In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country Turns 20, Interview: Peter Garrett from Midnight Oil, Interview: Joseph D’Agostino of Empty Country, Resequence: Chance the Rapper: The Big Day, Rediscover: T2: It’ll All Work Out in Boomland, Rediscover: John Frusciante: The Will to Death, Revisit: The Who: Quadrophenia: Live in London, Holy Hell! When youre a teenager everything feels so grandiose and dramatic. Kristian Dunn, the duo’s very adept guitar and bass player, said he wanted Tautology I to “represent what my teenage years were like, when I was full of testosterone and depression”, according to advance materials. Expedited Shipping: allow 2-5 business days for delivery. Tautology III is far from perfect and getting to “Piece,” for example, or other standout tracks takes a lot of patience and paddling through post-rockisms. Albums will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail; all other products via UPS 2-day Air. Between the Buried and Me: The Silent Circus, Bargain Bin Babylon: Earth, Wind & Fire: All ‘n All, Bargain Bin Babylon: Henry “Buzz” Glass: Square Dance Variations Volume I, Bargain Bin Babylon: Robert Cray: Strong Persuader, Bargain Bin Babylon: Lemon Jelly: Lost Horizons, Discography: David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise, Discography: David Bowie: Never Let Me Down, Holy Hell! The buzzy EBow of “Aubade” offers regal, somewhat plushy tones and a break in some of the tinnier melodies, even if its anti-sanguine refrains are a little familiar. Half Mast 6. We offer a 30-day money back guarantee on all products that have been purchased from us directly. 1. Senescent 8. If they did, why does the band end an LP ruminating on angst with more than two minutes flirting with silence? el ten eleven. Entropy 2. There’s an argument to be made there. And the new record is a lot like airports and air travel – it takes you places, even far-flung ones, but it can be frustrating in how cold, clinical and process-driven the designers have made something as magical as flight. El Ten Eleven is an American, Los Angeles-based, post-rock duo, known for combining guitar/bass doubleneck or fretless bass, with heavy looping, or vamping, and the utility of an effects pedal, over acoustic or electric drumming.They have released seven full-length albums, 2 EPs and a remix album, earning generally positive reviews. Justin Vellucci is a writer, post-rock disciple and father of two. I wanted to represent what my teenage years were like when I was full of testosterone and depression says Dunn. “Jejune” starts, appropriately, somewhat timid but quickly darts into schizophrenic terrain with hyper-compressed percussion and addictive bass. Well, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Tautology‘s first installment (II is due 10 July, III on 18 September) doesn’t surprise listeners enough. Album opener “Entropy” could be used as footnotes in a research paper on math rockers concocting variations on a theme. The duo coined its name after an airliner, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. -- can be found at www.swordfishblog.com. These guys often are mentioned in the same breath as Sigur Rós, but they come nowhere near eliciting the same sense of post-rock mystery or musical sorcery, despite their chops. If an RMA is not obtained prior to shipping, the returned product will be refused and returned to sender.