Friday, August 7, 2009

Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone



Necessary Post-Rock album. Easily one of the best post-rock bands of this decade.

1. The Birth And Death Of The Day
2. Welcome, Ghosts
3. It's Natural To Be Afraid
4. What Do You Go Home To?
5. Catastrophe And The Cure
6. So Long, Lonesome


Download (Mediafire, Part 1)
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Massive Attack - Mezzanine



Trip Hop

Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech (1998)



Genre: Progressive Metal

One of my favorite albums of all time. Devin Townsend's magnum opus. Must be heard before you die.

夢中夢 (Muchuumu) - イリヤ - il y a (2008)



Genre: Avant-Garde Post-Rock

Excellent Post-Rock with Japan with Electronica/Glitch elements and beautiful Opera-ish vocals. There's even some BM sounding vocals and drums buried in the mix.

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Hammers Of Misfortune - The August Engine




One of the more progressive doom acts in the scene...a mixture of musical elements from folk metal to death metal to ambient. Difficult to place into one genre.

1. The August Engine, Part 1
2. Rainfall
3. A Room And A Riddle
4. The August Engine, Part 2
5. Insect
6. Doomed Parade
7. The Trial And The Grave

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call



Singer/Songwriter

Iniquity - Serenadium (1996)

Full-length, Emanzipation Production
1996


Region: Denmark
Genre: Technical Death Metal
Criminally underrated European technical death metal band. This is one of my absolute favorite death metal records, it is extremely well written and has a huge low end. Any fan of death metal should have this in their collection. Two links in 320.


1Tranquil Seizure
6:20
2Prophecy of the Dying Watcher
4:26
3Serenadium
4:41
4Spectral Scent
6:25
5Mockery Retained to Obturate
4:28
6Encysed and Dormant
5:47
7Son of Cosmos
3:38
8Retorn
5:35

Mare - Mare EP (2004)

EP, Hydra Head Records
October 5th, 2004



Region: Canada (Ontario)
Genre: Atmospheric Sludge

Mare released this originally as a demo and then split up due to an apparent lack of motivation. Nonetheless it's a great sludge gem.

1 Anisette 4:39
2 They Sent You 5:49
3 Tropics 2:56
4 Palaces 6:53
5 Sun for Miles 4:21

Nafrat - Through Imminent Visions (2008)



Brutal Death Metal

Amazing debut album from Singapore.

Men in Search of the Perfect Weapon - S/T (2005)

Full Length, Vendetta / Modus Operandi
2005



Region: Germany
Genre: Sludge/Doom Metal

Immense and only album by these Sludge beasts.


1Hatred
4:51
2Spirit Disease
8:00
3Downward Spiral
5:55
4Saguaro
2:54
5Fall for Your Creation
8:00
6The Last Nail
3:26
7Atacama Rain
27.25