Sunday, April 24, 2011

More music

So, in an effort to get back into the writing groove, I've been on the hunt for new bands.
You know, it never ceases to amaze me how badly people fail at categorizing music. There's such an overweening desire for bands to fit neatly into genres - for marketing I guess.

This is probably why I'm in favor of free sampling, because you can never trust a band by its genre, and listening to something you think you might hate might result in something you actually enjoy.

Case in point - a band called Amplifier, whom I was told was like a "heavy A Perfect Circle."
No. No, it's a lot more like Pink Floyd had a kid with an old school ice-box, and the result was some seriously chilled out epic rock.



I seriously just finished playing Sins of a Solar Empire for three hours while listening to these guys. If you can find a place that sells it, I recommend their album "The Octopus."
I guess it's kind of a big deal wherever you can find it.

2 comments:

D. said...

Genres really are fucking stupid.

I even dislike when people ask me what kind of music I listen to...and when I name bands they stare blankly...and then ask "okay, but WHAT KIND is that?"

Fuck off.

anyway that is a pretty cool song, found the album on Emusic and will probably download it!

Geoff said...

I read some concert reviews for these guys. I guess they opened a few shows for Porcupine Tree, which - now that I think about it - explains everything.

These guys are like the inheritors of the Floyd legacy.