'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2012)

Third wave post-rock legend Godspeed You! Black Emperor made a very triumphant return to the music scene in 2010 when they decided to start touring after their break-up back in 2003, and now they have revealed their first album release since 2002. With no prior warning, this album was sold only in record format during their tours, starting on the first of October. Soon after the news hit, an official post was made on Constellation's website, promoting the album. Released on one 12" record and one 7" record, this album departs from most Godspeed releases, with the 7" specifically being the "drone" tracks that break up the album.

Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable.

Live at The Stone NYC (2010)

Finishing up the small lossless discography for these guys, this is the only official live album to be released by them. This fittingly lo-fi recording of one of the few live performances only contains eight songs and clocks in at a short show of only 53 minutes. As brief as this performance is, it sure is a heavy hitter, with songs from all stages of the band's brief career.


I hope I can hold on
Until the day that I escape.

Deathconsciousness (2008)

With the recent re-release of the album on both vinyl and CD, I figured that I would finally own this masterpiece of an album and rip it myself. Unfortunately, I was very late on the gun on was only able to pick up the CD version. Still the classic you all know and love, Deathconsciousness was the first musical endeavor by the duo Have a Nice Life. The album experiments with rich soundscapes and ambient sections, heavy post-rock and noticeably industrial segments, and incredibly low quality all around. To be honest, lo-fi doesn't even begin to describe this album's quality. That aside, Have a Nice Lfie's Deathconsciousness is an 80 minute experience set across two discs that is simply too good to pass up. I would use the new cover of the album for the post image, but my scanner is pretty shitty and nobody seems to care about scanning that sort of thing anymore, unfortunately. Thankfully, the old cover is still awesome.

a thousand tiny lives
disappear into the black depths
I guess I thought I'd feel something
but I didn't

Beautiful (2008)

Second album by the Japanese math/post-rock band About Tess. Consisting of two guitarists, two bassists, and two drummers, they're a nice blend of great guitar grooves and very diverse post-rock movements.

It's somewhat hard to explain, so just give it a shot.

F♯ A♯ ∞ (1997) (Vinyl Rip)

The first official release from the critically acclaimed post-rock band. Initially released in 1997, the LP version of the album only contained two songs, one on each side, that was divided into six and four "movements" respectively. Possibly the most interesting fact about the record version of the album is that in the final movement of "Bleak, Uncertain, Beautiful...", the last groove on the record is an infinite groove which will continue to play until you manually stop the record. This rip obviously stops pretty soon after the groove starts, but doesn't lose any content. Unlike most vinyl rips, this version is not 24/96 (24 bits sampled at 96 kHz), but standard ripping rates. If I ever feel like actually getting around to it, I might also decide to upload that version.


The car is on fire, and there's no driver at the wheel
And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides
And a dark wind blows 


The government is corrupt
And we're on so many drugs
With the radio on and the curtains drawn 


We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine
And the machine is bleeding to death 


The sun has fallen down
And the billboards are all leering
And the flags are all dead at the top of their poles 


It went like this: 


The buildings tumbled in on themselves
Mothers clutching babies 
Picked through the rubble
And pulled out their hair 


The skyline was beautiful on fire
All twisted metal stretching upwards
Everything washed in a thin orange haze 


I said, "Kiss me, you're beautiful -
These are truly the last days" 


You grabbed my hand 
And we fell into it
Like a daydream 
Or a fever 


We woke up one morning and fell a little further down
For sure it's the valley of death 


I open up my wallet
And it's full of blood

Zero Comma, Colorful World (2010)

A post-rock influenced shoegaze trio from Japan. Known for their guitar driven songs and melodic pop vocals. As I have heard, they put on one hell of a live show.

ゼロコンマ、色とりどりの世界

Hurtbreak Wonderland (2007)

This is one of the more interesting albums I've heard lately, and it seems to have been made for a relatively small set of people.  If you're a fan of modern classical and post-rock, as well as the lighter end of breakcore, you're in for a treat.  Otherwise, it's still worth a try.

Download here and here.