There is little middle ground for an instrumental post-rock band like the Austin, TX-based Explosions in the Sky. Endlessly compared to Mogwai -- who can make aggressively angry music when they want to -- this quartet consciously seeks what is meandering and beautiful. If there is a strategy behind their music as revealed by 2001's Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever and 2003's The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place, it's that beauty seeks tension to resolve itself and find itself even in seeming chaos. This music featuring layered guitars, piano, bass, and drums begins with melody and more often than not ends with it, no matter how far from the quiet and even halting lyricism the band wandered into at the beginning. Which raises two questions. First, is All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone different from the other pair of records on Temporary Residence? And, of course, since one must confront the seemingly eternal academically trained analysis and cynicism of the indie world, "Is it necessary?" The answer to both questions is "yes." While the surface of Explosions in the Sky's sonic sense of labyrinthine adventure is similar, the manner in which they get to the center of each piece is not. On "The Birth and Death of the Day," which opens the set, violence and noise are threatened from the beginning with distorted chords, feedback, and big crescendos. Space enters before lyricism here, though harmonically everything resonates as one, and for a moment one thinks that this is a forgotten intro to some lost and found U2 song of yore, but they quickly pass that mark and dig inside the chaos for its roots and branches. "It's Natural to Be Afraid" begins with subtle dissonance and the guitars emerging out of quiet chaos with sounds and pianos playing slowly and contrapuntally. It takes over 13 minutes to wind up, down, and around again, but it's an exercise that is rewarding for a patient listener -- or if you simply want to close your eyes and go with it. "So Long, Lonesome," at under four minutes, closes the set. Its piano lines take a front seat as guitars provide counterpoint and a sonic backdrop, and the tension force field never rises above a four. It's almost a chamber piece. Ultimately, there is real growth here, subtle and unpretentious as it is. All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone is another gorgeous exercise by Explosions in the Sky. How can listeners not need more music by a band that seeks beauty over everything else in its subtly expanding sonic universe?
Okay, while i'm searching information about Cambodia i read a post from mogger who said " There are zero record stores in the capital city of Phnom Penh".OMG, What a City? How do they live without record stores? What kinda music they play? This is damn weird...Explosions In The Sky - Welcome, Ghosts (Video Contest 06)Add to My Profile | More Videos
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Well. I'm back from my family-focused sojourn in WA, aka Washington The State. I suppose much has changed in the week while I was away. On the music front, I've acquired another huge chunk of (new) music. "New" finds itself in parentheses since a huge chunk of the huge chunk is actually music I have on tape, which I've handily captured in digital form, though not through digitization as such. W...
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I love Austin, a lot of my friends are eagerly leaving for far off colleges, I want to stay and go to UT. I am reminded almost everyday y I love this town and yesterday was one of those days.Explosions in the Sky got really big after doing the soundtrack for Friday Night Lights, that is filmed in town. There new CD has been given really great reviews in both Rolling stones and Spin. So I made m...
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"New Explosions In The Sky Song.":http://www.temporaryresidence.com/mp3s/explosions_welcomeghosts.mp4love.
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All Of A Sudden, I Miss Everyone is going to turn out to be even better than The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place. That's saying a lot, considering The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place is probably Explosions In The Sky's best release so far. "Welcome, Ghosts" is the second track off their new album, supposedly being released on February 20, 2007, and I can already tell how perfectly the first track...
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Austin psych-rockers Explosions in the Sky are heading out on a major tour across the globe, the final trek in support of All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone. They will kick it off with some shows in the UK in January, then head over to Australia and New Zealand before coming back to the US. The band's first US tour date in '08 is at Tuscon, Arizons's Rialto Theatre on March 14th. The band will hea...
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Ahh... Explosions in the Sky. The creators of some of the most beautiful instrumental music available. These guys supposedly taught themselves how to play their instruments in a year or so and then released their first album. Might not seem that remarkable I supposed, but they are incredible, and from what I have heard are even better live. I am yet to be fortunate enough to see them, howev...
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Okay, while i'm searching information about Cambodia i read a post from mogger who said " There are zero record stores in the capital city of Phnom Penh".OMG, What a City? How do they live without record stores? What kinda music they play? This is damn weird...Explosions In The Sky - Welcome, Ghosts (Video Contest 06)Add to My Profile | More Videos
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Holy shit! The 'Wall of Sound' festival in my very own backyard (Ft. Worth, TX) made some ripples in the wave of sonic news last year. A great line-up of bands (including Low, who rarely seem to venture this far south for some reason) converged for several days upon the historic Ridglea Theater.Well, Pfork reveals in this news post that the 'Wall of Sound' is really bringing it this year. Ex...
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Hey folks,Enjoy this podcast interview with our pals from Explosions in the Sky.They were staying at the Amsterdam Hilton because that's the hotel where John and Yoko did their "Bed in for Peace."Good enough reason for me.powered by ODEO
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I love Austin, a lot of my friends are eagerly leaving for far off colleges, I want to stay and go to UT. I am reminded almost everyday y I love this town and yesterday was one of those days.Explosions in the Sky got really big after doing the soundtrack for Friday Night Lights, that is filmed in town. There new CD has been given really great reviews in both Rolling stones and Spin. So I made m...
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"New Explosions In The Sky Song.":http://www.temporaryresidence.com/mp3s/explosions_welcomeghosts.mp4love.
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Well. I'm back from my family-focused sojourn in WA, aka Washington The State. I suppose much has changed in the week while I was away. On the music front, I've acquired another huge chunk of (new) music. "New" finds itself in parentheses since a huge chunk of the huge chunk is actually music I have on tape, which I've handily captured in digital form, though not through digitization as such. W...
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All Of A Sudden, I Miss Everyone is going to turn out to be even better than The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place. That's saying a lot, considering The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place is probably Explosions In The Sky's best release so far. "Welcome, Ghosts" is the second track off their new album, supposedly being released on February 20, 2007, and I can already tell how perfectly the first track...
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| 1 The Birth and Death of the Day |
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| 3 It's Natural to Be Afraid |
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| 4 What Do You Go Home To? |
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| 5 Catastrophe and the Cure |
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| 6 So Long, Lonesome |
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