Friday, July 31, 2015 0 Engineers

Streaming: le_mol - Kara Oh Kee


Band: le_mol
Album: Kara Oh Kee
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015








Tracklist
01. Time To Get Pumped, Robert Pattinson
02. Majorities Finest Moments
03. Esarintu
04. Am I Under Arrest?
05. Yeti Untitled
06. The Mountain Daisuke Inoue Never Sang About
07. I Despise You, Butterflies
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le_mol is an instrumental post-rock duo from Wien, Austria.

Post-engineering is honored to have the exclusive full stream of  this amazing  album for a week! Listen to the whole album now that you have the chance, to discover its full glory, proving that two guys are enough to release a masterpiece!

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015 0 Engineers

Video: stonefromthesky - Interstellar & Weightless (live @ Прикольный Движ)




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Band: Amos Val


Band: Amos Val
Album: In The Afternoon A Great Event (Single)
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015







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01. In The Afternoon A Great Event
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Band: Amos Val
Album: Foundry EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2014








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01. Cages
02. Rest
03. Determinism
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Band: Amos Val
Album: Ratiocination
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








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1. Freedom Of The Seas
2. Theist War
3. Protagonist Memory Theme
4. An Enclosed, Unadministered Life Together
5. Provenance
6. Standing On The Shoulders Of Dwarfs
7. The Truth About The Human Heart
8. Row In Galleys
9. Lightly Over The Edge
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Band: Amos Val
Album: Amos Val
Label: Self Released
Year: 2010








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01. Tim Roth Says I'm Fuckin Dyin
02. Room Full Of Sleep
03. Were You Sad To Find We're All Absurd?
04. Barefoot Morning
05. We Stayed There All Day
06. They Swim And They Dig
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Amos Val is a post-rock/ambient band from Portland, USA

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015 0 Engineers

Video: Cataya - Tal Sperre


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Streaming: A Light Within - Body Matter EP


Band: A Light Within
Album: Body Matter EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015








Tracklist
01. Torn Page #21
02. Page #22_No Charge
03. Page # 51 _Between Shores
04. Page #29_World Through The Window
05. Page #13_To Have; To Hold
06. Page #47-48_Glaso
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A Light Within is a shoegaze band with some post-rock/metal elements from Kansas City, USA.
For fans of Junius & Jesu.

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Friday, July 24, 2015 0 Engineers

EP: The Ocean Birth - Time


Band: The Ocean Birth
Album: Time EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015








Tracklist
1. Intro:Time
2. One Day - One Life
3. Remember This Day
4. Don't Let Go
5. September
6. The Last Way
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The Ocean Birth is an instrumental post-rock band from Volgograd, Russia.

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Thursday, July 23, 2015 0 Engineers

Streaming: We Lost The Sea - Departure Songs


Band: We Lost The Sea
Album: Departure Songs
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015








Tracklist
01. A Gallant Gentleman
02. Bogatyri
03. The Last Dive Of David Shaw
04. Challenger Part 1 - Flight
05. Challenger Part 2 - A Swan Song
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"Departure Songs is inspired by failed, yet epic and honourable journeys or events throughout history where people have done extraordinary things for the greater good of those around them, and the progress of the human race itself. This is a celebration and a tribute. Each song has it’s own story and is a soundtrack to that story.

This is our 3rd album and our first instrumental album. We’re exploring new ground and exploring ourselves in the past 2 and a bit years since Chris went on his own journey. It’s slightly bleak with shimmers of hope and layers of emotion. It’s a tribute and a catharsis of emotion and honesty.

Thank you for your support. " - We Lost The Sea

With 5 tracks, but with a running total of over 1 hour, We Lost The Sea are back after their masterpiece "The Quietest Place On Earth". At first I wasn't sure what to expect with the band lacking vocals for the first time and on how could they top their previous release. Those doubts were gone after a couple of tracks into the album saying "This has to be the best track of the album....no THIS have to be the best track....mmm maybe THIS one?". We Lost The Sea present a mature and solid melody and tension building in each track and by adding choir and spoken words in two of them, they somehow make you wonder, why was ever a doubt about the lack of vocals. They sure did a huge turn from what we've used to and they're now flirting more with post-rock at some points , but after hearing this, who can blame them?

