RE: (idm) kreidler, tortoise, fridge, to rocco rot

From Fargher
Sent Tue, Dec 22nd 1998, 22:06

        > I'm really starting to get into this post-rock sounding stuff, its
a great
        > change from the ae-style stuff that I've been obsessing over
lately.  Also
        > the Pan*American CD is really good, its kind of a cross between
pole and low. 
        > any one else into this that can make some recommendations of other
bands
        > like this (urls would be nice too)
        > thanks

         
        Yeah, Pan American is really good. It's Mark Nelson of Labradford -
plenty
        of Labradford style guitar atmospherics plus a looser feel, some
bossa nova
        beats and Pole-style pops and clicks (and his ubiquitous
metal-pipe-rolling-
        across-the-concrete-floor sample). Check out Labradford if you like
the
        guitar sounds.

        For that organic poppier sound, try:
        - Kiln "Holo" (on Thalassa)
        - Waterwheel "Panchroma" (Alley Sweeper)
        - Fibreforms "Stone" (?)
             (these three all all connected member-wise somehow)
        - plenty of those leftfield UK/etc things - Acceleradeck, Flowchart,
Piano Magic, Silvania

        For droning guitar atmospherics
        - anything by Labradford (maybe s/t 3rd album for starters?)
        - anything by Windy&Carl (Antartica's really good)
        - anything by Stars of the Lid (*seriously* drony)
        - Transient Waves (there's a new 12" on Fat Cat too)
        - Tomorrowland
        - most things on Kranky

        Beatier and noisier:
        - Chessie "Signal Series"
        - Eight Frozen Modules - The Confused Electrician
        - Bowery Electric  (Vertigo remixes is good too) 
        - Third Eye Foundation - You Guys Kill Me / Fear of a Wack Planet

        Germanic stuff:
        - anything by Kriedler, To Rococo Rot as you said
        - Tarwater "Silur" (really cool - quite structured, wistful, watery
feel, with vocals
           that sound somewhat Kraftwerky)
        - Burger/Ink - Las Vegas
        - Lithops (unstructured and experimental)
        - Pluramon
        - Nuno Canavarro
        - Bergheim 34
        - Ma Cherie for Painting

        And probably heaps more that have just slipped my mind.

        Check out www.brainwashed.com/music for a good starting point

        Robin