EP: Sleevenotes - We Are Mostly Made Of Nothing

Band: Sleevenotes
Album: We Are Mostly Made Of Nothing
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013







Tracklist
01. Ghosts Of Former Lives
02. Taking Off
03. Go For It
04. We Played Out On This Movie Screen
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Sleevenotes came into form in spring of 2013 as a writing outlet for Brad Couture, NH-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, music producer, and mixing engineer.  Having no real background in arrangement, mixing or music production at the time, Brad spent countless hours locked in his small apartment room late into the night, writing, researching, and experimenting.

"The majority of time I spent at first was just teaching myself how to use the tools and instruments at my disposal, and try and recreate what I heard in my head", Brad notes. "I had this burning desire to learn, to understand some of the mystery behind the whole process and be able to apply it myself."

"I've always had hopes to connect with other people emotionally through the attempts I make to pour myself into music", Brad adds. "That possibility someone has shared my frustrations and elations, my rises and falls. The painful nostalgia that paralyze you, and the homesick longings for some place you've never been to."

"Life moves us all in different ways. It moves me to write music."

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Album: Cinématique - Limbo

Band: Cinématique
Album: Limbo
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








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01. Limbo
02. Hope Song
03. MDK
04. Ambient Song
05. Miasmata
06. A Valley Without Wind
07. The Mechanical Bride
08. White Light
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"This album's atmosphere was inspired by Playdead's videogame "Limbo". The album is available for any price you choose, but we would greatly appreciate any financial contribution! We highly recommend to download this in a higher quality format like AAC since song transitions seem to work much better in this format than in mp3." - Cinématique

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Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everyone! With happiness, joy, health and a lot of good music! I hope this time of year will find you with your beloved ones!

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Single: Crown For The Rat King - Chapter I

Band: Crown For The Rat King
Album: Chapter I (Single)
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








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01. Chapter I
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Crown For The Rat King is a post-metal/sludge band from Minsk, Belarus. For fans of Fall Of Efrafa and Light Bearer.

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Best Releases: Honorable Mentions

Band: So Hideous
Album: Last Poem / First Light
Label: Self Released
Favorite Track: My Light

Band: Everything in Slow Motion
Album: Phoenix
Label: Facedown Records
Favorite Track: Get Out

Band: Glaciers
Album: Mirrors Through The Ancients
Label: Self Released
Favorite Track: Southwest Of Heaven

Band: There Will Be Fireworks
Album: The Dark, Dark Bright
Label: Comets And Cartwheels
Favorite Track: Youngblood

Band: Errata
Album: L'autre Hemisphere
Label: Tokyo Jupiter Records
Favorite Track: Entracte

Band: Sed Non Satiata
Album: Mappō 
Label: Echo Canyon, Adagio830, Protagonist Music
Favorite Track: San Andrea

01. Cult Of Luna - Vertikal

Band: Cult Of Luna

Album: Vertikal

Label: Back On Black, Indie Recordings

Favorite Track: Mute Departure

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02. The Ocean - Pelagial
03. Dustin Kensrue - The Water & The Blood
04. Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Ready
05. Rosetta - The Anaesthete
06. Moving Mountains - Moving Mountains
07. Palms - Palms
08. Ólafur Arnalds - For Now I Am Winter
09. Modern Life Is War - Fever Hunting
10. Hypnos - The Fall
11. Tesseract - Altered State
12. Our Ceasing Voice - That Day Last November
13. Touché Amoré - Is Survived By
14. Russian Circles - Memorial
15. C R O W N - Psychurgy
16. Celeste - Animale(s)
17. Apparat - Krieg Und Frieden (Music For Theatre)
18. Light Bearer - Silver Tongue
19. Krobak - Little Victories EP
20. Kokomo - Kokomo

02. The Ocean - Pelagial

Band: The Ocean

Album: Pelagial

Label: Pelagic Records

Favorite Track: Bathypelagic II: The Wish in Dreams

 

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Album: Lunarmare - Lunarmare

Band: Lunarmare
Album: Lunarmare
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








Tracklist
01. Trans Lunar Injection (Part I)
02. Bullet
03. Trans Lunar Injection (Part II)
04. Rings Of Saturn
05. Forget & Forgive
06. Trans Lunar Injection (Part III)
07. Pale Blue Dot
08. Answer
09. Trans Lunar Injection (Part -)
10. Overthought
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Lunarmare are a Greek band that play psychedelic/space rock. The truth is that I was impressed with the production, melodies and the album as a whole, that only few Greek bands have managed to do so! A really great work, which can place them among Monkey3, My Sleeping Karma and Mars Red Sky.

"Born in the minds of people that "boundaries", is too short a word to be set. Mind expanding, logic bemusing, emotionally appealing, we try to establish ourselves through time and place. Our yearning, to leave a trace."

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03. Dustin Kensrue - The Water & The Blood

Band: Dustin Kensrue

Album: The Water & The Blood

Label: Mars Hill Music

Favorite Track: It's Not Enough

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News: Cult Of Luna

"The Beyond the redshift festival in London on may the 10th will be a very special show for Cult Of Luna. It will mark the end of an era and after that we will slowly disappear before we reappear again in some form in some indefinite future.Because of that Klas will join us on stage for the last time and we will play a whole lot of old songs which we haven't played for years or ever.

