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Oblisk - Tune In/Tune Out (2008)
“Major Tom revisited” (from Metro Times)
Not unlike the mysterious pillar suddenly appearing before the apes in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001, the Detroit-based Oblisk is at once unknowable and undeniably present. Sounding like an even more disaffected Dean Wareham, lead singer-guitarist Asim Akhtar intones distance over ghostly organ and skittish drums, while guitars pick out delicate melodies or cyclic, oblong riffs.
More human than Hal, though, much of the time Oblisk is more like a musically fleshed-out version of Bowie’s Major Tom — not the song in which he resides but the character himself, if he were given the opportunity to present his outer-space plight over the course of an entire album. He’d certainly still be de-Earthed and possibly on the verge of panic, but ultimately accepting of his disconnection with wistful abandon. And when the music here works best, Oblisk charges onward behind Akhtar, much like Tom’s ever-hurtling spaceship — all roaring nitrogen, anti-gravity and sucking air.
Musically, Oblisk hasn’t forgotten the effectiveness of basic psychedelia; the left-right panning looped guitar of Empty Film Reel (yes, that’s a name) has all the effect of a sizable intake of nitrous oxide (please put the headphones on for this one), and as the unintelligible (backward?) vocals mumble desperately just below the surface and microscopic shards of guitar start pinpricking the skin, it just gets weirder.
“Major Tom revisited” (from Metro Times)
Not unlike the mysterious pillar suddenly appearing before the apes in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001, the Detroit-based Oblisk is at once unknowable and undeniably present. Sounding like an even more disaffected Dean Wareham, lead singer-guitarist Asim Akhtar intones distance over ghostly organ and skittish drums, while guitars pick out delicate melodies or cyclic, oblong riffs.
More human than Hal, though, much of the time Oblisk is more like a musically fleshed-out version of Bowie’s Major Tom — not the song in which he resides but the character himself, if he were given the opportunity to present his outer-space plight over the course of an entire album. He’d certainly still be de-Earthed and possibly on the verge of panic, but ultimately accepting of his disconnection with wistful abandon. And when the music here works best, Oblisk charges onward behind Akhtar, much like Tom’s ever-hurtling spaceship — all roaring nitrogen, anti-gravity and sucking air.
Musically, Oblisk hasn’t forgotten the effectiveness of basic psychedelia; the left-right panning looped guitar of Empty Film Reel (yes, that’s a name) has all the effect of a sizable intake of nitrous oxide (please put the headphones on for this one), and as the unintelligible (backward?) vocals mumble desperately just below the surface and microscopic shards of guitar start pinpricking the skin, it just gets weirder.
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Around The Sound
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Epicenter
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Overcast
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Time Dilation
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Tune In/Tune Out
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Tiger Fighter
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Ancestors
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Parallel
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Shoutbox
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FutureMrMom wrote:
Love it......
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Eskandalo wrote:
This band is amazing-- they played with House of Fire at the SAS in bethlehem
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belladonichaze wrote:
Oblisk were so awesome at the Velvet Lounge a few weeks back. I wanted to dance, but all I could do was stand there with my mouth hanging open, not quite believing what I was hearing. I'm really loving both the albums, can't pick which one I like best. They're both just so good. I can't wait to go to another show!
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guitarsisdrunk wrote:
Oblisk just finished off a long stretch of touring in Kalamazoo, Michigan tonight. Played a house of one of the local musicians here. Totally packed the place. Strobe lights, tons of people dancing, everyone enjoying themselves. And then a minute into the last song, cops show up because they got too many calls from the neighbors :-(. Regardless, amazing band, awesome guys to talk to, and really know how to get people dancing. Support these guys and go check them out on tour, they are a live show not to be missed.
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Pleasuresongs wrote:
Love the new album.It's just FANTASTIC!!
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snayyar wrote:
weather patterns going hard right now!
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sparrow1970 wrote:
GET THE NEW ALBUM. Weather Patterns is fantastic.
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luxy_oh wrote:
so underrated.
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ticklemynausea wrote:
I like this!
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Pleasuresongs wrote:
Awesome band.
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Special_K_ate wrote:
reminds me of joy division
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sparrow1970 wrote:
Love it.
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ThisIsMedia wrote:
Acheronian likes Oblisk.
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freevolt wrote:
Hey look, first shout! Dig the tunes. Haunting stuff.
Featured Tracks
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Parallel full track | 5:26 |
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Ancestors full track | 6:23 |
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Empty Film Reel full track | 3:16 |
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Recent Activity
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OverdoseBand tagged Oblisk with post-rock, experimental, shoegaze and one other tag. 14 days ago
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articwind uploaded oblisk to Oblisk’s images. September 2009
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Eskandalo, walrustusks and choustarfish added Oblisk to their libraries. September 2009
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chillbox added Oblisk to the lineup of Dally in the Alley 2009 at Cass Corridor Neighborhood Co-Op. September 2009
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sparrow1970 linked Oblisk to Oblisk in front of Public Assembly. August 2009
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sparrow1970 wrote about Oblisk in Oblisk at Public Assembly, Brooklyn. August 2009
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sparrow1970 uploaded Oblisk at PA 2 to Oblisk’s images. August 2009
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Oblisk at Public Assembly, Brooklyn
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