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Oceansize anyone?

  • 30-03-2006 3:10am
    #1
    Charm Offensive
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭


    Just wondering if there's any fans of this seemingly (and surprisingly) little-known band here on boards.ie? For those who've never heard of them, I realise that waxing lyrical about a band fusing genres together to create an idiosyncratic indefinable style is painfully clichéd so I'm not going to bother. Suffice it to say that these guys are a very complex, intelligent, challenging yet accessible prog-ish outfit from Manchester that have elements of NIN/Tool/Radiohead/Sigur Ros/Mogwai in their sound.

    Their two LPs (Effloresce and Everyone Into Position) are just experiences; very cohesive and transporting bodies of work that both clock in at over an hour long but don't really overstay their welcome due to the variety/range of material on offer. If any of what I just said sounds remotely interesting, I'd advise you to check out their myspace page and have a listen to the live recording of "A Homage to a Shame" that's on offer there.


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  • #2
    BlackSabbath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭BlackSabbath


    i will later.


  • #3
    Locust Reign
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭Locust Reign


    Heard them before, they're cool enough... Similar to Isis in parts too I found, well a lot more mellow than Isis...!
    Not a fan of the vocals though personally, altho I dont really see any other way that would suit the music other than being an instrumental band?


  • #4
    Charm Offensive
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭Charm Offensive


    Yeah they definitely have a bit of Isis to them. I've always liked the vocals, different strokes I guess. The one criticism I'd have of the band is they're a bit too sparing with the epic crunching heaviness that they're very much capable of.


  • #5
    BlackSabbath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭BlackSabbath


    okay, i listened to them and they SUCK IMO.


  • #6
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    yeh, they aren't bad, saw them support biffy clyro awhile back.

    catalyst is a great song live but it lacks something on record.


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  • #7
    Charm Offensive
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭Charm Offensive


    I hated them when I first heard them, thought they were meandering boring self indulgent twaddle, then I listened to their albums a few more times and they became one of my favourite bands. They don't really have much instant appeal.


  • #8
    castagnoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 374 ✭✭castagnoli


    Oceansize are great, I just got into them recently. Theyre touring England tat the mo, no sign of a date in Ireland though


  • #9
    DerekD Goldfish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭DerekD Goldfish


    I quite like them


  • #10
    mp3guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    I've got effloresce and everyone into position, good stuff, wish they'd play here.


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