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At the time of recording The Exquisite Death… in June 2005, Matthew Doty (guitar, keyboards) was still working with line-up changes, keeping Stephen Roessner (drums, percussion) and Matthew Stone (guitar) as the only full-time members of the live group. It was not until the band’s spring 2006 Japan tour that William Stichter (bass) and Oliver Chapoy (guitar, keyboards) came on board full time. The sound of this new, five-member group was what Saxon Shore wanted to capture with a new album.

When rehearsals and demo sessions started, the group had maintained a consistent line-up for nearly four years. While Doty continued to handle the primary aspects of the writing, he opened more space in the framework for creative input. Oliver Chapoy, who previously handled programming in the band, shifted to guitar. Stichter anchored many of the melodies heard in tracks like “Tweleven” and “This Place.” Roessner utilized his classical music training to perform timpani, vibes and celeste for various songs on the album. And Stone further developed his signature guitar tone with unique amplification techniques and pedals. The album also added two ideas Doty had wanted to experiment with for years - vocals, courtesy of Caroline Lufkin on “This Place.” and a string arrangement by Roessner and Chapoy on “Small Steps.”

It Doesn’t Matter was recorded with producer Dave Fridmann (MGMT, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Flaming Lips) in the Tarbox Road Studios cabin, located in the backwoods of Cassadaga, NY.

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2	This Shameless Moment full track	459
3	With a Red Suit You Will Become a Man	397
4	Silence Lends a Face to the Soul full track	388
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6	Marked with the Knowledge	369
7	The Shaping of a Helpless Joy full track	367
8	Isolated by the Secrets of Your Fellow Men	351
9	How We Conquered the Western World on Horseback	335
10	A Greatness at the Cost of Goodness	297
11	The Lame Shall Enter First	255
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karyandrew wrote:
15 hours ago

every song is an uninspired dirge.

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skuliver wrote:
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our 2010 European Tour dates: Jan 04 | Wiesbaden - GE | Schlachthof Jan 05 | Karlsruhe - GE | Jubez Jan 06 | Nürnberg - GE | Musikzentrale Jan 07 | St.Gallen - CH | Grabenhalle Jan 09 | Ravenna - IT | Bronson Jan 13 | Brighton - UK | Freebutt Jan 14 | London - UK | The Half Moon Jan 15 | Bath - UK | Moles Jan 16 | Leeds - UK | Brudenell Social Jan 17 | London - UK | Bardens Jan 18 | Amsterdam - NL | Paradiso Jan 20 | Luxembourg - LUX | Kulturfabrik Jan 21 | Leipzig - GE | Nato Jan 22 | Berlin - GE | Schokoladen Jan 23 | Duisburg - GE | Steinbruch

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irishtim wrote:
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I'm actually pretty disappointed with the new album. I prefer The Exquisite Death and Be A Bright blue way more.

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mphatigo wrote:
October 2009

awesome awesome and awesome

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extra_sense wrote:
October 2009

Great band!!

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SenorSenor wrote:
October 2009

exquisite jams

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HaganEnvy wrote:
October 2009

I love the new album. I do almost all of my reading and studying with it in the background.

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riancurtis wrote:
October 2009

Amber. Ember. Glow.

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leshtricity wrote:
October 2009

love all the albums. my favorite might be it doesn't matter, though.

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Germaphobe_ wrote:
October 2009

Criminally underrated.

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crtnygenejesus wrote:
September 2009

love you

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KREJERK wrote:
September 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Chinese+Post+Rock WITH DOWNLOAD LINKS

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apropriadamente wrote:
September 2009

Four Months of Darkness is the best <3

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Milek1 wrote:
September 2009

your really great guys !

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September 2009

Brazil waiting yours.

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Evilninja1337 wrote:
August 2009

a million plays!!! woo hoo!!!!

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intheattic_ wrote:
August 2009

I think that those who claims that post-rock is dead means the essential design of post-rock. This is a new era, or well, it has been for quite a while. I think it's fantastic, it's less dark and I don't mind flowing in light for a while.

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katamari008 wrote:
July 2009

Germany is waiting for you guys!

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Adthey wrote:
July 2009

Tokyo 412am... i love it more every time i hear it

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robotic-clouds wrote:
July 2009

New Saxon Shore - It's like you're on a journey around the world, amazing! And they say post-rock is dead...

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