Favorite track: Probably the whole album

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 0 Engineers

Video: Chelsea Wolfe - Dragged Out (Live In Amsterdam)


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Album: Good Weather For An Airstrike - Torpor


Band: Good Weather For An Airstrike
Album: Torpor
Label: Champion Version
Year: 2015







Tracklist
1. EIO (With Inachus)
2. You Mean The World To Me
3. You're Slipping Away
4. Sleep For A Minute
5. Ablation
6. We Are Here Again (Although We Never Left)
7. Until Next Time
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Torpor' is the first Champion Version release from English drifters Good Weather For An Airstrike, a collective who are able to flirt with experimentation and sprawling compositions in ways that a lot of other bands really can't get away with. The sound across these tracks is beautifully modern, forward-thinking and often daring, drifting from low fidelity electronic textures at one moment to awe inspiring atmospherics the next. 

The opener 'EIO' warrants the magnificence of its finale by building up gracefully and steadily via a glorious drum fused ambient piano dialogue. Just a staggering arrangement. The following tracks find the scale slowly increasing while the intricate detail of the band's innermost performances never diminishes. There's a deep feeling of sensitivity and intimacy to these songs, something that’s certainly associated with a group who never shy away from making grand gestures. 'Torpor' is a truly fascinating sound document. Mind blowing.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015 0 Engineers

Streaming: Johnny In The Jungle - Postcard From Norilsk EP


Band: Johnny In The Jungle
Album: Postcard From Norilsk EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015








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1. We Are Trapped 05:22
2. Nickel Rush 05:32
3. Thawing and Flood
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Johnny In The Jungle is a 3 piece post-rock band from Szeged, Hungary.

Norilsk is a mining town located in Syberia, Russia. It is one of the most northern located urbanized areas of the world. Residents must put up with extraordinarily harsh living standards. Most make a living from working in the nickel mines. They have to face hard working conditions and a hazardously polluted environment. 

Postcard from Norislk is the tale of a young guy moving there leaving family and friends behind to make ends meet and also in search of a different lifestyle.

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Monday, July 20, 2015 0 Engineers

The Inquisition: 058.Dumbsaint


1. How did you came up with the name of the band?

Actually I joined the band in 2012, well after it started in 2009. I can tell you what the name doesn’t stand for: it’s not about religion. I think it’s just something that sounds good and isn’t too hard to say ;)

2. Do you have a standard procedure of creating a song? Do you just jam around or is there a main riff and the track is build up on it?

There definitely isn’t a standard procedure, but a lot of the material on our newest album "Panorama, In Ten Pieces" came from the band jamming together in the rehearsal space. For a typical track, we pore over hours of recorded material and pick out the most interesting moments. From there, we start to play with possible arrangements, both in the room as a group and by ourselves on our computers. “These two riffs sound good together: we could try going from here to there”. See what kinds of passages we come up with. On this album we made a concerted effort to try more diverse arrangements. Instead of each track relying on a “self-contained build up to a crescendo and release”, we tried to link tracks together and threw a few unexpected twists and turns in, to keep things interesting.

3. What are your influences and what kind of music do you hear when you are at home?

The band has a diverse range of influences, but we all love great songwriting and music that you can get lost in. For example we’re big fans of film scores and soundtracks. David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti do a fantastic job of setting the mood in a particular film scene.In terms of bands, we all grew up as kids in the 80-90s, so there’s a common element of influence from the alternative rock scene then. But lately we’re listening to shoegaze, black metal, doom, post-rock, jazz… amongst many other genres.

