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Πέμπτη 25 Μαρτίου 2010

mixtape.gr ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ - Lanterna + Vee Valence @ Block 33

mixtape.gr ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ - Lanterna + Vee Valence @ Block 33

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Σάββατο 20 Μαρτίου 2010

i am the architect ...

i am the architect (Muenster, Germany)...

"I AM THE ARCHITECT found their place in student-town Muenster (Germany) in autumn 2007. Having a diverse musical background the four members focused on a certain goal: Finding a unique musical style that relies on post-rock, early ninetees shoegaze and classical music.
Out of this mixture occur songs that are able to combine contrasts. Complete structures meet catchy melodies, a melancholic atmosphere opens the door for brute sound-walls. No song sounds like the other but nevertheless an intense closeness emerges, especially live!
The music of I AM THE ARCHITECT is not limited by musical boundaries in order to develop a diverse sound which is enriched by instruments like violin, cello or transverse flute. Together with a distinctive basement of keyboards and synthesizers you’ll hear an impressive musical broadness"...
(Net Label LostChildren ---> may 2008)
I AM THE ARCHITECT was formed by Johannes Thielsch (drums), Jakob Steffan (keyboard, samples), Marc Löhe (bass), Jörn krüßel (guitar) and Matthias Brinkmann (guitar). It was known that a few months after their release of their EP "11" Matthias Brinkmann parted ways from the band.

Discography: EP "11" (2008)

http://www.myspace.com/youarethearchitect

Κυριακή 14 Μαρτίου 2010

JAKOB (Napier, New Zealand)

JAKOB...

Jakob is a post-rock band hailing from Napier, New Zealand. The band was formed in 1998 by Jeff Boyle, Maurice Beckett and Jason Johnston.

Discography:
-"Jakob" (EP, 1999).
-"Subsets of Sets" (CD, 2002). [the iota kappa project review: 6/10]
-"Cale:Drew" (CD, 2003). [the iota kappa project review: 6.5/10]
-"Dominion" (EP, 2004).
-"Sephamore" (mini-album, 2005).
-"Solace" (CD, 2006). [the iota kappa project review: 8/10]

"Subsets of Sets", 2002

"Cale:Drew", 2003

"Solace", 2006

...see also the siren sound blog for an extensive note about Jakob (press here)

see also: http://www.postrip-community.org/forum-f7/topic-t341.htm

retrospectiva - - -> ... holding back the years 2004-2008...

ReTROSPECTIVA <- - -> ... holding back the years 2004-2008...

... that's an old post arranged back in December, 2009 only this time refurnished with couple of projects recently acquainted with...

artists in alphabetical order...

ACTARUS - "Milkfloat"
Artist: Actarus Album : Actarus Year : 2005
the iota kappa project review:7/10

AUDREY - "Plain Pieces"
Artist: Audrey Album: Visible Forms Year: 2006
the iota kappa project review: 7/10

ADELAIDE - "Games Without End"
Artist: Adelaide EP: Adelaide Year: 2004 (rare)
the iota kappa project review:8/10

BECAUSE OF THE GHOST - "Fall Short of Certainty"
Artist: Because of Ghosts Album: The Tomorrow We Were Promised Yesterday Year: 2006
http://www.becauseofghosts.com/
the iota kappa project review: 7/10

Artist: Charts and Maps Album: Enemies of C.Frias (EP) Year: 2008
the iota kappa project review: 7/10

MAYBESHEWILL - "He Films the Clouds Pt.2"
Artist: Maybeshewill Album: Not For Want of Trying Year: 2008
the iota kappa project review 6/10

MOVING MOUNTAINS ALBUM - "8105"
Artist: Moving Mountains Album: Pneuma Year: 2007
the iota kappa project review 8/10

NEIL ON IMPRESSION - "Barone"
Artist: Neil on Impression Album: L'Oceano delle Onde Che Restano Onde Per Sempre Year: 2008
the iota kappa project review:6/10

Artist: Part Rocket Album: In Limine Year: 2008
the iota kappa project review:6/10

RED ROOM CINEMA - "Red Room Cinema"
Artist: Red Room Cinema Album: Red Room Cinema Year: 2008
the iota kappa project review: 6.5/10

RED SPARROWS - "Alone & Unaware..."
Artist: Red Sparrows Album: At The Soundless Dawn Year: 2005
the iota kappa project review: 7/10

THE SEVERELY DEPARTED - "The Severely Departed"

Artist: The Severely Departed Album: The Severely Departed Year: 2007
the iota kappa project review: 7.5/10

WOODS AND WIRES - "Archernar"
Artist: Wood and Wires Title: Archernar Album: Wood and Wires Year: 2006
the iota kappa project review: 7/10

Σάββατο 6 Μαρτίου 2010

2010... so far...

