Sahara Surfers - Sonar Pilot (2011)

Quote: (thesirenssound.com) "For the last 4 years the Innsbruck band, Sahara Surfers, have been bringing rock from the desert to the Tyrolean alps. Their debut album “Spacetrip on a Paper Plane” very quickly earned them recognition on the stoner rock scene. The album transformed them from a blip on the radar to one of the most popular stoner rock bands in Austria. The skillful combination of psychedelic hooks and driving riffs typical to the genre, accented by the not so genre-typical female singer, immediately struck a nerve in the scene and has landed on open ears both in Austria and abroad. With their second album, Sonar Pilot, the band has fine-tuned sound and developed a style they can call their own – old school stoner rock spiced with a healthy portion of alternative rock, a splash of psychedelic rock and a pinch of good old Metal resulting in a rich dish not typically seen on a Tyrolean menu.

In [ Sonar Pilot ] Sahara Surfers brings a devil-may-care mash-up of Stoner-rock and Psychedelic rock which feel like a breath of fresh air. The 90’s and the 20’s had been dominated by an array of new genres and cross between major rock elements which disintegrate the isolation of some never-ending meltdown. That said it is high time that somebody launch something stone and concrete that simply bring the good times and give you this rejuvenating feel.

As varied and dynamic as [ Spacetrip On A Paper Plane ] “Sahara Surfers” simply burst out with energy at its very best. [ Sonar Pilot ] maintain a divine momentum which rolled this follow-up [ LP ] to instant glory. Musically, it draws deeply from diverse pools, echoes of 70s hard rock reverberating alongside grunge and stoner-rock sounds.

From electric vibes to stoner riffs, Laid back head nodding motion to downright quirky notes [ Solar Pilot ] remain a colourful title that’s near impossible to dislike. By all means CHECK IT OUT… and if you haven’t had a go on [ Spacetrip On A Paper Plane ] which I seriously doubt, then its where you might want to start. [ QOTSA ] ~ [ Bardo Pond ] ~ [ Grails ] ~ [ Deftones ] and the likes fans all the way."

Genre: Stoner Rock, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
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2. Underline
3. Mass Crashing
4. Fold-Over
5. Sonar Pilot
6. Ganjalf
7. Aenor
8. Miles
9. The Gentleman Aside

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Terraformer - The sea shaper (2012)

Our friends Terraformer have a new "killing" album out for free (name your price option). Don't be stupid and load it. If you like it support them!

released 08 April 2012
Recorded by David Henrard and Terraformer
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Mastered by Jamal Ruhe at West West Side Music

Genre: Math Rock
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Gordon's Tsunami Week - We see the reflection of ourselves in the frames we look at (2011)

Our great german friends of "Gordon's Tsunami Week" have a new album out, FOR FREE again! I know many people are bored of most 'Post Rock'-stuff but GTW really kicks ass. So give it a try and support 'em.

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Collector Base Emitter - Transis (EP) 2010

Genre: Psychedelic, Stoner Doom, Space Rock, Doom
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Nyctalgia - Time Changed Everything (EP) (2009)

Genre: Ambient, Post Rock
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Our Ceasing Voice - Live (2011)

Recorded on April 25th 2011 in Gent, ‚Live‘ captures the dramatic performance by Our Ceasing Voice on their ‚When The Headline Hit Home Promo Tour‘. Featuring tracks from their debut EP ‚Steadied Stars in the Morphium Sky‘ and the full-length album ‚When the Headline Hit Home‘.

Live' helps Our Ceasing Voice to compensate for future touring expenses. Please consider supporting the band by buying the digital or CDr Version. Thank you!

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01 - Summer's Orange Haze
02 - The Inevitable Fall
03 - Of Lives Once Lost
04 - Highway Lights
05 - Passenger Killed in Hit and Run
06 - Hopes of Yore
07 - Dazzled Eyes Are Shut

Genre: Post Rock, Ambient, Shoegaze
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Out Of Sight - Silence Speaks The Words Unspoken (2011)

Hi folks, I'm back to present a record that I have been listening to a lot over the last few weeks. This record is called Silence speaks the words unspoken and is the second release by Out Of Sight, a one man band from Germany.

Usually, I'm not into Post Rock that much, because it is, in my opinion, all build-up and no pay-off. And a lot of that statement is true for this record, but the songs have a certain quality to them I cannot quite describe using my fairly limited vocabulary. I guess I could say that all five songs seem to be alive with so much beauty, but that would be cheesy, wouldn't it? I could say, that there are so many great melodies in those songs, which I tend to miss in other Post Rock songs. Or maybe, I could argue that I find this special blend of Metal and Post Rock to be very intriguing.

The fact is, that for most people, this record would be just another collection of Post Rock songs. For me, it is a lot more: for me, this is a collection of great songs and I do not want to put a lable on them, assigning them to a certain genre. This record contains 35 minutes of very beautiful music, it's as simple as that. 35 minutes of pure emotions which put a smile on my face every time.

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The Echelon Effect - Seasons (EP Part 1/4) (2011)

Quote: "Hello Everybody from sunny London! First off the new music, here you go, (its name your own price), you should be able to buy straight from this email.

The beautiful cover is a photo from Olya Dzhgyr, who won the competition for spring

I thought i'd better show you guys what all the scheming over the last few months has been about. Again many late nights and cold beers has been "utilised" in making this Ep (this is the the first of 4 ending with a film at the end of the year).