4. Which is the one album you can't live without?

Personally, I don’t think I could live without Panopticon by Isis. I have a lot of favourite albums, but if I had to pick one, that’d be it.

5. What's the first record you've ever bought?

Well, it’s pretty hard to remember that far back. I remember copying a lot of music from friends on tape, or borrowing my sister’s music. We were big on Nirvana and The Offspring back then, so it was probably Bleach or Smash.

6. Name a band that you would like to share the stage or tour with?

Mogwai would be pretty amazing.

7. Did the internet and specially the blogs helped to spread your music around the world? Name a place (country) that you were surprised to know your music has reached to?

We’ve not yet had the opportunity to play outside of Australia, so the internet has been the only way for us to make a name for ourselves internationally. Blogs such as yours, Heavy Blog Is Heavy, Arctic Drones and Nowlikephotographs have been great places for fans to find us, and even for us to find new music!According to our Bandcamp stats, we’ve got fans in Ecuador, Syria, Vietnam and Brazil… which is pretty great!

8. Do you support the idea of bandcamp where fans can decide the price or services like Spotify?

I’m a fan of Bandcamp. In today’s digital world there’s a ton of ways for musicians to have their music heard and bought, but I think Bandcamp brings a bit of standardisation and legitimacy to the DIY option that a lot of bands use (out of necessity or otherwise). I think they do a decent job of helping musicians sell their art. Spotify on the other hand is all about giving the listener what they want at the cheapest possible price, and that’s something I struggle with. When you read about the very small amounts of revenue that well-known artists receive, it doesn’t warm your heart that this is a good thing for independent artists like us.

9. Where do you see yourselves in 5 years?

Still making music and films in some shape or form! Probably with less hair on our heads and more on our chins.

10. Is the artwork of an album important nowadays in the digital era?

To us, definitely! Because we like to tell stories through music and film, the album artwork plays an important role in bridging those media. We like our works to be a complete package; even if the artwork only shows up briefly on someone’s phone or screensaver, we still make the effort.

11. What is your favorite album cover?

Perhaps Undertow by Tool, or a three-way tie between De-Loused In The Comatorium, Frances The Mute and Amputechture by The Mars Volta.




 

12. It seems that a lot of people are turning on vinyl again. Why do you think that is and which is your preferable media format?

There’s a lot of people who are probably into vinyl because it’s a nice collectable item. We certainly like that aspect to it, and that’s part of the reason why we’ve opted to release our new album on vinyl. But further to your question about the relevance of artwork in the digital world, we like what the vinyl package offers the listener: a larger-scale physical production of the art. Something that you can hold and look at, and has weight to it.

13. What's the most vivid story or moment as a band?

Probably the recording experience for our latest album. For a good portion of the recording, we shacked up in a cottage in the forest with our producer Dax Liniere. For those 6 days we were all focused on the one goal, and that was what we did for all of our waking hours. It was a really immersive experience and I’m really proud of what we achieved during that time.

Dumbsaint's new album "Panorama, In Ten Pieces" ​will be released on August 7 on LP, CD and digital formats in Australia through Bird's Robe Records and Art As Catharsis Records, with a limited cassette tape release through Grimoire Cassette Cvlture.

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Sunday, July 19, 2015 0 Engineers

Streaming: -ghost island- - Destroyer


Band: -ghost island-
Album: Destroyer
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015








Tracklist
01. Tall Tears
02. What We Can And Cannot See
03. Mice On A Ship
04. Glacial
05. Flood Damage
06. In Time, In Roads
07. Utsuro-bune
08. Acherusia
09. The Last Star's Light
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-ghost island- was initially formed by John Romero as an ambient solo project to toy around with song ideas when he wasn't working with his band at the time, Cassiopeia. After the dissolution of Cassiopeia, John had a few songs completed for an EP to be released early 2014. The itch to perform live again however, made him hold off releasing the EP and recruiting Roddy (Ursus Colossus) and Joseph (Underground Cities). They knew early on that they would like to switch up instruments to keep their live shows fresh and more fun, as well as challenging themselves to become more creative on instruments they weren't normally playing in their previous bands. So -ghost island- went to work on writing an album instead of an EP. After about 6 months of writing as a 3 piece, they were ready to begin recording their first full length album. John had recently bought a house so they tracked the album both there, and at their respective homes for overdubs. They enlisted the services of James Plotkin for mastering, and -ghost island- are very proud to present to everyone with their debut album entitled Destroyer. -ghost island- have plans to release the album on both CD and on LP, with a later date this year to be announced.

