Hammock - Chasing After Shadows... Living With The Ghosts

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Hammock - Chasing After Shadows... Living With The Ghosts [2010]
lovely romantic ambient post-swell slide guitar and drones
v0

Hammock is always golden. They're still keeping that beautiful heart-swelling signature sound of theirs but progressing enough to keep it interesting. Such nostalgia it brings.

01 The Backward Step
02 Tristia
03 Little Fly/Mouchette
04 Breathturn
05 In the Nothing of a Night
06 Andalusia
07 The Whole Catastrophe
08 The World We Knew As Children
09 Dust in the Devil's Snow
10 How Can I Make You Remember Me?
11 You Lost the Starlight in Your Eyes
12 Something Other Than Remaining

The American Dollar - Atlas

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The American Dollar - Atlas [2010]
post-rock, ambient
320

First album of 2010! 3 minutes in and I can already tell it's gonna be a good one. Typical American Dollar amazing-ness. Buy this.

01 A Few Words
02 Age Of Wonder
03 Fade In Out
04 shadows
05 Oil And Water
06 Circuits
07 Red Letter
08 Clones
09 Equinox
10 Second Sight
11 Frontier Melt
12 Flood
13 Escapist

The Middle East - Recordings of The Middle East

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The Middle East - Recordings of The Middle East [2009]
vocal light post-rock folky stuff
256

You've probably already heard this by now, but I'm a bit slow. Really nice moody post-rock - Think... Her Name Is Calla but not dark at all.

01 The Darkest Side
02 Beleriand
03 Lonely
04 Blood
05 Fools Gold
06 Pig Food
07 The Fall Of Man
08 Tsietsi

Arms and Sleepers - Matador

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Arms and Sleepers - Matador [2009]
post-rock, electronic, ambient
160

Buy this. DO IT.

This is an amazing album. Please consider helping them to pay for it through Kickstarter (click below). They make it worth your while.




01 Orly
02 Matador
03 The Architekt
04 Twentynine Palms
05 Helvetica
06 The International
07 Simone
08 Kino
09 Words Are For Sleeping
10 The Paramour

Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn

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Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn [2003]
post-rock, constellation, kanadurrrrrr
v0

It took me a horrific amount of time to get into DMST. But damn it, this album is immense. The three I've bolded down below are probably my three favourite track by them. Their two newest albums, You, You're a History in Rust and The Other Truths are also well worth checking out.

01 Fredericia [9:37]
02 War on Want [1:55]
03 Auberge le Mouton Noir [7:05]
04 Outer Inner & Secret [10:13]
05 107 Reasons Why [3:02]
06 Ontario Plates [7:03]
07 Horns of a Rabbit [4:01]
08 It's Gonna Rain [2:10]
09 Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! [6:57]

port-royal - Dying In Time

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port-royal - Dying In Time [2009]
ambient, electronic, post-rock
v0

Make-out album of the year. For fans of Hammock and Lights Out Asia. Such a beautiful sound - there's no excuse not to pick this up.

01 Hva (Failed Revolutions)
02 Nights in Kiev
03 Anna Ustinova
04 Exhausted Muse/Europe
05 I Used To Be Sad
06 Susy: Blue East Fading
07 The Photoshopped Prince
08 Balding Generation (Losing Hair As We Lose Hope)
09 Hermitage Pt. 1
10 Hermitage Pt. 2
11 Hermitage Pt. 3

Ocoai - Breatherman

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Ocoai - Breatherman [2008]
instrumetal, tennessee, crescendos
224vbr


Ock•oh•eye. Heavy post-rawk from Johnson City, TN in the vein of Russian Circles and Pelican and that lot. Underrated release from last year. The track "Babble" just gets heavier and heavier. Love it.


1. O Bowen (5:46)
2. Breatherman (11:19)
3. Manifestant (6:33)
4. Pour Rever (4:31)
5. Babble (11:46)
6. Lunoir (10:37)
7. Liberer le Piano (2:19)

The Appleseed Cast - Peregrine

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The Appleseed Cast - Peregrine [2006]
indie rock, post-rock, emo
v0

The album that introduced me to who are now one of my favourite bands. Peregrine is a great combination of post-rocky instrumental tracks and the more traditional atmospheric emo of The Appleseed Cast's past.

+10 points for their lead singer's beard.

