STARS OF THE LID

ORIGINALLY FORMED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1992, ADAM WILTZIE AND BRIAN MCBRIDE, STARS OF THE LID (ONE OF THE MOST APROPOS NAMES IN ALL OF MUSIC) HAVE SCRATCHED OUT QUITE A NICHE FOR THEMSELVES IN THE AMORPHOUS WORLD OF ATMOSPHERIC CLASSICAL MUSIC. STARS OF THE LID HAVE EXCELLED AT DESIGNING SUBTLE, MINIMALIST EPICS WHICH SOUND LIKE THEY'RE BEING PLAYED ON A SINGLE MULTIFACETED ORGANIC INSTRUMENT. THEY OFFER SUBTLE, ENDLESSLY EVOLVING STORIES ABOUT THE DYNAMICS OF SONIC TEXTURE, AT THE SAME TIME SEEMING TO OFFER A PICTURE OF PURE, UNFETTERED CONSCIOUSNESS. THEIR MUSIC ARE BEATLESS SOUNDSCAPES COMPOSED OF DRONING, EFFECTS-TREATED GUITARS ALONG WITH PIANO, STRINGS, AND HORNS; VOLUME SWELLS AND FEEDBACK FILL THE GAP OF RHYTHMIC INSTRUMENTS, PROVIDING DYNAMIC MOVEMENT WITHIN THE SONGS. A WISE MAN ONCE DESCRIBED SOTL AS "DIVINE CLASSICAL DRONES WITHOUT THE TEDIOUS INTRUSION OF DRUMS, OR VOCALS." (read less)

ORIGINALLY FORMED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1992, ADAM WILTZIE AND BRIAN MCBRIDE, STARS OF THE LID (ONE OF THE MOST APROPOS NAMES IN ALL OF MUSIC) HAVE SCRATCHED OUT QUITE A NICHE FOR THEMSELVES IN THE AMORPHOUS WORLD OF ATMOSPHERIC CLASSICAL MUSIC. STARS OF THE LID HAVE EXCELLED AT DESIGNING SUBTLE, MINIMALIST EPICS WHICH SOUND LIKE THEY'RE BEING PLAYED ON A SINGLE MULTIFACETED ORGANIC INSTRUMENT. THEY OFFER SUBTLE, ENDLESSLY EVOLVING STORIES ABOUT THE DYNAMICS OF SONIC TEXTURE, AT THE... (read more)