For fans of: Hammock, Explosion In The Sky, This Will Destroy You

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Friday, July 17, 2015 0 Engineers

The Inquisition: 057.We Deserve This

1. How did you came up with the name of the band?

Back in 2010 I searched for a band name with three words and the word “We” in the beginning. So after a long time thinking about it I figured out, that We Deserve This is the perfect name. Because the name is a kind of answer to many questions in both positive and negative ways. If you work in a team and you are successful in what you're doing, you can say: “We Deserve This”. Also, if you wonder why there is climate change, hurricanes and strange weather because of our extended western lifestyle, you can cynically say: “We Deserve This”. It's a band name with a nice flow I think.

2. Do you have a standard procedure of creating a song? Do you just jam around or is there a main riff and the track is build up on it?

The strange thing about my songwriting procedure is, that I always have the complete song in my mind without even touching my guitar. It's like a vision and I'm quickly able to record it exactly like the “Vision” in my head. My normal day job is sound technician, so it's pretty easy for me to record these songs and I think I know what I'm doing when I enter the studio space. That's why We Deserve This is a solo project. I just want to record an exact copy of the vision in my head. I think that's impossible with other musicians…

3. What are your influences and what kind of music do you hear when you are at home?

I was born in 1976 so my first contact with music was in the mid 80´s. My older sister always played Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode and U2 in her room and I really loved what I heard. Synth sounds with a dark touch and guitars from U2's “The Edge” were a great experience for me. Back in the nineties I was a grunge kid – Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and most of all: Alice In Chains. These bands showed me something new. Desperate sounds with heartbreaking vocals. That was my real first love. Later I discovered Slint and Mogwai and that was the “post-rock room” I felt comfortable with. Music without (or less) lyrics was a mind-blowing journey for me. Today, I'm listening to a lot of stuff from electronic music over metal, jazz and…post-rock. I really love the new Lights And Motion Record and I'm also digging the new album from Failure. There are so many different types of music that I love, it's hard to mention them all. But my favourite artist is and will probably ever be Ben Sharp from Cloudkicker. This guy is making instrumental rock with a very heavy touch. I love every release from Cloudkicker and Ben is a kind of hero for me. He also plays every instrument by himself and he also records his vision of instrumental music on his own. I like that. But my favourite post-rock release this year (so far) is the new album from God Is An Astronaut. These guys know how to rock!!

4. Which is the one album you can't live without?

If These Trees Could Talk – Red Forest. It's so intense with lots of heavy riffing and a dark atmosphere. Saw them live a couple of years ago and I still remember every second from this concert.

5. What's the first record you've ever bought?

Hmm, difficult question…I think it was a 7” from Tone Loc called “Funky Cold Medina” and the Faith No More “The Real Thing” LP – I bought both on the same day in a small record store in my hometown. That was the first time I spent money on music.

6. Name a band that you would like to share the stage or tour with.

Easy: Cloudkicker

7. Did the internet and specially the blogs helped to spread your music around the world? Name a place (country) that you were surprised to know your music has reached to?

Oh yes. There are so many bloggers or facebook pages that keep sharing all my stuff every time I post something new. Like 6forty project, The Death Of A Modernist, Post-Rock Essentials and of course your excellent blog helped me to reach new listeners in an overwhelming way. I mean, without all these pages on facebook and all the bloggers from around the world only a few people would listen and buy my songs. Without bloggers and page admins I'm nothing.

