65daysofstatic "replicr, 2019"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock
Label: Superball Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 27, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. pretext (2:15)
2. stillstellung (3:37)
3. dII tl I I I  (1:43)
4. bad age (4:48)
5. 05II I 1I (0:48)
6. sister (4:23)
7. gr[]v-_s (1:21)
8. popular beats (3:01)
9. five waves (4:00)
10. interference_1 (5:22)
11. []lid (1:00)
12. z03 (4:08)
13. uI II I th I rI d (2:01)
14. trackerplatz (3:41)

Total Time 42:08

Line-up: 
Rob Jones – Drums
Paul Wolinski – Piano, Guitars, Programming etc
Joe Shrewsbury – Guitars
Simon Wright – Bass, Synth etc

Media/Samples 
popular beats
Teaser

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Exquirla "Para Quienes Aún Viven"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Post Rock
Label: Superball Music (SBMSECD 042/SBMLP 042)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 17, 2017
Tracklist: 
01. Canción de E (02:57)
02. Destruidnos Juntos (08:57)
03. Hijos de la Rabia (09:00)
04. Interrogatorio (01:42)
05. El Grito del Padre (08:51)
06. Contigo (03:23)
07. Un Hombre (09:59)
08. Europa Muda (10:23)

Total time 55:12

Line-up: 
Francisco Contreras - Vocals
Esteban Jimenez Giron (Toundra) - Guitars
Alberto Tocados (Toundra) - Bass
Alejandro Pérez (Toundra) - Drums
David López - Guitars

Description/Reviews: 

EXQUIRLA is the result of the union between two musical identities that are considered to be as contradictory as they are complementary: the magic and intensity of TOUNDRA, one of the most relevant instrumental rock bands in Europe at the moment and Niño de Elche, the main important emerging Flamenco artist in Spain on the other. The outcome is “Para Quienes Aún Viven” (= “For Those Still Alive”), an album that lyrically travels through poems that reflect upon the most intense elements within human nature, and that combines amazing musical intensity with breath-taking emotions through amalgamating the essence of TOUNDRA’s sound, which is mainly influenced by Mogwai, Pelican, Isis, Russian Circles, with the passion of flamenco.

Media/Samples 
Destruidnos Juntos
Un Hombre

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Toundra "IV"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock
Label: Superball
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: January 26, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Strelka
2. Qarqom
3. Lluvia
4. Belenos
5. Viesca
6. Kitsune
7. MRWING
8. Oro Rojo

Line-up: 
Esteban
Alberto
Macón
Álex

Description/Reviews: 

Even though ‘IV’ is a purely instrumental album, there is a concept behind it. It tells the story of two foxes that need to escape from the forest where they live because of a huge fire. For the band this is a metaphor for their concern with how humanity is destroying the environment and how dangerous humans can be.

Media/Samples 
Kitsune
Oro Rojo

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And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead "IX"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Alternative, Progressive Rock
Label: Superball Music
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 20, 2014 (Europe), November 11, 2014 (USA)
Tracklist: 

1. The Doomsday Book (03:32) 
2. Jaded Apostles (04:04) 
3. A Million Random Digits  (03:07) 
4. Lie Without A Liar (03:22) 
5. The Ghost Within (03:14) 
6. The Dragonfly Queen  (02:57) 
7. How To Avoid Huge Ships (04:46) 
8. Bus Lines (06:09) 
9. Lost In The Grand Scheme (07:26) 
10. Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears  (03:42) 
11. Sound Of The Silk (05:18) 

Line-up: 
Conrad Keely
Jason Reece
Autry Fulbright II
Jamie Miller

Media/Samples 
Teaser
The Ghost Within

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Amplifier "Mystoria"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Superball Music
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: September 8, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Magic Carpet
2. Black Rainbow
3. Named After Rocky
4. Cat’s Cradle
5. Bride
6. Open Up
7. OMG
8. The Meaning Of If
9. Crystal Mountain
10. Crystal Anthem

Line-up: 
Sel Balamir - Guitar, Vocals
Matt Brobin - Drums
Steve Durose - Guitar, Vocals
Magnum - Bass

Description/Review

The result is a real confidence that courses through the album – and a tautness and cohesion beyond any they’ve had before. There’s also the feeling that they’re getting used to their self-imposed “compact” margins, relishing the challenge of creating the most they can within three or four minute blasts. As an opening salvo, ‘Magic Carpet’ followed by ‘Black Rainbow’ encapsulates this perfectly, condensing riff upon riff so that they twist and twine round each other as though writhing at the bottom of a snake pit. Short by Amplifier’s standards at eleven songs and 45 minutes, that doesn’t mean Mystoria is truncated – it’s just that they’ve focused their dexterities into brief bursts of genre-spinning sound.

