Stars of the Lid

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Years Active
1993 – present (32 years)
Founded In
Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
Stars of the Lid was a band specializing in -based 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 s… read more
Stars of the Lid was a band specializing in -based 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-roc… read more
Stars of the Lid was a band specializing in -based 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 large… read more

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1 Play track and Their Refinement of the Decline A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process
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 1,487 listeners
2 Play track and Their Refinement of the Decline Dungtitled (in A major)
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 1,126 listeners
3 Play track and Their Refinement of the Decline Don't Bother They're Here
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 1,062 listeners
4 Play track Ambient Light / Ambient Dark Articulate Silences, Part 1
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5 Play track and Their Refinement of the Decline The Evil That Never Arrived
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6 Play track Carte-de-visite The Mouthchew, Part 2
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7 Play track and Their Refinement of the Decline [Explicit] Articulate Silences, Pt. 2
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 803 listeners
8 Play track and Their Refinement of the Decline Apreludes (in C sharp major)
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 760 listeners
9 Play track Requiem for Dying Mothers, Pt. 2 Requiem for Dying Mothers, Pt. 2
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10 Play track and Their Refinement of the Decline Even If You're Never Awake
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 701 listeners

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Albums

  1. 294,496 listeners

    1 Jan 2007 · 18 tracks

    and Their Refinement of the Decline
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  2. 117,316 listeners

    30 Sep 2001 · 19 tracks

    The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
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  3. 63,866 listeners

    1 Nov 2007 · 9 tracks

    Carte-de-visite
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  4. 58,173 listeners

    31 Dec 1995 · 8 tracks

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