Favorite Post Rock Band?

dazedcola · 12.17.2007, 02:35 PM

Which post rock band do you love the most? There's so many of them I feel I've only heard a drop in the ocean of the genre. I think I like Mogwai the most, but I just discovered Explosions in The Sky debut and love it. I love the epic feel of their music.

So who do you choose? Mogwai? Godspeed You Black Emperor ? Slint ? Tortoise? A Silver Mt. Zion?

king_buzzo · 12.17.2007, 02:40 PM

slint.

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 12.17.2007, 02:45 PM

godspeed

SYRFox · 12.17.2007, 02:49 PM

Mogwai. I love a lot of other post rock bands (Godspeed, Tortoise, Slint, Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, Fly Pan Am, Silver Mt Zion, Redjetson, etc), but no one can make me feel such emotions as Mogwai. It's incredible how they can make an absolutely beautiful song with only a repetitive piano pattern ("I Know You Are But What Am I?"), or create tension during minutes for a really brief but intense explosion ("Christmas Steps"). Everything's perfect about them, I really love them. Plus the blog on their website is hilarious

gualbert · 12.17.2007, 02:59 PM

The Sex Pistols.

_slavo_ · 12.17.2007, 03:02 PM

Mogwai hands down. Last two album weren't too good, however I still adore their earlier output (EP+6!)

Fly Pan Am as well as majority of the Constellation roster used to be (or still are) very good indeed.

Bowery Electric's Beat was sheer heaven.

Flying Saucer Attack had some great albums.

Long Fin Killie was good too.

gpw_sucks · 12.17.2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by king_buzzo

slint.

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radarmaker · 12.17.2007, 03:58 PM

Slint by a country mile. And that's coming from one of the biggest Mogwai fans around.

SYRFox · 12.17.2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by radarmaker

Slint by a country mile. And that's coming from one of the biggest Mogwai fans around.

We couldn't guess by your nickname at all

(great track anyway)

ZEROpumpkins · 12.17.2007, 04:51 PM

Slint!

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 12.17.2007, 04:59 PM

I like the Red Sparowes a lot.

Torn Curtain · 12.17.2007, 05:21 PM

Talk Talk (Spirit of Eden / Laughing stock) & Mark Hollis solo
Sigur Rós

StevOK · 12.17.2007, 05:40 PM

For me it would have to be Mogwai.

atsonicpark · 12.17.2007, 05:48 PM

Slint's "post rock" now? Odd... I can see them inspiring bands within the genre, but I typically think of stuff like Godspeed or Do Make Say Think when I think of post rock. Post and math rock have really been meshed together, I guess.

So, in that case: A Minor Forest.. but I'd say that's math rock... Gastr Del Sol.. but to me that's folk.. so I'll say World's end Girlfriend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_post-rock_bands

Toilet & Bowels · 12.17.2007, 07:47 PM

mogwai are one of the boringest bands in the world. really, really boring.
all the bands who play in this apparent genre, and started out after the term "post rock" was coined pretty much suck.
i saw pelican play tonight; BBBBBBOOOOOORRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!!!!!!
luckily for me they were only the support act and high on fire who were the main band totally killed it.

Everyneurotic · 12.17.2007, 08:01 PM

i hate the fucking term and 95% of the bands associated with it, but a band that takes slint's dynamics as ripped off by mogwai but in an incredibly emotional way AND are masters of songwriter is mono, so that's my favorite, whatever the fuck it means.

batreleaser · 12.17.2007, 09:40 PM

godspeed, slint (i think theyre post rock), tortoise, mono, stereolab on their more ost rock-isah days. not a big fan of this genre.

narlus · 12.17.2007, 10:28 PM

Mogwai.

the originators, the practitioners, the perfectionists of the form.

Cantankerous · 12.17.2007, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

Mogwai hands down. Last two album weren't too good, however I still adore their earlier output (EP+6!)

Fly Pan Am as well as majority of the Constellation roster used to be (or still are) very good indeed.

Bowery Electric's Beat was sheer heaven.

Flying Saucer Attack had some great albums.

Long Fin Killie was good too.

bowery electric aren't really post rock, are they? but they were good.

slint by a long shot

Everyneurotic · 12.17.2007, 10:48 PM

my favorite post rock band is wu-tang clan.

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dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	Which post rock band do you love the most? There's so many of them I feel I've only heard a drop in the ocean of the genre. I think I like Mogwai the most, but I just discovered Explosions in The Sky debut and love it. I love the epic feel of their music. So who do you choose? Mogwai? Godspeed You Black Emperor ? Slint ? Tortoise? A Silver Mt. Zion? __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	slint.
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cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	godspeed
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SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	Mogwai. I love a lot of other post rock bands (Godspeed, Tortoise, Slint, Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, Fly Pan Am, Silver Mt Zion, Redjetson, etc), but no one can make me feel such emotions as Mogwai. It's incredible how they can make an absolutely beautiful song with only a repetitive piano pattern ("I Know You Are But What Am I?"), or create tension during minutes for a really brief but intense explosion ("Christmas Steps"). Everything's perfect about them, I really love them. Plus the blog on their website is hilarious
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gualbert the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,088	The Sex Pistols.
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_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,886	Mogwai hands down. Last two album weren't too good, however I still adore their earlier output (EP+6!) Fly Pan Am as well as majority of the Constellation roster used to be (or still are) very good indeed. Bowery Electric's Beat was sheer heaven. Flying Saucer Attack had some great albums. Long Fin Killie was good too. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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radarmaker the end of the ugly Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,122	Slint by a country mile. And that's coming from one of the biggest Mogwai fans around.
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Slint! __________________
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Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	I like the Red Sparowes a lot. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	Talk Talk (Spirit of Eden / Laughing stock) & Mark Hollis solo Sigur Rós
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StevOK expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henrietta, TX Posts: 2,412	For me it would have to be Mogwai. __________________ Follow me! Soundcloud Tumblr Facebook
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Slint's "post rock" now? Odd... I can see them inspiring bands within the genre, but I typically think of stuff like Godspeed or Do Make Say Think when I think of post rock. Post and math rock have really been meshed together, I guess. So, in that case: A Minor Forest.. but I'd say that's math rock... Gastr Del Sol.. but to me that's folk.. so I'll say World's end Girlfriend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_post-rock_bands __________________
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,215	mogwai are one of the boringest bands in the world. really, really boring. all the bands who play in this apparent genre, and started out after the term "post rock" was coined pretty much suck. i saw pelican play tonight; BBBBBBOOOOOORRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!!!!!! luckily for me they were only the support act and high on fire who were the main band totally killed it.
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i hate the fucking term and 95% of the bands associated with it, but a band that takes slint's dynamics as ripped off by mogwai but in an incredibly emotional way AND are masters of songwriter is mono, so that's my favorite, whatever the fuck it means. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	godspeed, slint (i think theyre post rock), tortoise, mono, stereolab on their more ost rock-isah days. not a big fan of this genre.
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narlus 100% Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 749	Mogwai. the originators, the practitioners, the perfectionists of the form. __________________ http://www.tinnitus-photography.com
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	my favorite post rock band is wu-tang clan. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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