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Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:30 am
by backwardsvoyager
tomlane95 wrote:65daysofstatic live was one of the best experiences of my life, i barely knew their music but was on the barrier at the front and it was like being taken to another world

my favourite post rock band is sleepmakeswaves
another bunch of aussies, who also happen to be some of the nicest people ever, make rocking music and have great taste in gear

other bands: solkyri (also aussies), kyu (kind of post rocky), asiwyfa are cool too

were you at the Hi-Fi 65dos gig? I was there right at the front haha. Freaking amazing experience.
+1 on sleepmakeswaves, I wasn't sold on their albums but they are an incredible live band, saw them unintentionally 3 times cos they were supporting Tortoise, 65daysofstatic and Bosnian Rainbows. Really nice guys.

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:36 am
by Twangasaurus
Fuck. I missed 65daysofstatic on their latest rounds! I was kind of broke and they were low on a list of amazing shows coming up so I skipped them despite quite a few of my mates going. Booooooo no like bad news.

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:06 am
by goosekevin
backwardsvoyager wrote:
tomlane95 wrote:65daysofstatic live was one of the best experiences of my life, i barely knew their music but was on the barrier at the front and it was like being taken to another world

my favourite post rock band is sleepmakeswaves
another bunch of aussies, who also happen to be some of the nicest people ever, make rocking music and have great taste in gear

other bands: solkyri (also aussies), kyu (kind of post rocky), asiwyfa are cool too

were you at the Hi-Fi 65dos gig? I was there right at the front haha. Freaking amazing experience.
+1 on sleepmakeswaves, I wasn't sold on their albums but they are an incredible live band, saw them unintentionally 3 times cos they were supporting Tortoise, 65daysofstatic and Bosnian Rainbows. Really nice guys.


Nah man, I was/am underage! But I saw them at peats ridge festival, met them at a signing tent after the set and they we super super friendly (also spoke to Alex from sleepmakeswaves for about 20 minutes before 65dos' set and he was so nice too) 65dos were pissed off that I wasn't legally allowed into their show so they wrote down my name and said I could have a door spot/guest pass as they might not check ID. Unfortunately I had another gig on the night but I'm sure it was killer

I saw sleepmakeswaves at black wire records in Annandale at a cool little gig they curated
I don't know if you've been there but it's a tiny space, I was right up the front and they were all hanging out in the crowd when the others bands were on, very cool venue

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:26 am
by backwardsvoyager
tomlane95 wrote:Nah man, I was/am underage! But I saw them at peats ridge festival, met them at a signing tent after the set and they we super super friendly (also spoke to Alex from sleepmakeswaves for about 20 minutes before 65dos' set and he was so nice too) 65dos were pissed off that I wasn't legally allowed into their show so they wrote down my name and said I could have a door spot/guest pass as they might not check ID. Unfortunately I had another gig on the night but I'm sure it was killer

I saw sleepmakeswaves at black wire records in Annandale at a cool little gig they curated
I don't know if you've been there but it's a tiny space, I was right up the front and they were all hanging out in the crowd when the others bands were on, very cool venue

Oh sweet! Yeah they always check ID at the Hi-Fi, no getting past that. I don't know how the hell Joe can balance a tele on his chin by the headstock but god damn that was cool.
Black wire is a great shop, never seen any bands there though. The sleepmakeswaves guys were at that This Will Destroy You/TTol gig too.

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:45 am
by Tendollarcat
Pretty incredible group of bands to work through on here. I started listening.....and then pretty much just listened to Red Sparowes the entire fucking day :) I can't believe how good these guys are and that I hadn't listened to them before. Thanks so much for the recommendation guys.

I'll force myself onto some others tomorrow :thumb:

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:43 am
by goosekevin
backwardsvoyager wrote:Black wire is a great shop, never seen any bands there though. The sleepmakeswaves guys were at that This Will Destroy You/TTol gig too.


Ah I wish I could have gone to twdy, would have been a cracker gig!

I reckon attrabillions could fit a black wire lineup sometimes, try and get a gig there when you start playing out :)
If not, we should have a Sydney ILF meet up there one day when a cool band is playing

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:00 am
by dase
goddamn I love blackwire. My favourite place to play and stay in sydney and Tom absolutely rules.

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:49 am
by Twangasaurus
Didn't sleepmakeswaves get their gear stolen sometime last year?

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:13 am
by goosekevin
Twangasaurus wrote:Didn't sleepmakeswaves get their gear stolen sometime last year?

Yeah I think they did at one stage
They have really cool custom guitars from a builder out of Melbourne called 'twenty twelve guitars' cool looking stuff, effects wise they are pretty standard/minimal

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:31 am
by backwardsvoyager
tomlane95 wrote:
Twangasaurus wrote:Didn't sleepmakeswaves get their gear stolen sometime last year?

Yeah I think they did at one stage
They have really cool custom guitars from a builder out of Melbourne called 'twenty twelve guitars' cool looking stuff, effects wise they are pretty standard/minimal

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Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:13 am
by Grrface
monkeydancer wrote:
Grrface wrote:maybeshewill

Shit, how did I forget about them? Maybeshewill are awesome. Really cool bunch of guys too.


Ugh, I really want to see them live, but they haven't hopped across the pond. I keep meaning to pick up their new movie too.

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:15 am
by coldbrightsunlight
They are really good live, if you get the chance totally go, but yeah they do mostly stay within the UK afaik. Hadn't heard of the film until now, the preview on their site makes it look awesome though!

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:34 pm
by osbornkt
Mogwai, as mentioned...Especially The Hawk Is Howling. Their best work IMO.
The new Boris album, Praparat, is incredible.
Gregor Samsa is a bit more orchestral, but equally as good.
The self-titled Macha album. Debatably post-rock, but they're kind of in that area

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:06 pm
by dubkitty
Set Fire To Flames.

Re: Post-rock recommendations

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:25 pm
by Joe Gress
osbornkt wrote:The new Boris album, Praparat, is incredible.

Just looked this up as it was the first time I heard about it. Wow!