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u/AndroidDreaming · 12 pointsr/postrock

The Live experience is invaluable however .. compositional magic made by the tinkering of instruments in unison and pace ..

Take the band Slint for example, who had spent some 4 to 5 months, each day, hammering out their songs together .. virtually 6 hour gruell fests .. turning a practice space into live shows mostly no one got to see .. every day like that for months .. but the commitment was visceral .. which came through brilliantly on their Spiderland album which was laid down in total during a few short days .. less than one weeks time .. their precision and skill was referenced in connotation to a 'fine tuned machine'. Quoting 33 1/3 series "For four months, five days a week, eight hours a day, Slint more or less worked on just four songs. Absolutely every facet of Spiderland - every off-note, every snare hit, every whisper and shout, was deliberate. The band had become a machine." Scott Tennent

A similar experience was documented in europe by the Beatles no less ... who worked such a gruelling live schedule around europe, mostly Germany that they satirized it in song, "8 Days a Week". And people all over the world came to love their recorded output, which showcased skills honed over many nights and many months.

If a band hasn't committed itself to perfecting its art .. the live experience will be bloody uninspiring and virtually a waste of time .. whether the audience is the best possible audience or not .. though I agree an unsuitable arena and an obnoxious audience is a real mood killer irrespective of the quality of sounds on display.

Touring and being on the road is a hard, hard deal to engage in .. but the bands that persevere the trial and tribulations almost universally lay down better albums .. when many artists combine to join forces and collaborate .. the overall result is kinetic - moving. When that energy is honed after months of extensive, exhaustive recitation of compiled works .. quality reaches maximum heights, especially in the recording studio.

Being half-hearted in approach or unwilling to rely on a diversity of views, skills, sounds ultimately utilized in a cooperative creative fashion and interaction.. will ultimately diminish the final product in subjective ways .. some multi-instrumentalists do a decent job in the studio by themselves I suppose, but I seriously doubt anyone would legitimately hold up such works as classic, epic, groundbreaking when compared to works created by a cadre of like minded yet individually unique artists working toward a singular goal of creating master works like The Concept Album .. or The Statement Album .. or the Master Thesis Album .. or the What-Have-You album that just plain kills, cause you can feel it in your bones .. an education in sound .. etc. ... in the Computer Software world the idea is referenced this way - Having Many Eyes on the Problem Leads to quicker, better and more reliable solutions.

The Live Show is critical and quintessential .. but it is not something that can be experienced on a routine basis without the experience becoming routine. And imagine how hard it must be for the band, even geniuses are not genius at everything, and bad days happen, we all have had them, shit goes wrong .. you know what I mean. To be perfect all the time is an impossibility. I am amazed that their is any success at all .. but there is and man is it rewarding for all involved.

My favorite live experiences were shows that took place in big venues .. outside the dive bar circuit .. but I have deep love for the dive bars that play host to young upstarts who learn invaluable lessons that when utilized effectively, launch bands to ever bigger and better venues later on.

I am not young anymore .. when I was young I loved the wild, the exotic, the daring and different .. and was very willing to put up with discomfort .. because it seemed then that was all I ever knew. So there were no such things as bad shows back then though logistically that is an impossibility .. it's just that my indifference to formality and civility reaped zero negative ramifications.

Now older .. I like a more refined presentation of art .. I like wide eyed scope .. kindness, politeness, and courtesy. I want to sit down among civilized people and openly drink a simple mixed drink or two (rum and coke), while I experience music played live .. and a shared elation between the audience and band is always a welcome relief.

What bands provides this most excellent of situations with their live music you may be wondering .. to close out this rather long winded and tangential discussion, I will present a brief list - Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Nordic Giants. In fact Nordic Giants is my go to band for how shows and post rock should be done. Since thankfully they have done it though, others should take lessons then hopefully make their own unique identity. As for Outside the Scope of Music, Cirque du Soleil 'O' is pure genius. - thanks for reading.

u/minty901 · 2 pointsr/postrock

OK, so my recommendation:

Zoom G1on ($50): http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-G1on-Guitar-Effects-Pedal/dp/B00IOSJ68C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421777443&sr=8-1&keywords=zoom+g1on

This will give you SO much great stuff. Loads of amp+speaker simulators for recording direct (vox, fender, marshall etc.), as well as loads of distortion, chorus, reverb, echo synth, wah, filter etc. effects that can be linked together in a chain. I have a lot of experience with guitar effects, and this unit is by far the best way to spend your money.

