From Holland We Vs Death (tour) + These Monsters (tour)
We Vs Death
Formed in the year 2000 at Utrecht University by a group of like minded friends and musicians with a love for music in the style of Slint, Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai but with an added touch of brass to give the band’s sound a more unique flavour. “Brass meets strong rhythm and guitars. A dusty sound reminiscent of bigger cities in the summer, not to be found in Holland at all” is how the band describe their music.
Having released some split CD singles and EPs the band now have a full album release “We are too concerned” through Zabel (part of the Dutch Indie Singles Club collaboration) of which Decoy Music said –
“a tremendously fluid sound swimming across the atmosphere from the Netherlands, this turns instrumental rock on its head and spits out some effervescing vibes that will play tilt-o-wheel with your nervous system and may actually make you beam. The disc offers instant surprises as unexpected brass veers into the opening track, coasting side by side with benevolent strings and cultivated percussion. The music avoids the traditional quiet-quiet-loud build-up and opts instead for an unflustered, steady exploration of layered rhythm that broods bit by bit, but never reaches that one, massive climactic point that our ears know as bands like Mono or Mogwai. Rather, the tracks here indulge in mini-bursts led by a cascading trombone, an antidote to the anesthetizing of most instrumental pieces, which may even push you to the point of whistling along - a mortal sin, last time I checked, in the world of post-rock.”
In addition to playing both large and small venues in the Netherlands the band have toured Russia, Poland, Germany, Canada, France, Japan and are now in the UK spreading the word - catch them at The Dry Bar, Manchester 23rd October on a night which promises to be quite memorable for post rock fans.
We vs Death put a lot of hard work into their writing recording and arranging their music they have made some tracks available on the Internet as a free download. Have a listen to them on various download site and also on their myspace site ()
These Monsters
This five-piece saxophone-led instrumental band from Leeds are an act that could be said to be post rock but then if you are already thinking along the lines of Explosions in the Sky or Mogwai then think again. They are an instrumental band of course, and that goes without saying, but one that has taken all the best bits from the post rock giants and then added a bit of cool sax which resonates of heady jazz.
They have a release on the Children No More record label which was extremely well received and as a live band they grab you by the throat and don’t let go until every breath and emotion has been squeezed out of you.
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Support from:-
Day for Airstrikes
DFA write fluid, coherent, cinematic post-rock soundscapes that tower so high that you feel like you’ve taken flight. Beautifully structured melodies of epic proportions that could fill a galactic void.()
Cyril Snear
Quoting the likes of Sigur Ros, Oceansize, Radiohead as influences, the band produce a laid back gentle post-rock sound akin to Aphex Twin playing Tortoise covers with the added bonus of intelligent lyrics with a Youthmovies and Oceansise feel about them.
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