Sleepmakeswaves-"Demo" and "In Today Already Walks Tomorrow"

Artist: Sleepmakeswaves
Genre: Post-Rock

Track List:

Demo:

1. By Moving The Stars I Have Found Where You Are Hiding
2. One Day You Will Teach Me To Let Go Of My Fears


In Today Already Walks Tomorrow:

1. I Will Write Peace On Your Wings And You Will Fly Over The World
2. Exits To Nowhere
3. One Day You Will Teach Me To Let Go Of My Fears
4. So That The Children Will Always Shout Her Name
5. It's Dark, It's Cold, It's Winter
6. What We Cannot Speak Of, Must Be Passed Over In Silence

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Show Review: Red Sparowes/Russian Circles/The Holloys @ the Echoplex 3-27-08

Time for a review. Something that I've been putting off for a while. Also something that my dear friend Diane has been pestering me about longer than the name of a Red Sparowes song title. Which brings me to the actual show itself.

The first band, goes by the name of The Holloys. This is a band who I was very unaware of. Never heard a song from them or anything. As an introduction, the lead vocalist/bassist was nice enough to explain the meaning of the name Holloys. I'll be honest to say, I did not pay attention to what he was saying, mainly because he went on. All I know was that it had to do something with the Earth. On to the actual music itself. Holloys is actually a pretty damn good band. They're the only band that played that night with a vocalist. Holloys are an experimental band that incorporates jazz into the music the way the Mars Volta does (coincidentally, one of their drummers, yes ONE of two drummers is Jon Theodore, former drummer of the Mars Volta. He played on their albums Francis the Mute and Deloused in Comatorium.) Overall, The Holloys are a pretty good experimental/jazz band. Having two drummers just thicken their rhythm and the guitarist can just flat out play in such an interesting jazz style.

Second comes my favorite instrumental post-metal band in all of this world. I had the privilege to see Russian Circles bring their mighty sound to southern California with fill-in bassist Brian Cook (current These Arms Are Snakes, ex-Botch bassist). He is filling in on the tour and recorded the bass parts on Russian Circles' upcoming album, "Station". Russian Circles opened with their new song, Harper Lewis. What stands out about that song is the VERY strong bass line in the beginning and throughout the whole song. They played another new song, which was quite short. I didn't know the name of it, nor do I think anyone else did as well besides the band of course. Then third, they played the epic song, Carpe. That song is just amazing live. Carpe is just one of those rare songs that has different sounding parts to it, but they just blend them so perfectly. They then played 2 new other songs, which titles are currently unknown. Then their closer was my personal favorite, Death Rides A Horse. That song is just so dynamic with the looping of the guitarist's (Mike) finger tapping in the beginning. It then goes into a crescendo, which then leads to a climax......or so you think. You think its the end due to the continuous hitting of the snare, then BAM they just explode with intense guitar and bass riffs and hard pounding of the drums. What a way to end their set.

The headliner was next. There's really only one word to describe Red Sparowes: loud. They have three guitarists that flood the stage. Each guitarist uses intense reverb to their guitars so its just this crazy wall of sound that crush your eardrums. I'm going to be honest with you again, I didn't really know of their song titles. The only one I knew was Alone and Unaware (the title goes on, but I can't think of it from the top of my head). That song was amazing. Simply stated, Red Sparowes is just intense and loud live. Three guitarists+reverb+a pedal steel guitar=deaf ears, blown minds, lively crowd, and wet pants.

Good times.

One quick note to point out, their were quite a few notable musicians in attendance:

Aaron Turner (Isis)
Danny Carey (Tool)
Cedric Bixler (The Mars Volta).

Russian Circles at the Echoplex 3-27-08

Unwed Sailor-"Little Wars"

Artist: Unwed Sailor
Album: Little Wars
Release Date: April 1st, 2008
Genre: Instrumental Post-Rock
Label: Burnt Toast Vinyl

Track List:

1. Copper Islands
2. Little Wars
3. The Garden
4. Aurora
5. Campanile
6. Echo Roads
7. Nauvoo
8. Lonely Bulls
9. Numeral

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By the End of Tonight-"A Tribute To Tigers"

Artist: By the End of Tonight
Album: A Tribute To Tigers
Year: 2007
Label: Temporary Residence
Genre: Post-Rock, Math-Rock, Experimental

Track List:

1. 4's, 5's and the Piano That Never Made It Home
2. Stop, Drop, and Roll Does Not Work In Hell
3. Setting Sail In April
4. Tigers
5. 7:30 Easter Morning

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Romance of Young Tigers

Artist: Romance of Young Tigers
Genre: Ambient, Post-Rock

*Note*: I decided to put up both their 1st album and their latest EP





Album: Marie
Year: 2008

Track List:

1. Marie Pt. 1
2. Marie Pt. 2






Album: I Have Supped Full On Horror
Year: 2007

Track List:

1. Long Withdrawing Roar
2. We Sing Sin
3. The Sound and The Fur
4. Cease Silent Soft Choir

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65daysofstatic-"The Distant And Mechanised Glow Of Eastern European Dance Parties"

Artist-65daysofstatic
Genre-Post-Rock, Electronica
Release Date-April 2008

Track List:
1. Dance Parties (Distant)
2. Dance Parties (Mechanised)
3. Goodbye, 2007
4. Antique Hyper Mall

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You.May.Die.In.The.Desert/Gifts From Enola-"Harmonic Motion: Volume 1"

Artists-Gifts From Enola, You.May.Die.In.The.Desert
Genre-Post-Rock

Just a quick comment, I encourage you to buy this split, brought to you by these amazing bands, Gifts From Enola and You.May.Die.In.The.Desert. Order it at Differential Records.

