(2017) sleepmakeswaves - Made of Breath Only
Review:
Australian post-rock quartet sleepmakeswaves release their third album Made of Breath Only through Birds Robe Records on 7th April.
The post-rock quartet utilise electronic textures as well as the usual symphony of guitars, drums and bass to elevate their elegant compositions to transcendental peaks. The band’s electrifying 2011 debut album, …and so we destroyed everything, got nominated in the ‘Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album’ category at the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) awards (they lost to DZ Deathrays). It was the release of sophomore album Love of Cartography that really struck a chord with critics and fans alike, nominated this time for a whole host of awards including another ARIA (in an astonishing twist of deja-vu logic they lost to DZ Deathrays).
Fully aware of the clichés that permeate the majority of the post-rock oeuvre (under influences, it simply says ‘we write love songs about delay pedals’) sleepmakeswaves seek to make music that progresses beyond a pale imitation of their contemporaries. Their lush enlivening arrangements surpass the bygone quiet/loud/quiet dynamic clichés of post-rock old to produce something wholly distinct and inspirational.
Tracklist:
01-our days were polar.flac
02-worlds away.flac
03-to light and then return.flac
04-tundra.flac
05-the edge of everything.flac
06-made of breath only.flac
07-into the arms of ghosts.flac
08-midnight sun.flac
09-glacial.flac
10-hailstones.flac
Summary:
Country: Australia
Genre: post-rock
Media Report:
Source : CD
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : ~ 763-990 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