8. Do you support the idea of bandcamp where fans can decide the price or services like Spotify?

I'm not into streaming services like Spotify or Apple music even though I know that there are a lot of WDT fans who only stream my tracks on Spotify. I like the idea of bandcamp where you can pay what you want for an album, stream your albums via the bandcamp app and discover new artists. Bandcamp is the future of music I think. It's a great service for independent artists and a good service for consumers. I have a huge bandcamp collection and it's great that I can support artists directly without a label or something like that. Bandcamp is made for artists. And I love it! Here's a link to my bandcamp collection: https://bandcamp.com/eldriver

9. Where do you see yourself in five years?

Hmm, my life is perfect right now, I have two kids and an awesome wife and I don't want to change something. Maybe there will be a We Deserve This concert soon - I'm currently working with a couple of friends on a live presentation. But I don't think that We Deserve This will get a huge record deal or touring the world. I'm happy with my family life and my normal day job routine. We Deserve This is just a kind of hobby to relax. Nothing more, nothing less.

10. Is the artwork of an album important nowadays in the digital era?

Of course it is. If you want to release something, it's important that the visual aspect of your release fits to your music. Almost every cover from We Deserve This are photographies from my wife Karo Platek and every photo fits perfectly to my music. I think that the artwork is the first thing that you see when you´re on bandcamp, iTunes or another store. The artwork is a portal to the music. In every digital and physical store. Without artwork, music is worthless.I love collecting vinyl because of the artwork. I have vinyl artworks in frames hanging on my living room walls. It's like famous paintings in a perfect square form.

11. What is your favourite album cover?

Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary. I love this “toy style”.

12. It seems that a lot of people are turning on vinyl again. Why do you think that is and which is your preferable media format?

As I told you before, I'm a vinyl collector but I also buy CD's (if there is no vinyl available) and digital downloads. I consume music in many different ways and I think that it is important to support the artist and pay for his creation. Music is my life and my collection is pretty huge. Music can't be free, but I just saw a couple of illegal download links from my releases. That's pretty strange…I never downloaded an album on these “The new album is leaked” sites, because the artist don't get any money from there. I know how hard it is to record a song and I think that the band must get payed for their creativity.

13. What's the most vivid story or moment as a band?

The most vivid moment was the moment, when Crowquill Records released my “Silencer” EP on cassette tape. I always dreamed of a physical release and suddenly my dream came true. It was so overwhelming to hold this cassette tape (childhood memories) in my hands. I'm pretty proud of this release on Crowquill Records. http://crowquillrecords.com/products/541748 Thanks for asking me these questions!

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 0 Engineers

Band: Goodbye Earth


Band: Goodbye Earth
Album: Bliss EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015








Tracklist
01. Ephemeral Sound
02. Party De Fin
03. Revelation
04. Think, Hemi!
05. Motion Is Our Best Idea
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Band: Goodbye Earth
Album: Dreams Of A Huge Whale EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013







Tracklist
01. Welcome To The Machine Age
02. Serenity
03. Across Ireland
04. Mama
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Band: Goodbye Earth
Album: The Day EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








Tracklist
01. In The Morning 02:32
02. Rush 02:56
03. 12 Post Merediem 05:04
04. Bad Trip
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Goodbye Earth is an instrumental math/post-rock band from Kiev, Ukraine.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015 0 Engineers

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Sunday, July 12, 2015 1 Engineers

Compilation: post-engineered vol.1


Band: Various Artists
Album: post-engineered vol.1
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015