It's truly feels great to get Seasons up and running, it feels like forever since i came up with the concept. If anybody doesn't know, I'm documenting 2011 in film, not by concentrating on global occurrences but more along the lines of seeing pretty things that catch my eye throughout the year. Think of it as a budget Heima ;)

Filming is going great, its a lot of fun and im learning loads, its so much harder than i thought.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the music. Feel free to come say hello on one of the many social sites you can find me on. Also say hello by email (info@theecheloneffect.com). Use this email for licensing queries as well,

See you for Part 2 in the summer

Dave
The Echelon Effect"

Genre: Ambient, Experimental, Post Rock

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Somniaferum - Lost (Single) (2011)

Quote: "Re-Recording of the song "Lost" that was already a part of the "stories 'bout a lonely bird"-EP released last August. This song is licensed under creative commons, so it's available for free download. Please donate if you like, so I can optimise my equipment."

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Thot - Obscured By The Wind (2011)

"Quite impressive, very well produced and intense" (Magnus Lindberg, Culf of Luna)

"Great power and well realised" (Franz Treichler, The Young Gods)

Quote: "A 11 tracks limited cd edition will be released early April, followed by a 13 tracks edition, only available by the purchase of an exclusive T-shirt release (very limited). This album is released with the help of a network of blogs and webzines across Europe and the United States. So get it, download, pay or not, but share, and spread good Vegetal Wind everywhere. Hail to the Electrical Equinox!"

Genre: Industrial Rock, Electronic
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Álfheimr - What Allows Us To Endure (2011)

Quote: "For Nurul. I love you.

For Nathan. I miss you.
For my friends and family.

Thank you everyone who's helped me along the way, and thank you for downloading this album.

These are songs for laughter and forgetting, for beauty and for the little things,
and for the choices we make and how those choices change us.
These are songs for the inevitable and for celebrating the time we have now;
for the things we lose and the things we gain from their loss.
These are songs for closeness over great distances;
for time, and how it heals us.
These are songs for the future, and what we may make of it;
for all the difficulties we have faced and for those to come,
and for hope, which allows us to endure.

You can email me at madisonasche@hotmail.com if you want a hand-painted digipak for $50. Thank you."

Genre: Post Rock, Experimental, Instrumental, Ambient
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Asphagor - Havoc (Official Video) {HD 1080p}

First Song with their new voice "Morgoth"

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Music and Lyrics by Asphagor
Mixing and Mastering:
Patrick W. Engel
www.templeofdisharmony.de/

Written and directed by Axis and Morgoth
Director of Photgraphy: Alexander Mair
www.imageeyes.eu/


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Our Ceasing Voice - When the Headline Hit Home (2011)

Gradually the lights of the city come to new life, while the random flickering of the large neon sign three blocks away lasts and glances are lost in the distance. The sun slowly descends behind the silhouettes of the skyscrapers, taken over from the approaching night. The orange haze on the horizon is reflected in the windshields of the passing cars, raising the dust, which has been accumulated on the street. Here, between loneliness and hope, stories, which are able to change lives and guide our being exist. Soaking with melancholia Our Ceasing Voice tells these stories with their mix of hypnotic ambient and epic post-rock outburst and help the listener to catch the memories of long forgotten times, in order to save them from transience. Amidst the Tyrolean Alps the band was founded in 2006 already, but only with their debut 'steadied stars in the morphium sky EP' they drafted a journey through the mystery of gloom. Based on the upcoming novel by Sebastian Obermeir, Our Ceasing Voice's new 2011 album 'when the headline hit home' pursues this concept, while the development to a darker, more dynamic sound is clearly noticeable. Beautiful and saddening at the same time, the Austrians draw attention to fragility, passionately making one's flesh creep and thereby portraying a dramatic story full of yearning and desperation. How it will end, however, lies only in your hands.

Tracklist:
01 - Passenger Killed in Hit and Run
02 - Without Even Breathing
03 - Highway Lights
04 - The Only Ones Dead (Are Those Who Are Forgotten)
05 - Hopes of Yore
06 - Summer's Orange Haze
07 - Polaroids and Chinese Whispers
08 - Within the Nick of Time

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Driveby - Unpromising Perspective (EP) (2010)

Definitely a MUST HAVE!!!

Quote: "The music-visualisation "sound tracks" (a bachelor's thesis in the study course mediadesign which tried to... visualise "unpromising perspective") is available here."

Genre: Progressive Rock, Experimental
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Forge Of Clouds - Forge Of Clouds (2011)

Quote: "Forge of Clouds is a 4-piece collective from Silesia, Poland. Since 2008 they create a unique maelstrom of heavy riffs and musical landscape, inspired by the best of post- and sludge-metal. Playing smaller and bigger venues, shared stages with KONGH, CALLISTO, BLINDEAD, TIDES FROM NEBULA... They also succesfully got to the finals of 2009 Neuro Music contest, Asymmetry Festival. Now they come with groundshattering debut album, ready to make your ears bleed...

Forge of Clouds are:
Piotr Filipczak - guitar, voc
Wojciech Lichota - guitar, voc
Maciej Śmigrodzki - bass, voc
Jakub Hanusa - drums

Music & lyrics by FoC
Record & mix by FoC
Artwork by Kuba Sokolski
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Genre: Sludge, Post Hardcore, Psychedelic
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marionette ID - Transpire EP (2011)

Genre: Indie Rock, Post Rock
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The Echelon Effect - Your First Light My Eventide (Single) (2011)

Quote: "Taken from the forthcoming "Seasons" this single is helping fund the year long project. "Seasons" is a documentation of 2011, comprising of 4 Eps and a film. So please consider buying and help make "Seasons" come to to life. The pretty lights in the video are the A40 road in London, in case you were wondering "

Genre: Ambient, Experimental, Post Rock

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God Is An Astronaut - Post Mortem (The Echelon Effect Remix) (2011)

Remixed by our buddy David from "The Echelon Effect".

Quote: "Available for free download free, thanks to GIAA. released 11 January 2011 "

Genre: Ambient, Experimental, Post Rock

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