post rock

There are eight artists sharing the name Mono; The name is used by a Japanese post-rock band, a British trip-hop band, a Dutch post-rock band, a female Austrian reggae artist, a Swedish trance artist, a Korean pop ballad trio, a Polish hip-hop band and a new Danish indie rock band. Japanese: MONO are a post-rock group from Tokyo, Japan. The songs, all of which are instrumental, are usually focused on layered guitar melodies. Strings and pianos are also prominently featured in some songs. MONO are known for their powerful live shows and their complex guitar work.

This Will Destroy You is an instrumental American post-rock band from San Marcos, Texas. The band is made up of Chris King, Raymond Brown, Jeremy Galindo, and Andrew Miller. Raymond Brown has since gone to medical school and handed the torch to Donovan Jones, who joined in February of '08. They are signed to Magic Bullet. The band formed in 2005 and released the EP which was originally supposed to be the band's demo, Young Mountain, the same year. The EP received favorable reviews. They released their self-titled debut album on January 29, 2008.

The Shadow Project are back! Find them on FB -> http://www.facebook.com/theshadowprojectofficial Being described as 'Cooler than Cool', and the receivers of noteworthy praise from Sigur Ros manager John Best, The Shadow Project are reworking the so called 'Post Rock' dynamism into a fabulously malevolent electronically minded noise fest of beauty and melody, a 'Post-pop / ambient / joy wank' of sorts.

Rollo is a solo project of an (apparently) anonymous artist, ferried onto record by legendary Boris drummer Atsuo Mizuno. Rollo released his debut, Pinhole, in 2007. Second album 3 arrived in 2010. Each album is limited to 500 copies on vinyl from Inoxia Records. He creates psychedelic-infused folk music, playing guitar and singing on most of his songs. Atsuo also created the visual art for the albums.

Rollo on Last.fm.