Air, Aphex Twin, Bark Psychosis, Boards Of Canada, Bowery Electric, Clouddead, The Cure, Curve, Disco Inferno, Dntel, Brian Eno, Explosions In the Sky, Hood, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Laika, M83, Massive Attack, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, National Skyline, New Order, Neu!, Ride, Seefeel, Slowdive, Tortoise, U2, Velour 100, Yume Bitsu, etc.
Expect Delays is a cascading turmoil of rock and electronics, closeness and distance, truth and smoke and mirrors. Even their search for reality and identity somehow led to the band adopting tongue-in-cheek nicknames and songs that could be as sincere as your best friend or as sarcastic as your worst enemy. While the band’s influences are all over the board, from Aphex Twin to Yo La Tengo, they’ve nonetheless found a unique yet difficult-to-pin sound that marries post-rock, shoegaze, and post-punk with warm electronics and beats more fit for 4 A.M. head-nodding than the dance floor. They are currently hard at work on their first full-length "A Source. A Spirit. A Stream of Energy," as well as two seperate EP's exploring both the pop and the dance sides of their music.
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"The dreamy swells of Expect Delays are sharp, crisp, to the point, and more often than not, very danceable. Their 5-song debut EP is a messy affair, heavily influenced by My Bloody Valentine and the electro-art bands of 4AD. Vocal duties switch from guy to girl, and trip-hop rhythms lurk in the backgound, yet Expect Delays confidently place their sure and melodic vocals on even with their syrupy guitar layers. The title track features a soaring female vocal and gentle reverbed guitars glaced over beautifully simplistic looping, and the result is a cross bewteen Cocteau Twins and Portishead. The synth heavy "Steets Washed With Rain" comes off as a 1980's-era techno-pop experiment, complete with overworked drum tones. "The Cold Squeal Of Metal on Metal" and "Recovery & Sleep" are playful arrangements that dabble in electro-glitch and ambient post-rock chill. Their use of ambient space on instrumental compositions is well crafted and decidedly calculated, leaving no gaps in melody or hooks. The urgent passion of "Mood Ring" recalls Two Conversations-era Appleseed Cast, only with the shoegaze-pop coolness of Morella's Forrest. Overall, this is a brilliant little piece of work. No filler...mostly killer. Rating: 7.9." -www.theblackandthewhitemag.com-
Just stopped by to see what was shakin' cuz I've noticed you online quite a bit in the past few days... Ricky called from Kuwait yesterday. He messed up his ankle playing basketball, but he'll be fine. Missing home. Just 2 weeks down and several more months to go!
Hello, We're Elemental Gaze from Bandung/Indonesia. We uploading our new song on Myspace, more bright song. It's called "unperfect sky without your smile", song remixed by Bilan (elemental gaze). Have a Listen..!!
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