevaka]

check out the new my bloody valentine cover from nadja on http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/12526-only-shallow-my-bloody-valentine-cover/

yeah, that was something absolutely amazing. x1/3 speed and heavier guitars = epic

[Alvar]

I'm surprised there isn't that much talk about Tim Hecker on here.  Definitely my favorite ambient music:

Radio Amor- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VHNHDK30
Harmony in Ultraviolet- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=a07dgv1k

tim hecker is a genius. his newest album "an imaginary country" is also excellent.

[lostpilot]

today we had our third show.. my god, that was so great.. what a night. I love my band. I love the music we play. That's just amazing.

[skooks]

Been listening to a bunch of ambient stuffs the past few days while I've been catching up on college assignments. Eluvium / Matthew Robert Cooper, Lights Out Asia, French Teen Idol, The Dead Texan and Hammock. I love all that shit.

[Alvar]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BMSO6P7B

[Starz]

Been listening to a bunch of ambient stuffs the past few days while I've been catching up on college assignments. Eluvium / Matthew Robert Cooper, Lights Out Asia, French Teen Idol, The Dead Texan and Hammock. I love all that shit.

Upload some French Teen Idol for me please Can't find that shit anywhere! Thanks mandem!

[Starz]

Jon Hopkins - Insides



1. The Wider Sun
2. Vessel
3. Insides
4. Wire
5. Colour Eye
6. Light Through the Veins
7. The Lower Places
8. Small Memory
9. A Drifting Up
10. Autumn Hill

Jon Hopkins is a musical shapeshifter: a composer, pianist, and a self-taught studio wizard. He makes affecting, bold electronic music using walls of synths, lustrous melodies, and amorphous bass rumbles. As such his two albums have seen him labelled by the likes of ambient patriarch Brian Eno as an electronic innovator while an impressive sweep of artists from Herbie Hancock and David Holmes to King Creosote and Coldplay, have called upon his handiwork as a producer and composer.

Insides moves on from the cold clinical accuracy of earlier, more rigidly sequenced work, to a drifting, wordless electronica that has a seductive intimacy. Opener "The Wider Sun" is a slow, layered violin lament that conjures a rural idyll, gently melting into softly pulsating electronics. The likes of "Vessel" and title track have a more ominous quality, infused with a particularly British strain of melancholy. Their delicate melodies mutate into bass heavy oscillations that wouldn't be out of place at an east London dubstep night, or even accompanying avant-garde choreography--the first half of Insides formed the score to Wayne McGregor's recent contemporary dance production Entity, which has been touring the world since its premiere last year at Sadler's Wells.

As each track segues seamlessly into the next, thunderous claustrophobic frequencies are offset by familiar sounds--the submerged noise of cars on the street, birdsong--and cold currents of melody that open a window and let the day back in. First single, "Light Through the Veins" (27th April 2009), is all but perfect: drawing the listener in with each pure, serpentine note. None of which is to say that Insides is cerebral music for art boffs. It's hardly even a dance record. Instead it's about juxtaposition: natural, arcane textures welded to uneasy rhythms, beautiful acoustic melodies set against jarring bass. Above all, Insides is an audacious album which boasts a magical aura all of its own.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ijj2nmmwrzl

http://rapidshare.com/files/196535757/JHI320.rar

[neurotic]

I posted this in the leaks thread, but i might as well post it here...
new If These Trees Could Talk.


If These Trees Could Talk - Above The Earth, Below The Sky

Tracklist
01.From Roots To Needles
02.What's In The Ground Belongs To You
03.Terra Incognita
04.Above The Earth
05.Below The Sky
06.The Sun Is In The North
07.Thirty-Six Silos
08.The Flames Of Herostratus
09.Rebuilding The Temple Of Artemis
10.Deus Ex Machina

Code Select Expand

http://rapidshare.com/files/209520260/earth_trees.rar
pass: dijeli.org