Ever since forming 16 years ago, Irish trio God Is An Astronaut has reigned as one of the premier instrumental groups. With its fusion of intense rock instrumentation, ethereal and emotional soundscapes, awe-inspiring dynamics and transfixing melodies.
Each of their prior releases has offered a breath taking sonic journey, and their ninth emotive opus, Epitaph, is a record that both sees a progression in their sound while still remaining true to their ethos that helped define the band. The cover artwork was painted by French artist Fursy Teyssier and fits the melancholic mood beautifully. Joined by long-time drummer Lloyd Hanney, contributions also come from Xenon Field on sound design and former member Jamie Dean on keys.
The opening title track ‘Epitaph’ sets the album`s mood. There is pain and loss at work here, but not pain and loss that are given in to. Sparse piano motifs face energetic rhythms, shimmering guitar coatings, and eruptions of dense fury breathe life into a journey of melancholic longing: there is the release experienced when a troubled existence ends in ‘Mortal Coil‘ followed by the sombre foreshadowing that is ‘Winter Dusk/Awakening‘.
The album changes direction slightly with ‘Seánce Room’ and the music on this highway is taking you someplace meaningful and special – someplace where near and far blur and stars weep over tragedies.
‘Komorebi’ is a word from Japanese. Think of the interplay between light and leaves when sunlight shines through trees.The song has a melancholic longing or nostalgia for a person, place or thing that is far away from you or about to slip away.
‘Medea’ references Greek mythology, and the enchantress who married Jason, leader of the Argonauts, only to be later guilty of filicide, a crime so against the natural order of things that you can imagine the stars in the sky weeping. It is not easy to confront such things, but this record and this band don’t shirk the challenge.
Finally, the beautiful and hypnotic piece of music that is the album-closing ‘Oisín’ is in memory of Torsten and Niels' 7-year-old cousin who was tragically taken from this world. It distils into four minutes all the pain, sadness and longing felt by many over a much-longer timeframe. A fitting end to an album that will move you deeply and call out to you to be revisited many times.

首张 EP

日本が世界に誇るポストクラシカル/ポストロックバンドAnoice。
ロンドン、パリ、ウィーン、モスクワ、ワルシャワ、サンパウロ、そして東京。世界を股にかけて制作された最新作「into the shadows」2015年2月14日、バレンタインデーに全世界リリー ス！
世界中の音楽メディアから「年間ベストアルバムス」に選ばれ、アメリカ、西ヨーローッパ、アジアに加えロシアや東ヨーロッパでもリリースされた名盤「The Black Rain」よりちょうど3年。日本が世界に 誇るインストバンドAnoiceによる、ポストクラシカル/ポストロックの新たな金字塔「into the shadows」がついにリリース！
海外ワンマンツアーや埼玉スーパーアリーナのイベントでの成功、Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata, RiLF, filmsなどといった様々な別名儀プロジェクトを経て、ソニックユース、MONO、坂本龍一、植松伸夫、小林武史などの名だたる音楽アーティストから高い評価を受ける才能が再び集結しました！
イタリアのアルマーニがミラノコレクションにて発表した特別フィルムのために書き下ろされた「forever sadness」やオーストリア映画「Penrose」のメインテーマ曲「memories of you」や東映映画「Ghost Dolls」のメインテーマ「old lighthouse」などを再構築したタイアップ曲をはじめ、Anoiceの退廃的な世界観を詰め込んだ名曲「invasion」や「a burnt-out nation」も収録。ミキシングを Takahiro Kido、マスタリングをKASHIWA Daisukeが担当！
ぜひとも、世界レベルで唯一無二とも言われる、Anoiceの壮大で破壊的なまでに美しいオーケストラサウンドに触れてください。その痛々しいまでにピュアなサウンドに「大切なものは何か」に気付かされるでしょう。
なお、アルバムのミュージックビデオはMigle Backovaite（ロンドン）Can Evgin（ロンドン）Alan K?psk（i ワルシャワ）Tamas Kiss（ウィーン）Ivan Franco（サンパウ ロ）など、世界中から集められた映像制作の第一線で活躍するディレクターたちが担当。それら8本のミュージックビデオを収録したDVDを、アルバム購入特典としてお付けします！
4月5日、渋谷O-NESTにてリリースパーティー！その後、ワールドツアーも予定しています！

スウェーデンの音楽レーベル1631 Recordingsより、Takahiro Kido（Anoice）のソロ楽曲を集めた限定コンピレーションアルバム「Selected Works」がリリースされました。ファーストアルバム「a Short Happy Life」から最新フィフスアルバム「The New World」までの各アルバムより1631 Recordingsがセレクト した計9曲が収録されています。