Artist: The American Dollar Album: atlas

the iota kappa project review: 7/10

Artist: eluvium - Album: Similes (2010)
the iota kappa project review: 6.5/10

Artist:SineRider Album: December Embers Year: 2010
the iota kappa review: 6/10

Artist:Phillip Wilkinson Album: Daybook Year: 2010
the iota kappa review: 5.5/10

Compilation - Strange Glue And The Post-Rock Underground Vol. 3 (Strange Glue, 2010)
the iota kappa project review: 6/10

4AD - sampler iii (2010)

Παρασκευή 12 Φεβρουαρίου 2010

ΜΟΝΟ... "music is not a style, but emotions" ...με αφορμή τη συναυλία τους στη Θεσσαλονίκη (26.2.2010)

MONO... in iotakappaproject.blogspot.com

2nd Album
One Step More And You Die (CD/LP)- 2006
Track list:
1. Where am i
2. Com (?)
3. Sabbath
4. Mopish Morning, Halation Wiper
5. A Speeding Car
6. Loco Tracks
7. Halo
8. Giant Me On The Other Side

4th Album
You Are There (CD / 2 x LP) - 2006
Track list:
1. The Flames Beyond The Cold Mountain
2. A Heart Has Asked For The Pleasure
3. Yearning
4. Are You There?
5. The Remains Of The Day
6. Moonlight

5th Album
Hymn To The Immortal Wind (CD/2 LP) - 2009
Track list:
1. Ashes In The Snow
2. Burial At Sea
3. Silent Flight, Sleeping Dawn
4. Pure As Snow (Trails of the Winter Storm)
5. Follow The Map
6. The Battle to Heaven
7. Everlasting Light

Collaboration Album
MONO / world's end girlfriend
Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain (CD / 2 x LP) - 2005
Track list:
1. Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain

Κυριακή 7 Φεβρουαρίου 2010

... a draft note on greek post-rock scene... <- - -01.02.2010+08.02.2010+07.04.2010

2 By Bukowski
2 by Bukowski - "It's time to Hybernate" (Album: What a Long Strange Journey - Poeta Negra, 2001)

Adolf Plays The Jazz

Adolf Plays TheJazz

afformance
afformance -A Tide Before The Flickering

cinekod
Cinekod - "Thoughts"

Gardenbox
GardenBox - "The Grief Of Sadness"

Misuse
Misuse - Misuse (2009)
Misuse - While It Lasts

One Hour Before The Trip
One Hour Before The Trip - "Missing"

S.iNK
S.ink - "Evolve" (Album: Time and Timing - Poeta Negra, 1999)

free electronica & experimental:

TASMAN - "SOLACE" (Undo/EMI, 2010)

"post-rock"... - - origin of the term

Origin of the term

The term "post-rock" is believed to have been coined by critic Simon Reynolds in his review of Bark Psychosis' album Hex, published in the March 1994 issue of MOJO magazine. Reynolds expanded upon the idea later in the May 1994 issue of THE WIRE. He used the term to describe music "using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbre & textures rather than riffs and power chords". He further expounded on the term, "perhaps the really provocative area for future development lies...in cyborg rock; not the wholehearted embrace of Techno's methodology, but some kind of interface between real time, hands-on playing and the use of digital effects and enhancement". Reynolds, in a July 2005 entry in his blog, claimed he had used the term "post-rock" before using it in MOJO, previously using it in music newspaper MELODY MAKER. He also said he later found the term to not be of his own creation, saying in his blog, "although I genuinely believed I was coining the term, I discovered many years later it had been floating around for over a decade."

--Wikipedia, in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-rock

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