音楽に真摯に向き合い大きな音楽的飛躍を遂げた最新作。
これまでの自らの持ち味でもあった緻密な打ち込みやオーディオ・エディットを捨て
ピアノ１台88鍵による表現に挑戦！
静謐な響きと力強いメロディーが溢れ、
KASHIWA Daisukeの音楽の核が強烈に表出する！

In 1995, Mauro Pezzente moved into a loft with his then-girlfriend in the Mile End of Montreal. Pezzente used the flat as a performance venue, dubbing it the Gallery Quiva. Around 1996, fumes from the mechanic's garage below the loft forced them to vacate it. Shortly after their departure, Efrim Menuck moved into the space and established Hotel2Tango, serving both as a recording studio and practice space. There, in 1997, the original recording of F♯ A♯ ∞ took place. By this time, the band had reached an unwieldy 15 members. In preparation of the album, they trimmed their numbers to ten.
The culmination of material spanning back to 1993 resulted in two lengthy songs, each about 20 minutes in length. After the record's release, the band became interested in touring the United States. In order to make headway, they sent a copy of their album to the Chicago-based record label Kranky. Impressed by the recording, Kranky offered to re-release the album on compact disc. The band quickly returned to the studio and re-recorded the album, which was released in June 1998. Changes to the album included the addition, subtraction and reorganization of material, resulting in three tracks and slightly over an hour of music.
All of the tracks feature a number of field recordings and sampled sounds, once referred to by David Keenan of The Wire as "eschatological tape loops." Therefore, the overall theme of the album is often pinned as apocalyptic. Indeed, English director Danny Boyle was heavily inspired by the album during the making of 28 Days Later. During an interview with The Guardian, he explained, "I always try to have a soundtrack in my mind [when creating a film]. Like when we did Trainspotting, it was Underworld. For me, the soundtrack to 28 Days Later was Godspeed. The whole film was cut to Godspeed in my head."
Co-founder and bassist Mauro Pezzente performing with Godspeed You! Black Emperor in London, England in November 2000.
The opening track, "The Dead Flag Blues", begins with an ominous introduction which originates from an unfinished screenplay by guitarist Efrim Menuck. Backed by a string melody, the speaker describes a derelict city, where the government is corrupt and the inhabitants are drunks. The introduction is followed by the sounds of a train and high-volume suspended noise. This eventually develops into a Western-themed melody, and is capped off by an upbeat section which includes glockenspiel, violin, and slide guitar.
The second track, "East Hastings", is named after East Hastings Street in Vancouver's blighted Downtown Eastside. It begins with bagpipes reprising the theme of "The Dead Flag Blues" and backing the shouts of a street preacher. The sermon slowly quiets, and is replaced with the movement "The Sad Mafioso...", an edited version of which appeared in the film 28 Days Later. The movement also contains a brief portion where the band quietly sings in a rare occurrence of vocals.[α] The track concludes with a series of electronic noises and buzzing until throbbing bass takes over.
The final track, "Providence", is considerably longer than the first two, coming in around 30 minutes in length. James Oldham of NME described it as "part The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and part Spiritualized drone freakout."The introduction features a vox pop interviewee who references "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr.[β] The speaker is quickly replaced with a cello piece accompanied by glockenspiel, violin, and horn. Percussion is added to the melody which peaks, and is continued by a distorted singing woman performing Hazel Dickens' Gathering Storm. A quasi-military tune follows and is eventually taken over by the sung phrase "Where are you going? Where are you going?" The voice is sampled from the song "By My Side," from the 1970 musical Godspell. A collage of sounds and drones then round off the track. After a period of silence, a brief coda named for the American musician John Lee Hooker is performed.

Country: Hungary
Genre: Post-Rock / Post-Metal

Rome against Judea. Judea against Rome.

イノセントな歌声の裏側に宿る強烈な意思。
2010年代のシーンに圧倒的な存在感を放つ、強くしなやかなバンドサウンド。
ライブバンドとして更なる成長と進化を続ける、きのこ帝国、待望のフルアルバム!
前作『渦になる』で各CDショップのレコメンドアイテムに選出。
ラジオ各局のパワープレイ、、あまたの雑誌で取り上げられ、
ライブイベント 「COUNTDOWN JAPAN 12/13」「MUSIC CUBE 13」にも出演が決定。
大注目、2013年最重要のバンド、きのこ帝国。
前作を発表して9ヶ月、世間の噂の上を行く、ファーストフルアルバムが出来ました。
佐藤(Gt,Vo)、あーちゃん(Gt)、谷口滋昭(Ba)、西村”コン”(Dr)
ボーカルとギターが女性、リズム隊が男性という4人編成。
ライブに定評のあるきのこ帝国の<4人が同時に鳴らした音>を一発録りでパッケージ。
躍動感のあるライブの持ち味さえも体感できるスタジオ作品。
ポスト・ロック、シューゲイザー、オルタナティヴ、様々な要素を昇華し構築された新境地。
ファーストアルバムにしてベストアルバムの呼び声も高い全曲キラーチューン、早くも名作。

In the beginning, Mono combined the ugly washes of noise pioneered by My Bloody Valentine with the beautiful, subtle guitar figures of Slint and Mogwai. Eventually, their classical influences broke through, pushing the music to structural and emotional extremes that owed as much to Wagner and Beethoven as it did Black Sabbath and Neurosis. This release contains all of Mono's rare and out of print tracks, perfectly displaying their astounding growth. All tracks have been re-mastered from their original tapes, with both CD and triple vinyl formats boasting absurdly beautiful deluxe packaging.

