Re: (idm) postrock (was tortoise)

From emosissy
Sent Thu, Aug 5th 1999, 17:36

you can throw in A Minor Forest too ....they get a little noisy sometimes
but most tracks are instrumental and epic in length. Really complicated and
abrupt but beautiful at the same time...

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emosissy



> also check out labradford, pan american (one haf of labradford), mouse
> parade (someone from the dylan group), slint and if you live in the uk,
well
> if you live anywhere, forth quartet. the last two are a bit closer to
> "normal" rock. but i wouldn't call them rock. forth quartet make minimal
> guitar tracks, with so much space and lihgt in them, they are beautiful,
the
> songs are amazing, i reccomend the debut lp, "they built ships that sank".
> errm, email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx or visit
www.heaventsentrecords.com
> or amybe it's co.uk can't remember. anyway, truewly wonderful. and you can
> hear soundclips at the web site.
>
> post rock and idm go hand in hand if you ask me. they are both beautiful
and
> compliment each other marvellously. the fatcat retrospective, accross
uneven
> terrain, is the perfect example of this, it's got idm, noise, soundscapes,
> post rock and even some live hip hop on there. i wouldn't consider this
"OT"
> bt if it has offended your idm sensibilities, then please take my
apologies.
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