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San Francisco, United States (1997 – present)
The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the break up of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry’s Dress. The Aislers Set’s music is heavily influenced by c86-style British indie pop.
Their first record, Terrible Things Happen was released in 1998 receiving glowing reviews in CMJ, The Big Takeover, and numerous indiepop zines, earning enough of a following to generate a tour of Japan in April 1999. Terrible Things Happen (as would the all of the Aislers Set music) was recorded in Linton’s tiny basement studio on an analog 8 track machine.
Spin.com named the band’s second album The Last Match to its Top 20 of 2000, saying, “Linton has cleared the cobwebs off the Pop conundrum and dolled them up in a perfect dress.” On Salon.com, Greil Marcus wrote, “They make dream pop feel as easy to make as a can of soup, and as dangerous: Watch that jagged edge.” High praise followed in the New York Times, NME, Gear, and Alternative Press, and the band set out on lengthy tours supporting acts such as Sleater Kinney and Bratmobile.
In the spring of 2001 the band set off on a three week tour of Europe which was highlighted by an invitation to record a session for legendary British DJ John Peel, they recorded 4 tracks for the show which was aired twice by Peel. He said of the band “If you were in one of your difficult moods you could argue that there are lots of bands making that kind of noise particularly in the United States of America. And you’d say well, why are Aislers Set better than any of the others and I’d have to say, well I don’t know they just sort of are…”
Their first record, Terrible Things Happen was released in 1998 receiving glowing reviews in CMJ, The Big Takeover, and numerous indiepop zines, earning enough of a following to generate a tour of Japan in April 1999. Terrible Things Happen (as would the all of the Aislers Set music) was recorded in Linton’s tiny basement studio on an analog 8 track machine.
Spin.com named the band’s second album The Last Match to its Top 20 of 2000, saying, “Linton has cleared the cobwebs off the Pop conundrum and dolled them up in a perfect dress.” On Salon.com, Greil Marcus wrote, “They make dream pop feel as easy to make as a can of soup, and as dangerous: Watch that jagged edge.” High praise followed in the New York Times, NME, Gear, and Alternative Press, and the band set out on lengthy tours supporting acts such as Sleater Kinney and Bratmobile.
In the spring of 2001 the band set off on a three week tour of Europe which was highlighted by an invitation to record a session for legendary British DJ John Peel, they recorded 4 tracks for the show which was aired twice by Peel. He said of the band “If you were in one of your difficult moods you could argue that there are lots of bands making that kind of noise particularly in the United States of America. And you’d say well, why are Aislers Set better than any of the others and I’d have to say, well I don’t know they just sort of are…”
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j_brodu wrote:
damn i really miss this band.
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ParadesGoBy23 wrote:
Amy, Amy, Amy! Oh, how I love The Aislers Set. Always and forever.
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annen_berg wrote:
discovered this band from a friend while staying in Agua de Oro, Argentina, where the Aislers Set are regulars in the in-house soundtrack at La Torre tea house.
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TheSaitoki wrote:
EJ POLSKIE LUDZIE, powiedzta mi jak sie wabi to pikne dziecko kucajonce w czerwonym, co to se obserwuje swe nadgarstki
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havrefras wrote:
Awesome musik [2]
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musicshell10 wrote:
Awesome musik
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iamnanny wrote:
Amy is still one of my favorite female vocalists ever [2].
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insideabox wrote:
and i never thought i'd care again and how do i say that i made a mistake
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andtigers wrote:
exquisite
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iamnanny wrote:
so wonderful
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normalghost wrote:
i'm sorta convinced Amy L in the Vivian Girls
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flameevans wrote:
The Aisler Set = Good. Riigo = Shit.
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daddyscar wrote:
元ネタはモノクローム・セット(The Monochrome set)だね。
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erin000 wrote:
will someone email me these cds?
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shmurry wrote:
Amy is still one of my favorite female vocalists ever.
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shmurry wrote:
i love you, aislers!
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gogogadgetpop wrote:
The world needs more Amy Linton music. :(
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LancesRoots wrote:
I have the urge to give Amy money in exchange for new music.
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CosmicBlooms wrote:
The Aislers Set, you are loved. Still, after these few fast years, and those thousands of bands and artists, one of my favourite bands of all time. Wherefore art though, Amy.
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tombom23 wrote:
does anybody know what amy linton is doing now? it makes me sad to see she's not done anything for the past 5+ years :(
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peel session
29 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/therealaislersset
hiya,i just put up our peel session from 2003. took a long
time, eh? anyway the songs also have johns commentary.growing up in
new mexico, it was pretty hard to find new music that wasnt
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25 Apr 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/therealaislersset
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