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Austin, United States (1993 – present)
Stars of the Lid are a band specializing in drone-based ambient music. They list among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as Arvo Pärt, Zbigniew Preisner, Gavin Bryars, and Henryk Górecki, as well as Talk Talk (both bands have tracks named “Taphead”), post-rock artists Labradford, and ambient innovator Brian Eno. Their music largely consists of beatless soundscapes, composed of droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano, strings, and horns; volume swells and feedback fill the gap of rhythmic instruments, providing dynamic movement within the songs.
Formed in Austin, Texas in 1993, the band has two members — Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie. Both have released solo material, the former under his own name and the latter under the The Dead Texan alias. Their 2001 album, a double-LP named The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid, was released to generally positive reviews. The follow up, Stars of The Lid And Their Refinement of The Decline, another double-disc album, was again released on Chicago’s revered Kranky Records—the label’s milestone 100th release—on April 2nd.
Formed in Austin, Texas in 1993, the band has two members — Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie. Both have released solo material, the former under his own name and the latter under the The Dead Texan alias. Their 2001 album, a double-LP named The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid, was released to generally positive reviews. The follow up, Stars of The Lid And Their Refinement of The Decline, another double-disc album, was again released on Chicago’s revered Kranky Records—the label’s milestone 100th release—on April 2nd.
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please join my new group if you like http://www.last.fm/group/Dope+Music
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Inuzini wrote:
95-99 were definitely prolific, but tired sounds and refinement of the decline were both such perfect distillations that i don't mind waiting forever for the next installment...
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plannetshh wrote:
..how about that doc.
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tallinspace wrote:
The daughters of quiet minds , mind blowingly good
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Anticitizenone_ wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=Nnm_EbLXhRY. "We want to wait to release our next record there should be some quality control... The music is slow, so are we."
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tallinspace wrote:
my ambiant fav
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Anticitizenone_ wrote:
I was so excited, for one split second I thought it was going to be a Stars of the Lid documentary, til I clicked the link.
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reyesb76 wrote:
This new documentary is going to feature tracks from Gravitational Pull... and The Ballasted Orchestra. http://theislandpresident.com/credits/
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torque_23 wrote:
mattphotoes, it will be someday. some year. Waiting on SotL mode right now. Remember when their albums went out annually?
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dregs155 wrote:
the evil that never arrived is at 666 plays this week on the charts. \m/
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VK1990 wrote:
Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage
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MATTPHOTOES wrote:
will there ever gonna be some new stuff?
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boehj wrote:
good stuff.
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labradfordcox wrote:
last.fm 101: similar artists are based upon what other people scrobbled, not upon sonic similarities
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jw100procent wrote:
similar artists are hardly similar :(
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JackMcFearless wrote:
Please, please, please, please play in London. Also, I wish the movie were coming :(
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Neutrino-kun wrote:
That's what I always do, ava1enzue1a.
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gwfaa wrote:
New Good Weather For An Airstrike album influenced by the likes of Sigur Ros, Eluvium, Hammock and Stars Of The Lid etc available at http://goodweatherforanairstrike.bandcamp.com/
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labradfordcox wrote:
lol
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