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Days Between Stations is the creative partnership between guitarist Sepand Samzadeh and keyboardist Oscar Fuentes. The duo came together in Los Angeles in November 2003, and named the band after the 1985 novel by Steve Erickson. The band’s sound – Samzadeh calls it “art-rock,” Fuentes labels it “post-prog” – reflects their varied influences, as well as a shared disregard for stylistic boundaries.

Indeed, on different tracks from their self-titled debut album, one can hear influences ranging from progressive rock (Pink Floyd, Marillion, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, King Crimson) to post-rock (Sigur Ros, Godspeed You Black Emperor!) to ambient (Brian Eno, early Tangerine Dream) to jazz-rock (think Miles Davis’ early seventies output) to post-punk (Sonic Youth, Magazine) and even contemporary classical (Philip Glass, Steve Reich). The constant here is the band’s commitment to create a unique sound and to turn a deliberate blind eye to the passing whims of the mainstream.

To help flesh out the sound in the studio, the band contacted former Young Dubliners drummer Jon Mattox in 2005. Mattox (currently also with label-mates Uni) liked what he heard, and signed on not only as drummer but also as co-producer. The band further enlisted the help of guitarist Jeremy Castillo (also with the up-and-coming Mighty Six Ninety), Argentinian-born bassist Vivi Rama, sax player Jason Hemmens, singer Hollie Shepard, trumpeter Sean Erick, and trombonist Kevin Williams.
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  • Isohypse

    absolut geniales Album

    last week

  • Gabriel_Opeth

    yes yes y'all

    March 2012

  • hugei

    Amazing music, Either/Or reminds me a bit of The Great Gig in the Sky. At least the vocals do.

    January 2011

  • JHough

    Is the band still together? Any plans for new music? Website hasn't been updated in a while... hoping there is more to come.

    July 2010

  • Powerslide14

    Amaaaaazing stuff

    September 2009

  • Ayefore

    Nice! Check out http://www.lastfm.de/music/Ayefore/Smoking+Gum+Evidence

    March 2009

  • Scaper

    I can't stop listening to their long goodbye song. I particularly love how they avoid repetition in their sound which is so common in ambient music. There is always some subtle progression that keeps things interesting - it's easy to get carried away on this constant stream of almost naturally evolving music.

    May 2008

  • TakeshiKovacs

    Guys - e-mail the band directly to get information and they'll add you to their mailing list. I contacted Sepand to say I enjoyed their album which I downloaded from iTunes. I added their biography to this site, and received e-mails back from the band, and got a free copy of their CD as a thankyou, which was great! Looking forward to their next release!

    March 2008
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