We are not quitting.2013 have been a very active year for us and neither do we want or think it is good to continue in that pace.We will not be a band that put out an album every 18-24 month anymore. We did that for almost 10 years when we were younger and were able to focus more on the music.After "Beyond the redshift" we might do a festival or two but after that we have nothing planned.Maybe we'll release another album next year or maybe in a decade, we honestly don't know.Sooner or later we will return in one form or another.

Cult Of Luna will not die." - Cult Of Luna

04. Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty

Band: Chelsea Wolfe

Album: Pain Is Beauty

Label: Sargent House

Favorite Track: Feral Love

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EP: T E Morris - After The War Ends

Band: T E  Morris
Album: After The War Ends EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








Tracklist
01. After The War Ends
02. Nosong
03. You Were Alive When Your Heart Still Beat
04. I Left You A Trail Of Breadcrumbs
05. I Am Gone I Am Gone I Am Gone
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After playing live throughout the United Kingdom to much critical acclaim with the likes of iLiKETRAiNS and The Twilight Sad, Her Name is Calla released their debut album, The Heritage, in 2008, followed by a well-received headlining tour. The album lasts over 50 minutes, despite only containing six tracks.

In February 2009, they announced their arrival on the German label, Denovali Records. Denovali re-released The Heritage on vinyl in late 2009.

The band released The Quiet Lamb, containing 12 tracks and lasting over 75 minutes, on 8 November 2010. NME gave it a score of 8/10, describing it as “massive, pastorally apocalyptic music”. The Sun called it a “ten-track jewel of a record” that engages the listener “in a rare and beautiful way”.

Lead vocalist Tom Morris also tours and releases music as a solo artist under the name T E Morris, as does multi-instrumentalist Adam Weikert as Weikie.

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Compilation: Slow Water (A Postrock​.​hu Compilation )

Band: Various Artists
Album: Slow Water (A Postrock​.​hu Compilation)
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013







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01. Félperc - soYouThinkYouCanFly
02. Rosa Parks - The Saville Inquiry
03. Képzelt Város - Ég Veled, Anatolij!
04. SoNaR - Machine
05. Rise of Day - The Tree Of Life
06. Kósza Hagyma Post Production - Borders Of
07. qwertzuiop - XII
08. Cloud Perspektive - Chronosynclastic Infundibulum
09. Choice With No Voice - Wise Men In Their Bad Hours
10. StarFunkSimples - ISC.
11. Early Morning Vision - Szárnyat Bármire
12. Karabekian - Limes
13. Rain Catalogue - Radiolaria
14. The Hostages Went Home - Astronaut
15. Deley - Gordius
16. sabw - Fire In Your Soul
17. Minden Csak Átmenet - Falazok
18. Silence - Hipnotizator
19. Kamikaze Scotsmen - Slaves
20. Testet Ölt - Nomád Kalandor
21. Marionette ID - Parallel Monologue
22. Johnny In The Jungle - Otthon
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A compilation of songs from the contemporary Hungarian post-rock (and related) scene.

The title derives from the old Hungarian proverb, "Lassú víz partot mos" (slow water washes the shore), meaning that great accomplishments can be made through patience and perseverance. We'd like to apply and dedicate this to our fantastic underground music scene.

If you like a song, please make sure to check out the artist's sites, detailed in the track info on bandcamp!

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05. Rosetta - The Anaesthete

Band: Rosetta

Album: The Anaesthete

Label: Self Released / Debemur Morti Productions

Favorite Track: Ku / Emptiness

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06. Moving Mountains - Moving Mountains

Band: Moving Mountains

Album: Moving Mountains

Label: Triple Crown Records

Favorite Track: Hands

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07. Palms - Palms

Band: Palms

Album: Palms

Label: Ipecac

Favorite Track: Future Warrior

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08. Ólafur Arnalds - For Now I Am Winter

Band: Ólafur Arnalds

Album: For Now I Am Winter

Label: Mercury Classics

Favorite Track: Old Skin (feat. Arnor Dan)

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EP: Arroway - We Should Have Known Better

Band: Arroway
Album: We Should Have Known Better EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013







Tracklist
01. I'm Not Yours To Save
02. Heavier Than Air
03. Memories
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Arroway is a post-rock band located in Paris, France.

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Band: Kato

Band: Kato
Album: Came With Nothing / Left With Nothing EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2012







Tracklist
01. The Room
02. 2:37
03. Walking Out
04. I Will Repeat My Mistakes
05. Came With Nothing (Left With Nothing)
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Band: Kato
Album: Buried With The Rain EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








Tracklist
01. Yet His Shadow Still Looms
02. And All Of The Rats Gather
03. Dust Of Earth
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Kato is a hardcore/noise band from USA.

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09. Modern Life Is War - Fever Hunting

Band: Modern Life Is War

Album: Fever Hunting

Label: Deathwish Inc.

