Let's Post-Rock & Rock Poll
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Topic: Let's Post-Rock & Rock Poll
Posted By: avestin
Subject: Let's Post-Rock & Rock Poll
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 16:45
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Again, only PA bands, and not too big names, as to let more low profile bands have their exposure.
I would have added a few more, if there was space for more than 25 entries (bands like http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3434 - EF , http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1347 - CUL DE SAC , http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2605 - DIRTY THREE , http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1944 - GASTR DEL SOL , http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2962 - GREGOR SAMSA and others).
I might just do a smaller poll later on.
For all the terrific bands in this style, go here - http://www.progarchives.com/subgenre.asp?style=32 - http://www.progarchives.com/subgenre.asp?style=32
Another good website - http://www.thesilentballet.com/ - http://www.thesilentballet.com/
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Posted By: Dominic
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 17:01
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All i can say is that i'm immensely pleased with the music of God Is An Astronaut & Valley Of The Giants. I wish World's End Girlfriend would release a live album, (i've seen some shows on youtube that are amazing) he's a hero of mine as a person that tries to create layered multi-instrument music on his own. Grails is the only band i haven't heard on that list. *Goes off to check 'em out* |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 17:05
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From all of those bands on the list World's End Girlfriend made one of my favorite Post-Rock albums of all times, ../album.asp?id=13377 - The Lie Lay Land . It's one of the most innovative albums that have come out of the genre. It may be hard to swallow at first, but in my opinion this is one of the best artistic statements that have come out of Japan (He's up there with Otomo Yoshide, Yamatsuka Eye, Masami Akita and Sachiko). My vote goes to him. ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 17:11
where is Krobak. Granted I know little of this subgenre.. but Krobak was the best that I have heard so far   ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 17:12
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Again Avestin I have not heard many of these so my vote shouldn't really count but this time I will vote for my Laura - that is a very cool album!
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 17:42
You have GOT to get Burning Off Impurities!!!
Radio Swan Is Down is a fantastic album!
I aimed only LOW-PROFILE and rather UNKNOWN bands.... Igor is hardly unknown in PA
 And he has his own Appreciation Thread... See my point?
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 17:52
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bah..... had to say something ..about something Post Rock related
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Posted By: Dominic
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:25
I just listened to some samples. Very nice! |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:57
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Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 19:23
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i like God is an Astronaut best out of what ive heard but, granted, thats only about 50% at very best. didnt vote but i now have a great list of things-to-buy ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: saintprimus
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 22:53
| ummm...i havent heard of any of these bands, is that a bad thing?? wheres sigur ros and mogwai? tortoise? am i in the wrong forum? |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 23:00
Read my initial post and you'll see why they're not included.
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 00:07
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there are a lot of unknown bands to me here, God is An Astronaut may be my favorite because its the band i know better,Mono and Laura are awesome as well. ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 00:11
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Mono, God is an astronaught, Tuna Laguna, and Saxon shore are the only ones I heard/liked of these.
I'll go with mono. ------------- 
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Posted By: Avantgardehead
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 02:10
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GRAILS ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian |
Posted By: Asphalt
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 02:39
| I love Mono and I think Yndi Halda has great potential, but my vote went to World End's Girlfriend for being one of the most refreshing post-rock acts of the last years. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 02:55
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Oh man, so many post-rock bands I still have to listen to. I can say something about: Caspian - very typical and powerful post-rock band, but tad torn between heavy and mellow sounds, it's a contrast they could work on better. Otherwise, garage/EitS fans could love their full album. World End's Girlfriend - I got all their album, can't wait to listen, maybe I'll feel the same way Ruben does. So far I listened to their (his?) 2007 album, long and interesting, containing electronic shrapnel schizophrenias at times, along a lot of mixing. God Is An Astronaut isn't so unknown, if you ask me, I at least have them in my playlist for a long time. They fit a bit of an "eclectic" page, because their debut is mainly alternative-pop, their second album really shines with dramatic and harmonic textures, and their newest creation has a dark sensitivity combined with rich music. It's tasty! Scraps Of Tape have a genuine debut, it's the mixture of 65days, complex-post-rock and ambient/emotional melody that could work wonders. Their second album, unfortunately, becomes too typical, messy, insensitive to my ears. Silence Kit, finally, is a good, if minimal and based on spectacular effects, post-rock/math-rock project. Pionear is a combo of hard post-rock and very experimental silent tones (especially the 38 minutes epic gives you the taste of hot and cold), while The Great Red Spot is currently their best, fusing math/garage with post-rock and ambient. I'd say I'm generally impressed... Oh, almost forgot Maserati...Inventions For The New Season impressed me deeply...adrenaline, sensibility, post-rock groove...special music? maybe not, but a very, very powerful and pleasant work. ------------- 
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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 06:46
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World's End Girlfriend.
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Posted By: Apsalar
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 07:19
 
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Posted By: paloz
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 10:53
| If these trees could talk.. Unknown and very good. I adore the name of the band :) |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 12:17
No Krobak? 
Seriously, why the hell am I the first to vote for YNDI HALDA? 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 12:32
hahahha.. I already busted Assaf's balls on that oversight ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 12:44
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If you would have added EF this poll would have been much easier, they are phenomenal. I went with Saxon Shore, very happy and uplifting. -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 13:04
Jeez, Igor, pay attention to the subject. This poll contains "lesser known and unknown" post-rock bands. You already blackmailed many of us (payed me double) to review Krobak...so you're very known by now. *tease!!* -------------
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 14:05
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anyway, some of Collabs are to be blackmailed still
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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 19:51
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From this list, Mono gets my vote. Yndi Halda is up there as well.
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: January 28 2008 at 17:08
oh my god, i've just listened to JOHNNYTWENTYTHREE recent album, and it's massive 
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: January 28 2008 at 19:17
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I didnt see silence kit up there the first time, though I wouldnt have voted them, great band. -------------
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: January 29 2008 at 01:03
| Out of these, definitely Mono or God is an Astronaut, could go either way at times. |
Posted By: Prince_Rupert
Date Posted: January 29 2008 at 17:43
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MONO ------------- ". . .your history knows no bounds. . ." |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: January 31 2008 at 12:10
yep, Pioenear is awesome record |
Posted By: burritounit
Date Posted: January 31 2008 at 14:17
| This is a really though one since I like most of these post rock bands such as JohnnyXXIII,Mono,Yndi Halda,etc but I would have to go with God Is An Astronaut. There music creates a great feeling to me and sounds really good and diferent from other post rock bands.Perhaps some other time I could change my mind since Yndi Halda have only realesed one cd and it was sort of an EP. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 31 2008 at 19:29
Not if you count the official release (the one most people know) which has 4 songs that rounds the album up to an hour of music. Even the self-released EP is 45 minutes long! Not even Explosions In The Sky has released a full-album as long as this so called "EP". -------------
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Posted By: burritounit
Date Posted: February 01 2008 at 17:11
| Im not saying it's an EP.I'm just saying it's considered to some an EP. I think it's increadibly long and good(I still don't know how long the album is). |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: February 01 2008 at 18:07
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I am impessed a post rock poll has made it this far.
Good job Assaf! -------------
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: February 01 2008 at 18:41
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Yeah. He knows how to impress the -------------
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