Tracklist
01. Le Seul Elément - 01 03 47
02. stonefromthesky - Interstellar
03. Afformance - Dancing Lessons For The Advanced In Age
04. Wander - Soar
05. Summon The Octopi - Apricots Apricate (Alligators Alligate)
06. Black Clouds - And Then I Dove
07. Waypoint - Translation
08. threestepstotheocean - Sur
09. Catacombe - Jardim Da Sereia
10. Sleep Maps - Become Nothing (previously unreleased)
11. The Union Trade - Murmurations
12. Platonick Dive - Geometric Lace
13. Arms Of Tripoli - Snowed In (Radar Cult Remix) (previously unreleased)
14. Musth - The Flood
15. To Destroy A City - The Imposter (previously unreleased)
16. The Boats - Trash Can Willy (Part 1)
17. gates - At Last Τhe Loneliest Of Them
18. Barrows - Red Giant
19. North - Veiled In Light (Demo) (previously unreleased)
20. EUS, Postdrome & Saåad - The Only Path
21. We Deserve This - Pacific
22. Exxasens - North Winds (previously unreleased)
23. Frieda's Still In Love - Jugamos Al Béisbol
24. Blueneck - Man Of Lies
25. Last Builders Of Empire - Huida Hacia El Sol
26. Kollwitz - Horizon
27. Whale Fall - Swelter In The Key Of G (Raw Rehearsal Demo) (previously unreleased)
28. Labirinto - Masao
29. Beware Of Safety - To Be Curious Is Dangerous Enough
30. Maïak - Nutributter Green Is People
31. Huldra - The Hum Of The Earth (previously unreleased)
32. Sleeping Bear - Machines
33. UpcDownc - I Think About Forever (Live Studio Out-take) (previously unreleased)
34. thisquietarmy - The Black Sea MMXIV (Y Edit) (previously unreleased)
35. Release The Long Ships - The Heart Of The Mountain
36. This Patch Of Sky - And So They Watched As The Years Passed Us By
37. We Lost The Sea - Bogatyri (previously unreleased)
38. Dumbsaint - Cold Call
39. When Icarus Falls - Black Tree
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39 tracks, more than 4 hours of music! This compilation has been in the making for 6 months now, but the outcome has been rewarding! I want to thank all the bands who participated in this and their labels for giving permission to use the tracks! Enjoy and share! Dropbox and Drive links will follow!
Friday, July 10, 2015 0 Engineers

The Inquisition: 056.We Lost The Sea (answered by Nathaniel D'Ugo)

1. How did you came up with the name of the band? 

When Mark and I started the band we wanted a sea theme to the name so we went through a bunch of terrible sounding names until we landed on one that made us most happy. 

2. Do you have a standard procedure of creating a song? Do you just jam around or is there a main riff and the track is build up on it? 

Most songs start off with a main idea that someone will bring into the studio which we will jam on sometimes for months and months and we’ll add parts and then take parts off until we have a main structure. Then we’ll usually change it a bunch more times until we have the final track. With 6 people in the band there are sometimes many very different ideas of how a song should sound and progress. There’s a lot of back and forward between us all and sometimes a lot of disagreeing but we somehow make it work. 

3. What are your influences and what kind of music do you hear when you are at home? 

Our influences vary but we mainly take our influences from subjects that we are fascinated with at the time. Everything we have written we have had a theme attached to and they are usually derived from stories that have arisen from human triumph and tragedy. Musically our influences also vary quite a lot but if I was to pick a few that the band like collectively it would be Sigur Rós, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai, Cult of Luna. I’m the old guy in the band so when I’m at home while I listen to the bands I’ve just mentioned I listen to a lot of Pink Floyd, Holger Czukay, Supertramp etc. 

4. Which is the one album you can't live without? 

Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 

5. What's the first record you've ever bought? 

Queen - A Night at the Opera. 

6. Name a band that you would like to share the stage or tour with? 

Portishead 

7. Did the internet and specially the blogs helped to spread your music around the world? Name a place (country) that you were surprised to know your music has reached to? 

It certainly has. We’re forever surprised about some of the countries we send albums to but we were most surprised that we had an order from Saudi Arabia. 

