Album of the day: Long Distance Calling – Avoid The Light

Lovingly pinched from Sputnik Music.com: Post-rock is difficult; the sub-genre is amorphous and loosely defined at best. For the sake of simplification, take a spectrum with the “Gods” at either end; that is, put God Is An Astronaut on one side and Godspeed You! Black Emperor on the other. You’ll find Long Distance Calling right in the middle, with an explosive rhythm section typical of the former and lengthy crescendos courtesy of the latter. But this is only a generality.

Avoid the Light is a lot more complex than at face value, not only taking cues from art- and post-rock contemporaries, but also psychedelic and progressive German-rock forebears.

Please read the full review at: Long Distance Calling – Avoid The Light Review – sputnikmusic.

Please listen to the audio stream of Long Distance Calling live at Roadburn 2008.

Tags: album of the day, Avoid The Light, Jonas Renske, Katatonia, Long Distance Calling, post rock, prog rock

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