Since I'm from Devon, these men are practically worshipped in most of the surrounding area, they're sort of our national heroes. Seen them live so many times, wonderful blokes all.Karl Withey said:
Red Sparowes are excellent. One of my fave post-rock outfits.AnarchistFish said:
Well shit... then I'll add Pelican, Explosions in the Sky, God is an Astronaut and Mogwai. Or we could just say 'all post-rock/post-metal bands that aren't Isis, Neurosis or Jesu'.
I fucking love GSY!BE, but I have to say they were probably the most disappointing band I've seen live. 100% self-indulgent noise-fest, I almost passed out from boredom.AnarchistFish said:I love love love godspeed you! black emperor and not many people seem to know about them. I've met about 2 or 3 people who (to my knowledge) do. Actually turned out that a guy I've known for 6 years likes them and I never knew. It's weird cos their music is so big in my life but I don't really get the opportunity share it much. Seeing them live in a couple of weeks though
October Project.D-Class 198482 said:
Mm, I've heard only good things about them though and I know they don't communicate with the crowd at all, but I've loved the live bootlegs I've heard.dillinger88 said:I fucking love GSY!BE, but I have to say they were probably the most disappointing band I've seen live. 100% self-indulgent noise-fest, I almost passed out from boredom.AnarchistFish said:I love love love godspeed you! black emperor and not many people seem to know about them. I've met about 2 or 3 people who (to my knowledge) do. Actually turned out that a guy I've known for 6 years likes them and I never knew. It's weird cos their music is so big in my life but I don't really get the opportunity share it much. Seeing them live in a couple of weeks though
Not saying the music wasn't good, they still played some classics and they sounded amazing. Just please don't go in expecting them to give a shit about the crowd at all.
Fuck, this post sounds so negative and I'm sorry, but I was so hyped and got let down.
EDIT: Also, when it comes to red sparowes. That album needs to be listened to all in one sitting. Some of the best post-rock I've heard, seriously.
I'm sure to stick my foot in it if I try explaining myself! X3Aylaine said:
Y'welcome! ^_^ Though I've also always been quite taken with the lyrics of I Can't Be Cool as well, I consider it a faint allegory for a critique of modern capitalism... -_-Thanks for the pointers. I'll keep listening to it!
I've always liked jazz, but I admit I was never into listening to it by choice until I watched Cowboy Bebop. It was a really nice way for me to get into the genre itself without it being forced or awkward.
I think we read the same thread, as I think that thread might have been where I first heard about KOD tooLear said:
What, the pioneer band of Industrial is obscure...eh. Maybe a bit forgotten, but obscure nah.RhombusHatesYou said:Red Sparowes are excellent. One of my fave post-rock outfits.AnarchistFish said:
Well shit... then I'll add Pelican, Explosions in the Sky, God is an Astronaut and Mogwai. Or we could just say 'all post-rock/post-metal bands that aren't Isis, Neurosis or Jesu'.
Then we can all have a huge shitfight over which bands are post-rock, which are post-metal, which are drone, which are shoegaze and which are sludge.
Also, for retro-obscure points, I call Throbbing Gristle.
I've heard of Joan as a Police Woman, but i haven't heard her music before. Though I like what I hear.Breaker deGodot said:
Thing is, ILA's normal singing style is a lot more languid than in I Can't Be Cool. I've listened to much of From Bedlam to Lenane and it's... quaint... can't think of another word for it's just... quaint! -_- The songs are laid back, the lyrics are largely carefree and the videos are amusing!Aylaine said:I see.
I Can't Be Cool just sounds...cool? Yeah, it just sounds really cool to me. It really has that Ghost In The Shell feel. I can differentiate her songs based on where they came from, so it's helpful for me.
*has a hankering to watch Cowboy Bebop again* ... Haven't watched it in... good grief, years(!) Though What Planet is This (without the vocals) always sticks in my head from the film as the dogfight that it accompanies is one of the best animated aerial setpieces I've seen.Great Album. The movie had superb music. 7 Minutes, What Planet is This, Pushing The Sky...it's funny. Before Cowboy Bebop, I would not have placed jazz as a good type of music for scenes like that. Spikes Gunfight (I felt the same way during that scene too!) , or many of his other battles or even the various chase scenes throughout the series! A big example of this is in Episode 4, when the ISSP Top Brass close the gates to stop the monkey virus from wiping out Ganymede. When Too Good Too Bad plays during Spike and Faye's rush to the other side of the gate, I was on the edge of my seat!
