Post-rock

afinalfantasy · #1 03-06-2008, 06:10 PM

Anyone else here listen to this genre of music? For me it has to be my second favourite genre of music of all time, next to folk. I'm talking about bands like:

Mogwai
Explosions in the Sky
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Mono
Red Sparowes
This Will Destroy You
Sigur Ros
Triosk
Bell Orchestre
The Samuel Jackson Five
iLiKETRAiNS
The Album Leaf
Stars of the Lid
Caspian
Do May Say Think
God is an Astronaut
Cyann & Ben
Battles
Talk Talk
World's End Girlfriend
Set Fire to Flames
Eluvium

If you haven't heard of some or any of those bands, you should check them out.

Deluge Of Sound · #2 03-06-2008, 06:11 PM

Have you checked out Post-Metal?

Isis, Pelican, Jesu... stuff like that?

and I saw Do Make Say Think live, they were great.

afinalfantasy · #3 03-06-2008, 06:12 PM

I wouldn't really call post-metal a genre for some reason, Isis is more sludge than post-rock.

I personally don't really listen to metal all that much.

Deluge Of Sound · #4 03-06-2008, 06:22 PM

But since you listen to Red Sparrowes and Mono, I'm going to stay with my suggestion of Jesu and Pelican

Jesu:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=96RZDup-yxE

Pelican:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=J-SqPAZZTs8&feature=related

jenderfazz · #5 03-06-2008, 06:26 PM

Check out my friends' band, Seasonal AD. You might like em - listen to their album sample:

http://www.myspace.com/seasonalad

Infernal Affair · #6 03-06-2008, 06:33 PM

The thing with post-rock is it can be very beautiful and haunting, but many of the bands seem to follow the same soft/loud/soft/loud/etc. conventions and formulas that get old. Add to that post-rock song titles are so ridiculously long and pretentious. That being said, I do like a lot of post-rock bands, and I like that envy, one of the best emotional hardcore/screamo bands, worked with mogwai.

Ben Lesser · #7 03-06-2008, 08:14 PM

Post-rock is excellent. Some of my favorite bands belong to that genre.

Not sure if I'd agree with your inclusion of Battles, though. They're cool for sure, but I dunno.

I do love Do Make Say Think, EitS, Sigur Ros, hrsta, Gregor Samsa, A Silver Mount Zion, etc.

I used to actively search out more of it, but like Infernal Affair said, a lot of it really sounds the same. I prefer the bands that really distinguish themselves.

Deluge Of Sound · #8 03-06-2008, 08:26 PM

Yeah, I don't really think of Battles as Post-Rock in that "Godspeed!" sense.

Valerus · #9 03-06-2008, 08:30 PM

You covered all the ones I was about to suggest.

I really suggest This Will Destroy You. I bought both cds and a shirt.

sarcastro83 · #10 03-06-2008, 08:37 PM

personally, I don't really like any genres that have the word "post" as a prefix... I agree with Dr. David Thorpe's philosophy that "post____" usually means "basically the same thing as regular ____, but with all the fun sucked out."

Just my two cents.

Audiophage · #11 03-06-2008, 09:42 PM

I like Post Pebbles.

GSY!BE and Mogwai are pretty sick from what I've heard of their stuff.

jollygiantchris · #12 03-06-2008, 10:39 PM

Just started listening to Godspeed You! Black Emperor what an amazingly weird band didn't know that was them in that song from 28 days later. Explosions in the Sky is a great band but don't knock some of the post metal bands like Jesu/Pelican/Isis they are quality stuff too.

And do the Secret Machines qualify as post-rock or are they too poppy/song orientated

SoLongJake · #13 03-06-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

But since you listen to Red Sparrowes and Mono, I'm going to stay with my suggestion of Jesu and Pelican

Jesu:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=96RZDup-yxE

Pelican:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=J-SqPAZZTs8&feature=related

Jesu was dreadfully boring live. Shame too i actually enjoyed them on record.

Deluge Of Sound · #14 03-06-2008, 10:49 PM

Heresy!

No band I've not-yet seen can suck live

BryanM · #15 03-06-2008, 10:49 PM

Another post-rock band that I'd definitely recommend, though some of their stuff comes across as "shoegaze-y" is Cranes. Also Miranda Sex Garden is fun and do tend to stray from the format more than a lot of bands do.

NKUSigEp · #16 03-06-2008, 11:13 PM

I don't get it...what comes after rock?

I think I fell off the trend-bus long ago.

Valerus · #17 03-06-2008, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NKUSigEp

I don't get it...what comes after rock?

Profit.

Prahainspring · #18 03-07-2008, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NKUSigEp

I don't get it...what comes after rock?

I don't mean to sound obtuse but I'm in the same boat. After rock? Isn't rock music still going on?

sensible68 · #19 03-07-2008, 04:00 AM

Post-Rock was originally intended as a concept where traditional 'rock' instruments and song structures were put to one side - hence the inclusion of Stereolab and Tortoise amongst others. Battles are a great contemporary example of this.

This eventually became a genre, when the instrumental 'quiet/loud/quiet/loud' thing came about.

In my view Mogwai and a few other bands have side-stepped this cliched sound by moving on - Mr Beast was a definite departure from the 'genre' sound - whereas other bands have not.

You've got to give pelican a try - it isn't traditional metal by any means. All the albums are great.

Of the rest, Gregor Samsa, Red Sparowes, God is an Astronaut are among my favourites.

I also love The Rock Of Travolta's Uluru album. Well worth a listen.

theNoseBleedKid · #20 03-07-2008, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Infernal Affair

The thing with post-rock is it can be very beautiful and haunting, but many of the bands seem to follow the same soft/loud/soft/loud/etc. conventions and formulas that get old. Add to that post-rock song titles are so ridiculously long and pretentious.

Agree 110%, I often find a lot of bands get too caught up in the concept of what they are doing and fail to relate their passion for message or titles to their music. Even Mogwai are prone to this.

I do also find their arrogant naming standard of post rocks, and it's pretences (musically, being 'beyond' rock, and doing what it cannot) annoy me to no end.