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The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place (CD)

By: Explosions In The Sky (Artist)

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Explosions In The Sky Artist Snapshot:

Austin-based quartet Explosions in the Sky are frequently referred to as "post rock" due to the fact that they are an instrumental group, but their cinematic, stately compositions draw from a number of sources. Together since 1999, the band's seasoned three-guitar and drums setup allows for dynamic layers of interplay that can be overwhelming in their intensity or languidly beautiful, often in the same epic-length track. Their songs crystallize dramatic moments without words and have, as a result, been used in a number of movies, television shows, and commercials, including an Austin Film Festival award-winning short and the soundtrack to FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.

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DISC 1 for The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place (CD) Album By Explosions In The Sky (Artist)
1   First Breath After Coma
2   Only Moment We Were Alone
3   Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean
4   Memorial
5   Your Hand In Mine
 

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Review

Q (1/04, p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]here's something rather joyous about this unadorned rock dynamic."
Uncut (1/04, p.114) - 4 stars out of 5 - "A formidable demonstration of what can still be done with guitars."
Magnet (2/04, p.98) - "EITS claims it own small plot of land at the end of the world."
Mojo (Publisher) (12/03, p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[I]n terms of pure beauty and resonance, these Explosions are breathtaking."

Title Note

Explosions In The Sky: Michael James (guitar, bass); Munaf Rayani, Mark Smith (guitar); Chris Hrasky (drums, shakers, bells).

Explosions in the Sky is set to make a noticeable mark on the indie rock scene. It combines epic guitar architecture a la Sonic Youth, the spatial manipulation of slowcore bands like Low, and the instrumental rock ambition of upstarts like Mogwai. While the band's 2001 debut trafficked in whiplash stylistic change-ups and hard rock dynamics, THE EARTH IS NOT A COLD DEAD PLACE is strikingly uniform in tone and sensibility. Here the group's straightforward instrumentation of guitars, bass, and percussion coalesces into a shifting landscape of lovely and irresistible dreaminess.

There are only five tracks on the album, but each song evolves through several movements, with delicate, ringing melodies plucked out on guitars--overlapping and eclipsing each other, while bass and drums create pulses that are both ambient and insistent. The tone throughout is deeply meditative, and often melancholic. But the intelligence and meticulous craft behind the Explosions' instrumental interplay is enough to keep even the most jaded indie rock ears attuned. Though THE EARTH is moody, subtle, and deliberately paced, it is also a deeply absorbing listen, and promises even greater things to come from this inventive band.

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