01 Ceremony [4:18]

02 Woodland Hunter (Part 1) [3:16]

03 Here We Are (Family In The Hallways) [3:41]

04 Silas' Knife [4:09]

05 Mountain Halo [4:10]

06 Sunlit And Ascending [4:01]

07 February [3:52]

08 An Orange And A Blue [4:11]

09 Song 3 [5:00]

10 Woodland Hunter (Part 2) [4:30]

11 Peregrine [4:06]

12 A Fate Delivered [3:54]

13 The Clock And The Storm [5:54]

Constants - The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril

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Constants - The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril [2006]
long-form rock songs with some modern prefixes, post-what
256vbr


My first experience of Constants was on their split with Caspian - a 7" so forgettable that I just had to google it to double check it actually exists. But on hearing that the wonderful Mylene Sheath were due to release their latest record, I decided to give them another whirl. This, their debut release is 4 songs over 40 minutes and is well worth checking out if you're into the new Appleseed Cast record, Moving Mountains or recent post-rock outfits like Giants and If These Trees Could Talk. A great rhythm section drives the whole record forward and great packaging (Vega Vinyl did a lovely job with this) makes it well worth owning. Recommended.


01 Walking Dead in East Texas (6:51)
02 Robotica and Lobotomy (8:57)
03 The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril (13:01)
04 When Stars Dilate (8:21)

Oceansize - Effloresce

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Oceansize - Effloresce [2003]
progressive rock, post-rock, progressive death indieloll.
320kbps

Debut album from one of my favourite bands EVER. Lots of people argue it's their best, I'm not sure, but it is very, very good. Everyone Into Position is floating around the raptorhaus, so check that out too.

01 I Am The Morning [4:18]

02 Catalyst [6:40]

03 One Day All This Could Be Yours [4:20]

04 Massive Bereavement [9:59]

05 Rinsed [3:58]

06 You Wish [6:00]

07 Remember Where You Are [5:22]

08 Amputee [5:33]

09 Unravel [2:50]

10 Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs [8:30]

11 Saturday Morning Breakfast Show [9:04]

12 Long Forgotten [8:58]

Collections Of Colonies Of Bees - Birds

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Collections Of Colonies Of Bees - Birds [2008]
experimental, post-rock, instrumental
320kbps

With an emphasis on big percussion and a sometimes math-ish guitar style, Collections Of Colonies Of Bees are a genuinely interesting instrumental band.

01 Flocks I [7:08]

02 Flocks II [10:26]

03 Flocks III [11:03]

04 Flocks IV [8:47]

Lymbyc Systym - Love Your Abuser

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Lymbyc Systym - Love Your Abuser [2007]
post-rock, electronic
v0

Texas sure knows how to churn out awesome post-rock bands. These guys, as a two-man outfit, definitely straddle the more electronic side of the spectrum, and if you do nothing else with this album, at least check out "Birds". It's good.

01 Rest Easy / Age Kindly [2:23]

02 Love Your Abuser [5:20]

03 Astrology Days [4:40]

04 Idle Wires [3:45]

05 Fall Bicycle [3:29]

06 Birds [5:07]

07 A Day At The Beach [0:50]

08 Truth Skull [4:13]

09 Pittsburgh Left [4:06]

10 ...So We Can Sleep [5:51]

Her Name Is Calla - Condor And River

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Her Name Is Calla - Condor And River [2007]
post-rock, epic
v2

A MUST LISTEN.

I don't say that often. I mean, their full-length is good, but this; This is a whole 'nother ballgame my friend.

01 Condor and River (16:50)
02 Untitled (1:23)

3epkano - At Land

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3epkano - At Land [2007]
post-rock, instrumental
v2

Don't let their strange name fool you, this band is exceptional and totally underrated. I was listening to Grails' Black Tar Prophecies beforehand, and as soon as At Land came on I was thinking, "I wish this album was Black Tar Prophecies, it lives up to the name so much better." Ominous and powerful post-rock with strings.

1 Torture Room (5:05)
2 We Go From Tears To Shouts (4:32)
3 They Are Flying (3:39)
4 Everybody Is Already Down Below (6:42)
5 Blood Of A Poet (2:11)
6 Loop Station (3:12)
7 Towers Open Fire (3:50)
8 The Sub (3:59)
9 Rhythmus 54 (5:46)
10 Distant Outings (4:36)
11 Snowball (4:22)
12 HOTRS (7:05)
13 Those Who Love To Fly Alone (5:30)
14 Hovering Above The Sea (5:05)

Giants - Old Stories

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Giants - Old Stories [2008]
post-rock, instrumental
v2

As far as I'm concerned, it takes a lot to be a stand-out post rock album now. I can't pin down what is so great about this album, but it is one of my  favourites from last year. Compeltely beautiful. Whispered Ears is a regular evening chillout track for me.