Band: Oak
Album: Self-titled
Release Year: 2011
Country: France
Genre: Post-Rock
Playing Time: 00:35:26

沼泽乐队双十节推新专辑《1911》第一乐章试听
值此2011年10月10日，也是辛亥革命100年纪念日， 沼泽新专辑《1911》的专辑“第一回”试听正式上线。
《1911》是沼泽乐队今年下半年即将发表的又一张古琴器乐摇滚唱片。
整张专辑只有1首作品，借鉴交响曲的曲式进行编排，并分4个无标题乐章展开，4个乐章加起来足有1小时多。试听曲目为其中的第1乐章。
对比把中国古风和现代摇滚乐进行深度混搭的《沧浪星》，沼泽即将发行的新专辑《1911》，可谓是乐队一次更具野心的挑战——闯进西方古典乐的疆域。作品以古琴的苍凉意境担纲，加上摇滚乐三大件的强有力声墙，并采用交响曲式的叙事型结构作铺排，汇流成一首长篇摇滚交响史诗。这次沼泽借鉴了交响曲曲式来演绎他们独特的古琴摇滚曲风，为摇滚乐的表达形式提供更多新的可能性。
美工方面，身兼设计师的鼓手海逊已完成了封面设计稿。利用月相的明暗晕染巧妙地呈现“1911”四个数字，并与在灰黑背景上再泼洒的一层浓厚水墨形成鲜明对比。封面右下方只加印了沼泽的logo，此外便无任何多余的元素了，延续了《沧浪星》简约沉稳中蕴含中国情怀的设计风格。封套里的文字仍由海亮海逊的爸爸用毛笔书写。
单看唱片名字“1911”，不难让人联想起百年辛亥。但乐队认为，“1911”只是这张唱片的出发点。作为一张器乐专辑，《1911》的外延涵盖可以更广，希望能带给人们更多的思考。

试听：

Japanese group PRESENCE OF SOUL is led by female singer and composer YUKI, who also handles guitars, keyboards and Mellotron. She's accompanied by a guitar player, a bass player and a drummer. "Blinds" (2008) is a first album to be listened to somewhere between GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR !, SIGUR ROS, MOGWAI and ANEKDOTEN. As a matter of fact, the band was the support act for the swedish musicians during their 2008 shows in Japan. From the very beginning, PRESENCE OF SOUL proves to be absolutely innovative and mature at the same time: ethereal female vocals create a sharp contrast with guitars fury and drumming power. Sad atmospheres, often enhanced by Mellotron and a great sense of slowliness (Without mentioning softness) evolve step by step, with an increasing violence, reaching its climax in an overwhelming maelstrom. It's a kind of "Progressive post-rock", and one cannot imagine a more intense musical world. You'll surely be haunted a long time after listening...

冰岛新的年轻天才，很有涵养的Olafur Arnalds 能把古典元素融合在氛围和微电子节拍里，有Sigur Ros的味道，也有Mum的感觉。
Olafur Arnalds原来在家乡Mosfellsbaer离雷克雅维克偏壤的一个小镇上，他同时身兼多支Hardcore乐队的鼓手职务，先是替友人的乐团My Summer as a Salvation Soldier担任多项乐器伴奏，还获邀为美国Indie-Rock乐团Cursive担任德国巡回演出的伴奏乐手。Olafur Arnalds的个人音乐作品以钢琴和弦乐为主， 与其说是post-rock， 不如干脆说是modern classical。

In the beginning, Mono combined the ugly washes of noise pioneered by My Bloody Valentine with the beautiful, subtle guitar figures of Slint and Mogwai. Eventually, their classical influences broke through, pushing the music to structural and emotional extremes that owed as much to Wagner and Beethoven as it did Black Sabbath and Neurosis. This release contains all of Mono's rare and out of print tracks, perfectly displaying their astounding growth. All tracks have been re-mastered from their original tapes, with both CD and triple vinyl formats boasting absurdly beautiful deluxe packaging.

For My Parents
After years of exploring, searching ourselves, and composing pieces here and there, we found ourselves with more questions than answers.
When we could not find these answers in the outside world, we were bound to turn inward. And so we went back to our roots.
This is something we wanted to do while we still have the chance. What cannot be explained in words to parents, we hope can be captured by these songs.
We hope that this album serves as a gift from child to parent. While everything else continues to change, this love remains a constant throughout time.
——Mono

Genre: Post-Rock / Dark Ambient / Lounge / Jazz / Surf / Psychedelic Rock
Country: Finland