Ambient duo Stars of the Lid announced this week that they will tour North America in April with Christopher Willits as support. Stars of the Lid also play 3 Wordless Music shows - in Portland, Minneapolis and NYC - (but not with Willits) and then head to the UK for shows in May. SOTL play All Tomorrow's Parties on May 17th in Minehead UK. Don't be surprised if you find a MOG contingency at ...
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The Stars Of The Lid are another group I must heartily recommend as being excellent therapy for our rushed, stressed, postmodern lives. These folks give a whole new meaning to the idea of ambient, bringing music almost to a standstill, if that were possible. But the beauty of their sound in combination of the slow, snail's pace progression of their compositions ("songs" just seems like the wron...
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It seems that I've been lately in a "chill out" mode, talking up Somnia, Hidden Shoal, and Darla labels, so it only makes sense that I turn my attention to Kranky once again. Two disks full of ambient bliss come from this Chicago label, giving us yet another quality release from Austin based guitarists Adam Wiltzie and Brian McBride, also known as the Stars Of The Lid. The latest SOTL release, ...
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I was very impressed by "And Their Refinement...", an ambient, non-vocal contemplative piece, and thought it one of the best records of 2007. Caught their SF gig; they performed with a string trio and pulled off a moving live performance of difficult but beautiful music. In part, their music reminded me of Gorecki's String Quartet, long unison lines, lovely harmony. The joint was packed, with a...
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Ambient duo Stars of the Lid announced this week that they will tour North America in April with Christopher Willits as support. Stars of the Lid also play 3 Wordless Music shows - in Portland, Minneapolis and NYC - (but not with Willits) and then head to the UK for shows in May. SOTL play All Tomorrow's Parties on May 17th in Minehead UK. Don't be surprised if you find a MOG contingency at ...
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The Stars Of The Lid are another group I must heartily recommend as being excellent therapy for our rushed, stressed, postmodern lives. These folks give a whole new meaning to the idea of ambient, bringing music almost to a standstill, if that were possible. But the beauty of their sound in combination of the slow, snail's pace progression of their compositions ("songs" just seems like the wron...
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After a pretty rough day at work, there's nothing quite like being welcomed at home by a mail box filled to the brim with CDs...So here's my batch"Stars of The Lid - And Their Refinement of The Decline":http://www.brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/krank100.html_I simply feel that they are making the most important music of the 21st century._ I'm not just saying it, Ivo Watts-Russell ("4ad":h...
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I was very impressed by "And Their Refinement...", an ambient, non-vocal contemplative piece, and thought it one of the best records of 2007. Caught their SF gig; they performed with a string trio and pulled off a moving live performance of difficult but beautiful music. In part, their music reminded me of Gorecki's String Quartet, long unison lines, lovely harmony. The joint was packed, with a...
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One of the shorter tracks from SotL's beautiful, amazing new album, which I just purchased on vinyl and am currently listening too. It's lovely, and big, and definitely Important with a capital-I. I'll talk more about it later, perhaps.Enjoy this track, which contains Marsen Jules-like piano clusters amid the typical SotL slow wash. Also consider the title, as it is really thought-provoking for...
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