
From our good buddies at Oxide Tones, which takes care of a number of our Family? members, comes Canyons of Static, who are no strangers to the post-rock game. Their résumé has 9 releases, including a split 73, and a Christmas album (you know how I love ambient holiday music). Their music, though not fancy or flashy, is a sold display of talent. Peaceful and impressive in that Signal Hill kind of way, Canyons of Static has a sound that is great for any listener, young or old (they said this in their own description, and I feel it [...]
Jun 29, 2010, 8:38pm
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this new primer covers what you could call the "post-slint" side of post-rock; these are bands that tend to start quiet then get really loud then get quiet again. they tend to be on very good terms with their distortion pedals. they tend not to involve singers. they are frequently exhileratingly predictable (i went through a phase of being "off mogwai" because it always feels like you know what's coming next, until i realised i wanted to hear it anyway). they tend to have very muscular bass sounds. i like all of those things. ::: [...]