Meniscus - Absence Of I EP

Band: Meniscus
Album: Absence Of I EP
Released: 2007
Label: self-released

Meniscus's lush ambient soundscapes, driving bass lines and poly-rhythmic beats create a unique musical experience that has been hypnotising Australian audiences since 2005. The Sydney trio's unique brand of instrumental post rock blends the moody dynamics of acts like Mogwai and Sigur Rós with the prog rock technicality of King Crimson.

The critical success of the band's 2007 EP The Absence of I elevated Meniscus's profile globally with rave reviews from The Silent Ballet (“Beautifully crafted and impeccably conceived....very good doesn't quite sum this up, it's amazing”) and Sputnik Music (“Meniscus have a wizardly sense of dynamics, songs flowing with the purity of water....technically brilliant and tightly composed”).

Despite this success, the departure of drummer and co-founder Duncan Wilson forced Meniscus into hiatus in 2008. In early 2009, founding members Daniel Oreskovic (guitar) and Alison Kerjean (bass) made a comeback to the live circuit with new drummer Cameron Brennan, showcasing new songs and arrangements.

In late 2009, friend of the band, Marty Wong joined the band to mix visuals during live performance. Marty’s tasteful use of different visual themes for the bands live shows provided an extra texture and added to the cinematic style of the music. 2009 was rounded off with the band playing at their first music festival – The high and dry festival which was definitely a highlight of the year for the band.

In 2010, the band spent a great deal of time working on new material and recording demo versions of the tracks that would later be recorded professionally by Ash Maklad at Eargasm studios and mastered by Paul Stefanidis at Viking Lounge mastering.

2011 looks to be a very exciting year for Meniscus, with the release of their first studio album entitled “war of currents”. The new album was officially released on July 15th and Meniscus will be taking their new music to several cities around Australia soon after.

TrackList:
01. Cusp
02. Pilot
03. Mother
04. Idiot Savant - Far



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Long Distance Calling - Long Distance Calling

Band: Long Distance Calling

Album: Long Distance Calling [Limited Edition Disc 1 & 2]

Released: 2011

Label: Superball Music

TrackList:
CD1
01. Into the black wide Open
02. The Figrin D’an Boogie
03. Invisible Giants
04. Timebends
05. Arecibo (Long Distance Calling)
06. Middleville
07. Beyond the Void

CD2
01. Black Paper Planes
02. Fire In The Mountain
03. I Know You, Stanley Milgram!
04. Philadelphia Bluntset
05. The Very Last Day
06. Metulsky Curse Revisited

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Long Distance Calling - Avoid The Light

Band: Long Distance Calling

Album: Avoid The Light

Released: 2009

Label: Superball Music

Long Distance Calling formed in 2006 in Münster Germany, approaches post-rock from a progressive metal perspective. They have released two singles and three full-length albums, all of which were received very positively by critics: Satellite Bay (2007), Avoid the Light (2009) and Long Distance Calling (2011).  Avoid the Light, their second album, offers six mid-length pieces (between seven and twelve minutes). Five of them are instrumentals and one, the "The Nearing Grave" features Katatonia frontman Jonas Renkse on lead vocals. It is the only song on the album, and the only track where Long Distance Calling sound like an ordinary hard rock/prog metal band. As it is, Avoid the Light is a strong attempt at an alternative form of instrumental rock.

Tracklist:
01. Apparitions
02. Black Paper Planes
03. 359
04. I Know You, Stanley Milgram!
05. The Nearing Grave (feat. Jonas Renkse)
06. Sundown Highway



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Red Sparowes- At the Soundless Dawn

Band: Red Sparowes

Album: At the Soundless Dawn

Released: 2005

Label: Neurot Recordings, Robotic Empire

Tracklist:

1.Alone and Unaware, the Landscape was Transformed in Front of Our Eyes

2. Buildings Began to Stretch Wide Across the Sky, And the Air Filled with a Reddish Glow

3.The Soundless Dawn Came Alive as Cities Began to Mark the Horizon

4. Mechanical Sounds Cascaded Through the City Walls and Everyone Reveled in Their Ignorance

5. A Brief Moment of Clarity Broke Through the Deafening Hum, But It Was Too Late

6. Our Happiest Days Slowly Began to Turn into Dust

7. The Sixth Extinction Crept Up Slowly, Like Sunlight Through the Shutters, as We Looked Back in Regret



Official Web Site: redsparowes.com

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MayBeSheWill - Not For Want Of Trying

Band: MayBeSheWill
Album: Not For Want Of Trying
Released: 2008
Label: Field

Tracklist:
1. Ixnay On The Autoplay
2. Seraphim & Cherubim
3. The Paris Hilton Sex Tape
4. I'm In Awe, Amadeus!
5. We Called For An Ambulance But A Fire Engine Came
6. Heartflusters
7. C.N.T.R.C.K.T.
8. He Films The Clouds Pt. 2
9. Not For Want Of Trying
10. Takotsubo

Official Web Site: http://maybeshewill.net
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mybshwll

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BitRate: 320kbps