Appreciation and Discussion of Post-Rock

Prog-jester wrote: SIGUR ROS - Takk.Nice,but I expected more...must get something else ...

Hmm, I have only heard their latest, so I'm afraid I can't be of much assistance on this one. It's a fine album though, and should work as a starting point.

Asyte2c00 wrote: Bryan wrote: The unfortunate part about post-rock is that there are legions of bands copying the sounds of the genre's big acts (GYBE, Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai), which has earned it sort of a bad reputation.  Here are some groups I would recommend who stear clear of this pitfall. Tortoise - It could almost be said that they ARE one of the genre's big acts, but they're totally unique from the rest. Envy - If you can stand some sceamed vocals, this is as beautiful and intense as music gets.  I hope to include them soon if the other post-rock team members are in agreement. Jaga Jazzist - Jimbo gets credit for turning me on to these guys... not the genre's most traditional band, but very interesting and experimental music which I also hope to get included in the coming while. Bell Orchestre - Upbeat post-rock?  It's as good a concept as it sounds. Rachel's - A controversial entry amongst our team, it may be quite awhile before we actually see them included on the archives... but this is amazing, strongly neo-classical music which I've managed to absolutely fall in love with.     I am at a loss with this band.  Its an off-shoot of the Arcade fFire.  But to label tham as post-rock is a misnomer.

Huh? Care to elaborate on that a bit?

Anyway, back to the topic, Assaf and Bryan gave some excellent recommendations. Not much to add, there are indeed countless Explosions In The Sky/Mogwai clones out there, so you better check the aforementioned first before fully entering the scene.

World's End Girlfriend is pretty good and fairly original as well, and I seem to recall that Samuel Jackson Five sounded quite intriguing, although I haven't heard a full album by them yet.

Regarding Jaga Jazzist, I love them to bits, but I'm a bit torn about whether to consider them post-rock or not. Their sound does often veer towards post-rock (similar to Tortoise), but they're still essentially a jazz band IMO. Very innovative and progressive regardless of the genre though, and I definitely wouldn't mind seeing them on here.

I love post rock. Was playing in a post rock group today, or something like that.

btw if you ask me, Radiohead's Kid A and Amnesiac are pretty damn postrock as well......though not in a very direct way.........

Aaron wrote: i don't mean to sound critical of the genre, but...1. the bands sound sappy2. kids cry at the concerts (that's just plain gay, and what i mean by that is "over the top", seriously, it's amazing that the music does this to them, but the music is so damn sappy3. i also didn't like the interviews i read with GYBE, although i do think their music is pretty good, but they carried the same pretentiousness about them that the mighty bands of the past did, they are just way more subtlepeace , love and good happiness stuffAaron

Your constant use of the term "gay" is really starting to bother me.

Am I wrong or haven't you been warned repeatedly about that?
    

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Watching that video made interested in getting an album by them and got TNT wich I think is a masterpiece. I agree that they aren't post-rock if you compare them with other bands from the genre, but they have that certain sound that makes them part of the genre. You should check the album I mentioned earlier if you liked the video.

I'm not that familiar with the genre really, but i do have GY!BE's Lift Yr Skinny Fists... and i think it's marvellous. Still need to explore Sigur Ros further, and i guess the genre as a whole. Not one of my priorities though, i have to say.

And yeah i wouldn't have said Jaga Jazzist are post-rock. I can understand why people would be inclined to say they have a post-rockiness to them, but i think they're more closely related to jazz.

BePinkTheater wrote: i just tried to find them, and it looks like Jaga Jazzist isn't even included in the archives...why is that?

i just tried to find them, and it looks like Jaga Jazzist isn't even included in the archives...why is that?