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES/DJ BAKUなどを手掛けるの三浦カオル氏をエンジニア/共同プロデューサー迎えて、待望の3年2ヶ月ぶりの3rdアルバムが完成！！シンセサイザー、パーカッションを導入したサウンドをより進化させ、音をシンフォニックに重ねて行き、ダイナミックなハーモニーと緻密なリズムからなる新機軸サウンドは、今までのLITEサウンドの定義の超越に成功し、オーバーグラウンドとアンダーグラウンドを超越したアヴァン・ロックという形で提示した。東日本大震災チャリティソングとして配信リリースし、iTunesチャート2位を記録した、Rabbitを含む全11曲収録

日本を代表するインストゥルメンタル・ロックバンドとして、誰もが認める存在となったLITEが4枚目となる10曲収録のフルアルバム『Installation』を自主レーベル"I Want The Moon"よりリリースする。
前アルバム『For all the innocence』から約2年ぶりのフルアルバムとなる本作は、日本とアメリカの2カ国でレコーディングが行われ、初期LITEの作品にあったテクニカルでエモーショナルなリフやメロディと、シンセ導入以降のエレクトリック・ミュージックとの融合が、より肉体的かつ斬新な進化を遂げた作品となっている。
エンジニアには、『For all the innocence』、『Past,Present,Future』と同じ三浦カオル氏を起用。また『Past,Present,Future』より、超絶テクニックと複雑展開で攻めまくり、日本のみならず海外でも話題となっているマスロック・チューン"Bond"(※YouTube参照)も収録されている。なお初回盤は特殊パッケージ仕様となる。 またリリース後に東名阪でワンマンライブも決定しており、その後、夏フェスへの出演や日本、海外でのリリースツアーも予定している。

日本を代表するインストゥルメンタル・ロックバンドLITEが3年5ヶ月ぶりの5thフルアルバムを、
日本は自主レーベル"I Want The Moon"、そしてアメリカはBraid 、Enemies 、toe 、You Blew It ! など注目のエモ、ポストロック、ハードコアバンドをリリースしているアメリカの優良インディーレーベル"Topshelf Records"からリリースする。
レコーディングは前作同様エンジニアに三浦カオルを迎え、レッドブルが世界中で運営するレコーディング・スタジオ"Red Bull Studios Tokyo"で全て行なわれ、
そしてミックスはエンジニアにBATTLESのプロデューサー/エンジニアのKeith Souzaを起用し、アメリカのプロビデンスにあるMachines with Magnets、
そしてマスタリングは!!!、Prefuse 73、The Mars Voltaのマスタリングを手掛けるHeba KadryによってNew YorkのTimeless Masteringで行なわれた。
収録曲は今作に先駆けて10月にリリースされたmouse on the keysとのSPLIT EPにも収録されているドラムやギターリフがテクニカルにループするLITEらしいマスロックナンバー「Else」、
SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONSのタブゾンビがトランペットで参加する「D」、そして元Z、THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUTの根本潤がヴォーカルで参加するアバンギャルドなロックナンバー「Zero」を含む全10曲が収録されている。

Audrey Fall is a four-piece instrumental post-rock/metal band from Jelgava, Latvia. Formed in 2010, the band has gone through a line-up and music style change. After working on their new material for 2 years, the band returns with their self-recorded debut album “Mitau”, released on January 14th, 2014. Band is currently unsigned.

Their music features influences from both the soft side of post-rock and the heavier side of post-metal, resulting in contrasting sounds, progressive rhythms and distinct melodies.

這音樂只為一個人而作。
為無法在這個世界上停留太久的那個生命而作。
這音樂是那個已經離開我們的靈魂留下的證據。
以此回贈那生命帶給我的歡樂和幽默。
以此回贈那死亡帶給我的悲傷和失落。
音樂是美好的，人的生命是甜美的。
無數場轉生之後，讓我們再一起奏出音樂吧。
我將這音樂獻給我世上最親愛的孩子，“巡（MEGURI）”。
——前田勝彦 / World's End Girlfriend
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This music is only for the one person.
I made this music for the life who couldn't stay in this world for a long time.
This music is for leaving evidence of that soul who are no longer with us.
This music is in return of Joy and Humor that I was given from that life.
This music is in return of Grief and Loss that I was given from that death.
Music is beautiful, Human life is sweet.
Let's play music together someday all through many reincarnations.
I dedicate this music to my dearest child in the world, "巡（MEGURI）".
Katsuhiko Maeda / world's end girlfriend
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この音楽はただ一人にむけて、
この世に長くは生きることができなかったその命にむけて作られた楽曲です。
この作品は亡き命の形跡をこの世に残すためであり、
その生よりいただいた喜びと可笑しみ、
その死よりいただいた悲しみと欠落へのお返しです。
音楽は美しい、人の命は甘美なり。
何度でも生まれ変わって、いつか共に音楽を奏でよう。
この世で一番愛おしい吾子「巡」に捧ぐ。
Katsuhiko Maeda / world's end girlfriend

