navigator | when the wires fall

third single from navigator. the b-side, "impossible without...", is i believe my favourite song of theirs - really lovely.

7" released by noisebox in 1997.

get.

navigator | a little astronomy

bares the same slightly menacing air and reverbed guitar feedback of killtaker but edges toward the (moderately) lusher sound of later releases.

7" released by noisebox in 1996.

get.

navigator | killtaker

navigator's debut single, displaying a relatively more traditional approach to song composition, coming across like idaho fronted by stuart staples. brooding & noisy.

7" released by noisebox in 1996.

get.

mixtape | bleak house: a uk post rock primer (vol 2)

and without further ado, here's volume 2. this one picks up at 1994 and ends in 2007 with the slo-core bliss-out of epic45.

i should point out that these two mixes focus on the "experimental" side of post rock. a primer on the sturm und drang noisy side (mogwai etc.) is coming soon.

::: main - rail
::: pram - life in the clouds
::: hair & skin trading company - *
::: 'o'rang - little brother
::: navigator - driving bell
::: state river widening - unsung couples
::: third eye foundation - a galaxy of scars
::: fridge - five four child voice
::: rothko - april 18 / undone
::: hood - closure
::: epic45 - the stars in spring

fill your boots.

navigator | nostalgie

google doesn't reveal much about navigator and they made few waves when they were around, but fortunately we went to university together so i took notice when they released a few singles and this one, unassuming album. over those releases they graduated from sombre but noisy slo-core to a much more minimal style, all hushed whispers and barely plucked guitars. think a blend of movietone, bark psychosis and perhaps recent uploads thela. sounds good to me.

released by swarffinger in 1998.

crucify this.