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Stars of the Lid

Stars of the Lid are a band specializing in drone-based ambient music. They list among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as Arvo Pärt, Zbigniew Preisner, Gavin Bryars, and Henryk Górecki, as well as Talk Talk (both bands have tracks named "Taphead"), post-rock artists Labradford, and ambient innovator Brian Eno. Their music largely consists of beatless soundscapes, composed of droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano, strings, and horns; volume swells and feedback fill the gap of rhythmic instruments, providing dynamic movement within the songs.

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instrumental post-rock

music to fall asleep to

darker than the deepest sea

this is not br00tal at all

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Tom Carter

Tom Carter is best known for his work with Charalambides, which he co-founded with longtime creative partner (and one time wife) Christina Carter in 1991. Carter has also undertaken solo work and numerous collaborations with Bardo Pond, Vanessa Arn, Robert Horton, Ian Nagoski, Tower Recordings, Double Leopards, Yellow Swans, Starving Weirdos, and Jandek, among others.

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A Winged Victory for the Sullen

A Winged Victory For The Sullen is a collaboration between Stars of the Lid member Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O'Halloran. They will release their self-titled debut album worldwide on September 9, 2011 via Erased Tapes except for North America where it will be released on September 13, 2011 via Kranky. There's a preview on soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/adambryanbaumwiltzie/sets/a-winged-victory-for-the...

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Charalambides

Charalambides are a musical group originally from Houston, Texas, USA and lately of Austin, Texas. Formed in 1991 by Tom Carter and Christina Carter, adding Jason Bill and Heather Leigh Murray, they have followed in the footsteps of other Texas psychedelic music artists such as The 13th Floor Elevators, The Red Krayola, and Jandek. Their music contains elements typical of psychedelic music such as reverb, extended instrumental jamming and the use of found sounds, as well as elements of noise, avant garde, folk, and drone music.

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people who are freakier and folkier than motherfucking devendra banhart

temp new weird america

there was a juicer making noises there too

i saw her and him by a tree peeling apples

hayfields and sunshine

Desperate To See Live

io tardy overcast trope

beautiful female voice

charalmbides and related

dronish psychish folkish ish

landscaping with bulbs

i should keep an eye on this one

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Lichens

Robert Lowe plays bass and sings in 90 Day Men. 90 Day Men have released three albums and several EPs, rapidly developing from an angular, harsh post-punk band into their current expansive, near-progressive swirl of guitars, keyboards and vocals. He has also collaborated on tour with Castanets. Lichens is Lowe's personal vehicle, created for performance and recording solo and with collaborators. Lichens has performed in Chicago, beginning at the Arthur magazine sponsored Million Tongues Festival in summer 2004 and New York solo and in duos.

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Christina Carter

Christina Carter first joined Tom Carter and Kyle Silfer in an unnamed trio in 1991; they went on to become Charalambides. Charalambides is a singular entity that has constantly defined itself by gripping music and its operation outside the parameters of the music industry. Beginning with self-released cassettes, then moving on to the Siltbreeze label in 1993, Charalambides garnered attention from those in the know with their unique mix of noise, gospel, folk and blues.

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doldrums

Doldrums are band based around Bill Kellum, Matt Kellum and Justin Chearno. They get together every now and then (lately its been mostly then) and record. Bill Kellum has been running the amazing Vhf label since 1991, which has released a stream of essential recordings from Skullflower, Flying Saucer Attack, Pelt, Rake, Wingtip Sloat, Total, Sunroof!, Richard Youngs/Simon Wickham-Smith and others.

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Lotus Plaza

Lotus Plaza is the solo project of Deerhunter's Lockett pundt. His debut LP, entitled The Floodlight Collective, was released on March 23, 2009 by Kranky. Pundt has cited his greatest musical influences as being Stereolab, My Bloody Valentine, and Roxy Music, "on a subliminal level." A second album, Spooky Action at a Distance, was released on April 2, 2012.

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darker than the deepest sea

driving in the desert

lz musical to do list

music i want to check out

best of 2009

have experienced in the live setting

sonic fetish

musical research center: artists that i should listen to

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Jessica Bailiff

Jessica Bailiff is an American singer-songwriter from Toledo, Ohio. Her music is largely classified as slowcore, although it contains elements of post-rock. It is essentially a droning, experimental style of slow-tempo music which coalesces textured, blurry and surreal sounds with immersed vocals. her most recent release is a 4-track ep, recorded with Annelies Monseré. This was released as the cd 'untitled ep' by 'Jessica Bailiff & Annelies Monseré' www.brainwashed.com/jb

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