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Post Rock with an Identity, 17 Jul 2008

I probably got into post-rock like many others through Mogwai/Godspeed You! Black Emperor then Explosions in the Sky and a whole host of other bands. Which was fine, really enjoyed this type of music and my album collection just grew and grew. Trouble was most of it was sounding the same as so much of it followed the quiet/loud/quiet/loud pattern. So latterly I've stopped listening to big names in this genre and looked elsewhere for my post-rock fix such as Grails/Red Sparowes/Mono and others that are on the periphery.
I discovered Laymar about two years ago when I saw them supporting someone else and I was amazed at what they were playing. The band have grown in confidence over the… Read more