post-rock
Split [Vinyl Single] 豆瓣
Maybeshewill / Her Name Is Calla
发布日期 2008年12月16日 出版发行: Field (Cargo Records)
01. THIS TIME LAST YEAR
02. LAST TIME THIS YEAR
03. HER NAME IS CALLA - CONDOR AND RIVER
Not For Want Of Trying 豆瓣
Maybeshewill
发布日期 2008年5月12日 出版发行: 101 DISTRIBUTION
2008 release, the aural by-product of a broken laptop and four boys' over-active imaginations. Maybeshewill were formed in Leicester in the summer of 2006, and released their debut EP Japanese Spy Transcript in the autumn of the same year. Sometimes they play shows, though not very often. They'd rather sit at home watching films and stealing bits from them. Field.
I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone 豆瓣
9.1 (21 个评分) Maybeshewill 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2011年6月14日 出版发行: XTAL RECORDS
Leicester's Maybeshewill have never previously done things by halves, they have always put the maximum effort into everything they have ever written, and their third album, 'I Was Here For A Moment, Then I Was Gone,' is no exception.
Opening track (Which is cleverly called 'Opening') is a brilliant orchestral piece, starting off the album in the style of 65daysofstatic. An epic drum line and choral singing help to create a dark atmosphere, which leads nicely into the second track.
'Take This To Heart' kicks in straight after 'Opening,' with no chance to sit back and take in what you just heard. Heavy guitar lines and violins give this song a very epic feel, which is what this record is about. This song is nicely unpredictable, every now and then the guitar stops and an orchestral piano or violin section will come in, which is really what helps to seal Maybeshewill's reputation as a great post/math/whatever rock band, I have never been able to make up my mind as to what genre to classify this band as.
Next track 'Red Paper Lanterns' starts with a calm guitar line, which then is layered with drums and xylophones to build up to a climax where everything goes very Explosions in the Sky-esque. Then everything goes calm again, with a synth interlude mimicking what the guitar was doing previously, all building up to a math rock guitar riff that seems very common in the current UK underground scene, reminiscent of bands such as Tubelord, Tangled Hair etc.
Next track and lead single 'Critical Distance' is a good example of how well this band can do post rock, I would have to, once again, refer to 65daysofstatic in order to describe how this sounds, but it's not in a way that they are ripping them off, more as in they are acknowledging what 65days are doing and trying to do similar. For me this is the best song on the record, a very good choice for lead single, and probably a very good way for people who haven't listened to Maybeshewill in the past to get into them.
'Accolades' follows with distorted guitars and a fast synth line in an odd time signature, this track is almost in the style of early Biffy Clyro, in the way that it is fast, heavy and unpredictable. Once again this song like most on this record cut out to a calm, almost orchestral section, then goes into a great calm build up which leads to what is probably the album's heaviest moment. The track leads into a quiet outro, while xylophones and sampled violins play what the guitar was playing prior to it. By this point I am totally won over by this album, listening to the next 5 songs is just a mere technicality that I have to do in order to give a fair review.
'An End To Camaraderie' is another brilliant example of how much talent this band has, there is so much energy in this song it becomes hard to sit still after a while. There is a brilliant background synth part in this song that you have to really listen out for, in my opinion it should have been turned up in the mix as it would have made this song so much better, but regardless this song is the best example of what this band does, heaviness mixed with ambience.
The album then leads into 'Words For Arabella,' a calm song, all the way through this time. This was a good tactical move by Maybeshewill, as everybody listening would be expecting this song to get really heavy like every other one on this album, but this keeps the album unpredictable. As well as working as a good way to maintain unpredictability it is a refreshing break from distorted guitars and loud drums, even if just for a few minutes.
Next up is 'Farewell Sarajevo,' which starts with ambient synths, this intro could quite easily go into a drum and bass song, but I am quite glad that it doesn't, instead going into a brilliantly formulated post rock crescendo.
Penultimate track 'Relative Minors' is the longest on the album, and is also the most epic of every song on it. With brilliantly thought out guitar melodies over distorted chord sequences, energetic drums over amazingly well sampled piano parts, this song just reinforces the great impression that the rest of the album has made, and cements them as one of the great post rock bands in the world, I expect one day to see the name Maybeshewill alongside Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Final track, 'To The Skies From A Hillside' is a good way to end the album, with both guitarists contributing to what is essentially a 5 minute long riff with the occasional slowing down point, presumably because the guitarists need a second to catch their breath.
All in all this is a brilliant post rock album. It will not be everybody's cup of tea due to how hard some people find it to get into post rock, but for fans of the genre, it will win them over with no effort.
Not for Want of Trying 豆瓣
8.4 (29 个评分) Maybeshewill 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2008年5月3日 出版发行: XTAL Records
2008 release, the aural by-product of a broken laptop and four boys' over-active imaginations. Maybeshewill were formed in Leicester in the summer of 2006, and released their debut EP Japanese Spy Transcript in the autumn of the same year. Sometimes they play shows, though not very often. They'd rather sit at home watching films and stealing bits from them. Field.
