Helsingfors - Schematics EP

Some Guy here with some more delicious new music for you. I was quite surprised to see an email from a person in a band. I was even more surprised when I realized it wasn’t asking to remove a download link but rather telling me to give this EP a listen.

Today we have Schematics, the debut EP from Helsingfors, an instrumental math / post rock band from the UK. This EP is released for free digitally on the internet, so you don’t have to feel bad about downloading it. And that’s a good thing, because it’s an enjoyable way to spend 22 minutes. It’s got that delicious mathy sound similar to bands like By the End of Tonight or Maybeshewill yet continues to be unique and not boring. If you’re turned off by the heaviness of other math / post rock bands you’ll probably enjoy this. It’s nowhere near as loud as many of the bands in this genre. As with most match rock it’s quite complex and always interesting. There’s never a dull moment on this EP. It’s like eating only one potato chip. You try to listen to it just once, but you crave more! But then you cry because they don’t have a full length out yet. Personally I can’t wait until they do release one. This is great stuff!

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?d3nymxjzim4

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Saxon Shore - It Doesn't Matter

Because I know you guys are just quivering for more good music, I’ve got another great post rock album for you! In case you haven’t figured it out by now this is Some Guy. I’m much better at this than Preacher, he’s always so busy with stuff and now he’s all getting ready for Hellfest. He’s going to have so much fun while I get to sit around writing things for this here blog all day. Lucky you people!

Saxon Shore plays usually mellow yet still interesting post rock, kinda like Explosions in the Sky. Their recently released It Doesn’t Matter is quite a bit better than anything EitS ever put out though. Don’t get me wrong they are an awesome band but daaaaaamn this is great stuff! A few months ago I checked out The Exquisite Death of Saxon Shore and it was a decent album, but this new one blows that away like a feather next to a deflating hot air balloon. I’m sorry for that terrible analogy but I’m sure you get the idea. Anyways in case you missed it before this is the dreamy kind of post rock. It’s got the whole quiet noises and then POOF it suddenly gets amazing kind of thing going on. This is typical of bands in the genre of course so that’s not surprising, but the depth of dreaminess of It Doesn’t Matter is unmatched. The only thing that pissed me off here is how on the first song when the music begins to get interesting it suddenly becomes OBNOXIOUSLY LOUD HOLY FUCK. But that’s just about it on the bad things; I wouldn’t recommend listening to this album at 3 AM when people are sleeping.

You will be impressed with this album, I was. And if not well that’s because you have bad taste in music. Just kidding I love you, please continue reading this blog because by doing so you help me live in a fantasy world where my opinions matter.

I got a request from someone to remove the download link, here's a buy one instead: http://www.amazon.com/It-Doesnt-Matter/dp/B0027QXUCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1245686560&sr=8-1

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Maybeshewill - Sing the Word Hope In Four-Part Harmony

Some Guy is back with another review! To celebrate our spiffy new template and wonderful logo that I drew in MS Paint all by myself, I’ve got quite a present for you today! This is simply an amazing year for post rock and well, I’m honestly quite shocked at the quality of some of the releases. Here’s another one that just came out of nowhere!

Maybeshewill is a British band with 3 dudes and a pretty girl. Pretty girls make every band better, and this one is certainly no exception. Before this new album of theirs came out, all I had heard from these guys in their Japanese Spy Transcript EP, which was awesome. But this new album, Sing the Word Hope In Four-Part Harmony, is 100% pure omgsogood. Yes, I did just make that word up just for the occasion. Do you like it? Anyways, this is the heavier variety of post rock. It’s not the oh let’s see if anything interesting ever happens… *20 minutes later* WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE SONG IS OVER?! kind. Bands like this make Godspeed You! Black Emperor cry because they will never be this good. You hear that Godspeed? You will never be this good, stop trying. From the second this album starts to the moment it ends, it will leave you screaming NEED MOAR and frequently using all caps to describe how good it is. Enjoy!

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?0rgyjzm9y3z

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Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind

Some Guy is back with another review! The album I get to blabber on about for a few paragraphs is Mono’s recently released “Hymn to the Immortal Wind”. It’s another one that comes from that one journal I posted on last.fm requesting people to recommend me music. And here we go!

Mono is the kind of post rock to sleep to. It’s soft, relaxing, and unlike much of my musical collection doesn’t scare people who may wander into my room while I’m listening to it. It’s so relaxing and peaceful that this album does in fact have a permanent place on my sleep playlist. I don’t think that this is gonna do much for people who don’t already love post rock. If you hate the genre this certainly isn’t going to convince you that it’s not a terrible genre, however fans will be pleased.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?njmo2tmq1my

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