Post Rock

Have there been any great post-rock moments in the last 5-8 years?

well, I reckon that much of the catalogue of music released by Sigur Rós has been more than just great (not that I'm a fanboy of anything ), and don't even get me started on the live experience for greatness.

As for the rest of the genre .... I'll have to think about that one (using the wikipedia list of post rock bands as a guide if that's ok - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_post-rock_bands#Q-T ),

like the thread too.

I would recommend a few of the names on the Godspeed's Constellation label for some good tunage, not confined to the post rock genre either... and i've gotten stuff off them before.. and while their stuff ain't cheap, its produced to a very high standard. as for the music.. Godspeeds current incarnation Thee Silver Mount Zion, have some memorable moments.. as do their label mates Do Make Say Think... also i have recently delved into the recordings of Talk Talk having heard that their material kind of laid some of the foundations of the post rock movement. As for the "post rock" genre, what is "uncool" i think is for bands to openly call themselves post rock, as this was a term coined by a journalist to describe a particular band (can't remember who).. much in the same way as the punk movement didn't like the word punk... ironically one of mogwai's tracks punk rock features an excerpt from an interview in which Iggy Pop speaks about the term "punk" and i wonder if its mogwai's way of saying how they feel about being called "post rock"
anyway... hope that helps

Something that's not pure post-rock at all but that sort of sprouts onwards from where post-rock left off before it started recycling cliches is the Antlers album Hospice:

havnt listened to much of this type of music in a while. i have a fair few constellation records releases and all of them are good in their own way, but godspeed is the one band il keep returning to. mogwai and explosions in the sky are great too. there are so many imitators though which is annoying and they never bother to try and put their own slant on the genre- its all big whooshing cresendos beside atmospheric quiet moments. pretty formulaic. but i guess the model designed by its innovators is a simple one so its easy for a band to copy and difficult to **** up but to sound unique the way sigur ros/ godspeed to is hard. its easy to tell when a band is trying to be post rock.

and the name post rock is a bit stupid- i always thought of it as krautrock infecting europe and america.

not strictly PR but id recommend satans circus by death in vegas for a more electronic, less orcestral take on instramental rock.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEKkkhJCjcM

And So I Watch You From Afar. A much hyped instrumental band from NI. Turned many heads with a headline slot at Oxegen (albeit on one of he smaller stages).

I cannot say enough good about these guys, if you haven't heard them check them out. They put on a fantastic live show, about as intense as you'll find anywhere and are just 4 blokes who really just love playing music.
They've a new EP being launched at their Belfast gig on 18th Dec, the tracks sound awesome live so I can't wait to hear this!

Heres a song from their new album too -

C!ties, a brilliant band from Ennis. They supported Maybeshewill and ASIWYFA twice this year, so you know they're good!


This is one quality song when played live. Deadly.


Also, I notice there isn't any Maybeshewill here. Another excellent band, and are UNREAL live!

I just meant that they dont play the usual type of music that people associate with post-rock, i.e. Sigur Ros, EITS, e.t.c. Especially not their new stuff.

a personal favourite of mine