Favorite Track: Chasing My Tail

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10. Hypnos - The Fall EP

Band: Hypnos

Album: The Fall EP

Label: Self Released

Favorite Track: Burden

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The Skies Collide - The Skies Collide EP

Band: The Skies Collide
Album: The Skies Collide EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2005








Tracklist
01. The Silent Conscience
02. Turn In The Circles
03. The Surface
04. Dissolve
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Post-rock/metal band from Dublin/Carlow that featured former members of The 8th Day. Only released this one EP back in 2005. Ciaran went in to form a band in Scotland called Vasquez. And Emmett is a member of Zom, Strong Boys and a good few other bands in the Dublin scene.

Thanx to irish-metal.blogspot.ie for keeping this EP alive.

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11. TesseracT - Altered State

Band: TesseracT

Album: Altered State

Label: Century Media

Favorite Track: Of Matter - Retrospect

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12. Our Ceasing Voice - That Day Last November

Band: Our Ceasing Voice

Album: That Day Last November

Label: Truelove Entertainment / Revolvermann Records
Favorite Track: Afterglow

 

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13. Touché Amoré - Is Survived By

Band: Touché Amoré

Album: Is Survived By

Label: Deathwish Inc.
Favorite Track: Anyone / Anything

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Album: Row Boat - ETT

Band: Row Boat
Album: ETT
Label: Bottle Imp Productions
Year: 2013








Tracklist
01. Ett
02. Prova
03. Frostavallen
04. Rädslan
05. Fix Your Bones
06. By Winter's Night
07. Aurora
08. Igloo
09. Kämpaglöd
10. Annika
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'ETT' is the incredible full length debut album from Row Boat and follow up to the successful 2012 EP 'Svaret är ja'', which drew interest in the UK and US.

Row Boat is an ambient/post rock project, which has been active seen 2009. The music is written, arranged and played by Mark Wardale which can be described as ethereal layers that meet crashing Post-Rock with horns and strings. Much of his work is based on geographical and Scandinavian references.

The first release was August 3rd 2009, in the shape of the four track ambient EP 'Romance'. The tracks were minimalist, ethereal and instrumental, as much of Row Boat's previous work has been. Following this, was another release of 'Svaret är ja' , translating to 'The answer is yes'. The six tracks drew from the ambience of the first Row Boat EP and added elements of post-rock; a transition that was slowly being added to Mark Wardale's songwriting. This release attracted attention from companies in the UK and US, prompting Mark to begin work on a full length debut album and continue to add the post-rock transition into his music whilst keeping the ambiance and beautifully haunting atmospheres that brought the layers together.

Ett was produced by Mark Wardale.

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14. Russian Circles - Memorial

Band: Russian Circles

Album: Memorial

Label: Sargent House
Favorite Track: Memorial (feat. Chelsea Wolfe)

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15. C R O W N - Psychurgy

Band: C R O W N

Album: Psychurgy

Label: Candle Light Records
Favorite Track: Telepath

 

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EP: Wired To Follow - 90Y

Band: Wired To Follow
Album: 90Y EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








Tracklist
01. 90Y (Part I)
02. 90Y (Part II)
03. 90Y (Part III)
04. As The Earth Spins
05. Painting Roses Red
06. I Will Always Be 0
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Wired To Follow are a soundscape-rock band based in Liverpool & Gresford. Formed in 2012, the band is comprised of Stephen Johnston, Barry Fearns, Siôn Keir and Tom Dempsey. 

Their debut single 'I Wish I Could Talk in Technicolor' was released in November of 2012 followed up by EP 'Everything in Colour' released March 30, 2013. The next release 'Instances' came November 3 with the new single 'On-screen Kiss' followed by their third EP "90Y". 

Wired To Follow continue to work on releases.

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16. Celeste - Animale(s)

Band: Celeste

Album: Animale(s)

Label: Denovali
Favorite Track: Tes Âmes Soeurs Immaculées

 

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17. Apparat - Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre)

 

Band: Apparat

Album: Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre)

Label: Mute
Favorite Track: LightOn

 

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Video: Everything in Slow Motion - Speak (feat. Christian Lindskog of Blindside)

18. Light Bearer - Silver Tongue

Band: Light Bearer

Album: Silver Tongue

Label: Alerta Antifascista, Moment Of Collapse Records, Halo Of Flies
Favorite Track: Matriarch

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19. Krobak - Little Victories EP

Band: Krobak

Album: Little Victories EP

Label: Self Released
Favorite Track: Broken
 

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20. Kokomo - Kokomo

Band: Kokomo

Album: Kokomo

Label: Dunk!Records
Favorite Track: Tauben Im Gras

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News: Blogovision 2013

From today and for 20 days I will be posting one album per day for post-engineering's Top20 for Blogovision 2013. This is based on my personal taste and opinion, so there are going to be a lot of disagreements. 

Blogovision is an online poll among Greek bloggers, where every year they vote for their Top20. For this years Top20 170 bloggers will vote.

Our readers' poll continues till the morning (European time) of 31st of December and the results will be posted right after the poll closes. So if you haven't voted yet, you are welcome to!

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