Also, check out their Myspace:

Gifts From Enola
You.May.Die.In.The.Desert

Track List:

Tracks 1-5: You.May.Die.In.The.Desert
1. The Sound of Titans
2. In Case I Should Die
3. Mitchell vs. Rowesdower
4. Seagulls See Eagles
5. Lets Have Sarcasm For Breakfast

Tracks 6-10: Gifts From Enola
6. Condolences
7. Still Walks The Streets
8. 10-7
9. The Vision of Ruby Turpin
10. Dusk Swallowed Dawn

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Minor Changes Occuring

Just a few changes here ant there to my posts on this blog:

-Uploading on Megaupload instead of Rapidshare (I'm sure Ray will be happy about this)
-Going to start reviewing what I post at the end of each week. I'll do my best to do it constantly though.

Nothing big as you can see.

Gregor Samsa-"Rest"

Artist-Gregor Samsa
Genre-Post-Rock
Release Date-April 2008
Label-The Kora Records
Members-Champ Bennett (Guitar, Vocals, Piano), Billy Bennett (Drums, Samples), Nikki King (Rhodes Piano, Keyboard, Vocals), Jeremy Klinger (Guitar, Clarinet, Theremin), Cory Bise (Bass), Brandon Evans (Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar), Mia Matsumiya (Violin)

Track List:

1. The Adolescent
2. Ain Leuh
3. Abutting, Dismantling
4. Company
5. Jeroen Van Akin
6. Rendered Yards
7. Pseudonyms
8. First Mile, Last Mile
9. Du Meine Leise

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Signal Hill-"Signal Hill"

Artist-Signal Hill
Genre-Instrumental Post-Rock
Members-Tim Cooper (Drums), Dave Masters (Guitar), Brian Vasallo (Bass), Rishi Arora (Guitar)

Track List:

1. Standby, Sir
2. Los Federales
3. Celadon
4. A Series Of Trills
5. This New Years Absence
6. California Is Too Long

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Beware of Safety-"It Is Curtains"

Artist-Beware of Safety
Genre-Instrumental Post-Rock
Label-The Mylene Sheath
Members-Adam (Guitar), Jeff (Guitar), Morgan (Drums), Steve (Guitar)

Track List:

1. Kaura
2. Weak Wrists
3. The Difference Between Wind And Rain
4. Veneklasen
5. O'Canada
6. To The Roof! Let's Jump And Fall

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Does It Offend You, Yeah?-"You Don't Know What You're Getting Yourself Into"

Artist-Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Genre-Electro Pop, Dance
Label-Virgin Records
Release Date-March 24th, 2008
Members-Morgan Quintance (Vocals, Synths, Guitar), James Rushent (Bass, Vocals), Dan Coop (Synths), Rob Bloomfield (Drums)

Track List:

1. Battle Royale
2. With A Heavy Heart (I Regret To Inform You)
3. We Are Rockstares
4. Dawn Of The Dead
5. Doomed Now
6. Attack Of The 60 Ft. Lesbian Octopus
7. Let's Make Out
8. Being Bad Feels Pretty Good
9. Weird Science
10. Epic Last Song

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Austin TV-"Fontana Bella"

Artist-Austin TV
Genre-Post-Rock
Record Label-Terricolas Imbeciles
Release Date-May 5th, 2007
Members-Chiosan (Keyboards, Samplers), Angel Omar (Guitar), Oiram (Guitar), Raton (Bass), Xna Yer (Drums)

Track List:

1. Ana No te Falle. B
2. Voces Illuminadas por Sonrientes
3. Marduk
4. El Secreto (De las Luciernagas)
5. Nadie Esta Aqui, No Hay Nadie Aqui, Nada Hay Aqui
6. Flores Sobre las Piedras
7. Shiva
8. Mientras las Hojas Caen
9. Volo al Cielo

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Be Your Own Pet-"Get Awkward"

Artist-Be Your Own Pet
Genre-Garage Rock
Record Label-XL Recordings
Release Date-March 18th, 2008
Members-Jemina Abegg (Vocals), Jonas Stein (Guitar), Nathan Vasquez (Bass), John Eatherly (Drums)

Track List:

1. Super Soaked
2. Black Hole
3. Heart Throb
4. Becky
5. The Kelly Affair
6. Twisted Nerve
7. Blow Yr Mind
8. Bummer Time
9. Bitches Leave
10. You're a Waste
11. Food Fight!
12. Zombie Graveyard Party
13. What's Your Damage
14. Creepy Crawl
15. The Beast Within

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Kate Nash-"Made Of Bricks"

Artist-Kate Nash
Genre-Indie Pop
Record Label-Fiction Records
Release Date-August 6th, 2007
Members-Kate Nash (Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Bass)

Track List:

1. Play
2. Foundations
3. Mouthwash
4. Dickhead
5. Birds
6. We Get On
7. Mariella
8. Shit Song
9. Pumpkin Soup
10. Skeleton Song
11. Nicest Thing
12. Merry Happy/Little Red

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