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Gastr del Sol is an oft-cited stalwart of the post-rock movement of the 1990s. Based in Chicago, Gastr del Sol explored idiosyncratic sonic textures, veering from avant-garde punk to atonal songcraft to musique concrète to composition for small orchestra.
The group began as the brain-child of David Grubbs, an alumnus of the Louisville, KY punk rock scene that produced Squirrel Bait and Slint, the former of which he was a member. (Grubbs has been often mistaken as a member of Slint, and while he had many formal connections with the group, he was never an official member) A few years after Grubbs’s arrival in Chicago, his esoteric punk group Bastro metamorphosed into Gastr del Sol.
With the release of 1993’s The Serpentine Similar, Grubbs and his former Bastro colleagues Bundy K. Brown (bass) and John McEntire (drums) traded the more traditional arrangements of punk rock for a literate, meandering yet often poignant approach. The slippery tones of Brown’s bass provided a counterpoint to Grubbs’s clean electric guitar and naked piano. The appearance of drums was rare but satisfying.
In the following year, the guitarist, composer and all-around production guru Jim O’Rourke entered the fray and Brown (who at the time was busy enough with his other projects, including—with McEntire—the seminal post-rock act Tortoise) left the band.
The group began as the brain-child of David Grubbs, an alumnus of the Louisville, KY punk rock scene that produced Squirrel Bait and Slint, the former of which he was a member. (Grubbs has been often mistaken as a member of Slint, and while he had many formal connections with the group, he was never an official member) A few years after Grubbs’s arrival in Chicago, his esoteric punk group Bastro metamorphosed into Gastr del Sol.
With the release of 1993’s The Serpentine Similar, Grubbs and his former Bastro colleagues Bundy K. Brown (bass) and John McEntire (drums) traded the more traditional arrangements of punk rock for a literate, meandering yet often poignant approach. The slippery tones of Brown’s bass provided a counterpoint to Grubbs’s clean electric guitar and naked piano. The appearance of drums was rare but satisfying.
In the following year, the guitarist, composer and all-around production guru Jim O’Rourke entered the fray and Brown (who at the time was busy enough with his other projects, including—with McEntire—the seminal post-rock act Tortoise) left the band.
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huelsi2 wrote:
can't get into
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Corblimeyguvnor wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Gastr+Del+Sol/+images/63493431
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Mannequentin wrote:
bill murray is awesome too.
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th1s1sm1n3 wrote:
Gastr Del Sol and Achewood are both awesome.
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Mannequentin wrote:
sure thing cassandra
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Mannequentin wrote:
there will never be guitar-based music smarter than this.
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diegolandia wrote:
amazing
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tommygundrums wrote:
Too deep for me.
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miikkrx wrote:
David Grubbs's solo albums sound like the last 2 Gastr del Sol albums without all the stuff that made them magic. Pleasant and weird but not very memorable. Its remarkable how similar his and Jim O Rourke's melodic sense were though. They obviously had a lot of influence on each other.
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sophteonal wrote:
Yep, David Grubbs is an amazing artist all around, from Bastro, to Gastr Del Sol, to his varied solo work. Everybody seems to love Jim O'Rourke and worship Eureka and Insignificance, but it seems like Grubbs' solo work hasn't gotten nearly enough recognition, comparatively. If you're into O'Rourke's poppier stuff, check out Grubbs' Rickets & Scurvy, The Spectrum Between, or the folksier The Thicket for stuff along similar lines.
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ilkae wrote:
Actually, the sound at the start of "Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder" appeared first in Gastr del Sol's remix of "Nani" by Ground Zero.
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shootmeadeer wrote:
David Grubbs = God
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how could you hate them?
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wasocu wrote:
Hello...I would like to invite you to listen to this http://www.last.fm/music/Wacky+Southern+Current
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Cracktot wrote:
:)
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vuoy wrote:
I love "Upgrade & Afterlife". Amazing.
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stereoForte wrote:
found an alarm clock wrapped in a towel
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Degarmo wrote:
"riot girl" haha.
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oh u
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Treason_is_bad wrote:
Haha, Jpop? Peoples gettin' crazy with the tags.
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