Luuvitosen Vippi #10 - Greg Burns, Red Sparowes
It’a a great honour for me to announce that the tenth guest in Luuvitosen Vippi series is Greg Burns from Red Sparowes. Greg also played in “dark chamber folk sextet” Halifax Pier. Red Sparowes’ debut album At The Soundless Dawn was released last spring and it made a huge positive impact, gaining new friends to the band from many different musical backgrounds, from post-rock to metal fans. Follow-up to At The Soundless Dawn is recorded and waiting for a release through Neurot Recordings later this year. At the moment the band is preparing for their second European tour that will start on March 1st in Netherlands and end also in Netherlands, on April 7th.
Red Sparowes - “Alone And Unware, The Landscape Was Transformed In Front Of Our Eyes” mp3
Red Sparowes - “Our Happiest Days Slowly Began To Turn Into Dust” mp3
I’ll let Greg introduce his choices. Please leave some comments, I’m sure he’d like to hear them.
“In my opinion Grails are one of the best bands around today. Although very tight, they have this effortless, loose quality that’s amazing. They manage to capture a huge amount of energy and control it through amazing dynamics, both live and recorded.”
“For someone that grew up listening to Yes and Rush, Zombi was an incredible discovery. Intense musicianship, no pretentions at all. They manage to capture everything good about 70’s synth rock and take it a millions steps further.
“This was one of the bands that started it all. Everyone seems to forget Tarentel and yet they were one of the most important bands in this surge of epic, textural, instrumental music. They’re still around today, and pushing the boundaries more than anyone else out there. A HUGE influence on not only my playing, but my musical tastes in general.
Tarantel - “Its In You Right Now, Just Get Still, Think About It, I Am Light Filled” mp3
“Guitar for people that hate guitar. Here you have two of the founding fathers of textural guitar for indy rock nerds like me. Nels Cline turns the guitar into a fucking animal, you’ve never seen anything like this. His knowledge of the instrument and the pedals he uses is beyond admirable. I aspire to be half of the musician this man is. Here he teams up with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. What can I say about Thurston Moore that hasn’t been said? He redefined rock. This is the best collaboration I could ever hope for.
Nels Cline and Thurston Moore - “We Love Our Blood (clip)” mp3
“Jesu. This from the man that brought you Godflesh. Beautiful soundscapes with intense melodies and dark, heavy moments. I get the same feeling from this that I got when I first heard My Bloody Valentine. Just pure, emotional and intense.”
Red Sparowes photo by Bryan Sheffield
willem wrote:
I found this through the hype machine. Keep up the english, as my finnish is non-existant
Posted on 24-Feb-06 at 11:00 pm | Permalink
maxx wrote:
everytime i listen to “at the soundless dawn” i am taken away. the other night as i painted and listened i experianced one of the most “trippy” moments, i was very much sober too!
Thank you.
Posted on 24-Feb-06 at 11:09 pm | Permalink
laurel wrote:
something for everyone . . . . .
Posted on 28-Jun-06 at 4:02 am | Permalink