Lights Out Asia. Revisited.

The very first post of this blog was Lights Out Asia. And now I return to the Milwaukee based trio because their album Hy-Brasil is going to be released on June 5th! (Although it has already leaked on the internet somehow).Lights Out Asia has continually amazed me since I first heard “Radars Over the Ghosts of Chernobyl” four years ago. They have been in my top five ever since. Their last album, In the Days of Jupiter, was my least favorite album so far and I didn’t quite know which direction they would move after that, but this album is their best so far. I have a feeling it’s going to consume me for the next few months. This album will take you elsewhere, hopefully to the mythical fog cloaked island it’s named after. This song and video absolutely blew me away.


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Welcome.

The Quiet Ambient is a look into several post rock and instrumental genres. Some of the music may be more experimental, downtempo, dark, or even doomy. The point is to help everybody expand their musical tastes and make some musical discoveries. A lot of post rock is too slow for many, but I believe if you give it a chance it captures the imagination and sparks something deep inside. Enjoy.

"The post-rock sound incorporates characteristics from a variety of musical genres, including ambient, jazz, electronica, and experimental. The traditional method of power chords is replaced with timbre and texture for guitar-play while the song and voice is abandoned by its ambience. The rebellious overtones of rock as we remember it is no longer the theme for post-rock groups. In fact, utilizing dub reggae, hip hop, and rave, post-rock manages to create an androgynous and softer means of subversion."

I will leave you all with one of my favorites, Lights Out Asia.



Download here: Lights Out Asia- Psiu! Puxa!

Lights Out Asia is a downtempo and post-rock musical project that was formed in early 2003 when Chris Schafer and Mike Ystad (both members of Aurore Rein) decided to work on music together. Recording in bedrooms and basements, the duo had written and constructed a dozen songs on Mike’s laptop by summertime. Thus was born ‘Garmonia’, Lights Out Asia’s first documented recording as a band. ‘Garmonia’ found itself in the willing arms of Sun Sea Sky Productions, and Lights Out Asia found themselves ready to play live shows.