What a band! I don’t know why more people haven’t heard of them. 2/3 were in the popular Canadian math/emocore band Blake (who I will no doubt be writing about in this blog at some point). Rockets Red Glare played mathy post hardcore with elements of heavier post rock. Their rhythm section destroys my life. Dissonant/angular guitar parts with shouting over top. If I haven’t established it yet, this kind of music is sort of my thing. Haha. They’ve been compared to bands like Slint, Shellac and Mission Of Burma. But they’ve also been compared to Neurosis. So yes, they were quite the treat. I personally don’t think they sound like any of those bands, but I guess I always need a point of reference. Just listen and see what you think.
-matthew st.
indeed this shit is VERY hard to find. ive got the 7" and a burned and worn out copy of the s/t... and none of the sites that say they would sell it work anymore. a great thanks for your posting of these tunes as this band was very important to me for a long time and will remain that way.
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ReplyDeletego to blueskiesturnblack.com they put out some of their records and you can send them an email and buy those records
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