Post-rock in its true form anyone with a knowledge of post-rock know loooong instrumentals make post-rock. They over did it only six songs yet the album is still 45 mins +. Most albums with six songs have an average of 18 mins + but its great to relax and kick back to post-rock and even do homework to it. The band is made up of four Tex-rockers. Munaf Rayani as guitar, Michael James as guitar and occasional bass, Mark Smith as guitar, and last but not least Chris Hrasky on drums. The most important note about this band is they have no "leader" or in other words they don't have a dominant figure in the band. This is the sixth album they've made ever since 1999 when they first got together and it might be the best.
1. Last known surroundings: according to last.fm this song is the 3rd most listened song by EITS so apparently it's a good song. It starts off humming the stricken torn orchestra and buzzing the omissions of polluted bass. The first guitar longing for a fountain of light. The basic melody guitar collapse into a new sound every minute. The clapping in between change. The slow transition torwards the four minute mark that starts off changing once the marching drum rolls around. By the five minute mark the song gets thin and switches between first & second guitar. Its a great song I love how it feels like its playing live and also how intricate and complex the sound is.
2. Human qualities: another popular song by loyal fans (not me I just heard about em) and loved by many. The start is similar to the song before, its humming and slowly pulsating louder onto the next rhythm. The guitar is so lovely and its very bright and charming. The clapping also is transcended into this song. The song also starts growing softer after the three minute mark. It gets louder and starts to vary after a minute of humming and soft buzzing. The guitar speeds up and its really a good move showing more class to this simple yet elegant tune. Nearing the end of the song shows us a huge thickening of sound with everything getting ready to collapse slowly to end.
3. Trembling hands: the simple two fret start and then everything comes into full blow and you can hear vocals well it isn't much but its something. The voices are going "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh" the voice actually sounds like a kid saying that or several kids. At 1:15 the guitars speed up and at 1:20 the voice ceases and the guitar kicks into full gear. Ha I've just noticed the bass is really fast and the bass is trying to hide. The guitars are fenominal they are all synching and though different all of them compliment each other.
4. Be comfortable, creature: soft guitar, twanging around slipping under the sun. Man this song makes you sleepy I almost fell asleep. The drums restart at 2:30. The guitars feel so peaceful and one is on attack mode. when the song is playing it cut you off of any chaos and takes you into an ordered guitar show down that takes place in a clean all white room.
Postcard from 1952: the beginning is slow and relaxed, no rush to jump into things just slowly get louder and add layers from there. The duel guitars flight then the third takes off too and it plays louder still playing a fancy hand picked guitar. The drums start and the song gets more interesting. The loud drums starts an uprising of the first guitar getting louder, the other guitars follow until all is at a comfortable spot. The song only gets better afterwards and the band makes each layer more important with every little change. By the last minute the song is collapsing and at the last 45 seconds are the soft aftermath of the collapse.
Let me back in: this is the 10 minute song that could make or break a man. The start is weird rewinding voices on a tape. Guitar starts trip hop drum set very similar to massive attack. The guitars start to duel as usual. Bass begins the guitars change style. Woo now were talking, the song got louder the drums and guitars and bass just jumped after the quick jagged guitar riff. Another change after a quick falling fret and we enter hand guitar mode and we all love hand guitar especially if its in a long post rock song. The drums and 2nd guitar come in again and drown the hand guitar in reverb. The song slows down again and 2nd guitar is strumming chords. The hand guitar is doing the same and the drums come in. The bass changed into a third guitar and his guitar is moaning like a tornado alarm. The voices continue. The tornado siren effect continues until it finally decides to stop with the voices still playing and eventually fading out.
Woo! It's been a long week, reviewing this was a challenge and I enjoyed this album it was really good for 3-10 minutes of song and only 6 songs. I think this might be better than mogwai. Instrumentally they are a team and they work together perfectly to make that gentle soothing sound that only post-rock can give you. I would totally recommend it and I think this could be the best post rock release thus far (Wait till I review mogwai). Recommended for mogwai listeners, God is an astronaut listeners and for listeners of Sigur rós.
1. Last known surroundings: according to last.fm this song is the 3rd most listened song by EITS so apparently it's a good song. It starts off humming the stricken torn orchestra and buzzing the omissions of polluted bass. The first guitar longing for a fountain of light. The basic melody guitar collapse into a new sound every minute. The clapping in between change. The slow transition torwards the four minute mark that starts off changing once the marching drum rolls around. By the five minute mark the song gets thin and switches between first & second guitar. Its a great song I love how it feels like its playing live and also how intricate and complex the sound is.
2. Human qualities: another popular song by loyal fans (not me I just heard about em) and loved by many. The start is similar to the song before, its humming and slowly pulsating louder onto the next rhythm. The guitar is so lovely and its very bright and charming. The clapping also is transcended into this song. The song also starts growing softer after the three minute mark. It gets louder and starts to vary after a minute of humming and soft buzzing. The guitar speeds up and its really a good move showing more class to this simple yet elegant tune. Nearing the end of the song shows us a huge thickening of sound with everything getting ready to collapse slowly to end.
3. Trembling hands: the simple two fret start and then everything comes into full blow and you can hear vocals well it isn't much but its something. The voices are going "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh" the voice actually sounds like a kid saying that or several kids. At 1:15 the guitars speed up and at 1:20 the voice ceases and the guitar kicks into full gear. Ha I've just noticed the bass is really fast and the bass is trying to hide. The guitars are fenominal they are all synching and though different all of them compliment each other.
4. Be comfortable, creature: soft guitar, twanging around slipping under the sun. Man this song makes you sleepy I almost fell asleep. The drums restart at 2:30. The guitars feel so peaceful and one is on attack mode. when the song is playing it cut you off of any chaos and takes you into an ordered guitar show down that takes place in a clean all white room.
Postcard from 1952: the beginning is slow and relaxed, no rush to jump into things just slowly get louder and add layers from there. The duel guitars flight then the third takes off too and it plays louder still playing a fancy hand picked guitar. The drums start and the song gets more interesting. The loud drums starts an uprising of the first guitar getting louder, the other guitars follow until all is at a comfortable spot. The song only gets better afterwards and the band makes each layer more important with every little change. By the last minute the song is collapsing and at the last 45 seconds are the soft aftermath of the collapse.
Let me back in: this is the 10 minute song that could make or break a man. The start is weird rewinding voices on a tape. Guitar starts trip hop drum set very similar to massive attack. The guitars start to duel as usual. Bass begins the guitars change style. Woo now were talking, the song got louder the drums and guitars and bass just jumped after the quick jagged guitar riff. Another change after a quick falling fret and we enter hand guitar mode and we all love hand guitar especially if its in a long post rock song. The drums and 2nd guitar come in again and drown the hand guitar in reverb. The song slows down again and 2nd guitar is strumming chords. The hand guitar is doing the same and the drums come in. The bass changed into a third guitar and his guitar is moaning like a tornado alarm. The voices continue. The tornado siren effect continues until it finally decides to stop with the voices still playing and eventually fading out.
Woo! It's been a long week, reviewing this was a challenge and I enjoyed this album it was really good for 3-10 minutes of song and only 6 songs. I think this might be better than mogwai. Instrumentally they are a team and they work together perfectly to make that gentle soothing sound that only post-rock can give you. I would totally recommend it and I think this could be the best post rock release thus far (Wait till I review mogwai). Recommended for mogwai listeners, God is an astronaut listeners and for listeners of Sigur rós.
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