Instrumental selection .4

Three great bands from Switzerland, again.
Instrumentals.

EQUUS - Eutheria - 2008
www.myspace.com/eqsmusic


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Formed in Geneva in 200? by (ex-)members of Shora, Impure Wilhelmina, Seaplane Harbor, Chapter and other great bands from the place.
This is their first release.
Highly recommended!

"Passionate and personal blend of instrumental prog-post-rock, crossing the historical borders between 60's minimalism,70's prog rock and the reserved tension you might find in modern hardcore. Equus is far more epic and grandiose than any other band ever walked the Post-genres. Music enters after the whole minute of solemn silence, and what music it is! Low-tuned heavy drums, dark guitars, and good Lord, mellotron, the old dinosaur from 'Prog-ruled-the-Earth' times! Never chaotic or sudden, music flows through tempo, signature and mood changes, making your wonder how these guys manage to keep you sharp for the whole 31 minutes of opening track."
www.progarchives.com



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SHELVING - Imihs - 2009
www.myspace.com/shelving


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Formed in Delémont in 200? by (ex-)members of Unfold, Forceed, Art of Falling and other great bands from the place.
This is their second album (the first one is here).
The title comes from a word engraved on a wall of the old isolated house they went to record it.
Much recommended!

"Shelving is an awesome bunch of seventies’ post-prog, psychedelic krautrock & experimental noise. Dark, epic, complex and sometimes heavy, this music is nothing less than astonishing, unexpected & completely addictive."
http://divisionrecords.over-blog.com

"Shelving does not create music, the music simply tells the band where to go to and to expand!"
www.lordsofmetal.nl



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SHORA - Malval - 2005
www.myspace.com/shoraband


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Formed in 1998 and still active.
Early years were fucking Hardcore...
...before turning to Prog rock recently.
This is their first album in that configuration.
Much recommended!

"I still remember their debut cd that came out in 2000 (Shaping The Random). It was one of the best European Converge/Botch styled Hardcore releases of that year. Two years later Shora released a split CD with noise master Merzbow. Their songs on that split were fucking hard and extreme. And now, at the end of 2005, they're releasing an album that's blooming of delicate and atmospheric post-rock, combined with a touch of electronica. At first sight the four songs on Malval have all characteristics that are typical for the genre. It's only when you get yourself deeper into the artificial world of the songs though that their true force gets revealed. Everyone that's willing to do some effort to get into the instrumentally painted Shoral landscapes, is about to encounter the thrills of beauty, joy, despair and hope in just over half an hour of music. Malval is an album of undisturbed guitars, subtle drums and moody keyboard touches. Anyone into post rock can gear up for another instrumental mysterious voyage that might look a little typical at first sight, but that's far away from post rock clichés in the end. Forget about metal, Shora anno 2005 is softer yet touching souls harder than ever. No need to be sceptical."
www.lateralnoise.com