Stars Of The Lid Tired Sounds Vinyl
They use field recordings and found sounds but much less than godspeed you black emperor.
Stars of the lid tired sounds vinyl. Repress of stars of the lid s 2001 neo classical drone album the tired sounds of. A monumental epic of orchestrated ambience. It sounds massive and i feel. Austin texas mental hospital part 2 6.
Unspeakably sublime the latest effort of brian mcbride and adam wiltzie who distance themselves from their hometown austin texas boogie rock scene is a minimalist parametric and ambient symphony with a faint rock sensibility that refuses to beg for attention. Requiem for dying mothers part 2 3. Long swells of hypnotic drone the use of silence as an instrument subtle underlying tonalities field recordings and a haunting sparseness that seems to bend time when listened too. First released in 2001 the tired sounds of stars of the lid is the 6th studio lp from kranky s ambient disco drone minimalists stars of the lid.
Using guitar horn flute piano and a number of other classical instruments the outfit created a linear sound that comes across just as exploratory as it does rested and settled. Stars of the lid is an american ambient music duo consisting of brian mcbride and adam wiltzie the duo formed in austin texas in 1993 and they list among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as arvo pärt zbigniew preisner gavin bryars and henryk górecki as well as talk talk post rock artists labradford and ambient innovator brian eno. Requiem for dying mothers part 1 2. Referencing the tired sounds of stars of the lid 2xcd album krank 050 krank050 krank050 i found this album early on in my foray into experimental music and i m really glad i did.
The tired sounds showed me that music could be more than a genre more than the usual song preconceptions such as vocals drums time limits or structure. Broken harbors part 1 8. The tired sounds of stars of the lid is the sixth studio album by ambient drone music group stars of the lid it was released in late 2001 on the kranky label on two cds and three lps. Its beautiful droning and experimental.
If you like gsybe a silver mount zion one speed bike then you ll probably like this too. Austin texas mental hospital part 3 7. Sometime after the release of their sixth studio album 2001 s the tired sounds of the stars of the lid austin borne drone duo stars of the lid quietly patiently moved from obscurity into semi. The glacial pace of its changes suggest a timelessness.
The album features long minimal droning compositions created from heavily treated guitar horn flute piano and other classical instruments. The tired sounds of by stars of the lid released 29 october 2001 1. The tired sounds of stars of the lid encompasses all the great things about an ambient record. Austin texas mental hospital part 1 5.
Broken harbors part 2 9. Broken harbors part 3 10. The way this album ebbs and flows is unlike much you ll hear from music.