莱斯特城(Leicester),典型的英格兰内陆工业城市。常年灰沉的天空,连绵的阴雨,略显拘谨的古老房屋和狭窄的石头街道,压抑的空气让人透不过气来。闲暇之时,除了去酒吧里开怀畅饮,还真是没有比呆在家里更好的选择。就这样,几个年轻人泡在卧室里看电视,研究电影,然后从中汲取营养捣鼓音乐。其结果,就是Maybeshewill的诞生。 几经兴衰的后摇滚(Post-R ock)发展到今天,颠覆性和包容性是其前进的动力。Maybe she will对传统后摇滚冗长篇幅的放弃和对电子元素的拿捏虽非首创但也绝对具有艺术革新性。同时作为纯器乐乐队,其天生就有缺少主唱的短板,因此没有人声的音乐往往在旋律上下大功夫,善于渲染气氛培养感情,很容易给个人思绪提供翻腾的空间。但乐队并不满足于此:他们把电影和电视对白的采样发挥到了极致,用一种独特的人声运用方式赋予音乐极强的画面感,以此来突出乐曲的主题并宣扬其社会和政治主张。
After the Dream You Are Awake 豆瓣
Pacific UV 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2013年5月14日 出版发行: Mazarine
pacificUV is an indie-rock band from Athens, Georgia. Across the course of their four acclaimed albums, they've mapped out an expansive sonic terrain that includes dream-pop, space-rock, shoegaze and post-rock elements, working with a rotating cast of all-star musicians that has included members of Phosphorescent, of Montreal and Olivia Tremor Control.
After The Dream You Are Awake is pacificUV's most accomplished album to date. Laced with the longings and terrors of a society preoccupied with apocalyptic fantasies and cold-war nostalgia, the songs recollect a past that no longer seems real, generating sonic atmospheres that, like memories, seem simultaneously swollen and sparse. From the dizzying opening of "24 Frames" to the final inquiries of "I Wanna Be You", ATDYAA finds its sea-legs amid an ever-expanding emotional universe in which it's easy to become lost.
The band was originally formed in 1998 in Athens, Georgia by Clay Jordan. After four years of collaborative experiment (one of the band's initial aspirations was to play a single chord for 45 minutes to determine its color) what emerged was a critically acclaimed, eponymous debut album, which Rolling Stone declared "a masterpiece". A hypnotic brew of melody and noise, the first record laid out a bold and sprawling ambient landscape.
After a tour of the US, Jordan relocated to Portland where he recruited new musicians for Longplay 2, which came out on WARM Records in 2008. Following its release, Jordan moved the project back to its native Athens and recorded the third album,
Weekends, with multi-talented musician and producer Suny Lyons (Phosphorescent, The Low Lows) and drummer Lemuel Hayes. Released in 2012, Weekends featured guest appearances by such Athens luminaries as Elephant 6 cellist Heather McIntosh, B.P. Helium (of Montreal) and John Fernandez (Olivia Tremor Control), and found the band embracing a more melodic, electronic direction while maintaining the opulent, ethereal production aesthetic for which they are known.
Adrenalized after a successful Asian tour, Jordan, Lyons and Hayes began recording what would become After The Dream You Are Awake. This time the band recruited poet Laura Solomon, whose arrival marked a conceptual shift that placed greater emphasis on lyrics in symbiosis with tones and textures. Composed, recorded and produced in six months, the songs on this album reflect the fervor and intensity of the collaboration; now, pacificUV is performing a series of must-see live shows in 2013.
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电子入侵月
post-rock
Binary Opposition 豆瓣
Shy, Low 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2013年2月23日 出版发行: worthless junk records
This is the second full length release from Richmond, VA's post-rock instrumentalists SHY, LOW. Presented in the form of just two tracks (both easily passing the 10 minute mark) - this four piece show a clear sign of a maturing sound and focus in their music and the ideas they want to convey to you.
Comparisons to groups like Mogwai, Mono, Envy, This Will Destroy You, are easy to make but nothing will quite sum up this music perfectly. Two guitars play layer over layer - first painting a picture with tone, then suddenly tearing it apart with explosions of fuzz and low end - backed by rhythms that you'll find leading you to their next musical canvas with eager ears.
There is no doubt that if Danny Boyle ever got his hands on this album, you'd hear most (if not all!) of it in the next "28 Days Later" sequel.
Record at the famed Inner Ear Studios with Richmonder Allen Bergendahl - there is something new to be heard with each replay of Binary Opposition, and it's this depth that makes SHY, LOW a force to be reckoned with - both on record, and at their intensely energetic live performances.
The vinyl edition of this record comes pressed on mixed colored vinyl inside of a record jacket hand printed by us in Richmond, VA.