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PG.LOST — Oscillate
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"Hier ist Oscillate von PG.LOST - das neue Album der Band, welche pures Drama und Katharsis lebt. Ihr fnftes Werk - das erste seit dem erfolgreichen 2016er Versus - braucht mit ausgeprgtem Verstndnis von Spannung/Entspannung einen Vergleich mit Mono, Explosions in the Sky und Godspeed You! Black Emperor nicht zu scheuen. Mit Einflssen, die von der emotionalen Wucht von Big Thief ber den erfinderischen Geist des Krautrock bis hin zur Brutalitt von Neurosis und dem dunklen Experimentalismus von Coil reichen, verflechten sich diese schwereren Elemente und ffnen sich in der Weite gar bis Fennesz oder Tim Hecker. Eine neue Ausrichtung, welche eine schimmernde Schnheit und Tiefe enthllt, wie sie in der heutigen berkomprimierten und berproduzierten Version "moderner" Musik selten zu finden ist. Das Titelstck beginnt mit einer blhend dunklen Ambientpassage, ein aufsteigender Gitarren-/Synth-Part, der die Spannung aufbaut bis die endgltige Befreiung durch einem groen Refrai und gigantische Wellen von Gitarrenklngen erreicht wird. Oscillate steht exemplarisch fr das Album als Ganzes - massiv im Umfang und noch grer im Klang. Das Album wurde im eigenen Studio aufgenommen und von Magnus Lindberg von Cult of Luna gemischt und gemastert. Souvern in der Ausfhrung ist Oscillate hchstdramatischer Bombast und ein gewaltiger Schritt vorwrts fr die Band - vier Jahre warten haben sich gelohnt. Fr Fans von Mono, Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Cult of Luna, EF, Caspian, Russian Circles, Envy * Limitierte Single Colour White Vinyl-Version! * Band Info: PG.LOST wurde 2004 in Norrkping, Schweden, gegrndet und besteht aus Mattias Bhatt, Martin Hjertstedt (ex- Ghost), Gustav Almberg (The Great Discord) und Kristian Karlsson (Cult of Luna). Auf der Suche nach einem einzigartigen Klang und der Liebe zu Post-Rock, Ambient und Shoegaze mit einem Hang zum Post-Metal, verffentlichte die Band 2006 und 2007 ihre selbstbetitelte sowie die Yes, I Am-EP.2008 verffentlichten PG.LOST ihr Debutalbum It's Not Me, It's You! Es folgten In Never Out, Key, die Split-LP mit Wang Wen und zuletzt Versus. Line Up: Mattias Bhatt: Gitarre, Martin Hjertstedt: Schlagzeug. Gustav Almberg: Gitarre, Kristian Karlsson: Bass"
Trapped in a cavern, its pitch black and the air is getting harder and harder to breathe. Disoriented, hands follow the walls to find what could be the ceiling, fingers digging into the rock to find something anything loose to help point toward a direction out. Suddenly, a rock frees itself and after clearing away some dirt, a pin of blinding light shines through the enveloping darkness. Clearing away soil and rock with more and more vigor, hope and salvation is just a short way from here.
This is PG.LOSTs Oscillate the bands latest LP packed to the gills with pure drama and catharsis. Their fifth overall and first effort since 2016s much lauded Versus, Oscillate leans on an instrumental approach and while their keen understanding of tension/release may warrant comparison to the likes of MONO, Explosions in the Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, PG.LOST is unafraid to move into exciting new directions. With influences that range from the emotional heft of Big Thief to the inventive spirit of krautrock to the brutality of Neurosis to the dark experimentalism of COIL, these heavier elements intertwine and open up into wide-eyed expansiveness of Fennesz or Tim Hecker, revealing a beauty shimmering underneath and a range of depth rarely found in todays over-compressed and spit-shined version of modern music.
In making the new LP, PG.LOST opted to keep it simple and follow their gut. On the previous records we have always tried to make it very basic and clean when it comes to production, not too many overdubs or add-ons, reveals bassist Kristian Karlsson. This time was more about not thinking about that at all. We dont try to over analyse our records it always starts with one or two songs and they often set the mood of the rest of the writing process.I think this album has more layers to it you hear new things every time you listen. Were really looking forward to hearing what the listeners think.
Kicking off with a blossoming dark ambient passage on the title track, an ascendant guitar/synth part builds tension until final release is achieved with a massive chorus, waves of eye-opening guitars and elephantine tribal drums. Its emblematic of the album as a whole massive in scope and even larger in sound, Oscillate is the true definition of its title with incredibly tense swells to the point of collapse leading to a slow but pensive disintegration. And again. And again. Oscillate is not just instrumental music, its cinematic its high drama, executed in IMAX with a pristine soundtrack blasting at 120db.
