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ANCESTORS and INTRONAUT Announce Spaceland Show Friday, February 19th
Ancestors have announced a special co-headlining show with Intronaut set to take place Friday, February 19th at Spaceland. Support will come from Tee Pee Records labelmates Black Math Horseman.
This will be Ancestors first headlining show in LA since the release of their critically acclaimed sophomore LP "Of Sound Mind". The band recently took part in the Volcom 7" series, releasing a split with Graveyard. Decibel Magazine premiered the brand new track titled "Antler Wings".
Decibel Magazine "Antler Wings" Premier:
http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=349718
“hardcore punk, acid folk, and Explosions in the Sky-style post rock” - REVOLVER
"Serious riffs…Groundwork is laid with a teeth-rattling riff, decibels
drop for a bass exposition and an interstellar jam sesh, which then
builds back out into a grinding roar. Ancestors take "far out" even
further." – PITCHFORK
“Episodic, Echoplex-ed, psychedelia…collapsing in on itself amid waves
echoing oscillations, sinister rotary organ drones and various
unfathomable noises…refreshing” - DECIBEL
In evolutionary theory, species that share an ancestor are said to be
of common descent. There’s nothing common about the music of Los
Angeles quintet ANCESTORS. To peg or try to pigeon
hole the art they create would be missing the point. But for most,
reference and understanding lays the foundation for common ground.
What Ancestors ‘shares’ is a unique vision to create something
passionate, vital and challenging. OF SOUND MIND is
a journey through the past into the future; a signpost for a quickly
emerging force of musical power and creativity. Where Ancestors showed
signs of promise on their debut Neptune With Fire,
they have trail blazed new pathways with the 8-part opus Of Sound
Mind. They have channeled the freedom of progressive stalwarts King Crimson, the craft and insight of Pink Floyd, and the depth and brooding of Neurosis.
The ‘common descent’ lies in the courage they share with these
aforementioned groups to push the limit, cementing their foundation
without rooting themselves in the general trappings of music journalism
or pop culture. To put linear constrictions on their journey would be
an insult to all that have strived to create something new, the true
essence of art and expression. Ancestors weave an unorthodox mixture
of sonic textures, down-tempo riffs and rhythms, accented with
well-crafted melodies and at times full-throttle assaults. The
combination delivers a cohesive journey akin to the ambitious
undertakings of avant-garde musicians like Eric Dolphy, Peter Brotzmann or Miles Davis. Of Sound Mind is something to be returned to over and over, always offering a new reward.
Lyrically and thematically, Of Sound Mind contemplates the quandaries
of human psychology and its effect on and within the development of
modern society. Although essentially conceptual in nature, the record
is a blatant transition from the allegorical and mythological framework
of their debut Neptune With Fire. The 8 part, 1-hour plus album lends
meaning, while actively seeking answers, much like the work of Camus or
Thoreau. Without absolution or authority, Ancestors insight a thought
crusade with meaningful intent.
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