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They say that obstacles are only made to be overcome, like rules are meant to be broken. As if there is nothing great about being an obstacle, or as if we should not be thankful that obstacles present themselves along the way.
Obstacles are an instrumental rock trio playing complex rock music with an incredible energy. Drums, bass and guitar might be a classic instrumentation, but Obstacles sounds nothing like classic rock. This is unpredictable, challenging and catchy as hell.
In 2010 Obstacles released their debut album Dividual. A product of over a year’s hard work with writing, touring and recording. The outcome was an ambitious take on instrumental rock music combining great, almost epic melodies, ever changing rhythmic patterns and unconventional song-writing. Dividual was recorded, produced & mixed by Jacob Reichert Nielsen (Lack, Rising, Trust etc.) and mastered by Alan Douches.
Having perfected the controlled, well-structured output on Dividual – a relentless musical assault of tightness and timing - the band felt an urge to tackle the song-writing in a completely different way. Loosing up, Letting go. Trying to make the impossible, possible by making complex music flow in a more free form. After a swift and spontaneous writing-process, 4 tracks were ready to be captured. Obstacles teamed up with their friend Sune Kaarsberg to begin the recordings of Oscillate in their studio. This was a very dynamic process filled with experiments in sound and form. The result is breathtaking. Like being caught in a beautiful storm where chaos and energy reigns.
Obstacles are an instrumental rock trio playing complex rock music with an incredible energy. Drums, bass and guitar might be a classic instrumentation, but Obstacles sounds nothing like classic rock. This is unpredictable, challenging and catchy as hell.
In 2010 Obstacles released their debut album Dividual. A product of over a year’s hard work with writing, touring and recording. The outcome was an ambitious take on instrumental rock music combining great, almost epic melodies, ever changing rhythmic patterns and unconventional song-writing. Dividual was recorded, produced & mixed by Jacob Reichert Nielsen (Lack, Rising, Trust etc.) and mastered by Alan Douches.
Having perfected the controlled, well-structured output on Dividual – a relentless musical assault of tightness and timing - the band felt an urge to tackle the song-writing in a completely different way. Loosing up, Letting go. Trying to make the impossible, possible by making complex music flow in a more free form. After a swift and spontaneous writing-process, 4 tracks were ready to be captured. Obstacles teamed up with their friend Sune Kaarsberg to begin the recordings of Oscillate in their studio. This was a very dynamic process filled with experiments in sound and form. The result is breathtaking. Like being caught in a beautiful storm where chaos and energy reigns.
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kolakosky wrote:
awesome ending on Fluff festival! [3]
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servantofsorrow wrote:
awesome ending on Fluff festival! [2]
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death_horse wrote:
awesome ending on Fluff festival!
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NescafeKid wrote:
Doubleplusgood.
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Angry_Jester wrote:
Great show in Moscow!
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ciiikaal wrote:
In Budweis great guys! ... always!
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Bookiche wrote:
Great new album!
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amnesiacphlgm wrote:
their new debut album is pure kickass. everyone who has the chance to see them live now on their europe tour should get the preview cd-r, it's simply amazing. not to mention their show, I was blown away yesterday
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beyourselfordie wrote:
hey guys does anyone have a link of new 7? [2]
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EgleR wrote:
amazing live playing!!!
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glaza_kak_nebo wrote:
amazing live playing!
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MOnk4god wrote:
hey guys does anyone have a link of new 7?
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benjaoming wrote:
my cd player is toasted and the only disk it can play is your ep.. so getting a new cd player is no rush at all. thanks!
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Zypraxa wrote:
lol. Bands like this always have the GAYEST wikis... they sound like they're written by total fangirls/boys. "The band is driven by an urge to create relevant music, to transcend the triviality of our time’s uniform culture and to protest it’s monolithic aesthetics." <-- yeah, RIGHT.
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nerdist wrote:
good show yesterday in connie! better no singer than a bad singer like the holloys ;-))))
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valeot wrote:
great stuff!
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tiia wrote:
Amaaaazing band + instant favourite! Going to see them when I go to Berlin, yay.
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Bookiche wrote:
Great band!
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googlebuns wrote:
excellent stuff
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Ellalla wrote:
amazing live band
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- Feb 4 Obstacles UJZ Korn, Hannover, Germany
- Feb 5 Obstacles 1000fryd, Aalborg, Denmark
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Some reviews of "Oscillate"
24 Nov 2011 | from obstaclesband.tumblr.com/
For all of you bilingual folks out there here are a few
reactions on our new record in danish and french. If your are of
few tongues like ourselves, go to google translate and entertain
yourself by solving their indecipherable puzzle.
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We’re excited to announce the coming european tour with our...
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Folks! Folks! Folks!
Tonight the release of our new will happen...
4 Nov 2011 | from obstaclesband.tumblr.com/
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reliktum tagged Obstacles with ‘math rock’. Sunday morning
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reallylastdays linked Obstacles to /. December 2011
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jeppestreet added Obstacles to the lineup of Obstacles at Raymond Bar. December 2011
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