Talk Post-rock to me?

Hammock is one of my favourite post rock bands - love their earlier material better than their more recent stuff, they went in a more symphonic "no drums" direction recently, but before that 'Departure Songs' is such a good album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSazmPRfaI

euan said:

It’s post post rock in that Ariel M is David Pajo from Slint, but definitely have a listen to Live From a Shark Cage. 

[b]But also, you need to listen to Spiderland on repeat until you like it. [/b]

This is the truth. 

drofluf said:

SpiritOf58 said:

GavRichList said:

oh and I suppose I should flag @SpiritOf58 band Aaronson, because he wont do it. Not as good as Mono, but you know...."perfectly listenable" 



(I jest, they're dead good)

Haha, appreciate that!

We are the poor man's Mono, unless you appreciate people standing to play post rock, in which case we may be your new favourite band ;-)

FFO: Explosions in the sky, Mogwai and Mono I would say.

@SpiritOf58  You may have a new fan :) Assuming I've picked the right artist as there are 2 Aaronsons on iTunes...

If the picture is of 3 guys looking moody on a beach and the songs include Shipwrecks and Return to the Surface, then yes, you are a new fan :-)

That’s the one! Which is a relief as I nearly posted something uncomplimentary about the “other” one. But your stuff is right up my street. 

Vintage65 said:

Never have so many unknown bands massed under the flag of a single genre.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_post-rock_bands

Don’t know much about Post-Rock except using this once in a while: https://www.toontrack.com/product/post-rock-ezx/

“Located in Reykjavik, Iceland, the Sundlaugin Studios is probably one of the world’s most remote professional recording facilities. It originally served as a bathhouse in the 1930s but later underwent a major acoustic conversion to Icelandic artist Sigur Rós’ personal high-end studio complex. The empty swimming pool with its perfectly balanced walls produce a bright but still warm and reverberant tone unlike any other room. In here, the best microphones, outboard and gear have captured the likes of Sólstafir, Jon Hopkins and Spiritualized as well as several of Sigur Rós’ own records.”

Haven't spotted any mention of God Is An Astronaut yet, so I'll say they're worth a listen, too.

drofluf said:

That’s the one! Which is a relief as I nearly posted something uncomplimentary about the “other” one. But your stuff is right up my street. 

Ah glad to hear it!

The Album Leaf might be worth a go - Sigur Ros liked them enough to invite them on tour and let them record their album at their studio. Not by-the-numbers but a similar vibe. 

What about that chap who used to be on here?  Quiet, shy fellow, wasn't he in a post rock band? Wonky Bridge Disaster, something like that anyway.

They were post-metal. 

Sporky said:

They were post-metal. 

Ah,m, my mistake. Not really up to date with it. 

Spotlights, great band. Love heavier post rock, I'm not hugely into a lot of the mellower stuff, it all kinda sounds the same to me after a while.

https://youtu.be/eS4hKYOhqe0?si=fWjX10XmDnn3Qlui

Kilgore said:

Sporky said:

They were post-metal. 

Ah,m, my mistake. Not really up to date with it. 

There's overlap too, so I don't think you've committed any great sin. 

Do Make Say Think worth another mention. Very much their own thing, I would say instrumental music more than post-rock.

I also like Efrim from Godspeed's other band - A Silver Mt Zion (and other variations on the theme) - I've seen them live a couple of times - they are superb. But not going to be everyone's cup of tea. Vocal style is an acquired taste.

Saxon Shore are worth a listen, although much more mainstream post rock.

Check out ISIS - Oceanic. Also their album Panopticon. More post metal though. 

I like a 'post-rock' band to bring something a bit different to the table - another band that does that for me is Early Day Miners. Some really haunting tracks - love the space they leave in the arrangement - lots going on in the drums, but very little hi-hat or cymbals, which helps.

Early Day Miners - Return Of The Native