01 Where The Ages Steal (6:44)

02 Vessels (6:54)

03 O Tide (6:49)

04 Whispered Ears (3:34)

05 Sleeping False Idol (6:17)

06 Fishermens Prayer (4:30)

07 At Last Ashore (4:58)

And So I Watch You From Afar - And So I Watch You From Afar

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And So I Watch You From Afar - And So I Watch You From Afar [2009]
post-rock, instrumental
160 :(

I think this is a pretty hyped album. If so, it deserves all the hype it's getting. If not, it should be getting more hype. Just really solid instrumental in-your-face mathier post-rock. Lively and skillful playing has kept this album going on my computer and mp3 player for the last couple days. It's also super cheap, you can pre-order it at the link above.

01 Set Guitars To Kill
02 A Little Bit Of Solidarity Goes A Long Way
03 Clench Fists, Grit Teeth...Go!
04 I Capture Castles
05 Start A Band
06 Tip Of The Hat, Punch In The Face
07 If It Ain't Broke, Break It
08 These Riots Are Just The Beginning
09 Don't Waste Time Doing Things You Hate
10 The Voiceless
11 Eat The City, Eat It Whole

Adelaide - Adelaide

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Adelaide - Adelaide [2004]
post-rock, instrumental
v0

Adelaide is like... if The Album Leaf had no vocals and more... Crescendos... I guess... I like them a lot. Apparently they're super underground and awesome and don't exist anymore and now exist as a band called Small Sails which are probably cool too, I don't know though.

01 Games Without End (4:45)
02 Green Horizon (7:15)
03 Entrance (6:15)
04 Water Ways (6:41)
05 Bombardiers (6:55)

Monolith - Eclipse

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Monolith - Eclipse [2008]
post-rock, post-metal, sludge
v0

Possibly the first 'artist submitted album' to this blog. Really nice traditional sounding ambient sludgey stuff, pretty mellow in most parts, but powerful when needed. Their myspace says they're playing a show with Rosetta. ROSETTA! That's how cool they are. Also, they do their marketing by leaking their own album. Buy it?

01 Apparition (12:55)
02 Ascend (13:11)
03 Surface ( 4:39)
04 Born Of Fire (10:05)
05 Descend (17:55)



I made my own sweet 'album art' based on this cover because I liked it so much.

Pan•American - Quiet City

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Pan•American - Quiet City [2004]
ambient, electronic, post-rock
320kbps

Pan•American is Mark Nelson, who is a member of the post-rock band Labradford. Quiet City contains subtle electronics and guitar work and is, in my opinion, the best material Nelson's put out to date, inside or outside of Labradford.

01 Before (3:38)
02 Smallholding (9:11)
03 Wing (4:03)
04 Inside Elevation (5:07)
05 Hall and Skylight (5:40)
06 Lights on Water (3:50)
07 Retouch (4:45)
08 Christo en Pilsen (8:55)

Earth

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Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull [2008]
drone, post-rock, instrumental
192kbps

Earth have been known to be a 'doom' band of sorts, but I really don't hear it in this. Yeah, okay, so it isn't exactly uptempo, but it is undoubtedly melodic and even rather calm.
I did not think Earth were going to be a band I would enjoy - I was very wrong.

01 Omens And Portents I: The Driver (9:08)
02 Rise To Glory (5:47)
03 Miami Morning Coming Down II (Shine) (8:01)
04 Engine Of Ruin (6:28)
05 Omens And Portents II: Carrion Crow (8:04)
06 Hung From The Moon (7:44)
07 The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull (8:15)




Earth - Hibernaculum [2007]
192kbps

01 Ouroboros Is Broken (8:17)
02 Coda Maestoso In F (Flat) Minor (6:52)
03 Miami Morning Coming Down (5:15)
04 A Plague Of Angels (16:21)





Earth - HEX; Or Printing In The Infernal Method [2005]
v0

01 Mirage (1:45)
02 Land of Some Other Order (7:19)
03 The Dire and Ever Circling Wolves (7:34)
04 Left in The Desert (1:13)
05 Lens of Unrectified Night (7:56)
06 An Inquest Concerning Teeth (5:17)
07 Raiford (The Felon Wind) (7:21)
08 The Dry Lake (3:2)
09 Tethered to the Polestar (4:42)