You still need a better way to input from that pedal into your computer. If you want to be able to use stereo effects (recommended), meaning the reverbs will be wider and more spacious, then you will need to go for a 2-channel USB interface. Something like this might work for you:

http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UCA202-Audio-Interface/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1421777678&sr=8-7&keywords=2+in+audio+interface

...however I have no experience with that so I can't vouch for it. You could try to find one a little pricier that might work better, I don't know. Look around for reviews etc., but if that works fine then you should have pretty much all you need to record a good quality sound in Audacity.

For drum sounds and others such as piano and strings, check out this software:

http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/sampletank3free/

I use it myself. It should work as a plug-in with Audacity but I haven't tried that myself. Either way it's free and has some good sounds in it.

u/temporarycreature · 1 pointr/postrock

That would depend on your setup. If you're using one of those Wal-Mart, it's going to sound like crap. You need a good record player, I recommend what I have, the Stanton T.92, I don't use it for the DJ feature, but for the USB vinyl ripping feature. Then you'll need a good receiver and great speakers.

u/BigDon8 · 2 pointsr/postrock

these

They actually take out a lot of the midrange frequencies that can make the sound muddy. I definitely recommend them. Not only for listening quality purposes, but as someone who has had tinnitus since I was 15, you really need to protect your ears. Like, really.

u/Saneesvara · 2 pointsr/postrock

I love Hoover intensely. In a nutshell, Hoover is Regulator Watts before they became Regulator Watts. If you're interested, here's their page on Amazon. I suggest listening to Pretender first, then working on from there. I'm currently listening to Earth.. liking them so far. Thanks for the recommendation.

u/exposur3 · 1 pointr/postrock

Agree with /u/Buffalocolt18 it's definitely worth watch. You may also be interested in this book: https://www.amazon.com/Slints-Spiderland-33-1-3/dp/144117026X/

u/smackywolf · 2 pointsr/postrock

If you're travelling on the train a lot, you'd do better to get an isolating pair. Not only does it cut out the noise of things around you, but it means you don't seem like a dick for having tinny noise blaring out of your earholes, annoying your fellow commuters.

Open are great, but not really suited for wandering around. Also, imo, you look kind of stupid wearing big 'ole cans out in public. So I'd go for IEMs.

Without researching again, I was planning on getting the Head Direct RE0s. They are apparently a fantastic buy for their price, and amazon has them for $75 bucks at the moment. http://www.amazon.com/HiFiMan-RE-0-In-Ear-Stereo-Headphones/dp/B001MQ8BL6

But yeah. Dig through head-fi and read their ULTIMATE IEM LIST threads. They have a breakdown of cost and performance.

u/wherediebeansat · 1 pointr/postrock

Its funny, I actually just bought these off the recommendation from a friend for an upcoming MONO concert I might go to as well, also based on reports that their concerts get crazy loud.

u/cssc · 6 pointsr/postrock

There's also this book which I haven't read yet.

But the book OP posted is definitely good.

u/Siguros · 1 pointr/postrock

Learning notes on the neck, scales. This book teaches a good system for learning the notes in the start, the CAGED system:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1480170496/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm currently working through it.

u/rDr4g0n · 4 pointsr/postrock

Wish they made a little slot on the internets that I can insert money into in exchange for music.

[edit] i found the slot: http://www.amazon.com/Valtari-Sigur-Ros/dp/B007OWG3LM

u/ElPimentoDeCheese · 3 pointsr/postrock

And for anyone interested, Amazon (US) has the vinyl for $35. That way you don't have to import it from overseas.

u/Oksastus · 2 pointsr/postrock

Seems like an announcement is imminent. The track appeared on Spotify about an hour ago, and the release is up on Amazon