The elusive Godspeed returns

"The internet is a petty, tyrannical monster"

Recent note on their website indicates rumblings of activity from this post-rock juggernaut. Huge influence on me when I was growing up, very excited to see what they get into in the future. Heavy, dark, majestic, orchestral are but a few of the adjectives one could use to describe their music. For now, I can at least look forward to Silver Mt. Zion playing Cambridge in a few days..

Neff and Kenney @ the Western Front 4.22.10

Had the pleasure of watching my friends Neff and Kenney perform the other week at the Western Front in Cambridge. Tim Kenney is the other contributor to this blog, and a very talented musician as well, so it was definitely a great event. Really talented, diverse line-up, other acts included Manadub (roots dub style), Eat Cloud (experimental one-piece noise project) and Truman Peyote, a three-piece psychedelic noise group. Really talented array of musicians, and Neff and Kenney's show was no disappointment. Trademark dissonant sounds colliding with elegant synth lines and crunchy drum patterns. I attached a video so you can get some idea of their live performance. Galen, a friend of the band, provided live bicycle-powered electricity for their instruments, as you can see in the video.

Check out more of their stuff here on Soundcloud.

Lymbyc Systym - "Shutter Release"

Gorgeous, electronically processed post rock. Reminds me a lot of the Octopus Project, a more well-known act that also mixes electronics with acoustic instruments. Lymbyc Systym is a duo of brothers from Arizona that whose songs alternate from upbeat to serene. The first couple tracks on this record are very uptempo, with layers of synths, bell-chimes, fuzzed guitar riffs, and driving, rousing drum patterns that keep the tempo moving. However the record is full of diverse sounds, including slide guitar, horns sections, and ambient electronic effects. Also reminds me a lot of Do Make Say Think with their expansive, orchestral sound. I really liked "Ghost Clock" and "Contemporary Art".


"Shutter Release" (2009)