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░ ██ ██ Artist: Ira ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Visions of a Landscape █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2009 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2010-06-01 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Golden Antenna ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
▀░ ░ Type: Album ░ ░▀
░ █▓ Encoder: LAME 3.97 ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Lets just call it: rock. Not post-rock. Nothing █
█ thatÆs somehow ironically twisted or distorted by █
█ over thinking. Ira ties into a time when rock used █
█ to be serious and connected to deep existential █
█ feelings. ItÆs simply a matter of dignity. This █
█ band intends to overwhelm. Their long and epic █
█ tracks force the listener to lose himself, to get █
█ carried along, torn between the fear of losing █
█ control and the pleasant feeling of losing ground. █
█ █
█ But Ira arenÆt virtuous posers. They donÆt imitate █
█ the pompous rock-spectacle of the early seventies. █
█ Their use of effects and emotions is precisely █
█ calculated, their wall of sound never coagulates █
█ in pathos. The songs are distinguished by █
█ atmospheric density instead of fingerboard █
█ acrobatics. The great thing about their songs is █
█ that they are not overloaded; instead the █
█ arrangements leave space for unlimited █
█ associations. Ira succeed in uniting the █
█ Mogwai-esque floating post-rock-sound with classic █
█ rock songs. But itÆs not the straight-forward, █
█ demanding kind of rock anymore that makes you █
█ clench your fist û these epic and blazing tracks █
█ are riddled with melancholy, doubt, fragility. And █
█ yet, in their songs dealing with lack of █
█ communication and helplessness, you can also find █
█ references to some great moments of rock history. █
█ Ira express the anxiety in us all and they █
█ consciously pile it on, so that it sticks. █
█ █
█ The roots of the band from Konstanz, formed in █
█ 2003, can be found in Hardcore and Punk. Their █
█ debut-album ╗The Body And The Soil½ (2005) was █
█ released on the ╗Go Kart½-label from New York. On █
█ ╗Visions Of A Landscape½ Ira finally developed █
█ their own unique voluminous sound and found a new █
█ home with Golden Antenna Records. █
█ █
█ Instrumental tracking took place at Blackmails own █
█ ôTonstudio 45ö near Koblenz with the helping hands █
█ of producer Tobias Levin (e.g. Tocotronic, Faust, █
█ Kante). Chris von Rautenkrantz (Soundgarden █
█ Studios, Hamburg) did a fine job in regard of the █
█ mastering. In a very intense collaboration with █
█ producer Tobias Levin, Toby Hoffmann refinded his █
█ particular vocal-style û passionate, disturbing █
█ but not exalted. As a musician, the award-winning █
█ writer, Spoken-Word-Artist and Poetry Slammer is █
█ also capable of combining complex lyrics with an █
█ adequate sound: at the gateway of dream and █
█ reality, poetry and anger, Hoffmann succeeds in █
█ connecting the big Rock-gesture with the laconical █
█ disillusionment of Post-Punk. █
█ █
█ Black Sabbath meets Ian Curtis û worlds implode. █
█ (Text: Martin Bⁿsser) █
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░ 1. Empire in the Bag 11:23 ░
░ 2. Visions of a Landscape 11:29 ░
░ 3. Everybody Is in the Mood for Dying 5:44 ░
░ 4. Lamb 12:47 ░
░ 5. A Drop of Irony 8:46 ░
░ 6. Encore 8:57 ░
░ 59:06 ░
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Û over thinking. Ira ties into a time when rock used Û
Û to be serious and connected to deep existential Û
Û feelings. Its simply a matter of dignity. This Û
Û band intends to overwhelm. Their long and epic Û
Û tracks force the listener to lose himself, to get Û
Û carried along, torn between the fear of losing Û
Û control and the pleasant feeling of losing ground. Û
Û Û
Û But Ira arent virtuous posers. They dont imitate Û
Û the pompous rock-spectacle of the early seventies. Û
Û Their use of effects and emotions is precisely Û
Û calculated, their wall of sound never coagulates Û
Û in pathos. The songs are distinguished by Û
Û atmospheric density instead of fingerboard Û
Û acrobatics. The great thing about their songs is Û
Û that they are not overloaded; instead the Û
Û arrangements leave space for unlimited Û
Û associations. Ira succeed in uniting the Û
Û Mogwai-esque floating post-rock-sound with classic Û
Û rock songs. But its not the straight-forward, Û
Û demanding kind of rock anymore that makes you Û
Û clench your fist these epic and blazing tracks Û
Û are riddled with melancholy, doubt, fragility. And Û
Û yet, in their songs dealing with lack of Û
Û communication and helplessness, you can also find Û
Û references to some great moments of rock history. Û
Û Ira express the anxiety in us all and they Û
Û consciously pile it on, so that it sticks. Û
Û Û
Û The roots of the band from Konstanz, formed in Û
Û 2003, can be found in Hardcore and Punk. Their Û
Û debut-album »The Body And The Soil« (2005) was Û
Û released on the »Go Kart«-label from New York. On Û
Û »Visions Of A Landscape« Ira finally developed Û
Û their own unique voluminous sound and found a new Û
Û home with Golden Antenna Records. Û
Û Û
Û Instrumental tracking took place at Blackmails own Û
Û Tonstudio 45 near Koblenz with the helping hands Û
Û of producer Tobias Levin (e.g. Tocotronic, Faust, Û
Û Kante). Chris von Rautenkrantz (Soundgarden Û
Û Studios, Hamburg) did a fine job in regard of the Û
Û mastering. In a very intense collaboration with Û
Û producer Tobias Levin, Toby Hoffmann refinded his Û
Û particular vocal-style passionate, disturbing Û
Û but not exalted. As a musician, the award-winning Û
Û writer, Spoken-Word-Artist and Poetry Slammer is Û
Û also capable of combining complex lyrics with an Û
Û adequate sound: at the gateway of dream and Û
Û reality, poetry and anger, Hoffmann succeeds in Û
Û connecting the big Rock-gesture with the laconical Û
Û disillusionment of Post-Punk. Û
Û Û
Û Black Sabbath meets Ian Curtis worlds implode. Û
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