8. Do you support the idea of bandcamp where fans can decide the price or services like Spotify? 

We love the idea of Bandcamp. We love that there is a platform where fans of bands can order from the band directly without a majority, if not all, of the funds going into the pocket of Apple or some other corporation. 

9. Where do you see yourselves in 5 years? 

Hopefully we would have a few international tours under our belts by then but essentially still doing the same thing but probably with more instruments on stage. We’d also like to score a film at some stage as well so hopefully we can tick that box sometime in the next 5 years. 

10. Is the artwork of an album important nowadays in the digital era? 

We think so. Most of us in the band still like having a physical product and we think there are still a lot of people out there who feel the same so having nice artwork that suits the theme of the album is still very important. 

11. What is you favorite album cover? 

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds - 1978 version.

12. It seems that a lot of people are turning on vinyl again. Why do you think that is and which is your preferable media format? 

My preferable format is vinyl as it’s a tangible product and there is something about standing at the bookcase for 5 minutes flicking through all the different album covers finding that album you want to listen to and I think that is why there has been a resurgence in the popularity of vinyl. While digital can be convenient for travel etc. we have started to lose that connection and the experience of going and searching for new music and that thrill you have when you find that album you have been searching for. I spent many a teenage year in a music shop flicking through shelves and bins looking for something new. 

13. What's the most vivid story or moment as a band? 

There are many but the most recent would be when we decided that before we were going into record Departure Songs we wanted a choir on A Gallant Gentleman. Matt worked like crazy trying to find a choir and eventually, through a hook up from our label boss Mike Solo, we were connected with the Mercy Girls College Choir. Before we went in to record we hadn’t heard them and we really just sent them a rough demo and parts written on a synth. On the day of recording when we heard the choir hit the part perfectly we were just speechless. It was like the whole process of the last three years had finally come to a beautiful close.

We Lost The Sea are going to release their new album "Departure Songs" on 23 July 2015.

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Album: NevBorn - Five Horizons


Band: NevBorn
Album: Five Horizons
Label: Hummus Records
Year: 2015








Tracklist
01. Sending A Message
02. From The Edge Of The Universe
03. For Seven Days
04. Beyond The Five Horizons
05. Between The Skies
06. For The King Of Kings
07. Ozymandias
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NevBorn has a message to send, way beyond their five mysterious horizons. Could it be that post-hardcore still has a beating heart ? How do these 5 swiss youngsters dare to pretend to bring anything new to the table ? Heavy drums, massive simplistic riffs and screamed vocals interrupting melancholic spatial ambiances. We all heard this 20 years ago already - but this also means they're born with it ! This sad, violent and introspective music flows naturally through their veins and poisons matthieu hinderer's urgent and touching vocals. What could have been a well-educated stylistic homework reveals itself as a true physical journey. Sincere emotions transcripted in guitar distortion that are about to blast the last depressive remains of your adolescents frustrations.

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Video: Dumbsaint - Cold Call


Wednesday, July 08, 2015 1 Engineers

Streaming: Tengil - Six


Band: Tengil
Album: Six
Label: Tokyo Jupiter Records
Year: 2015








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1. Fermeture
2. A Box
3. My Gift To You // The Tunnel At The End Of The Light
4. Praise Be
5. Gehenna
6. All Paths // Qwoulrflpvoynvlrgkrt
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Tengil is a constellation of musicians playing emotional, quasi-symphonic post-hardcore.With so many different influences to the band, a peculiar type of musical style has developed over the years,originating from raw and aggressive hardcore.Taking influences from not only the post-rock scene, but also a lot from musicals and classical symphonies, hence the genre written above.

The album is a concept album, a collection out of six paragraphs following a non-linear narrative.Following the release of the album, Tengil will be hitting the road as they currently planning shows in Europe and Japan.

