One of the most beautiful Parts I've ever listened to.

PoStRoCk

The opening track of new album "Sines".

Out October 2014.

Blind Them With Science

This Will Destroy You
There Are Some Remedies Worse Than The Disease
Young Mountain (2006)

http://thiswilldestroyyou.bandcamp.com/
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This Will Destroy You - There Are Some Remedies Worse...

Downloads and Merch
http://godisanastronaut.com/album/helios-erebus

* 6 Panel CD Digipak
* Black Vinyl
(The vinyl was cut at half speed and pressed onto black vinyl to maintain the highest possible quality.)
* Digital (MP3, FLAC and more)

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/079svMEXkbT5nGU2kfoqO2

iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/album/helios-erebus/id1009018992

Helios Erebus

when angels cry

Aria

From ''Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada'' (1999)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Moya

Harper Lewis

God is an Astronaut - Snowfall

Mooncake - Cast The Route

Our overlong 2008 EP. Avaliable for free download at Lost Children Net Label - http://www.archive.org/details/lost_children

01 i will write peace on your wings and you will fly over the world

If These Trees Could Talk - The Death Of Paradigm

01 Dash And Blast

02 We Flood Empty Lakes

Illumination Ritual by The Appleseed Cast will be available on vinyl, compact disc, cassette & digital on April 23rd via the Graveface Records & Curiosities imprint. To pre-order any of the above formats mentioned, go here: www.graveface.com/graveface-catalog.html

BIO //

Change, as they say, is a good thing. And a lot has changed for Lawrence, Kansas, post-rock outfit The Appleseed Cast over the 14 years since their founding. With Illumination Ritual (out April 23rd), their first full-length since 2009’s Sagamartha & first output since 2011’s Middle States EP, they’ve embraced not only a new line-up, but also hopscotching time signatures and a tumultuous anthemic energy that rivals anything else in their consistently impressive catalog.

With lyrics written over the course of three nights, between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m., & music written over a 3 month period of time, Illumination Ritual reflects both a sense of urgency and unbridled creative energy.  Many bands fizzle out after a few records but on this, their 8th full length, they’ve hit a high mark that many will undoubtedly compare to their 2001 masterpiece, Low Level Owl.  We here at Graveface feel this is easily their best record to date though.  

Every album has come with line up changes for The Appleseed Cast.  This one introduces Taylor Holenbeck on guitar and Nathan Wilder on drums.  Both additions are outstanding on this record. Musical interplay between band members is something Appleseed Cast is known for, but the level of counterpoint and intricate yet chaotic energy is unmatched to anything they've done to date.  The songs are energetic, sweeping, full of atmosphere, melancholy yet hopeful, driving, determined, and unabashed. Lyrically, Chris Crisci (founding member) is creating images to be pieced together.  Much like Appleseed Cast's seminal work, every song has a feeling and theme, but nothing is forced or in your face.  The lyrics frame perfectly the vision of the music.  In songs like Great Lake Derelict and Cathedral Rings you can hear nods to some of their most recognizable work, but there’s something new and fresh that’s all encompassing.  

With such a natural chemistry within the new line up, it makes sense that the songs themselves, while embracing chaos and a tuneful math-rock sensibility, eschew earlier recordings’ slick production for a more organic sound. The songwriting itself grew from collaborative explorations in the studio, with each player given time to riff on the parts that had been laid down before, their spontaneous contributions captured and cut together.  Newly invigorated by their shared enthusiasm and the interplay of their individual talents, The Appleseed Cast enters their fourteenth year as a new band in the best sense, full of fresh ideas and the energy to bring them to both longtime fans and new converts alike.  

Illumination Ritual will be available on vinyl, compact disc, cassette & digital on April 23rd via the Graveface Records & Curiosities imprint.


The Appleseed Cast - Cathedral Rings

Illusion

UK, Malta, USA, Canada dates - autumn 2018

01 Dash And Blast

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