Read more at pirate-smile.de

Media/Samples:
Named After Rocky
Stream

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Maybeshewill "Fair Youth"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Instrumental Post Rock
Label: Superball Music
Release date: August 25, 2014
Tracklist: 
01. ... (00:54)
02. In Amber (05:47)
03. You and Me and Everything in Between (04:02)
04. Fair Youth (04:23)
05. All Things Transient (04:14)
06. Sanctuary (03:45)
07. Asiatic (04:18)
08. Waking Life (05:58)
09. Permanence (04:29)
10. In the Blind (05:32)
11. Volga (06:33)

Line-up: 
James Collins
Matthew Daly
John Helps
Robin Southby
Jamie Ward

Description/Reviews: 

On the band’s fourth album “Fair Youth”, UK’s Maybeshewill create instrumental post-rock that proudly defies genre-conventions and ultimately provides an amazing, dense, diverse and melodic sound.

Media/Samples 
In Amber
Fair Youth

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65daysofstatic "Wild Light"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Post Rock, Math Rock
Label: Superball Music
Release date: September 16, 2013
Tracklist: 

01. Heat Death Infinity Splitter (05:06) 
02. Prisms (05:58) 
03. The Undertow (06:33) 
04. Blackspots (06:51) 
05. Sleepwalk City (08:10) 
06. Taipei (06:00) 
07. Unmake the Wild Light (06:24) 
08. Safe Passage (05:55) 
09. Destructivist (04:27) 

Line-up: 
Paul Wolinski
Joe Shrewsbury
Simon Wright
Rob Jones 

Description/Reviews: 

The incredible 6th studio album from experimental electronic-post-rock legends 65daysofstatic 'Wild Light' sees them return with their hybrid of pulsating beats, shattering crescendos and delicate melody in a new form. 

The band have crafted an other-wordly record that stands apart from their catalogue, whilst being quintessentially 65. Never repeating themselves across 6 albums, 65daysofstatic remain a unique and spectacular act amongst their peers. 

Media/Samples 
Prism
Bandcamp (from the release date)

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Long Distance Calling "The Flood Inside"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Post Rock
Label: Superball Music
Release date: March 1-5, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. “Nucleus“
2. “Inside The Flood“
3. “Ductus“
 4. “Tell The End“
5. “Welcome Change“
6. “Waves“
7. “The Man Within“
8. “Breaker”
9. “Black Hole” (Bonustrack on the Ltd CD, the CD that comes with the 2LP and iTunes exclusive)

Line-up: 
David Jordan - guitars
Florian Funtmann - guitars
Jan Hoffmann - bass
Janosch Rathmer - drums
Martin “Marsen” Fischer (Pigeon Toe, ex-Fear My Thoughts) - vocals (2,4,7) Hammond organ (7), Fender Rhodes (3)
     guests:
Vincent Cavanagh (Anathema) - vocals (5)
Henrik Freischlader - guitar solo (1)
Robot Koch (Jahcoozi) - additional programming / electronics (1, 2, 5, 9)
Petter Carlsen - vocals (5)
Alex Komlew - additional programming / electronics (4, 8)
Mario Cullmann (formerly known as DJ Coolman for Fünf Sterne Deluxe) - additional programming / electronics (6)

Description/Reviews: 

Judging from the amount of words I just produced - I genuinely love The Flood Inside. Long Distance Calling continue to innovate their music and the fact that they’re open to collaborations proves that they’re not afraid to seek inspiration that can bring even more interesting outcomes. Their compositions have this beautifully effortless flow to them, at the same time giving the listener a lot to think about. What I also really appreciate is how the theme of flood continues through the album, giving it a concept edge. 

Read the whole review by Magda Wrzeszcz at echoesanddust.com 

Media/Samples 
Ductus (free download)
Entire album online

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