Due in November via Pelagic Records, the LP was recorded by the band in their own studio, and mixed/mastered by Magnus Lindberg from Cult of Luna. In creating the LP, the only hurdle seemingly was an internal one and making efficient use of individual scheduling. When we formed the band we spent almost every night in the rehearsal space, recalls Karlsson. Nowadays we only rehearse for tours or when we plan to have writing sessions for example upcoming records. It is not as spontaneous as it used to be, but I think it forces us to really make the best out of it when we do see each other.
Founded in 2004 in Norrkping, Sweden, PG.LOST is Mattias Bhatt, Martin Hjertstedt (ex- Ghost), Gustav Almberg (The Great Discord) and Kristian Karlsson (Cult of Luna). Formed in pursuit of a singular love of post-rock, ambient and shoegaze with a bent towards post- metal, the band released their self-titled and the Yes, I Am EPs in 2006 and 2007. From there PG.LOST dropped their 2008 LP It's Not Me, It's You! quickly followed by 2009s In Never Out, Key, the Wang Wen split LP and Versus followed in 2012, 2013 and 2016 respectively.
Sovereign in execution and mammoth in scope, Oscillate is ten tracks of pure dramatic bombast and a massive step forward for the decades-old band. The four years away have been worth it.
https://pglost.bandcamp.com/album/oscillate
Trapped in a cavern, its pitch black and the air is getting harder and harder to breathe. Disoriented, hands follow the walls to find what could be the ceiling, fingers digging into the rock to find something anything loose to help point toward a direction out. Suddenly, a rock frees itself and after clearing away some dirt, a pin of blinding light shines through the enveloping darkness. Clearing away soil and rock with more and more vigor, hope and salvation is just a short way from here.
This is PG.LOSTs Oscillate the bands latest LP packed to the gills with pure drama and catharsis. Their fifth overall and first effort since 2016s much lauded Versus, Oscillate leans on an instrumental approach and while their keen understanding of tension/release may warrant comparison to the likes of MONO, Explosions in the Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, PG.LOST is unafraid to move into exciting new directions. With influences that range from the emotional heft of Big Thief to the inventive spirit of krautrock to the brutality of Neurosis to the dark experimentalism of COIL, these heavier elements intertwine and open up into wide-eyed expansiveness of Fennesz or Tim Hecker, revealing a beauty shimmering underneath and a range of depth rarely found in todays over-compressed and spit-shined version of modern music.
In making the new LP, PG.LOST opted to keep it simple and follow their gut. On the previous records we have always tried to make it very basic and clean when it comes to production, not too many overdubs or add-ons, reveals bassist Kristian Karlsson. This time was more about not thinking about that at all. We dont try to over analyse our records it always starts with one or two songs and they often set the mood of the rest of the writing process.I think this album has more layers to it you hear new things every time you listen. Were really looking forward to hearing what the listeners think.
Kicking off with a blossoming dark ambient passage on the title track, an ascendant guitar/synth part builds tension until final release is achieved with a massive chorus, waves of eye-opening guitars and elephantine tribal drums. Its emblematic of the album as a whole massive in scope and even larger in sound, Oscillate is the true definition of its title with incredibly tense swells to the point of collapse leading to a slow but pensive disintegration. And again. And again. Oscillate is not just instrumental music, its cinematic its high drama, executed in IMAX with a pristine soundtrack blasting at 120db.
Due in November via Pelagic Records, the LP was recorded by the band in their own studio, and mixed/mastered by Magnus Lindberg from Cult of Luna. In creating the LP, the only hurdle seemingly was an internal one and making efficient use of individual scheduling. When we formed the band we spent almost every night in the rehearsal space, recalls Karlsson. Nowadays we only rehearse for tours or when we plan to have writing sessions for example upcoming records. It is not as spontaneous as it used to be, but I think it forces us to really make the best out of it when we do see each other.
Founded in 2004 in Norrkping, Sweden, PG.LOST is Mattias Bhatt, Martin Hjertstedt (ex- Ghost), Gustav Almberg (The Great Discord) and Kristian Karlsson (Cult of Luna). Formed in pursuit of a singular love of post-rock, ambient and shoegaze with a bent towards post- metal, the band released their self-titled and the Yes, I Am EPs in 2006 and 2007. From there PG.LOST dropped their 2008 LP It's Not Me, It's You! quickly followed by 2009s In Never Out, Key, the Wang Wen split LP and Versus followed in 2012, 2013 and 2016 respectively.
Sovereign in execution and mammoth in scope, Oscillate is ten tracks of pure dramatic bombast and a massive step forward for the decades-old band. The four years away have been worth it.
https://pglost.bandcamp.com/album/oscillate