Akron, Ohio's If These Trees Could Talk will release their third full-length, The Bones of a Dying World, on June 3rd worldwide via Metal Blade Records. Featuring 9 instrumental tracks of the quintet's signature post-rock, The Bones of a Dying World can be pre-ordered in various formats at: metalblade.com/ifthesetreescouldtalk - where the first single, "Solstice", is also streaming.
Formed in 2005, If These Trees Could Talk has grown tremendously since their humble origins in drummer Zack Kelly's basement as an instrumental project in college. After self-releasing their If These Trees Could Talk EP (2006) and two full-lengths, Above the Earth, Below the Sky (2009) and Red Forest (2012), the group garnered buzz from the global music community, and consequently sold out a three-week European tour in 2012. Music from the band's catalog has also been heard in Sony PS3 titles, and on NBC, MTV, VH1, the NFL, in videos for Vans, and for projects on the Sundance Film Festival. Cumulatively, If These Trees Could Talk has sold over 20,000 copies for their efforts, with 3,000 on vinyl alone across all of their albums. Their upcoming third full-length, The Bones of a Dying World, promises to be another landmark achievement in the band's career. "We feel this album 'steps up the sound' in a way that could only come after 'Red Forest' and not before," Mike Socrates (guitar) comments. "The songs were constructed in a much more deliberate and cautious approach. A lot of time was spent on small parts and transitions in order to maximize the full effect of the song as a whole. In a way, we feel like this is the perfect continuation from 'Red Forest'."
Recorded over the past year at NE Meadow Studios in Akron, OH, The Bones of a Dying World was once again produced and engineered by the band's own Zack Kelly (drums). Mixing duties were handled by Zack Kelly and Freddie DeMarco while the final master was completed by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. For the album artwork, If These Trees Could Talk called upon long-time designer Charlie Wagers, who worked with the band on their past two releases. After four years of fine-tuning these audio and visual components, the quintet is now ready to unleash their Metal Blade Records debut this summer.

Ohio has long been known as a source of wonderful instrumental music: Six Parts Seven, Silencio, and Mortimur, just to name a few, but people often overlook the fact that these bands develop independently of the rest of the country's instrumental bands. Six Parts Seven is one of the landmark instrumental bands in the US and Silencio was/is so unique that it's scary. If These Trees Could Talk happily joins the ranks amongst their buckeye bretheren. Although their debut EP follows the HydraHead and Neurot school of thought, it's fair to say it's not a direct result as much as they share common influences: Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and other progressively minded rock bands. If These Trees Could Talk is certainly a rock album, although the use of reverb and delay make the music very amicable to fans of "post-rock" music. The band's potential is just as large as its appeal -- with a solid foundation to build upon, If These Trees Could Talk was a variety of viable options for its next record.

Her Name Is Calla are a UK band. We have toured far and wide from the toilet circuit to festival stages and concert halls. Ten years is a long time for a band. But now we feel as though we are only just growing up and hitting our stride.
To celebrate a decade together, we have teamed up with Leicester based film company We The Conspirators, to produce a documentary chronicling the years from our beginnings in a basement in Leicester right up to now.
The film is called A Wave Of Endorphins. It will track the crushing lows we have experienced whilst also covering the euphoric highs, how and why we started a band, why we carry on, the past, present and future. Featuring interviews with the band as well as guest appearances, live footage and fan interaction, we want to bring you an important and extremely intimate document for the past ten years.
To celebrate our decade as a band, we will be performing three very special shows at our defacto home town of Leicester. We will be taking up residency at the Firebug, the venue we played some of our very first shows. For three nights we will play each of our albums in full:
2nd July – Screening of A Wave of Endorphins + The Heritage performed in full
3rd July – Screening of A Wave of Endorphins + The Quiet Lamb performed in full
4th July – Screening of A Wave of Endorphins + Navigator performed in full
In addition, we will be recording a soundtrack for A Wave of Endorphins and will present it to you in a number of ways, including a limited edition 12" ultraclear vinyl boxset.
Please note that this is NOT album #4 (that is also on its way…)
Lots of love
Sophie, Anja, Tom, Adam and Tiernan

5 friends from all over the United Kingdom, playing an array of intruments from dictaphones to banjos. Touring veterans.
Described by NME as 'massive, pastorally apocalyptic music" and by The Sun as 'rare and beautiful'.

The Ascent of Everest以平均每年一张专辑的发行速度使这支非主流的乐队给大家留下了深刻的印象。这张浸透了古典气质的专辑，层次多变的大提琴和小提琴为主旋律，加空灵的合声极显华丽的乐章。对于曲调的把握上这张专辑较之以往更成熟，更细致