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Monday, July 06, 2015 0 Engineers

Streaming: Final Days Society - Icebreaker


Band: Final Days Society
Album: Icebreaker
Label: Hit & Run Music
Year: 2015








Tracklist
01. Drowner
02. Drifter
03. Icebreaker
04. Overburdened Companions
05. At Peace, At Last
06. Debris
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Final Days Society is the result of 5 guys from 5 different bands in the southern parts of Sweden joining forces to make music that they love, emotional powerful music. After the first rehearsal they all knew right away that the music they made was something worth fighting for, so promises were made. And so Final Days Society's story begins.

The band has been created music together since the fall of 2006. And after various incarnations the core of the band and the idea of creating emotional music with rich dynamics between hopefulness and despair with soft vocals from the heart are still intact. The promises they made were never broken and are still going strong. Over the years the band has done countless shows around Scandinavia/Europe and have been on tours where they shared stages with acts like Junius and God is an astronaut. 

As the years passed by, comes experience and growth. 2015 mark the 9th year of the bands existence and the release of Final Days Society’s third album Icebreaker. Because Final Days Society has always been a group of people with roots in the independent music scene with variety of styles such as punk/pop, hardcore and metal and with a strong ”do it yourself” mentalities they have this time recorded and produced Icebreaker all by themselves. The result is a very personal post-rock infused with the influences from their pass, a playground and the orchestra of the hearts of a group of musicians who call themselves Final Days Society.

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Video: Glasgow Coma Scale - Syntagma (Live @ PSI-Rock-Festival 2014)


Friday, July 03, 2015 0 Engineers

News: Syberia record their second album!

Syberia, the foursome from Barcelona playing instrumental rock from 2010, will soon start the adventure of recording their second studio album. After many months of work at the rehearsal room writing their new songs, they are now only a few weeks to go before all these new songs are captured on studio and they need your help to fund it!

http://www.verkami.com/projects/12340-syberia-graba-segundo-disco


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Video: IIVII - On The Shores Of Markarian 335



IIVII is the solo project of visual artist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, Josh Graham. Founding member of Red Sparowes and Battle of Mice, Graham currently plays in A Storm of Light, and has also made appearances with Syndrome, Jarboe, Tombs, Blood And Time, Fallen Black Deer and Tribes Of Neurot. IIVII focuses on sonically engulfing and moody soundscapes, layered with a science-fiction edge. This approach has allowed Josh to expand his sonic body of work and explore new electronic territory, focusing on the subtle orchestration and manipulation of dense sonic atmospheres, rather than the bombastic approach found in A Storm of Light.
Thursday, July 02, 2015 0 Engineers

Album: 36 - Dream Tempest


Band: 36
Album: Dream Tempest
Label: 3six Recordings
Year: 2014








Tracklist
01. Dream Tempest
02. Neon Sunset
03. Sun Riders
04. Airglow
05. Play
06. Tired
07. Enshrine Exit
08. Hyperbox
09. Perfect Numbers
10. Redshift
11. Always
12. Entropy
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36 (pronounced three-six) is the ambient/experimental project of Dennis Huddleston from the United Kingdom.

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Wednesday, July 01, 2015 0 Engineers

Band: BOG


Band: BOG
Album: Auguste EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2015








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1. The Dead [Fétichisme]
2. Govern [Polythéisme]
3. The Living [Monothéisme]
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Band: BOG
Album: Gustave EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2014








Tracklist
1. Inanimate [Foules Hétérogènes]
2. Nimbus [Hystérie Collective]
3. Images [Foules Homogènes]
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BOG is an one man post-metal project from Vienna, Austria, which you have to read it to believe it, as the sound is full and solid, without any electronic sounding drums, and could easily convince you that this is a 5 piece band!

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News: Band submissions

I want to apologize to the bands that submit their music to Post-engineering and I don't have the time to listen to it and that I have to filter the submissions according to my personal taste. It doesn't mean that their music is not worthy or anything, it just doesn't fit my musical preferences. I'm only one person and I'm trying my best to update the blog, FB, Instagram and twitter account daily. Hopefully some day I'll manage to listen each and every one submission!

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