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Hammock is the ambient / post-rock project of composers Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson. They debuted Hammock in early 2005 with the full length album Kenotic.
Since their debut, Hammock released an EP in mid-2005 called Stranded Under Endless Sky, and the sleep-over series Volume One six months later in early 2006. In November 2006, Hammock released the full-length follow up to “Kenotic”, Raising Your Voice…Trying to Stop an Echo on Darla Records. In January, 2008 Hammock announced that their next full-length, a special release titled Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow would appear in May, 2008 and that the six-panel digipak for the record would feature original artwork by Riceboy Sleeps (an art collaboration between Jonsi Birgisson of Sigur Ros and Alex Somers of Parachutes).
A majority of Hammock’s music is ambient instrumental, save for a few tracks on Kenotic that feature haunting ethereal vocals. Their sound is “sleepier” than the brash, often obvious crescendos of their post-rocker cousins, reminiscent of 80’s Brian Eno and early 90’s Nick McCabe of the band The Verve.
Much of the later Hammock albums have been more instrumental and meditative, as on Marc Byrd’s conceptual album The Sleep-Over Series. Hammock has also been featured on NPR (National Public Radio), and tracks from the album Kenotic were used by NBC during the 2006 winter Olympics coverage.
Hammock Discography:
Since their debut, Hammock released an EP in mid-2005 called Stranded Under Endless Sky, and the sleep-over series Volume One six months later in early 2006. In November 2006, Hammock released the full-length follow up to “Kenotic”, Raising Your Voice…Trying to Stop an Echo on Darla Records. In January, 2008 Hammock announced that their next full-length, a special release titled Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow would appear in May, 2008 and that the six-panel digipak for the record would feature original artwork by Riceboy Sleeps (an art collaboration between Jonsi Birgisson of Sigur Ros and Alex Somers of Parachutes).
A majority of Hammock’s music is ambient instrumental, save for a few tracks on Kenotic that feature haunting ethereal vocals. Their sound is “sleepier” than the brash, often obvious crescendos of their post-rocker cousins, reminiscent of 80’s Brian Eno and early 90’s Nick McCabe of the band The Verve.
Much of the later Hammock albums have been more instrumental and meditative, as on Marc Byrd’s conceptual album The Sleep-Over Series. Hammock has also been featured on NPR (National Public Radio), and tracks from the album Kenotic were used by NBC during the 2006 winter Olympics coverage.
Hammock Discography:
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I Can Almost See You
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The Air Between Us
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Blankets of Night
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Through a Glass Darkly
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Losing You to You
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The Silence
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The House Where We Grew Up
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When the Sky Pours Down Like a Fountain
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Winter Light
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Kenotic
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Before the Celebration
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City in the Dust on My Window
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Gold Star Mothers
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Mono No Aware
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Shoutbox
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avanillasky wrote:
Gorgeous.
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frengermoy wrote:
nice
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urbanshocker wrote:
@Dream_collision: Kenotic.
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Dream_collision wrote:
I've listened to Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo for about a year now but haven't taken the time to move on to a different album, despite having listened to that album plenty of times. Could somebody point me to a different album (by Hammock) that is equally as good as Raising Your Voice...? Thanks in advance for any responses.
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renaterever wrote:
The music is incredibly emotional. amazing tunes.
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doozeydodo wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I+Hear+Sirens
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DMBpride wrote:
Please come back to NYC
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kcreativeuk wrote:
Looking forward to the new album!
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joseies wrote:
perfect
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agrophobia wrote:
post MINIMAL rock
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Spaceboy_ wrote:
US tour plz
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agrophobia wrote:
very similar to STARS OF THE LID
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agrophobia wrote:
depressvie
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JUNOVA wrote:
Я только начал слушать этот коллектив, но он мне уже очень сильно нравится! ::)
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flintxxx wrote:
can't remember. i think they might have played some new songs. im quite familiar with all their stuff and i didnt recognize a couple songs. and i quit taping towards the end of the show. i absolutely love 'maybe they will sing for us tomorrow'.
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todayistheday1 wrote:
what is the name of the song they ended with? I'm guessing they played mostly stuff from "maybe they will sing", right? of course, thats the album I listen to the least so honestly, I didnt recognize any of the stuff they played. still loved it, though
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todayistheday1 wrote:
yes, show in philly was great. i hope to see them in boston one day.
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curiousrobot wrote:
I can almost see you... the most perfect song ever written. it never fails to bring tears to my eyes.
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flintxxx wrote:
videos from the Philly show. camera work is bad. but the sound is there. http://www.youtube.com/user/flintxxx
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urbanshocker wrote:
epic, gorgeous show in philadelphia. words fail.
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The Air Between Us full track | 3:43 |
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City in the Dust on My Window full track | 7:09 |
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Blankets of Night full track | 7:59 |
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